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Which games were a magazine flop, but made it big.In light of similar questions. What games received poor reviews or marks from reviewers, and then went on to be a big hit or a 'peoples' smash, if yo…
... they sold bucketloads: MatchDay 1, Daley Thomspsons Decathlon and Renegade. Funnily ... -
Game enginesHow many Spectrum games were based on the same "game engine"? The most obvious examples are Ultimate 3d games (Knight Lore, Alien 8 etc.). Also "Cobr…
Some of the events in Daley Thompsons Supertest 128 was modified code from Hypersports with different graphics, due to time limits in the project.
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Sales FiguresHow many units did games like JSW and Knightlore actually sell? I know there where a few They Sold a Million compilations released (I got one for Ch…
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Longest Game Loading Time................Hi peeps.... What game do you all reckon was the longest loading time?...I know alot of 128k games took ages cause of levels being loaded all at onc…
The longest loading time has to be DALEY THOMPSONS DECATHLON.
When it's a seventh generation tape to tape copy, recorded on a 18p hong kong cheapo cassette that's been chewed three times and left a bit near a big magnet. -
Which games are you obsessed with?Do any of you find yourself returning constantly to a particular game or games,even though you've played it to death?My current obsession is Kokotoni…
Anyone know where I can get retro clacky keyboards for PCs?I have tried the ubitquitous Google, and about the best I can find are old IBM microswitched keyboards. Which were great, but not what I'm after. Wh…
Ha ha, i would prefer to think he plays Daley Thompsons Decathlon too much but yeah you may be right with your post ;)Anyone know where I can get retro clacky keyboards for PCs?I have tried the ubitquitous Google, and about the best I can find are old IBM microswitched keyboards. Which were great, but not what I'm after. Wh…
... prefer to think he plays Daley Thompsons Decathlon too much but ... keys are stuck because of Daley Thompson?Anyone know where I can get retro clacky keyboards for PCs?I have tried the ubitquitous Google, and about the best I can find are old IBM microswitched keyboards. Which were great, but not what I'm after. Wh…
Talking of Daley Thompson he must be the last famous athlete who had a 'tache.Anyone know where I can get retro clacky keyboards for PCs?I have tried the ubitquitous Google, and about the best I can find are old IBM microswitched keyboards. Which were great, but not what I'm after. Wh…
... , psj3809 wrote:
Talking of Daley Thompson he must be the ...Anyone know where I can get retro clacky keyboards for PCs?I have tried the ubitquitous Google, and about the best I can find are old IBM microswitched keyboards. Which were great, but not what I'm after. Wh…
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On 2005-08-15 17:09, psj3809 wrote:
Talking of Daley Thompson he must be the last famous athlete who had a 'tache.
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... that. (It was for some Daley Thompson's Decathlon POKEs I ...Tie-in licence listWith the various discussions about licensed games, I thought it might be useful to create a full list of all identified tie-ins: [url="http://www.wor…
... multi-sports events such as Daley Thompsons's Decathlon to be ...Tie-in licence listWith the various discussions about licensed games, I thought it might be useful to create a full list of all identified tie-ins: [url="http://www.wor…
... multi-sports events such as Daley Thompsons's Decathlon to be ...Letters In Spectrum MagazinesDid anyone here have any letters published in Spectrum magazines? Here's a list of the ones I sent up and had published 20 years ago: Magazine: Cr…
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Daley Thompson Decathlon 3rd HighestWhat is your favourite game tune/music on a Spectrum game?In the 128k version of Renegade 3: The Final Chapter, remember the music that played on level 2 (the Egyptian Zone)? That was such a class tune that …
... bonus program on 'crimebusters'
Daley thomson supertest (128K)
So ...Why nothing will ever beat a real SpeccyI believe that one of the reasons that Speccy games were so good was because you had to wait so long for them to load! I remember sitting in front o…
... get a game to load. Daley Thompsons decathlon required you to ...Help with game namesHello! I'm looking for a couple of games for the Spectrum which I can't recall their names. First game was about a spaniard that had to rescue a dam…
...with the ending of Daley Thompson's Supertest mixed in. :DThe game that works only on RealSpec and not on other emulatorsDaley Thompson Decathlon - day 1 (small case) could not load in EmuzWin. Then I tried Clive and Spin and these did not work for this game either. Of …
... /> Anyway, I've re-done Daley Thompson's which will be ...unreleased spectrum protection system - any use any more? also pokerama sourceDon't know if anyone's interested in this. During my days hacking games for Your Sinclair and Crash (and Sinclair User for a while) I had a pet proje…
... which tape were you after ? Daley Thompsons ? Gawd I divvent na ...128k Spectrum Intro tapeHi I'm after a boxed copy of the intro tape which came with the 128k Spectrum (the Sinclair, not the Amstrad/+2/+3) Regards Paul.
I am pretty sure it came with the normal spectrum + intro tape and 2 128 games Daley Thompson and Never Ending Story128k Spectrum Intro tapeHi I'm after a boxed copy of the intro tape which came with the 128k Spectrum (the Sinclair, not the Amstrad/+2/+3) Regards Paul.
I only recall getting Daley Thompson's Super-Test and ...Smallest Reason for Loading a GameHi folks, Every so often I keep loading some games merely for seeing the loading screen or, as in the case of Jet Set Willy, trying to catch the mag…
... to like to load in Daley Thomsons supertest 128K just for ...Top TipsA 128K spectrum heatsink makes a useful storage utility for 7" vinyl records, and has the added advantage in that it keeps them warm, and less suscep…
... to get high speed on Daley Thompson's Decathlon. Simply place ...Top TipsA 128K spectrum heatsink makes a useful storage utility for 7" vinyl records, and has the added advantage in that it keeps them warm, and less suscep…
... to get high speed on Daley Thompson's Decathlon. Simply place ...Top TipsA 128K spectrum heatsink makes a useful storage utility for 7" vinyl records, and has the added advantage in that it keeps them warm, and less suscep…
... and middle finger using my Daley Thompson skills and promptly humiliated ...Truly Trash, manIs it just me or is 'Travel with Trashman' the most difficult game to get loaded. Bloody thing.
The game loaders that used to annoy me most were the early Speedlock ones, like on DALEY THOMPSONS DECATHLON and KNIGHT LORE/UNDERWURLDE
Having to wait till the end of the entire load before it told you that it was a bad load.Truly Trash, manIs it just me or is 'Travel with Trashman' the most difficult game to get loaded. Bloody thing.
Yeah, Daley Thompsons was a beach.Truly Trash, manIs it just me or is 'Travel with Trashman' the most difficult game to get loaded. Bloody thing.
Oh aye, Daley Thompson's Decathlon. I've got about 4 copies of that and not one of them completely works.the funniest characters that made you ROFLI think there was a similar thread with the funniest games (was it?)- but what about the characters? I remember Pyjamarama Wallie quite funny to me …
one of the opponent character 'heads' from Daley Thompson always made me laugh - I think he was called Gus