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  • Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…

    Always had problems with pirate copies of Daley Thompson's decathlon (or any of those nasty Speedlock games) :)

    Back to Skool and Skool Daze were sods to load too...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers February 2004 Games
  • Release order of Monty games!Does any Spectrum expert know the release order of the Monty games from Gremlin Graphics, i thinks its the following: Monty is Innocent Monty on the…

    ... -02-14 13:43, Paul Thompson wrote:
    jil, I think ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu February 2004 Games
  • some new games ?is anybody working on a game for speccy?

    ... Message was edited by: Paul Thompson on 2004-02-17 12 ...
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson February 2004 Development
  • some new games ?is anybody working on a game for speccy?

    ... great)

    -> Paul Thompson: i just think that Cronosoft ...
    Fikee Fikee February 2004 Development
  • Question about loading gamesHi! This may be a silly question: I use Spectaculator 52, and tried to load 48k games in 128k mode (they were games released before the 128k Speccy …

    Thank You Paul Thompson, I understand.
    I knew ...
    Michaelangelo Michaelangelo February 2004 Emulators
  • Pete Shelley Spectrum program?I'm off to Manchester to see the Buzzcocks, The Fall [I]et al[/I] on Saturday, and I got to thinking about the Speccy prog that was on the B-side of …

    hmmm dunno about that...but at my dads he has a thompson twins flexidisc with a speccy game on too, never tried it though ....i believe there was also one on a stranglers album??
    mel the bell mel the bell March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Pete Shelley Spectrum program?I'm off to Manchester to see the Buzzcocks, The Fall [I]et al[/I] on Saturday, and I got to thinking about the Speccy prog that was on the B-side of …

    ... my dads he has a thompson twins flexidisc with a speccy ...
    stupidget stupidget March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Neuro's discs: I've got mine at last!For the others that ordered neuro's spectrum archive, I'd just like to say that I've finally got it through the post this morning. It's a five disc s…

    ... , i read some of his daily logs but hit my head ...
    psj3809 psj3809 March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Gamebase ZX progress reportSorry for the delay in the next release of Gamebase ZX. I have had to restructure the whole damn thing to resolve a serious bug that crashed the prog…

    ... Message was edited by: Paul Thompson on 2004-03-09 00 ...
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson March 2004 Announcements
  • Name of a joystickThis is a really arb question. But can any of you guys remember the name of the grey joystick you used to plug into the 128k It was not kempston , t…

    ... creaks now (thanks to Daley Thompson and Decathlon) and one of ...
    Arjun Arjun March 2004 Games
  • Where you jealous of Commodore 64 owners?I most definitely WAS! A sad admission, I know. I knew they had me beaten when I went round to a mate's house and saw 'The Way of the Exploding Fist'…

    ... to use. I use it daily. Can also be used to ...
    Bacon Bacon March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Gamebase ZX progress reportSorry for the delay in the next release of Gamebase ZX. I have had to restructure the whole damn thing to resolve a serious bug that crashed the prog…

    Please note that Gamebase ZX has been put on hold for the time being. This is mainly due to another emulation project that is consuming all my time!

    [ This Message was edited by: Paul Thompson on 2004-03-25 03:24 ]
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson March 2004 Announcements
  • Gamebase ZX progress reportSorry for the delay in the next release of Gamebase ZX. I have had to restructure the whole damn thing to resolve a serious bug that crashed the prog…

    ... Message was edited by: Paul Thompson on 2004-03-31 20 ...
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson March 2004 Announcements
  • Gamebase ZX progress reportSorry for the delay in the next release of Gamebase ZX. I have had to restructure the whole damn thing to resolve a serious bug that crashed the prog…

    ... being made on a near-daily basis (including file renames if ...
    mheide mheide March 2004 Announcements
  • Gamebase ZX progress reportSorry for the delay in the next release of Gamebase ZX. I have had to restructure the whole damn thing to resolve a serious bug that crashed the prog…

    ... Message was edited by: Paul Thompson on 2004-04-06 03 ...
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson April 2004 Announcements
  • missing compilationI *think* I may have a compilation tape not listed in the archive. I'ts called "Ocean's Greasest Hits" and contains the following games:- Frankie Go…

    ... Hawk
    V
    Daley Thompson's Super-Test

    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 April 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • The Spectrum gets pretentiousI looked at the back page (not the back cover) of the new issue of Edge magazine which tells you what the next issue will have. It just says "next mo…

    ... getting a copy of the Daily Mail, and finding an article ...
    monty.mole monty.mole April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ex-YU Homepage Updated !Hey All... This will probably be interesting only for the people here that are from ex-Yugoslav countries, but it might be interesting for everyone …

    ... are missing :
    - D.T.Supertest 48k
    - Roland's rat ...
    bjohnnybravo bjohnnybravo April 2004 Announcements
  • Playing games in co-operative mode!Although there were far too few games on the Speccy that required more than 1 person on the keyboard, I found that some games were more playable or m…

    Daley Thompson and Hyper Sports :D

    Me and my brother used to play with one doing the button-bashing and the other doing the jumps/throw key.

    That was until we worked out the golf-ball trick ;)
    beebul beebul April 2004 Games
  • Playing games in co-operative mode!Although there were far too few games on the Speccy that required more than 1 person on the keyboard, I found that some games were more playable or m…

    RE: The Golf Ball trick:

    Let's just say that the z and x keys were completely rubbed clean using this method. Although I 0wnZ Daley Thompson!!!1111 :p
    beebul beebul April 2004 Games
  • Speaking of Big K Magazine...I've got a floppy record off one of these, containing some Spectrum programs. Pictured here... [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/game…

    Ah, I might have a go then :)

    Wasn't there one on C&VG as well - Featuring a Thompson Twins audio track, followed by a game, linked to a competition in the mag, IIRC???
    trellis trellis May 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • How do I know if I have Sasser virus?Ask a silly question, but how do I know if I have the Sasser virus? I use Windows XP Home. Thanks! (I have Norton Antivirus, updated 3rd May - a…

    ... a double period of Daley Thompson's Decathlon this afternoon.
    chaosmongers chaosmongers May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Is there a list of best rated games by Sinclair or Crash magazines?Is there a list of best rated games by Sinclair or Crash magazines?

    From the WOS stats:
    nr 3. (80 times) Thompson Twins Adventure, The

    WTF?
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan May 2004 Games
  • Any good links advice, for publishing fanzines?I know a few of you make magazines and fanzine type things. I've made one myself. Just one issue so far, it's not Speccy related, it's about footbal…

    ... graphic designer. I use it daily and my life would be ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Retro GamerI have only just heard about the Retro gamer mag. I am going to get issue 3 online as I can't find it in any shop :( I see on the website that issue…

    ... finding an advert for 'Daley Thompson's decathlon'!!!

    Wonderful ...
    itsallgood itsallgood May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Retro GamerI have only just heard about the Retro gamer mag. I am going to get issue 3 online as I can't find it in any shop :( I see on the website that issue…

    ... finding an advert for 'Daley Thompson's decathlon'!!!

    Wonderful ...
    DrWu DrWu May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Randomseek A big thank you to Martijn for implementing this, something I wanted and will certainly use. My first random pick came up with 'Tantalus' so I will…

    ... about a third of the daily number of downloads for any ...
    mheide mheide June 2004 Games
  • Randomseek A big thank you to Martijn for implementing this, something I wanted and will certainly use. My first random pick came up with 'Tantalus' so I will…

    ... about a third of the daily number of downloads for any ...
    Malc74 Malc74 June 2004 Games
  • Product Placement...I was thinking about Mr Wimpy and advertising in games. There were games like Mr Wimpy + Clumsy Colin , that were almost entire "adverts" in themself…

    Pffft. Just quickly from my mind...

    The Muncher by Gremlin had something to do with a candy bar, Mad Mix was part of a Pepsi campaign, Lucozade appeared in Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge.
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan June 2004 Games
  • Horace & Spiders and Planetoids ROM cartsI am looking for Horace and the Spiders and Planetoids ROM carts. Need to be in working condition, not necessarily with box.

    ... , I am checking eBay almost daily (when time and location permit ...
    princm princm June 2004 Wanted
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