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New Sinclair Spectrum Review!<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Hey guys, I just wanted to share the first part of my ZX Spectrum Rev…
Hey guys, I just wanted to share the first part of my ZX Spectrum Review (3 parts in total), for your consideration, abuse and potential sharing capabilities.
Here it be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1bC9wXe2LQ
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New SpecEmu<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Finally a small update available </span><a href="http://homepage.ntl…
Finally a small update available here.
Added basic joystick support
A few minor bug fixes.Updated to OpenSE BASIC v3.1.2 (Tools menu)Updated zlib library to v1.2.8 -
Can someone identify this type of connector?Hi Guys, I need help!<div><br></div><div>I have several different computer parts which employ connectors of the type shown in this picture:<div><img …
Hi Guys, I need help!
I have several different computer parts which employ connectors of the type shown in this picture:
These connectors have various number of pins, e.g some have 2 pins, some have 3, 4, 6 and so on, so what i need is a ... -
Back to the 80's!Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk. <:-P<br><br>You find yourself in a busy shopping…
Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk. -
SpecBAS 0.844 releasedHi all - it's been a while... Having some unexpected extra time off work, I've been able to get some work done on SpecBAS and it's now a bit more …
... works again
A slim font in the editor occasionally crashed ... -
Bumber<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Hello:</span></font><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; fo…
Hello:
This is my first post in this fantastic page and this is my first game, too.
Bumber is a logical game done with AGD.
The link to my game and blog:http://trabajosdemike.blogspot.com.es/2015/04/bumber.html
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Would you like to test my astrology life calculator?<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">While the forum was down I got into astrology</span></font><div style…
While the forum was down I got into astrology
http://astrodating.site11.com/calc.php
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Kung Fury ~ 80s-themed action comedy mini-movie!<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">You might have seen me going on about this various places for the las…
You might have seen me going on about this various places for the last year or so...or you might have seen the Hoff-sung song from the movie....if not, then watch this anyway!
Features Gore, Hitler, Laser Raptors, Swearing, Killer Arcade Machines, ... -
Batman: Arkham Knight - or 'Screw the consumer' volume 2,375<div>If, like me, you're really looking forward to Batman: Arkham Knight, then you'll not be pleased to learn that no mater what version of the game …
If, like me, you're really looking forward to Batman: Arkham Knight, then you'll not be pleased to learn that no mater what version of the game you buy, you won't get everything that's available unless you're rich enough (and a bit lacking in brain cells) ... -
Who wants to play with my Willy?While cleaning up my PC a few weeks ago, I stumbled across an old Jet Set Willy mod I started back in the early 2000s. Although I don't quite have th…
While cleaning up my PC a few weeks ago, I stumbled across an old Jet Set Willy mod I started back in the early 2000s. Although I don't quite have the energy I did back in those teenage years, I've been polishing it vigorously and, now that I'm close to ... -
JAWS: The Text Adventure<div><img src="http://i62.tinypic.com/2rhv0xc.gif"> <img src="http://i61.tinypic.com/90czlx.gif" style="line-height: 1.7em;"><font face="A…
Inspired by Steven Spielberg's movie "Jaws", indie developer Matt Round created an awesome browser game in HTML5, intended to imitate the style of a classic ZX-Spectrum text adventure in Sinclair BASIC.
As a "homage" ... -
Wanted MIA: Watford Electronics SPDOS Operating SystemHi everybody, I am looking for the operating system for this curious/rare peripheral:<br>http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat44.html<br><br><…
Hi everybody, I am looking for the operating system for this curious/rare peripheral:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat44.html
"The Watford Electronics interface connects BBC disk drives,
of which there are plenty, ... -
Yerzmyey<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Yerzmyey asked me to report that he has been unable to …
Yerzmyey asked me to report that he has been unable to login to this forum. The option to retrieve/reset password didn't work for him either.
Could someone please help him? Thank you. -
128k Numeric keypad<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Help anyone …
Help anyone - I'm new and not very technical, as many of you here seem to be, just trying to be creative - I'm making a humble project/game which involves five or six Spectrums (128 heatsink models) which control and play a Laser-Disc player and Laserdisc ... -
New Manic Miner Remake written in AGK Basic and available on Mac OS X and Windows.<div style="font-weight: normal;">Hi,</div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">I've released a re-write of …
Hi,
I've released a re-write of a re-write I did in the 90's for Manic Miner.
This one is available for OS X and windows, and uses Andy Nobles graphics (he updated them) with his permission.
My original version which used to be on my old ... -
1980s movies in ZX Spectrum form<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">My chum Ryan Lambie wrote this for Den Of Geek, sh…
My chum Ryan Lambie wrote this for Den Of Geek, showcasing how 8-bit formats showcased classic scenes from Hollywood movies...http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/tie-in-games/35565/10-80s-film-scenes-as-seen-in-their-tie-in-videogames
All ten movies made ... -
Z-Exemplar - Retro inspired shoot em up blasts towards Android and iOS<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c-0qKuOYA-Q/VW3AQztlOuI/AAAAAAAA…
Suminell Studios has announced the development of a ZX Spectrum styled shoot em up in a similar style to R-Type, Gradius and Nemesis for both Android and iOS based devices!
https://shar.es/12WeKh
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The Dizzy Fansite - Play EVERY Dizzy ZX game classic in your browser for free!<div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><font …
The Dizzy Fansite
Thanks to a mention by Andrew Joseph you can now play all of the Dizzy games such as Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure and Treasure Island Dizzy, right up to the spin offs including Bubble Dizzy and Kwik Snax.
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Issue 3 /3b power rail improvements<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Hi F…
Hi Folks,
I have seen the odd issue 3 and 3b’s with added components
to the power circuit on these machines, an extra BA157? and 22uf (?) Cap.
I think Issues 4’s and onwards seem to have these extra parts
as part of the ... -
128k toast rack diagnosisHi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.<div><br></div><di…
Hi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.
However, on running the diagnostic test ROM I get a few issues:
1. Z,X,C,V on the keyboard have gone pop. This ... -
Blowing new eproms for a Spanish +2b<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I'm hoping someone can provide a bit of hand-holding and advice?</span></font><div style="…
I'm hoping someone can provide a bit of hand-holding and advice?
I've had the good fortune to acquire a new, unused Spanish +2b. It was so nice to use, and wanting to preserve it for my collection, I went back and accidentally bought another :p
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Name the sound : Shooting<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Ten mystery sounds from Spectrum games that come f…
Ten mystery sounds from Spectrum games that come from pressing the Shoot game. I reckon some of these are really hard, but you guys never cease to amaze me.
https://soundcloud.com/morphsounds/shooting-sound-effects-from-spectrum-games
(Hint : I ... -
Powerslave/Exhumed - the Sega Saturn version is now on the PC!<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">As you might know, the N64 version of id's first person shooter, Doom…
As you might know, the N64 version of id's first person shooter, Doom, was ported by a fan to the PC a few years back (since Doom 64 had all new levels, and was actually a Doom game, as opposed to the non-Doom-ishness of the official Doom 3 game >:P). ... -
oooh new speccy game but not at the same time!!<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYNHJMxntc</span><br><…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYNHJMxntc
so what do you think, they've got character movement a la r-type and the backgrounds are laid out in such a way that it takes into consideration speccy attribute boundaries as a colour scrolling ... -
Workaround for Infoseek APIHi there<br>A couple of years ago, I wrote a little software called PlayTZX and published it on Google Play Store.<br>This application strongly relie…
Hi there
A couple of years ago, I wrote a little software called PlayTZX and published it on Google Play Store.
This application strongly relies on Sinclair Infoseek Data API. As the API is broken, my application was useless.
So I decided ... -
Commodore The Amiga years<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; background-color: rg…
Just discovered that Brian Bagnall will use Kickstarter to release the most avaited book (almost for me) Commodore: The Amiga Years.The campaign will start on 15 Jun 2015 as announced on Facebookhttps://www.facebook...4051909?fref=nf -
Uwe Boll takes Kickstarter failure badly....<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;">Uwe B…
Uwe Boll has been trying to fund a film on Kickstarter, Rampage 3, which looked every bit as good as Alone In The Dark..
Unfortunately for Uwe, it looks like his Kickstarter will be unsuccessful as they need to make $30,000 in the next 4 days. He ... -
Gunfright Disassembly<div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 10pt;">Here is my disassembly of Gunfright originally published by Ultimate Pl…
Here is my disassembly of Gunfright originally published by Ultimate Play The Game in 1986.Gunfright Disassembly for ZX SpectrumAgain, I used @clausjahn's ZX Preview (run in OS X using Wine) to create the various disassembly files.Regards,Derek. -
Game completion challenge?<span style="font-style: normal;">Ok, this is probably a really daft idea, but as </span><i>games club</i> seems to be suspended for now I thoug…
Ok, this is probably a really daft idea, but as games club seems to be suspended for now I thought I'd suggest a small variation. I was thinking about it after realising that I haven't really completed many speccy games.
Basically I was thinking that ... -
Double height text...<p>Is here any good routines for printing a font double height?</p><p>I've concocted this ridiculous routine but I'm sure it can be done much better.…
... good routines for printing a font double height?I've concocted ...



