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I love my dogShe may have saved my life. I very nearly stepped on a copperhead snake coiled up in the long grass and she barked and pushed me out of the way. I wa…
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Arkanoid vs Giganoid (Amiga) - Which Is Best?Hi everyone and welcome to the December 2017 edition of the "Which Is Best?" and the last of the 2nd series (started back in Dec' 2015). Last month …
Hi everyone and welcome to the December 2017 edition of the "Which Is Best?" and the last of the 2nd series (started back in Dec' 2015).
Last month I placed the two Barbarian games by Palace software against each other asking which in your minds was ... -
ZX Spectrum as a learning tool vs, current toolsHi guys. Back in the good old days, I started programing in 1986 (I was 13yo) when I got a ZX Spectrum. Now, as a parent, I would like my kids to be…
Hi guys.
Back in the good old days, I started programing in 1986 (I was 13yo) when I got a ZX Spectrum. Now, as a parent, I would like my kids to be creative and use the current PCs as a learning tool, either to learn how to program or create other ... -
Spectrum Games That Turn 30 in 2018 Okay, so here's some Spectrum games that are about to celebrate their 30th this year..... La Abida Del Crimen Action Force 2 Advanced Lawnmo…
... Of Doh
Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja
Ballbreaker II ... -
Airwolf vs Blue Thunder graphicsJust bought myself a copy of Blue Thunder to replace my old very tattered copy. That got me thinking why Airwolf and Blue Thunder - both helicopter s…
Just bought myself a copy of Blue Thunder to replace my old very tattered copy. That got me thinking why Airwolf and Blue Thunder - both helicopter shoot'em ups - have so different graphics. Airwolf looks amazing but Blue Thunder looks like a type-in ... -
HACK PACK - EGGHEAD 6 PART 2!Few more for you here :- [spoiler]35620,x = lives 34694,201 = infinite lives 35126,201 = frozen aliens + immunity[/spoiler]
Few more for you here :-
[spoiler]35620,x = lives
34694,201 = infinite lives
35126,201 = frozen aliens + immunity[/spoiler] -
Hacking games for peopleHi guys, I get the odd request to hack a game for a specific thing i.e. frozen aliens, removal of certain objects/platforms etc. I'm very flattered t…
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Spectrum vs C64 faked sales figuresOn ITV's 'the Chase' 29th January 2018, there has been another speccy reference. I missed it live so have just downloaded and checked it. The ques…
On ITV's 'the Chase' 29th January 2018, there has been another speccy reference. I missed it live so have just downloaded and checked it.
The question asked was:
According to the 'Guinness Book of Records'. what is the best-selling ... -
Northstar vs RygarHi, I was playing Northstar last week and I realized that these two games (the other one being Rygar) are quite similar at its core gameplay. Nort…
Hi,
I was playing Northstar last week and I realized that these two games (the other one being Rygar) are quite similar at its core gameplay. Northstar, however, looks and plays way more polished (imho). There are probably less enemies on ... -
Jet Pac 48K (128K?)Jet Pac is a classic, we all know that. But it's a 16K game, so there's plenty of room for more! It could be modified to add new levels: aliens wi…
... modified to add new levels: aliens with different movement patterns, maybe ... -
Fallout 3 vs. Fallout 4 - which is best?Had this discussion at work last week (for some reason no one mentioned New Vegas or the first 2). I said that 4 was better as there was more to do,…
Had this discussion at work last week (for some reason no one mentioned New Vegas or the first 2). I said that 4 was better as there was more to do, such as building settlements and forming relationships with other characters. Also the map was bigger and ... -
Odd Social Media Trends.Well first it was eating Tide Pods, because apparently despite being a detergent, they look like they should be candy. [img] https://vignette.wikia.…
... -a.akamaihd.net/2540076170001/2540076170001_5708907607001_5708896396001-vs.jpg?pubId=2540076170001&videoId ... -
Chaos Engine vs Chaos Engine 2 - Which is Best?Hi everyone and welcome to the April 2018 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series. Last month I placed two C64 games against each other, they were …
Hi everyone and welcome to the April 2018 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series.
Last month I placed two C64 games against each other, they were B.C's Quest For Tyres & B.C. II - Grog's Revenge asking you which in your minds was the ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 03 August 2018Friday 03 August 2018 Blimey - this March update took a while to come round, eh? Feels like about 6 months! (Ahem. Ed)... Suffice it to say that Rea…
... , it seems) provided tips for Aliens.
* Mr. Anonymous provided ... breath]...
Aeon, Alien, Aliens, Amity's Vile,
Another ... , Aeon, Airborne Ranger, Alien,
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Halloween 2018How many times has Michael Myers died? :P And in how many ways? :P Oh wait, this one picks up where Halloween 1978 left off and ignores all 10 …
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Games with proximity warning signal?Hi all. Are there games on ZXS with proximity sound signal? I mean the style like in the Aliens movie. The marines crept through the complex and as t…
... the style like in the Aliens movie. The marines crept through ... the complex and as the aliens were approaching towards them their ... higher pitch the closer the aliens were.
I mean ... -
PGD Based GamesAs I've had this a couple of months now (I do have SEUD too but could not really do what I wanted with it, but that's likely my fault) , I was wonder…
[Asm] Is this nested loop faster than LDIR or a bunch of unrolled LDI's?Hi all. I'm learning Z80 asm on Speccy 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own "CLS" routine (without relying on ROM calls or LDIR) as a lea…
... is comments on this approach vs others in terms of efficiency ...Double Dragon II vs Double Dragon 3 Amiga Title MusicSo here we go again, another month gone since the last "Which is Best?" contest which saw me place 3 Amiga breakout games against each other, Giganoi…
So here we go again, another month gone since the last "Which is Best?" contest which saw me place 3 Amiga breakout games against each other, Giganoid, Impact and Amegas, I can now reveal that after counting the votes Giganoid was voted the better Arkanoid ...+3 PSU vs +2 PSUI'm referring here to the black +2's :) Now, a closer look shows the differences between the power supplies for these really is: "The 5V line is …
I'm referring here to the black +2's :)
Now, a closer look shows the differences between the power supplies for these really is:
"The 5V line is rated at 2A, the +12V at 700mA (200mA for the +2A) and the -12V at 50mA."
...New game: SOPHIA II[img]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Sophia2.png[/img] Hi fellas! After the [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/56771/comi…
... was in [i]Seto Taisho Vs Yokai[/i] - there are not ...Bit of fun Part Two - CPU SwapFollowing on from [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/56671/bit-of-fun-one-change-only/"]this topic[/url], I felt given the erm 'natu…
... suspect each CPU type (Z80 vs 6502) they both have their ...ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 02 March 2019Saturday 02 March 2019 Happy New Year. And Valentine's Day. And (nearly) Easter. Or something. * Jose Francisco provided a correct POKE for Nona…
... /> * Eugene Lisovy provided POKEs for Aliens, Amethyst Dagger, The,
Archaeologist ...48K picture quality vs motherboard revision?A subject thas has probably been covered elsewhere and hundreds of times, I know. But I never quite understood if there was some identifiable patt…
A subject thas has probably been covered elsewhere and hundreds of times, I know.
But I never quite understood if there was some identifiable pattern that could lead to a defintive answer.
I mean, for example, is it clear that ...Fuse/SPIN vs Spectaculator border timingsHello, I'm trying to figure out at which moments the 48K ULA samples the current border color into its internal latch. To do that I wrote a small …
Hello,
I'm trying to figure out at which moments the 48K ULA samples the current border color into its internal latch. To do that I wrote a small test that draws a few lines on the top border at specific CPU ticks and gave it a try on Fuse ( ...Shrinking Fireman vs Magic KnightI want to start this topic by saying I'm [b]not[/b] in any way suggesting this is some kind of erm [url="https://faqwiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/Harry_S_Pri…
I want to start this topic by saying I'm [b]not[/b] in any way suggesting this is some kind of erm [url="https://faqwiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/Harry_S_Price"]'Harry S Price[/url]' type of thing but it struck me a few days ago how similar I.S.F is to the M.K ...Vote for your favourite Jet Set Willy mod!As part of the 35th anniversary of Jet Set Willy event at this year’s Play Expo in Manchester on Saturday May 4th, there will be an audience vote to …
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5. Maria vs. Some Bastards Also known as ...International Karate vs Way of The Exploding Fist - Which is Best?Hi everyone and welcome to the May 2019 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series. This month I'm going to place two historic 8-bit fighting games ag…
Hi everyone and welcome to the May 2019 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series.
This month I'm going to place two historic 8-bit fighting games against eachother,...International Karate & Way of The Exploding Fist, which game (not ...Has anyone checked out AMOS2I just watched this:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-QOu8EAWY It looks promising but when I went to the guys site http://amos2.net …
... AMOS2 just might be the dogs **** for Basic game making, probably ...Great Game Inlay's, Game Not So GoodEver get hyped up over a game inlay back in the day only to find either the game wasn't what you thought it would be or was just plain crap?! Years …
... that cat directly into the dogs den (evil laugh can be ...
