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a question about a TZX version...In recent TZX vault update, there's a [B]'review copy' [/B]TZX file for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005243"]Throne of Fir…
... recent TZX vault update, there's a [B]'review copy' [/B]TZX ... ]
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Picked up a hardware haul todayToday i picked up locally 6 rubber key speccys 1 Interface one 2 Vic 20's The speccys are all in a bit of a tired state and need some tlc, most with …
... 20's
The speccys are all in a bit of a tired ... /> The Vic 20's on the other hand are a different kettle of ... unresponsive to any input, the other I cant power on right ... now as it has a weird 2 pin power input ... -
Singularity (a great first person shooter)I thought I'd post this as I've just played a very good modern game that for some reason most people seem not to have heard of, so maybe some of you …
... (and like in most other games, the enemy never ... is a shooter not a problem solving game, so that's a minor ... you, for no reason other than to stop you going ... and there was only one other way out. When I ... another choice to see the other endings. How stupid is ... -
From a spectator's point of viewApols if this has been done before... Many games on the speccy were single-player affairs and so if you were playing with your mate/sibling you may …
... were the best from a spectator's point of view ... you also worked as a team with the observer ... .
Here's a few to get started (they ... Again, lots of exploring. A really weird atmosphere that captivated ... me as a young 'un. A bit tricky to ... -
Help - recommendations for a portable PCFor a year or so now I've been meaning to buy a Pandora hand-held ( [url]http://www.openpandora.org/[/url] ) when they became available, and have wai…
... a Pandora myself, so I can't judge yet. For most other ... currently available for Windows in a usable state.
a notebook PC with analogue ... called compare to each other? What experience does anyone ... answers, I know it's a messy subject and I ... -
What first person shooter games (PC or console) have both a map maker and bots?I was just wondering if there are any other games that have a map maker (or level editor, whatever you want to call it), and also have bots that can …
... there are any other games that have a map maker ( ... is a factor in it's limitations, but it's a fact that ... />
Unfortunately, the only other console FPSs I can name ... weeks, but on the other hand you can do ... Can anyone name any other map makers on either ... -
Working with DOS and Plus D disks on a +2A/+3Don't know if this will be of interest to anyone, but once in a while someone asks how to do it. Dominic Morris has given permission for WOS to distr…
... will be of interest to other WOSsers.
[QUOTE] ... run with a disciple connected to a +3 - I wrote a nice converter ... />
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edit: Here's a link to the source of ... SlowDOS (with Dominic's permission):
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Zetr0's Catchup Time (hardware / software)Hello there my fellow ZX'ers I have been soaking myself into the "world of spectrum" and more I do, the more I realize I have to play catchup.... a …
... in Z80 ASM, so now's a good time to really learn ... say is needed for this (other than a 128K spectrum)
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Now, I have a DivIDE and ... unless using other ROM's?.
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T/S 2068 & SpectrumBorrowing what you see below from the Timex Sinclair 2068 Beginner/Intermediate Guide, by Fred Blechman. It appears the T/s 2068 was intended to be …
... Plus[/B]: The T/S 2068 came with additional ... [B]Sound[/B]: The T/S 2068 has four "voices," three ... [B]Graphics[/B]: The T/S 2068 has four display modes ... rows of 62 characters on a line, and a pixel resolution ... .
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Composite modding a TK-83Hi everybody, Perhaps you can help me. I've just modded my Jupiter Ace 4000 to composite video and it worked a treat, so I thought I'd try one of my…
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So, here's my TK-83. The modding ... too dark, and the characters are a bit distorty. I'm ... full, at normal settings it's much much darker.
... htm[/url] - using a BC547C with a 75R resistor (tried with ... Edit2: Yes, it's a TK-85, not a TK-83. The ' ... -
A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
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The author obviously put a lot of thought into designing ... and I think that it's a pretty impressive effort for something ... that's written entirely in BASIC. I ... be seen in action - there's a demo mode which cycles through ... -
A question about the suggestion(s box)The pop-up suggestions box is a nice feature, but there is one sma-a-a-ll problem. I noticed that when I selected Books and typed "rom" (looking for …
... up suggestions box is a nice feature, but there ... is one sma-a-a-ll problem. I noticed ... ROM Disassembly), it offered a list of which none ... for Monty Mole) presented a list of which some did ... with "mo" in them. It's a puzzler.
Another ... -
Things we all hate.Right, we couldn't agree on a video game, a TV program, or even a food we all liked. So to have one last stab at agreement, here's a thread to find o…
... last stab at agreement, here's a thread to find out if ... ]
[B]ewgf's posts[/B] (well everyone else will say it ... reach),
[B]Viruses and other malware,
The endless "[I ... with this one, as it's a bloke thing,
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games that sold off the backs of other formats..obvious things like elite I guess.. never saw the fuss, sorry but I noticed I got shedloads of speccy kikstart 2 tapes , was that because the c64 ve…
... THAT good ?!?! :)
what other games are like that, I ... with i-ball also, it's a speccy game firstly.
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Video gaming coincidencesThere are some strange video gaming coincidences, when you think about it. For example: 1. [B]Half-Life 2/Breakdown[/B] In 2004 Half-Life 2 came o…
... 360 and PS3). It's a first person shooter where you ... to other machines, sadly). Like Half-Life 2, it's a first ... -Life 2 as [B]everyone[/B] has played it ... setting.
It's a really good game though, but ... good games, and it's a shame that neither of them ... -
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionI take it I'm not the only WOSser looking forward to [I]Deus Ex: Human Revolution[/I], the third Deus Ex game, which is due out in a couple of months…
... is long, has a genuinely interesting story and characters, has very explorable ... several times), but it's not a real Deus Ex game ... rumour.
There's currently a leaked beta doing the rounds ... or kidnapped soon) talks to a few other people, then she and ... -
Student looks for material stuff to do with 80s gameplayHi everyone, Thanks to everyone for their help in advance by the way! I'll be posting this message or something like it on other retro gaming forums …
Hi everyone,
Thanks to everyone for their help in ... I also hope it's in the right section ... Irish or other European places would be a bit much ... think.
Here's a list of stuff I'm ... -made stuff:
People's homemade maps, notes from games ... -
Another commercial game's source code is released - Arx Fatalis[B]Arx Fatalis[/B] has had it's source code released! It's a RPG, so it's not really my sort of game, and it's available on the XBox 1 and PC anyway,…
... has had it's source code released! It's a RPG, so ... it's not really my ... ports that run on other operating systems, and potentially ... games.
Other games have seen the same ... at all, and it's still a very rare occurrence, ... -
New games no one's mentioned yet...Just discovered a few new games in the "What's new?" section that haven't been announced on the forums yet... 1. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.or…
...
This is a nice little puzzle game that ... ?screen=screens/in-game/a/AahkuAlRescate.gif[/img]
This is a Tetris clone....
... is my favourite! It's a funky little puzzler, where ... the screen to the other..which might sound simple, ... -
Post a good, fairly unknown songEveryone post a good song that most people probably haven't heard of. I'll go first, this is [I]Winter[/I] by [I]Joshua Radin[/I] - I first heard thi…
Everyone post a good song that most people ... espisode of Scrubs, and it's a gorgeous song, not at all ... as Youtube window, but it's not working, so the link ... -
Trying to recall a children's bookHowdy folks. I'm trying to remember the name of a children's book I read around the mid-80s in the UK. It's something that really stuck with me but I…
... remember the name of a children's book I read around ...
It's about a girl who lives in a house (by herself ... ) in the middle of a wide open wilderness. From ... read it, so it's not a really young kids book ... I'm pretty sure it's a standalone book and not part ... -
Is this joke actually funny?I read this in one of todays papers. It took me a little while to actually get it, but I don't find it funny at all. Infact, I'd go as far to say tha…
... todays papers. It took me a little while to actually get ... is [B]"I needed a password eight characters long so I picked ... ."[/B]
How's that a joke? You can read an ... , Paul Daniels's joke I find funny on the other hand :lol ... -
checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... -binary converter (not that there's a shortage of them) :); the DEF ... may not be perfect for other number bases. The "INT (LN ... assigned is only 8 characters as that's the longest integer which ... )
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The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…
... online is open to everyone now, plus there's a much greater range ... towns has suffered as a result. On the other hand, the predominance ... I know of, other than Retro Gamer, of a mazgine changing for ... part exchange, and the other is a shiny new car with little ... -
saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …
Here's a short routine to save part of a ... into other programs. It's sort of a slow ... DEF FN p(a)=PEEK a+fg*PEEK (a+1)
FOR s=1 TO 67 STEP ... b(c$(s TO s+1)):
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Gauging interest: ZX EvolutionHi everyone. First of all I would like to introduce myself, since this is my first post. My name is Conrad, I'm from Vancouver, BC, Canada, and I hav…
Hi everyone. First of all I ... 've made similar posts on other forums (AmiBay, English Amiga ... payment, saving on fees. A list of addresses would then ... in the west, as it's a great piece of kit. ... interested? Does anyone think it's a good idea?
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Which is the best Deus Ex game?Damn, mean to ask as a poll: Which Deus Ex game do you prefer: (in order of release) 1. Deus Ex, 2. Deus Ex: Invisible War, 3. Deus Ex: Human Revo…
... than the other two. It's got a better story, it's a longer game ... , better dialogue, more interesting characters ... should be a skill!), and
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Improving the Spectrum +2's Cassette RecorderHi people, Nice techie question here! I have a Spectrum +2 (grey). Actually, I have several. I'm trying to get this particular one to load tapes be…
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I have a Spectrum +2 (grey). Actually, I ... the tapes work perfectly on other tape decks.... yet on ... I reckon the signal's just not powerful enough.
s a quad op-amp IC, so ... +2's tape deck was a bit dodgy? Is there a recognised ... -
Cheetah stuff (a keyboard)I never knew that Cheetah (aside from selling the SpecDrum) also sold other music related stuff for the Speccy. They also sold a MIDI interface and a…
... selling the SpecDrum) also sold other music related stuff for the ... is supplied with it, there's a Speccy version and an Amstrad ... work at all. However, it's a pretty straightforward device, and the ... This particular keyboard still needs a bit of attention on the ... -
And Another one!The lists keep coming! Good to get plenty of response on these so far, thanks. Box 4 Star Wars ? Domark Stars on the 128 (compilation) ? Ocean (Inte…
... br /> Street Sports Basketball ? U.S.Gold (Epyx)
Strider ? ... Supersports ? Gremlin
Survivor ? U.S.Gold
Swords of Bane ... U.S.Gold (double case) Also have cardboard case in other list ... ? Domark Big Box
Everyones a Wally ? Mikro-Gen
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