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The ZX App StoreI was watching one of those iphone adverts and got to thinking Hmmmmm what if you could do something like that for the speccy. Ok heres the idea, if…
... download them for use on say ZXDS or any ... using it on a normal emu or even a real speccy ... anyone could have a bash at writing a little program and ... Anything from say a currency converter to a little game etc. ... to speak and a chance to show off your basic ... -
Odd thought for the week - planet of the V'sOn the planet of the V's, do they have a tv show called "I'm A Celebri-V, Get V Outta Here!"*where V's have to spend 3 weeks in the city and do horri…
On the planet of the V's, do they have a tv show called ... "I'm A Celebri-V, Get ... an ice cold drink with a severed human hand floating in ... -
Theatre performanceOn monday I was in theatre on a program dedicated to people who are reliant to a wheelchair. There were performers from a different theatre performan…
... theatre on a program dedicated to people who are reliant to a wheelchair ... There were performers from a different theatre performance called Thank ... recorded Thriller part of this show on my mobile phone. I had ... all the songs was such a female, that I even wouldn ... -
Can anyone knock me up a little RS232 circuit in a couple of days?I urgently need a circuit board that will read contact closures on a D-type and send out an ASCII character via RS232 as follows: On the input to th…
... will read contact closures on a D-type and send ... follows:
On the input to the circuit ... contact closures inputs on a DB9F. GPI1 on pins 1& ... /> When a contact closure/short is detected on pins 1& ... if a contact closure/short is detected on pins ... -
AmigaOS 4 on Mac MiniAfter some googling, I find some PPC based Mac's users are running AmigaOS 4 on their machines. Has anybody here tried this, and what are the benefit…
After some googling, I find some PPC based Mac's users are running AmigaOS 4 on their machines. Has anybody here tried this, and what are the benefits of running AmigaOS 4 on a Mac?
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Anything Speccy related you want to advertise ?I will soon be taking down the Preservation Team shop for its annual stock take and site update. With this in mind if anybody has any speccy related…
... related gubbins they would like featured on small sidebar adverts please PM ... will place the advert on the site with a simple link through ... is individuals small adds for a few games they want to ... /> I am offering this as a no cost service to help ... -
"Up to 80% of violent criminals turned to crime because computer games"According to China (that well known bastion of openness and human rights), or at least the official China news people: [[COLOR=Red]Note: if you can'…
... )," China Central Television (CCTV) on Thursday reported on a Beijing juvenile prison where ... one man was serving a life ... come amid a wide-reaching government campaign against Internet pornography, show how ... -
A side scrolling platform game with colour?Just a call to all the zx programmers that a mario/sonic type game needs to be done, love turbo the tortoise but colour is needed in this, even if i…
... all the zx programmers that a mario/sonic type game needs ... in this, even if its on a black background who cares it ... if that could be done on a side scroller cos i do ... -
Retro ComputersAfter my post on the quiz at [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/"]Spectrum Games[/URL] last week there is an Amiga based quiz on my other site…
After my post on the quiz at [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot. ... there is an Amiga based quiz on my other site [URL="http ... wins a virtual mars bar! :-P
The Spectrum Quiz will ... -
Thunderbirds (by Firebird) on 128k SpecciesHi all. Anyone got Thunderbirds working on a 128k machine (+2) ? On WOS there is an original TZX and a Z80 snapshot in 48k mode, but you cannot run …
... got Thunderbirds working on a 128k machine (+2) ? On WOS there is ... an original TZX and a Z80 snapshot ... run the game on a 128k machine... it is a bit out ... capabilities to fix it for a +2... if any1 has ... so it can be run on a +2 then I would ... -
Speed loading from Mp3Hi all, I have been messing around with a 48k plus that I picked up on ebay a while back. I got a great deal on a working system with games, etc how…
... up on ebay a while back. I got a great deal on a working ... thing missing was a tape deck. So after a lot of ... TZX files to wav and on to Mp3 from there. ... many) games to load from a cheep mp3 player. My ... I have seen videos on youtube that show games loading from ... -
Just changed a laptop screen.I just spent the last few hours changing the screen on a laptop for my friends son. He broke it by shutting the laptop with the lead across the keyb…
... few hours changing the screen on a laptop for my friends ... br /> I've never taken a laptop apart like this before ... . I found a service manual for it, ... my finger and pressed the on button, and it wouldn' ... t come on. Thank f@$k the ... -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
... probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia ... get the thing running on a flat screen. I don ... trouble-free speccy 48k on a flat screen? How about ... /> Or this option for connecting a monitor:
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Anthony Colbert, artist for YS Adventures, RIP (belatedly)I've been toiling away at my "Wicker Woman" text adventure game lately, which has also involved working on a cassette cover for it. After a few unsuc…
... which has also involved working on a cassette cover for it. ... art as was featured in many a YS Adventures article... ... find any mention of him on here, so I Googled ... url]
As a mark of respect for someone ... an impetus to keep working on this game, it's ... -
RGB output differences on +2 and +2a/b +3I've got a 37" LG 1080p lcd tv (37LH7000) I'd hooked up my +3 to it and it displays a clear picture (colourwise) however each column looks like it's …
... a few pixels ans theres a black vertical line amost on ... 2a/b.
On any crt is displays clearly ... Anyway I was doing a composite mod on a speccy last night ... and was about to add a ... between the RGB output on a 128k+/grey +2 and ... -
CRASH archaeology: first issue of the catalogueYou might know that CRASH, before it launched as a magazine, was published as a software catalogue. CRASH Online has featured a couple of different e…
... catalogue. CRASH Online has featured a couple of different editions of ... .
The scans are on their way to the WoS ... hope to get my hands on a piece of CRASH miscellany in ... /> Finally, just to link to a few other CRASH-related items ... -
Bzither on a PCIs there a Bzither viewer available for the PC? I'm trying to update my app to do bzither but I'm finding that very little documentation and a suitab…
Is there a Bzither viewer available for the PC? I'm trying to update my app to do bzither but I'm finding that very little documentation and a suitable viewer a major hindrance to the point I'm going to give up. -
What was this game?!Hello folks, I've signed up especially to see if someone is able to tell me the name of a Spectrum game I spent dozens of hours playing against one …
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It was a strategy game, played on a map which was divided ... into about 12 zones in a 4x3 ... game focused on one zone for a few minutes at a time. You ... the zone which was being featured at that particular time and ... -
Eurocon 2010We are pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Eurocon 2010. This is an annual event bringing together classic gaming fans from all aro…
... announce that tickets are now on sale for Eurocon 2010.
on freeplay) as well as a quiz, competitions, an auction ... , a display of rare UK ... details of the event, and a link to our online booking ... -
Alice in Wonderland (FULL VERSION!) on ZX SpectrumNot really a game but a film and I'm uncertain which forum to put this in so (Moved it to Misc - Mod).... I've uploaded two tap video copies of [B]A…
Not really a game but a film and I'm uncertain ... gets their proverbial knickers in a twist this is the BFI ... Wonderland and can be seen on [URL="http://www.youtube.com ... on the archive.org) fit quite nicely into what is capable on a ... -
GG AllinJust been reading up on this total nutter ! [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gg_allin[/url] Saw a few interviews on youtube (even one on an early …
... a few interviews on youtube (even one on an early Jerry Springer), guys a ... naked etc. His comments on the Springer show were so ott (its ... okay to get a girl ... viewing !
Seems a very interesting character to say ... -
Retro Gaming Love or Profiteering - A DiscussionI'm having a debate on a forum for a popular MAME (arcade emulator) front end (Hyperspin). I'm questioning the ethics of a site called EmuMovies.co…
I'm having a debate on a forum for a popular MAME (arcade emulator) front ... the ethics of a site called EmuMovies.com a site which Hyperspin ... its members are very keen on (Its a very good site BTW ... allows you to download 250mb a day, or pay $11 for ... -
Graphics: What is the point of ...... actually, let me apologize for such a stupid vague thread title, I so wanted to avoid this but the whole sentence I wanted to write is just way t…
... it runs on a powerful clone rather than a bog-standard ... ... come on, that emulator even specifically has a function to ... screenshots on websites to show the graphical capabilities of a machine ... other prominent sites show.
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My Spectrum has gone a bit dud since doing some Mods, HELPMy father in law and I did some modifications to my 48K rubber key Spectrum last weekend, and now it seems to be very keen to crash, especially when …
... built in with a simple in line on/off table lamp ... />
We also put on a new power connector.
on DivIDE+, it also crashed ... to withstand being bent back on itself!
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Your views on...Chuckie eggHere we go then, this should clear up all the kerfuffle brought on by this thread... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2959…
... up all the kerfuffle brought on by this thread...
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Personally, I'm not a big fan of it. It ... in a sea of many games - worth a couple of minutes on a rainy ... -
Games where you where a true masterI think the only game I could say I was a true "master" was super soccer for SNES, I finished it in the hardest level with Belgium, the worst team...…
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unfortunately, I tried it on emulation and nowadays I can ... hardly score a goal... (it made me ... feel like a overweight retired football player playing on a champions league ... only one playing Super Soccer on SNES? (I only recently ... -
where do you keep your speccy stuff?mines in the loft :( apart from the new stuff ive aquired that hasnt made it that far yet. BUT!! i have all my master system games on show on a shelf…
... all my master system games on show on a shelf behind my bed......im ... of place (if they fit) on the shelf :D
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A day in with the Speccy (real hardware)right, inspired by nicks post heres my speccy games playing so far today. All on real hardware now ive got a speccy set up and all the games out of t…
... so far today. All on real hardware now ive got ... time i saw it, on a tiny black and white telly ... lol, played a few go's on this one as ... did, think i need a new copy of the ... and the tape does have a nibble out of it, ... did, i had a small go on each but i just ... -
The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - easy skill levelYou know how in the (British) program "Have I Got News For You" they have an odd-one-out round, where they show you four photographs, and you (well…
... out round, where they show you four photographs, and ... ice-cream stand on a British beach, a raw sewage pipe ... selling of ice cream on a beach as that was ... respectively, [I]Super Hang-on, WEC Le Mans, Enduro ... difficulty questions, and on Wednesday I'll post ... -
How do you make a CV shine without actually lying?My CV has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese, and it looks pretty rubbish quite frankly. I am pretty good at my voluntary job at the Citizens Advic…
... six months 2 days a week in a classroom/glorified broom ... to try and sell myself on what I do at ... that I did Basic Numeracy on a CV? Or just mention that ... grade, an "E" Well on a CV I just mention that ... out the grade. But on an application form when they ...
