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The best Arkanoid type game?We Speccy fans have differing opinions about many things; some say Fairlight is the best isometric game on the Spectrum, others say Head over Heels, …
... 't bad at all by the standards of when it was ... games written in BASIC at the time and it proved popular ... enough for a port to the ZX81 to be made.
I'd guess the main bad thing about it ... 've got little control over the direction of the ball. -
The best Arkanoid type game?We Speccy fans have differing opinions about many things; some say Fairlight is the best isometric game on the Spectrum, others say Head over Heels, …
... bad at all by the standards of when it ... written in BASIC at the time and it proved ...
I'd guess the main bad thing about it ... the direction of the ball.[/QUOTE]
It's possible to get the ball ... anywhere but straight up, the bugger is this happens ... -
Is there an animated gif of Football Manager match highlights?I'm looking for a short animated .gif of the crumby football highlights from Football Manager, do they exists anywhere?
FM2009 onwards now has full matches in glorious 3D.
So you can actually see the ball rebounding off your central defenders big fat arse and into the net...
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Cleaning out the Mrs folks loft......Look what I found - [url]http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_Atari2600JrB.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.geocities.com/s_h_3/pong/p-grandstand-2000…
The problem starts when the ball sticks to the bat like in Arkanoid. -
Cleaning out the Mrs folks loft......Look what I found - [url]http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_Atari2600JrB.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.geocities.com/s_h_3/pong/p-grandstand-2000…
[QUOTE=beanz;390591]The problem starts when the ball sticks to the bat like in Arkanoid.[/QUOTE]
sticky balls is nearly as bad as a small bat
HEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp im trapped in carry on hell -
hearing noisestwice now i have been settling down to sleep, and i hear a large snap/crack in my head, the first time my GF said she heard nothing, and the second t…
... large snap/crack in my head, the first time my GF said ... she heard nothing, and the second time i was alone ... .[/QUOTE]
It's the little man inside your bonce ... -
trying to find some games - need helpHello First of all a big thank you for this great site, it brings back a lot of memories - even if some of them were very frustrating ( due to diffi…
... stop you. The action was from the right towards the left[/QUOTE]
The Express[/URL]
[QUOTE ... a platform at the buttom and there was a ball which had ... to destroy all the bricks and do not let the ball thru. And ... -
trying to find some games - need helpHello First of all a big thank you for this great site, it brings back a lot of memories - even if some of them were very frustrating ( due to diffi…
... Nigel Mansell Grand prix and the Stop the Express is indeed
I will have to check the ball ... one using the emulator to see
the loco derails
- another one ... -
Crash "they got it wrong" threadI was just looking at the mag online... and thought about it the other day when Green Beret got 88% or 89%?!?! and another game got 89% and got a cra…
... of Smashes , as given the limited amount of time reviewers ... controls - with the ability to 'tone down' the rage for simplified ... play , the first game (possibly ... could now actually PICK UP THE BALL! , rather than just 'falling ... -
Crash "they got it wrong" threadI was just looking at the mag online... and thought about it the other day when Green Beret got 88% or 89%?!?! and another game got 89% and got a cra…
... controls - with the ability to 'tone down' the rage for simplified ... play , the first game (possibly ... could now actually PICK UP THE BALL! , rather than just 'falling ... pull down interface on the front end. Quite why ... -
The Official Christmas 2009 ThreadThis is rediculous. With only 387 Days to Christmas 2009, today on TV I witnessed the first Advert. Park Hampers were advertising their 2009 Xmas…
[QUOTE=NickH;395020]The Lord Our Saviour. Sponsored by Powergen.[/QUOTE]
Hey we all need to be sponsored by someone, mine is Dingbat the ball game Inc ! -
The Official Christmas 2009 ThreadThis is rediculous. With only 387 Days to Christmas 2009, today on TV I witnessed the first Advert. Park Hampers were advertising their 2009 Xmas…
[QUOTE=Dingbat;395024]Hey we all need to be sponsored by someone, mine is Dingbat the ball game Inc ![/QUOTE]
You missed a trick there!
"Dingbat and Ball Games Inc"
You can have that one for free! -
Footballers - Spitting on pitch 'is flu risk'[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8327576.stm[/url] It's about time they put a stop to this. I'm a football fan, but spitting anywhere d…
... high explosives - players kick the ball around and they won't ... know when the ball is going to explode. ... decapitated bodies fly everywhere from the ball exploding, then introduce a new ... ball (packed with more explosives).
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Things wat they did have in my day!.I was talking at work today about things that were quite common when we were kids but arent realy around any more. My co worker mentioned how many ar…
... all will become aparent in the images and videos below. ... bend them about by the ball and socket joint that ... linked the two peices. The peices came in ... combinations to make things. The male peices even had ... holes in the end that you could ... -
Things wat they did have in my day!.I was talking at work today about things that were quite common when we were kids but arent realy around any more. My co worker mentioned how many ar…
... one I cant remember the name of,it was ... and bend them about by the ball and socket joint that ... linked the two peices. The peices came in ... combinations to make things. The male peices even had holes ... in the end that you could ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
Currently playing Madden 07 on the PC. Loving it, havent ... in ages, had it on the Playstation II years ago. ... messing about Anyway up to the 2nd hardest level and ... . Trailed 16-7 in the 4Q of one of my ... make it 16-14, got the ball back with a minute left ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... [I]Madden '07[/I] on the original XBox... it is indeed ... />
I think I started the "superstar" mode as a quarterback ... basically you pass or throw the ball at the start of each play ... -
Golf on the WiiI'm in need of a [I]good[/I] golf game for the Wii, so do I download the N64's Mario Golf from the virtual console, or buy Mario Golf for the Gamecub…
... be excellent. It uses the Wii motion Plus controller ... hardware you plug into the Wiimote and provides an ... accurate reflection of where the controller is in 3D ... . It uses the standard Wiimote to hit the ball. It also ... to 3 others IIRC. The Tiger Woods games have ... -
Golf on the WiiI'm in need of a [I]good[/I] golf game for the Wii, so do I download the N64's Mario Golf from the virtual console, or buy Mario Golf for the Gamecub…
... be excellent. It uses the Wii motion Plus controller ... hardware you plug into the Wiimote and provides an ... accurate reflection of where the controller is in 3D ... . It uses the standard Wiimote to hit the ball. It also ... to 3 others IIRC. The Tiger Woods games have ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
Machine Head - The Blackening
I forgot how good this album is. -
A game time forgot?[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/interviews/PriestleyDon.htm"]Phil Bee interviewed Don Priestley back in 1998.[/URL] Mr. Priestley was asked to …
... around:
"[I]The last game was sold to ... Grabs. It was a bouncing ball game, hi-res monochrome, ... with the player looking down. The ball bounced between the "screen" and the floor. ... />
Quotations taken from the interview is Copyright (c) Philip ... -
unwelcome callersI can't be doing with em.. why can't they read the f'ing sign.. NO door to door sales folk.. or chuggers etc although.. I never thought I'd say this…
... Yorkies favoured the Ball Hammer less splatter than the claw, Eeeergh! The dirty bitches ... -
To bobs, andrew rollings, psj etchi folks, yes I'm a bit hyper today, don't know why. I apologise to you bobs for getting your thread closed, I'll try not to do that again. :-o sor…
[QUOTE=BiNMaN;404605]a bit of a 'discussion' about the use/missuse of this festive time of year.[/QUOTE]
That got quickly shut down by a debonair, handsome and generally on-the-ball moderator :)
Andrew -
To bobs, andrew rollings, psj etchi folks, yes I'm a bit hyper today, don't know why. I apologise to you bobs for getting your thread closed, I'll try not to do that again. :-o sor…
[QUOTE=andrew_rollings;404606]That got quickly shut down by a debonair, handsome and generally on-the-ball moderator :)
Andrew[/QUOTE]
Lee?? -
Vauge arcade memory type recolection.This has been bugging me for a couple of weeks now, and id considered starting a thread about it several times and decided against it. As i havent ha…
... hidden screen reflected in the glass cover of the table. It would ... at a bar in the upper area of the table. There were ... you knock them over with the ball and they'd fall down ... a UFO would hover over the table and drop more. -
Vauge arcade memory type recolection.This has been bugging me for a couple of weeks now, and id considered starting a thread about it several times and decided against it. As i havent ha…
... hidden screen reflected in the glass cover of the table. It would ... you knock them over with the ball and they'd fall down ... a UFO would hover over the table and drop more.[/QUOTE ... looked cool, but I liked the predecessor "Attack from Mars" better ... -
Wired shit on ebay [post your findings here !]Okay, thought i would start a new thread on the forum for us all to have a chuckle on the shit that seems to appear on ebay. If anybody finds any odd…
... to have a chuckle on the shit that seems to ... odd bizzare stuff then post the link up and we ... one strange find to get the ball rolling...
This ... .
i like the bit where he say he ... give socks to the homeless.
or the spell to ... -
Demand for DivIDE Plus InterfacesWell, having now sold over 100 DivIDE Plus interfaces, it is interesting that demand is still strong. We had 29 units for sale a week ago - only 14 …
[QUOTE=BloodBaz;405343]Where on the site are the DivIDE Plus's, Rich?[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/63"]It's right there[/URL]! Get on the ball mate! ( [SIZE="1"]I SEARCHed for it[/SIZE] :-P ) -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... too :D I've had the Sunset & Babylon single ... pick up some of the back cat stuff someday ... I've only got the KFD and the Unholy Terror albums...< ... how far they have dropped the ball these days. Just listening ... to be going through the motions and picking up ... -
Hidden Features In GamesI'm sure there was a thread like this somewhere - sorry, but I can't find it. Hidden stuff in games. In "Mikie" there is a hidden bonus in each of …
... again... off the top of my head.. the object of the game is to ... collect the hearts.. and ... person vanishs.. to get the heart under the chair.. BUT unless your ... I did REALLY like the effect on the c64 highscore table , ...
