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3D Starstrike IIAfter a lot of practice I came to really like the first Starstrike game, so now I'm having a go at the sequel. There is one thing that puzzles me th…
... me though. The section in the game where you ... The instructions then say this:
"To escape from this ... hanger, you must shoot away the three controllers that operate the ... in the position it reaches at the instant when the third ... -
Bit slow on the uptake (like at least a few years)I've just noticed that half the stuff about how to hack Powerload is missing from the Issue 59 edition of HTH on this site (you've got to get up pret…
... hack Powerload is missing from the Issue 59 edition of ... to go from the Bleepload crack into the Powerload nice ... and gently (like explaining the Basic for a start). ... I've sent Steve from Preservation all my XLR ... Pokerama stuff together with the utils I wrote for ... -
Rare - The Ultimate StoryNot sure if anyone here has noticed, but the new issue (No2) of X360 magazine comes with a free 148 page book called 'Rare - The Ultimate Story' by D…
... 148 page book called 'Rare - The Ultimate Story' by Darran Jones ... .
It covers right from the early days at Ultimate all ... the way thorugh the Rare releases. I would ... advise buying the mag - It costs ?3.99 ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 30 October 2005Sunday 30 October 2005 Crivvens! What an indecently massive load of stuff this month - a veritable feast of tips, maps, POKEs and complete solutions.…
... , The ,
Escape from Devil's Island , Escape from Hodgkin's Manor ,
Escape from Khoshima , Escape from Magic , Escape from ... Malagar ,
Escape from Sylon 6 , Eunuch's Ball, The , < ... -
I've just got a letter from the new publishers of Retro GamerImagine Publishing have sent me a letter saying as a gesture of goodwill I will recieve 3 free copies :) I lost quite a bit of money with the subscri…
... a bit of money with the subscription.
Has anyone else ... ring them today to get the exact details.
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ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…
... had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next ... the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from ... we unpackaged the +2 from when we got back from the shops, we ... his hand crashed into the tape deck cos he ... Its a miracle that the key positions have stayed engraved ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 30 November 2005Wednesday 30 November 2005 Happy 10th Birthday, WoS! Another massive update including 185 new adventure game solutions/tips(!!!) amongst other things…
... reproducing all of the Speccy
complete solutions from Jacob Gunness' ... Final Chorus, The ...
* The Erudite Troglodyte - Solutions: Appleton, The, Escape from Hodgkin's ... Gardens, Crystal Frog, The, Devil's Island, Escape from Malagar and Moon ... -
Where are the famous guys and gals gone from the old speccy mags ?Just thinking where`s all the guys and gals gone after the years of YS,SU and Crash ? I know Jon North is on here but what do you do now for a job a…
Just thinking where`s all the guys and gals gone after the years of YS,SU and Crash ?
I know Jon North is on here but what do you do now for a job and what does the others do ?
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What famous people come from your home town?As you were talking about thatcher, it reminded me of the statue of Harold Wilson we have outside the train station, and the other famous people that…
... , it reminded me of the statue of Harold Wilson we ... outside the train station, and the other famous people that come from the fair ... /> Patrick Stwert reckons from huddersfield, but he's from a little sh ... !thole near it.
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More legendary threads from the past.This one. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=8300&forum=4"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=83…
... Gamestage. So, contest rules say "The winning mascot will then belong ... -
Looking for a TV show from early '80s.OK ... I just remembered watching a show (pretty sure it was a BBC production) from around 1981-83 (maybe that was just the timeframe I saw the show)…
... from around 1981-83 (maybe that was just the timeframe I saw the ... 't remember too much from the show except that I ... their noses ... or the other way around that ... terribly poor. I think the show took place inside ... red hair. I believe the husband looked like a ... -
I've just found a couple of my old cassettes...Some people have interesting old cassettes full of machine code experiments they made while they were still at school. Not me. I found one cassette…
... BASIC type-in programmes, mostly from Input magazine.
Not ... record to save me from having to load the game in!
Great Escape
Into The Eagles Nest 128 (Original ... -
Extremely Difficult 'Name The Film' QuizCan you name this film from the description given below? [I]Teenage girl is having difficulty dealing with the fact that her parents have divorced, …
Can you name this film from the description given below?
... is having difficulty dealing with the fact that her parents ... another famous actor. She blames the famous actor for splitting up ... wife.[/I]
The first person to correctly answer ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 02 February 2006Thursday 02 February 2006 Lots of new stuff form part of a slightly late monthly update * Yes, the monthly update is a tad late - I had my Engageme…
... Crystal Frog, The ,
Devil's Island , Escape from Malagar , Falls ... of Shalor, The ,
Galilee ... Deja Vu ,
Gift From The Gods , Kiskutyus (Puppy) , ... Football and Yogi's Great Escape.
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FuseX on the Xbox :releases, testing and feedbackI'm creating a new thread here to continue on from the thread about emulators on the Xbox ([url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php…
... to continue on from the thread about emulators on the Xbox ([url=" ... load these controller config settings from the config file. If you ... to the default controller config (ie the one which was loaded from ... fuse.ini at startup). The idea is ... -
Name the arcadeI've just rediscovered MAME; the last time I tried it, there was only support for a few old games, but now it seems to support almost every arcade ma…
... happens :)
One of the games was about elves, dwarfs ... stuff. When you died and the continue screen appeared, there was ... blackmail. I also remember that the power bar was labelled "STAMINA ... careful and let them approach from the rear. Pity I can't ... -
Save Crash Magazines From Recycling Bin!Hi there. Previous possible taker for these in the 'Wanted' section here found weren't what he was looking for. So anyone else interested... Recent …
... possible taker for these in the 'Wanted' section here found weren ... />
Someone save them from the recycling bin!
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How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... an emu but seperate them from the actual machine. Just to be ... games that loop back to the start count as finished too ... -
Master of the keyboards?Following on from the Steve Vai thread about guitarists, I'm wondering, who's the all-time greatest keyboards player?? Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, L…
Following on from the Steve Vai thread about guitarists, I'm wondering, who's the all-time greatest keyboards player?? Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Liberace ;) , or someone else? -
"The ZX Spectrum Book" preview chapter updated...Hi all. I've updated the preview chapter from 1987 with a few changes... * review scores. * several layout changes. * Nick Humphries' history of 19…
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I've updated the preview chapter from 1987 with a few ...
Please download it from the website and post any comments ... /> [url="http://www.zxgoldenyears.com"]The ZX Spectrum Book 1982-199x ... -
Specchums on the tellyHere's a video clip with David Ward from Ocean Software, and some other guy, talking about Daley Thompson's computer games from the 80s: [url="http:/…
... video clip with David Ward from Ocean Software, and some other ... Daley Thompson's computer games from the 80s:
[url="http://video ... shows Decathlon on the speccy, and is from the programme "The Essential Daley Thompson ... -
name the 80/90 horror movieHi everybody, about 10 years ago i saw on TV a horror movie that i remember i liked. Now i wanted to buy it on dvd but i can't remember the name of t…
... up by the screaming child in the other bedroom.
The boy ( ... bed with the sheet up the eyes frightned by the BLACK ROCKET ... moving anymore ,he calms the child ,close the window saying that < ... been moved by the wind from the window ,kiss the child,say good ... -
War of the worldsI just got back from the live show. I have to say that it was absolutely fantastic! The hologram of Richard Buton was a bit weird, and Justin looks…
I just got back from the live show. I have to ... was absolutely fantastic!
The hologram of Richard Buton was ... Justin looks *very* old, but the show itself was brilliant. I ... -
Game: the GEM machineHi all, I'm moving this game discussion from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread to here, so we can concentrate on just the game. Any comments/suggestio…
... 'm moving this game discussion from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread to ... we can concentrate on just the game.
Any comments ... idea should still go into the other thread. Thanks!
The team so far is
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The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray!It's going to be 25c tomorrow. Yahooo!!! Ahh, they joys of working from home. I think I will work from the garden tomorrow. With some ice cold dr…
... . I think I will work from the garden tomorrow. With some ice ... my laptop to the pub & sit in the beer garden?
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Why did Alan Sugar not pick Ruth "the Badger" to be his Apprentice?My theory: because she backstabbed Syed in the boardroom two weeks ago, at the end of the cruiseship task. :/ Anybody think of any other reasons? (A…
... : because she backstabbed Syed in the boardroom two weeks ago, at ... the end of the cruiseship task. :/
from the obvious fact that Michelle is ... Ruth falls somewhat short of the male ideal of female beauty ... -
Who remembers HTV's "Children Of The Stones"?"HAPPY DAY!" Being a classy drama-for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions? Absolutely brilliant - I found a copy on video on eBay a…
... -for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions ... and approach was so far from the 'janet and john' approach of ... -
10 Years Since The Death Of Brad NowellIt's been ten years since the May 25, 1996 death of Brad Nowell, lead singer/gutairist/songwriter for the 90's Long Beach, CA based ska-punk band Sub…
... , lead singer/gutairist/songwriter for the 90's Long Beach, CA ... punk band Sublime, one of the most underrated punk bands of ... active, influencing bands such as The Suicide Machines, and some of ... Mighty Bosstones had huge success from the band's 1996 major label ... -
Loading problems from PC to SpectrumI've been loading Spectrum games via Spectaculator's virtual cassette player for a while now. Unfortunately I find that the sound from the PC often c…
... . Unfortunately I find that the sound from the PC often cuts out halfway ... do that before. TAPER has the same problems. I'm wondering ... -
name the bikewhat´s the name of the [I]transport tool[/I]... (hardly a bik,e though it has two wheels, but it´s totally different from the image we´…
... it´s totally different from the image we´re accustomed ... to see under the name "bicycle" witj pedals ... as I don´t know the name :(
the film [I]Broken Flowers ... Jarmusch - in the first scene, where the staff manager goes ...
