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disks for preservationI have gone through my lists and because i havent the hardware to do +3 disk preserving so its not much point in me keeping hold of them so i am offe…
... of what i have and of Andrew already knows of what software i had when i ... are an avid collector of spectrum games when i say that over 12 ... years of collecting and sourcing titles ... -
Top 25 PlatformersAt Retro Gamer we love feedback from readers and are constantly looking for ways to integrate your thoughts and opinions into the magazine. Anyway,…
... , I'm very interested in knowing your top five platform games of all ... answers in a future issue of the magazine.
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old tapeshy there! i have a problem with my spectrum 48k. my brother and i have found it on the attic, its 24 yr old and it still works great! but i have prob…
... i have problems with the tapes, i have around 15 tapes full of games ... , but i cannot load neither of them... i managed to ... itself...and the sound of some of the tapes is strange ... so how can i save this games? should i rerecord them on ... -
Mysterious AdventuresI think the Mysterious Adventure records in Infoseek need a bit of looking at... I'm pretty sure that all of the games were released initially by Di…
I think the Mysterious Adventure records in Infoseek need a bit of looking ... at...
I'm pretty sure that all of the games ... look through the small number of tapes I have in my collection ... -
Resident Evil 4So I got my self Resident Evil for Christmas... and have been sick since the 25...so only yesterday I got the chance to try it... I played all the R…
... the Resi Games (it's one of my favourite games) and I think outbreak ... I've found the controls a litle confusing (well all the games ... that have this sort of controls have the ... my self getting lots of hits because I forgot where to shoot ... -
Point-and-Click AdventuresI was just rooting around some of my old ZX tapes and I stumbled upon (more like "picked up") a couple of "point-and-click" style adventures. That's …
... selection of menus or icons to do... stuff.
The games I have ... />
I'm just wondering if there are other games of this style ... , and if any of them support ... you can find a load of games that support Kempston mouse on ... -
Mr. and Mrs. PacmanNot strictly Sinclair related... but I'm a very happy chappy today... I just got a Mr. and Mrs. Pacman pinball machine for my games room... Yay! I'…
Not strictly Sinclair related... but I'm a very happy chappy today...
I just got a Mr. and Mrs. Pacman pinball machine for my games room... Yay!
I've wanted one of those for donkeys years :)
Yay!
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don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…
... of the larger companies. Now think of the smaller companies, many of which I ... graphics hardware, and supporting games. The operating system is ready ... all ready, and the games are nowhere to be seen ... example. One of the first things I do whenever I install a ... -
PAW or GAC?Greetings all :) You might have heard me saying I was about to start in the programming of (quite silly and totally unworthy playing) games in BASIC…
... programming of (quite silly and totally unworthy playing) games in BASIC. :) I ... tables, because I don't have much of the commands list ... . :) I have some, taken ... process / response tables of PAW?
I will keep making ... -
Did I killed my Speccy ???Hi guys, 1 minute ago I was working on my 128 +2A... But I made a mistake : I cut the gound on the PSU plug of the computer, and I forgot to resolde…
... on the PSU plug of the computer, and I forgot to resolder ... ...
Seeing no image, I understood immediatly, powered off, solder ...
But when I replugged the psu, I only had a picture ... quickly...
Any idea of what I killed inside ??? :???: -
I HATE HATE HATE spam!!!Three days (maybe four) of not accessing my e-mail account, and I get 968 e-mails, of which maybe three dozen are legitimate. And many of the "legiti…
... account, and I get 968 e-mails, of which maybe three ... dozen are legitimate. And many of the "legitimate" ones are ... me.
On top of which, I find my Yahoo! account ... s e-mails back (I thought the inbox limit ... can we do about it? I use Mailwasher, thankfully, as ... -
They Stole A MillionI've been playing 'They Stole A Million' for a couple of days now, and I have to say this is a really great game. This game passed me by back in the…
I've been playing 'They Stole A Million' for a couple of days ... now, and I have to say this ... since buying the speccy games book that I checked out this and ... few other titles. :)
I can imagine it being something ... -
Sony does it again...Another reason to both detest Sony, and to avoid the PS3 - at least if you're in Great Britain :evil: According to: [URL]http://uk.gamespot.com/…
... wait until one has games available that I [B]have to [/ ... was admittedly at the bottom of my list, mainly due ... but they both have great games that I'd like, and those ... could run PS1 and 2 games too would be very ... if the PS3's own games caught my fancy.
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That scene in "Big".....Anyone remember that scene in [URL="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/"]Big[/URL] when Tom Hanks finally completes the adventure game, towards the e…
... , towards the end of the film??
I was 16 when ... I watched it, and remember ... "Big" moment with any of the games I played then. Never even thinking ... it happen everyday when you/I revist games of yesteryear? -
Nes...having grown up with the spectrum, NES was sort of a myth to me, something we would just hear about in American movies and somewhat of a super system…
... the SNES... and most of the games looked pale and limited when ... of emulators, I've been playing lot of the "NES" classics, and most of ... and play" system... but the games...I can't seem to find ... , wheter with the spectrum, even games I've only found in the ... -
Fun accountancy question of the week!!!Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd share my latest tax problem with all my spec-chums on World of Sinclair. Read this and be thankful you aren't …
Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd share my latest tax ... />
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I'm having a bit of trouble with a ... tax at a rate of 20%!!!
I don't understand ... -
Why Linux is importatnt.I just thought I would share this with whoever is prepared to read it: I really think Linux is important to our children for many reason. The reason…
... and interesting. I mean, when I had my spectrum I was forced to ... bit of programming - I had to type load "" to play games. Computers (I'm ... OS), there's little chance of seeing any source code - where ... are the next generation of hackers going to come from ... -
Abadia Del Crimen LaHi all, in this instructions file [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info/a/AbadiaDelCrimenLa(AbbeyOfCrimeThe).txt[/url] it is s…
... ://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info/a/AbadiaDelCrimenLa(AbbeyOfCrimeThe).txt ... translation is called The Abbey of Crime. I tried and find this ... -
New Spectrum emulator for DS[url]http://zxds.raxoft.cz/[/url] [quote]Features already implemented: * Solid Z80 core - possible bugs aside, the Z80 emulation is as complete…
... ). Apart from the emulation of contented memory and contented port ... all the subtle details of Z80 I know of, including proper IRQ sampling ... there are quite a few games which would benefit from this ... - most games are archived in this format and I definitely want ... -
More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... of Spades, or what?
6. Why does any commercial games ... make PC games? I mean, when you consider the difficulty of having to ... , the fact that piracy of PC games is so much easier than ... is George W. Bush president of America? I mean, alright, so he ... -
How can I transfer VHS to DVD, please?I want to transfer my VHS cassettes to DVD. The videos are mainly of older films or TV series that aren't available on DVD, and are in PAL format (I'…
... The videos are mainly of older films or TV series ... the best quality I can get (though of course I realise that ... quality than the quality of the recording on the ... a VHS recorder), or of course I could use that by ... over which type of DVD to support (I don't want ... -
Help needed with cheats/pokes etc!!!Hi there, I am very new to this emulator world and have been using Speculator for about a week or so now which is excellent. I have no problems with …
... no problems with playing games etc but I am having major difficulties ... the pokes for certain games.
I am currently getting back ... infinite lives. I have since found a Multitap poke of 42198,24 ... for this game but how do I go ... -
I'm going out now, and I may be some timeI'm about to switch ISP's so I'll be joining the 'Where are they now' group of members for a while. I'm going from one LLU(Orange) to another LLU(Sky…
... to switch ISP's so I'll be joining the 'Where ... they now' group of members for a while. I'm going from ... this type of switch, I'm changing over solely because I can get ... me off until the 6th of May -
"Lost" 48K expansionToday I dug up my Speccy after more than 10yrs of inactivity. I bought it as a 16K in 1983, than I had expanded to 48K and never had problem. Until t…
... after more than 10yrs of inactivity. I bought it as ... screenshots and the 16K games loaded successfully but not ... the 48K games. A bell ringed in ... that always worked before. I think that somehow it ... I check the amount of memory (and eventually, how do I ... -
Dun Darach/Tir Na NogI've decided once I've finished picking my way through the GBA versions of Castlevania, that I'm going to play these 2 games again. I realised someth…
... versions of Castlevania, that I'm going to play these 2 games again. I ... realised something tonight only minutes ago though when I ... long time since I tried to play these games properly. I played Tir ... -
Monty Python's Life of BrianMy favourite ever film is Monty Python's Life of Brian, and a lot of people seem to agree. So who here agrees with me, and if not, what is your favou…
... think of Life of Brian?
I think ... LoB is so good for many reasons. First of all, of ... has scene after scene of well written, memorably ... /> The film was, of course, notorious for the accusations ... only portrayal of Jesus is of him giving a ... -
Possibl sale of some Speccy stuffI've got a 16k Spectrum on it's tod, serial number 001-152938. The computer works but there's some problems with the membrane as some keys aren't wo…
I've got a 16k Spectrum ... go for that sort of thing...
I've also got ... been used after I acquired it as part of a job lot ... a few years ago. From what I ... -
A few hard to find titles on ebayHi, I have listed a few games that might be of interest: i.e Chicago Vindicator by Firecracker Halley by Fairsoft and a few more. Games can be foun…
... /> I have listed a few games that might be of interest:
i.e ... a few more.
Games can be found here:
Vague memory of a gameHi all, something's been bugging me on and off for ages. I once had a speccy game that I can't remember the name of. Sadly I can't recall many of the…
... and off for ages. I once had a speccy game ... that I can't remember the name of. Sadly I can' ... t recall many of the details either!
What I ... was just in monochrome, I think, but that's ... about all I can dredge up.
I apologise if ...ANNOUNCE: Jet Set Willy: Party Willy [Special Edition 2007]Today (23rd April) is the third anniversary of the full release of [i]Party Willy[/i], Daniela Hantuchov?'s 24th birthday, Nicole Vaidi?ov?'s 18th bi…
... third anniversary of the full release of [i]Party Willy[/i], Daniela ... rooms. I feel I have captured much of the atmosphere of the ... playtested the Special Editions of [i]Party Willy[/i] (Parts 1 & ... of toilet-completability still applies to these four games, and I ...
