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  • UK Copyright change.Source http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a659052/its-illegal-to-rip-your-cds-again-just-nine-months-after-law-allowing-it-was-introduced.html#~p…

    ... (rap and Hollywood, respectively...). A better example I think would be ... etc, which give extremely detailed game world, which need a lot ... existing work by using the game's engine/assets/world ... speed, then no problem, the player can just buy a faster CPU ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2015 Chit chat
  • TalkTalkIn the light of the TalkTalk data leak I was thinking was life easier, simpler, less stressful and better in the early 80s? Don't get me wrong I lov…

    ... in most ways life is better now than it was. ... of tape files, speed up the "Spectrum's" CPU, keep all ... TV programs, third party game mods can be easily made ... ), etc). TV is neither better or worse, I think, ... rubbish. Which makes it better now, since at least ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2015 Chit chat
  • damn 60 HzYou know I am really glad that ZX Spectrum is 50 Hz only. Not only the games always run in correct speed (unline Atari, Commodore, Sega, Nintendo...)…

    ... well the PAL machine was better simply due to many ... play them at their native speed, rather than in some ... both the US ones are better than the UK counter parts ... effect the timing and the game itself , porting to UK ... to try to get some CPU time back vs, with ...
    fog fog January 2016 Chit chat
  • Faster Manic MinerHey, dudes. I've been fiddling around trying to wring more speed out of this game recently. I've replaced the LDIR buffer copying routines with s…

    ... the speed xD[/quote]

    Very true. There far better renditions ... . In the latter case, the CPU is doing all the work ... as fast as the CPU can execute the game loop. The thing ... just how many ticks the CPU's spending moving that little ...
    Mysterion Mysterion May 2016 Development
  • AY Sound Effects from WAVI'm wondering if someone has crossed this bridge already. There are a bunch of sampled sound effects in wav form that need converting to the AY ch…

    ...
    They're the same speed and same sound chip with ... significantly faster and has much better audio. The tool is ... the cpu so you can't play them inside a game, eg ... you can play during a game in the same way ... are for someone else's game so maybe I will ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2016 Development
  • What should your speccy have come with ?:) I was thinking about this earlier. What changes should of been made to the Speccy when you purchased yours ? Realistically this topic really…

    ... come with a different CPU?
    Given that ... 16-bit registers and a better (if arcane) instruction set ...
    In terms of speed, I think that the 6502 ... /> But the Z80 had better stack handling. The 6502 had ... was used in the Game Boy and the Megadrive! ...
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey January 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …

    ... the OS memory allocators and CPU schedulers in favour of their ... be pointless.

    A better comparison would be considering the ... database, plus the RDBMS raw speed to retrieve the data, plus ... at once about an specific game? Or multiple SELECTs (the ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas January 2017 Announcements
  • ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next

    ... to make existing software any better.[/quote]
    Think Clashbasher. ... when there are cross-platform game engines for modern PCs and ... does not improve on memory speed - the graphics still have ... br /> Slow meant slow access, CPU or not. And, more important ...
    Lethargeek Lethargeek May 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…

    ... of colors; convincing impression of speed; the ability to adjust the ... good budget game. I reckon it's also much better than its ... players competing against other two CPU-controlled cars in a series ... competitive, such as faster top speed or tires to make the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2017 Games
  • What is the most original game youve played on speccy??Hi, ppl I know its hard to answer this kind of questions coz you must to leave a lot of other games but.. What is the most original game youve play…

    ... game youve played??

    and, as counterpoint, what is the better ... shootmup on speccy??

    also, what is the better ...
    Javier Javier November 2001 Games
  • SPIN V0.2 Now Available[Standard CSS cut'n'paste message] Hi all! Well, again another update, but we think this one's well worth it. There's numerous additions and fixes,…

    ... it's a damned sight better than before.

    get ... along later.
    Added full speed option - watch it fly :)
    CPU time. This is better for slower
    Dunny Dunny June 2002 Emulators
  • Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…

    ... more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obviously programs written in ... code games seem to play better.

    I find that ... a 10-20% reduction in speed.

    On the other ...
    Martyh! Martyh! June 2002 Games
  • Plotting - 128k only or was it a 48k game aswellI installed a Speccy emulator on my Psion Series 3c palmtop computer, mainly so I could play games on the move. Rather slow and only emulates a 48k…

    ... there which speed doesn't matter. Ocean's Plotting game is one ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 August 2002 Games
  • what loading scheme has this game ...... Emlyn Hughes Arcade Quiz, on questions blocks ? WOS has this game as independent item, how were the questions blocks encoded ? I have The Loopz …

    ... questions blocks ? WOS has this game as independent item, how were ... Loopz Collection that includes this game. I don't know how ... at standard speed.

    BTW, where is this game listed ? I ...
    secarica secarica November 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Best Text Adventure Games?As you may or may not know, I recently got a Psion 3a and have downloaded a Spectrum emulator for it. Unfortunately, the clock in the 3a is too slow …

    ... . The 3mx would be a better Psion to get, and I ... a really stonking adventure game (where the speed of emulation won't ...
    MattLamb MattLamb November 2002 Games
  • Game with best A.I?Hi folks, as I'm been interested in artificial intelligence since the 80's, I'd appreciate your opinions on a Speccy game with the best A.I, "human-…

    ... your opinions on a Speccy game with the best A.I ... why you have found it better than other chess software.
    SpecMem SpecMem January 2003 Games
  • What do you reckon the best management game is?Yesterday and today I have been playing Football Manager on an emulator, I play it on an emultator rather than the original, so that I can inrcease t…

    ... I can inrcease the clock speed, and not wait agaes for ... learn - hard to master' management game that you think I should ...
    thx1138 thx1138 February 2003 Games
  • OutrunHas anyone tried playing Outrun on an emulator where you can increase the z80 speed? Get the speed right and, apart from the lack of colour (no fault…

    ... can increase the z80 speed? Get the speed right and, apart ... computer conversions! A darn sight better than the 'fisher price' ... emulated 'version' of the game which looks totally different, black ... looked very similar to (though better than) the original speccy ...
    TygerBC TygerBC March 2003 Games
  • Wanted: Game name, racing cars, ERIC, 1 or 2 players,...Hello, Long ago my brother and I played a car racing game: closed tracks (loops), 4 cars, overhead view of the whole track, cars seen slightly in pe…

    ... I played a car racing game: closed tracks (loops), 4 ... with frequency proportional to the speed, and tires squeak in ... have been looking for that game's name for years, ... description reminds anyone of this game, please send me an ... e-mail with the game name. I'll be ...
    ggaspar ggaspar May 2003 Games
  • Problems with SPIN,I've bought a brand new PC. It is an AMD XP 2000, with 333 Mhz RAM (512 Mb), a GeForce 2 MX and fast hard drives and stuff... And SPIN crawls. I don'…

    ... I still can't play GAME OVER. Simply you press "RIGHT ... full speed, flawless emulation?

    _________________
    Phantis rules
    (better ... than that hack called "Game Over 2") :D ...
    na_th_an na_th_an May 2003 Emulators
  • Project AY - Contributors NeededNot sure if anyone is aware of my site, hosted here at WoS - Project AY - [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/projectay"]www.worldofspectrum.org/pro…

    ... playing speed should be for the Dragon's Lair 2 in-game ... Beeper tunes that play in-game and are very much integrated ... into the main game routines. Then theres the CPC ... making the archive that bit better for everyone, send me an ...
    bcass bcass July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Mac2Spec v2.1Very minor update. There's no new features but this release improves the threading code taking better advantage of dual CPU Macs. It should also pr…

    ... taking better advantage of dual CPU Macs. It should also provide a speed ... boost to single CPU machines too.
    JamesW JamesW August 2003 Announcements
  • New gameHello. I've just started developing a new game for the 128K spectrum. In fact, its the first thing I've ever programmed on a Spectrum (i'll admit, I…

    ... just started developing a new game for the 128K spectrum. In ... 't think the Speccy is better than the C64, but please ...
    xeron xeron September 2003 Development
  • Most controversial game ever...?The most controvertial game that I can personally think of would have to be 'Raid Over Moscow'. You play as the leader of a squadron of US planes and…

    The most controvertial game that I can personally think ... London!

    Can anyone better that?

    (Here's ...
    Doorknob Doorknob December 2003 Games
  • What's this game?? Just like YETI but differentHi guys, great to be here:) say... what was that game, that was just like YETI, but you were an old guy it had better graphics? He might have had a b…

    Hi guys,
    great to be here:)
    say... what was that game, that was just like YETI, but you were an old guy it had better graphics? He might have had a beard...
    it's very easy!
    Thank u
    italo_forever italo_forever January 2004 Games
  • Better on an Emulator?!With the power of current PCs we can have our old spectrum running x2 x20 x100 it's original speed. There must be some games that benefit greatly f…

    ... x20 x100 it's original speed.

    There must be ... this. For example, the adventure game Lord Of The Rings Part ...
    mister_benn mister_benn January 2004 Games
  • Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …

    ... />

    1st Game:

    Vertically scrolling shoot ... />

    2nd Game:

    Horizontally scrolling platform ... games such as Cybernoid....but better obviously!!! ;)

    < ... concentrating on the first game, but intend to ...
    dansauk dansauk March 2004 Development
  • Spectrian for Symbian S60 phonesSpectrian is a new Sinclair ZX Spectrum Emulator for Symbian Series 60 phones (such as Nokia 3650, 3660 and 7650). I installed the program on my Noki…

    ... games now run the same speed as with a real Spectrum ... the sound emulation is much better than it was on the ... you can't save the game or the keyboard settings). You ...
    Yanek Yanek March 2004 Emulators
  • Changes that would have made a bad game goodA posting about technician ted beign far too hard to be playable got me thinking - what changes could have been made to existing games to make them b…

    ... to make them better, or even turn a bad game into a ... would have made it far better (still good as it is ... more cities (maybe mulitloaded) or better still, a level designer.
    Neil^P Neil^P March 2004 Games
  • New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…

    ... 'Dash it!' - my crap game submission for CSSCGC 2004.
    better actually - no sound at all ... the previous release, the game was virtually unplayable from level ... valid for downloading the updated game file.

    [ This ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2004 Games
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