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The best Tetris game on the Speccy?The recent [B]Tetris Ultimate[/B] debacle on the PS4 and XBox One* made me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum. I'm not famil…
... wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum.
... seem to remember that the offical Tetris on the Spectrum wasn't ... was an interesting Tetris variation on the Spectrum (can't remember ... even the odd crash. For a game that runs well on any ... -
Newbie with a faultHi all just joined after digging my spectrum out of the loft after 30 years, it was put up there because it had a common fault I remember from back i…
... my spectrum out of the loft after 30 years ... a common fault I remember from back in the day which was the ... multicolored blocks all over the screen , ... I've had a quick look on the site but cant ... Many thanks. btw its a rubber faced 48k, its ... -
Robocop on the GameboyJust been playing the Spectrum-esque version on my GameBoy Advance SP. Stone me ED-209 is a touch cookie when he moves around. We were spoilt with th…
... . We were spoilt with the static approach on the Speccy! Very similar games ... 'm sure there was a second version for the Gameboy, which played ... thought I had it, but a rummage through my Gameboy carts ... -
Playing AY music on the SpeccyCan anyone help with playing AY ripped music on the Speccy? So, let's say I want to play some ripped AY music, such as: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspect…
... with playing AY ripped music on the Speccy?
So, ... />
I gather the AY format is a compilation of both code ... br /> NewSong
Name=Trantor The Last Storm Trooper - Title (Beeper ... wrong? There's not a lot of documentation on this.
Powerslave/Exhumed - the Sega Saturn version is now on the PC!<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">As you might know, the N64 version of id's first person shooter, Doom…
... , was ported by a fan to the PC a few years back ( ... person has been working away on bringing the Sega Saturn version of ... , Powerslave/Exhumed is already on the PC (it's a DOS game), but ... pulled from the site, amidst rumours that the author has received a 'cease ...Clean up of the right hand side<div>People are moaning about clutter on the right side bar.</div><div><br></div><div>so lets post some suggestions to really **** Lee off :)</div><d…
... just a display
1.Categories at the top of the screen next ... to 'World of Spectrum'2.Categories on the right at the ... just under the 'World of Spectrum'4.A Categories Table on the right hand ...Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
... would like to see a single screen mockup of Street Fighter ... to view at least a sample screen of an eerie monochrome ... a great conversion on the Spectrum if put into the hands of a ... talented and capable team. A screen ...3D model of a Lotus Turbo Esprite in the ZX Spectrum style (ish)Had a look about on the forums and didn't see this posted anywhere, so I'm posting it. There's no attribute clash, [url="http://www.retronator.com/po…
Had a look about on the forums and didn't see this posted anywhere, so I'm posting it. There's no attribute clash, [url="http://www.retronator.com/post/100951488818/i-unearthed-a-huge-collection-of-old-stuff-i-did"]but it looks smart.[/url]Can you think of a game with unusual behaviour... As an example, I always loved the way you got a whole group of bikers collating on the screen. It was almost as if a gang had passed by and I was n…
... loved the way you got a whole group of bikers collating on the screen. It ... was almost as if a ... meant to be or just the way the random numbers fell.
Name the gameNot my request, but someone on the Vega thread is looking for this... I'm thinking of a game where you control a little car driving around eating …
Not my request, but someone on the Vega thread is looking for ... around eating dots in a pacman style maze. the screen was red with ... ?) Of course, I could download the real Pacman but I want ... the exact game I remember for ...Games you envied on other systems (but were never converted to the Spectrum)I will admit it: there were times when I considered getting a Commodore 64. Not because I didn't love the Spectrum, but because Llamasoft games almos…
... appeared on the Speccy.
The worst part was - a lot of the ... games that I fancied on other ... , although G.L.A.S.S. on the Spectrum was similar
on the Amstrad
[b ..."The Writing's on the wall", the new Bond theme tuneI've just listened to the new theme song for the next Bond film ("The Writing's on the Wall" for the movie "Spectre" due out later this year), and I …
... song for the next Bond film ("The Writing's on the Wall" for the movie ... weak and lacks the memorability or the power of a good Bond song ... , but the worst part I ... to be confirmed by a cover version of the song (https://www ...Another milestone on the gaming industry's dropping off of quality control, sigh...Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is released in Great Britain tomorrow, and is apparently all but unplayable unless you install the day one patch. Sadly that…
... unplayable unless you install the day one patch. Sadly ... the game install files! Apparently the game is 4.6GB on the disc, whereas the ... -and-a-comically-oversized-patch/)
But the companies ... 's no incentive for the companies to reconsider their ...JSW2 does not ask for a code.I recently purchased a tape of JSW2 for myself, having lost my original ages ago. I have noticed that when loaded, the game skips the code request an…
... request and goes straight into the title screen. This seems very odd ... may have re recorded a poked version on the tape.
What I ... haven't done is check if the ... same thing happens on both sides of the tape.
What font did Sinclair use on the Spectrum case?I'm after a matching font to the one that Sinclair used on the Spectrum for the Sinclair brand name (you know, the '80s futurisitc-y looking one), fo…
... after a matching font to the one that Sinclair used on the Spectrum for the ... Sinclair brand name (you know, the '80s ... a bit like a ZX Spectrum.
Ariel looks OK for the ...A software house on your doorstep.In late 1987, I noticed a few kids from a housing estate in my town (Wellingborough) were wearing HACKER badges. I didn't know at the time that this …
... a promo gift for the computer game of the same name.
A ... few months later, a ... they could be obtained. Over on the Finedon Road Industrial Estate, Activision ...Biggest ZX collection ever offered for sale on the internet !!!The most COMPLETE ZX SPECTRUM collection ever offered for sale on the internet! It took me years to collect everything, to make sure I have every …
... collection ever offered for sale on the internet!
... condition, boxed, well preserved - the best museum quality items.
A VAN, THIS STUFF IS HEAVY
and here is the ... Various magazines - x27
The Complete Spectrum - 01-06
TommyGun's getting a Debuggerhttp://youtu.be/B_kZVRvYV98 I have always wanted to debug the programs I write in TommyGun using TommyGun instead of the debuggers in emulators. …
... the 4 minute mark drawing sprites on the screen.
I have done the ... I still need to debug the debugger a little more :-)
Breakpoints ... are next and then a really cool feature that ... I still have a way to go; but the progress so far ...Heavy on the Magick vs Knightmare (TV show) - similarities Whilst being immersed in all things Magick at the moment, I’m once again struck by a lot of similarities between HOTM and Knightmare, the legendary…
... explicitly called out as influences on the Knightmare Wikipedia page) were an ... reference to Heavy on the Magick being a direct influence on Knightmare.
a character who provides help/advice to the player on solving puzzles - Apex the ...A MESSAGE TO ALL THE DEVS IN THIS SECTIONI just wanted to ask have you heard anything about when you guys get one of the distributors to publish your games on cassette where they claim video…
... the distributors to publish your games on cassette where they claim videos on ... I have gotten 2 strikes on my channel. This happened before ... on Facebook and he had to talk to the person to clear the ... you can see the one is a preview of a game that wasnt ...Hard Drivin' on the Speccy this needs to be fixed !I just tried Hard Drivin' on the Speccy it's a very impressive feat it's smooth and fast and in 3D nothing short of amazing actually. But it's almost…
I just tried Hard Drivin' on the Speccy it's a very impressive feat it's smooth and fast and in 3D nothing short of amazing actually. But it's almost impossible to play cause of the oversensitive controls how can they have not fixed it ? :(Why do we have to live with colour clash on the Spectrum Next - if it ever gets sold!I can fully sympathize with those who would like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best version with perhaps the option to…
... like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best ... it isn't a problem on todays machines and since the Raspberry Pi ... , indeed a lot of the ingenuity expended on graphics is probably based on the necessity ...Z88DK HelperThis is crossposted from the Z88DK forums. Announcing the Z88DK helper. I have created a compile string helper for the Z88DK compiler. This pr…
... allow you to create a custom compiler string based on the many options found ... has the 9 most commonly used options placed on a single screen for a fast ... output.
The List wizard ...Sopwith Camel like game on the Speccy?[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ZNCBlkHLE"]Sopwith Camel II[/url] Was there a World War I Speccy game rivalling DOS games Sopwith Camel an…
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Was there a World War I Speccy game ... Camel II? Played the later one in the eighties and thought game ... flying physics were very realistic. On the video game looks very easy ... was hard to keep the plane in the air for very long ...Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…
... errors sometimes' on a sticky label on the back. A new membrane fixed the keyboard.
on the screen.
Given the lower RAM used to ... received a board from Don Superfo in the US, and have parts on ...Fast way to clear the screen ?So I was wondering fastest way to clear the screen. I've tried this and this works but is it better than CLS ? LD HL,16384 LD BC, 6144 Loop…
... wondering fastest way to clear the screen.
I've tried ... /> Loop:
LD A,0
LD (HL),A
INC HL ...
DEC BC
LD A,B
OR C
ZX Spectrum 48k issuesHi all! A couple of days ago I bought my first 48k Speccy off ebay (I already own a beautiful QL expanded with QubIDE interface and 640k ram). It was…
Hi all! A couple of days ... ebay (I already own a beautiful QL expanded with ... " starts to appear on the screen, other times the Z80 simply freezes, ... good to swap with the ones on the board, so before ... br /> Here a link to a little gallery of the word I've done ..."ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... /> - Shown a "keypress on the screen" by temporarily turning on the BRIGHT channel for ... the number at the bottom of the stack has to be held in a string ... use redefined character sets on the BASIC editor, I've ... on the stack, and POKE 23607,60 at the end of the ...Double Buffering Artefacts on Real HardwareI have a project that I've played around with for a while and always tested using emulators, either ZX Spin or Spectaculator. It is a 128k game th…
... randomly appearing in the wrong place on the screen.
The double buffering code ... finished (from a local variable) and if so switches the screen. I don ... how quickly you can switch the screen after a HALT instruction.
ZX ROM in 64 characters a lineDear ZXS users, I am glad the today's release is not only concerning MB-02+ as it is normally the case with me, but it concerns really everyone, sinc…
... ROM print in 64 characters a line. The biggest advantage will be ... more information will be displayed on the screen. Further words are useless, more ... after the boot my BSROM reports itself already in 64 chars a ...
