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Used vs. Stored electronics lifespan Hello I have a couple of Spectrums that I regularly use and they haven't been modified in any way, they still have their original electrolytic c…
Hello
I have a couple of Spectrums that I regularly use and they haven't been modified in any way, they still have their original electrolytic capacitors and so far they've been working fine. In the past few months I've been given a couple ... -
LgK image compressorOk people, i decided to make it proper thread since i've finally got something tested & useful for everyone. Here is my "chunky" ZX image compressor …
... RCS thread to showcase it vs the byte-based Spectrum screen ... -
Swiv - Amiga vs Snes Title Music - Which Is Best?Hi everyone, well after the large turn out of voting on the previous 2 "Which Is Best?" videos on my channel, (Amiga Double Dragon 3 title music winn…
Hi everyone, well after the large turn out of voting on the previous 2 "Which Is Best?" videos on my channel, (Amiga Double Dragon 3 title music winning against Dos version, and Hybris defeating Xenon 2 in the 2nd go against video), I decided this months ... -
Random Game InterpretationsHi All Just some random thoughts I'd been having around what it is about the (specifically the example of JSW / MM) games that so appeals to me: …
... the sprites in JSW as 'aliens', and 'guardians' - words which suggested ... you encounter throughout the game. 'Aliens' suggests beings not from earth ... inhabitants of his mansion be aliens?) or 'guardians', which begged the ... -
Speccy Games that will be 25 in 2016!Yes, time for the annual list of games turning 25! A lot of Speccy owners would be upgrading to other systems around this time, if not before 1991, …
... Moll
The Simpsons - Bart Vs The Space Mutants
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New game: SETO TAISHO VS YOKAIHello Spec-chums! At last, my new game is available for download: [img]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Seto-art.jpg[/img] [b]Features:[/b]…
Hello Spec-chums!
At last, my new game is available for download:
[img]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Seto-art.jpg[/img]
[b]Features:[/b]
- Three levels of 12 screens each, plus a boss screen for each ... -
Which has the creepiest music? Ghouls 'n Ghosts vs WickedHi Spectrum and Amiga fans, I just wanted to announce the March 2016 edition of "Which Is Best?" video is now live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D…
Hi Spectrum and Amiga fans, I just wanted to announce the March 2016 edition of "Which Is Best?" video is now live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DASu_kNsR3Y
This time It's more a case of "Which Is The Creepiest Music?".
I noticed some chat ... -
Another Tedious Speccy vs C64 poll needs your vote now!Over on Retro Gamer. Someone's at it again.... Sigh... Must...try...to......ignore...... http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5236…
Over on Retro Gamer. Someone's at it again.... Sigh... Must...try...to......ignore......
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ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 29 April 2016Friday 29 April 2016 I missed the March update due to Real Life things, so here's a double dunt * Eq provided some corrections to the solution f…
... Dark Castle and Seto Taisho vs Yokai.
* Matthew Logue ... , The, Pssst,
Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, The, Target ... -
Which Is The Best Game?: Speedball vs Speedball 2 (Amiga)Welcome to the May edition of Which Is Best? Last month proved an Amiga A500 landslide victory for the Chaos Engine player select screen music, join…
Welcome to the May edition of Which Is Best?
Last month proved an Amiga A500 landslide victory for the Chaos Engine player select screen music, joint second place was the CD32 and SNES versions followed by the Megadrive, then Atari ST with DOS ... -
HACK PACK - BUBBLE FRENZY32028,X LIVES 32031,X ALIENS 32033,X TIME
32028,X LIVES
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Who I met todayI went to MCM Comic con (London) today, had a great time and had a real long chat with Nick Cook who was promoting his latest book. Turns out he was …
... many a Spectrum game including Aliens. How cool was that. So ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 30 May 2016Monday 30 May 2016 I slaved through the tropical weather to do this update. Slaved - I tell ya.. Blood, sweat and tears were involved... Well, sweat…
... Bug Fixed Edition, Seto Taisho Vs Yokai, Stormbringer (128K), Tiger Road ... -
Brexit inspired game.I'm now struggling to think of any games to back up my idea, but I recall there being a plethora of politcally inspired games in the 80's. Regardless…
... game...
"Bojo Barage vs Europe"; the goal of the ... -
Heavy on the Magick vs Knightmare (TV show) - similarities Whilst being immersed in all things Magick at the moment, I’m once again struck by a lot of similarities between HOTM and Knightmare, the legendary…
Whilst being immersed in all things Magick at the moment, I’m once again struck by a lot of similarities between HOTM and Knightmare, the legendary 80’s kids TV show.
The creator of Knightmare stated that spectrum games (Atic Atac & ... -
Zombie Filmsright, during my show today, me, Boozy and Chris along with another couple of regs were discussing zombie films, the good, the bad and the erm middle…
... of mass destruction
zombies vs strippers
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Hong Kong filmsDoes anyone else like Hong Kong films? I love them. I've seen these(but only kept records for the last 10 years) and have a few of them. I especially…
... /> Ten Brothers (1995)
Vampire vs Vampire (1989)
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Visual Studio 2015 and z88DkNot sure if this is useful to anyone but just in case :) I was about to embark on getting intellisense working for assembly... but that looked a lit…
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Food eating competitionsAlways wanted to have a go at one of those food eating competition. You know, where they have to eat as many hot dogs as possible in a short time. Or…
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DYNAMITE DAN I vs DYNAMITE DAN II - WHICH IS THE BETTER GAME?Welcome to the September 2016 edition of Which Is Best? Last month I placed three Amiga top down racers, Nitro, Super Cars II and Overlander. Overl…
Welcome to the September 2016 edition of Which Is Best?
Last month I placed three Amiga top down racers, Nitro, Super Cars II and Overlander.
Overlander finished way in 3rd place but what a fight it was between Nitro an SCII, after SCII ... -
48K (in 48) vs 48K in 128K / +2 / +3I'm sorry I've probably overlooked this but despite a search I did not see it. :( and looking at some of the tech pages did not really answer my ques…
I'm sorry I've probably overlooked this but despite a search I did not see it. :( and looking at some of the tech pages did not really answer my question.
My question is simply this:
Apart from (in the Amstrad built machines) ... -
Datastorm vs Starray (Amiga) - Which Is Best?Welcome to the October 2016 edition of Which Is Best? Last month I placed the two Dynamite Dan games on the ZX against each other. After carefully …
Welcome to the October 2016 edition of Which Is Best?
Last month I placed the two Dynamite Dan games on the ZX against each other.
After carefully counting the votes on the main youtube vid and the forums, the end result was DYNAMITE DAN 1 ... -
Renegade vs Target Renegade (ZX) - Which Is Best?Welcome to the November 2016 edition of "Which Is Best?". Last month I placed two Defender clones on the Amiga head to head, they were Datastorm and…
Welcome to the November 2016 edition of "Which Is Best?".
Last month I placed two Defender clones on the Amiga head to head, they were Datastorm and Starray, in the end Datastorm won by 15 votes to 11.
This month I place two of the most ... -
HACK ATTACK - STEEPLE JACK (MIA)POKE 57078, 201 IMMUNITY POKE 57162, 201 ALTERNATE ALIENS POKE 52825, 201 - Frozen bonus Neat little game which didn't use the standard lives co…
POKE 57078, 201 IMMUNITY
POKE 57162, 201 ALTERNATE ALIENS
POKE 52825, 201 - Frozen bonus
Neat little game which didn't use the standard lives counter routines.
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Final Fight vs Streets Of Rage 2 - Which Is Best?Hi everyone and welcome to the December 2016 and last edition of this series of Which Is Best? Last month I place Renegade and Target Renegade on th…
Hi everyone and welcome to the December 2016 and last edition of this series of Which Is Best?
Last month I place Renegade and Target Renegade on the ZX Spectrum against each other and after a battle with the votes,...Renegade won with 19 votes to ... -
What should your speccy have come with ?:) I was thinking about this earlier. What changes should of been made to the Speccy when you purchased yours ? Realistically this topic really…
... of the BBC Micro 300 vs 1200, I'm more thinking ... -
Silkworm vs Swiv (Amiga) - Which is the best shooter?Hi everyone and welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Which Is Best? Last month I placed Final Fight (arcade) and Streets Of Rage 2 (megadrive)…
Hi everyone and welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Which Is Best?
Last month I placed Final Fight (arcade) and Streets Of Rage 2 (megadrive) against each other and after a mega battle with the votes I can announce SOR2 nailed the victory ... -
New turbo loader: SetoLOADFor anyone interested in turbo loaders, here is my contribution: SetoLOAD, the fast loading scheme I developed for my [url="http://www.alessandrogrus…
... .it/seto.html"]Seto Taisho Vs Yokai[/url] game. It is ... -
JSW vs Manic Minerpoll time, which one do you prefer? its weird, nearly every time Id choose 'complete-the-level, time limit, arcadey platform' style games over adv…
poll time, which one do you prefer?
its weird, nearly every time Id choose 'complete-the-level, time limit, arcadey platform' style games over adventure walk-aroundy ones, but while theyre both classics I think JSW is the easy winner here. ... -
Turrican vs Turrican II (Amiga) - Which Is Best?Hi everyone and welcome to the February 2017 edition of the Which Is Best? Last month I placed Silkworm and Swiv against each other and after a mega…
Hi everyone and welcome to the February 2017 edition of the Which Is Best?
Last month I placed Silkworm and Swiv against each other and after a mega battle with the votes I can announce Silkworm nailed the victory with 43 votes with Swiv claiming ...
