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a poke to change fonts??hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of the fonts of speccy?? I guess I did things like that in eighties.. also, there…
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seeking info about a mysterious version of ProGolfSimI have 2 versions of Pro Golf Simulator (Codemasters) and would like to clarify which is which. No original tapes, just old copies. One version is i…
... starts, the user can enter a handicap. Not sure what this ... should be (seems to be a password (?)).
The differences ... this game a known history ? Perhaps a pre-release or a re-release ... numbered version was released at a later time, as this is ... -
Help identifying a gameI'm looking for a game, (wouldn't you know it) and I can't remember for the life of me what it was called. It was a huge landscape thing with keeps a…
I'm looking for a game, (wouldn't you know ... it was called. It was a huge landscape thing with keeps ... and stuff. Does anyone have a clue what this game is ... -
Asking for a gameI'm looking for a game, It's called "3 Dimensiones". It was a race (like championship sprint) but with old cars. Does anyone knows where i can find i…
I'm looking for a game, It's called "3 Dimensiones". It was a race (like championship sprint) but with old cars. Does anyone knows where i can find it?
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Please help me identify a gameI never actually played it - just read a (not particularly enthusiastic) review with a screenshot. Late release (1990 perhaps). A shooter similar to…
... played it - just read a (not particularly enthusiastic) review ... with a screenshot.
... Late release (1990 perhaps). A shooter similar to Operation Wolf ... Thunderbolt (i.e. just a gunsight visible onscreen).
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Downloading games to play on a ZX SpectrumThis might sound strange but I've just got a ZX Spectrum and was wondering whether you could download files to play on it. My idea was to get MP3 fi…
... but I've just got a ZX Spectrum and was wondering ... get MP3 files, press to a CD, connect headphone socket to ... want to play them on a PC emulator!
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Name of a flight simHello, I am trying to remember a flight sim game for the spectrum. All I really remember is that you could do a bunch of arial acrobatic moves. It ha…
Hello,
I am trying to remember a flight sim game for the spectrum.
All I really remember is that you could do a bunch of arial acrobatic moves.
It had a cockpit view and had all the gauges working...I think.
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Choosing a single gameJust food for thought: Suppose you were allowed to play only one Speccy game for a period of a) today b) one week c) one month, what game would it be?
Just food for thought: Suppose you were allowed to play only one Speccy game for a period of a) today b) one week c) one month, what game would it be? -
What made a good games reviewer?Hi all, I've been quite a regular visitor to this fine web site for any Speccy interested ones. One of the qood things I've noticed here is that you…
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I've been quite a regular visitor to this fine ... here is that you get a lot of hints about good ... have made) you convinced in a game review that the game ... -
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…
... games to Spectrum aficionados (on a compilation CD, for instance) ... when it only takes a trip to a Spectrum site like WoS ... that this argument derives from a distorted interpretation of the ... "Copyright", I said before, is a way of protection from economical ... -
Java Speccy Emulator...in a new window?I'm currently making a version of Jet Set Willy themed round my friend's band, as well as a website for said band, and I would like to be able to ope…
I'm currently making a version of Jet Set Willy ... 's band, as well as a website for said band, and ... to be able to open a new window on his site ... gather it would involve running a JAVA emulator, but I'm ... -
GTA: Vice City - features a C-64The Spectrum was snubbed across the U.K today, when the streets of Britain echoed to the sounds of GTA: Vice City being loaded for the first time int…
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Connecting a data recorder to a +2A?I have a +2A Spectrum, and getting increasingly frustrated by the unreliable built-in data recorder, I decided to start using an external one. I got…
I have a +2A Spectrum, and getting increasingly ... external one.
I got a WH Smith data recorder, and ... actually possible to connect a data recorder to a +2A, or is ... -in one? Maybe I need a certain kind of lead? Can ... -
Anyone got a copy of 'Z80 for primates'?This Z80 lark isnt easy, in fact it makes me feel very much like Washoe the chimp trying to learn learn sign language, I just dont think I've got the…
... entirely sure how to port a compiled binary into an emulator ... seems to let you load a binary file straight into the ... or does this work in a different way?
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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…
... UK with a different title and main character sprite. Which ... driven adventure is based upon a Frederick Forsyth novel.
a different main character sprite: the first ... game was advertised as "a kaleidoscope of psychological warfare"?
which is the best pc remake of a spectrum game?which is the best remake of a spectrum game for the pc?
which is the best remake of a spectrum game for the pc?Name of a game again...There was a game on the Spec that predates PANG! by many years, but is very similar - i.e. a bubble-burst-em-up. I don't suppose anyone here can rem…
There was a game on the Spec that predates PANG! by many years, but is very similar - i.e. a bubble-burst-em-up.
I don't suppose anyone here can remember what it's called?
Thanks in advance, Matt.please help looking for a game titleCan anyone help me - i used to play for hours on a game but i can not remember the name of it... it was a game that you had to release blocks with pa…
... to play for hours on a game but i can not ... name of it... it was a game that you had to ... .You then arranged them around a square to complete the face ...Problem with a +3Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there can help me service this a 3'' disk drive of my speccy. I have replaced quite a lot belts in such drives…
... can help me service this a 3'' disk drive of my ... speccy. I have replaced quite a lot belts in such drives ... brand new I am getting a Missing address mark error on ... time are working fine on a second +3. I would realy ...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…
... been looking through the schematics a bit today - it ... track, I will give this a go.
... be nice to have a little SVGA connector on the ... back of a rubber key :)
a couple vague references to a factory mod ...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 …
... to attract the attention of a magazine publisher to launch and ... magazine (Retroid is thankfully only a working title) hopes to redress ... and systems, and, of course, a fat dollop of gaming nostalgia ... be interested in buying such a magazine, no publisher will be ...What was the text adventure game based around surviving a nuclear war in suburbun London?I remember playing a game, I played loads my dad had a shop selling them, text adventure. You were based in a suburb as a civilian, and a nuclear w…
... played loads my dad had a shop selling them, text adventure ... were based in a suburb as a civilian, and a nuclear war was ... , using an old door and a matteress. - but you just died ...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…
I have a spectrum +2, +3, Multiface 128, ... tapes (All originals) looking for a good home.
The ... up my cupboard and seems a waste to throw it away ... and thought someone might find a use for this stuff.....
Name of a gamehi all i'm looking for a game: it's a squad of 4 players in a factory that can be switch to at anytime; Were there many rooms inside the factory; The…
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it's a squad of 4 ... players in a factory that can ... /> ...the main gool is kill a scientist.A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
What Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity?
I think R-Type is a good example.
What are yours?sna files on a real speccyHi, i have buyed a fine Spectrum +3 and now my question: can i copy *.sna files on 3" disk and run it on the real machine, or is a converting proce…
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i have buyed a fine Spectrum +3 and now ... the real machine, or is a converting procedure recomended ?
Metroid is like a speccy platform game.. no?Does anybody played Metroid?? Im actually playing in GBA.. dont you find this game is likes Underwurdle, Scumball or other platforms from speccy?? …
... so.. just this game has a map button and on Speccy ... to draw yourself or wait a mag publish it..
Transfering a speecy game from tape to PCHi Folks, Whilst cleaning out my attic i came a across a game tape for the speecy called Vanquisher from elephant software which doesn't appear to b…
... out my attic i came a across a game tape for the ... my pc. Is it just a case of connecting my tape ...A feature missing in emulatorsJust yesterday a thought came to me while trying to load a really old and worn tape. Wouldn't it be interesting if one of the emulators had a featur…
... me while trying to load a really old and worn tape ... one of the emulators had a feature which randomly generated an ... has already created one using a heavily modified X-Box, an ... elastic band and a tube of superglue.
Name this game (Pink Panther clone)Hi Guys - Yes I'm asuming that no gals are reading this forum. I'm trying to find a game that I remember from my childhood. It was build on the pink…
... I'm trying to find a game that I remember ... panther character. The main sprite looked like the pink panther ... and everything. It a quite small sprite max 3 characters tall ... an overview map of a city of some sort. ... could walk around and a small police car could ...
