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An Ex-Pat's Lament.It feels weird coming on here of an evening to find everyone has gone to bed. I'm already missing English baked beans, proper sausages (veggie ones)…
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Art package name?Can anyone remember (and please tell me :smile:) the name of an art package from about 1984/1985 that had a train on the cover?! For some reason earl…
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The Pros and Cons of "alternative" assembler syntaxContinuing from [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=720754&postcount=72[/URL] [QUOTE=u6c87;720754]But that wouldn't change if…
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New Game: Sgt. Helmet - Training Day[i]Shortly before his infamous adventure in [B]Khartadmocia[/B] (where he was sent to rescue 40 rescueable damsels) ? about a couple of weeks earlier…
... [B]Alm. Adamant[/B] designed an all-new training field for ... he could properly train for an always possible, upcoming war or ... the Defence Ultra Large Level computer, the DULL, and the ... maps about the location of the DULL computer, Helmet answered ?Like?.
Denizen: Rainbow of VengeanceI've just had an idea to design a game based on my novel - "Denizen: Rainbow of Vengeance" - for the ZX Spectrum (128K only). Read on below to find o…
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The adventures of an autistic outcast and his fight ... a stand against all forms of authoritarianism, gaining and losing ... PDF format
- An extended synopsis with character biographies ...Switchable Timex Sinclair 2068 ROM modificationI have just finished a switchable TS2068 / Spectrum ROM modification and implemented it on two TS2068s. It uses a 32K EPROM chip for the HOME ROM and…
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The Timex halves of the two EPROMs are completely ... a very slightly modified version of the Spectrum ROM, modified to ... necessary to ensure that the computer starts up every time reliably ... one has a first version of an S-video output modification I ...Legalities of using Spectrum game screenshot/tape covers.I'm working on an HTML5 game, which would be based in the 1980's and would allow the player to 'play' Spectrum games (not actually play them, you'd j…
... set, with a screenshot of the game on the screen ... nostalgia trip with a bit of an adventure game thrown in. ... it'd be a sort of adventure game, where playing ... anyone know the legalities of using game screenshots in this ... grey area. The age of the games and the ...Spectrum booksHello I have a few Spectrum books available as follows, offers please. Spectrum advanced user guide Adrian Dickens Mark Plumbley Leycester Whewell…
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An expert guide to the Spectrum ... for the Spectrum (Best of PCW) Personal computer world 1984
The art of programming the ZX ...Trying to find a complete list of firebird titlesAs per title really, can anyone point me in the right direction of an online list of all the titles released on the firebird range please. :)
As per title really, can anyone point me in the right direction of an online list of all the titles released on the firebird range please. :)Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…
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[*]An immersive plot illustrated by ... countries into investigating an underground network formed ... of an emergency code which once entered into the central computer ... will freeze all activities inside, including the motion of ...Spectrum-related musical entertainment![quote]This is a metal podcast. There will be no fluffy kittens. There will be no gender politics. There will be no straightedge dogma. No one will h…
... Formula One Rejects forum, home of an alternative view from the back ... corner - a round number in computer-friendly binary!
... made April's edition of the Hammer Of Retribution Ogg-Cast ... m sure you're all computer-literate enough to navigate that ...Something I made in Minecraft...So, this is what I do in my spare time these days (when I'm sure a lot of you will be screaming for me to come back to Speccy-land; I assure you I wi…
... I've been thinking of making an all-new mechanised Minecraft ... particularly conducive to laying stairs of the same colour to ... somewhere, is a very basic computer (of sorts) built using redstone circuitry ... give it the required fuzziness of an old TV screen...Ben Heck modifies a Zee X Spectrum.Gahh, one of the differences between Americans and Europeans right there in the title. Anyway, we know better ;) ...and this isn't about that anyway.…
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There's a lot of stupid comments in the...comments ... - only a bit of fun with an old computer after all.
of it. Dramaqueen. ;)
... pretty blank mind and none of the preconceptions that long-time ...Whiz Kids. A bit of 80's computer based retro TVBefore typing (and only before typing), I too like to exercise my hands like a concert pianist... Anyway, what was the highly expensive looking comp…
... was the highly expensive looking computer that was used in it ...6 or 8 buttons (Arcade Stick)?Slightly off-topic, but still pertinent in a strange way. I'm currently designing an arcade stick (PC/Mac usage) and I can't decide whether or not t…
... /> I'm currently designing an arcade stick (PC/Mac ... you get an idea of the final look of the design ... secondary positions), and one of an 8-button stick.
of my design:
computer product and not ...Trying to remember a film!Hello folks! Trying to remember the title of a film I saw quite a few (10+) years ago on telly. I don't know why but it's stuck in my mind and I'd l…
... /> Trying to remember the title of a film I saw quite ... think it's from the 80s (thinking about the fashion etc ... house?). He meets a load of odd people on his travels ... up with an ex-girlfriend and it's kind of a ... comedy but with a bit of an edge to it.
< ...Which did you own - Atari ST or Amiga?[I meant to make this a poll, but I clicked the wrong button (my own fault, I'm supposed to be writing a report for work, and it's so boring, so I ma…
... modified so it could use an external cassette player, equipped ... only computer/console buying decision that I regret - I bought an ... I should have bought an Amiga instead of the STe, then ... obviously great step of buying the Amiga, instead of an enhanced ST.< ...What if Amstrad never bought Sinclair ResearchApologies if this has been previously discussed, but I was thinking about this subject the other day. How do you think the whole Spectrum scene woul…
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1) The lifespan of the Spectrum would not have ... to decline before the end of the 80s.
4) Spectrum owners ... been regarded as a fringe computer and not enjoyed the success ...Tee Shirt of the year[url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/19/awsome_countdown_contestant_pay_homage_to_it_crowds_moss/[/url] In my opinion the best episode of an ex…
[url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/19/awsome_countdown_contestant_pay_homage_to_it_crowds_moss/[/url]
In my opinion the best episode of an excellent program. Pity he didn't win with the style of Moss.Sir Clive loves Speccy games?It?s often mentioned how dear Sir Clive was somewhat miffed how his ultimate home computer, designed for serious stuff, home business and the househo…
... how his ultimate home computer, designed for serious stuff ... machine for the oiks of the 80s, but I?m ... this, the most influential piece of promotional material.
< ... to a gaming market of mainly children might ... the ZX Spectrum. HIS computer, and I fully ...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…
... at least a sample screen of an eerie monochrome level, complete ... is understandable though because of the lack of RAM and I ... , a beautifully animated set of monochrome or limited colour screens ... showcasing the best of the Spectrums abilities would ...new Free App To Manage Your Collections!Hi Guys, Firstly, hope this is OK to post. As a collector myself, admittedly not of spectrum particularly (saying that it was the ZX Spectrum when…
... a collector myself, admittedly not of spectrum particularly (saying that ... now simply scan a barcode of an item you have bought and ... keep a record of all your collections in an easy, manageable ... CSV export of your collections to view on your computer or ...The Disslike of LikesCan anyone explain why we have a LIKE button they serve no useful purpose on WOS discussion forum. (cue everyone liking this post :( ) I read po…
... starting to notice a trend of ....intimidation (too strong?) with the ... a bit pissy and all of a sudden people that have ... that relate to one side of an argument are suddenly all liked ... that agrees with his side of the argument.
so ...The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
... Unfortunately there are no photos of that project available, but there ... explained:
“This would take an entire book! ;)”
... the idea of an "hybrid" interface, the fusion of divide and ... that there was an adapted version of ESXDOS for the ...Success at recording WAVs to tape and them loading!Hi I thought i'd share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette copies of games from TAP / TZX -> WAV -> audio cassette. …
... share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette ... decided on the order of my compilation of games and imported ... recorded the compilation at an input level of '3' on my ... with factory produced tapes of the 80s in terms of volume and detail ...Text Adventure Game... The Dreaded Castle of SlovI am standing in the middle of dense woodland. Birds twitter in the trees, small animals rustle in the undergrowth and I hear wolves in the distance.…
... am standing in the middle of dense woodland. Birds twitter in ... motes. A dirt track leads of through the woods to the ... /> I see a the body of an adventurer lying in the undergrowth ...Elite - Ship Boarded by PIRATES!Yesterday I sat down behind the debugger and decided to work out what causes the "Ship Boarded by PIRATES!" event that can sometimes, very rarely, ha…
... , happen in the Spectrum version of Elite. I thought there might ... 's random. However the likelihood of it happening differs depending on ... don't use the docking computer but fly manually to the ... grind pirates for three-quarters of an hour, first make sure that ...ZX Spectrum games set in EnglandIs it possible that there's at least one ZX Spectrum game set in each English county I wonder? [b]NORTH EAST[/b] * [b]Northumberland[/b] * [b]…
... .cgi?id=0006942]Secret Diary of Adrian Mole[/url], Mosaic ... on the then-astounding achievements of Rushden & Diamonds FC ... (now sadly defunct), an East Northants team residing in ... infoseekid.cgi?id=0005663]Werewolves Of London[/url], Mastertronic
Play By Mail gamesBack in the late eighties when Speccy gaming was in its heyday, I remember Play By Mail games being popular too, and a few of my mates were into them…
... paint dry. Your choices of actions were very limited and ... of your actions back. I remember the printouts on sprocketed computer ... , there were plenty of footie management computer games around so I ... mail based ones offered as an advantage, apart perhaps from ...R-Type (DemoVersion)on the page with game I haven't found a mention http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004256 but DemoVersion exists [img]http://sav…
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