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How did people write large assembler programs on real Spectrums?I have been wondering how people did their development back on real Spectrums. If you should write a large program, there would first be an assembler…
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How many items of a good Spectrum game got sold?Is it known how large quantities of typical Spectrum games sold back in the 80's? A popular game, did it sell like 10.000 or 100.000 items?
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O.T: how old are you?I dont feel qualified to post in any other forum except this one, so mods feel free to delete this thread if necessary, but I'm just interested to kn…
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Wikipedia: How about some Spec-Chum(TM) userboxen?In keeping with other userbox collections, there'd have to be eight levels (spch-0 to spch-5, plus spch-n and spch), as follows: spch-0: "This user …
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How did games started with LOAD "" CODE auto-start?Some early games (l remember for example [B]Galaxians[/B] from 1982) was loaded with LOAD "" CODE, which in one single block first loaded the loading…
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How do debuggers guess mnemonicsLet's suppose I have the following numbers in Spectrum memory: Address Byte 30000 1 30001 2 30002 3 30003 4 If I execute in assembler j…
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I did the Macarena With Wally Week because that's how I roll.I did the Macarena With Wally Week because that's how I roll. Just a bit of fun, thats mine - what's yours? Pick the month you were born: January…
... Wally Week because that's how I roll.
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How do you beat Dan Dare 2 Sinclair User editionI'm talking about [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^SU+issue+74%3a+Megatape+3$&pub=^Sinclair+User$&loadpics=on"]this[/URL] on…
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Shackled: How many levels?Does anyone know how many levels [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004419"]Shackled[/URL] has? The "counter" has three zeroes…
Does anyone know how many levels [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004419"]Shackled[/URL] has?
The "counter" has three zeroes but does the game really have 100+ levels?
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How long before the bubble bursts...?!My Radiohead CD single currently on sale on eBay has gone mad (see item # 180132146685 as I can't post a link from work - they ban the site) and has …
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How do i alter speed of dvd writingI use Nero for writing my DVD's but i have started burning a lot of coasters, i want to write the discs at a slower speed but can't work out how to …
I use Nero for writing my DVD's but i have started burning a lot of coasters, i want to write the discs at a slower speed but can't work out how to do it ? -
explosion sound effect how?Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip? I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly? …
Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip?
I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly?
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graphics on the speccy...how?I'm curious, coming from a background in computer graphics, what was the drawing app of choice for speccy graphics in the game industry? how did arti…
I'm curious, coming from a background in computer graphics, what was the drawing app of choice for speccy graphics in the game industry? how did artists draw loading screens etc, light pen? -
How do you run PCW games in Joyce?Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as well give it a go... My mum had a PCW and I was able to convert the disks over to the PC (before the…
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How do I use these sites/links?I want to get onto these sites (?) but I have no idea how other than I am going to use Mozilla Thunderbird. alt.binaries.dreamcast alt.binaries.cd…
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How's your habit?Hey folks I was just wondering how long you all play Speccy games in an average day. Do some of you have a sly go at work on the Java emulators and…
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how is real spectrum used?I have just downloaded real spectrum for use on my win XP. I have read the info but still have got problems. 1) If I remove the 128k rom there is a…
... perfectly with a 128k model how can I run a 48k ... ) the screen size is tiny, how can this be increased(tried ... no luck)
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How do I test this printer ?I have got hold of an Alphacom printer. Thermal thing, looks a bit like the original ZX printer.....but of course without any manual. Plz give me s…
I have got hold of an Alphacom printer. Thermal thing, looks a bit like the original ZX printer.....but of course without any manual.
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How did they get away with it?The name Arnold J Rimmer from Red Dwarf? I mean, its just perfect for the character, but how did the BBC manage to broadcast it without a Daily Mail …
The name Arnold J Rimmer from Red Dwarf? I mean, its just perfect for the character, but how did the BBC manage to broadcast it without a Daily Mail backlash?!? -
how to rip from compilation?Hello, I have several disk game compilations in trd and scl formats, and I want to rip particular game(s) and use them as any other games in tzx (or …
Anyone knows how ULAs were designed?Hi I just finished reading a very interesting article about [URL="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3.ars"]history…
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This made me wonder how Sinclair designed and tested their ... back then. Does anyone know how Sinclair did this? Was the ...The actual top ten Spectrum games EVER! : )I had a free moment and collected all the votes from the thread of "Top 10 Spectrum games ever". ([I][url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/show…
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[*]Heartland
[*]Hero Quest
[*]how to be a complete ...How can I view code from a game?Hi All, I had a Spectrum years ago and it is what started my love for playing games. I have recently been playing some of the old games I used to pl…
... so that I can see how they structure the code and ... how they did things that will ...Best player controlled character in a gameAs the title suggests , which is the best character you've played in a Speccy game A tough guy like Rambo or Cobra ? Maybe a Champagne Charlie lik…
... Berk?
How about a sporting hero like Daley Thompson or ...How many players can you cram simultaneous on a speccyYou know how they have those..how many people can you cram in a mini or a phone box things on guiness book of records. Well say someone wrote a game…
You know how they have those..how many people can you cram ... using just one key control...how many speccy fans could cram ...
