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  • The cleansing of joysticks.So I bought some joysticks for my +2, and they work, but seem a little stiff in the ol' button dept. A good bit of use on Rampage loosened them abit,…

    ... (similar to cleaning a Megadrive pad)?
    InsertFaveGameNameHere InsertFaveGameNameHere July 2006 Hardware
  • name the bikewhat&#180;s the name of the [I]transport tool[/I]... (hardly a bik,e though it has two wheels, but it&#180;s totally different from the image we&#180…

    ... " :) )

    it´s a pad with two wheels, inbuilt gyroscope ...
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup July 2006 Chit chat
  • I played GP2XPECTRUM 1.1 on my GP2X!An amazing emulator, with fully customisable d-pad and buttons, to re-create Sinclair interface or Q,A,O,P,M,SPACE buttons, etc. Colours are beautif…

    ... emulator, with fully customisable d-pad and buttons, to re-create ...
    Graz Graz July 2006 Emulators
  • Yet another wacky, outlandish idea with no hope of implementation whatsoever...Wouldn't it be cool if a modern update of Level 9's Silicon Dreams Trilogy was made, where you could control Kim Kimberly on her (his?) exploits in g…

    ... glorious 3D. What style of gaming do you think should be ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton July 2006 Games
  • Ebay moan #86,400I'm looking in the Vintage & Retro Gaming section and yet all I can see are World Of Warcraft and Runescape gold purchases etc. I wouldn't mind a few…

    ... in the Vintage & Retro Gaming section and yet all I ... nothing to do with Retro gaming!) but they are taking up ... to browse all the retro gaming stuff!
    Old_Speccer Old_Speccer July 2006 Chit chat
  • Perfect Dark (N64) - best FPS ever?Since we're talking about Half-Life 2 on this board, I thought I'd mention Perfect Dark, the best first person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly…

    ... build on them from gaming session to gaming session,

    - the ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Thief gamesDuring the recent first-person-shooter debate, the game Thief was mentioned (by Dunny, who should be working on Spin instead of playing games, the sk…

    ... XBox (I much prefer console gaming over PC, as I can ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2006 Chit chat
  • Tungsten E2 keysI have upgraded from a Palm Tungsten E to an E2. The only emulators that seemed to work on the Tungsten E are ArmZX and ArmPalmSpec. I've installed…

    ... /> When the Palm's navigation pad is programmed to represent keypresses ...
    GoochyB GoochyB August 2006 Emulators
  • Quicky tech problem. reassinging mouse buttonsmy wheeless mouse is dying, not a fan of my laptop's touch pad, left click won't click no more on my main mouse (the wheeles one),can't get out to b…

    ... of my laptop's touch pad,

    left click won ...
    thx1138 thx1138 August 2006 Chit chat
  • Was the ZX Spectrum PAL only?...Hello, glad to be here! I would LOVE to get a Spectrum, but, AFIK, they are all PAL, and I live in the US. Was there ever an NTSC Spectrum? I love…

    ... and games; being the retro gaming nerd that I am!:-D
    davelovesold davelovesold August 2006 Hardware
  • Advantage/Disavantage of Joysticks/PadsLong time from my last post... I use to play with keys in my speccy (cursors), but now I play games with my ngage phone, so I use pad/stick control…

    ... ngage phone, so I use pad/stick controls... it's a ... much to play games with pad control, like Zzoom, Ping Pong ... better games to play with pad/stick controls.

    Tnks
    Motomono Motomono October 2006 Games
  • Game On exhibition at Science Museum, LondonJust come back from the exhibition today with my mother! Had a really great time there. Lots of fantastic games and machines to play on. And you can…

    ... history of computer and video gaming dotted around the place, along ...
    pottyboy pottyboy October 2006 Chit chat
  • Manic Miner and JSW remakes...Which ones can you guys recommend? I want playable, fun and NOT insanely difficult! Suggestions? While I'm at it, I found the 'Lost Gems' thread v i…

    ... discovering the wonders of Speccy gaming recently, any other gems you ...
    Marlon Marlon October 2006 Games
  • Lik Sang go out of businessLik Sang, the Hong Kong based computer and console sales company that many people used to buy Japanese/NTSC or hard to find hardware and software fro…

    ... Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has ... not only the world wide gaming community in more than ... their shameful track record as gaming industry leader. The Empire ... but everybody else in the gaming world lost something today."[/COLOR ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2006 Chit chat
  • 19" TFT Monitor RecommendationsI've got a budget of around ?150 to buy a 19" TFT monitor. It must have a good response time, for gaming and stuff, a decent contrast ratio and brig…

    I've got a budget of around ?150 to buy a 19" TFT monitor. It must have a good response time, for gaming and stuff, a decent contrast ratio and brightness value.

    Any recommendations?
    Daren Daren October 2006 Chit chat
  • Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…

    ... of things in the computer gaming world; an interesting story.
    ewgf ewgf November 2006 Chit chat
  • Naked War (by The Pickford Brothers)You remember the guys who made Zub, Glider Rider, Feud? Well, they've gone indie and have a new PC game out called Naked War: [url]http://www.naked…

    ... who have a bit of gaming heritage behind them.

    bcass bcass November 2006 Chit chat
  • sex toysjust got a new stationery catalogue at work and i was amazed to find the amount of gadgets that can be plugged into a usb port. eg. desk fan, mug he…

    ... up xmas tree, numbered key pad, usb phone, lamp.

    mile mile November 2006 Chit chat
  • Fun with MAMEI'm having a look at history.dat, an add-on for Mame containing history, trivia and tricks about the games. Here are some funny/bizarre bits I found …

    ... the harder you hit the pad, the more you would score ...
    cascarria cascarria December 2006 Chit chat
  • Top 25 PlatformersAt Retro Gamer we love feedback from readers and are constantly looking for ways to integrate your thoughts and opinions into the magazine. Anyway,…

    ... to places that no other gaming character can reach? Let us ...
    Daz@Retro Gamer Daz@Retro Gamer December 2006 Games
  • Dirty Disks on XboxI`ve had an Xbox now for about 3 years with hardly any problems, however just recently i`ve been getting the dreaded `Dirty Disk` bollocks! Granted, …

    ... someone had put a brillo pad to them, but I never ...
    BuzzySounds BuzzySounds December 2006 Chit chat
  • Multiplayer gaming back thenHi all you Spectrum lovers Just wanted to share a thought... One of the reasons of all my fond memories of the Spectrum era, was that in my opinion …

    Hi all you Spectrum lovers

    Just wanted to share a thought... One of the reasons of all my fond memories of the Spectrum era, was that in my opinion multiplayer games were much more common and accessible. Nowadays, specially on PC, it's hard to ...
    FranciscoVasco FranciscoVasco January 2007 Games
  • Nostalgia or just pure quality?I was just thinking - if it wasn't for emulators and I played my last speccy game back in 1990 (on a real speccy) - would I look back with a fondness…

    ... ' looked like the future of gaming/pet owning? Or would it ...
    nuttyfox nuttyfox January 2007 Games
  • don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…

    ... to support Vista.

    Gaming on Vista--and Vista's ... only much later. The full gaming potential of DirectX 10 requires ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae February 2007 Chit chat
  • Speccy Tunning ProblemHi all, I've just acquired a 1982 series 2 Spectrum 48K boxed in mint condition the only thing missing is the demo tape. Anyway tried to tune it in …

    ... or just a line of diagonal green lines :cry:
    Opened ...
    uncleclives uncleclives February 2007 Hardware
  • Retro computing and gaming things on eBay.Right-ho, chaps, I've put a few auction up on the eBay, and thought I'd just advertise them here. Not strictly ZX related, but bound to interest some…

    Right-ho, chaps, I've put a few auction up on the eBay, and thought I'd just advertise them here. Not strictly ZX related, but bound to interest someone.

    First up: 4 games for the Sega Master System
    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm February 2007 Sales
  • Nostalgia or Spectrumness?I packed up my 48K with souped up keyboard in about 1986 and came to misty-eyed nostalgia via emulation a few weeks ago, triggered accidentally by a …

    ... a Spectrum factor that makes gaming good? And what other Fire ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack February 2007 Games
  • Favourite Gaming moment of the last 25 yearsin a continuation of the 25 years thread what's you favourite moment it could be anything a sprite, a soundbite a loading screen anything mime is w…

    in a continuation of the 25 years thread

    what's you favourite moment it could be anything a sprite, a soundbite a loading screen anything

    mime is when you take out two soldiers with one swipe of your staff in Robin of the Wood a ...
    chop983 chop983 March 2007 Games
  • Nice Favicon Martijn!title says it all really :-? I like the new favicon! you can't beat a good set of diagonal coloured stripes :-)

    title says it all really :-?
    I like the new favicon! you can't beat a good set of diagonal coloured stripes :-)
    guesser guesser March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 1982 speccy gaming pioneersThe games that helped get the Spectrum noticed are about to be 25 years old. Which is the best game from 1982? A list of the 30 with the highest rati…

    The games that helped get the Spectrum noticed are about to be 25 years old. Which is the best game from 1982?
    A list of the 30 with the highest ratings in the archive[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?what=1&regexp=&yrorder ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack March 2007 Games
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