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The death of the SpectrumI was reflecting the other day about life and the significance of those interests that we develop during childhood. For many, its football or physic…
... to expose them to classic gaming but in reality, without the ... , almost verbatim.
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RetroEuskal 2010 ReportWell, RE'10 is now over, and I'm bloody knackered :-) However, there's enough time before my brain shuts down to write a quick event report... Retro…
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machines you've owned and favourite games on each?Just reminiscing about games of the past - speccie and beyond - and the pleasure they have brought. Here is my list of my ownership of machines and …
Loss of innocenceI suppose my ZX Spectrum era lasted longer than most (although not sure longer than most of you on here). I received my first Speccy back in '83, and…
... 1988.
The vintage gaming era ended back in 1986 ...Laptop recommendations pleaseI might be buying a laptop sometime soon. I'll have a budget of around ?250 or ?300. Incredible specs/gaming stuff is not anything I care about reall…
... ?250 or ?300. Incredible specs/gaming stuff is not anything I ...Digital rot - the modern DRM scourge[B]A place for History[/B] I love WOS. Completely love it. It is completely crazy in its scale and is the best of its kind. I love that games have s…
... . EA[URL="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/01/ea-shuts ... to campaign for a central gaming repository so that we don ...Atari 2600Did anyone have an Atari 2600 (as well as a Speccy). My grandparents owned and loved the 2600. Totally plug and play. They had loads of games: [LIST…
... . The main TV and the gaming TV in the same room ... . Totally social gaming.
The Atari 2600 ...Japanese computers and consolesThere some really nice ones out there if you can find them on yahoo auctions japan or ebay,now i think parts and the annoyance of using the stepdown …
... get a feature on a gaming magazine about the best games ...Stimulate your senses..?Ok, was mulling this over the other day - it's probably been discussed before but what the heck. I was thinking back to home computers & entertainme…
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Along with on-line gaming we've had speech introduced ...Spectrum SD card hardware?Hi Sorry for invading your cool site and forum... I have a 1541 Ultimate 2 cartridge for my Commodore 64 that allows me to plug in an SD card and l…
... Speccy? I'm looking to purchase something for my 48K and ...Wanted: Spectrum ZX,48,Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, acorns (USA!)Hello everyone, I help some friends put on some vintage computer gaming events (they are free events at a local library.) In addition to this, I b…
... put on some vintage computer gaming events (they are free events ...Duke Nukem ForeverWILL be released in 2011... allegedly about time, taken longer than Starcraft 2, I just hope its as good. [url]http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/…
WILL be released in 2011... allegedly
about time, taken longer than Starcraft 2, I just hope its as good.
[url]http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2010/09/03/duke-nukem-forever-confirmed-for-2011/1[/url]Blimey! Play as the Taliban?According to this week's Micro Mart (issue 1122, page 86), in the upcoming latest Medal of Honour game from Electronic Arts, you can play as a member…
... socially inoffensive nature of computer gaming. Even if EA do withdraw ...it's only an electrical item.. but stillafter MANY years (maybe 18?) , my tv just popped.. when I say many years, I've had this tv since the days of Snes.. just prior I remember playing mad…
... has seen a LOT of gaming.. various incarnations of bomberman and ...CSS Oxmeet 25 September 2010Hi, There will be another comp.sys.sinclair meet-up on 25 September in Oxford (probably starting about 2 p.m. in the Gloucester Arms near the railwa…
... turns up, there may be gaming/nostalgia chatter, hardware discussions, and ...Microdrive, worth getting one?Hi, I've recently got back into Speccy gaming thanks to emulation, however I now want relive my misspent youth and get hold of a a real spectrum and …
... recently got back into Speccy gaming thanks to emulation, however I ...Bad news - GOG has closedGood old Games has apparently closed. [url]http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2010/09/19/gog-com-closes-down/1[/url]
Good old Games has apparently closed.
[url]http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2010/09/19/gog-com-closes-down/1[/url]Online delivery charges[Rant] I have just been looking at buying a new gaming mouse as my old one has died. I have decided on a CM Storm Inferno after reading many review…
... looking at buying a new gaming mouse as my old one ...How hardware progressesWith much sadness my favourite gaming mouse passed away last week so I started to look round for a new one. I ended picking a [URL="http://www.bit-te…
With much sadness my favourite gaming mouse passed away last week ... [/URL]. Not expensive for a gaming mouse (got it for ?30 ... official Spectrums. So now my gaming mouse has more usable memory ...Happy Birthday MartynChappy birthaday, god father of retro gaming!!
happy birthaday, god father of retro gaming!!The Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All TimeYep, another "best of..." list posted on the 'net, and like all lists based on opinion it's contentious, but even by the standards of most lists I th…
... the first console to make gaming "cool" for anyone over ... that machine popularised splitscreen ultiplayer gaming to a degree undreamt ... ), etc , made four player gaming around one TV hugely popular ... and helped to make computer gaming a much more sociable event ...what other hobbies do you have?I mean we are all here, because of retro gaming / spectrum etc.. but what other hobbies do you have? (inspired by another thread that mr cpczone wa…
... all here, because of retro gaming / spectrum etc..
but ...Games roomIt's always been a dream of mine to one day own a house and in that house to have a room dedicated to gaming. Not a bedroom with a TV and a console, …
... have a room dedicated to gaming. Not a bedroom with a ...Indy gamesIndy-gaming (Independant games, written by people who want to make games that don't neccesarilly fit into current, marketable genres) is a very popul…
Indy-gaming (Independant games, written by people ... notice of this aspect of gaming, as I'm primarily a ... the following sites for indy gaming:
[url]http://www ... 've been out of PC gaming (aside from a few first ...Best tools, oscilloscope for ZX Spectrum repairHi, Since I'm a newbie in this area, I'd like to ask about the most appropriate tools for ZX Spectrum repair. For example I'd like to purchase an a…
... example I'd like to purchase an affordable digital oscilloscope which ...Today (October 2010 retro computing & gaming videos)Hi folks, this October I released 6 more videos on YouTube; Two covering the ATARI JAGUAR and FLASHBACK (Mini 7800), four covering the Sinclair QL. …
Hi folks,
this October I released 6 more videos on YouTube; Two covering the ATARI JAGUAR and FLASHBACK (Mini 7800), four covering the Sinclair QL.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/QLvsJaguar#g/u[/url]
A propos Sinclair QL; ...Could someone copy a disk image to +3 disk for me?Hi, I was wondering if someone would be able to create a +3 disk for me with the Mercenary disk image (obtained from this site) on it? Ideally I wan…
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Ideally I want to purchase this, but cannot find it ...TV report of the morning at RetroMa?OK, so it's in Spanish, but the pictures really say it all. Antena 3, a national TV broadcaster in Spain, this morning visited Retroma??a, which is …
... of kids along to experience gaming how it was in the ...Weekend Compo - Guess the speedAbout to build myself a new gaming machine. [url]http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/PB120001.jpg[/url] So the game is What 3DMark06 score can I get? As a…
... to build myself a new gaming machine.
[url]http ...Platform Designer 2 - Available?As the title says. Is PGD2 available for purchase? I've just bought SEUD and have AGD, but would like PGD2 to complete the collection. Anyone know?
As the title says. Is PGD2 available for purchase? I've just bought SEUD and have AGD, but would like PGD2 to complete the collection.
Anyone know?
