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Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
... I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy means ... is, those three big blocks of interlaced lines? Is it easier ... currently working on a piece of (non-Spectrum) electronics that ... quickly arrived at a resolution of 256x192 pixels with roughly the ... -
Issues of INPUT wantedDoes anyone have and is willing to sell any of the following issues of INPUT magazine, from Marshall Cavendish. 1,7,8,14,17,18,20,21,25,32,33,35,36,…
... willing to sell any of the following issues of INPUT magazine, from ... -
lots of speccy hardware software on offerHave the following available from "breakup" of my speccy system and peripherals Microdive with cable, numerous microdrive catridges plus manual Int…
... the following available from "breakup" of my speccy system and peripherals ... I have many cassette tapes of a friends containg an ... absolute mass of Games software and Utilities, ... these at all given vagaries of cassette loads.
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List of best selling games?Does anyone know of such a list for spectrum games?
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Tons of games for sale....I'm trying to get shot of my duplicate tapes, this is the first batch that I'm selling... Typically 10-12 items per lot, loads of classic Spectrum ga…
... 'm trying to get shot of my duplicate tapes, this is ... -12 items per lot, loads of classic Spectrum games starting from ... a buy it now option of ?7.50.
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RZXs of games completed - fancy a go?I notice that as Daren and Andy C's RZXing continues, there's a couple of people saying they might want a go at doing some themselves. To this end, …
... continues, there's a couple of people saying they might want ... , if anyone wants a copy of SPIN with the new rollback ... -
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…
... that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX ... files of games that were already present ... even remember that for some of them it is the third ... -
Has anyone tried the last TZX of Basil the Great Mouse Detective?It refuses to work on almost [I]every[/I] emulator I've tried it with: the only one which can run it is EmuZWin. Some time ago there was a long debat…
... Spectaculator because my trial period of the 6.25 version has ... present I have no intention of registering it. -
Can anyone help me find the title of this game......I remember a game i liked on the spectrum but i cant remember what it was called, so i cant find it to download. In the game you were some kind of wi…
... game you were some kind of wizard or witch with a ... a compass at the bottom of the screen so you knew ... -
A strange influence of Spin upon the Windows menusI disable the animations of menus and windows in Windows 98 because I want my menus to be as fast as possible and without useless frills. To make the…
I disable the animations of menus and windows in Windows ... find that the animation effects of my Windows menus and windows ... -
Halls of the Things 2 - I've broken it :( I confess to being one of those players that panics under stress, my hands get clumsy, and half the keyboard gets whacked by accident as I fumble t…
I confess to being one of those players that panics under ... ... So, I'm playing Halls of the Things 2, (halls2.SNA ... -
Lots of Crash magazines for saleClearing out stuff from parents' house, found issues 1 to 26 of Crash in pretty good nick. Can't really be arsed selling them on eBay - anyone make m…
Clearing out stuff from parents' house, found issues 1 to 26 of Crash in pretty good nick. Can't really be arsed selling them on eBay - anyone make me a sensible offer for the lot?
PS They're bloody heavy so it'll have to be postage on top. -
Tears of nostalgiaI have to say, playing games again like Fued, Head over Heels, Where time stood still, arkanoid 2, heavy on the magick (list could go on forever), ma…
... those days as the finest of my life. I used to ... -
In need of a Poke (ooer!)Back in my very basic Basic days, machine code was a scary thing. I think I advanced as far as 'LD HA' (or something!) before giving up. However, so…
... /> At the ripe old age of 33 I can only remember ... .
Anyone else know of any one-liners that did ... -
Recording AVI`s of Speccy stuff Does anyone know of a good program for XP that will record AVI or Mpeg movies from the output of Spectrum emulators? I know at least one emulator h…
Does anyone know of a good program for XP ... Mpeg movies from the output of Spectrum emulators?
I ... happily obliged when recording movies of Colin McCrae 2.
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 30 August 2004Monday 30 August 2004 Finally got caught up on Tipshop updates - lots of good stuff The Italian Project, and assorted Real Life things have meant I…
... to the Silverbird version of
Bored of the Rings (as ... breath): Blade Warrior, Blip Blop, Citadel, Cuddly Cuburt, Dam Busters, ... Clock, Indiana Jones, the Fate of Atlantis, Iron Lord, Koky, ... br /> Fairlight 2: A Trail of Darkness (Matthew Wilson);
...Issues of INPUT for saleHi, Owing to the fact that I bought a complete set of these off Ebay last week, I now have numerous duplicates. If you're missing any of the follow…
... I bought a complete set of these off Ebay last week ... /> If you're missing any of the following issues and want ...The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
Sorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?Not THAT kind of Joystick!!!I got to share this with you as it is ( although it wasn't last night ) Funny. I just bought a trickstick off ebay, it's boxed like new and arrived …
... an adaptor on the end of it.
You would ... Joystick and not THAT kind of joystick!!
No wonder ...WOLFENSTEIN 2004 DEMOHello! I managed to find this in the Chaos Construction 2004 bundle and so far have tried mutiple emulators to get the thing working. Have any of you…
Hello! I managed to find this in the Chaos Construction 2004 bundle and so far have tried mutiple emulators to get the thing working. Have any of you guys actually got past the opening screen?ANN: Issue 10 of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now (Sam CoupIssue ten of Sam Revival magazine is out now, and features an exclusive game on the coverdisk. The magazine starts off with the usual Quazar News, a…
Issue ten of Sam Revival magazine is out ... Lee, who is the author of the game on this issue ... looking at behind the scenes of his past releases.
of the emulator.
On ...Name of gameYet another game name request:- I borrowed this from my local the library & copied. It was a shoot em up similar to ace of aces, but set in space. T…
... em up similar to ace of aces, but set in space ... it 'cause it was one of the very few games I ...Sparky eZX-BASIC Project in need of FPGA ExpertYou probably are not familiar with this project, but it is a computer system based on Zilog's new eZ80 chip and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Ju…
... is a superset of ZX BASIC. Just think of what you can ... put in 1 megabyte of Flash ROM! If you want ... device. Due to the nature of the eZ80, the entire core ... of the FPGA can be devoted ...Prices of old computer gear..I was flicking through issue 1 of Sinclair User and found an advert for 2K of zx81 ram for ?14.95. I got thinking... whats that work out in price f…
... was flicking through issue 1 of Sinclair User and found an ... advert for 2K of zx81 ram for ?14.95 ...Name (of) the gameExcuse this post. If it sounds odd then blame the 8th can of Stella I'm currently on. Have you ever though about the name behind a game? The words …
... then blame the 8th can of Stella I'm currently on ... /> What are behind the names of:
Flying Shark
Atic Atac
Lords of Midnight.....etc
As ...Microdrive repair and D80 snapshottingFirst off - Hi. :) I should really have registered on here aeons ago. Second - I have on one of my old microdrives my only original copy of the Chao…
... microdrives my only original copy of the Chaos Editor V2 - the fancy ... , speedy version of the code on WOS ... now, my second question - one of my preferred Speccies is actually ... - is there any nice way of doing this or am I ...Do you know the name of this game ?In this game three men fight on the street. One man has a beard, the other one is wearing a cap and the third man is just wearing trousers. You can c…
... trousers. You can choose any of the three men in the ...What is the name of this game?It's a street fighting game and I think it was made by Dinamic Software. I was very surprised to see that this game has quite big sprites. In this ga…
... throw explosives and on one of the screens there are punks ...Remake of Sir LancelotHiya all, I just saw caffeinekid's plug for his Trashman remake and thought I'd get my own little 15 minutes of fame (if I'm lucky) ;) I made a rem…
... my own little 15 minutes of fame (if I'm lucky ... />
I made a remake of Sir Lancelot for the same ... somebody gets a kick out of it. :)
Get it ...
