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The Rant Thread.A thread to rant and ramble about stuff that makes you mad: 1) Why can't women say things in only a few words.Instead of a simple yes, no, we…
... minute robbery before the Titanic goes down...this time with the lights ..OFF.
the power goes off. We'll go ... out on the streets ..and they'll cut us down with silver ... sabres like in the old days ... -
Unreleased GamesI am working on what I hope will be a complete guide to the games that were either advertised/previewed/written etc but never released for the Spectr…
... /> This was inspired by the feature "The Games That Time Forgot" ... that recently appeared on the TZX archive. I have ... collect together information from all the possible sources, to hopefully ... (e.g. Up "n" Down).
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What's this racing game?Hi 2 everyone who likes Spectrum. Does anyone know what was the name of this RACING game. It was 2 words i'm pretty sure. It used the ZX Spectrum ba…
... /> Does anyone know what was the name of this RACING game ... i mean) for screen, except the title name, i believe.
About the game... you were a car ... on the top middle of the screen, driving down, the most important fact THE STEERING ... -
Magicland Dizzy - I'm stuck!I had a look for a walk through guide but can't find one. I'm stuck. I've put the leaf and apple in the cauldron but can't get fire to light it with…
... . I've put the leaf and apple in the cauldron but can ... /> I can neither get down the trapdoor in the castle main hall or ... anywhere beyond the volcano (including upwards).
Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
... brevity. (I haven't got the solution either)
the number of bytes ... run upwards or down.
The challenge is to ... ensure that the bit to the right of any ... to make it difficult, the first reset bit encountered is ...ANN: Spectaculator 3.0 beta 1It looks like I won't have time to work on Spectaculator for a while as it seems I've become a Dad - whahooo! :) What I'd though I'd do is release t…
... /> Here's quick summary of the changes:
- 16k ... also available when emulating
the 48k spectrum
- ... is enabled, if you hold down the control key when
opening ... a tap/tzx file, the Spectrum autoloads in usr0 mode ...forbidden planet..ok heres an odd one thats always puzzled me. I wonder if anyones got any more info... I go to my local game shop, and i buy an orignal copy of forb…
... as i was expecting, THE GAME STOPPED AND A MESSAGE ... number.... and that was it... the game didnt continue .. just ... hang on" and goes....
in the end comes back and ...
I guess the archive version is the finished game, but somwhere ...Ant Attack hackSince I brought the subject up of the brilliant Comcon interface and it's two configurable fire buttons, I've been reminded of a hack of Ant Attack t…
Since I brought the subject up of the brilliant Comcon interface and ... someone here mentioned, which cut down the number of keys used, I ... Anyone know a link to the hacked version?
Maybe one ... that it uses the same control system as the very-similar "Zombie ...please help me with dan darecan somebody please help me with dan dare 1 when you first start i go right and kill all the mekons then i drop down the hole and kill all the mekons…
... and kill all the mekons then i drop down the hole and kill ... all the mekons there then ... some lifts with arrows pointing down but i cant get them ...[NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0Hi everyone, Finally managed to finish it... enjoy! --- [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0 Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs runnin…
... even down to which audio cassette file is in the cassette ... Spectrum keyboard (in previous versions, the button assignment was
... o Emulates the physical layout of the 48k keyboard on the PC ... if you hold
down the control key when opening an ...Drive Sir Clive's C-5!Anyone remember Sir Clive's C-5? For the uninitiated it was an electric car that failed miserably and was clive's eagerly awaited follow up to the s…
... eagerly awaited follow up to the spectrum.
It ... worthy.
A bloke down the road had one of these ... seeing him driving one around the neighbourhood one summer. "what a ... />
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[note the topic title comes from 'Monty ...Anyone familiar with ZEXALLZEXALL is a Z80 exerciser, and there's a build for the Spectrum. But oddly, it doesn't actually work on any of the emulators that I've tried. Exactly…
... there's a build for the Spectrum. But oddly, it doesn ... actually work on any of the emulators that I've tried ... all - a pixel appears midway down the screen, and it then locks ...Help with another text adventureI need help with another Lawrence Creighton adventure and it goes by the name of 'Treasure of santa maria'. I cant get Wally to help me with the oxyg…
I need help with another Lawrence Creighton adventure and it goes by the name of 'Treasure of santa maria'. I cant get Wally to help me with the oxygen tank on the boat. Any help?Sir Fred helpIf you go to left of your start position and fall down the ravine, you'll find yourself blocked by a cyan tree stump. Freddy can't jump high enough t…
... your start position and fall down the ravine, you'll find yourself ...Long Lost ListingsWay back in the day when I still had those three issues of Sinclair Programs (which got lost in the Great House Move of three years ago DAMNDAMNDAMN)…
... listings for other machines than the ZX computers - for instance, ... - like newspaper, but thicker. The listings were in a section ... long multiplication, printing the result on the screen as it went ... AMIN" moving up and down the screen... ("the rise and fall of ...Microdrive Mayhem!I'm wandering if anyone can help me. I recently acquired an Interface 1 plus a couple of Microdrives. But I can't get them to work properly. The Int…
... it looping past the start of the tape at regular ... three seconds, then the screen goes blank. The microdrive then just loops ... for the first three seconds, then goes blank until the tape ... loops around once, then the border ...4 items for cheap salenever really bought or sold stuff over the tinternet before so bear with me :p I have 4 items which i have twice, these are The designers pencil - …
... good, apart from along the top the black plastic has pulled away ... revealing the top of the cardboard that the box has inside ... somebodys name wrote on the label at the bottom) so just 50p ... for postage? if not it goes in the ...Broken TC2068. Hello, i am looking for broken TC2068 machines for part retrieval. Keyboard in good state (not many erased keys and fresh keyboard panel) is i…
Hello,
i am looking for broken TC2068 machines for part retrieval. Keyboard in good state (not many erased keys and fresh keyboard panel) is important. Preference goes to the black models.
Regards,
PedroYSRnRY TV Show - 1982 now available for download[I couldn't wait until midnight to avoid the April Fools stuff!] After nearly 18 months of planning and preparing, the first chapter of the YS Rock'…
... wait until midnight to avoid the April Fools stuff!]
... and preparing, the first chapter of the YS Rock'n ... eMule users. Please use the P2P links if you ... gearing myself up to make the next chapter (1983), ... fall, and slide away down the snowy mountain?Display Problem In SpectaculatorI have Spectactulator 6.1 installed on two PCs both with Windows 98. It worked fine on both. But now when I run Spectaculator on the other there are…
... run Spectaculator on the other there are horizontal lines down the screen.
the spectrum background.
This ...Modern day anonymityI posted this message in a different topic earlier but it wasn't noticed apparently, so here it is again. While reading through the list of exception…
... again. While reading through the list of exceptional game ... realised something.
The modern software development team (you ... for the work they do. It normally goes to the name ... of whatever faceless corporation is to blame for the ...RETRO GAMER ISSUE 7 now available to pre-order!Retro Gamer issue 7 will be available to buy from August 31st, and copies can now be pre-ordered from [url="http://www.retrogamer.net"]http://www.ret…
... event, and hear from the star of the show, Mr Matthew ... fast. But cassette tapes slowed down the action. Which is why one ... /> We take a trip down memory lane to see what ... decent coding skills. The programs in the spotlight include The Quill, Graphic Adventure ...Please help! Spectaculator stopped working with .TRD files...I am using Spectaculator 6.1 (also tried 6.25, same prob). This is what i now see when i try to load a .TRD file: [url="http://server5.uploadit.org…
... /> 1) A reinstall of the emulator (delelting the directory to)
2 ... message and then it shuts down the emu. A restart of computer ... message when clicking on the icon for the prog:
Error ...Possibly been done... But very much On-TopicA recent post to CSS has resulted in a good half hour's entertainment... including some seriously lucky footage of the final day of Imagine software.…
... some seriously lucky footage of the final day of Imagine ... you now have the chance to download
the December 1984 ... ` programme. This
is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine ... ` and their
magnificent going-down-the-pan.
Simply ...Christmas maps for you :)Action Force 2 [url="http://zx-maps.wz.cz/map.php?id=ActionForce2"]http://zx-maps.wz.cz/map.php?id=ActionForce2[/url] (This map doesn't contain all 1…
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Dizzy Down the Rapids
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Steg the Slug
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Stryker - In the Crypts of Trogan
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Super Seymour Saves the Planet
[url="http://zx ...Just Put 1500+ Tapes on Ebay for Grabs, alsoa few game and watches if anybody is interested, thanks for reading.. [url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZcornishdaveyQQsorecordspe…
... Compilation
Colour of Magic, The Piranha
Confuzion Incentive Software ... Simulator
Real Stunt Experts, The
Reckless Rufus
Rescue ... /> Dizzy 6: Prince of the YolkFolk
Dizzy Down the Rapids
DJ ...ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 31 January 2005Monday 31 January 2005 A dose of Chickenpox meant I FINALLY had time to put this update online. And very good it is, too.. The update, not the Chicke…
... /> Movie , Muncher, The , Munsters, The ,
Myth: History in the Making , Navy Moves ... Time , Colin The Cleaner ,
Combat School , Corruption , Crack Down ,
... , Commando, Curro Jimenez,
Dizzy Down The Rapids, Ghosts 'n' Goblins, Ghouls ...go wireless Some advice for those on the boards with sporadic internet access: go wireless! I finally got around to installing a wireless network at home, did …
Some advice for those on the boards with sporadic internet access: ... home, did a scan of the neighbourhood, and lo and behold ... one has broadband access to the internet.
Now, ... and must have really slowed down the internet experience for neighbour so ...OT:Yellow Car Thump? Just wondered if any one else plays yellow car thump with there kids in the car? First one to spot a yellow car gets to thump the person nearest to…
... thump with there kids in the car?
... car gets to thump the person nearest to them. ... if you drive down the M5 past the Severn bridges that? ... come in the UK , look over the side of the motorway and ... and could see over the side of the motorway. But, ...Recommend me some 'later' gamesLooking down the top 100 list on WOS I see that most of the titles there are the old classics that I remember from back in the day. However, from 199…
... down the top 100 list on WOS I see that most of the ... titles there are the old classics that ... I remember from back in the day. However, from 1990 ... say I slipped over to the 'dark side' and started ... see many such titles in the lists, I'd like ...
