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Name that game (yet again!)Ok, Part 246,937 of the Game Name quiz! :) I'm almost positive this was on the Speccy (the colours give it away). It was a side scroller and you co…
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Announce: MM/JSW box-set _Party Willy_Today I release Part 1 of my new Jet Set Willy game, [I]Party Willy[/I] - so called because it's in several parts, most notably two 48K JSW parts (Pa…
... to MM which I wrote between 1993 and 1996, and of ... -
ANNOUNCE: Party Willy (Part 2, PW128)Today I release Part 2 of my new Jet Set Willy game, [I]Party Willy[/I] - so called because it's in several parts, most notably two 48K JSW parts, wh…
... to MM which I wrote between 1993 and 1996, and of ... -
Playing games in co-operative mode!Although there were far too few games on the Speccy that required more than 1 person on the keyboard, I found that some games were more playable or m…
Speccy stuff for sale - some raritiesI've just bunged a load of Speccy games on EBAY , nearly all have a start price of 75p Titles are: SHADOWFIRE (By Beyond) SOLID GOLD (US Gold)- 5 …
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THE QUILL - (gilsoft ...I've finally bought a Spectrum at a boot sale!I do rather well at boot sales collecting games carts for consoles, but for some reason, I have never,ever,ever seen a Spectrum for sale second hand …
... just now, a little stall between two "dealers". One guy wanted ...what game would be a nice comic-book??Hi Im actually starting a comic. My puspose its to show to some editorials from here and france, but be sure I will show you all; and translate it, o…
ANN: Spectaculator 6.25What's new in version 6.25 ========================== o After a long discussion in CSS, it seems all 48k and 128k+ ZX Spectrums are not made equal. …
... Advanced options page which switches between these variations. By default, it ...What was that game...?Hi ya all ! I've never done it before, but here am I begging you to name that game ! I really don't remember the name, since the last time I played i…
... with an half wall in between where trowing a magnetic ball ...what's the difference between old colossus chess and new colossus chess ?I (still) have two disk image files from TZX Vault, "Colossus 4 Chess - Side A.dsk" and "Colossus 4 Chess - Side B.dsk". Today, the .zip archive from…
I (still) have two disk image files from TZX Vault, "Colossus 4 Chess - Side A.dsk" and "Colossus 4 Chess - Side B.dsk".
Today, the .zip archive from TZX Vault contains only one disk image file, "Colossus 4 Chess.dsk", i.e. unique disk side.
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Variable Help:
Can BASIC discriminate between odd and even variables? If so, what simple syntax can express it?Royal MailWhat is it with the Royal Mail these days? In the past month we've had... - Parcel Force items taking 3 weeks to arrive - postman leaving parcel…
... to travel the 35 miles between Boston and Lincoln.
ok, now help me on this.righti-ho, i now have a tape player connect to my pc correctly and i have recorded games to it. now here comes the hard part. i connect the tape pl…
... while, the it just switchs between a red background and a ... noise and just keeps alternating between backgrounds. after 6 minutes of ...Big differences in review scoresI was looking at the reviews Zoids got earlier, and there was a big gap between what YS gave it and what the other mags gave it (personally I quite l…
... there was a big gap between what YS gave it and ...Budgie Budget SoftwareJust a wondering.... What is the link between Budgie Budget Software and Software Projects? Infoseek seems to think there is a connection but I can…
Just a wondering....
What is the link between Budgie Budget Software and Software Projects?
Infoseek seems to think there is a connection but I can't see where.
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RichardBest scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
... of colours and suitable gaps between terrain objects to avoid clash ...Broken keyboard?Maybe long time ago discovered (o; Just found that if the keyboard isn't working anymore but the key foil itself is intact you need to cut of the 5 …
... 5 pull-up resistors connected between 5V and the 5-pin ...name the game ;)Its some sort of a platformer and you must avoid zombies that walked back and forth between the floors. It was set in a house and there was an elevat…
... that walked back and forth between the floors.
It was ...Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…
... can borrow? is there much between the 3 & 4, - is ...Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... the sprite being rendered in-between. If the sprite passes a ...Golden AxeI just got around to trying to speccy version of Golden Axe after seeing it got pretty good reviews - am I the only one who thinks it's appalling? Al…
New TZX files of already TZX-converted tapes - why?I noticed that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX files of games that were already present in TZX format have been introduced. I can eve…
... , to specify which differences exist between the old and the new ...Calculate screenaddressWho knows where the topic about the fastest screenaddressroutine is? I can't find it in a search.. The fastest routine was to load a large table of …
FUSE : APPLE + QI hate this keycombination. I need SYMB+Q APPLE works like SYMBOL SHIFT, but on the Q it's QUIT (without warning). Please program a warning screen i…
I hate this keycombination. I need SYMB+Q
APPLE works like SYMBOL SHIFT, but on the Q it's QUIT (without warning).
Please program a warning screen in between.
I have lost several programs without having saved it.RETRO GAMER ISSUE 7 now available to pre-order!Retro Gamer issue 7 will be available to buy from August 31st, and copies can now be pre-ordered from [url="http://www.retrogamer.net"]http://www.ret…
... Desert Island Disks with Keith Campbell, adventure game columnist for C ...which games in +3 disk version have more data than equivalent tape version ?I know only two differences: - Shadow of the Beast +3 disk version has a few static graphics on main menu and between levels - Thunder Blade +3 disk …
... graphics on main menu and between levels
- Thunder Blade +3 ...Mobygames.com have added the Spectrum!As you may remember, I posted a petition to persuade the multi-format games information site [url="http://www.mobygames.com"]www.mobygames.com[/url] …
... be writing a description (anything between 5 sentacnes and 5 paragraphs ...100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …
... of Norman (Starlight) ?3, Gulpman (Campbell Systems, 16k) ?1, Gunrunner (Hewson ...strategy game in space (name)i'm looking for a name of a game. it's happenbing in space and you are supposed to conquer the planets. you can buy ships and crew to fly to planets.…
... are supposed to conquer the planets. you can buy ships and ... crew to fly to planets.
i remember that when ...I need ASM for random numberI need to generate a random pair of coardinates in asm so that x=random no between 0 and 31, y=random no between 0 and 23. Any ideas on how to code …
I need to generate a random pair of coardinates in asm so that x=random no between 0 and 31, y=random no between 0 and 23.
Any ideas on how to code the above
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