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Happy happy joy joy.What was the happiest moment in your Spectrum life? (To narrow this down, this thread doesn't include recieving the Spectrum, or buying your best ev…
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eBay Typos ... hehehe[...] [I]... The best part however is that it comes with an Amstrad game dics which is still in its packaging. This is a very rare double sided dics…
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An asshat at his finestA little off topic... Here's an asshat at his finest: [url="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/"]http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/[/url] What a moron :( :mad…
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What Sir Clive gets up to now...Check this out: [url="http://www.pokerzone.co.uk/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=betting/02/05/21/manual_154904.html"]here[/url] :o Always knew the guy ha…
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Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
... in it or including in it your own music made in ... just dont like the built in ones drawing with lines, ... first it loads a basic program where you determine how ... i get a C: Nonsense in Basic error + line number but ... to write my own in compiled Basic ( which i'd ... -
Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
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Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
... (superb but the barred window in the basement was nigh-on ... (so bleak!)
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AMX MouseDoes anybody knows how the AMX-mouse works? Is it like a mouse for the Atari ST/Amiga? And if so which IN-port uses the software Which programs can …
... Design) and stuff I wrote in BASIC using AMX Control which provides ... extensions to BASIC for use with the mouse ... 's possible to play it in some emulators using the mouse ... -
Finding the length of loaded Bytes:Is there a way from BASIC of finding out how big a block of bytes loaded from tape was? i.e. - if you do LOAD""CODE and load in a lump of bytes, ca…
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Spectrum problemHi I've just been trying to resurrect my 48k spectrum. I'm having some problems loading some of my games, but if it does completely load, it crashe…
... the error message 'C NONSENSE in Basic'. I have been able to ... load 'Z Man' and 'Froggy' in the past (16k) but the ... -
VOTE FOR SPECTRUM!!!!!Hi there! Which comp has the best music? Go and VOTE for ZX SPECTRUM (withought logging this time, so it's easier). This is the link: [url="http:/…
... above can use AY in 48 Basic mode. the AY music ... in my demo/intro/ ... music actually better when loaded in 48mode than 128mode. why ... beyond my knowledge. but in 128 models it slows ... is almost all entirely done in Basic, the main core of ... -
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?
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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?
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Graphics in bordersI am 50% certain that I remember a game that had graphics in the borders. This always made we wonder why none of the other games did. Am I right or h…
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Worst game - sort ofAny suggestions for worst game - but not just worst game period - the worst game that has had a lot of work go into it and ought to have been good, b…
What about Voyage into the Unknown by Mastertronic. It was totally awful though I am sure that it crashed anyway after a while and was written in BASIC.
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OK... Another name the gameYeap... notorious bJohnnyBravo is back with the name the game :)... OK... here it goes... Should be very old(maybe written in basic)... all I can r…
Sounds suspiciously like Jet Pac (that fuel thingy does anyway)! But it ain't in BASIC, it ain't UDG and u already know bout it methinks.
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May I be the first then? ... Well Happy ( almost ) Birthday to WOS!So, you're 7 and a half years old. Hot Da*n!!! Has it really been??? WOW! I can't believe it. I just saw it, I just came on for the first time today.…
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FifthDon't know if this is the right forum, but anyway... Anyone remember a Basic extension called "Fifth"? It was supposed to enhance game programming. R…
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Compilersaside from SE Basic Compilers, what are some other good ones? Personally im afetr HISOFT Compiler for 128k, but if theres any others it would be nice…
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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…
... 48k spectrum from games done in basic which were blocky to such ... t see any kids involved in any PS2 adverts do ... all to the MAX and in your face
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Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
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Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…
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Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…
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Message for LCD and Anestis1) LCD Hi LCD! It seems that you were once named "Tiger's Claw". I've got a little question for you. Do you remember translating a game "Bitwa O Wys…
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Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…
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GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…
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More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…
... a whole Basic routine, or an entire Basic program for ... learning this but my basic has gotten very rusty ... youll get a C Nonsense in Basic error.
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Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
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Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
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Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
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