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Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... games settled with hardware sprites, multiplexed or not. That don't mean the c64 couldn't ... do software sprites. Have a look at Bubble Bobble, that ... sprites, that can be anywhere on the screen too. The spectrum ... going on with sprites that overlaps each others ... -
The Spectrum Resuscitation ThreadKicking off this thread as a place where people who are fixing/restoring Spectrums (or indeed any other piece of related hardware) can show off their…
... br /> The standard Spectrum power brick is an unregulated supply that puts ... of the reason that the heatsink gets so hot is that the regulator has ... br />
I myself don't use the Speccy supplies but a 9v ... amps. This way, the regulator don't have to work as ... -
You get what you pay for-You live and learnDecided to try for a cheap spectrum + on ebay described as not being able to tune it and some keys did not work - haha Duly received and opened up a…
The transformer - if you are referring to the "scorch marks" near the welding that holds ... the laminations together (as shown in the ... reading below 5M ohms, don't use the PSU, as the transformer appears to be ... -
Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... both the Kempston and 95 side to avoid conflicts, but I don't ... to use components that are made in greater bulk even if you don’t use the ... full capacity of them. The sort of situation ... -
Game completion challenge #1Here we go then. Everyone ready?<div><br></div><div>As it's the first one, I set the random game filter to a rating of 8/10 or higher so we're hopefu…
... a few. So maybe you don't use the guys on ropes until you ... just seem to bounce against the windows (whether they're broken ... unbroken).
I Google translated the instructions from Spanish to English ... .
I'm also assuming that every silhouette I see is ... -
What do you collect?I've not seen a collection topic recently, so... When I was a kid I started to collect Billy Bunter Books, and the The Magnet (and the Howard Bake…
... ... 'do I need that?..the price that would make on Ebay ... CDs.. just kept the ones that really mean something to ... mini-collections (including Spectrum games) ...but don't play the 'gotta have 'em ... same type items that never see the light... materialism does ... -
YouTube advertsIs there any way to stop youtube playing bloody adverts half way through albums (and sometimes halfway through a song!). It breaks the atmosphere of…
... on youtube, especially the ones that don't have the skip this ad ... re at the start of a vid that was posted ... by somebody in their bedroom talking about games ...
Will say though the only time I've ever ... an ad playing in the middle of something ... -
maths help 'JSW'JET SET WILLY uses a lookup table to play the opening tune (Moonlight Sonata) this is the table [code] 34299 DEFB 81,60,51,81,60,51,81,60,51,81,…
Hi Ash - that table in JSW isn't really a look ... will be unique to that particular routine. It does ...
The lower the note, the longer you delay pulsing the speaker and ... because JSW doesn't use the ROM ... -
HD Video Converter for ZX Spectrum +3I recently bought [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0092IAA3I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00"]this[/URL] SCART to HDMI co…
... and use that for the conversion. That's how I get the signal to the component ... I need to capture for ChinnyVision (I don't use the ... recorder, the unit merely converts the signal and passes ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... excellent and I love the first level that's a nightmarish version ... up that I can't seem to get to (it's by the ... one of the easiest in the game, even on NG+. That's not ... weapons that don't use much stamina instead of heavy weapons like the axe or the ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... excellent and I love the first level that's a nightmarish version ... up that I can't seem to get to (it's by the ... weapons that don't use much stamina instead of heavy weapons like the axe or the ... try using that.
The boss I had the most problem ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... up that I can't seem to get to (it's by the ... weapons that don't use much stamina instead of heavy weapons like the axe or the ... s probably the best weapon (use them on the Students in the Lecture Building ... until I figured him out. Use the Axe in long-form, get ... -
Modern PSU: picture improvement?I've recently seen advertised some 'replacement power supplies' for Spectrums for which the claim is made that they may make an improvement in pictur…
... without load, unlike the linear Speccy PSU that puts out 15v ... br /> 2) Cooler - as the 7805 voltage regulator effectively dissipates ... the extra voltage as heat, it stands to reason that ... .
Personally, I don't use the original PSU's any more ... -
Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... story: saw computers on the telly (on the Beeb). Wanted one. Begged ... ) :D
The main reason I don't use the original Spectrum is I ... from a new beefier PSU that I built. And now although ... said PSU, it is in use for something completely different.
Tape grade - does it matter?Never really gave this much thinking, but now that I am planning getting some real tapes, just to experience again the look and feel of real old hard…
... tape with a deck that doesn't have the tape selection function, to ... use on deck that don't have the tape type selection as the cheaper one's use ... in the manual to decks that don't have tape selection, not to use chrome ...Fallout 4Looks like it will be announced tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/<br>
... yet, as I don't use the heavy guns that much as the weight annoys me ... , although I do have Ashmaker! Now that ... got it modded up to the max. Don't know if anybody else ... may have enough ammo to use the guns they go with? :))
Was Beach Volley from Ocean ever released in the UK (Spectrum release)?I have never seen it but the entry in WoS shows a cover from a UK versión, although It may be from the CPC or C64 versión... Anybody owns this game …
The cover in the archive could be from any version. There's a few well known games that don't even have the spectrum version cover available - The Eidolon for example.Was Beach Volley from Ocean ever released in the UK (Spectrum release)?I have never seen it but the entry in WoS shows a cover from a UK versión, although It may be from the CPC or C64 versión... Anybody owns this game …
[quote="robbyrob;863835"]The cover in the archive could be from ... a few well known games that don't even have the spectrum version cover ... available - The Eidolon for example.[/quote]
games being in a different ...Was Beach Volley from Ocean ever released in the UK (Spectrum release)?I have never seen it but the entry in WoS shows a cover from a UK versión, although It may be from the CPC or C64 versión... Anybody owns this game …
[quote="robbyrob;863835"]The cover in the archive could be from ... a few well known games that don't even have the spectrum version cover ... available - The Eidolon for example.[/quote]
games have no Spectrum inlay ...shavingapparently men never talk about this between themselves, so i'll break this taboo wide open. what do you do, wet shave, electric razor, straight raz…
... Normally I don't particularly remember threads I've posted in that well ... still only shave in the shower, but don't use the gel anymore. It's ... ...
Edit: Don't really use aftershave anymore either (unless I ... to be able to use one that works for me.128k toastrack board changesI was working on my spectrums this weekend and opened up my toast rack to look at the possibility of changing out the Electrolytic caps. I was awar…
... disables the sound to the HF output socket on the modulator. The ... different part of the circuitry that feeds the HF circuit (the modulator), it ... br />
If you don't use the HF output, or are happy ... picking up the sound from the Mic socket, there ...Some Graphic Coding & Audio help.Hello my fellow WoS'ers I am in the process of writing some code for graphical purposes - I have Z88DK raring to go but I do not know how to take…
... /> Whoops, I placed the code there, and simply forgot ... /> As for the optimizer, I do use it on occasion ... experimenting, I usually don't use the optimization only because it ... , so I just use the basics for compiling and ... how to do that, not that I know what ...Forum IssuesWe apologise for any inconvenience you are having with the forum. This is currently being on, and we will update you as soon as it is fixed.
... don't do anything either. The "Preview" button below the post window also doesn't ... /> You don't need that site, if you don't use the buttons, and you don't need the Edit ... /> My suggestion is to keep that site blocked as often as ...Prince Harry and the word "Paki"Prince Harry is in trouble (yeah, right) for using the word "Paki" to describe a Pakistana colleague, according to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/…
I was one of the whiter pupils at ... 50% of the children were Pakistani.
The term 'Paki' ... of us, in the same descriptive way the word 'Brit' ... Still, as someone aware that the word has been applied in ... acceptable in. I don't use the word out of respect.Recommend games that don't need the ROM ?I'm looking for a few games that: * Are freely available as .sna files * Do not need the ROM at all * Have motion on screen after snapshot resta…
... Miner doesn't reference the CHARS system variable, but calculates the character address ... program which use char set is that to not use the ROM you need the ROM to ... begin with to copy the ...Recommend games that don't need the ROM ?I'm looking for a few games that: * Are freely available as .sna files * Do not need the ROM at all * Have motion on screen after snapshot resta…
... which use char set is that to not use the ROM you need the ROM to ... begin with to copy the ... since the BASIC loader won't run without the ROM in the first ... you'd have access to the ROM charset anyway. :)
Strange things about my +2AHello everybody I´m from Spain and first of all I want to thank you the oppotunity of join to this forum. And second, my problem. I have and old…
Have you tried loading the games that don't work in 48k mode.Copying a single character from one place to another?[code] ORG 33000 LD A,8 LD HL,16384 LD BC,256 LD DE, 18432 LOOP: PUSH AF LD A,(HL) LD (DE),A ADD HL, BC POP AF DEC A JR NZ,LOOP REST […
... so I assumed B doesn't set zero flag.
that don’t set the Z flag. This proviso doesn’t apply to ... will [i]not[/i] set the Z flag, DEC B or ... Z80 instruction reference and/or use a debugger to see what ...Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... relation to computers, I normally don't use the term "clone" at all. Except ... meaning, that's fine. But Einar has to aim the descriptions at ... . Let alone know the differences between the various computers that can run some ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... 's still there. And they don't use the wifi yet either. I'm ... swap the SD card back and forth. The only use for the rtc that I ... can think of is timestamping files on the ... , they may end up being the thing that makes it useful.
