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Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…
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Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…
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AdventuresCan anyone recommend adventure games for the Spectrum? I know I have played a few back in the days (Black Crystal and Greedy Gulch ring a bell), but…
Well, none of us have managed Happiest Days Of Your Life yet (well, it's kind of an adventure!)... I'm now very suspicious about a bug or something preventing completion - 'cos I'm sure one of us would've managed it by now and said so otherwise :) -
New game by Bo Jangeborg (Creator of Fairlight & The Artist)Hello! A friend of mine found this on the net. A new game by Bo Jangeborg called 'Rise and Fall'. [url="http://www.pcwargames.com/"]http://www.pcw…
SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... /Woody/Dunny/Damien to assist, cos I'm just the monkey ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... /Woody/Dunny/Damien to assist, cos I'm just the monkey ...Tetrisi watched the Tetris "From Russia With Fun" documentary about the classic puzzle game, and it made me wonder. What was the official version of this g…
Yup, the Mirrorsoft version was the official one. I think Mastertronic later released it on budget (er, well actually I know 'cos I own the Mastertronic version).INPUTHas anyone ever scanned in all the input magazines, and if so where are they available. Marshall Cavendish's Website is as useful as a chocolate fire…
... together than the other mags cos I need to scan them ...WOOO WOS IS BACK, EVERYBODY PARTYas subject
I think it`s bloody marvelous :)
I`d had to type this with my toes, just cos my hands are so high in the air (saying miss.. miss... I know the answer, haha)current / forthcoming Cronosoft releasesCurrent and forthcoming Cronosoft releases: SPECTRUM: ZXS1 EGGHEAD IN SPACE ?1.99 (available now) ZXS2 DEAD OR ALIVE …
... been delayed a bit, partly 'cos we're focusing on tidying ...Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
... of the public telephoning me, cos they have seen one of ...Help needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
... to the SDP pages yet cos I need to update this ...Help needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
... able to dispel a MIA cos it wasn't released all ...Sneaky/ underhand things you did, to get ur grubby mitts on those precious speccy gamesWell, i got 3 which i need to get of my chest after all these years. 1) Had a friend across the road, went on holiday with him and his parents and w…
... budget games and compilations though, cos just the anticipation in loading ...Help needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
... of binning loads of dups cos I can't be arsed ...Help needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
... of my big box games cos they take up so much ...Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…
ah yeah
Great Escape was wicked. that was a proper game cos it didnt bother with platform elements which i dont think work too well in an isometric view.Speculation on future Spectrum pricesIs buying a boxed spectrum a good investment? Which models do you think will appreciate in price the most? Discuss
... shouldn`t buy them just cos you think their gonna be ...Cascade 50 questionI remember playing on this around summer 1984. There was a game on this tape which was basically a 'W' shape made up of numbers and a moving line whi…
... name of the bearable one, cos it was sooo good I ...Speculation on future Spectrum pricesIs buying a boxed spectrum a good investment? Which models do you think will appreciate in price the most? Discuss
... . In the end I stopped cos I realised that the most ...Cascade 50 questionI remember playing on this around summer 1984. There was a game on this tape which was basically a 'W' shape made up of numbers and a moving line whi…
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I think it was cos I was 14, and had ...Xenon-II like game on SpeccyHi! There is a shootemup on the Speccy that looks EXACTLY like Xenon-II (from Amiga, etc.) made by some East-European guys (I THINK). I downloaded i…
... on the Spec though, not cos it`s great, and it ... the same layout, but just cos it`s a famous game ...Another dang 'Name That Game'! Ok, memory failing me, so... Bouncing ball game, but *overhead* view. A tennis ball I think, that you had to move left/right whilst the floor scrol…
Well I couldnt just say 'bounder' cos that would have looked like i was copying!Bug in Match Day...maybe this is old news.This may be old news, but I thought I'd share it with you all. I remember once when playing Matchday I scored a goal just as the timer (which, if yo…
... headers" technique - it's cheating 'cos if you are in the ...Best chess game on SpeccyNot the most exciting topic in the world, but I'd like to know what you think was the best attempt at the ancient game on the Speccy. I remember a bi…
... a game it played though, cos i never was that good ...Jsw 2 rzx ! New Rzx has been released with the new rollback feature, AndyB has done jsw2 from start to end. Good hours entertainment there methinks :)
... 't bother with it initially, cos the blurb says that you ...Help remembering an old game Hello - I'm hoping someone here can help. I have the haziest memory of playing a game when I was younger (I assume it was for the specrum) where yo…
Damini...hmm...that's a very Indian name. I mean there is even a Hindi movie by that name!
As for the game, Superkid... never did get far in it. But then that's b'cos I have no idea where to go next. Nice and fast though.What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
Batman and Manic Miner. Just b'cos they were so freaking addictive and superbly made! And oh...The Hobbit! I remember being enthralled by the nice graphics and complex word input. Excellent atmosphere too.+D disks wantedI've recently added support for +D disk images to the tzx vault database, the images dumped will be included in the up and coming vault update by Sat…
I know, cos I added it. The majority of +D disks added were AlchNews and Outlet, there were some others.
Steve