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The Making of Karyssia Queen of DiamondsAs an aside/boxout for the Incentive feature I had published in RG a few months ago I was going to do a bit about this game. However, I secured a go…
... a good interview with its author, so decided to give it ... -
R-Type: Good or horrible?I know, right? R-Type. The jaw-dropping poster child for Speccy brilliance? How could I even suggest such a thing. Well, here's the thing. It is…
... thing. It is a stunning conversion and qualifies as a bonafide ... -
Composite conversion problem *update*Ok, So i converted an Old Rubber key to Composite video & i got alot of interference on the screen. Especially when border was red. Loads of scratc…
Ok, So i converted an Old Rubber key to Composite video & i got alot
of interference on the screen. Especially when border was red. Loads of
scratchy white and black lines across the screen. I was going to reverse
the process ... -
'Turn to 400' blogAnyone who was a reader of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series should check out this blog. [url]http://turnto400.blogspot.com/[/url] The author ha…
... .com/[/url]
The author has only got up to ... -
Unlisted game - The Battle of MaidaI've just moved back the the UK and unearthed a game called "The Battle of Maida". I really loved this game back in the 80s and I believe a friend of…
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Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... remember the Lotus turbo Esprit conversion on C64 was
really ... -
checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... for bit manipulation, but the conversion routine does support that as ... -
Game of Thrones author - a speccy fan!?Have just finished book 1 by George RR Martin, a song of Fire and Ice towards the end, one of the protagonists of a large battle is none other than …
Have just finished book 1 by George RR Martin, a song of Fire and Ice
towards the end, one of the protagonists of a large battle is none other than
"Olyver Frey"
co-incidence?
I'm reading an e-book ... -
Toposes, elephants and gorillasThe Spectrum ROM and manual author (pictured recently) [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5048073/800_elephant.jpg[/img] has always had a gift of explain…
The Spectrum ROM and manual author (pictured recently)
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Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, …
... . System Software Designer 1982-1984, author of Qdos), [B]Simon N ... -
Ql dvdHello, all.. (I know it's not the Speccy, but it's vaguely related - heh) This was sent to me via a LinkedIn group.. [url]http://www.linkedin.com…
... . System Software Designer 1982-1984, author of Qdos), Simon N Goodwin ... -
mkv to mp4?I want to convert a couple of high quality 45 min mkv video files to mp4 to use on the ps3. The size of the files are about 2 GB each. I would like…
... hard disc space so lossless conversion is a must. (Is mp4 ... -
The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…
... post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games ... -
Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
Hey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho.
I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files to record to a real audio cassette so I can use them on a real speccy, but i've hit something ... -
Did you have a favourite/hated game genre?Tried a quick forum search but couldn't see anything specific on this. Thinking of the YS top 100 thread, it struck me that growing up with the spec…
British Medical Journal : 9 APRIL 1983From 9 APRIL 1983 [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5048073/LOGAN/bmjcred00548-0054d.pdf[/url] [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Out in the cold[/COLOR][/B] SIR,-D…
... /> too obvious. Now, as an author and computer
programmer, I ...Surely not Buzzsaw+ Already..?But this game has had such a short development time, how can this be? Free version of [I]Buzzsaw+ (Foxton Locks Mix)[/I] available here: [url]http:…
... -distribution without permission of the author. Cassette release with bonus features ...Classic games you've never played.I don't think there's been a thread like this (not for a while at least), but what games that are considered a [I]classic[/I] have you never played? …
... , or a remake, or a conversion, but this is often referd ...Bozxle (missing credit, version number and author AKA)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027065&loadpics=3"]Bozxle[/URL] Chev upper right on the loading screen: [img]http://www.wor…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027065&loadpics=3"]Bozxle[/URL]
Chev upper right on the loading screen:
[img]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/b/gif/Bozxle.gif[/img]
Space Racer (by Loriciels) authorsAccording to the loading screen, the authors are: Program: P. Jarr Graphic: B. Masso, I. Gaidon M. de Floi Conversi: Getb…
... account the name from the conversion line?Mame4DroidMame4Droid. ...At last a port of Mame4All from IPhone to Android ! [url]https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seleuco.mame4all&feature=search_…
... ]
Thanks to the author. Great stuff !
P ...Boovie (missing series + name of author)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000635&loadpics=3"]Boovie[/URL] and [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=00…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000635&loadpics=3"]Boovie[/URL] and [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014539&loadpics=3"]Boovie 2[/URL] ... I believe a series is in order :-)
And [URL="http ...Need help with tzxing once again :)You people helped me so much in this thread witch a custom loader: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36109[/url] Maybe we…
Lost Dragon (missing author?)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006611&loadpics=3"]Lost Dragon[/URL] Coding by TAM, as per the loading screen ("A" is rath…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006611&loadpics=3"]Lost Dragon[/URL]
Coding by TAM, as per the loading screen
("A" is rather far away from "O" on the keyboard... Tam vs Tom vs T.A.M. ???)
[img] ...Definitive Replay Attendance List 2011There's not too long to go until Replay 2011 in Blackpool, so I thought I would make a separate thread to list WOS members who say they're going to t…
... - please be there!)
csmith (author of the definitive ZX Spectrum ...Galaxias[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006344[/url] There's a text only BBC version of this too. I ported it over (with permission f…
... over (with permission from the author, albeit almost after the event ...Byte MeEventureland, part one. Written for Replay, this is the first part of what will eventually become four games on four different machines. Throw saus…
... your first challenge, beat the author!
You all know ...Nyantro (Nyan Cat on Spectrum)After the response today at Replay Expo, it has come to my attention that not enough people are aware of my Speccy conversion of the cult internet hi…
... are aware of my Speccy conversion of the cult internet hit ...Fronton by Grupo de Trabajo Software S.A. possible authorIn the loading screen, it appears "AZ" in the right lower corner.
In the loading screen, it appears "AZ" in the right lower corner.New ZX81 game: "Miner Man"Just in case there's anybody here who isn't either on my Facebook page, or read the RWAP ZX81 or Retro Computer Museum forums recently, I released a …
... Man" - which is actually a conversion of an Xbox360 indie game ...
