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So were the 80's really that great?I should imagine that most of us on WoS were kids during the 80's. I was 6 at the start of the 80's and obviously 16 at the and. Now that is one he…
... decade.
If I look back there just seemed to ... just one sub-culture after another. Then 90's was not ... , selfish, parasitic b4st4rds that simply look after their own.
Help and Old Couple Got Scammed - Suggestions on Good Anti-= Malware Software.I am helping an old couple that go to my Church. They are an old couple in their 80s. The recently got scammed after they received a telephone call t…
... then game them a $500 bill which they duly paid (ouch ... of any common things to look for?
The scammer ...Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …
... game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good ... /> I'm hoping someone can look at my code and laugh ...The RZX Request ThreadI have no idea if anything like this has ever been tried - but given that I am only a very occasional visitor these days I'd hope you all don't mind …
... select the weapon and oh look, I'm dead already. The ... didn't understand are quite another. Some of them I worked ... /> I know there's been another thread out there that said ...Need some help repairing an issue 3 spectrumI am looking for some help repairing an issue 3 speccy, here's what I tried so far. The speccy is not booting up correctly, when using the diagnos…
... these are working fine in another spectrum, also putting a working ... have no clue where to look as it works expect for ...128k toastrack board changesI was working on my spectrums this weekend and opened up my toast rack to look at the possibility of changing out the Electrolytic caps. I was awar…
... up my toast rack to look at the possibility of changing ... side of the cap to another area of the board...however ... snipped off anyway...take a look at the photo and tell ...Mike Singleton's early 'arcade' games... thoughts? I've played all 4 of Mike's early games (on my DS) and wondered what others think of them? They are quite simple - though well programmed - and al…
... my favourite,
The horses look n move great with a ... really well and it's another great little score challenge game ...Gaming PCs (not just ZX emulators)As it was pointed out to me in another thread, I'm a little out of touch with PC hardware having only bought cheap laptops in the last few years. My …
... pointed out to me in another thread, I'm a little ... neighbour has asked me to look into a low end gaming ... boy. I've had a look at PC Specialist and they ...Activity & messagesI think I've missed the thread on this, had a quick look but couldn't find anything. When I'm logged in and click "activity" at the top, as well a…
... on this, had a quick look but couldn't find anything ... WoSsers have sent to one another ([i]name -> name[/i ...Any good top-down adventure recommendations?I'm a fan of Zelda games, particularly Link's Awakening which has always been one of my favourite games. Another game I like is Kaeru no Tame ni K…
... my favourite games.
Another game I like is Kaeru ... gather all the items and look in every nook and cranny ...Time Gate graphics patchI've rediscovered Time Gate and one thing I don't like about the game is that it's hard to remember what's what in the status indicators. The manual …
... me when I have to look for the envelope/note pad ... - could have a shield (might look suspiciously like the shields in ... ? Thanks in advance.
Another problem is that there is ...Abersoft Adventure 1This may not be of interest to anyone but me, but I've taken a quick look at Abersoft's Adventure 1, and written up the internal database format [url…
... I've taken a quick look at Abersoft's Adventure 1 ... the lack of NPCs (the pirate and the knife-wielding dwarves).Gimme an F! (and the rest...) Whats that spell?My colossal ignorance about the wealth of programs available for the Spectrum has just bitten me in the arse....again! As some may know, I've been…
... hear them as part of another of my as yet to ... hoped that it would eventually look almost the same and work ...Ruminations about Life, Middle Age and Human Nature in General.So being forty. I've grown to admit that I am now middle aged. With it comes a perspective on life that I'd not appreciated in my younger years. I ca…
... younger years. I can now look at human nature as a ... ones self is better than another.
I've also ...Basic programming for kidsHi there I'm thinking strongly of getting my kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so I can get two bluetooth keyboards fo…
... Tape loading error...
Another factor that made me consider ... .
We had a look at Tynker, but it is ...Bazooka Bill correctionsThe inlay for Bazooka Bill shows it was published by "Arcade Machine Ltd. Software", which was distributed by Melbourne House. The instructions show…
The inlay for Bazooka Bill shows it was published by " ... drawn by Beam Software using Bill MacIntosh's Character Editor. They ... were assembled using Bill MacIntosh's Map Editor.Few loading screens to improveThere are many talented gfx artists here creating new versions of existing loading screens. I've found few screens that don't look good and IMHO need…
... few screens that don't look good and IMHO need an ... ]
Desert Rats 128, another mess
[img]http://www ...B.C. Bill 1bit tribute art.I love 1-bit monochrome pixel art and a couple of days back I found a few unreleased c64 scraps from 10-15 years ago. Perhaps not anything worth rele…
ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... part of the screen to another
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ld a ...A non-gamers grump!Theres a reason why I'm not a gamer and its this - I find most games boring, there's no incentive to work through them because there's not much of a …
... have selectable drop down menus, hey to each his own, I ... film like. I prefer that look anyway. However despite the huge ...Hey grandma!HOW TO SUCK EGGS! I always wondered about that saying 'teach your grandmother to suck eggs'! Blow them, yes, but suck? If you've never blown an e…
... to distinguish one group from another.
So its a ...Monty Mole GamesWith [url="http://www.spanglefish.com/egghead/news.asp"]work well underway on Egghead 6[/url] I've been looking at various flip-screen platform games…
... take a look at, either for the Spectrum or for another platform ...Thinking about my gameAnother long post, I'm afraid. Somewhere on this Forum is a short chunk of text I put up as a sample of what I'd like to turn into a text adventu…
Another long post, I'm afraid. < ... bike an' just caught a look at sumfing like a big ... walking the perimeter searching for another way in. (SEA)
END ...A Jet Set Willy double-bill!Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner Community (jswmm.co.uk) is proud to present two brand new redesigns of 'Jet Set Willy'. In 'Jet Set Mini', Willy's o…
... you enjoy this JSW double-bill!
http://jswmm.co ...Another Cryptic-ish quiz for July (mk2)!Bored again, so thought I'd do another slightly-but-not-really-cryptic quiz. You know what to do! :) 1. He's below ground, but he's not working 2…
... , so thought I'd do another slightly-but-not-really-cryptic ...Cheetah Midi Interfacehey peeps... does anyone have a cheetah midi interface that's either going cheap or that you'r willing/able to take a pic of the internals so I can b…
hey peeps... does anyone have a ... one???
or on another note... anyone know if amstrad ...Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…
... variances may be occurring (But hey at this price does it ... is sold locked on unlocked . Another one is how the "slider ...z88dk adventure problemI downloaded the example https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XhJJ33xpOWaHYxek15WXJyQVU/view?usp=sharing I changed NUM ROOMS to 13 here is the who…
... bike an' just caught a look at sumfing like a big ... walking the perimeter searching for another way in. (SEA)\n"
TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... , I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain ... />
Another program that dropped off the ... to make even season seven look watchable. Seasons ten and eleven ...Is 6 Of The Best compilation from Pirate Software MIA?Have a copy of 6 Of The Best compilation by Pirate Software that's not listed on WOS, is this MIA? Games it contains: Side A: Apache Raid (AKA …
... Of The Best compilation by Pirate Software that's not listed ...
