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Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor ... games specifically made for the +2? I ask ... Konami +2 compilation. The Konami collection had a wee ... bundled software gievn away with the plus 2
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the happiest days of your lifehello can anyone help me with the game "the happiest days of your life"(arcade-adventure)by firebird.i can get the passage key,but then no farther(t…
... anyone help me with the game "the happiest days of your ... full solution.i have tried "the tipshop","spectrum adventurer","classic adventure ... can also give help on "the kings keep" and "andy ... not logon properly).
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the happiest days of your life-pt2hello,again i have come up with 2 solutions to the problem of solving this game:- 1.the more people that try to solve this game (by combining diffe…
... up with 2 solutions to the problem of solving this ... /> (by combining different objects),the quicker it will be completed ... to barred out
the chalk=gets slimey gunge(in ... at the inlay card for the game(i think this is the ... full solution.
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basil the great mouse detectivehello i have a small problem with this game.when i have completed level 1,spectaculator 6.0 tries to find level 2.it find it,but it does not load it…
... it.i am using the file from the TZX vault(non erbe ... help.thank you.
colin
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Ultimate Games - With Head Cleaner TapeHi There I was checking some auctions on Ebay and I noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape. I have a number of questions..... Does anyone know …
... noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape.
I ... for Spectrum but also for the other formats?
... there any site that lists the full Ultimate releases including head ... "Richohet" versions etc
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batman the caped crusaderhello does anyone have any tips for"batman the caped crusader-idiots play to win".i have checked the TIPSHOP but nothing,and i cant find it in the W…
... have any tips for"batman the caped crusader-idiots play to ... win".i have checked the TIPSHOP but nothing,and i ... cant find it in the WOS archive.i just checked ... help.thank you.
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15th Birthday of the Sam CoupWell, December 2004 see's the 15th Birthday of the Sam Coupe! Throughout December i am putting up some special offers on the main Quazar website ([ur…
Well, December 2004 see's the 15th Birthday of the Sam Coupe! Throughout December i am putting up some special offers on the main Quazar website ([url]www.quazar.clara.net[/url]) to tie in with the birthday!
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ZXF issue 10 - the last for a while - your contributions please!ZXF Issue ten will be coming out in April. I'm starting to put the magazine together now so any contributions you have will be gratefully received (…
... I'm starting to put the magazine together now so any ... you can now discuss the magazine if the whim should seize you ... /index.cgi[/url]
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head the ballhello i am trying to map the game"head the ball",but i am having problems with it.i can get to end of the level(s)1(there are 3,depending on which a…
... am trying to map the game"head the ball",but i am ... can get to end of the level(s)1(there are ... arrow you collect)and play the bonus level but then it ... help.thank you
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another one of those name-the-game thingieshello i am looking for a game that i only played 1-2 times.the main character is a tripod(possibly 4 legs?)and it fired a net to capture enemies.i a…
... only played 1-2 times.the main character is a tripod ...
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the plot(firebird)hello i have been trying to make a map of this game,but i cannot find the final screens.could somebody please try and help me(i am going round in ci…
... game,but i cannot find the final screens.could somebody please ... far.thank you
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the jetsonshello i am trying to map this game,i have already done level 1 but i am stuck on level 2(not to mention level 3+4)have already checked the tipshop b…
... 3+4)have already checked the tipshop but only has level ... you
colin
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the house that jack builthello i am trying to map this game but so far i have onlly managed 17 screens and i am going round in circles.i have been to the moon,maze,garden an…
hello
i am trying to map this game but so far i have onlly managed 17 screens and i am going round in circles.i have been to the moon,maze,garden and most of the house.can anybody help me.thank you
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the lost years...hello what i am refering to in the title is the years 1993-1997 when the ZX spectrum was dormant.i know that WOS was set up in 1995,but i am guessin…
... am refering to in the title is the years 1993-1997 when ... did anybody think that after the spectrum scene died,that ... its death knell?.was this the case in all countries ... connected with the spectrum?.i hope these ... ...thank you
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tantalus/terminus the prison planethello i think these games should be part of a series,because at the end of the tantalus RZX it says the story is continued in terminus the prison pl…
hello
i think these games should be part of a series,because at the end of the tantalus RZX it says the story is continued in terminus the prison planet.thank you
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The YSRnRY TV Show-updatehello nick is there any chance you could post a bigger picture of the"intro"(my eyes are not what they used to be!!).also your avatar says that you …
hello nick
is there any chance you could post a bigger picture of the"intro"(my eyes are not what they used to be!!).also your avatar says that you are"strangely nomadic",have you got your new house soretd out yet?.thank you
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Anyone tried the Google Chrome browser?Running it now and it is great. Much cleaner than IE or FF (spit). I have dual monitors at work and the right hand side one has Chrome full screen.…
... and it is great. Much cleaner than IE or FF (spit ... dual monitors at work and the right hand side one has ... -
Huge Clearance!This sale is dependant on offers, serious offers, for the following items: (One bulk lot, I'm not breaking it down) Unit: …
... Champ Boxing
Batman The Movie
Battle ... Coin-Op Connexion Comp
Colin Cleaner + Who Said That?
... Election
Electronic Zoo Subbuteo The Game
Elevator Action ... Sealed*
Ocp Chess The Turk /Ts2000
Octagon Squad ... -
'The ZX Spectrum on your PC' - now just ?3.75I've transferred my Spectrum book, 'The ZX Spectrum on your PC' from Cafe Press to lulu and, in the process, fiddled with all the settings to get the…
... fiddled with all the settings to get the cheapest possible ... eh?
The book, written originally in 2004 ... delighted by its popularity. The PDF will, of course ... a revision, by the way - the text is exactly as ...
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Prince of persia: The two thronesHello all I had the titled game for a while,but now in Windows 7 it doesn't work.In fact i get the message when i try to launch the game:- "Protect…
... when i try to launch the game:-
... installed successfully.Reboot the computer to complete the insatllation.Continue?."< ... it this refers to the Starforce Protection system(pain ... the game working?.
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Colin Jones Denience queryColin Jones has denienced his games which is of course his right, but as Mel Croucher retains the copyright for all Automata UK Ltd games where does …
Colin Jones has denienced his games which is of course his right, but as Mel Croucher retains the copyright for all Automata UK Ltd games where does that leave Paradise in Microdot? -
The late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now!The very late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now! [img]http://www.quazar.clara.net/a40/sr23.jpg[/img] SAM Revival is the only new…
... games that in development, the latest on the TCP/IP work for ... which goes into the Trinity's onboard EEPROM. The Developer Diary looks ... on a 3D engine for the SAM, the TCP/IP stack, and ... ] for more information.
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DivIDEo - streaming video on the DivIDEThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce the release of DivIDEo, my streaming video system f…
... streaming video system for the DivIDE-equipped Speccy.
cleaner quality audio. It achieves this through delta compression (only storing the ... /> A Youtube video from the Outline demo party, where ... ...
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Games which appeared on the Amiga as wellHello Martijn Driller and Total Eclipse also appered on the Amiga:- [url]http://www.lemonamiga.com/[/url] As a side note Their sequels(Dark Side &…
... Total Eclipse also appered on the Amiga:-
[url]http ... ; Sphinx Jinx)are not in the Lemon amiga database,but Driller ... link them in the WOS archive entries...Thank you.
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Interview with Colin StewartHi all, Developer of Castle Quest and Frank N Stein Colin Stewart kindly agreed to an interview about his Spectrum days as well as him revitalising …
... Quest and Frank N Stein Colin Stewart kindly agreed to an ... this one myself)
The interview is on my site ... Saukas for pointing me in Colin's direction.
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The Forest StopThe text adventure The Forest Stop doesn't have an Infoseek entry. It's an illustrated 128k PAW adventure by Colin Woodcock (c) 1989 Sterling Endeavo…
The text adventure The Forest Stop doesn't have ... illustrated 128k PAW adventure by Colin Woodcock (c) 1989 Sterling Endeavours ... an article mentioning it in the WoS ZXFormat magazines section [url ... are also other references on the web. -
Taking the Spectrum for a bath - Lots of SEXY photos!Decided to take a Spectrum +2 for a bath this weekend. It was non-working, so it needed fixing. It booted to a fuzzy dark picture and I thought "Ah, …
... see the cassette mechanism on the left and the keyboard on the right ... don't dismantle all the parts from the tape mechanism, because ... by themselves, but under the keyboard are the springs, which will ... e. its dashboard cleaner. I go for the glossy type and use ... -
Update From Colin Stewart (Frank N Stein)Howdy fellow Spec-chums. After the interview that Colin 'Frank N Stein' Stewart gave to me a couple of months back I've an update from him on my [UR…
... -chums.
After the interview that Colin 'Frank N Stein' Stewart ... /"]Spectrum Games[/URL] site about the progress of Dracula and a ... to keep me updated with the progress of these games.
The ZX Spectrum on your PC - Second editionHello folks. Long time no see and all that :) Having recently observed that the 30th anniversary of the Speccy is approaching, I decided I couldn't …
... recently observed that the 30th anniversary of the Speccy is approaching, ... new happenings in the Spectrum world over the last four ... about Elite 'relaunching' the Speccy for the anniversary? I came across ... Maybe I'm using the wrong keywords.
ColinANN: The ZX Spectrum on Your PC - Second EditionA couple of days ahead of schedule, the second edition of my guide to Spectrum PC emulation is now finished and uploaded to Issuu, where you can brow…
... much as possible within the time available. The second edition is ... significantly longer than the first (over twice as ... , I'm gradually uploading the photographs used in this book ... hope you enjoy the book. And Happy 30th, Speccy.
Colin
