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Japanese-only or lesser-known games you playedI've noticed by their comments there are a few people on WOS (hi Vertigo, dm_boozefreek etc.) who have played titles which were either never released…
... first got an interest in imported games (regardless of them getting ... fit in?). I don't even remember much what games those ... those games, many of which were not even released here in ... begun learning Japanese so playing games in the language was actually pretty ... -
Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…
... allowed you to play Gameboy games on the Amiga "and ... , free and totally crap games to go with the McDonald ... 12V to play the Gameboy games in 2x speed so I ... where you can play large games which require more than one ... the D-Pad, tips for games that didn't exist. ... -
Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... swap' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . ... Computing or Sinclair Programs sometime in the mid 1980s (probably no ... -
Worst graphics ever?There's (yet another) thread about the best Spectrum graphics, so here's one about the worst. Of course, if you want to be fair then a "worst" graphi…
... mean, a 1983 type-in listing can perhaps be ... only play a few Speccy games nowadays, and they are ... all good games with good, or at ... , but considering it's in BASIC, then it's perhaps ... that there are some commercial games with terrible graphics, but ... -
Games of Space ConquestAre there any good space conquest strategy games on the Spectrum? I'm interested in games where you have to conquer planets and use their resources …
... the Spectrum? I'm interested in games where you have to conquer ... , I'd like to play games in the same genre. -
House-rules for multiplayer games.I was talking about this at work today with one of the younger guys at work who was complaining about the snipers in Call of Duty 4 online. I starte…
... . I started talking about games in the past that were split ... especially easy to enforce in split-screen games as everyone can ... lacking in the current generation of games) For example:
In ... br /> Professional fouls primarily. In the end we had to ... -
Favourite not so well known games -1987 -1988Writing lots of reviews about games in 1987-1988. We have all the usual 'big names' such as Bubble Bobble, Robocop and Ikari Warriors kinda thing. …
Writing lots of reviews about games in 1987-1988.
We ... to find some really good games from these years which werent ... to hear about peoples favourite games from these years . Not the ... -
Games that are way too hard ... on the EASIEST settingToday I dug up my MAME emulator and played a few oldies. Amongst those was "Side Arms" (Japanese Version; dunno if and how it differs from the wester…
... window, which can easily result in multiple deaths.
... we sometimes think that many games in those days were pretty hard ... 1943 (also from Capcom) released in the same era are much ... decided to post this in the Spectrum/Games section instead of Chit ... -
Games WantedDear All I am currently looking for the following games produced by 'Lambourne Games' in the 1990's, they are:- All Time Great Tour Champions of Cr…
... looking for the following games produced by 'Lambourne Games' in the 1990's ... -
The "Ernie Wise Memorial Game What I Wrote" thread 2008As the September rain lashes remorselessly long and hard against the window (Everest PVC-u) what more can a cove do but reflect on life whilst drinki…
... Birth", which I wrote back in 1990 and submitted to Sinclair ... "Touchdown" for D&H Games. Though I duly, miraculously received ... br />
All these games were written in BASIC, and apart from "Touchdown ... importantly, why they wrote it in the first place!? -
Fastest way to decide which pixel to paint in order to draw a straight line(after I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ask this in here) in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a direct…
... I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ... ask this in here)
in fact, I want ... pixel. since target changes position in every iteration, so a new ... fastest method to do this in basic? -
Games in the JSW mouldRight, folks. I need you all to suggest to me games that are like [I]Jet Set Willy[/I] (but aren't JSW, obviously). By this I mean platform games, se…
... all to suggest to me games that are like [I]Jet ... ). By this I mean platform games, set over several (preferably loads ... -
How do YOU want to buy Spectrum games?Hi! To all, As you know I am clearing 100's of Speccy games in job-lot's over the coming months. What I want to know is just how you li…
... clearing 100's of Speccy games in job-lot's over the ... like to buy games from me????
In bigger bundles?....higher ... , Amiga, Atari, Nintendo and Sega games....loads of NEW (old stock ... /> I really would prefer the games going to collectors but alas ... -
The Dizzy (spit spit) gamesI [B][U][COLOR=red]HATE[/COLOR][/U][/B] Dizzy. The shallow, one dimensional character and his stupid, annoying, repetitive games. If it was up to me,…
... his stupid, annoying, repetitive games. If it was up ... the Dizzy games ever made, put them in the middle ... don't like the games much, and I think ... the Magic Knight games, the Wally Week games, the immortal ... wouldn't put the Dizzy games in the field, but the ... -
Mini Games Bundles ???Hi!, Just thought I'd bash out a couple of ideas regarding selling 'Speccy' games on my [URL="http://uk.ebid.net/stores/Zoogamer"]ebid [/URL]site…
... ideas regarding selling 'Speccy' games on my [URL="http:// ... P+P)?
Games will be in the CODEMASTERS, MASTERTRONIC & ... anywhere from 10-30 games or more, per set ... more 'Speccy' stuff on in the new year.
... cannot look for specific games in my stock as I ... -
The best ... beginning with "G"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "G", which do you think are the: [B]Best …
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Best sound or music (in a game):
Best ... graphics (in a game):
Best ... B]
In my opinion:
Games! Games games games. Or the "GO TO" command in BASIC. -
Computer or console: Which do you prefer for games?Yep, the old argument again. I was talking about this yesterday to a mate (a World of Warcraft addict) who doesn't like consoles, and neither I (who …
... there arny other computers in use for games nowadays? I only know ... , need no maintanence, the games work first time and always ... back catalogue of (mostly) compatible games (though some require work to ... it's just about playing games in your own time, at home ... -
Samurai Dawn and the lost games of FTLSamurai Dawn was announced as one of the first three FTL games in mid 1986. Obviously it never arrived and we were all left wondering a bit about wha…
... the first three FTL games in mid 1986. Obviously it ... working on the FTL games, they also wrote a ... couple of games for Elite; Scooby Doo ... em ups, and Thundercats in particular could have worked ... "data processing professionals", in the following page from ... -
Hard drive gamesWill they ever happen? The hardware exists in the real world. Not many have it though. Those that want to play games in the real world therefore o…
... ever happen? The hardware exists in the real world. Not many ... . Those that want to play games in the real world therefore often ... prefer games to be in .tzx format or already ... the possibilities of having larger games. -
ZX Spectrum Games Family TreeI?m sure it has been done before (possibly in one of the gaming mags) but I?ve never seen a videogame ?family tree? showing which early games influen…
... which early games influenced other classic games and which games in turn they ...
How many ZX Spectrum games had a recognised positive influence ... of any ZX Spectrum games that can be considered ... Spectrum, another computer or games console? Or was the ... -
List of some interesting MM/JSW type games.We all know the usual games in this mould [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005160]Technician Ted[/url], [url=http://www.worldof…
We all know the usual games in this mould [url=http://www. ... we all know the PGD games that are out and about ... gonna just stick this in a post in the Miles Mad Mission ... I've found so many games in this mould I figured I ... 'd stick em' here in a thread of their own ... -
Old arcade cabinet in pub shocker!There's an arcade cabinet in "Rufus T. Firefly's" (a rock pub on Hope Street in Glasgow) that has a trouser-load of Taito/Midway/Atari classics on it…
There's an arcade cabinet in "Rufus T. Firefly's" (a ... rock pub on Hope Street in Glasgow) that has a trouser ... the urge to play these games in public for the first time ... ever had to play these games since way-back-when was ... -
Crime gameswhat are the top five games in which you play a criminal/crime boss? Are there any really good ones where you can commit lots of different crimes? A…
what are the top five games in which you play a criminal/crime boss?
Are there any really good ones where you can commit lots of different crimes? Any funny ones? -
The point of fixing a QLHi All Recently picked up an old QL that was in pieces, all the screws are missing and the keyboard membrane is shot, but it does work. Gave the me…
... an old QL that was in pieces, all the screws are ... me? Any good games werent written by amateurs in basic years later, any ... I can find are homebrew games, and office apps. Spending 20 ... waste, especially as twenty quid in Australian pesos would get you ... -
Games & BrandsI'm looking for Spectrum games in which [B]true brands[/B] appears. For example: - [B]Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge[/B]: Lucozade, Adidas. - …
I'm looking for Spectrum games in which [B]true brands[/B] ... or only mentioned in text.
In cassette inlay or in game.
Name the game : double impactHi i'm looking for name of two games. 1) the first is na old arcade adventure at least partially written in basic. i think the story revolves about …
... looking for name of two games.
1) the first ... adventure at least partially written in basic. i think the story revolves ... . i think there was review in crash.
so, your ...Best games list - a matter of taste!I always take a look at the best games list, It's really curious that in the list there are always so few spectrum games from 1990 on. Today is a luc…
... the best games list, It's really curious that in the list ... there are always so few spectrum games from ... few spanish or foreign spectrum games in the list. It's hard ... that games like Light Corridor, AMC or PoP are not in the ...Running games from 3.5"Is it possible to run Spectrum games in an emulator from an external 3.5" FDD connected to a PC? And if so... how?
Is it possible to run Spectrum games in an emulator from an external 3.5" FDD connected to a PC? And if so... how?help in making a tzx file from standard speedIn short, I want to create a tzx file from the original Navy Moves & Army Moves compilation, giving that the one in WOS archive has an error on Army …
... (it gives C Nonsense in BASIC, 50:3) and I ... recorded both cassette sides in two separate files. The ... report the very first basic header as a turbo ... />
The fragment in discussion is [url=http://www ... version of the very first basic header & program).
