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.tzx vault updated 11/01/2003Well, it's been months since the last update, so I hung my dumping boots up and decided to get this update issued. There's some nice MIA titles resol…
... getting mixed up with Black Crystal by Mastertronic
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The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…
... ) but of the 8-bits Crystal Kingdom Dizzy wins on the ... -
Dizzy Games - Were they really that good?I know I will get shot down in a hail of swear words, but......and its a big but (so to speak)....Were the Dizzy games really that good, and worth al…
... ass off (inexplicably) at the "Crystal Maze"/Richard O'Brian character ... -
Looking for some Mastertronic gamesI'm trying to complete my Mastertronic collection, up to IS235 when the inlay design changed. I still need the following tapes : IS 0006 Space Walk…
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MS 002 Black Crystal
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Dizzy Games - Were they really that good?I know I will get shot down in a hail of swear words, but......and its a big but (so to speak)....Were the Dizzy games really that good, and worth al…
ahem!.. could I have a minute of everyones time please :)ok... here's the thing. I'm looking into sourcing some spare IC's for the whole range of Spectrums - mainly memory, as that's probably the weakest l…
If your +2A is from the UK then it will have X200 crystal at 6MHz for PAL I. PAL G is more common in europe which needs 5.5MHz. Actually its not a crystal but does the same job.
I am after a modulator.
Fraser.Spectrum vs Amstrad (C64 has been knocked out!)The C64 was sensationally knocked out this morning of the Micromart World Cup by Amstrad, the final score being 71 votes to 70. In a week-long match …
... than the other 8bits is Crystal Kingdom Dizzy, many might still ...The first 3 games you bought or were given..?The first 3 gems in my collection were Space Raiders, Hungry Horace and Frenzy i still have nighmares about that little white head in frenzy, the pan…
... OF THE BODY SNATCHAS (by Crystal)
I bought Invasion ...INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHAS - Obscure High score table messages...After posting a message about this game on the 'first three games you bought' section, I got thinking more about this game. When you typed certain m…
Lots of crystal computing (design designs) games had this kinda feature. try typing "Jet Set Willy" or "Cheesecake" into DarkStar for example......
Told ya they were space cadets !! :)unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
there are some yea. many i sure, we just dont know about. one im currently trying to get is the preproduction version of Crystal Kingdom Dizzy.Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
... . the Spectrum is like the frog prince, embraced by dedicated and ...Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
... Halls Of The Things by Crystal Computing), Seas Of Blood was ...Worst game - sort ofAny suggestions for worst game - but not just worst game period - the worst game that has had a lot of work go into it and ought to have been good, b…
... ever: Star Wars! followed by Crystal Kingdom Dizzy and The Living ...ZX Spectrum +3 Strange ProblemI have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way as I have done it so many times in the past. The problem i…
Hmm, this looks like problem of some timing for me. Maybe controller itself. Or SED9420. Check crystal near this IO. Check also voltage to floppy.
z00m^TCGLoading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
oh.....nearly forgot:
Invasion of the Body Snatchas by CRYSTAL.
Black border loading, with the Screen$ loading a line at a time. When the screen was full the game had finished loading.
I quite liked that one!Last Ninja 3Just found this on the Infoseek - are we sure it DID come out on the Speccy? According to people I asked when it first came out on the C64 (I was us…
... ; Xunk" and "L'Ange de Crystal" ("Get Dexter" 1 & 2 ...Most sought after gamesWhich original games are most sought after by the avid Speccy collector??
... Mikro-Gen ones of course - Crystal, Design Design, Artic, PSS etc ...My favourite games!Alchemist, Antiriade, AticAtac, Blob The Cop, Bomb Jack 1-2, Booty, Boulder Dash 1-6, Bride Of Frankenstein, Bruce Lee, Buratino, Custard Kid, Dan Da…
Back 2 School ObjetivesWell, the other day sit and remembered all Spectrum Games, But I forget the objetives of the game Back To School. So if someone can help me, I?ll be …
... water and somehow get a frog from the science lab (somehow ....tzx vault team meetingThere was a get together last weekend of myself, Andy Barker, Paul Hurd and Tony Barnett... A picture of the four of us can be viewed here:- [url="ht…
... with the Design Design & Crystal computing collection, though I didn ...Frog Hopper/Code Name Mat Dixon's Pack ??I have found this tape in my collection that I can't find a reference to anywhere. It's a compilation of Frog Hopper and Code Name Mat (one game on e…
Frog hopper ? Great, maybe this one isn't corrupted :).
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[ This Message was edited by: GOC on 2003-09-04 08:10 ]Frog Hopper/Code Name Mat Dixon's Pack ??I have found this tape in my collection that I can't find a reference to anywhere. It's a compilation of Frog Hopper and Code Name Mat (one game on e…
... if someone has an official Frog Hopper tape and it still ...Games so bad you enjoy themThere are a handful of games so laughably and utterly bad, that I actually enjoy playing them: [I]Los Angeles SWAT, East Enders, Pit-Fighter, Sabrina…
Anyone remember The Quest for the Crystal Orb ? A very early adventure - crap but I loved it...Games so bad you enjoy themThere are a handful of games so laughably and utterly bad, that I actually enjoy playing them: [I]Los Angeles SWAT, East Enders, Pit-Fighter, Sabrina…
... remember The Quest for the Crystal Orb ? A very early adventure ...ZX Spectrum 48kHi ive just got a zx spectrum 48, When i tune it in it's got a good picture but theres alot of white noise ! does any 1 know whats causing this and …
And to think it's taken this long for the first reference...
"Well, you take a large, ripe frog, squeeze it..."I am soo glad I owned a SpeccyJust passing the time here, and decided (after seeing some CPC screenshots of Shadow Of The Beast in a YS scan) to compare a few CPC games with their…
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The same applies to Crystal Kingdom Dizzy. Just as I ...Hounds of Hell adventure - help!I'm stuck in this adventure game called Hounds of Hell by Peter Clark. I have the metal key, the ornate key, the wine glass, and the photo. I have fo…
... can be? I have the crystal globe, the license plate and ...Hounds of Hell adventure - help!I'm stuck in this adventure game called Hounds of Hell by Peter Clark. I have the metal key, the ornate key, the wine glass, and the photo. I have fo…
Arjun, put the crystal ball in the hand and put your fingers on the ball. Where did you get the license plate from? Also, did you manage to open the steel trunk?
