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new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
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The Pre 85 threadMost of our memories are of games that were from 85 and onwards when the programmers had got to grasps with the Speccy and were coding more efficient…
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The ZX Spectrum On Your PC - Book (pdf)by C . Woodcock. [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/ZXSpectrumOnYourPCThe.pdf"]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/…
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In order to play games on your PC you need ... only two tapes, Automata Games Packs 2 and 3, ... a need for another book on preservation of spectrum tapes, magazinzes books ... want to write a book on how to preserve ... -
The ZX Spectrum On Your PC - Book (pdf)by C . Woodcock. [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/ZXSpectrumOnYourPCThe.pdf"]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/…
... most linear interface of all the Spectrum emulators for Windows ... focus on particular collections of Spectrum games and/or memorabilia, like ... [url="http://zx-spectrum.wz.cz"]AAA ZX Spectrum Games[/url] - former ... book, that .TRD files are [I]always[/I] "dumps of ... -
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
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Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
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Firebird made several of my favourite games (Sentinel, Elite, Booty, Hive ... !
13. Best Speccy arcade conversion
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AdventuresCan anyone recommend adventure games for the Spectrum? I know I have played a few back in the days (Black Crystal and Greedy Gulch ring a bell), but…
... good and that one of the best ones ... is named "Forest of Long Shadows". You might ... the ones in the hall of fame, first. :)
games next from a big basic listings book for ... arcade section of the book and that's next. two of the action games ...Street Fighter 2 .TAPHelp! I'm useless, I know! I am trying to get Street fighter 2 converted from my original to .TAP format but am getting absolutly nowhere fast. This…
... makes the whole black art of home computer versions interesting - ... say, SF2 captures nothing of the original's spirit, ... because arcade games had by then gone outwith the boundaries of good ... a critic of.
(Double Dragon on the Spectrum could ...Top 10 Games - All Formats (Pre Playstation era)Without being biased only towards Spectrum games what are your favourite 10 games? (Apologies if this has been asked before) My favourites: 1 Sensi…
1) Bombjack (Spectrum/Arcade)
So soooo ... of my old summer holidays
4) Star Wars (Arcade ... very playable game, tons of extra levels some very difficult ... just retro games but this is one of the few ... current games currently out ...Golden AxeI just got around to trying to speccy version of Golden Axe after seeing it got pretty good reviews - am I the only one who thinks it's appalling? Al…
... of my all time favourite Arcade games, really let me down on the Spectrum ... ! [I]Better[/I] than the arcade even. And Target Renegade is ...Golden AxeI just got around to trying to speccy version of Golden Axe after seeing it got pretty good reviews - am I the only one who thinks it's appalling? Al…
Okay, maybe it doesn't look [I]too[/I] bad, but for me it was one of my most loved arcade games, and it was inevitable the Spectrum version was going to disappoint.
Some scars just never heal.Tears of nostalgiaI have to say, playing games again like Fued, Head over Heels, Where time stood still, arkanoid 2, heavy on the magick (list could go on forever), ma…
... , I`ve never heard of the four games you mention... maybe I ... +) but are they Spectrum games, or arcade?
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Tears of nostalgiaI have to say, playing games again like Fued, Head over Heels, Where time stood still, arkanoid 2, heavy on the magick (list could go on forever), ma…
... can play some of the games... undeniably a lot of them are a ... then...
The Spectrum version of Renegade (especially 128K version) is ... as frustratingly difficult as its arcade parent.
Rainbow Islands ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
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Alot of modern games like Ninja Gaiden are spectacular ... them to load, of the modern games only Viewtiful Joe,which ... a driving game on a Spectrum, as they can't compare ... the breakneck, seat of the pants modern arcade racers like Burnout 2 ...Speccy games _better_ than their arcade versionsI can only think of one so far - Hunchback. It is cack on the arcade version, try it on MAME. Daren
... ! Come on take off those spectrum tinted glasses !
... two of my favourite games ever, granted the versions on the Spectrum are ... very very good but the arcade original of Bombjack ... . Its great on the Spectrum and for 48k its a ...OT: Where should I go on Holiday? Tell me about where you live.Right, I need a holiday, I haven't been away for 2 and a half years and Im getting fed up of Burnley.Trouble is I don't know where to go. Seening as …
... selling pirate DVDs and Playstation games
- people ... on the latest Dance-revolution arcade game (Read VIZ magazine ... - Shops selling 3 litre bottles of extra strong white cider piss ... beach. In the Guiness book of world records for the highest ...The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…
... same year as the first arcade video game - Computer Space - ... remember as a kid playing arcade games like Super Bug, Nite Driver ... occured to me that video games would one day become the ... (my GBA) capable of playing all my old favourite Spectrum games.
How come there's no Amidar on the Spectrum?...or does it go by another name?!
... the Spectrum seemed to be missing conversions of some of my favourite arcade games. Where ... of which were simple enough to have had very good Spectrum conversions ...How come there's no Amidar on the Spectrum?...or does it go by another name?!
... the Spectrum seemed to be missing conversions of some of my favourite arcade games. Where ... of which were simple enough to have had very good Spectrum conversions ... .
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Or a good conversion of ...The Spectrum is a Piece of ShitHow can you all stand there and defend a computer that was ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH even back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore…
... you cant seriously be anti-Spectrum because of some basic program you ... , some good classic arcade games are there. Most of the games are quite simple ... but some good arcade hits.
What was the worst game from U.S.Goldthey had tons of bad games, but what was the worst of all?? difficult election.. ;) _________________ quieres ser nino o nina? [ This Message was e…
... of good US Gold games outweighs the bad - most of their arcade ... conversions were pretty good approximations of ... Carnival is one of the worst SPectrum games ever, and the ... all the home versions of that are lousy.Xevious and Terra CrestaHas anyone ever completed this games ? Tried each one last night for a good long period, on Xevious i got pretty far but it just seemed to be the sa…
... . Mind you my experience with arcade games at that time was limited ... . I didn't think much of the spectrum conversion though, could've ...Mame issuesI've only recently got hold of the MAME emulator and I thought I'll fire up some old arcade classics and see what the originals were like. Unfortun…
... , that`s probably the BEST arcade conversion, for looks/playability and ... is pretty amazing on the spectrum too, it`s a pity ... /> By the way, one of my favourite arcade games is [b]Great 1000 ... Miles Rally[b]. A superb blast of ...Does Anyone have any advice for me?Hey, I've just recently bought a Sinclair ZX Spectrum + (I've been looking for one for a good year or so) and I plan to be learning to program with …
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Get a copy of YS Megabasic and use that ... instead of the BASIC you get with ... /> (Although ?10 for the Spectrum 119 Games, the gun, the joystick, The ... Tape Recorder and 3 programming book ...Renegade III Myfirst controversial Topic, and it`s honestly... HONESTLY not inviting/promoting arguments... but I`ve been soohooked on the renegade gamessince `8…
... enjoyed watching the earlier Rzx of level one :) , as has ... renegade/Double Dragon type fighting games... lol ... Bad.. Bad.. tut tut ... how crap is it on arcade as well (well I just ... ).. one true example of an arcade game that the spectrum OWNS...compared to ...About z88dk and autoexecsThis weekend I was playing a little with z88dk C cross Compiler. Amazing tool! I have three questions: 1- Does anybody know how to change the initia…
... can be used in place of "if") that tests if the ... arcade games, pure C is not recommended. But for other kinds of games or ... C and asm in your arcade games can make development time a ... in terms of what I would attempt on the Spectrum. Without it ...Help with a Fairlight style gameI am thinking about having ago at writing a 3d game similar to fairlight. I'm busy on another project at the moment but there's nothing like plenty o…
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... lot of us even tried to do anything on the Spectrum, and ... I guess there`s a lot of people ... written a game for the Spectrum :)
That showcase idea ... that arcade games require fast movement etc, there`s plenty of game types ...It's for real... Activision denies distribution[B][url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/ActivisionInc.pmt"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/Activ…
... able to release any of those arcade / licenced games without doing a ... be made with the arcade version of Gauntlet (which has already ... of the big ones) and that covers the whole (Spectrum-owning ... , knows a bit of English) world!< ...CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... gaming all round (forget the spectrum for a while) I am ... a lot of there old stuff, admittidly they were originaly arcade games, on ...
Imagine Ultimate/RARE/Microsoft Games Studio putting an all formats ... from Cronosoft, i.e. new games, on tape, with good ...
