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A new twist on the 419[Quote] Dear Sir. We are writing to you from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Nigeria, due to the recent report received on t…
... are writing to you from the Economic and Financial Crime ... Nigeria, due to the recent report received on the activities of fraudulent Nigerians ... assistance in trying to bring the perpetrators to book, by ... be made in ensuring that the payment promised you will ... -
Very nice bit on the Sam Coup?......in issue 74 of RetroGamer, for those that don't subscribe. (I see see they also have it on the iPhone now) (.....the mag, not the Coup?) To…
...in issue 74 of RetroGamer, for those that don't subscribe.
(I see see they also have it on the iPhone now)
(.....the mag, not the Coup?)
Toby -
The story of 'Blame it On The Boogie' - you couldn't make it up!not sure if this is true or an apocryphal (urban myth) ... it was mentioned in the guardian in feb.. so it's not an april fools I guess. what are t…
... a fascinating documentary about the song 'Blame it On The Boogie' - in ... short, 2 men with the same name, both with the ... ZcDj46elLhQ[/url]
The Jackson 5 version
the song, but their publisher ... -
ZxCam 1.2 on the App Store[URL=http://itunes.com/apps/zxcam]ZxCam[/URL] has been updated, and is available on the App Store. The sound from the tape player is louder, which ma…
... , and is available on the App Store. The sound from the tape player is ... bug where pictures taken from the camera had distorted aspect ratios ... -
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.…
... announce a humble speccy browsing the Internet with Firefox.
< ... to Mozilla Firefox.
The end result - everything you see ... in the browser (apart from video or ... v=qvtYC8uKSzI"]Video of internet on the Speccy (as of time of ... -
Retro Machines and Clive on the beebI saw click on the beeb this morning - had a bit about the vintage computer festival and Clive was on too. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme…
... click on the beeb this morning - had a bit about the vintage ... computer festival and Clive was on too.< ...
Hmm.. I checked the site and the interview with Clive wasn ... good bit on tv - just before the interview with Clive, the presenter ... -
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 & tab ... doesn't work on stuff by Ultimate PLay the Game. It just ... when I press one of the keys. The default Ultimate keys are ... -
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…
... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Covenant%2c+The$&pub=^PSS$&loadpics ... thanks to the Mutant Monty thread, as The Covenant was on the same compilation ... out of the ship.
I spent ages on this game ... back in the old days, and ... -
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 ... that actually looked better on the Speccy than the C64/BBC or ... Daze looked slightly 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 the cassing
Then I noticed on the bottom casing on the left towards the ... and sure enough the top and bottom of the case on the inside is ... assume to prevent the solder side of the pcb shorting on the silver as ... -
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://www ... were any room escape games on the speccy either from years ago ... bit 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 &…
... and Total Eclipse also appered on the Amiga:-
[url]http ... ; Sphinx Jinx)are not in the Lemon amiga database,but Driller ... you could link them in the WOS archive entries...Thank you ... -
Space 1999 on the oric!WOWSERS! Just saw this over on the Retro Gamer site - [youtube]oDkaimbO4FU[/youtube] Would love to see a speccy port of it, it looks awesome! :D
WOWSERS! Just saw this over on the Retro Gamer site -
[youtube]oDkaimbO4FU[/youtube]
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48k games developed on the 128kSeeing as I don't know enough about this subject(or the history of assemblers/C/C++/BASIC/FORTH/COBOL/whatever programming kits), I thought I'd ask h…
... about this subject(or the history of assemblers/C ... were technical issues limiting the use of all that ... any 48k games developed on the 128k? I mean, I ... lost to using programming kits on the 48k. (Or am ... , which were developed strictly on the 128k (and then why ... -
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…
... in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on my computer ... Updates to the VIC charset pointer are reflected on the screen immediately ... (try pressing CAPS+SYM+C on the emulator screen)
The biggest improvement yet to be ... -
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 …
... flicking through a virtual book on Amazon the other day, you know ... particular author on iPhone development was heavily influenced by the Spectrum.
One his games on the App Store is 'Sir Lamorak ... -
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 ... -
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 ... inclined.
One of the achievements (or diversifiers as they ... the same color, and the game must be 1 Megabyte or less on ...
I'm participating in the Auckland, NZ game jam. However ... -
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 ... 2 nice boxed versions and on one the "ZX Spectrum" is in ... it as a kid) and the other its just black.
the white has rubbed off?!
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…
... notice these charity collectors on the highstreet? Im not on about charities going ... you see the same faces on this patch - you put on a red ... their - the charity I volunteered for didn't rely on some company ... found the seller gets to keep a pound to spend on what ...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…
... things (check my thread in the "preservation" section) - and then....< ... a cassette case like the one in the archive. Do I need ... in? It's basically the same as the cassette-boxed version scanned ... 's subtitled "Magic & Death on the Plane of Limbo".
heatsink on the grey+2anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine. If so, any tips …
anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine.
If so, any tips would be appreciated.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 ...Spectrum on "The Blurb"Evening, There's an amusing article on the Spectrum on The Blurb, I'm not sure if that's an online-only programme or not, but it's here about 12 min…
... /> There's an amusing article on the Spectrum on The Blurb, I'm not ... ?v=z5q9Od36yJY[/url]
The best thing (for me) is ... which you can see on top of the TV :) Not being a ...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 …
... the first game, which was based on the books Destination: Moon and Explorers on the ... Moon.
The game covers the ... basic plot of the books ...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 ... 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!)
[url]http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2011/08/03/so-youre-mad-about-something-on-the-internet/[/url]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…
... also advertised and/or published on the Sam Coupe.
[URL ... ?&alsosam=on&loadpics=1"]This[/URL] is the current list ... , after checking worldofsam.org, the Sam Coupe wikipedia entry and ...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…
... more importantly, do the built-in joystick ports on the +2/+3 follow ... this convention? i.e. is the ' ... went with convention for the control menu on [I]Buzzsaw+[/I], ... recently discovered that the DKTronics interface I have on my 48K ...Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX SpectrumHello, has anyone got a copy of this book they no longer want? I can't seem to find a copy anywhere? Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum…
... anywhere?
Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
1984 ...
