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  • In what countries was theTimex 2048 (spectrum clone) sold?Hi. I own a Spectrum clone manufactured by Timex. It it the Timex 2048. In Portugal it was very popular in the eighties. I would like to know if it w…

    Hi. I own a Spectrum clone manufactured by Timex. It it the Timex 2048. In Portugal it was very popular in the eighties. I would like to know if it was also sold in other countries
    FranciscoVasco FranciscoVasco June 2002 Games
  • heavy on the magick question?in the heavy on the magick manual it mentioned four sequals. where they ever relases. the names i think where castle pilefoot pardise regaglo tombo…

    in the heavy on the magick manual it mentioned four sequals. where they ever relases.

    the names i think where
    castle pilefoot
    pardise regaglo
    tombos of tarro
    and one more (which i can't remeber the name of )
    mestor mestor June 2002 Games
  • What were the sequels to Arnhem?I bought Arnhem in the 80's and just bought it again from someone at WoS. I remember there were a couple of sequels, was one Desert Rats? Anyway, I …

    I bought Arnhem in the 80's and just bought ... to remember that some of the sequels had 128k versions, and ...
    thx1138 thx1138 June 2002 Games
  • Someone knows the name of this game ?I remember an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 screen you played against another man and after you played with two kung-fu men. I rememb…

    ... game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 ... were four possibility to beat the other and those moves ... were corrispondent to the number 1 to 4 ... of the keyboard.

    Another ... indication is that the life were three and were ...
    FGuerreri FGuerreri June 2002 Games
  • Someone knows the name of this game ?I remember an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 screen you played against another man and after you played with two kung-fu men. I rememb…

    ... game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 ... were four possibility to beat the other and those moves ... were corrispondent to the number 1 to 4 ... of the keyboard.

    Another ... indication is that the life were three and were ...
    FGuerreri FGuerreri June 2002 Games
  • Viewing SCR screens in a web-pageI wrote a small program in java some time ago which allows you to view the spectrum screen dump in a web page. how about using this in the world of s…

    I wrote a small program in java some time ago which ... page. how about using this in the world of spectrum?

    AndyHerbert AndyHerbert June 2002 Emulators
  • how has the?......................how do you feel the games industry has progressed from the start of the 8bit machines in the 80's right up to the present day?

    how do you feel the games industry has progressed from the start of the 8bit machines in the 80's right up to the present day?
    Anonymous Anonymous June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Wanted: Monty Mole and the random crushersA fairly good rip off of Jet Set Willy, this game suffers from one main weakness- the randomly falling crushers. You can be the best player in the wo…

    ... crushers. You can be the best player in the world and still die ... near the start, because you don ... . This is a pointless element in the game that only frustrates: it ...
    Spector Spector July 2002 Games
  • 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 ... firebird.i can get the passage key,but then ... type of key floats in the library).can you help ... solution.i have tried "the tipshop","spectrum adventurer","classic ... also give help on "the kings keep" and "andy ...
    ladderman ladderman July 2002 Games
  • The Quiz to end all quizzesHere it is - The Quiz To End All Quizzes. You will have a whole [B]month[/b) to answer the questions presented here. 1. All answers give 1 point un…

    ... , due to a bug in the design of the final stage?
    < ... screen if you press BREAK in the main menu?

    ... two different soccer champions appearing in the same computer game? Yes ... Which game has the Russian National Anthem playing in the main menu?
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu July 2002 Games
  • Weetabix verus the titchiesJust had to recommend this obscure game I found in the archive. Great fun, in a crap sort of way :)

    Just had to recommend this obscure game I found in the archive.
    Great fun, in a crap sort of way :)
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2002 Games
  • Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…

    ... just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd ... seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel ... Thro' The Wall, possibly the worst game made in the history of the human race ... couldn't get the brick on the extreme right of the screen, I ...
    Spector Spector August 2002 Games
  • +Off topic+ Does anyone know where I can by an arcade machine in England?I have been e-baying for sometime now, and have saved enough to treat myself to an arcade machine or possibly a fruit machine. I had a couple of sit…

    ... my questions about dimenions? Living in an end terrace as I ... a worry getting big stuff in the house.
    thx1138 thx1138 August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Bird SanctuaryI know it got mentioned in the WOS news a week or two ago, but just in case people aren't aware: [url="http://www.birdsanctuary.co.uk"]http://www.bi…

    I know it got mentioned in the WOS news a week or ... two ago, but just in case people aren't aware ...
    firebird firebird September 2002 Announcements
  • Just how popular was the Spectrum?I was wondering does anyone have any idea how the Spectrum stands in terms of popularity as a system in General? With clones available as far afield …

    ... have any idea how the Spectrum stands in terms of popularity as ... In terms of consoles I've heard that the original Gameboy and the ... arcive dvd puts the total number of files in the games section as ... concrete figures?
    Whatever the true numbers are I think ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…

    ... the next time annomalies appear on the screen. In the time of 48k Spectrums the ... the very end of a file in the way described bellow. The length of the ... where the first 49179 bytes are the same as in the "ordinary ... , which are the same as in the original format, ...
    Anonymous Anonymous October 2002 Emulators
  • The DoubleThe Double was my favouritre Footy Manager game until I graduated to the PC. I've downloaded it from the site but it needs a code entered before I ca…

    ... game until I graduated to the PC. I've downloaded it ... from the site but it needs a ... start you off at Leicester in the first division and I liked ... to start in the third.

    I really ... anyone have a copy of the code sheet.
    Wednesday Till I Die Wednesday Till I Die October 2002 Games
  • The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…

    ...
    So in the aforementioned case the photocopy of that book ... many people seriously interested in the Spectrum emulation scene ( ... In the case that all the estimated 100,000 Spectrum fans in the ... piracy.[/I] Emulation, in the aforementioned cases, is always ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2002 Games
  • Better late than never: the answers and results of the Quiz to end all Quizzes!First of all I would ask to excuse myself with those who have been waiting for the answers. But, besides work, study, etc., I had problems in verifyi…

    ... , due to a bug in the design of the final stage?
    Subterranean ... such concern for violence in computer games in the DDR :)

    17 ... two different soccer champions appearing in the same computer game? Yes there ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2002 Games
  • spectrum in united statesIs there any way to use a Spectrum in the United States? I notice all the ones I have seen on ebay have a power plug very different from the kind use…

    ... way to use a Spectrum in the United States? I notice all ... the ones I have seen on ... power plug very different from the kind used here. If there ... of Spectrum designed for use in the US, I would like to ...
    Anonymous Anonymous November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?

    Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Some games I can't remember the names of......(pretty common post round here!) Ok 2 games: Number 1 - A sort of RPG where you controlled a group of 4 characters going round a dungeon - you c…

    ... from wizards to warriors at the start, typical tactic was to ... an archer in the back row and 2 strong warriors in the front - you ...
    jonrach73 jonrach73 December 2002 Games
  • I love the smell of mags in the morning......Maybe I have a problem (sexual?), but just the smell of an old issue of Crash or Your Sinclair can bring back great retro memories. Does this happen…

    Maybe I have a problem (sexual?), but just the smell of an old issue of Crash or Your Sinclair can bring back great retro memories.

    Does this happen to anyone else? Or am I plainly mad?
    Pag Pag December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Enhancements to the forumsOver the last couple of months I've been heavily involved in the postings on other forums across the net and I thought I'd start a thread on how the …

    ... I've been heavily involved in the postings on other forums across ... the net and I thought I' ... start a thread on how the WOS ones could be improved ...
    Vampyre Vampyre December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games published in Magazines.First of all this is a fantastic site. I am 38 years old now and this has bought back memories(and a lump in my throat) of my beloved speccy. I wond…

    ... back memories(and a lump in my throat) of my beloved ... here had games published in the magazines at the time.I had some ... published in Your Computer,Sinclair user ...
    tabbas tabbas December 2002 Games
  • ZX PC Interface : The manual, schematics and more info... ZX &lt;-> PC Interface ------------------- Contents 1) The ZX &lt;-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Install…

    ... cable in the COM-port
    of your choice. The other end in the connector ... "
    This command makes the directory NEWDIR in the current directory.
    PRINT ... routines in the software under the
    C-choice. The info sent int the string ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Emulation feature in ComputeractiveJust to let everyone know there is a five page emulation feature in the latest issue of Computeractive (Issue 127). Its quite good and covers the bas…

    ... a five page emulation feature in the latest issue of Computeractive ... Its quite good and covers the basics of emulation and ... downlaoding games. On the Spectrum side, the Z80 emulator is covered ... from!

    Also in the feature there is info about ...
    LeeT LeeT December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What was the last commercial game released / you bought?Two pronged question this. Does anyone know what the last commercially released Spectrum game was and when? I guess it would have been about 1994 i…

    ... this. Does anyone know what the last commercially released Spectrum game ... would have been about 1994 in the UK (only a guess).

    And what was the last commercial game you ever ... my mates having the game, or ever seeing it in the shops. It ...
    nigelmansellsgrandprix nigelmansellsgrandprix January 2003 Games
  • Wars of the Roses - CCSI was just browsing in the archive and I noticed that, although there are a couple of demos for this game bouncing around, there doesn't seem to be a…

    I was just browsing in the archive and I noticed that, ... version anywhere - nor is it in the MIA list.
    Anyone know ... the story? I remember reading the reviews for it ...
    Malc74 Malc74 January 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • anyone remember the name of this AI type gameit was a strange artificial intellegence game i remember playing on my spectrum in the 80's....i thought mel croucher coded it but i could be wrong..…

    ... remember playing on my spectrum in the 80's....i thought mel ... ....you used to type in things and the computer supposadly came up ...
    Technician-Ted Technician-Ted January 2003 Games
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