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Unknown gems...While idly browsing through my TZX Vault CD yesterday I came across a few interesting games. Eugen - Lord of the bathrooms: right from the main scr…
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Eugen - Lord of the bathrooms: right from the main screen you know ... for a treat. Based on the Manic Miner engine, this ... look intriguing.
Federation: The loading screen looks nice but I ... whose names I forget at the moment (although a game ... -
Loading tunes possible?Ever since I first saw the pacman load-a-game loader by Andy Severn on Joe Blade 2, I`ve wondered if it were possible to have loading tunes. Would i…
Ever since I first saw the pacman load-a-game loader ... loading tunes.
Would it possible to mute or lower the ... volume of the beeper loading noise during loading, and a ... -
More legendary threads from the past.This one. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=8300&forum=4"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=83…
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Funniest Spectrum-related memorySeeing the emulated loading screen on the Dreamcast speccy emulator reminded me of something from many moons ago. I was in the local computer shop w…
... the emulated loading screen on the Dreamcast speccy emulator reminded me of something from ... many moons ago.
I was in the ... you could do to simulate the loading border - which ran indefinitely ... 5 minutes later with the kids still jostling for ... -
Looking for a TV show from early '80s.OK ... I just remembered watching a show (pretty sure it was a BBC production) from around 1981-83 (maybe that was just the timeframe I saw the show)…
... from around 1981-83 (maybe that was just the timeframe I saw the ... 't remember too much from the show except that I ... their noses ... or the other way around that ... terribly poor. I think the show took place inside ... red hair. I believe the husband looked like a ... -
Extremely Difficult 'Name The Film' QuizCan you name this film from the description given below? [I]Teenage girl is having difficulty dealing with the fact that her parents have divorced, …
Can you name this film from the description given below?
... is having difficulty dealing with the fact that her parents ... another famous actor. She blames the famous actor for splitting up ... wife.[/I]
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TAP/TZX/Z80 to D80?Hello. I've come across a problem in transferring programs from TAP or TZX or other files to D80 format. The SNAP button (used on Didaktik to save …
... a problem in transferring programs from TAP or TZX or ... and edit the loader to make it load from the disk? Not ... sure if RS can emulate original slow-loading ... with noise on the background...
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Worst loading screenAlmost every Spectrum game has a loading screen. Some of them are good, some are not. So, which one is the worst loading screen ever?
Almost every Spectrum game has a loading screen. Some of them are good, some are not. So, which one is the worst loading screen ever? -
Woody?s Tape2wav tested[quote] I've uploaded a new version of Tape2WAV to the same URL as given above. Any chance of giving this version a quick test? [/quote] Hi Woody, …
... is needed to create the wav from the tap/tzx.
... of nonfunctioning loading, it should be remastered, the routine should ... br /> [B]self-reset after the loading[/B]
Frost ... fuzzy blocks instead the Loading screen, self-reset during loading[/B]
Spectune (MIA) WAV->TZX problemI've just got the tape for Spectune (Xorsoft, 1983), which loads direct on a Spectrum or emulator OK, and from which I created a WAV which also loads…
... or emulator OK, and from which I created a ... get a TZX (converted from the WAV with MakeTZX) to ... I try it resets on loading block 5. (Spectune ... create a working TZX from the working WAV? Please don ... checked the other programs (apart from MakeTZX) in the WoS ...Name the arcadeI've just rediscovered MAME; the last time I tried it, there was only support for a few old games, but now it seems to support almost every arcade ma…
... happens :)
One of the games was about elves, dwarfs ... stuff. When you died and the continue screen appeared, there was ... blackmail. I also remember that the power bar was labelled "STAMINA ... careful and let them approach from the rear. Pity I can't ...Save Crash Magazines From Recycling Bin!Hi there. Previous possible taker for these in the 'Wanted' section here found weren't what he was looking for. So anyone else interested... Recent …
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Someone save them from the recycling bin!
cheers ...How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... an emu but seperate them from the actual machine. Just to be ... games that loop back to the start count as finished too ...Master of the keyboards?Following on from the Steve Vai thread about guitarists, I'm wondering, who's the all-time greatest keyboards player?? Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, L…
Following on from the Steve Vai thread about guitarists, I'm wondering, who's the all-time greatest keyboards player?? Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Liberace ;) , or someone else?"The ZX Spectrum Book" preview chapter updated...Hi all. I've updated the preview chapter from 1987 with a few changes... * review scores. * several layout changes. * Nick Humphries' history of 19…
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I've updated the preview chapter from 1987 with a few ...
Please download it from the website and post any comments ... /> [url="http://www.zxgoldenyears.com"]The ZX Spectrum Book 1982-199x ...Specchums on the tellyHere's a video clip with David Ward from Ocean Software, and some other guy, talking about Daley Thompson's computer games from the 80s: [url="http:/…
... video clip with David Ward from Ocean Software, and some other ... Daley Thompson's computer games from the 80s:
[url="http://video ... shows Decathlon on the speccy, and is from the programme "The Essential Daley Thompson ...+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... issuing commands directly to the controller. The options would be limited ... be in BASIC so that the saving/loading to "some media" ... could be easily modified, with the imaging ... could be run from USR0 mode, which is the default if ...name the 80/90 horror movieHi everybody, about 10 years ago i saw on TV a horror movie that i remember i liked. Now i wanted to buy it on dvd but i can't remember the name of t…
... up by the screaming child in the other bedroom.
The boy ( ... bed with the sheet up the eyes frightned by the BLACK ROCKET ... moving anymore ,he calms the child ,close the window saying that < ... been moved by the wind from the window ,kiss the child,say good ...War of the worldsI just got back from the live show. I have to say that it was absolutely fantastic! The hologram of Richard Buton was a bit weird, and Justin looks…
I just got back from the live show. I have to ... was absolutely fantastic!
The hologram of Richard Buton was ... Justin looks *very* old, but the show itself was brilliant. I ...Game: the GEM machineHi all, I'm moving this game discussion from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread to here, so we can concentrate on just the game. Any comments/suggestio…
... 'm moving this game discussion from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread to ... we can concentrate on just the game.
Any comments ... idea should still go into the other thread. Thanks!
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...The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray!It's going to be 25c tomorrow. Yahooo!!! Ahh, they joys of working from home. I think I will work from the garden tomorrow. With some ice cold dr…
... . I think I will work from the garden tomorrow. With some ice ... my laptop to the pub & sit in the beer garden?
These are the decisions I have to make ...Why did Alan Sugar not pick Ruth "the Badger" to be his Apprentice?My theory: because she backstabbed Syed in the boardroom two weeks ago, at the end of the cruiseship task. :/ Anybody think of any other reasons? (A…
... : because she backstabbed Syed in the boardroom two weeks ago, at ... the end of the cruiseship task. :/
from the obvious fact that Michelle is ... Ruth falls somewhat short of the male ideal of female beauty ...Who remembers HTV's "Children Of The Stones"?"HAPPY DAY!" Being a classy drama-for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions? Absolutely brilliant - I found a copy on video on eBay a…
... -for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions ... and approach was so far from the 'janet and john' approach of ...Emulator 'primer'Hi, I see there is an emulator primer from the perspective of [i]using[/i] one but does anyone have a primer for [i]writing[/i] one? I've already s…
... is an emulator primer from the perspective of [i]using ... loading up a memory array from ROM and RAM images + started porting the ... Z80 instruction handler from a Java emulator. ... try to get the "screen" updating from the loaded, static memory ...ANN - ZXSoftware.co.uk Update V1.5 21/05/06ZXSoftware has now been updated to V1.5. Changes :- 299 new titles have been added - Listed below. A few thousend new ingame screenshots and loadin…
... thousend new ingame screenshots and loading screens have been added.< ... strange. (All posted from the same IP on the same date - not ... Hobbyscoop
Batman The Caped Crusader The Hit Squad
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Way of the Tiger, The Kixx
Wender Bender ...10 Years Since The Death Of Brad NowellIt's been ten years since the May 25, 1996 death of Brad Nowell, lead singer/gutairist/songwriter for the 90's Long Beach, CA based ska-punk band Sub…
... , lead singer/gutairist/songwriter for the 90's Long Beach, CA ... punk band Sublime, one of the most underrated punk bands of ... active, influencing bands such as The Suicide Machines, and some of ... Mighty Bosstones had huge success from the band's 1996 major label ...Ballbreaker howtoHi. Just a quick question (i hope). How does one get Ballbreaker to work in Spin from the .tzx? It just resets during loading. At the end, i think. …
Hi. Just a quick question (i hope).
How does one get Ballbreaker to work in Spin from the .tzx?
It just resets during loading. At the end, i think.
Already tried turning off all load acceleration, and several hardware models.Legend of the Burgle! Download[url=http://xfaworld.balder.prohosting.com/legend_of_the_burgle.html]You'll find it here...[/url] Special thanks to Fikee for the great loading scre…
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Special thanks to Fikee for the great loading screen.Which Hobbit Is Which?I've been wondering about this for a while. Melbourne House's The Hobbit was rereleased on the Sinclair label (No. G19/S). What does the cover of the…
... identical to the one above apart from the booklet which contains the standard Sinclair ... of the game. The games itself is also slightly different. On the loading screen ... it says 1.2 (the version number) and ...
