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Realtime Tape Loading, Windows Speccy EmulatorHi folks, I'm very impressed by the amount of Windows Speccy Emulators that have been popping up this year !. What with Spectaculator, ZX SPIN, and…
... up this year !. What with Spectaculator, ZX SPIN, and now Klive ... -
Your Sinclair MagazinesJust to mention that I'm currently selling some early editions of "Your Sinclair" magazine. There's 2 or 3 days to go, if anyone's interested: [url=…
... I'm currently selling some early editions of "Your Sinclair" magazine ... -
SnapshotI write a new snapshot files converter, but i have not information about two new formats: .FSU (from Es.pectrum) .SZX (from Spectaculator) If you hav…
I write a new snapshot files converter, but i have not information about two new formats:
.FSU (from Es.pectrum)
.SZX (from Spectaculator)
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Adventure GamesQuestions about 3 adventure games:- Krakit - anybody remember this early Artic game? Does anybody know the answers to the puzzles or if the prize w…
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Krakit - anybody remember this early Artic game? Does anybody know ... -
Games that aren't workingI cannot get Hostages loaded on Spectaculator. On Spin I can't get past the first menu with the 48k version. With the +2 version the controls don't…
I cannot get Hostages loaded on Spectaculator. On Spin I can't get past the
first menu with the 48k version. With the +2 version the controls don't seem to work. Has anyone played Hostages?
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has anyone converted an early speccy to drive a monitor ?sorry if this is the wrong forum, but there doesn't seem to be a hardware one, per se. I've been looking through the schematics a bit today - it see…
sorry if this is the wrong forum, but there doesn't seem to be a hardware one, per se.
I've been looking through the schematics a bit today - it seems the main restriction is the ULA - if one from a 128+ or later could be spliced in, it doesn' ... -
all in a good cause...We are hoping to attract the attention of a magazine publisher to launch and support the UK?s first glossy (and hopefully rather funky) retro gaming …
... games from the 1980s and early 1990s, most magazines today seem ... -
SPIN-Lite (Working Title) test availableHi all, I've been having a break from SPIN, pursuing my original goal of a BASIC interpreter. Well, I took SPIN's main core and hacked it around…
... 48k emulation, and has no timing information built in. The goal ... -
Gothik Instructions???Having managed to get this game going on the Spectaculator EMU I now find I can't remember the rules/keys to use etc They don't appear to be with the…
Having managed to get this game going on the Spectaculator EMU I now find I can't remember the rules/keys to use etc They don't appear to be with the game itself...can anyone help? -
Brand new Spectrum shoot-em-upNow that Egghead in Space is finished I have begun work on another new Spectrum project, a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. An early demo. versio…
... -em-up.
An early demo. version is now available ... -
Arcade Game (sort of)Eric and the floaters. A very early 'bomberman'. This got ported to Spanish, Pepe y los globos. :) I love them both, cos you could blow up the exi…
Eric and the floaters. A very early 'bomberman'.
This got ported to Spanish, Pepe y los globos. :)
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What are the Keys to KnightmareHeeeeelp. I have just watched an episode of Knightmare!!!! And I though 'I know, I#ll go any play that on my Spectaculator Emeulator' For heavens s…
... any play that on my Spectaculator Emeulator'
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Defenders of the EarthI've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape …
I've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape image but how do I get it to read Tape 2????
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Anyone remember these games?There are two games I remember really enjoying. In the first one you steered a motorbike through caverns (I think) jumping over double-decker buses (…
... was called? It was quite early.
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TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... loads the TZX files perfectly. Spectaculator gives me a "Incorrect file ... to load this TZX image. Spectaculator still gives me the error ... you, Spin, ZX 32 and Spectaculator all load the TZX files ... -
Essex SoftwareI've just got a tape - Pre School and Early School Tutor - by Essex Software. Has anybody got any info about Essex Software, infoseek doesn't seem to…
I've just got a tape - Pre School and Early School Tutor - by Essex Software. Has anybody got any info about Essex Software, infoseek doesn't seem to have anything.
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Professional PiracyI was just wondering... Back in the early nineties I tripped into my local John Menzies (Dunfermline) to buy a few Speccy games. Having picked up a …
... wondering...
Back in the early nineties I tripped into my ... -
Super Wonder Boy in MonsterlandI have just noticed some graphics differences in the screenshots of the game as it was reviewed into Crash magazine. [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectru…
... or it is just an early and later version like Robocop ... -
Need an emulator for Z80 formatHi, my name is Yuri and like you I love Spectrum games even though they're so old now. Some games are in Z80 format which Spectaculator can't run. …
Hi, my name is Yuri and like you I love Spectrum games even though they're so old now.
Some games are in Z80 format which Spectaculator can't run.
So what's the best z80 format emulator?
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Blizzard PassCan anyone get the 128k text adventure Blizzard Pass to run on any emulator? I've tried the online Java emulators in WoS, ZX32 and Spectaculator 5 an…
Can anyone get the 128k text adventure Blizzard Pass to run on any emulator? I've tried the online Java emulators in WoS, ZX32 and Spectaculator 5 and they all do the same thing: Print a few words from the opening location, then lock up. Is it just me? -
Emulators that can take screenshots?I've only tried two or three Speccy emulators, because they all work fine. However, now I have a need to take screenshots of games, and I can't seem…
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The hills are alive with the sound of...silence? Music in Nemesis the Warlock 128I know that there is music in the game somewhere, but where is it? Do you have to turn it on (Oo er!!!). Or am I being very stupid? P.S. I'am using …
I know that there is music in the game somewhere, but where is it? Do you have to turn it on (Oo er!!!). Or am I being very stupid?
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ANNOUNCE: Speccy-Player (AY file player for a Real Spectrum) version 0.1 available for downloadI finally managed to get my AY file player for Real Spectrum 128 (working title "Speccy-Player") into a suitable state to unleash it on the unsuspect…
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Jet Set Willy - fast versionDownloaded this from Andrew Broad's site. It behaves strangely on rooms with a rope - rope is invisible & you're carried almost the whole width of th…
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zx-state (.szx) file format specificationHi, After putting this off for some months (thinking it would be the most boring piece of work I was ever likely to do), I've finally got around to …
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[url="http://www.spectaculator.com/docs/zx-state/intro ... .shtml"]http://www.spectaculator.com/docs/zx-state/ ... It's not linked from spectaculator.com's home page ... /> --
Jonathan Needle
Spectaculator Creator
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ZX Spectrum +3 Strange ProblemI have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way as I have done it so many times in the past. The problem i…
... a disk drive problem like timing error in the step motor ... -
Spectaculator - any hope for support for CTRL ?When running CP/M for +3, the CONTROL key is SSHIFT+CAPSS (i.e. EXTENDED). 1. It would be fine to emulate this to the PC's CTRL key. At present it is…
When running CP/M for +3, the CONTROL key is SSHIFT+CAPSS (i.e. EXTENDED).
1. It would be fine to emulate this to the PC's CTRL key. At present it is annoying to press the two Shifts just to generate a modifier key. Or at least, make CAPSS the PC's ...