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Emulation - the Legal breakthrough? ( taken from RAWW.ORG )Just saw this at RAWW.ORG. Since thre tends never to be much discussion there maybe it'll interest those of you here: [I][B]Although it doesn't real…
... in America regarding the emulation of obsolete computers. The ruling grants a ... to be breaking the law. Perhaps all of the petitions finally ... be nice if it did apply to the Spectrum, and company ( ... ones inclusive to which the rest of the world, may not legally ... -
Name the gameCan anyone name the game described below. I can remember playing it in the arcades but I cannot remember it's name. (was it 'Choplift' ??) "do u rem…
... anyone name the game described below. I can remember playing it in the ... u remember a game for the 48k where u flew a ... up people i cannot 4 the life of remember wot it ... -
What was that game?Hi again guys, does anyone remember a game - it must have been quite a late one. It was one of my favourites - there were bases and one player too…
... with different guns etc..
The other team had to defend ... had to not look at the screen somehow. It was absolutely ... /> a lot harder to complete. Did anyone here
ever finish Underwurlde ... i never finished it....
The skill required to finish it ... -
Transformers - questionOkay, I know the game was a bit of a turd but it was the first full price game I ever bought. Anyway, did anyone ever finish it? After you complete…
Okay, I know the game was a bit ... the first full price game I ever bought.
Anyway, did anyone ... but if you go to the decepticon base they have ... one of the energy ball things in ... have 2 and so on. Did the game finish if they filled ... -
Speccy modems and telnetDid anyone use a modem for the Spectrum back in the heyday of the British service telnet? I wish I had known a bit more about it at the time, that wo…
Did anyone use a modem for the Spectrum back in the heyday of the British service ... bit more about it at the time, that would have been ... in, a precursor to the internet. Can anyone tell me what it ... -
Weirdest Speccy peripheralI've been looking through some of my old copies of Your Spectrum and marvelling and the strange and bizarre stuff that companies released from time t…
... Spectrum and marvelling and the strange and bizarre stuff ... /> Is this the weirdest Speccy peripheral ever? Did anyone buy one? Can ... anyone think of any ... [edit] Here's the ASTRID ad if anyone's interested. [url ... -
The Code - CSS queryThere is an interesting thread on CSS (yes, I peek in occasionally) regarding the game 'The Code': [url="http://groups.google.co.in/groups?dq=&hl=en&…
... peek in occasionally) regarding the game 'The Code':
[url="http ... br />
(shame about the ugly link)
... , someone is looking for the password to Checkpoint 2A in ... br />
So, erm...anyone know the password for Checkpoint 2A for ... -
Command and the attack of the clonesOf all the war shooters, which one did everyone play the most? I played Commando to death, but never got beyond level 5. Ikari Warriors was fun to p…
Of all the war shooters, which one did everyone play the most?
the eagles nest - never got into ... -
Playing games in co-operative mode!Although there were far too few games on the Speccy that required more than 1 person on the keyboard, I found that some games were more playable or m…
... great fun especially if the enemy got the better of us ... particularly difficult section and leave the task of shooting/selecting ... would hare down to the bottom of the screen! It must ... a third person. :)
Did anyone else have such enjoyable moments ... -
What to do? Dozens of old computer books headed for the dustbin....As part of my ongoing overhaul of my games room, I decided to nick the bookcase from my study, the books which were on it are now in the lounge, they…
... decided to nick the bookcase from my study, the books which were ... on it are now in the lounge, they have replaced about ... to sell them on eBay, the amount of time it will ... collects auction.
Anyone in the Bedfordshire area want an assorted ... -
Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…
Ultimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their ... and arguably bettered. Perhaps the actual gameplay of Ultimate ...
Did anyone else release scrolling isometric games in the style of ... agree/disagree, or does anyone have some other examples ... -
Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
... or 7 games out of the box of roughly 50 games ... a fiver , i looked at the games (the double , atic atac , time ... . Anyone else starting to meet the same sort on car boots or did ... i meet the car booter from hell ... -
Rescate Atlantida / Rescue from AtlantisDid anyone ever create some sort of walkthrough for this? I played it for ages when it came out over here, and never worked out how to get inside of …
Did anyone ever create some sort of walkthrough for this? I played it for ages when it came out over here, and never worked out how to get inside of the fsking ship-wreck, if that is indeed what you have to do. -
Help remembering an old game Hello - I'm hoping someone here can help. I have the haziest memory of playing a game when I was younger (I assume it was for the specrum) where yo…
... ? The game has been defeating me for twenty years now! And did anyone ... ever understand what the hell they were doing ... . Did anyone else know that Count Duckula turns into Revenge of the Banana ... -
Has anyone tried the last TZX of Basil the Great Mouse Detective?It refuses to work on almost [I]every[/I] emulator I've tried it with: the only one which can run it is EmuZWin. Some time ago there was a long debat…
... a long debate about the peculiar loading scheme used ... and it is supposed that the newest TZX file, found in ... be closer to the original tape than the previous one.
the file with Spectaculator because ... my trial period of the 6.25 version has ... -
Activision's Ghostbusters (1984 version)Did anyone ever manage to work out (or hack) the account numbers? If so, are they the same for the 1986 rehash?
Did anyone ever manage to work out (or hack) the account numbers?
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Anyone know the address mappings...of the hardware resources on the speccy; From the screen display address range to all the hardware control registers. etc. Where can I get access t…
of the hardware resources on the speccy;
From the screen display address range to all the hardware control registers. etc.
Where can I get access to this information?
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The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed ... on the WoS forums, some extending to ... like to know more about the people who call themselves "Specchums ... Speccy?
8 ) When did you join the WoS forum?
9 ... -
Jack The Nipper 2 Masking ... HowI understand masking i.e. ld a,(de) ; Get Mask and (hl) inc de ld a,(de) ; Get graphic or (hl) But how on Jack the nipper did they get the main ch…
I understand masking
i.e.
ld a,(de) ; Get Mask
and (hl)
inc de
ld a,(de) ; Get graphic
or (hl)
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i guess not...but who knows..hi, ..incidentelly i found this site, and i download an emulator and then the games, and it was like a trip to the past.., unbelieveble, more than pl…
... download an emulator and then the games, and it was like ... a trip to the past.., unbelieveble, more than ... playing the games , was like "touch" some ... much to me...,,,
so did anyone continue making and releasing new ... -
I forgot how to play this gamePlease, could anyone tell me how to play Hostages? I played it on my Speccy many years ago and I completed the whole game but I don't remember how I …
Please, could anyone tell me how to play ... years ago and I completed the whole game but I don ... 't remember how I did it. On the first level I walk ... all the way to the right, enter all buildings ... still can't get into the embassy. -
Rambo: THE FIX AT LAST!!!! :) :) :) :) :)Greetings community! I have great news! Ok, maybe you know already but who cares, I'm happy! Some time ago I asked if someone could fix a bug on th…
... a bug on the rambo game, which crashed the game everytime ... we shot the russian chopper.
A russian member of the site, GOODBOY, after many troubles ... deserve it. If anyone wants the TAP file, give the guy a mail ... -
Painted 48KDid anyone here ever have a painted, with picture or pattern Speccy? They had the most trippy pictures of 48K`s in the mags a few times, so there mu…
Did anyone here ever have a painted, ... Speccy?
They had the most trippy pictures of 48K ... `s in the mags a few times, so ... more peeps did it/had it done.
Has anyone ever ... -
Another guess the game...Hi Just wondering if anyone knows the name of this one - I'd love to play it again. It was a time travelling game with the time machine being a case…
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Just wondering if anyone knows the name of this one - I ... a time travelling game with the time machine being a casette ... of a swizz, since all the time zones (as far as ... I remember) were the same. I remeber the loading screen was a ... -
A bit late, but 10 years of PlayStaion! My thoughts.I think the acual Aniversary of the Playstion release was a couple of weeks ago, but I picked up GamesTM today and it has a big feature about it (bes…
... for me the introduction of the PSX marks the end of the retro era ... games console' award. Heh, anyone remember
the CDI, 3DO , CDTV, CD32 ... 96/97 everyone had one. The N64 did pretty well too, it ... was my prefered choice, but the PSX ... -
Rich Pelley...in the news?!In the Daily Record yesterday, the whole of page 3 was dedicated to how Rich Pelley (yep, THE Rich Pelley, I saw the photo) took inspiration from the…
... Pelley (yep, THE Rich Pelley, I saw the photo) took inspiration ... from the film "Super ... up in hospital. He did this for the magazine "Nuts", which was ... shown/advertised in the corner of the article...
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3D Construction Kit Games?Did anyone out there ever actually write their own Freescape game with 3DCK? And are any of them in the archive? :)
Did anyone out there ever actually write their own Freescape game with 3DCK?
And are any of them in the archive?
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I've got my Competition Pro USB joystick I got it from [url="http://www.core-digital.co.uk"]http://www.core-digital.co.uk[/url] recieved it the next day, it cost ?9.99 + ?5.88 posta…
... ).
On the base of the joystick is a sticker ... It doesnt have the suckers on the bottom ( did anyone ever use those ... damn suckers ???, they just got in the ... . I would reccomend it to anyone.
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Spectrum loading screen on Ch4?Hi all, this evening I caught a glimpse of a Spectrum loading screen on Channel 4! Just a brief flash, with the borders and some big writing in the m…
... Just a brief flash, with the borders and some big writing ... in the middle. You know the kind of thing ... up in the future. I believe they did it in the weeks before ... they started screening The Simpsons.
Anyone ... -
OT: Grand Theft AutoDid anyone ever download this?? (It's still available, as indeed is GTA 2.) I'd like it, but can't download it as (1) no cybercaf? is open in the sm…
Did anyone ever download this?? (It's ... ? is open in the small hours of the morning any longer and ... only 245Mb, somewhat short of the 384Mb I'd need...
Can anyone help?? Either the proper burned CD or ...
