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The best Arkanoid type game?We Speccy fans have differing opinions about many things; some say Fairlight is the best isometric game on the Spectrum, others say Head over Heels, …
... the Spectrum was a better bat 'n' ball (Arkanoid) style game ... for the list of such games on the Spectrum. Thanks largely ... sixteen (!) Arkanoid style games on the Spectrum, and no doubt there are ... Wikipedia site above lists Addicta Ball for the Speccy, even ... -
What first person shooter games (PC or console) have both a map maker and bots?I was just wondering if there are any other games that have a map maker (or level editor, whatever you want to call it), and also have bots that can …
... three Timespliiters games, which are very good single and multiplayer games, with very ... map makers, the Far Cry games and Pariah, don't suport bots ... makers for the three Timesplitters games, and for the original Unreal Tournament ... -
Vectrex collection with 3D Imager, light-pen and complete set of gamesHi, I just wanted to post a link to my Vectrex collection here. It?s pretty near complete and includes 3D Imager, light-pen and 31 games ? everythi…
... near complete and includes 3D Imager, light-pen and 31 games ? everything boxed ... -
Good new(ish) C64 and CPC games?Like maybe most of us at WOS, I keep more or less up to date with new Spectrum releases, but I don't follow other 8 bit machines' new software, so I'…
... decent collection of older games for those machines.
games collections for the C64 and CPC ( ... and at least fairly good.
Also, other games ... new games wants to zip them up and make ... them available for easy download (the games ... -
Trilogy and 2 games uMIATracking from this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4632[/url] you can read in the instructions of the game "Cit…
... soon for
Fortress Earth and Mission Zygor."
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Newer Spectrum games (late 90s and 2000s)I?ve played some of the Classic Spectrum games now but I know nothing about the Spectrum games made after the eighties, the more modern ones, the lat…
... of the Classic Spectrum games now but I know ... nothing about the Spectrum games made after the eighties, ... ones, the later indie games. What are some of ... br /> I?m looking for games that are best in following ... of the more recent and indie games, which one has the ... -
Definitive and irrefutable Games of the Year since 1982Well, after playing the games recommended, reading the scores in the archive, sticking a licked finger in the air..... I can confirm the following is…
Well, after playing the games recommended, reading the scores in ... be argued with, list of Games of the Year since the ... ? Smagly
2001 ? One Man and His Droid 2
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List of 128 only games and 128 games that were different to the 48k versions.Can anyone think of any 128 games that were different to 48k and i'm not talking about music enhancments but more graphical,or speed or bigger maps e…
... of any 128 games that were different to 48k and i'm ... rewritten for the 128 version and played much closer to the ... -
Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games online[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25527786[/url] [I]Classic video games from the 1970s and 1980s have been put online by the Internet Archiv…
... /> [I]Classic video games from the 1970s and 1980s have been put ... online by the Internet Archive and can be played within a ... collection[/URL] has launched with games from five early home consoles ... , including the Atari 2600 and Colecovision.[/I] -
Joystick PollDear WOS, I am currently building a home-made arcade stick for home use (and possibly mass production, if demand is high and if people like what the…
... -played ones such as flight games and adventure games.
Here are ... looks like:
[b]Ball Top[/b]
[img]http ... -series Joystick
[b]Bat Top[/b]
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ZX spectrum and LCD gamesJust recently I discovered this little spanish game named "El almacén", which translates to "The warehouse". [URL=http://s1063.photobucket.com/use…
... good machine for converting LCD games, and by adding color actually improves ... !
Are there more games like this one or anybody ... -
Bob Smith's zx81 games (and others like UWOL 81) should be ported to the zx spectrumThere's a bunch of great zx81 games made recently. I think that by maintaining the same blocky grafix and by adding color and sound, games like one…
There's a bunch of great zx81 games made recently. I think that by maintaining the same blocky grafix and by adding color and sound, games like one little ghost, crozxy road, virus, boulder logic etc would be just great... -
DivIDE 57c update and 128 games?Hi all, Lots of questions ahead!! :) I have found my long lost DivIDE 57c. I have put in my Spectrum 128+ and I spotted that it has 2005 Fat…
... in my Spectrum 128+ and I spotted that it has ... this FatWare to load 128K games?
If not, ... FatWare 0.12 for ZX48 and ZX128[/url]? (I use ... it for both 48+ and 128+ speccys)
... load it into my Spectrum and flash the DivIDE from there ... -
Exciting news for visitors of WoS, Some new MIA games and alternate versions to be added to the siteThis is my 1st Post be gentle, I have quite a few games that have been listed as missing in action and have sent the games to Steven Brown (admin) to…
... few games that have been listed as missing in action and have ... sent the games to Steven Brown ... (admin) to dump and convert the ... by Steven for alternate dumps and MIA games- TOADS TRAVELS by Assassin ... -
Spectrum and ZX81 games for saleCheap Spectrum games and a couple of expensive ZX81 games! https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?item=173511342486&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_ssn=…
Cheap Spectrum games and a couple of expensive ZX81 games!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?item=173511342486&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_ssn=millys-pigdog&_sop=1
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JSW Central - a website dedicated to Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy games for the ZX SpectrumAs the 35th birthday of "Jet Set Willy" [url="https://www.playexpomanchester.com/news/matthew-smith-joins-us-at-play-expo-manchester-for-jet-set-will…
... list all existing gamma-released games and provide information about them, download ... the JSWII category and 10 entries in "MM and JSW games using other ... -to-date information about MM and JSW games for the Spectrum. Please ... -
Best "Quick and Easy " Games for JoystickYes I know , the immediate reaction to this is that it must have been covered here loads of times before . And yes , of course , there are loads of …
... any that covered "quick and easy" and good for old style ... the games I myself have but found relatively few quick and ... easy (fun type) joystick games . Batty of ... games in the past , I found relatively few that were quick and ... -
best/worst arkanoid clones...?personally I always liked [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002768"]Krakout[/URL] better than Arkanoid itself. really addictive…
... to post about another cool bat n ball game, 'Pulsoids' Fab music ... my all-time favorite version, and I'm suprised it wasn ... related, converted the game across, and did a spectacular job too ... most technically advanced of Oric games ever.
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Batty - poor progression of difficulty?So, Batty. The first couple of levels are a joy to play, the gameplay is better than Arkanoid by a factor of loads. Then you get to level 3, which, …
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Batty looks nice and plays nice, but is way ... emu will play games. any les than 61 and the keys don ... krakout, when it comes to bat'n'ball sims. -
Games from before your timeI really enjoyed reading NickH's piece. I found it interested that all of his games were from 87-88 - by which time I had stopped buying games (havi…
... go on my mates ZX81 and was luckily bought a Speccy ... a bat n ball console with 4 different games (squash, tennis, football and skeet ... 'older' Speccy games like Wheelie, Manic Miner, Chequered Flag and loved em ... -
England reinstated as best team in the worldSwitzerland were the last team to beat Spain and England have just beaten them. Therefore England are the best team in the year. Phew!
... everyday in season..162 games per season or something ... be a fat bloke and/or be pissed at ... the same time and still be good player. ... rounders with a bigger bat and a hard ball.
Shit ... those lardy gimps salary and I'll play baseball ... -
not so guilty pleasures.What were those speccy games that thanks to Nostalgia and the innocence of youth you always loved; and never understood why no one else in their righ…
... both batty and arkanoid 2 were much the better games.
bat 'n' ball game I know that can ... be customized - ball speed, inertia etc ... -
Batty Bug???I am not sure if this is well known or not Batty has gone a bit Batty . The ball goes from the bat to the top RHS corner in an infinite loop . I h…
I guess the question is - can you let the ball hit a different part of your bat and end the cycle without losing a life? Other Breakout style games avoid any chance of this due to the random enemies moving about that would eventually deflect the ball. -
adventure gamesI always liked text adventures and the speccy had loads,my favourites were Robin of sherwood,,Espionage island,,emerald isle,,dracula,,secret of st b…
I always liked text adventures and the speccy had loads,my ... your imagination transported you there and in true famous five fashion ... letter i sent to Computer and Video games mag,,but other than ... What were your favourite adventures and did you ever finish them ... -
Connect a Discman o soundcard into a ZX to play games without TapesDavid Madrid / Spain Hi: I like to use more my ZX machines but the load times drives my crazy and I dont like to damage the zx cassete player and t…
... damage the zx cassete player and the games.
Anyone know ... a DISCMAN and play a disc with for example 10 games (10 ... load time and its very util for multi load games.
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What were the most difficult, and pointless, games you ever played?1) Jack and the Beanstalk - incredibly difficult, a system of losing lives that seems to have designed by a certified lunatic, and no real sense of a…
1) Jack and the Beanstalk - incredibly difficult, a system of losing lives that seems to have designed by a certified lunatic, and no real sense of achievement when you do actually get anywhere. -
Games Reviewer wantedIf this is spam then I apologise and understand if the thread is removed. I need one or two people to review games for my website, that I am curren…
... or two people to review games for my website, that ... games on several formats, namely arcade games, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, MSX and ... a great knowledge of video games;
Someone who can ... providing comments and ratings on between 5 and 10 games per month ... -
Hardware and software speccyI have some speccy junk that I would like to get rid of. The junk has lived the last 15 years in my cellar and I do not know what state it is in. (An…
... can use ZX Interface 1 and play games.
Software ... the original package. And many of these games are boring to be ... by Mind Games
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Unused copies of Crash magazine and Ultimate gamesDoes anyone know if these items are worth anything? ? Sinclair User annual 1985 ? Crash magazine. October 1985 to august 1986. Unopened in the pla…
... play the game:
(All games in original package.)
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Bits and PiecesAnyone remember the Saturday Show called Bits and Pieces ? Probably the 1st proper show dedicated to computers and games. I remember they used to h…
... the Saturday Show called Bits and Pieces ?
... proper show dedicated to computers and games.
I remember ... panel of experts reviewing Spectrum and Commodore games.
They ... Grampian TV in Aberdeen and on a few occasions ...
