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The problem with early arcade adventuresWhether it was a programming reason or not, you find that a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum (1984-85) had 256 screens. I think "P…
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Inherited stuffI've recently inherited some Spectrum stuff (see list below), and I am now asking if anyone could estimate what it is worth and where I should sell i…
Mystery games or Who the hell is Philip Nendick?Some games I found on an old tape; Bomber - version of City Bomber & Crazy Race (a.k.a Death Driver according to listing) - variant of Death Race whe…
... ; Crazy Race (a.k.a Death Driver according to listing) - variant ... of Death Race where you move around ...100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …
... .50, Dark Sceptre (Firebird) ?2, Death Chase (Zeppelin) ?1, Delta Wing ... (Mr Micro) 10p, Quattro Combat (Death Stalker, SAS Combat Simulator, Ninja ... 3 (Codemasters) 10p, Planet of Death (Sinclair) 10p, Psytraxx (The Edge ...Imagine and Psygnosisback at the 80es my favourite games company was Imagine. I liked ZZoom, JumpingJack, GreenBeret, WorldSeriesBasketball, PingPong.. then Renegade, Tar…
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it smelled like slow death in there.
[ This ...The original MaziacsThis is probably old news to most of you, but never mind! I was flicking through an old magazine (C & VG, June '82) when I noticed an advert for a Z…
... you could still starve to death if you get hopelessly lost ...Desert Island Spec-GamesOkay, something like this has I'm sure been done before, but what the hell. It's quiet round here. Chose five games to take on your desert island wi…
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Manic Miner
3D Death Chase
Target Renegade[I ...Dixons - and the "death of the video"MIKE: Right. That's it. "Your video is now ready for use. Insert cassette, rewind to beginning of tape, and press play. Happy viewing!" VYVYAN: Ha h…
MIKE: Right. That's it. "Your video is now ready for use. Insert cassette, rewind to beginning of tape, and press play. Happy viewing!"
VYVYAN: Ha ha ha!! They wouldn't say that if they knew what video we've got! Right!
[ ...JFK reloadedAnyone see BBC Breakfast news yesterday? They had an article about a game being produced based on the JFK assasination. The makers claim (Well Kirk…
... many conspiracy theories surrounding his death.
In it, you ...ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 14 December 2004Tuesday 14 December 2004 I've FINALLY (hopefully?!?!) got caught up with stuff, so here's a fairly big update, with a distinctly mappy feel! * I do…
... : The Escape , Dandy ,
Deactivators , Death Wish 3 ,
Defenders of ...Scariest things ever.As a follow on from another post, here's several things that I used to find very scary or un-nerving. Anyone remember any of these? 1. The keyb…
... : The House That Bled to death
If anyone remembers ... of this, but it had death in it. A sort of ...Best in-game music?Any platform, which is why this thread is here and not in Games. :) Nominate as few or as many as you like, in order or not. :) Mine (in this order…
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5. Circle of Death (MAP11), [I]Doom II[/I ...Help reqd to fix some damaged .tzx filesDue to an oversight setting up Taper a few years ago, numerous .tzx files had some of their pauses reset to 0. I've gradually been fixing these as an…
... .tzx
Girl Who Was Death.tzx
Human Killing Machine ...Any more games like Chaos?I love Chaos to death! I was wondering if there are any other games like it or clones? I found Rebelstar. Playing now... looks great! Any help wo…
I love Chaos to death! I was wondering if there are any other games like it or clones?
I found Rebelstar. Playing now... looks great!
Any help would be very greatfully received.
Thanks!Wanted - A loving new homeThanks to an imminent house move, it's time to dispose of some of my excess Spectrum tapes. I'd like to donate these to the Preservation project to u…
... Games II ? Tape 1 ? Gremlin (Death Wish 3 / Final Matrix / Convoy ...Cant remeber the names.Can anyone help find out the names of these two games. I once got a boulder dash type game of the cover of a magazine and cant remember the name. It…
... little miners out of the pit, avoiding the boulders rolling down ...ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 02 April 2005Saturday 02 April 2005 Another day late. Never mind, eh? I'm sure you'll agree it was worth the wait? (Oh, please yourself!).. There's a distinctly P…
... , Brainstorm,
Brainstorm, City of Death, Depart, Doombase, Dynamix,
Dynatron ...Possible bug in SpectaculatorI was recording a walkthrough of the text adventure Planet of Death in Spectaculator (version 6.20.0540). When I started a recording I entitled the R…
... the text adventure Planet of Death in Spectaculator (version 6.20 ... as 'Adventure A:Planet of Death.rzx'. After completing the walkthrough ... using the title `Planet of Death.rzx.' it was either the ...JSW Death BugHow many lives have you lost to it? Me: around 300+
How many lives have you lost to it?
Me: around 300+JSW64 Feature ListOk, I remember at least someone asking about the current state of the JSW editing scene, so I thought I'd post this, which I wrote in the JSW/MM club…
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e) Fall from death on/off
f) Bonus ...ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 10 May 2005Monday 09 May 2005 PHEW! I thought this update was NEVER getting done. There's been lots of background maintenance work getting done on Tipshop since…
... , The , Adventure A: Planet of Death ,
Adventure B: Inca Curse ...QL repairI have a QL with a memory expansion. It's keyboard membrane is knackered and when switched on screen corruption flickers all over the place and the b…
... this behaviour typical of ROM death in QL's? The spectrum ...Death ChaseIf anyone has a copy PLZ allow us to emulate off of it!
If anyone has a copy PLZ allow us to emulate off of it!Did anyone ever play the games on Videotron cable tv?This was the cable TV service I used to get in London. Can anyone remember any of the games on it, specifically one where you played a guy stuck in a…
... in it and also instant-death things like laser eyes that ...ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 27 May 2005Friday 27 May 2005 I've got the day off today (hurrah!), so I thought I should get this Tipshop update done while I have the chance.. It's only been …
... in a POKE for Snake Pit.
* Barry Salter sent ...The SurvivorsProbably been done to death this, but is there somewhere a definitive list of all the old 8-bit software companies that managed to survive throughout…
Probably been done to death this, but is there somewhere ...ChimeraI've been playing this excellent little game for years now. Can someone tell me where to take the first warhead (spanner and bolt)? The game tells me…
... it in results in my death. :(
Any suggestions would ...Clive Sinclair to appear on "Big Brother"would be nearly as interesting as seeing him fight Alan Sugar on 'Celebrity Death Match' However, it's unlikely to happen. OK, now I've got your at…
... fight Alan Sugar on 'Celebrity Death Match'
However, it ...Spectrum Programming TipsI've dug up a couple more items from my Spectrum 'pit' and added them at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Info/Comp/Spectrum/ProgTips"]http://www.md…
... more items from my Spectrum 'pit' and added them at [url ...
