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The problem with early arcade adventuresWhether it was a programming reason or not, you find that a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum (1984-85) had 256 screens. I think "P…
... games look virtually the same, making it harder to find where you ... would have much preferred games to follow the approach of games like ... and you wanted to see what was round the corner. "Rocky ... before you got to the end because of the sameyness of the world you ... -
Sneaky/ underhand things you did, to get ur grubby mitts on those precious speccy gamesWell, i got 3 which i need to get of my chest after all these years. 1) Had a friend across the road, went on holiday with him and his parents and w…
... excitedly loaded up the cassette and it was to my surprise and ... ) Went to this girls house at the end of the street, spent the afternoon ... stole it and sprinted down to the local games shop and bought ... ' Monty on the Run '. To this day her dad gives ... -
Spectrum games on mobilephone(converted to java, mophune)?Can someone tell me how many spectrum games have been converted to the mobile platform? I know of Manic miner, Bobby Bearing? And BombJack Christi…
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Porting game to SpectrumHello, I'm trying to port a few of my homemade adventure games on over to the ZX Spectrum (16 or 48K). My games are available below: [url="http://…
... homemade adventure games on over to the ZX Spectrum (16 or 48K ... any of these games possible to port to the ZX Spectrum's BASIC ... -
Help needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
... 10 STP titles which seem to be pretty scarce.... If possible ... and add include them when the vault is next updated...
the moment, if anyone would like to donate (No matter how small the ... may not be as sympathetic to the preservation teams cause...
Commitment to none "Spectrum" computers------------------------------------------ Im sorry that I`ve been unable to browse and search past topics regarding this, but I get logged off a 8 a…
... other than the Spectrums, or machines SOO close to the Spectrum...
Mainly I`m reffering to the Sinclair QL, a very cool ... their pages dedicated to it, and the very cool sounding ... any interest in the QL? archiving the software, and SuperBasic ...Lord Of The Rings Beginner's AdventureCould this actually be 'completed'? Does anyone know how to get out of the barrow or what to say to the Green Knight when he wants to fight you?
Could this actually be 'completed'? Does anyone know how to get out of the barrow or what to say to the Green Knight when he wants to fight you?Wracking brains to remember title of game...duh!Folks The only things I can remember about a game I would like to find is that it was set in space and that you had to go around collecting password…
... space and that you had to go around collecting passwords ... that one of the important codes you had to get was: SLARTIBARTFAST ... , from Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy.
However, ... I can't for the life of me remember what ...Here's a game to map ;)It's called The Archeologist (SP?) and it's another one like Odd Job/Pyramania. Very difficult to control the character, and hence kinda unplayable (…
It's called The Archeologist (SP?) and it's ... Odd Job/Pyramania. Very difficult to control the character, and hence kinda ... (Ok I am just used to the brilliance of JSW), but I ... 'd love to know how many rooms it ...Has anyone tried the last TZX of Basil the Great Mouse Detective?It refuses to work on almost [I]every[/I] emulator I've tried it with: the only one which can run it is EmuZWin. Some time ago there was a long debat…
... far as I know, the only one to feature it apart from ... the newest TZX file, found in the last update, should be closer to the ... original tape than the previous ... that I have not tried the file with Spectaculator because ...Loading tape files in to a real spectrumHi I have just bought a real (rubber key) spectrum on Ebay. I would like if possible to load some of the games that I have downloaded to use on emu…
... I have downloaded to use on emulators, into the real spectrum. I ... mode on the emulator, with my spectrum connected directly to the headphone socket ... on the PC speakers. All to no avail ...RETRO GAMER ISSUE 7 now available to pre-order!Retro Gamer issue 7 will be available to buy from August 31st, and copies can now be pre-ordered from [url="http://www.retrogamer.net"]http://www.ret…
... computers, from the original 520 model to the STE and beyond ... . We also consider the best ... . We talk to Alexander Goldscheider, the man behind this ... to those who lacked decent coding skills. The programs in the spotlight include The ...The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
Sorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?"Frankie goes to Hollywood" HAS BEEN COMPLETED !!!!Yup ! What we thought impossible has now been proven possible ! There is no bug in the game, either - there are just some parts where you have to be …
... ! There is no bug in the game, either - there are just ... to be careful :)
Needless to say, I'll be sending the ... snapshots to SpeccySpoilers and I'll add my solution/hints to the ...100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …
... for people willing to collect within the next three weeks ... Encounter (Vortex) 10p, Hungry Horace (Sinclair) 10p, Ian Botham's ... , YSCT - Rebelstar II + Back To The Future (demo) 20p, YSCT - ... Sinclair) 1.00
Horace and the Spiders (Sinclair) 1.00 < ...The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of ... time (2001 to be somewhat ... precise!) when the forum in its ... one, would like to know more about the people who call ...How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?Found this on another forum... 1 to change the light bulb. 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of ch…
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111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that ... "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no ... forum member (or ninja) to respond to the original post 6 months from ... now and to start it ...Retro Gamer #7: The MegaTree / Matthew Smith interviewIssue Seven of Retro Gamer magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy community: 1. The data from the MegaTree developmen…
... has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & ... />
1. The data from the MegaTree development-disks on ... to ask myself was how come I'm a director of the ... are legal complications with the copyright law as it ... rights I have to it. But with the case of ...Games which are just about impossible to *not* completeWe've had a thread about games which can't be completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you're almost ce…
... completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so ... which you're almost certain to complete even if you play ... Repeat and you're bound to eventually get a Target of ... to be confused with any recent game of similar name) and The ...The ZX80 lives againI have often wondered if there was ever *any* commercially released software for the ZX80. I have never seen any, or even seen any info about it. Bu…
... commercially released software for the ZX80. I have ... sumbitting type-ins to the Type Fantastic, and ... Following my announcement of the Crap Games thread that ... to write a ZX80 game for the CCSCGC, does anyone else want to ... ZX81 1K Chess to the ZX80. About 24 ...Name (of) the gameExcuse this post. If it sounds odd then blame the 8th can of Stella I'm currently on. Have you ever though about the name behind a game? The words …
... has suddenly joined the Jet Set?
.....come to that, what ... Ultimate used 'wulf' in reference to the 8th century poem, 'Beowulf'..............if ... thought that it was suposed to be the same character!
Back 2 Skool - the waterpistolHow do you fill the middle cup near the stairs leading to the boys' classrooms? I've collected the water pistol, and press G to fire the pistol. The …
... the middle cup near the stairs leading to the boys' classrooms? I've collected the ... water pistol, and press G to ... fire the pistol. The water goes right through ...ST04 - Games (are slowly showing...)'Tension' (i.e. atmosphere) slowly rise... on [url="http://www.speccy.org/st04/"]http://www.speccy.org/st04/[/url] ST04 games are announced in rhyt…
... very good and playable games to the 'light'.
All games ... tested to be challenging and great fun (the more you play, the more ... , on CSS, 1st announced, River Rescue started 'pro/contra' discussion but ... /> It's not too late to sign up, and take part ...FLIPPIN' ECK... Seen the RETRO GAMER 8 PREVIEW?Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there. Uridium, Paradr…
Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there.
Uridium, Paradroid, Fire and Ice etc.
CAN'T WAIT!!! :)TZX and the ZX81Evenin All. EightyOne is now is a state where I can support a more descriptive tape format. I know how some people have been calling for tzx suppor…
... All ZX81 tapes use the standard ROM routine. So ... Speed Data Block), containing the first program
4 ... like to throw one or two spanners in the ... thought out with regard to the ZX80/81. Why ... /> Computer Type 0C becomes the ZX80
Computer Type ...Amstrad and the SpectrumWhy has Amstrad made so little of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few years we have seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, …
... of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few years ... seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, Sega Mega drive ... how Amstrad could do justice to the Speccy? An official Emulator? ... A direct to TV game along the lines of the Tulip-Ironstone ...The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…
... getting philosophical... what has happened to the days when I couldn't ... get to sleep at night, because of the excitement of ... be buying tomorrow...?
The last time this happened was ... different (who cares anyway), but the likes of GT3 are just ...Games for the Magnum Lightgun and SpinI have downloaded the games for the Magnum Lightgun from this site but they don't work. I load them in Spin and choose the otion "PC Mouse Emulates M…
... choose the otion "PC Mouse Emulates Magnum Lightgun" and go to the fullscreen ... mode and the lightgun doesn't fire ... . The games work well in a window but I'd like to ... play them in full screen. Is this the emulator ...Can anyone name the game?Having not found the answer despite a thread running into several pages on another forum, I was wondering if anyone can identify this game (I'm rapid…
... game (I'm rapidly coming to the opinion that I imagined it ... that you had to go running into the mine - which was on ... number of levels - to do something. IIRC the potential nasties were gas ... don't generally tend to go upwards, so the chances are my ...
