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  • Good/Bad Games RatioHi folks, What is your general feeling about all the games you've ever played on Spectrum, how many good games have you found compared to bad ones (…

    ... out with the Speccy I was very lucky to start with ... Miner, Batman, Chess, etc.

    Also, I was very choosy about ...
    Arjun Arjun September 2004 Games
  • Best game list!I looked at best game list and found out that a game I never heard of is voted best ever 'Chaos'. I tested the game and found out it SUCKED big time…

    ... here's my review of chess:

    Blocky peices, simple ... /> Damn.

    [ This Message was edited by: cyborg on 2004 ...
    cyborg cyborg October 2004 Games
  • To people who post "name this game" topicsIt would help us to decide which Topics to open if they at least stated the genre(s) of the game [B]in the Subject[/B]. e.g. * platform * shoot-em-u…

    ... this one?

    It was basicly a 16K , or maybe ... I'm sure that it was either a shootem up , platform ... sim , or even plain old chess set. I cant guarantee that ... !!


    [ This Message was edited by: Sard on 2004 ...
    Sard Sard October 2004 Games
  • Chess games for PCs or consolesCan anyone recommend any modern chess games? I used to play when I was young (i.e. I used to load Cyrus and lose consistently) and I'm thinking of jo…

    ... i never really got into chess

    despite mine and ... did try psion chess a few times but was always swayed more ...
    mel the bell mel the bell November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Chess games for PCs or consolesCan anyone recommend any modern chess games? I used to play when I was young (i.e. I used to load Cyrus and lose consistently) and I'm thinking of jo…

    ... > Natwarlal eh? Funny, that was a the name of a ... to play but a serious chess player may tire of all ...
    Arjun Arjun December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • OopsJust realised it was a binatone I owned in the eighties & not a speccy. I wondered what you were all talking about. By the way, I've been in this f…

    well it certainly would be crap if i was in it :)

    specially if i was playing bloody chess .....*takes the rook ...........from behind*
    mel the bell mel the bell December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • So what was the first ever Spectrum game?..does anybody know? Equally interesting is what the second, third and so on was, would be nice with a timeline of the first few releases for histori…

    ... was yesterday!) - including the old favourites Scrabble, Survival, Make a Chip, Chess ... machine - so a special effort was made to ensure that there ...
    monty.mole monty.mole January 2005 Games
  • Sinclair QL infoAnother of Sir Clive's failed experiments, but while I know this machine is a collectible, does it have any real value as a machine ie. was there any…

    ... the reviews at the time (was reading some old 80's ... the Q.L was used on a televison chess programme, Channel 4 ... 's, possibly.

    [ This Message was ...
    thx1138 thx1138 January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 1st Spectrum Game you ever played!I remember the very 1st spectrum game I ever played was Hunchback in my garage with a friend on a mini black and white TV in about 84... I was hooked…

    ... first game I played was Horace and the Spiders ... s Spectrum - yep he was a really good friend because ... can't remember who he was.

    The ... on my own Speccy though was (keeping with the theme ... (also had Chequered Flag, Chess, Survival, Scrabble and Make- ...
    enzo1701 enzo1701 March 2005 Games
  • I am looking for the game's nameI am looking for the game which was on ZX Spectrum. In this game you have to move boxes to block running ants !!! View for this game was like in che…

    [quote]
    On 2005-03-17 10:08, pmark2 wrote:
    View for this game was like in chess ( from the top ).
    [/quote]

    You'll have to clarify this. View like in chess? Psi Chess has 3d view! :)

    Any other details on the game?
    Arjun Arjun March 2005 Games
  • I am looking for the game's nameI am looking for the game which was on ZX Spectrum. In this game you have to move boxes to block running ants !!! View for this game was like in che…

    About view I meant it was 2-D (like in old chess :) ).

    There is a guy who moves the boxes and put them between the wall (there is
    many holes in the maze's walls) and try to protect from ants.

    Thanks in advance for help.
    pmark2 pmark2 March 2005 Games
  • Preservation QuestionsHi, I went reminiscing of the past recently and found this site, and firstly can I say thank you VERY much, this is by far one of the best Spectrum s…

    ... Runner
    Silverbird
    Spectrum Chess
    Speed King
    Tunnel ... name may be missing...I was 4 afterall ;p.
    **Alien ...
    David Bates David Bates April 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…

    It's like chess ... here we have GameStage again in 30 posts/moves.

    ... and imo stalemate anyway ...

    Skarpo
    :)

    [ This Message was edited by: Skarpo on 2005-04-15 00:55 ]
    Skarpo Skarpo April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…

    ... wrote:
    It's like chess ... here we have GameStage again ... /> [/quote]

    As a chess player I would think of ... !

    ... I believe I was thinking along the lines of ...
    Skarpo Skarpo April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The BIGGEST Speccy ebay auction everdon't believe me? go looksy [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8176797909"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&i…

    ... - Chequred Flag x5
    Sinclair - Chess x3
    Sinclair - Death Star ... small box, the type that was popular in the early 90 ... sized box, the type that was popular in the Sinclair in ... D: Espionage Island
    Sinclair - Chess
    Sinclair - City Patrol
    usspeccyfan usspeccyfan May 2005 Sales
  • The BIGGEST Speccy ebay auction everdon't believe me? go looksy [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8176797909"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&i…

    ... - Chequred Flag x5
    Sinclair - Chess x3
    Sinclair - Death Star ... small box, the type that was popular in the early 90 ... sized box, the type that was popular in the Sinclair in ... D: Espionage Island
    Sinclair - Chess
    Sinclair - City Patrol
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty May 2005 Sales
  • I NEED A HAND FINDING A 3D CHESS GAME......WITH A HAND IN ITOk.Firstly - It's not one of the chess games in the archive with the word chess in the title. ##(Although - The ChessMaster2000 LOOKS very familiar e…

    ... anyone know of a 3d chess game with a hand-cursor ... Willys!

    [ This Message was edited by: alanspec on 2005 ...
    alanspec alanspec May 2005 Games
  • If you had an I.Q of 160, you would....1) be 16 years old 2) be in U.S. 3) post 6 new boring topics everyday on a forum dedicated to a brilliant home computer of the 80's 4) have Asperger'…

    ... ) Be the bully of the chess-team but still play against ... 1000

    [ This Message was edited by: FRGT/10 on ... :38 ]

    [ This Message was edited by: FRGT/10 on ...
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 May 2005 Chit chat
  • I NEED A HAND FINDING A 3D CHESS GAME......WITH A HAND IN ITOk.Firstly - It's not one of the chess games in the archive with the word chess in the title. ##(Although - The ChessMaster2000 LOOKS very familiar e…

    ... not managed to find a chess game with a hand in ... find a nice looking 3d Chess game with some good options ... 't know there was a 128K version of Cyrus Chess. I can ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2005 Games
  • I NEED A HAND FINDING A 3D CHESS GAME......WITH A HAND IN ITOk.Firstly - It's not one of the chess games in the archive with the word chess in the title. ##(Although - The ChessMaster2000 LOOKS very familiar e…

    ... 't know there was a 128K version of Cyrus Chess. I can ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2005 Games
  • I NEED A HAND FINDING A 3D CHESS GAME......WITH A HAND IN ITOk.Firstly - It's not one of the chess games in the archive with the word chess in the title. ##(Although - The ChessMaster2000 LOOKS very familiar e…

    ... 't know there was a 128K version of Cyrus Chess. I can ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2005 Games
  • Lots of Speccy games / hardware for saleGot a lot of tapes/unboxed tapes, hardware for sale (not sure what all the hardware is !) Any ideas on a rough price for it all ? Also any help iden…

    ... Horace
    Flight Simulation
    Chess
    Reversi
    American Turbo ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2005 Sales
  • "Name That Game" databaseAs often (sometimes?) requested, I present a first pass at a [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/namethatgame"]Wos Forums Name That Game d…

    ... game. Like if someone was refering to JSW by " ... shining objects", or "there was a room with a women ... out", or "each room was named" or other clues, ... feature (like a 3D chess game where we used a ... :)

    [ This Message was edited by: alban lusitanae on ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae June 2005 Games
  • Is there a List Of spectrum Games MadeHi,Is there anyone out there that knows of a magazine,book or C.d ROM with a list ofall the spectrum games ever to be made. If so can you contact me …

    ... Set Willy' and 'David Hasselhoff Chess' ?

    see [url="http ... /> Dave

    [ This Message was edited by: dave_beer_uk on 2005 ...
    dave_beer_uk dave_beer_uk June 2005 Games
  • The legality of emulatorsCan someone please explain to me the legality of selling emulators. I have been told that it is legal to sell an emulator provided no charge is made …

    ... and author who was also an olympic medallist in Chess.
    I ...
    Geoff Geoff June 2005 Emulators
  • SW:ROTS (spoilers)T - 5h50mins. Who is coming with me!?!?!? Skarpo :) [ This Message was edited by: Skarpo on 2005-05-19 17:38 ] [ This Message was edited by: Skar…

    ... /> " I think Phantom Menace was destined to fail"

    was the highest grossing movie the ... year it was released and has made ... hours of Anakin playing chess under a star wars ... point of view it was great but i'm ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2005 Chit chat
  • SW:ROTS (spoilers)T - 5h50mins. Who is coming with me!?!?!? Skarpo :) [ This Message was edited by: Skarpo on 2005-05-19 17:38 ] [ This Message was edited by: Skar…

    ... " I think Phantom Menace was destined to fail"
    ... didnt fail, it was the highest grossing movie ... hours of Anakin playing chess under a star ... />

    [ This Message was edited by: beanz on 2005 ... />
    [ This Message was edited by: beanz on 2005 ...
    beanz beanz June 2005 Chit chat
  • The strongest chess programJust wondered, since I used to be really into competitive chess many years ago. I liked Cyrus IS-Chess and Superchess 3.5, and enjoyed Psi Chess eve…

    ... terms) player, played against different chess programs giving each game a ... in the emulator. Chiefly I was looking for my own impression ... (nothing more than that) was that for me, Cyrus II ... dead.

    [ This Message was edited by: rfout on 2005 ...
    rfout rfout June 2005 Games
  • Does *anyone* remember this?Right, whilst I'm waiting for a driver to download, I thought I'd ask if anyone remembers an animated film I once saw years ago (1970s or possibly ve…

    ... me remember what it was called! The only things ... The main bad gut was looked kind of like ... him saying that "a chess computer was the first in-organic ... mate...". I think it was about robots taking over the ... , and the main title was gold coloured. (The trailer ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob July 2005 Chit chat
  • Tie-in licence listWith the various discussions about licensed games, I thought it might be useful to create a full list of all identified tie-ins: [url="http://www.wor…

    ... , please ignore the traditional games (chess, backgammon, etc. :) )

    [quote ... acceptable?

    [ This Message was edited by: mheide on 2005 ...
    mheide mheide August 2005 Games
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