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Help me resurrecting a 128KHello to everybody. I'm really struggling along a repair of a standard 128K a friend of mine handed me over some (ok, actually a lot of) time ago. A…
... really struggling along a repair of a standard 128K a friend of ... over some (ok, actually a lot of) time ago. ... help.
It's a very clean Issue 6U. The ... which I usually translate into a bad RAM chip. I' ... for about 1/10th of a second after reset, then ... -
What's your avatar all about?Ok, this may have been covered before but I've not seen it discussed recently (and can't find it easily in a search ;)) and, in any case, some folk m…
... 't find it easily in a search ;)) and, in any case ... behind it.
Mine's a sprite I created in Mr ... Cauldwell's rather spiffing Arcade Game Designer ... (ish) game.
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Retroma??a game programming contest (with prizes!)As is usual, Retroma??a held during the University of Zaragoza's Week of Engineering and Architecture features a retro-game programming contest... Y…
... , Retroma??a held during the University of Zaragoza's Week of ... Engineering and Architecture features a retro- ... Zaragoza to take part, there's a competition category for those who ... the Speccy, make a remake of a classic Spectrum game for ... -
A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…
Here's a selection of ideas ... the last reference to a function remain available for ... form "GO SUB FN a(a$,a,...)" where the FN just ... (not advisable for those of a nervous - or structured - ... altogether. (Some programmers have a conniption at this point.) ... -
looking for a cricket gameHi all been years since I I've posted on here. Have a lost game (to me anyway), it's a cricket game (possibly management) that when you hit a six (an…
... game (to me anyway), it's a cricket game (possibly management) that ... when you hit a six (and 4?) the ball ... -
Hoping to build a zx spectrum laptop in futureHi, I'm new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech. I like computers, computer stuff and I'm sort of a laptop fan - have several laptop…
... how to's on how to build a zx spectrum ... new laptop comes, it's a broken laptop but I would ... of experimenting with building a zx spectrum laptop that ... zx spectrum laptops for a hobby and then either ... -spectrum-laptop.html] Building a ZX spectrum laptop [/URL]< ... -
best full game exclusive to a magazine covertapewouldn't be surprised if this thread has been done before. can't be bothered to search tbh! just playing this atm [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.o…
... the best full game on a covertape I've played, ... but a very nice effort. bit ... [/url]
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I know there's loads of great covertape-only ... me out please. (perhaps there's a page which lists all of ... -
AAA's New Year Gift Contest (Voting)It's a kinda unexpected thread, since I didn't translate the contest announcement on Speccy Live (for two reasons: Christmas is a more important holi…
It's a kinda unexpected thread, since ... for two reasons: Christmas is a more important holiday to the ... than New Year - that's one; I doubt you would ... this contest in rubbles - that's two), but anyway.
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New Game: The Hobbit (Vah-ka's Cut)Hi, we are glad to announce a new release! We produced our very own interpretation of The Hobbit for a contest held in Bytemaniacos. After a quick'n'…
... of The Hobbit for a contest held in Bytemaniacos. ... you about a big treasure hidden in a cave and ... to get it. That?s something which only the ... , inside the cave there?s a bald grumpy man called [B ... unkillable by enemies) but feel a bit dizzy.
Having a baby girlI'm expecting my 1st child it's a girl! She is going to be a speccy programmer one day and her only games will be speccy games (in this house):D
I'm expecting my 1st child it's a girl! She is going to be a speccy programmer one day and her only games will be speccy games (in this house):DWhat makes a 'perfect' TZX image?I'm curious as to how a perfect TZX imagine can be created - can anyone advise? By way of comparison, I rip all my audio CDs to FLAC and I follow gu…
... curious as to how a perfect TZX imagine can be ... guidelines on how to create a "perfect" rip. I can ... an analogue media such as a tape cassette, I can' ... here. I've already downloaded a few, and will download ... m basically wondering if there's a way to rip my ...Could someone edit a .pdf file for me, or turn it into an image. It's a certificateHello, I slogged through ten modules of e-learning and passed. :) The certificate is not personalised though, it just says I passed, does not have …
Commissioning a new game - Crowdfunding? Ideas...Hi all I'd love to commission a game to celebrate the birth of my twins. I want to see a mascot game with Horace, Willy, Monty..... Are there any a…
... /> I'd love to commission a game to celebrate the birth ... />
I want to see a mascot game with Horace, Willy ... 've asked Bob but he's a busy man!
I ...Ossuary, a new game for the ZX SpectrumHello Specchums! Here's a little sneak preview of a game which will be published in a few hours' time. [B][I]Ossuary[/I][/B], to be published later…
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Here's a little sneak preview of a game which will ... 16K Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It's a [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... randomly laid out dungeon levels, a handful of weapons and shields ... need for fast reactions. There's also no animation, in ...Kiss Kill (preview) - a Speccy music video / demo thingamajigContinuing the flood of releases from the Forever party... here's a first glimpse of a music-video-slash-demo I'm working on with a band called [url=…
... Forever party... here's a first glimpse of a music-video-slash-demo ... I'm working on with a band called [url=http://candysays ... here are captured live from a 128K Speccy: full screen video ...A scheme of D/A sound converter (Czechoslovakia)?Hello. My friend asked me about buying the Czechoslovakian D/A converter for 8bit sound from Spectrum 48/128. It is impossible now to get it, so mayb…
... about buying the Czechoslovakian D/A converter for 8bit sound from ... this interface?
Well, it's a long shot but worth to ...The unreleased Saboteur 3: Q&A with Mike RichardsonI notice that the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026530"]Saboteur 3[/URL] page has been updated with an archive of graphics …
... anyone who's interested, he's a quick Q&A with Mike about ... ninjas) dropped on top of a lighthouse by helicopter. He made ... of the lighthouse there was a large building (containing scientists and ... br />
There was quite a lot of different weaponry and ...So who's re-set up their Spectrum recently?I put my Spectrum away around 1992. I had it out still when I was using my Amiga but by the time I'd progressed on to a PC and a SNES the Spectrum wa…
... d progressed on to a PC and a SNES the Spectrum ... my occasional Spectrum fix for a good few years.
... an emulator (I worry a little about using real hardware ... when it goes wrong it's a lot harder to get ... computer shop). Though having a DIVIDE I can now pull ...They Sold A Million - Denied ?Pretty sure these were not denied before although devoid of the denied games. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011371[/url] Fi…
... on each 'edition' of T.S.A.M
Could these ... easy to just not have a Tape2/Side1 . tzx present maybe ... work, I've since obtained a working original one from this ...AY capabilities in a new ZX programHi. Finally in a ZX Spectrum version - "ASTRAL COMBAT". Download: [url]http://hooyprogram.republika.pl/astral_combat.zip[/url] it's a 3-parts mus…
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Finally in a ZX Spectrum version - "ASTRAL COMBAT". < ... .zip[/url]
it's a 3-parts music-collection made ... [/img]
Keys:
A - AY
B - beeper
How to convert a .txt file (ASCII/PC) into a Tasword file?Short version: [B]How can I convert a .txt file (PC) into a Tasword file (ZX Spectrum)?[/B] Longer version: {Maybe I should first re-introduce mysel…
... of refurbished a couple of 48k's and a 128k. It ... entering commands (send out a BEEP, or draw something ... human beings, and it's a pity that nothing like ... how to convert a .txt file into a Tasword file (Tasword ... work in Spectaculator, specifying a .txt file as RS ...A new phoneI've just got myself a new smartphone (a Huawei Ascend G300 with Android 4.0) it's a pretty good phone with loads of apps & features to mess around w…
... with Android 4.0) it's a pretty good phone with loads ...Getting a few errors in CPCDiskXPHello, I found some pretty cool compilations someone did (13 or so). They added about 14 games in one .DSK file per compilation. I gues I'll start o…
... the best to convert a .DSK file to a .scr, .bas, & ... in my +3 as the A: drive.
Tried running ... br />
With CPCDiskXP, with a floppy hooked up to my ... on the pc I get a few errors every so ... doing wrong, etc...
Here's a screenshot of the errors I ...Mirror's Edge 2The good news is that the rather fantastic (mostly!) current generation game [I]Mirror's Edge[/I] is to get a sequel! The bad news is, it's (currentl…
... to get a sequel! The bad news is, it's (currently ... there's this quote from EA; "[I]It's a very ... different Mirror's Edge experience than ... What's the point of making a sequel if it's going ... -world-mirrors-edge-isnt-a-shooter-but-its-very ...Could a Spectrum game loader play music?On the Games forum there's a thread entitled "[I]Which game did you like the loading noise the most?[/I]" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums…
On the Games forum there's a thread entitled "[I]Which ... me wonder again if a Spectrum game could load ... since the sound from a cassette is relayed through ... be possible to write a new loading routine that ... real machines, then it's not something that would ...What Speccy game should I put on a TV Show?I'm not sure I've told this before, but I'm writting for a Portuguese TV show, sort of a modern Green Acres, about a City Guy who goes to the country…
... but I'm writting for a Portuguese TV show, sort of ... a modern Green Acres, about a City Guy who ... side.
it's a light family/comedy show, and ... I was thinking on doing a Speccy Homage.
... playing?
It's your decison!A different football gameHi guys, I am currently making a football game with some diferent style from the ususal of the genre: -there will be a league of 16 players(not team…
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I am currently making a football game with some diferent ... :
-there will be a league of 16 players(not ... between players are made of a set of 5 chances to ... style view.
here?s a screenshot of the action:
Losing my mind. Please help me find a game!Hi all, lately I cannot get one old ZX Spectrum (either 16K or 48K) game out of my head (even dreaming about it every few months) and after googling…
... ), I thought this would be a better and quicker way to ... game:
- It was like a 3rd person shooter (but with ... top).
- You started in a jail-like room.
- In ... I think).
Here's a sketch (1st level; I don ...A few Windows 8 questions...I'm thinking of picking up a new desktop pc for use on my big telly but pretty much every new machine I've seen is now pre-installed with Windows 8. …
... thinking of picking up a new desktop pc for use ... needs to run off a drive H: due to ... way it's all set up) and a quick Google ... forums there say that it's a pretty decent system, but ... Win 8 and what's it like with emulators? ... to fork out for a new machine only to ...Adding a pause key to ArkanoidHaving rediscovered the simple pleasure of playing 1980s games on genuine 1980s hardware, I've also remembered that emulation can provide a feature m…
... such game. (Unless it's had a pause feature all along ... the right length for a JP to a routine implementing the ...
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