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  • Halls of the Things 2 - I've broken it :( I confess to being one of those players that panics under stress, my hands get clumsy, and half the keyboard gets whacked by accident as I fumble t…

    ... confess to being one of those players that panics ... get clumsy, and half the keyboard gets whacked by ... guys... So, I'm playing Halls of the Things 2, (halls2.SNA) and ... 've managed to break the game somehow and my ... work out how to get the colours back.

    Damini Damini August 2004 Games
  • hall of the things revised version[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002214[/url] a revised version .. appears on the return of the things tape on the b-side alt…

    ... version .. appears on the return of the things tape on the b-side

    the c64 version of halls at the moment, which is ... really highly ported from speccy *but* the ...
    fog fog January 2013 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Hall Of The ThingsNot sure if this has been mentioned but Simon Brattel is currently working on an updated version of Hall Of The Things. The Release Candidate can be …

    Not sure if this has been mentioned but Simon Brattel is currently working on an updated version of Hall Of The Things. The Release Candidate can be downloaded in .szx format at

    [url]http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/index.htm[/url]
    merseymal merseymal May 2011 Games
  • The best bits.There have been some interesting posts over the last couple of days here are some of my fave moments and things i have learnt. Discovering that mad…

    ... the last couple of days here are some of my fave moments and things ... and 40s!. I must be the baby of WOS.

    < ... that theres a sequel to halls of the things one of my fave games will ... big arguments especialy when the missus wont get of ebay
    and ...
    1980-20.. 1980-20.. October 2009 Chit chat
  • Various tapes for saleI've been having a read of some of the threads and know some people occasionally just want a tape to play a game on a real Spec or to replace a broke…

    ... having a read of some of the threads and know ... loader or similar.

    It's probably not the ... /> Gunship (Microprose)
    Halls of the Things (Crystal)
    Hollywood Collection ... Off (Anco)
    Legend of the Amazon Women (Mastertronic)
    ...
    richl richl December 2011 Sales
  • Pip The Pipistrelle[color=red]*COMING SOON*[/color] Pip The Pipistrelle I am going to put all the game details,instructions and story here now and simply update this t…

    ... Three of the ten `tribute` screens hidden in the tower layout,Halls of the things tribute ... is quite possibly my favourite screen of all.The things ... wander left and right and the lightning ...
    jammajup jammajup March 2012 Brand new software
  • what was the thing that impressed you the most ?on a Spectrum game - you know, those things that you thought to be impossible, yet.. e.g the wide screen mode in Dark Star, Technician Teds loader..…

    the first loader that ever got me thinking 'how does that work then' was Halls of the Things.. single lines from top to bottom (not the standard 3 split style) - but they drew slowly and the screen took the same time to load as the whole game.
    GP GP October 2005 Games
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... . Very clever. This later became the Search loader (Deflektor, Costa Capers) etc ... , neither had a scrolly counter), Halls of the Things (as Chaosmongers mentioned with Bodysnatchas ... - plus (from a hacking perspective) the loader he demo'd with Glider ...
    JonNorth JonNorth May 2006 Games
  • Jokes on Design Design games tapesWhen I was generating the tape masters for my ZX Spectrum games I'd occasionally add noises, comments and other bits and pieces on the beginning/endi…

    ... . I've still got Halls of the Things and Dungeon Master, so ... Halls apart from the loader itself.

    I have copies of ... putting Spectacle on that. The only tape that I know ... stuff on the beginning/ending was the second release of Forbidden Planet ...
    kickaha kickaha September 2008 Games
  • Vote for your favourite loading border colourSo it is time for one more important voting! :razz: What is your favourite loading [B]border[/B] design? Since I guess most of us spent many many ho…

    ... : Actually, after looking it up, Halls Of The Things was released a few months ... />
    [B]Halls Of The Things[/B] was really early. Quite fancy loader with a ... very slow, but line for line drawing of the ...
    Rickard Rickard August 2009 Games
  • Turbo LoadersI absolutely love the different loading schemes that were used on the Spectrum over the years. There are a couple of questions that I have been meani…

    First 'weird' (but not turbo) loader was Halls of the Things which was 1983 I think... black/blue loading stripes and the screen loaded at the same time as the data.
    leespoons leespoons January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The most unique game loaderFor me it has to be Technician Ted, when the stripes give way to walking men and a timer.

    ... I liked the way "Halls of the Things" loaded the game at the same time ... as a sort of ... loading ending at the time the loading screen was ... Fruitcake".

    The loader for Zanthrax (CRASH cover game ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG August 2010 Games
  • Various tapes for saleI've been having a read of some of the threads and know some people occasionally just want a tape to play a game on a real Spec or to replace a broke…

    ... having a read of some of the threads and know ... loader or similar.

    It's probably not the ... /> Gunship (Microprose)
    Halls of the Things (Crystal)
    Hollywood Collection Tape ... Off (Anco)
    Legend of the Amazon Women (Mastertronic)
    ...
    wilsone73 wilsone73 December 2011 Sales
  • Tau Ceti / Ian's BabyThis has bugged me for years. Why does the BASIC loader say Ian's Baby? And are there other games which have totally different (and unrelated) load…

    ... ) loader names to the game name on the tin?[/QUOTE]

    Halls of the Things is ... loaded with LOAD "" CODE and displays the following:
    of the Things, perhaps?) is CheeseCake.
    leespoons leespoons April 2013 Games
  • LOAD "" CODE - Blind Alleycame across [B]Blind Alley[/B] in the archives, and both tzx/tap versions only have Bytes header, no Basic loader with autostart - please, anyone, ho…

    ... QUOTE]

    Halls of the Things is the first one that springs to ... Cake.

    The odd thing is it loads ... the machine code that fires up the fancy loader... you can tell because of ...
    I think some of the early Spectrum Games (Ocean) releases ...
    leespoons leespoons October 2013 Games
  • Sound interference and game errorsHi everyone! Here's some "issues" I have spotted. I'm still pretty new to ZX Spectrum computing/gaming...Just so you know. :) I'm using a Commodore…

    ... loader, they just load a CODE block which overwrites the ... within it, plus the game itself (eg. Halls of the Things). In which case ... it will say in the instructions ... br /> Switch off the Spectrum, remove the joystick i/f, ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What was on your first pirate tapeOf course, we all started with Horizons and then bought our first couple of games (in my case, Bugaboo The Flea - which I still haven't managed to co…

    ... /> SPECTRUM 11 - Horace and the spiders, Halls of the things, Road racer, Android 1, Digger ... Dambusters, Who dares wins 2, The way of the tiger, Claymorgue castle, Overlords ... nest, Lightforce, Speedlock multi loader, Gyron, Jack the nipper in coconut capers ...
    mel the bell mel the bell March 2018 Games
  • simplest, but most playable, game ?thinking back I played lots of games 'to death' - but which were those games that kept you addicted despite being very simple ? Jetpac hooked me on …

    ... /> Jetpac hooked me on the Spectrum, but it wouldn' ... all the others for me would be Halls of the Things - especially the ... huge locked room at the bottom. ... implemented - even though the keys were awkward (fixed ...
    GP GP March 2004 Games
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 27 September 2004Monday 27 September 2004 Crash 1991/92, and loads of new stuff * I've finally got round to OCRing the tips from Crash 1992, and a few I missed from…

    ... Online for providing scans of the missing issues. The new entries are:
    of the Yolkfolk ,
    Dragontorc , Extreme , Lords of Chaos ,
    Lords of Midnight ... ; and Astronut, Factory Breakout,
    Halls of the Things and Sir Lancelot by Robert ...
    hackersanon hackersanon September 2004 Announcements
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 25 October 2004Monday 25 October 2004 A busy old month - LOADS of POKEs, new tips, maps, and some Spanish solutions! * Found a cracked title in Tipshop - Sub is n…

    ... , Elite, Guerrilla War,
    Halls of the Things 2: Return of the Things, Halls of the Things, Hydra,
    Madballs, Meta ... -Galactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time ...
    hackersanon hackersanon October 2004 Announcements
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 14 December 2004Tuesday 14 December 2004 I've FINALLY (hopefully?!?!) got caught up with stuff, so here's a fairly big update, with a distinctly mappy feel! * I do…

    ... existing POKEs for
    Athena, Halls Of The Things, Lost Caves, Sabotage, Short Circuit ... : A Prelude , Green Beret ,
    Halls of the Things , Hydrofool ,
    Jet Set Willy ...
    hackersanon hackersanon December 2004 Announcements
  • Spectrum games for saleAnyone want any of the following? If so, please make me an offer. Pole Position Groucho (no inlay) Wizard`s Lair Universal Hero Storm Bringer Splat!…

    ... br /> Tapper
    Bored of the Rings
    Kat Trap< ... /> Starion
    Battle of the Planets
    Samantha Fox ... /> Four Great Games (Battle of the Planets, Bubble Run,
    the Universe
    Skooldaze
    Halls of the Things
    Bear ...
    mpaulj mpaulj October 2006 Sales
  • Ultimate Pentagram and some other junk.Just got, yet another box of junk, from yet another friend of my mother-in-laws. Kinda enjoyed an afternoon pottering in my study looking at it all. …

    ... GOld - no insturctions
    The Legend of the Amazon Women - US Gold< ... The Prize - Arcade
    3D Tank Duel - Real Time Software
    Halls of the Things ... - Crystal
    The Way of the Tiger - Gremlin
    Robin of the Wood - ...
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2007 Sales
  • 10 Game Budles On Ebay!As promised here is the link to the games [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120304360582&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT[/url] …

    ... SUPER TEST ? OCEAN
    THE WAY OF THE EXPLODING FIST ? MELBOURNE HOUSE
    DEEP SPACE ? KRYPTONIC
    SPAWN OF ...
    STARGAZER SECRETS ? CRL
    HALLS OF THE THINGS ? CRYSTAL
    3D HAUNTED HEDGES ...
    fatboy fatboy September 2008 Sales
  • Newbie Loading IssuesSo I just bought some [I]new[/I] games from the internet to bolster my new spectrum collection but I have having trouble loading a couple of them: F…

    ... load up Halls of the Things, it doesn't say the name of the program like ... Bytes: Fruit cake", and then the scrambled colour boarders last for ... Has someone tried to overwrite the game at some stage? :???:< ... when it gets to the point where loading should finish ...
    GingerDave GingerDave April 2009 Games
  • Help me to name some games![youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnf_XqWGVKE[/youtube] Well,I'm trying to make a list of the games appearing on this video,but sadly I can't …

    ... to make a list of the games appearing on this ... Death Star Interceptor
    49. Halls of The Things
    50. Ghostbusters
    ... 107. Magmax
    108. Robin Of The Wood
    109. Spy vs ... 138. Typhoon
    139. Lord Of The Rings
    140. Juggernaut
    Bogeyman Bogeyman May 2009 Games
  • Fastest & furious speccy games?Ridiculously fast action - reckon the programmers could have probably slowed these down a bit for my snail-like reactions.. [URL="http://www.worldof…

    Ridiculously fast action - reckon the programmers could have probably slowed ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002209"]Halls of the Things[/URL]

    [URL="http ... "]Glass[/URL]
    (the Deathchase-like section with the pillars)

    Morkin Morkin October 2010 Games
  • Spectrum Originals for salehi all, ideally i'd like to get rid of the lot in one go.... Standard Cassette Cases All Original tapes with sleeves and instructions 10 Pack Volu…

    ... Rebel Ricochet
    Return of the Things Design Design
    Riddler?s ... Way of the Exploding Fist Ricochet
    Way of the Tiger, The Kixx
    Halls of the Things Crystal
    Heavy on the Magick Gargoyle Games ...
    shatshoes shatshoes October 2010 Sales
  • Help find a game.Not done this for a while but with all this sunny weather were having im itching to play some speccy games and one poped into my head but i cant reme…

    ... head but i cant remember the name or many details :oops ... top down sort of thing similar to halls of the things if my memory recalls ... corectley.

    Ive no memory of the ...
    1980-20.. 1980-20.. April 2011 Games
  • After a Short Delay - Some More Games!!!Sorry for the delay, they'll be coming thick and fast now. As usual let me know if anythings of interest. Box 9 Abu Simbel Profanation ? Dinamic Ali…

    ... DK'Tronics Ltd
    Attack of the Killer Tomatoes ? Global
    ... Audiogenic
    Gremlins the adventure ? Adventure International
    Halls of the Things ? Crystal
    Hardball ... River Raid ? Activision
    Robin of the Wood ? Odin
    Rocco ? ...
    jamorski jamorski December 2011 Sales
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