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Best film licences?I'd go with Robocop myself - that beast was in the charts for years. And not without reason. It was a class game - AY samplesd speech, played really …
... , you get the first few bars of the Rocky theme, and ... -
Loading programs directly via SoundblasterLet's just hope this does not sound too silly (I'm a newcomer)... Is is possible to connect a real Spectrum's MIC port to the audio out port of a Sou…
... matching the ports with the grey and black leads.
grey plugs were getting unreliable, so ... -
Loading programs directly via SoundblasterLet's just hope this does not sound too silly (I'm a newcomer)... Is is possible to connect a real Spectrum's MIC port to the audio out port of a Sou…
...funny you should mention it. Among the "speccy myths", topic of an ancient thread here on WOS, I for sure had the "it won't load through the black plug, only through the grey one". :) -
Help... game I knew and loved!I can't think of how to describe it. as far as I knew it only had black and white graphics. I know it was a driving game. it was arcade type... but …
It was Top Down and yes you could shoot... it was definately not action fighter (tried it last night, it's not it) the road was black not grey too... and you could definately shoot. I think there were 90 degree corners but can't remember -
About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…
... . I'd recommend getting a grey +2 model as they are ... -
emulation Vs real speccy-which is better?i got thinking about the above topic subject and i came up reasons FOR emulation:- 1.when the monitor displays some spectrum graphics,there is no bl…
... looks better, and the light-grey background has a glow to ... -
Normal (Atari Style) Joystick -> SJS1 (ZX 128 +2) AdaptorAnyone here has a schematics for an adaptor that would let you connect normal joysticks (Quick Shot 2, Zipstik, Competition Pro, etc.) to ZX Spectrum…
... +2A but a normal +2 (Grey Case). So the wiring doesnt ... -
Whats wrong with my spectrum 48 kWhen i startup, instead of copyright messsage i get gray screen with black square in middle.
... - i.e a screen completely grey right to the edges of ... -
Whats wrong with my spectrum 48 kWhen i startup, instead of copyright messsage i get gray screen with black square in middle.
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Review of the site.Hi, just thought id mention that i have done a review of the site. The link for this review is [url="http://www.uk.ciao.com/void_jump_org_World_Of_…
... time I see the rating bars along with a full-length ... -
+2B & Connecting An Alphacom HELP!!!Hi there I recently bought an Alphacom32 and when i came to plug it in. I found that my +2B doesn't have a port for it. Can anyone help me out..I've…
... been as reliable as my grey Sinclair +2.
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Driving games on the spectrumAs anyone got a favourite racing game , cars , bikes , trucks , bmxs etc , i cant think of to many classic speccy racing games (maybe full throttle) …
Hard drivin was the WORST on ANY system AAAAARRRGGGHHHHHHHH i h8 it i h8 it *goes grey at the thought* -
Things you hated about the speccyFor me it would be the Kempston interface coming loose and the machine crashing after a good session of waggling my joystick.
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- the black and grey audio jack cable
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et tu SAM Coupe...Today I put my SAM Coupe on the desk, searched 5 hours for a file conversion utility PC->SAM, and tried to unlock the secrets of SAM mode 4 screen :)…
... modes added: solarised grey scale and error diffusion grey scale. The special ... about these new grey scale modes is: they use ... 15 grey levels (SAM has :cool:. If ... -
Question about sabre wulfBeing new on here i dont know if its already been talked about or not, but i was just looking on rares site and came across the forthcoming section, …
... page and the very dark grey (not total black) colour of ... -
A sad day...Just received all the stuff that I had shipped over from the UK. Guess what's missing? Yep, some of my Speccy games. About 200 to be precise. And…
... for the 128k+ and Lght. grey +2 but the +3 PS ... -
WOS and it's futureI just got into a good old fashioned argument with some guy on another forum about WOS. Basically I recommended this site for games, and this guy cam…
... ) The toleration of the legally grey/black(?) area will end and ... -
Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas to all you Spectrum fans! I think many of you (me too, 1984) did get your first Speccy for Christmas, so this is also an anniversary!…
Happy Xmas to all in WoS!
2 Speccy flashbacks - Xmas 1984, playing Pyjamarama all afternoon and being an antisocial git, and then Xmas 1986 with a new grey speccy+2, being amazed at the music in Zub and Starglider. happy days -
Re-release of Speccy or C64? Hi all, i remember reading an article earlier this year that proposed the re-release of the commodore64 computer, and quite possibly the spectrum a…
... have planned is a very grey area, although we do know ... -
Speccy Emulator for GP32??OK, I'm getting a GP32 at the weekend (see here if you've never heard of one :) [url="http://www.gbax.com/gp32review.html"]http://www.gbax.com/gp32re…
... . I presume this is a grey import so can you plug ... -
Spectrum board Issue numbersWhilst cataloging my spectrums I am documenting the issue numbers of the motherboards. so far I have (all spectrum or smegtrum + Issue TWO 3 3B …
... the key colour is light grey, rather than the dusky blue ... -
Tape Noise (Poll)Hi Everyone :) Just wondering how many of u enable tape noise personally i do, i just think u cant obtain the trully retro feeling without those plea…
The last few bars of the loading sound to Mastertronics "180" are pretty funky :) -
Classical music in Spectrum gamesFollowing a point made by GOC, I would list the pieces of classical music featured in Spectrum games. As far as I can remember right now: - Manic Mi…
Fox Fights Back's title tune also features a few bars from famous classical compositions, bodged together in a very nice way ! The 128K version's tune is a bit longer than the 48K one. -
Classical music in Spectrum gamesFollowing a point made by GOC, I would list the pieces of classical music featured in Spectrum games. As far as I can remember right now: - Manic Mi…
... tune also features a few bars from famous classical compositions, bodged ... -
The 5 games you thought you should like or should be better at playingThe games i think i should really get into or should be better at but cant cos im crap at em / just dont like em are :- 1) All flight sims (really r…
Well said, Bluce! Grey porridge is what I would call it. -
Stoopid questions your girlfriend asksI can't be the only one here with a dopey partner. In her defence, she is quite young and only vaguely remembers the spectrum years. Here are the to…
... North America and lots of bars and clubs to meet people ... -
Recognize any games by loading noise? :)Hi all, OK, a bit surreal question, but seems there are many around who were really into games, so how about any who can recognize some games just …
... identify songs from a few bars, everything recorded by David Bowie ...
