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The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…
... sell it. Now, let's suppose that someone makes ... another useless argument. Let's suppose Code Masters release a ... probably be aimed to kids 10-15 years old. Now, ... of nostalgia, but it's unlikely that nostalgia makes ... it to others? That's perfectly right, as I ... -
Better late than never: the answers and results of the Quiz to end all Quizzes!First of all I would ask to excuse myself with those who have been waiting for the answers. But, besides work, study, etc., I had problems in verifyi…
... because of the company's demise (1 point each ... Spectrum...
10. This game was released in ... European country was Palace's [I]Barbarian[/I] banned ... Cerberus in Richard Shepherd's [I]The Inferno[/I ... points).
Gary Lineker's Hot Shot
Gary ... -
Codemasters on CDThere is an interesting thread on comp.sys.amstrad.8bit with the title "CODEMASTERS - THE CD GAMES PACK", started 17 November. It's about an audio C…
... CD GAMES PACK", started 17 November.
It's about an ... -
Spectrum +2/+3 looking for a good home!I have a spectrum +2, +3, Multiface 128, hundred's of games (tapes & disks), magazines, cover tapes (All originals) looking for a good home. The stu…
... +2, +3, Multiface 128, hundred's of games (tapes & disks ... by: King_Stephen on 2002-12-10 14:51 ] -
Random Smiley FacesAs promised, here's the Syntax: ;Startup 5 CLS 7 PAPER 0: BORDER 0 ;Graphics 10 FOR n=0 to 7 20 READ row: POKE USR "P"+n,row 30 NEXT n 31 DATA BI…
As promised, here's the Syntax:
;Startup< ...
;Graphics
10 FOR n=0 to 7 ... .
Blame Amstrad if it's wrong as this is taken ... -
What was the last commercial game released / you bought?Two pronged question this. Does anyone know what the last commercially released Spectrum game was and when? I guess it would have been about 1994 i…
... i bought was Nigel Mansell's World Championship, i ordered it ... in the shops. It took 10 minutes to load each track ... , and another 10 on top of that if ... -
OT, but I thought this was funny...I was clearing my hard disc out a few days ago, and I found the following, that I'd downloaded some time back. Re-reading it, I again thought it was …
... for very long.
10. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on ... and this was called Pilgrim's
Progress. The winter ... Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent. Lincoln's mother
... .
This ruined Booth's career.
24. Meanwhile ... -
The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…
... the C64 version and it's awful - you can climb down ... C64 didn't clash it's colours like the Speccy. Also ... and C16 being 'swift'. That's the best way I can ... -
ZX PC InterfaceZX <-> PC Interface Contents 1) The ZX <-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Installation 2.1) The softwa…
... S | /IO A14| S | +B
*BSY| S | *P2 | S ... /> +H | 7 | | |
+S | 4 | |--+ |
+Q | L ... 2003-02-11 10:08 ]
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Mahownie's Light The game 'Mahownie's Light' is listed as Merhownie's Light in the archieve, which is incorrect. Can it be corrected please, especially as Mahownie'…
The game 'Mahownie's Light' is listed as Merhownie's Light in the archieve, which is incorrect. Can it be corrected please, especially as Mahownie's Light is listed as MIA and is not.
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Play The Last Ever Shaw Brothers NEW Spectrum Game - Hop 'n' Chop ...it's in the WoS Archives now!The last ever Shaw Brothers Spectrum game is now available to download in the World of Spectrum archive section, it's called... Hop 'n' Chop it's p…
... of Spectrum archive section, it's called...
Hop 'n ... ' Chop
it's probaby better in 48k, but ... know what you think. It's good that these emulators can ... -
Drive Sir Clive's C-5!Anyone remember Sir Clive's C-5? For the uninitiated it was an electric car that failed miserably and was clive's eagerly awaited follow up to the s…
Anyone remember Sir Clive's C-5?
For ... failed miserably and was clive's eagerly awaited follow up to ... -
Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... our last work (Gasman'
s work mostly) on new graphic ... as possible. "
That's all. Take a look and ... -
Splat!I've just written a remake of Splat! from the Spectrum. It took me 4 hours and 10 minutes to write the whole game from start to finish, so OK, it's…
... took me 4 hours and 10 minutes to write the whole ... to finish, so OK, it's not quite my usual quality ... . It's good for 5 mins of ... -
Help remembering game?s nameUnfortunately none of the games you suggested was the one on my mind. Still I really appreciate you two took the time to try to help me. Thanks, real…
... !
P.S.: The main character?s sprite of the game ... -
Number 6 in the Village (text adventure) Help !!! UpdateCheers guys for all your help. I still need to work out how i get across the pond. I know that i can poison the fish with the phial of purple liquid,…
... !!! please help.
p.s. i've tried pour, no ... : CanItMarvin on 2003-03-26 10:39 ] -
Andy Noble's Lunar Jetman RemakeGo to Andy's site:([url]http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/anoble/index.html[/url]) and get downloading! P.S. Big Thank-You to Retro Remakes site ([url]…
Go to Andy's site:([url]http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/anoble/index.html[/url])
and get downloading!
P.S. Big Thank-You to Retro Remakes site ([url]http://www.remakes.org/[/url]) for the news. -
CRONOSOFT - New Software releases for the SpectrumHere's what software is available from us, as of 10 Apr 2003: zxs1 - EGGHEAD IN SPACE - ?1.99 zxs2 - DEAD OR ALIVE - ?2.99 zxs3 - HOP 'N' CHOP - ?2…
Here's what software is available from us, as of 10 Apr 2003 ... -
NEW ZX-STUFF FROM 'AY RIDERS' bandI proudly present to You new album of 'AY RIDERS' ZX SPECTRUM chiptune-band: "DO YOU REMEMBER?" AY RIDERS Play World Hits You will find there famou…
... enjoy the newest AY RIDERS's album!!!! =8-D
It ... 's almost 80 minutes of really ... . by Tim Follin, C64)
10. Gasman: Delta (orig. by Rob ... -
An asshat at his finestA little off topic... Here's an asshat at his finest: [url="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/"]http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/[/url] What a moron :( :mad…
... little off topic...
Here's an asshat at his finest ... on 2003-04-19 00:10 ] -
Games Reviewer wantedIf this is spam then I apologise and understand if the thread is removed. I need one or two people to review games for my website, that I am curren…
... the website.
It's just for fun, each reviewer ... ratings on between 5 and 10 games per month, depending on ... -
Wanted: Game name, racing cars, ERIC, 1 or 2 players,...Hello, Long ago my brother and I played a car racing game: closed tracks (loops), 4 cars, overhead view of the whole track, cars seen slightly in pe…
... been looking for that game's name for years, on and ... : ggaspar on 2003-05-22 10:36 ] -
What was your 3 Character Signature?What was your 3 character signature? Mine was 'mik'. (short for Mike) 'mik' once showed up on the top of the first R-Type machine to hit Rhyl in the…
... hit Rhyl in the 80's(only for a day!).
10.
Having found Gauntlet too ... -
"Z"Right, now that I've finally found a Speccy forum, does anyone have any further info on these two games beginning with "Z"? (1) Zoot (and the Mankin…
... , do tell me how it's done - I know the reviewers ... guardian of level 10 looks like it's carrying something which flashes ... make it drop what it's carrying have failed miserably.
The Spectrum reaches another generation.What a superb day. I recently bought a James Bond +2A Action Pack on eBay for next to nothing, and today invited my four year old nephew to have a go…
... a James Bond +2A Action Pack on eBay for next to ... games from the other Action Pack (Operation Wolf, Robot Wars etc ... in to me saying "it's up!" when Operation Wolf finally ...Cheap Games For SaleAll spectrum games and games for other systems, ?1 which includes P&P. Email [email="hitlife@btinternet.com"]hitlife@btinternet.com[/email] prefera…
... Commando (Encore)
Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer (Kixx)
... Sport (Encore)
Everyone's A Wally (Alternative Software) < ... (Sinclair)
Xen (Top 10 Hits)
Oh Mummy ( ... Amstrad)
Daley Thompson's Supertest Day 2 (Ocean/Amstrad ...Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…
... of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as ... play some of last year's CSS crap games competition entries ...All hail the ZX81Just wondering... does anyone out there in Spectrumville still have a ZX81? Also, what's the best ZX81 emulator? I had Xtender until the time limit …
... ZX81?
Also, what's the best ZX81 emulator? I ... , I'm using Paul Robson's ZX81 emulator, which seems to ... brother ripped the 16K RAM pack off the back of my ...
