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Flippy FlippyMost of you probably know the Flippy Flippy phenomenon; cassettes with the Spectrum version on one side, and the Amstrad CPC, or C64, version on the …
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Flippy FlippyMost of you probably know the Flippy Flippy phenomenon; cassettes with the Spectrum version on one side, and the Amstrad CPC, or C64, version on the …
The re-release of Heavy on the Magick also by rebound is ... . Searching rebound uncovers that the rest of the Gargoyle re-releases apart ... -
EurovisionI dont normally watch this but i do like it when theres a weird act who enters, bit like the death metal rockers a few years back (forget the name) …
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Amazon second-hand buying/Dreamcast adviceYesterday the postman popped through my front door my first-ever online second-hand purchase, a copy of "Crazy Taxi" for the Dreamcast. I opened the …
I tried putting something heavy on the lid and it ... everything works fine - the game loads and plays ... Then at some point the dreaded message flashes up ... problems loading stuff and the music keeps skipping and ... emulation discs, this is the only thing that's ... -
Amazon second-hand buying/Dreamcast adviceYesterday the postman popped through my front door my first-ever online second-hand purchase, a copy of "Crazy Taxi" for the Dreamcast. I opened the …
... ;322250]I tried putting something heavy on the lid and it didn't ... ten minutes everything works fine - the game loads and plays okay ... having problems loading stuff and the music keeps skipping and it ... , then put something on the lid that's heavy enough to hold it ... -
Top 5 Never Released GamesWhich are the Top 5 Never Released Games? I mean games that we know that started being coded, or were intended to but finally didn't come out. 1-Tok…
The 'Add ons' for Heavy on the Magick which never materialised:
Collodon's Pile
Tombs of Taro
Paradise Reglossed
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Why do the likes of CodeMasters and others, deny their games to the rest of us ?Hi, first post :) What I'd like to know (and probably many others), is why do people like CodeMasters (among others), refuse to release their back c…
[QUOTE=karingal;323838]No, I had it surgically removed so I could play JetPac...[/QUOTE]
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Your Top 20 Spectrum GamesJust to follow on from the top 20 thread below - list your own Top 20 games. Its been a while since i thought about it but , Mine would be 1) The …
... Of War: Ancient Battles
Heavy On The Magick
Jetpac
Knight ... -
Your views on...Dun Darach[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001538]Dun Darach[/url] So, what's your views on this one? As most of you know, this is one o…
... was different looking parts of the countryside. More atmosphere in Tir ... less playing time but then Heavy on The Magick I thought was much ... -
Your Top 20 Spectrum GamesJust to follow on from the top 20 thread below - list your own Top 20 games. Its been a while since i thought about it but , Mine would be 1) The …
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8. starquake
9. the worm in paradise
10 ...
17. zynaps
18. heavy on the magick
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Your views on...Tirnanog[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005292]Tirnan?g[/url] Right! First off, you guys need to be really careful about what you say…
Must admit I could not get away with these games tried all of them Tir Na Nog, Dun Durach and Marsport all just seemed pointless.
Equally could not get away with Heavy on the Majick either
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Did anyone produce anything for a commercial game at home before it came out?I.E: Way back in '85 I saw that 'Ghosts'n'Goblins' was coming out for the Spectrum so I made a loading screen for it. Wasn't used of course, I was at…
... the 1st 'On The Screen' feature in the Crash with 'Heavy On The Magick' on the cover. At the ... 'Northants Computer Centre' and the boss there, Graham Wilson, ... it was paid for). On the bus there was no room ... so. He was working on the C64 version of 'Arkanoid'. ... -
Games with an IntroI remember how great the Intro of Trantor seemed to me when I was a kid (the ship going down, him signaling the rest of his team, and the explosion).…
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The best ... beginning with "H"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "H", which do you think are the: [B]Best ga…
... and can creep around the castle between furious firefights ...
Best text adventure: [B]Heavy On The Magick[/B] - Not a conventional ... a little less inscrutable than the other Gargoyle adventures, and ... (in a game): [B]Heavy On The Magick[/B] - It starts ... -
Best name of the game?Which speccy game name do you like best - even if they're shite - even better if they're shite!? The most esoteric in my opinon; just made you wanna …
Starquake
Highway Encounter
Underwurlde
Pyjamarama
Knight Lore
3d Deathchase
Astroclone
Project Future
Fairlight
Heavy on The Majick
Shadowfire -
Best name of the game?Which speccy game name do you like best - even if they're shite - even better if they're shite!? The most esoteric in my opinon; just made you wanna …
[I]Starglider[/I] which, at the risk of sounding like I should be sitting here in a velvet shirt and a floppy hat, is a beautiful name for a game.
I also like the names [I]Starquake[/I], [I]C.O.R.E.[/I] and [I]Heavy on the Magick[/I]. -
The most atmospheric Speccy and non-Speccy games?I was playing Alien vs. Predator (the XBox port of the 1999 PC first person shooter) yesterday, as the Marine, and I was going through the dark, lit …
On the speccy - definitely got to agree ... also go with Atic Atac, Heavy on the Magick, Myth and Lords of ... Midnight.
On the PC, aside from the obvious FPS, I'd ... BGII - I got immersed in the storyline for both of those... -
Huge Clearance!This sale is dependant on offers, serious offers, for the following items: (One bulk lot, I'm not breaking it down) Unit: …
... /> Rebound Dun Darach
Rebound Heavy On The Magick (+Amstrad Cpc
Rebound ... /> The Birds And The Bees
The Day After
The Eidolon
The Footballer ...
The ... -
Best / Most iconic Speccy game packaging!Not the artwork or anything, just the boxes used. Nowadays, a system more-or-less sticks to the same type of packaging throughout its life, but the …
... while, like Heavy on the magik and many of the earlier the durell releases. ... .
Near the end of the spectrum's life, I ... I just yearned for the return to the plastic double cassette. I ... like most of the money I spent was on the actual game then ... -
The most atmospheric Speccy and non-Speccy games?I was playing Alien vs. Predator (the XBox port of the 1999 PC first person shooter) yesterday, as the Marine, and I was going through the dark, lit …
... ]On the speccy[/B]
Dun Darach
Heavy on the magick
Dracula
The ... -speccy[/B]
Half-life - the original is still as scary ... !
RE 0 (GameCube) - Scared the wits out of me, it ... -
Arcade/Text Adventure hybrids?Were there any arcade/text adventure hybrids? The only one that comes to mind are ones that have sub strategy elements, but I'm thinking more along t…
Heavy On The Magick is worth considering, although it's more like Tir Na Nog with text input. -
Your views on...Marsport[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003040]Marsport[/url] Now, this is one Gargoyle release that I played very little of. I don't…
... Gargoyle game I got, and the one I got furthest in ... Na Nog either....Heavy On The Magick was the one I spent the most time ... -
Games where you had no idea what you were supposed to do... but played anyway.Whilst browsing the archive for something new to play, I came across Tir Na Nog, which prompted the above question. I had Tir Na Nog as part of the …
Flashpoint - Just what the hell is going on?
Explorer - ...
Wanted: Monty Mole/Monty On The Run/Auf Wiedersein Monty - Liked ... with SU and the instructions in the mag were crap ... Na Nog/Dun Darach/Marsport/Heavy On The Magick - Would just wander ... -
Games where you had no idea what you were supposed to do... but played anyway.Whilst browsing the archive for something new to play, I came across Tir Na Nog, which prompted the above question. I had Tir Na Nog as part of the …
... did exactly what it said on the tin I guess!![/QUOTE]
the Tir Na Nog, Heavy on the Magick and Heroes ... of the Lance. No idea ... t entirely sure on Auf Wiedersehen Monty either (the objects never ... -
And its goodbye music cassettes.Tommorrow, when I tidy the kitchen, the tapes, and the tape box by the spice rack are all going in the bin. The last music tape I played was Nuclear …
... .e ?5) every week at the carboot sales.
In ... models in mid to late the 1990's.[/QUOTE]
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It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?
... on the Run 94% Iss. 20 (Sep '85)
On the ... May '86)
The Way of the Tiger 93% Iss. ... (Jun '86)
Heavy on the Magick 9/10 Iss. 29 ... 91 (Aug '91)
The Untouchables (re-release) 92% ... /> Heroquest - Return of the Witchlord 90% Iss. 92 ... -
It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?
... on the Run 94% Iss. 20 (Sep '85)
On the ... May '86)
The Way of the Tiger 93% Iss. ... (Jun '86)
Heavy on the Magick 9/10 Iss. 29 ... 91 (Aug '91)
The Untouchables (re-release) 92% ... /> Heroquest - Return of the Witchlord 90% Iss. 92 ... -
If you were a crash reviewerWhat percentage would you give these classic games? Include your other favourite games Knight Lore Atic Atac Skool Daze Head Over Heels Manic Miner …
... 92
Fairlight 94
The Sentinel 95
Starquake 95 ... 97
Marsport 98
Heavy On The Magick 95
Firelord ... -
The official Doctor Who threadOH MY GOD! I did [b]NOT[/b] see that coming at the end of the episode!
... Target Book style releases for the newer stories.
[ ... decent novel length, and the episode are so intermingled you ... them all to really appretiate the endings. they could bung ... long.
the shows are too heavy on the CGI, action and one ... -
The official Doctor Who threadOH MY GOD! I did [b]NOT[/b] see that coming at the end of the episode!
... long.
the shows are too heavy on the CGI, action and one ... ' series, 'E-Space' Trilogy' or 'The Black Guardian' trilogy'
Terrance ... also recently written novelisation of the individual 'Sarah Jane Adventures' episodes ...
