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Atic atac on the zxds on the ndswell thought id replay atic atac finally got it to work on an emu on the ds, it kept crashing even in 48k mode on the 128k speccy, finally worked out…
... on an emu on the ds, it kept crashing even in 48k mode on the ... 128k speccy, finally worked out how to change the machine and the ... % and 2 parts to the golden key on my first go :)
More on the PCW demiseAn article in the Register (invokes the name of Sir Clive and the Speccy) [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/11/pcw/[/url] And also a retrosp…
... the Register (invokes the name of Sir Clive and the ... here, including photos of the Sinclair covers:
[ ... Gordon Laing's piece on the demise, although I'd ... in by the mid 1990s, not the late 90s (the reason ... dropped my subscription in the mid 90s is that ...Heavy on the Magick modulesWhen Heavy on the Magick came out, I believe there were going to be expansion modules. Were these likely be stand alone releases? Or is it possible …
When Heavy on the Magick came out, I believe ... would have been loaded into the Heavy on the Magick game (I feel ... mean)
And if the second, has anybody actually ever ...Your views on...The Snowman[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004609]The Snowman[/url] Another game I haven't played. Was it any good? It looks basic, but …
... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004609]The Snowman[/url]
Another ... 'a fun. I really like the loading screen too.
I ... have to fire it up on the emu.
[url=http ...How to use MGT disks on the emulatorDear readers, you may think I'm a bit silly, but I can't get the emulator (Spectaculator for instance) working with MGT image files. I have had a r…
... but I can't get the emulator (Spectaculator for instance) working ... , but it doesn't work on the emulator.
That' ... Issue disk
- Checking that the disk is really inserted
- Typing RUN: The disk loader images flickers
A new twist on the 419[Quote] Dear Sir. We are writing to you from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Nigeria, due to the recent report received on t…
... are writing to you from the Economic and Financial Crime ... Nigeria, due to the recent report received on the activities of fraudulent Nigerians ... assistance in trying to bring the perpetrators to book, by ... be made in ensuring that the payment promised you will ...Very nice bit on the Sam Coup?......in issue 74 of RetroGamer, for those that don't subscribe. (I see see they also have it on the iPhone now) (.....the mag, not the Coup?) To…
...in issue 74 of RetroGamer, for those that don't subscribe.
(I see see they also have it on the iPhone now)
(.....the mag, not the Coup?)
TobyThe story of 'Blame it On The Boogie' - you couldn't make it up!not sure if this is true or an apocryphal (urban myth) ... it was mentioned in the guardian in feb.. so it's not an april fools I guess. what are t…
... a fascinating documentary about the song 'Blame it On The Boogie' - in ... short, 2 men with the same name, both with the ... ZcDj46elLhQ[/url]
The Jackson 5 version
the song, but their publisher ...ZxCam 1.2 on the App Store[URL=http://itunes.com/apps/zxcam]ZxCam[/URL] has been updated, and is available on the App Store. The sound from the tape player is louder, which ma…
... , and is available on the App Store. The sound from the tape player is ... bug where pictures taken from the camera had distorted aspect ratios ...Internet on the ZX SpectrumThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce a humble speccy browsing the Internet with Firefox.…
... announce a humble speccy browsing the Internet with Firefox.
< ... to Mozilla Firefox.
The end result - everything you see ... in the browser (apart from video or ... v=qvtYC8uKSzI"]Video of internet on the Speccy (as of time of ...Retro Machines and Clive on the beebI saw click on the beeb this morning - had a bit about the vintage computer festival and Clive was on too. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme…
... click on the beeb this morning - had a bit about the vintage ... computer festival and Clive was on too.< ...
Hmm.. I checked the site and the interview with Clive wasn ... good bit on tv - just before the interview with Clive, the presenter ...Ultimate games on the x128This is werid. When I play games on the x128, I usually use the 'joystick mapping' to the cursor keys & tab button, but for some reason it doesn't wo…
... I play games on the x128, I usually use the 'joystick mapping' to ... the cursor keys & tab ... doesn't work on stuff by Ultimate PLay the Game. It just ... when I press one of the keys. The default Ultimate keys are ...Your thoughts on The Covenant[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Covenant%2c+The$&pub=^PSS$&loadpics=1]The Covenant[/url] My interest in this game was reaw…
... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Covenant%2c+The$&pub=^PSS$&loadpics ... thanks to the Mutant Monty thread, as The Covenant was on the same compilation ... out of the ship.
I spent ages on this game ... back in the old days, and ...Games that looked better on the Spectrum than other platforms?Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or at least a splash of colour. Now does anyone remember a game t…
... hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a ... that actually looked better on the Speccy than the C64/BBC or ... Daze looked slightly better on the Spectrum than the C64 with richer colours ... and some dithered shadows on the ...Room escape games on the speccy?Hi all. Being a bit of a fan of room escape games such as the ones at [url]http://www.takagism.net/[/url] I was wondering if there were any room esca…
... room escape games such as the ones at [url]http://www ... were any room escape games on the speccy either from years ago ... bit of pixel hunting going on.Games which appeared on the Amiga as wellHello Martijn Driller and Total Eclipse also appered on the Amiga:- [url]http://www.lemonamiga.com/[/url] As a side note Their sequels(Dark Side &…
... and Total Eclipse also appered on the Amiga:-
[url]http ... ; Sphinx Jinx)are not in the Lemon amiga database,but Driller ... you could link them in the WOS archive entries...Thank you ...Space 1999 on the oric!WOWSERS! Just saw this over on the Retro Gamer site - [youtube]oDkaimbO4FU[/youtube] Would love to see a speccy port of it, it looks awesome! :D
WOWSERS! Just saw this over on the Retro Gamer site -
[youtube]oDkaimbO4FU[/youtube]
Would love to see a speccy port of it, it looks awesome! :D48k games developed on the 128kSeeing as I don't know enough about this subject(or the history of assemblers/C/C++/BASIC/FORTH/COBOL/whatever programming kits), I thought I'd ask h…
... about this subject(or the history of assemblers/C ... were technical issues limiting the use of all that ... any 48k games developed on the 128k? I mean, I ... lost to using programming kits on the 48k. (Or am ... , which were developed strictly on the 128k (and then why ...+3 ULA question.I have a +3 and a DivIDE+ unit. Another user has suggested that the reason the DivIDE+ doesn't work on the +3 is that the ULA may be dud. I have trie…
... 3 and a DivIDE+ unit. Another user has suggested that the reason the ... DivIDE+ doesn't work on the +3 is that the ... going to try recleaning the edge connector to see ... that works, but in the event that it doesn ... can get a replcaement +3 ULA from? I ...Atic Atac on the iPhoneWotcha, folks. Was flicking through a virtual book on Amazon the other day, you know the ones - "Look Inside!", and saw that a particular author on …
... flicking through a virtual book on Amazon the other day, you know ... particular author on iPhone development was heavily influenced by the Spectrum.
One his games on the App Store is 'Sir Lamorak ...Why does the snow cause Chasos on the roads?You would think that when it snows there would be less people on the road not more. They why two days after snowfall are many majour roads seeing cra…
... there would be less people on the road not more. They why ...the white lettering on the rubber key speccyhello folks bit of an odd question this one. so just underneath the black 'sinclair' on the top left of the rubber keys speccy is "ZX Spectrum" I'…
... just underneath the black 'sinclair' on the top left of the rubber keys speccy ... 2 nice boxed versions and on one the "ZX Spectrum" is in ... it as a kid) and the other its just black.
the white has rubbed off?!
Charity collectors on the highstreet. A pest...Do you notice these charity collectors on the highstreet? Im not on about charities going out and collecting donations by themselves, but the fact th…
... notice these charity collectors on the highstreet? Im not on about charities going ... you see the same faces on this patch - you put on a red ... their - the charity I volunteered for didn't rely on some company ... found the seller gets to keep a pound to spend on what ...Chaos - Magic & Death on the Plane of LimboHi everybody, I'm delving through 5 boxes of Speccy and contemporary games. A couple of interesting things (check my thread in the "preservation" se…
... things (check my thread in the "preservation" section) - and then....< ... a cassette case like the one in the archive. Do I need ... in? It's basically the same as the cassette-boxed version scanned ... 's subtitled "Magic & Death on the Plane of Limbo".
heatsink on the grey+2anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine. If so, any tips …
anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine.
If so, any tips would be appreciated.Reliable sources of information on the web.When it comes to finding information on the web wikipedia is often my first port of call but it is always regarded with skepticism. So what sites are…
... it comes to finding information on the web wikipedia is often my ...Spectrum on "The Blurb"Evening, There's an amusing article on the Spectrum on The Blurb, I'm not sure if that's an online-only programme or not, but it's here about 12 min…
... /> There's an amusing article on the Spectrum on The Blurb, I'm not ... ?v=z5q9Od36yJY[/url]
The best thing (for me) is ... which you can see on top of the TV :) Not being a ...Your Views on... Tintin on the MoonWith the forthcoming release of the first Tintin film, a joint collaboration between Steven Speilberg and Peter Jackson, it seems fitting to discuss …
... the first game, which was based on the books Destination: Moon and Explorers on the ... Moon.
The game covers the ... basic plot of the books ...New "news blog" on the YSRnRY - news items wantedHeya, As part of the YSRnRY relaunch on the 27th I'll be writing a periodical blog with thoughts and news items (yes, yet another Speccy news feed) …
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As part of the YSRnRY relaunch on the 27th I'll be ... in, or email me using the [url=http://www.ysrnry.co ...Flowchart: So you're mad about something on the internet...Pretty funny (and accurate!) [url]http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2011/08/03/so-youre-mad-about-something-on-the-internet/[/url]
Pretty funny (and accurate!)
[url]http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2011/08/03/so-youre-mad-about-something-on-the-internet/[/url]
