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hollywood remakesseeing as remakes are en vouge at the mo. which old films would you LIKE to see remade. please don't abuse this thread by posting a 8 paragraph rant…
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Passing off games as your ownWe ran into a rather interesting case over the past day: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011821"]Jukebox[/URL], which appeare…
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ISTR the editor of one of the Speccy-specific mags (Tim someone) saying that he frequently got submitted to him programs which he himself had written![/quote]
That was the late Tim Hartnell... -
"The Last Question" by Isaac AsimovBelow is an amazing short SF story I first read a few years ago. I recently rediscovered it and if you've got a spare few minutes, have a read... […
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Ah well - that's another childhood memory ruinedGo to YouTube and see Girls Aloud and Sugababes sing "Walk This Way". *vom* They don't even look vaguely attractive in the video either.
I like Grace Kelly. The song is catchy and the words are clever and the bits he's trying to sing like FM are spookily spot on. -
Death of cassetteSome days ago I heard on the radio that only 8000 cassette tapes were sold in Spain during the whole year 2006. It looks like the cassette format is …
The Bring Back Dizzy PetitionTHE BRING BACK DIZZY PETITION... Look at this: [url]http://www.yolkfolk.com/petition[/url]
[QUOTE=robert@fm;171871]How about a petition to ban online petitions? :lol: :D[/QUOTE]
Wasn't there one already?Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;171868]Surely Manic Miner was ...BBC will be Apologising for there 911 hit piecein the next couple of days. Should my faith be restored in the BBC again, we shall see. After all, it was Panorama that proved 7 of the hijackers ar…
[quote=robert@fm;172465]Along with speling errurs. :lol:
But the question is which is worse, apathy or ignorance? Who knows, who cares? :D[/quote]
OY, I pick up on spelling mistakes on these forums...:razz:Rough Justice by Cronosoft - How many levels?I just bought this game from Cronosoft some weeks ago and I like it! But In the instructions it doesnt say jow many levels the game has and I wonder …
[QUOTE=robert@fm;173267]I suppose you want a rough estimate. :lol:[/QUOTE]
I dont get it...Rough Justice by Cronosoft - How many levels?I just bought this game from Cronosoft some weeks ago and I like it! But In the instructions it doesnt say jow many levels the game has and I wonder …
[quote=Ivanzx] I wonder if there is many or few ? [/quote]
[quote=robert@fm]I suppose you want a rough estimate. [/quote]
It`s really rather funny :)Radio 4 "In Our Time" -- 22/2/07Anyone know where I can download an MP3 of this? I usually do so legitimately, from the Radio 4 site, to listen at my leisure; but this week they ha…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;173274]Net Transport doesn't ...The young at heart poll!"Oh no! Not another poll", I hear you cry. But it is! Simply "vote" for the age bracket that you fall in. At the end we'll have a fair idea of which …
Good poll Arjun. The results will be quite interesting. And we'll see if there's anybody older than DEATH...
...IIRC there is. robert@FM I believe.The horror!Oh no! Elite has been knocked off the top spot of WOS top 100 games. How could this be? It's been displaced by ... "Hero Quest, Return of the Witch …
[quote=robert@fm;174580]A wiki, perhaps?[/quote]
Or even Wikipedia, where it belongs in the first place?
We already link to those where known, and adding such references is trivial.Lunar EclipseLunar eclipses are not rare but last night's was spectacular because of the clear skies across Europe and India. The BBC has a collection of photos f…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;174351]Bast! I knew about ...Hints for a better life...PLEASE DON'T START ONE THREAD AFTER ANOTHER BASED ON THIS....POST HERE!!! Right, lets lighten things up a bit... looking for tips for a better lif…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;174985]Things not to bring...< ...Anagrams for coffee-break!Any takers for the following anagrams of Spectrum games, as you sip your favoured brew (commas and hyphens for grammar only, not in original title!):…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;175462]A FONY GIT VACATES[/QUOTE]
I hope somebody gets this one as I've already forgotten it! :-o :DAnagrams for coffee-break!Any takers for the following anagrams of Spectrum games, as you sip your favoured brew (commas and hyphens for grammar only, not in original title!):…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;175449]SONS TREK :) (fx:* everyone ...Anagrams for coffee-break!Any takers for the following anagrams of Spectrum games, as you sip your favoured brew (commas and hyphens for grammar only, not in original title!):…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;175469]DIE, THE WoS ITEMS ...Hints for a better life...PLEASE DON'T START ONE THREAD AFTER ANOTHER BASED ON THIS....POST HERE!!! Right, lets lighten things up a bit... looking for tips for a better lif…
[quote=robert@fm;175478]Don't drink and surf. :p :D[/quote]
Good advice. Alcohol affects your balance.
You'll fall off your surfboard...Anagrams for coffee-break!Any takers for the following anagrams of Spectrum games, as you sip your favoured brew (commas and hyphens for grammar only, not in original title!):…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;175462]I'm surprised that ...Anagrams for coffee-break!Any takers for the following anagrams of Spectrum games, as you sip your favoured brew (commas and hyphens for grammar only, not in original title!):…
... itself.)
[QUOTE=robert@fm;175578]DULL, CRAP VICAR WON ...Anagrams for coffee-break!Any takers for the following anagrams of Spectrum games, as you sip your favoured brew (commas and hyphens for grammar only, not in original title!):…
[QUOTE=robert@fm;175656]Yep, so you should ...Inspired games[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/basedon.html[/url] I'm sure there's bound to be far more (especially in the "coin-op" section) than are currentl…
[quote=robert@fm;175969][URL]http://www.worldofspectrum. ...