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Making the most of the microDoes anyone know what ever happened to Ian Mcnought-Davis? He presented the 'Making the most of the micro' and 'Micro live' programes on the BBC. The…
... Mcnought-Davis? He presented the 'Making the most of the micro' and 'Micro live ... ' programes on the BBC. They were ... -
Fist PC: Remake of 'The Way of the Exploding Fist' The first demo of the remake is near, take a look at these screenshots of the game in action: [url="http://ses.mgbr.net/prj/fistpc/shoot1.gif"]scr…
The first demo of the remake is near, take a look at these screenshots of the game in action:
[url="http://ses.mgbr.net/prj/fistpc/shoot1.gif"]screenshot 1[/url]
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WHATS THE NAME OF THE GAME?PLEASE HELP ME, IM TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF A GAME I USED TO PLAY ON MY SPECCY. YOU HAD TWO PLAYERS EITHER SPACEMEN OR ROBOTS (I THINK THE ROBO…
... IM TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF A GAME I USED ... OR ROBOTS (I THINK THE ROBOTS HAD NAMES LIKE ... THERE WERE BRICKS AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN AND YOU HAD ... TO SMASH THE BRICKS WITH THE ... BALL BUT IF THE BALL HIT THE ... -
Loading Lord of the RingsHi I've got a new copy of the Lord of the Rings adventure game. it loads as far as completing the load screen graphics, but wont load any further. Th…
... 've got a new copy of the Lord of the Rings
adventure game ... loads as far as completing the load
screen graphics, but ... wont load any further.
The next load header seems to ... /> then continues - but the speccy obv. misses the header.
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The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…
... even in the Spectrum emulation scene, defend the point of view of the very few ... clear how deprieving the Spectrum emulation community of the delight of playing and freely ... distributing the old classics on the, [ ... -
Name of the game againWhats the name of the game where youre in a castle and every so often you turn into a werewolf and you have to drop things into a cauldron? Also,what…
Whats the name of the game where youre in a castle and every so often you turn into a werewolf and you have to drop things into a cauldron?
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Defenders of the EarthI've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape …
I've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape image but how do I get it to read Tape 2????
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The Invasion Of The Intergalactic Mutant Halibut (From Mars)"The Invasion Of The Intergalactic Mutant Halibut (From Mars)" This was first released by The Shaw Brothers under the slightly more sensible name of…
"The Invasion Of The Intergalactic Mutant Halibut ( ... versions of the game are MIA.
"The Invasion Of The Intergalactic Mutant ... Mat Beal (of the Fish spectrum zine) under the title of "Fish ... 4 games on the compilation. Two of the other three were ... -
Shadow of the Unicorn?Hello all! I have the Shadow of the Unicorn from Mikro-Gen and I was wondering how rare (or even [email="R@RE...;)"]R@RE...;)[/email] ) this game re…
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I have the Shadow of the Unicorn from Mikro-Gen and ... is. Yes, the game is complete with the box, map and ... and there are of course the Mikro-Plus thingy and the novel. Was ... there is interested in trading the game to something (something Ultimate ... -
Bored Of The Rings - different editions?Hello chums.. I'm going through the YS Adventures section just now for Tipshop, and noticed a section where a reader said he had 12 different versio…
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I'm going through the YS Adventures section just now ... he had 12 different versions of Bored Of The Rings.
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Requesting a "leech" of the AY files directory?Hi all, Can anyone suggest who I should contact to ask to be allowed to "leech" a complete directory on the WOS FTP server? I am working on an AY…
... "leech" a complete directory on the WOS FTP server?
... do a "batch conversion" of the whole archive, then test a ... 't want to break the acceptable use policy, so ... would naturally do the download at a time ...
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Sacred Ruby of the ToggalidsFor some reason I have started playing the above game!!! I have never heard of it and never played it before. But hey!!! My question is...has anybo…
... started playing the above game!!! I have never heard of it and ... do I get out of the boat at the beginning.
I ... have had a look in the Tip Shop and there is ... -
Robin of the WoodI've got a PocketPc, love to use the Spectrum emulator on it, i'm shocked to see that people release stuff such as Robin of the Wood and Nodes of Yes…
... a PocketPc, love to use the Spectrum emulator on it, i ... stuff such as Robin of the Wood and Nodes of Yesod and try ... -
The need for multiple versions of the same gameWhile looking through the TZX Vault I was struck by how many multiple versions of the same game there are, and I wondered whether there really was an…
... by how many multiple versions of the same game there are, and ... this is the only difference between the two versions then the TZX files ... seems that storing identical versions of the same game just becasue they ... -
A glimpse of the Speccy publishing eraNeil Pellinacci has sent me a link to an article he wrote, and I thought I'll post it here too so that other Specchums may benefit from it. Inciden…
... /> Incidentally, Neil is one of the co-authors of the books '49 explosive games ... for the Spectrum' and the 'Giant book of ... -
The name of the gameHello, since this forum seems to be heaviliy used for identifying forgotten games, I'll give it a shot, too. I'm currently devoting part of my spare…
... Well, while playing some of the classical games of the 80s, I remembered ... a Jump'n'Run type of ... game I once owned. It must have gotten lost along the ... t find it in the big box that spent ... you could choose which of the two you wanted to ... -
Eye of the Moon screenshots?Hi, First post, hope it's in the correct forum! Does anyone here have back issues of ZX Computing magazine? My collection is incomplete and there a…
... post, hope it's in the correct forum!
... anyone here have back issues of ZX Computing magazine? My ... and there are rumours amongst the Lords of Midnight community that ZX ... mocked up screenshots of the never-released third part of the LoM trilogy. If ... -
Lord Of The Rings Beginner's AdventureCould this actually be 'completed'? Does anyone know how to get out of the barrow or what to say to the Green Knight when he wants to fight you?
Could this actually be 'completed'? Does anyone know how to get out of the barrow or what to say to the Green Knight when he wants to fight you? -
Halls of the Things 2 - I've broken it :( I confess to being one of those players that panics under stress, my hands get clumsy, and half the keyboard gets whacked by accident as I fumble t…
... confess to being one of those players that panics ... get clumsy, and half the keyboard gets whacked by accident ... So, I'm playing Halls of the Things 2, (halls2.SNA) ... 've managed to break the game somehow and my ... work out how to get the colours back.
Sales figures of the 8 bit computers?Reading through that "8 bit Wars!" topic has reminded me of just how many different computers were on sale in the early '80s. There must have been do…
... Wars!" topic has reminded me of just how many different computers ... must have been dozens of them on the market. Does anyone know ... how many units of each computer ... , I'd say the Commodore 64 would be at the top of the list......ANN: Shadow of the Unicorn SEShadow of the Unicorn SE is no longer being distributed.
Shadow of the Unicorn SE is no longer being distributed.ANN: Shadow of the Unicorn SEShadow of the Unicorn SE is no longer being distributed.
Shadow of the Unicorn SE is no longer being distributed.Opinions on Sweevos World and I Of The MaskThe 3D era was well and truly underway when these two games came out. I Of The Mask was late 1985 and Sweevos World was early 1986. Both got Crash S…
The 3D era was well and ... two games came out. I Of The Mask was late 1985 and ... sure about them now. I Of The Mask looks like a great ... , inscrutable. There's nothing for the beginner in these games, you ...15th Birthday of the Sam CoupWell, December 2004 see's the 15th Birthday of the Sam Coupe! Throughout December i am putting up some special offers on the main Quazar website ([ur…
Well, December 2004 see's the 15th Birthday of the Sam Coupe! Throughout December i am putting up some special offers on the main Quazar website ([url]www.quazar.clara.net[/url]) to tie in with the birthday!
Colin.Only January and I found my quote of the year![url="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1246017.html?menu=news"]http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1246017.html?menu=news[/url] the quote in qu…
[url="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1246017.html?menu=news"]http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1246017.html?menu=news[/url]
the quote in question being...
"He never harmed anyone in his first 32 years"War of the Worlds Movie RantSorry that this is not Speccy related, but I'm just too shocked not to ... Have you seen the trailer for War of the Worlds? "No one would have bel…
... /> Have you seen the trailer for War of the Worlds?
"No one would have believed in the ... early years of the 21st century...". What the heck!?< ... Perfect opportunity to make the perfect film of a great book ...The soul of the computer game industry...What are your thoughts on the state of the computer game industry today compared with the industry in the early to mid 80's? Has the soul gone? I fo…
What are your thoughts on the state of the computer game industry today compared ... , but it's change the heart and soul of the games industry. Heck ... too) comes back into the consciousness of the masses if only to put ...Prayer of the WarriorI recently found at WOS a game "Prayer of the Warrior". ([url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Prayer+of+the+Warrior%2c+The$&pub=…
... at WOS a game "Prayer of the Warrior". ([url="http://www. ... infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Prayer+of+the+Warrior%2c+The$&pub=^Zigurat+Software ... infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Prayer+of+the+Warrior%2c+The$&pub=^Zigurat+Software ... I may say that GFX of this game is greater ...BBC - Making the Most of The Micro Live - Speccy Type-inI've just been sorting out stuff in the garage and stumbled on a "Send For" Information sheet from the BBC's Making the Most of the Micro From Octobe…
... sheet from the BBC's Making the Most of the Micro From ... October 1983. I sent way for this after the ... /> Telesoftware
Buying the Right Software
Electronic ... Subtitling
The BBC Buggy
The Programmers Programmes (After ...CRASH called it "One of the best all-round music add-ons"!and from Sinclair User: "Its pedigree is interesting, too. The Music Machine has been developed by a group of ex-Sinclair employees - calling themse…
... Its pedigree is interesting, too. The Music Machine has been developed ... themselves Flare - and much of the development work on Music Machine ... s Amiga-bashing Spectrum compatible - the Loki."
yes ... hands - it's a piece of history!!
Kyran ...
