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  • Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…

    ... /> Back to topic:
    Psion Chess could do with some speeding ... up (as well as other chess programs), The Hobbit (unfortunately the ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2006 Emulators
  • Space Crusade InstructionsI've been playing a bit of Space Crusade and HeroQuest during my lunch breaks at work, and one annoying thing is that there's no instructions for [UR…

    they should have hero quest in town centres, instead of chess and checkers. it might encourage kids not to hang around shopping centres.
    mile mile April 2006 Games
  • Games that could do with running faster, without affecting the timer, the music or the controlsRegarding the topic on the emulation forum, what Spectrum games do you think would benefit from a speed boost? Nowadays, most of us play Spectrum gam…

    ... thinks, in games such as Chess, Scrabble or mined out. Starstrike ...
    speccy8 speccy8 April 2006 Games
  • How do I AY?How can I access the AY chip from BASIC? Is it a POKE 'cos if so I can't find it anywhere. (By the way, foggy or someone accused me of not being in…

    ... ENI or DEM? Or Intelligent Chess Engine (ICE)? I need more ...
    Where's that AY chip gone... Where's that AY chip gone... May 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Who remembers HTV's "Children Of The Stones"?"HAPPY DAY!" Being a classy drama-for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions? Absolutely brilliant - I found a copy on video on eBay a…

    Choukai was the little stumpy magician in the detective mack and John lennon sunglasses that had the big four armed woman that turned into a kid for a pet.
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek May 2006 Chit chat
  • Chav jokes[url]http://www.sickipedia.org/index.php?title=Chavs[/url] Yay for Sikipedia!

    there isn't another chess club near. :(
    mile mile May 2006 Chit chat
  • What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…

    ... games such as Golf & Chess, only for the 16K ram ...
    bobs bobs May 2006 Games
  • speccy speechCan anyone tell me what the first spectrum game to feature digitised speech? Was it Ghostbusters? I think it is but i might be wrong!

    ... 1982[/QUOTE]

    The Chess Player also had speech and ...
    Matt_B Matt_B June 2006 Games
  • speccy speechCan anyone tell me what the first spectrum game to feature digitised speech? Was it Ghostbusters? I think it is but i might be wrong!

    ... in Meteor Storm and The Chess Player.
    Matt_B Matt_B June 2006 Games
  • Tell me if I have done something badI cannibalised a pc case and a 20-year old microwave oven, in order to put the computer + disks in the oven. I loved that oven, you know, my mother b…

    looks ace.

    why the magnifying glass on you desk? are you a detective in your spare time. :)
    mile mile June 2006 Chit chat
  • ZX Game Book UpdateHi all... For various unrelated reasons the time I have for editing has been limited to weekends, but I'm still plugging away. I have created 'fi…

    ... Storm [/I]and [I]The Chess Player [/I](both released in ...
    Matt_B Matt_B July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Questions and answers...I'm bored (downloading some Unreal Tournament levels, when they've finished I'm off to scoff my tea), so I thought I'd create this topic with some Ea…

    ... . Did anyone ever play 1K Chess on the ZX81? Was this ... a real implementation of Chess, or was it cut down ...
    ADJB ADJB July 2006 Chit chat
  • Spectrum audio signallingI've had a poke around in some of the docs (and my Z80 assembler-fu is so rusty it'll be a while before I grok the Complete Spectrum ROM disassembly)…

    ... for Basil the Great Mouse Detective expects a specific polarity and ...
    obo obo July 2006 Hardware
  • Whats the slowest game?By this, I mean, what game has the slowest response time. The Hobbit takes a fair while to draw some of its picures, and you have to wait quite a bi…

    [QUOTE=aowen]Any of the decent chess games on the toughest difficulty setting.[/QUOTE]

    Yeah - try Psion Chess on level 9. Make a move and then go on holiday and back before it replies!.
    Count Count August 2006 Games
  • Whats the slowest game?By this, I mean, what game has the slowest response time. The Hobbit takes a fair while to draw some of its picures, and you have to wait quite a bi…

    [QUOTE=Count]Yeah - try Psion Chess on level 9. Make a move and then go on holiday and back before it replies!.[/QUOTE]

    I won't be surprised if it goes into an infinite loop after level 5! :)
    Arjun Arjun August 2006 Games
  • Amazon SystemsIn the 1980s, my company, Amazon Systems, did quite a few Arcade to Home Computer conversions for Parker Games. The games Panama Joe and Death Star…

    ... are some ROMs (e.g. Chess, Backgammon, Space Raiders, Planetoids) already ...
    Matt_B Matt_B August 2006 Games
  • what a sh*t dayhave no money. so went to the bank. 9 quid in my account bank wont let me draw out a fiver. walking back to work contimplating a night with out …

    ... beat the world champion at chess.
    We can build planes ...
    misguided_fool misguided_fool August 2006 Chit chat
  • Realtime?s ArgonauticaWhatever happened to this title? It was initially heading for the C64 with Spectrum and Amstrad versions to follow, but I?ve never seen it appear at …

    ... to do a lot of detective work for me. Planning on ...
    Michael_ Michael_ September 2006 Games
  • Realtime?s ArgonauticaWhatever happened to this title? It was initially heading for the C64 with Spectrum and Amstrad versions to follow, but I?ve never seen it appear at …

    Detective work ? Moi ? :)

    Actually ...
    Sard Sard September 2006 Games
  • Realtime?s ArgonauticaWhatever happened to this title? It was initially heading for the C64 with Spectrum and Amstrad versions to follow, but I?ve never seen it appear at …

    ... to do a lot of detective work for me. Planning on ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton September 2006 Games
  • Whats the slowest game?By this, I mean, what game has the slowest response time. The Hobbit takes a fair while to draw some of its picures, and you have to wait quite a bi…

    I have one which may be the winner.

    Psion Chess on the hardest level :)
    Vertigo Vertigo September 2006 Games
  • Why are computer magazines so expensive?Why are computer magazines so expensive? I mean, five quid or more for a magazine, more if there is a CD or DVD on there... The CD/DVD costs pennies …

    ... did, to the nearest store detective. Sadly I didn't see ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2006 Chit chat
  • Why are computer magazines so expensive?Why are computer magazines so expensive? I mean, five quid or more for a magazine, more if there is a CD or DVD on there... The CD/DVD costs pennies …

    ... did, to the nearest store detective. Sadly I didn't see ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton September 2006 Chit chat
  • Games club WC 16/09/06A bit late, but never mind eh?

    you can play against the computer on the football one. like a chess game or monopoly or more recently mario party. (of course having real friends is a plus!)
    mile mile September 2006 Games
  • Stupid SuperstitionFive minutes ago in the office, one of my female work colleagues was working away at the desk opposite. I was just in the middle of typing a reply on…

    ... the building.

    A Detective Inspector Driscolle got suspisious over ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 September 2006 Chit chat
  • Stupid SuperstitionFive minutes ago in the office, one of my female work colleagues was working away at the desk opposite. I was just in the middle of typing a reply on…

    ... the building.

    A Detective Inspector Driscolle got suspisious over ...
    Spector Spector September 2006 Chit chat
  • 80's Kids TV Shows -- Finders KeepersI'm am trying to remember a UK kids program in the 80's I think called finders keepers. It was based around a computer game / visualisation that inv…

    I say bring back Captain Zep - Space Detective'
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy September 2006 Chit chat
  • 80's Kids TV Shows -- Finders KeepersI'm am trying to remember a UK kids program in the 80's I think called finders keepers. It was based around a computer game / visualisation that inv…

    [QUOTE=ZX Beccy]I say bring back Captain Zep - Space Detective'[/QUOTE]

    i remember Captain Zep (or Captain Zip as I thought it was back then) was always on when I went to my Nanas on a Friday (think it was a Friday).
    Lee_dC Lee_dC September 2006 Chit chat
  • Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…

    ... the "friend" who reckons that chess is "the only game suitable ... games I like and play chess instead; all he's succeeded ... to put me off bloody chess for life. (He doesn't ... for fun and relaxation; and chess strikes me as being too ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…

    ... the "friend" who reckons that chess is "the only game suitable ...
    piters piters September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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