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Bargain - ?15m and the Pope will call roundHis Holiness the Pope, former Nazi youth and leader of the richest organization in history (in terms of both wealth and land ownage), is visiting Br…
... major cuts in public services on the way, and when us little people ... in material goods.
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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.…
... grail for years and years, so I ... a humble speccy browsing the Internet with Firefox.
on a real Spectrum had it been capable of higher resolution and ... be Internet and Firefox capable. ... qvtYC8uKSzI"]Video of internet on the Speccy (as of ... -
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 & ... doesn't work on stuff by Ultimate PLay the Game. It just ... one of the keys. The default Ultimate keys are pretty terrible, and my ... -
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…
... thanks to the Mutant Monty thread, as The Covenant was on the same compilation ... in and out of the ship.
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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 graphical ... that actually looked better on the Speccy than the C64/BBC or whatever ... better on the Spectrum than the C64 with richer colours and some dithered shadows on the ... -
Silver speccy on the inside, you know what it is ?I was looking at one of my 48k speccys it has a label underneath with the serial printed on it and signed and dated, there is no permanent serial num…
... on it and signed and dated, there is no permanent serial number stamped on the ... it up and sure enough the top and bottom of the case on the inside is ... silver and so is ... -
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:// ... were any room escape games on the speccy either from years ago ...
Anybody know of any and, if so, how playable they ... way, game such as Driller and Castle Master have elements of ... 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 &…
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Driller and Total Eclipse also appered on the Amiga:-
the Lemon amiga database,but Driller and Total Eclipse ... time and if they existed you could link them in the WOS ... -
VIC 20 on the SpectrumThe original "20 Commodes" program released for CSSCGC 2008 has been improved and now has its own entry in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on…
... of purple, orange and pink which the standard Speccy can't ... (try pressing CAPS+SYM+C on the emulator screen)
... tried out the initial 20 Commodes release (and not the improvements) then ... to see the improvements made in screen update and general CPU ... -
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 …
... book on Amazon the other day, you know the ones - "Look Inside!", and saw ... that a particular author on ... />
One his games on the App Store is 'Sir Lamorak ... almost exactly like the remake of Atic Atac, and it's ... -
Raided by the Customs and ExciseA friend of mine (in England) has been raided by the police and the Customs and Excise, for selling cigarettes that had come into the country without…
... into the country without having tax paid on them, and counterfeit clothes, and ... the bills and mortgage. She'd taken a five grand extention on ... her mortgage to buy this stuff (and the fact ... due to lack of funds, on the [B]guarantee[/B] that ... -
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 ... majour roads seeing crazy jams and higher than average traffic??
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Heads up on the Global Game JamIt's an international event where teams try to complete a game in 48hrs. There are no limits on platform, so spectrum games are allowed if your tea…
... team allows. Teams are formed on the day. You can create stuff ... of four shades of the same color, and the game must be 1 ... Megabyte or less on disk (incl ... . executable, all assets and external libraries ... -
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 ... got 2 nice boxed versions and on one the "ZX Spectrum" is in ... remember it as a kid) and the other its just black.
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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…
... charity collectors on the highstreet? Im not on about charities going out and collecting ... donations by themselves, but the ... at either end of the street and one in the middle, they constantly ... -
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…
... through 5 boxes of Speccy and contemporary games. A couple ... (check my thread in the "preservation" section) - and then....
the same as the cassette-boxed version scanned ... s subtitled "Magic & Death on the Plane of Limbo".
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Goobye... and thanks for all the fish!Hi. The ones that know me probably know that I used to love the spectrum "retro" scene, from the start on the comp.sys.sinclair, the first emulators…
... love the spectrum "retro" scene, from the start on the comp.sys.sinclair, the first ... emulators (who can forget the first ... KGB emulator on the amiga and the way it brought the speccy back, then the ... -
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 ... are regarded as being reliable and respected.
Im looking ... definition of an "expert system" and i need to what "MYCIN ... -
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 …
... based on the books Destination: Moon and Explorers on the Moon.
The game covers the ... basic plot of the books ... level of landing on the moon.
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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 ... writing a periodical blog with thoughts and ... your project covered, PM me and I'll put it 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!)
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New feature: also released on the Sam CoupeAs with several other 8-bit systems, I'm now interested in all Spectrum titles that were also advertised and/or published on the Sam Coupe. [URL="ht…
... that were also advertised and/or published on the Sam Coupe.
on&loadpics=1"]This[/URL] is the current list ... checking worldofsam.org, the Sam Coupe wikipedia entry and SPOT/SPEX references ... -
Sinclair Joystick Ports on the +2Can someone just confirm something for me that the FAQs don't seem to address, or overlook in their explanation. I know that covention (that pre-dat…
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And, more importantly, do the built-in joystick ports on the +2/+3 ... follow this convention? i.e. is the 'JOYSTICK ... ' above it keys 6-0, and the one with a number '2 ... went with convention for the control menu on [I]Buzzsaw+[/I], ... -
The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…
... it is a repeat on UK Gold) and on the minus side you see ... read the amateur reviews on the 'net and download playable demos, etc. Crash and YS ... , and it only really complained the morning after a heavy nights drinking. Nowadays the ... -
TV is on the blink - litterally.My TV has gone on the blink. Its a Philips Matchline 32" CRT (See image below). When I turn it on the sound comes on, it makes the usual Bzzzt of th…
My TV has gone on the blink. Its a Philips Matchline ... I turn it on the sound comes on, it makes the usual Bzzzt of ... up, only the tube flickers then the TV shuts down and the Green power ... the mains, pick up the TV and put down with a gentle thump on ... -
So much bull peddled on the web, considered harmfulI am referring to a youtube video but more specifically its commenters who all seem to believe a cure for cancer has been suppressed. I find it sad t…
... agencies and appointed bodies are largely incompetent, and slightly corrupt, but the peoples ... much more made up complete and utter paranoid bullshyte. What gives ... this kind of nonsense thing on the internet is going to turn ... -
is there something special about the left hand column on the screenSo.... I've noticed that when I move my player round when it bumps into the left hand side of the screen (print at 5,1;"X" etc that the controls rev…
... for the playing area....but on this occasion I haven't done and ... teleport...but while the same code is working fine on the right hand ... side of the screen (say print ... by this weird reversing effect on the left hand side
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Interface I and the "net" LANRegarding Chapter 7: [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/MicrodriveAndInterface1Manual.pdf"]IF1 Manual[/URL] With Interface 1 mos…
... the RS232, but given the lack of serial ports on ... modern PCs I was wondering about using the ... audio cable similar to the traditional ear / mic ... stick the other end into the microsphone socket on the PC and ... I'd need to write some client software to do the ... -
3D Deathchase on the Commodore 643D Deathchase has been ported to the C64, at least according to Micro-Mart. According to this week's MM, the port is called Hell Racer, and here's a …
... project the same feeling of movement and speed that the Spectrum ... ]so[/B] well. And the enemy bikes on the C64 version look, in ... />
And according to the text on the Youtube page, the game is actually ... s port to the Tandy, and a port for the Amstard CPC ... -
playing mp3s on the wrong speed?just downloaded a visage 12" cos id heard one of the songs on the b side was a club classic in the early days, an italian dj used to play it on 33 wh…
... id heard one of the songs on the b side was a club ... classic in the early days, an ... .
is there anyway on the puter to play an mp3 ... ? had a look in audacity and there doesnt seem to be ...
