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ANNOUNCE: vbSpec - Bad News/Good NewsFor a number of largely dull and uninteresting reasons, I am no longer able to continue maintaining vbSpec, the open-source Spectrum emulator for Win…
... the name of Miklos Muhi has kindly agreed to take over ... maintenance of the emulator. Miklos has already implemented some nice new ... am indebted to everyone who has assisted me with the development of ... vbSpec over the years (wow... has ... -
ANN: Spectaculator 5.1Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…
... running Windows
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128My loving mum has brought me back one of these beauties from a carboot sale but I'm haven a slight problem with it I CAN'T FIND THE ON SWITCH!!!!!…
My loving mum has brought me back one of these beauties ... -
SpeccyPlayer 0.1b releasedJust thought I would mention that I decided to release the current developmental version of SpeccyPlayer - the AY file player for a Real Spectrum. …
... probably be minimal development (by me, at least) for a while ... /> Big thanks to everyone who has sent me feedback, both via the ... that it's not just me that's interested in doing ... -
Translating games from RussianThe recent arrival of biotoxin and his obvious enthusiasm for Russian games has set me thinking: Will any Russian games ever be translated into Engl…
... obvious enthusiasm for Russian games has set me thinking:
Will ... or Y, I forget which) has some "Powerful dynamite" in it ... -
Sad news for ZXSargent48kDue to a jail sentence, ZXSargent48k has instructed me, James Whelan, to delete all of ZXSargent48k's messages. She does not want any memory of her r…
Due to a jail sentence, ZXSargent48k has instructed me, James Whelan, to delete all of ZXSargent48k's messages. She does not want any memory of her remaining on these boards or in life generally.
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Spectrum spares / repair jobsI recently bought a few faulty Spectrum 48+'s and have built a fully functional unit from the best bits of them, however this has left me with two pa…
... of them, however this has left me with two partially functioning machines ... albeit with slight faults, one has a dodgy power connector (wobble ...
The other keyboard has very few keys working (I ... are probably broken), it also has a broken key, but ... -
Best national gamesThere's people from many different countries here. Posting in another thread has given me the idea of this: Why don't you post your "Top 5" of games …
... . Posting in another thread has given me the idea of this: Why ... games, etc.
To me, the 5 best Spanish games ... -
A glimpse of the Speccy publishing eraNeil Pellinacci has sent me a link to an article he wrote, and I thought I'll post it here too so that other Specchums may benefit from it. Inciden…
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Overhauling my games room this weekend.Started just now, I bought a second hand bookcase for ?10. The guy in the second hand bookshop was a bit suprised when I told him that it was for vid…
... furntiure etc is stuff that has cost me next to nothing, or ... -
Is it possible to ....??Hi, i am a new member of the forum, and would like to say hello to you all, I have a question which has plagued me since i began playing eumlated g…
... have a question which has plagued me since i began playing eumlated ... -
ZX80 - it wont die.The Mighty Dope Throne's ZX80 cgc entry has got me thinking. Does anyone know anything about how the zx80 works internally? is it very close to the z…
... Throne's ZX80 cgc entry has got me thinking.
Does anyone ... -
Sales figures of the 8 bit computers?Reading through that "8 bit Wars!" topic has reminded me of just how many different computers were on sale in the early '80s. There must have been do…
... "8 bit Wars!" topic has reminded me of just how many different ... -
Rambo: THE FIX AT LAST!!!! :) :) :) :) :)Greetings community! I have great news! Ok, maybe you know already but who cares, I'm happy! Some time ago I asked if someone could fix a bug on th…
... with a snapshot file, has sent me a TAP file of rambo ... , which works! This file has the ... -
Technical question re. filename lengthsI've recently acquired a few interesting Manic Miner editors by R D Foord dated 1985. During the dumping process, I've come across a couple of block…
... original .voc file and maketzx has dumped the block headers ok now ... -
The Fourth Protocol.I've finally managed to finish it. It has taken me a long time, to say the least... The one thing I don't understand is the end of part 2. How exa…
... managed to finish it. It has taken me a long time, to ... -
evolution of Speccy gamesA thought hit me the other night when I was playing Rome - Total War! I remembered the classic Ancient Battles by CSS, myself and my cousin would si…
A thought hit me the other night when I ... a way Rome - Total War has become what I dreamed!
has made me smile!
What ... -
Speccy games with better graphics than 16 bit versionsRecently been checking out the Atari ST, and was pretty shocked at a few games that have attrocious graphics compared to the spectrum versions... I`…
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Super League Soccer - for the Amstrad PCWHi, I made a game called Super League Soccer for the Amstrad PCW series. It ran on Mallard Basic under CP/M. I released it in 1992 through DG Softwar…
... game but one buyer has contacted me and asked me if I can ... will ask someone to send me a copy of the disk ... anyone who can convert for me.
I do not have ... -
Riddler's Den - Stroke of genius or complete waste of time?[rant] This game is a fun little adventure game / puzzler. But why, oh why, would you throw that many curveballs at the gamer ... it sucks having to…
... :15am and this stinking game has kept me up too long ... when ... the game but now it has me questioning my status in society ... -
Help identifying a game!Hello, Ive recently been going through all my past gems thanks to this amazing site, but theres one game that has avoided me and I cant remember for …
... theres one game that has avoided me and I cant remember for ... the life of me what it was called...which ... -
Help! BREAK KEY disable?Someone has asked me... Is there a poke or routine to disable the Break key in 128K BASIC?
Someone has asked me... Is there a poke or routine to disable the Break key in 128K BASIC? -
The Teenbeat: Caravan To Obscurity album hi, Shaw Brother Ade's band have a new release on cd-r: The Teenbeat: Caravan To Obscurity Triple CD Box-set (Parts One, Two and Three) Featurin…
... Shopper, Mini, Water, Aldi Girl, Bidston Road Blues, Robot Mervin ... On The Motorway, Blonde Hair Girl, Milk And Honey, Beautifully ... On The Edge, Teenage Girl, Scarborough, Take Me Back To Silverdale, ... online shop. or email me at [email="sickhappyidle@hotmail. ... -
durell software....remember them?Just been chatting to a m8 of mine who works for what was Durell Software - now Durell Solutions, and he told me of a sequel to the old 80's classic …
... Durell Solutions, and he told me of a sequel to the ... Games, and my m8 has asked me if i can help raise ... -
Calling Woody and Andy Ryals: Shed stuff...?Guys - Andy Ryals has some stuff he wants to publish for ZX Shed and Fogartylee has approached me for copy ... do you fancy hooking up and writing so…
Guys - Andy Ryals has some stuff he wants to publish for ZX Shed and Fogartylee has approached me for copy ... do you fancy hooking up and writing some stuff? -
The ULA and ScreenI've asked something similar before but please bear with me. I'm trying to understand the way the screen is controlled. The ULA controls output to …
... before but please bear with me.
I'm trying ... to the italian Chorme project has got me started on this.
HelpIs there such thing as a pen, that if you write with it, you can then upload the text to a desktop computer. And if so what is it called, and where c…
... one?
Somebody has asked me at work to buy one ...Bloody broadbandSo I've got a new PC and I've signed up for Broadband with SurfAnyTime. And due to my ignorance of the whole thing, I don't know how to connect. I ju…
... go.
My ISP has given me my username and password as ...Armadillo RunCan I just mention that this game has had me hooked for over 3 hours now - so much so that I actually went and bought it. Go check out the demo at …
... just mention that this game has had me hooked for over 3 ... to point B. And bugger me, it's addictive. Only a ...Austrian Airlines (warning: gratuitous filth)I've recently seen several ads for "Austrian Airlines". This has got me wondering: Are they called that because they're [url=www.fucking.at]Fucking[…
... Airlines".
This has got me wondering: Are they called that ...
