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My HD died the other day......it's been re-formatted and windows etc replaced but my entire collection of Speccy games went with it. So, offer up your sympathy and remind me *…
... as more than likely the same thing will happen ... happened to me at the turn of the year but fortunately I ...
Then one day the grinding got worse, more frequent ... t take heed... u know the rest.
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Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
... When I put the first quote up "of course the C64 was better ... precisely that. The old Speccy had an atmosphere of it's own ... on any other machine. The C64 had more of an "insert coin ... it special.
Sweeping generalisation of the year, yes I admit, but there ... -
How often do you play Spectrum games every week?It's been asked before, I'm sure, but there's some new people here now, so it needs to be asked again. And what emulator do you use?
... like Scrabble with a friend of mine, or 3D Deathchase if ... player.
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Favourite latest generation consolesDisregarding previous consoles, out of today's big three, which console do you prefer? Gamecube? PS2? or Microsoft Halo-player? I'm wildly predi…
... it last year and spent a fair portion of the year obtaining as ... and 90% of them are damn fine games, the rest merely above ... ... either that or piracy - the fact that people could download ... thought, but after examining the Gamecube software range more closely ... -
vote rigging ?This is not intended to cause any major rows , id just like some sensible views on the voting from regular forum users , 2 games that ive noticed wit…
... has alread blocked one of the IP's of the guilty party, so things ... the voting results only because of the low number of votes. Therefore a vote of ... voting manipulator jobless for much of the year).
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Which game?HELP! I just recently discovered the retro heaven that is known as Speccy games. Hallelujah! There's just on thing that bothers me: On the start page…
In Spain, Movie won game of the year award of Microhobby magazine. Would be interesting to make some list of this awards.
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OT: I hate modern music!Sorry for this off topic thread, but I've been subjected to one hip hop/ r'n'b record too many when out tonight. Why do we have to listen to this? …
... music is bad. My album of the year is [url="http://www.amazon ... -
OT: I hate modern music!Sorry for this off topic thread, but I've been subjected to one hip hop/ r'n'b record too many when out tonight. Why do we have to listen to this? …
... music is bad. My album of the year is [url="http://www.amazon ... . I went to see them the other day in Wolverhampton...They ... -
Great Fire Of London doesn't work!I've tried to load the TZX file of [I]Great Fire Of London[/I] into several emulators but so far I haven't had any success. The game starts loading, …
... problem, I'll just put the up and coming vault update ... able to get the update issued by the end of the year!
Steve ... do is fine for 99% of the tapes dumped, and as and ... fixed asap.
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The 5 games you thought you should like or should be better at playingThe games i think i should really get into or should be better at but cant cos im crap at em / just dont like em are :- 1) All flight sims (really r…
... don't dig this kind of stuff, but I must admit ... 't believe the Grammy awards this year. Best album of the year: Outkast: the love below ... -
What songs remind you of playing speccy games!!I was just sitting in my car driving to an appointment when the radio started playing a Dire Straits track off the Brothers in Arms album. WOLLOP!!!!…
... experience.
The first games I played were ... Jetpac, Penetrator, The Hobbit, Manic Miner, Jungle ... his grant money at the start of term! (Mind, he ... did live on crisps and toast for the ... rest of the year). -
Mort - This is extracting the urine - Sue[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3088347775&category=50224"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3088347775…
... off you was bargin of the year!
Keep up the good work...;)
Red Dwarf....Does anyone know, what year was Red Dwarf first broadcast by the BBC? How many years, before or after the last of the mainstream commercial Spectrum…
They should be released quicker than that surely?
We get 2 seasons a year - at the start of the year and at the end (usually Feb and Nov). Aren't the Worldwide releases just a few months later?what game would be a nice comic-book??Hi Im actually starting a comic. My puspose its to show to some editorials from here and france, but be sure I will show you all; and translate it, o…
... got three months of bed-rest coming the end of the year I'll be ... it should be up on the web sometime before Easter 05 ...Old games renewedOld spectrum games renewed for PC on [url="http://www.stepgames.ru"]www.stepgames.ru[/url] I think this is a good tendency not to forget the past.
... of Star Inheritance (that was the translation for the spectrum version). The ... seek "Star Inheritance". But the PC version is going to ... , too. So at the beginning of the year you'll be able ... to acquire it. The plot is almost the ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... in every sense. Of course this is not the case. When you ... mean lack of taste in terms of pointless features. Maybe the word I ... the old ones.
Chronicles Of Riddick is one of the monster smashes of the year ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Smiths and Manic Street Preachers for examples. Of ... a pure arcade racer in the style of most old 8 bit ... />
Chronicles Of Riddick is one of the monster smashes of the year and very highly ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... in every sense. Of course this is not the case.
[/quote ... say the same thing about the evolution of cars, clothes, electronics gadgets, the list ... ]
Chronicles Of Riddick is one of the monster smashes of the year and very highly ...OT: Where should I go on Holiday? Tell me about where you live.Right, I need a holiday, I haven't been away for 2 and a half years and Im getting fed up of Burnley.Trouble is I don't know where to go. Seening as …
... pretty crap at this time of the year.
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THX ... , and they were dancing in the street and skinning up on ...8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
I'd just like to take this opportunity to award biolaboy the "Takashi64/Tkrap Troll of the Year Award 2004".
Now for crying out loud guys, ignore him and maybe he'll go and hassle Lemon64 or something.8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... to award biolaboy the "Takashi64/Tkrap Troll of the Year Award 2004".
the topic question......... which was ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ??
the best computer and why ??? Not to be confused on number of ...8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... to award biolaboy the "Takashi64/Tkrap Troll of the Year Award 2004".
the photo is being VERY forgiving ... to the picture on the screen making it ... people admit the CPC is better. What kind of response do ...Doom 3 - hell's bells!Two days back I picked up a copy of Doom 3 and even before I'd started the game I had this strange creepy feeling... Two nights of playing later... …
... don't mind being the star of The Worst Movie Of the Year.
If they ... took out all the "Voice Acting ... , and a larger beam for the torch wouldn't have gone ...Doom 3 - hell's bells!Two days back I picked up a copy of Doom 3 and even before I'd started the game I had this strange creepy feeling... Two nights of playing later... …
... lately, included Half LIfe( the original game of the year edition) , Alien vs ... Predator II, Far Cry ( by far the ... best example of the genre so far) and ... a secondary role on the performance of the game: if you like ...What's wrong with YS94...Hello, I'm Steve Anderson. You might remember me from such magazines as Your Sinclair and, um, that's it. I was the one who wrote a platform game in …
... Jonathan Davies was included at the end and not Duncan ... br />
I thought the choice of Jonathan Davies was a good ... that fanzine won YS Fanzine of the Year, top prize was to come ... was 100% freelance judging from the nature of his work), he certainly ...Precise control at last!Since I started using Speccy emulators I've either used the keyboard or a cheapo Logic3 Intruder pad for control. Not any more! I bought one of those…
... god , it was my bargain of the year !
PC gamepads sooooo ... makes about %90 of games, %110 more playable on the PC !
Dixons - and the "death of the video"MIKE: Right. That's it. "Your video is now ready for use. Insert cassette, rewind to beginning of tape, and press play. Happy viewing!" VYVYAN: Ha h…
Ah, an episode I remember with great fondness.
And yes indeed, a big step from Dixons to stop selling video recorders from the end of the year. What an age we live in... :) :(Half Life 2Just got it today. u have to register it via internet and the loading time is crap. But it plays well on my amd 1800 with 1 gig mem and onboard nvide…
... at Ultra, but at the end of the day it's just too ... if you ignore the fact that a lot of the game is played ... black).
One of the other problems with Dooms engine ... undoubtedly the game of the year and stands up as one of the greatest games of all ...Congratulations to Kelly Holmes......on winning the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year. At last someone (well since Steve Redgrave) who truly deserves the title. And, my god didn'…
It was great when she won those gold medals and i'm glad she won Personality of the Year but looking 'beautiful' ??
Jesus !! Dread to think what other women people find beautiful if Kelly Holmes is top of their list !
