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Any one ever played a game called Zzzz helped neededhello :) Ok right i used to play on the old 48K spectrum years back when i was like 4 (im 19 now) well I used to play those great text adventure game…
hello :) Ok right i used to play on the old 48K ... (im 19 now) well I used to play those great text adventure ... games with my parents! I've ... my own but I/we were always stuck on a game called Zzzz ... -
Help with loadingI made a simple input game, and saved to tape/verified it (I bought the spectrum for ?1 at my church fete on saturday) and when I go to 'loader' on t…
I made a simple input game, and saved to tape/verified it (I bought the spectrum ... goes back to the main menu. how do i play my game without having to type ... took me a while to write this post because i am used to the ... -
How can I upgrade Internet Explorer 5 to 5.01 or higher?I'm trying to install Adobe Acrobat 6 onto my P3 laptop with Win98SE, but Acrobat says it needs at least Intenet Explorer 5.01 to install, and the la…
... the upgrade for IE5 to IE5.01? I've tried Microsoft's ... you have to download a small program that then connects to their site ... 't install without it!). I just want to download an upgrade program ... I'm on dial up, I don't want to download 70MB+ if I ... -
Looking for a game...(for some years now)hey every one! I've been looking for a game...but I cant seem to find it...(and my +3 has been long damaged so I havent played it for more than 10 ye…
... one! I've been looking for a game...but I cant seem to find it ... 10 years...)
the game I belive was called "final whistle ... game, was that it was a 7 player football manager in oposite to ... -
Searching for a PC game. FOUND.I am looking for a game from '92-'95, you could drive a tank, jeep, helicopter, ship(maybe not), on-foot (I think). It was a 3d game with a fixed to…
I am looking for a game from '92-'95, you could drive a tank, jeep ... time go forth to capture the enemy flag. I think Microsoft may ... this game though I may be wrong as I can't seem to find ... it on their site.
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Interceptor MicrosI am working on a project, but do not want to get caught up in some nasty copyright lawsuit in the future. I really need permission from "Intercepto…
I am working on a project, but do not want to get caught up ... future. I really need permission from "Interceptor Micros" to copy details ... to their stuff? Surely even if a company has folded the game ... it revert back to the author? If so, how do I go about ... -
What Spectrum games have yet to be bettered on any machine?What Spectrum games do you think are still better than any other of their types, on any machine? I mean, Turbo Esprit is an absolute classic, but I t…
What Spectrum games do you think are still better ... 3 (XBox), whereas I've never seen a game that beat 3D ... game, and a technical masterpiece, butI wouldn't count that, as I prefer to ... and the programmers were forced to write to a very limted hardware spec ... -
Retro Survival ready for launch!Hi Speccy people, I hope you lot don't mind the plug, but a bunch of freelancers who wrote for Retro Gamer and lost big money when it went belly up h…
... retro game fanatics here...
RETRO SURVIVAL is available to pre ... Retro Survival? It's a CD-based magazine featuring articles ... video and audio content, plus a great competition.
... P&P
How do I pay for it? Pre-orders ... -
Convert Screen to TAPHow do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one …
How do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one for memory and then copy them all together into one tap file)
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I need some helpIm playing The Boggit by Delta 4 at the moment. After the completion of part 1 it asks you to save so you can contine to part 2 side B.What i need to…
... part 1 it asks you to save so you can ... contine to part 2 side B.What i need to know is how do i save ... at the end of part 1 to ... carry over to ... 2 on side B to continue the game.
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An idea - thoughts welcome.A couple of nights ago I cracked and decided I had got to do something else except the seemingly endless scanning of my speccy games for a couple of …
... that ground again, it wont add anything to our knowledgebase.
a database of information where all those "how do I run X ... on Y" questions can be pointed to.
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Apologies X post - Not sure if it should be in Hardware or EmusA couple of nights ago I cracked and decided I had got to do something else except the seemingly endless scanning of my speccy games for a couple of …
... that ground again, it wont add anything to our knowledgebase.
a database of information where all those "how do I run X ... on Y" questions can be pointed to.
I ... -
Searching for a game or two...Maybe my beer-soaked brain is letting me down but I'm sure I use to play a game on the speccy that I'm buggered if I can remember its title. It had …
... me down but I'm sure I use to play a game on the speccy ... that I'm buggered if I ... series) and I think you started the game by falling to the ground ... was a kind of tactical war strategy game where you had to choose ... -
Spectrum +2B on a PC PSUHello, Id like to attach my Spectrum +2B to a PC Power Supply. Im currently using an ATX power supply with my Amiga CD32. I searched on here for so…
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Id like to attach my Spectrum +2B to a PC Power Supply ... I take it that I connect the ground to the ground of a molex ... but, do I have to connect the -12V, and if so, how do I do this as ... />
I have a couple of power supplies to try - i've read ... -
How do they do this? (Q on mistyped URLs)I was browsing around the webthingy and noticed a URL which was incomplete, it said [url]www.worldofspectrum[/url] (without the .org) ... I didn't a…
... it ... lo and behold I was redirected to [url="http://gba---and ... incomplete URL!" ?
I am up to date on anti spyware ... and use a firewall. Is it possible I ... it's not a redirector of some sorts then how did the ... -
I'd love to buy this motorbike, it would be hilarious...Alas, my budget won't allow me to buy a toy, but it's helluva cool reconditioned late 60's early 70's bike, fitted with a low powered diesel engine …
... cool to own too, I was talking to mrs.thx about getting a sidecar ... 'to do list' own that in addition to a two wheel bike. I aim to get ... it will be a while yet, but I do intend to buy one of ... these oneday;
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What's your favourite death in a game?In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies type thing or a brutal scene? Speccy only is preferable but feel…
... favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies ... within a game.
Here's a few of mine to start ... humans die, still I think this game has some of the ... "My soul is empty I must atone for my shame ... opponent miss the ball, I just like the way you ... -
Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
I remember computer magazines from the ... had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as ... impenetrable.
Recently I mentioned this to a programming student and she ... told me no one uses machine code ... -
DVD to audioI've just bought the DVD of The Monster Club, and it has the soundtrack in the extras section! What I need to know is how can I convert the songs to …
... to convert that file(s) to mp3 (for my mp3 player), but how do I ... create an audio file from a DVD in the ... release by Pathfinder - I've heard that a newer DVD release of ... the film lacks the soundtrack, though I ... -
I am addicted to Oblivion.....I bought it on Monday, second hand, and figured it sounded okay. I've clocked up over 23 hours playing time already. I've never been this hooked on …
... already. I've never been this hooked on a game in my ... life.
I'm a vampire in ... game, and when I woke up this morning, I went back to sleep, because I ... thought I was in the game, and I couldn ... -
cant find a game...I remember having a game where you played a robin hood like charecter...and at some points you would turn in to a pig...I was sure the name of the ga…
I remember having a game where you played a robin hood like charecter...and at some points you would turn in to a pig...I was sure the name of the game was conquest or something like that...but I cant seem to find it in WOW... -
2 Hot 2 Handle TZX'sRight, here's a question for you preservation guys. Downloaded and tried to play the 2 Hot To Handle compilation. Shadow Warriors won't load on Spe…
... gets to the end. Game doesn't run and is expecting another code ... block, so maybe my conversion wasn't "total".
Do ... WAV file to see what you can do? I don't have a problem ... /> *((c) some crappy adventure game I used to play in the 80's) :) -
Looking for a gameHi there. I vaguely remember this one game. It's a kind of an usual flip-screen shooter/maze/adventure. You control an astronaut and guide him throug…
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I vaguely remember this one game. It's a kind of ... some items manipulation, but I'm not sure). Your ... in Jetpac, i.e. there is an ability to fly, but ... (on the screen) similarly to Jetpac's. The action is ... made in, but the game text apparently is in some ... -
The search for a gameI post this is the misc section because unlike most name the game posts I've never played or even seen the game in question running on a real speccy.…
... unlike most name the game posts I've never played or ... enough info to jog somebodies memory a little. Anyway before I get completely ... had a screenshot of a Speccy game in the background, that is the game I ... but I'd like to try it, it looked like a maze game of ... -
How do you emulate?I don't mean which emulators do you do, but physically how do you do it do you use full screen or a window, joystick or joypad I full screen everyt…
I don't mean which emulators do you do, but physically how do you do it
do you use full screen or a ...
and I use a playstation joypad via a ps-usb convertor ... -
Tranferring a game back to +3 disk?Hi, Haven't been on here for ages, but got my Spectrum down from the loft recently, due to a house move in the next few months. I'd forgotten, but so…
... the loft recently, due to a house move in the ... somehow years ago I managed to wipe my Robocop ... to the original disk? I presume this disk had protection and with a ... possible to transfer back to disk from what i've ... /> Also, i'd like to transfer what i've got ... -
Possibly the silliest thing I've done in a long time..Just in case any of you guys are feeling down on a Monday morning - I thought I'd cheer you up by letting you know that your morning can't be as bad …
... they were working. We went to a fairly posh bar/restaurant and ... It escalated into a game involving forfeits - mainly putting a red hot shot ... matters worse he has to give a talk to his employees about ... does. I'm a complete twat.
I'm just off to cry ... -
technical questionhow do i open a command promt in a directory? im wanting to patch a game, and the instructions say i should open a command promt in the same directo…
how do i open a command promt in a directory?
im wanting to patch a game, and ... the instructions say i ... should open a command promt ... -
Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…
... Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed ... />
FOR a=0 TO 31: PRINT CHR$32+a : NEXT a
to PRINT a UDG in this way, relative to PRINTing a CHR$? What about a ... /> Now a tricky one: If not, how do I get into UDG mode? I am ... -
"Binary Love"...anyone seen this?I downloaded a game (or I thought it was a game) for my speccy emulator called "binary Love"...but it's not a game, it's more of a graphics demo. any…
I downloaded a game (or I thought it was a game) for my speccy emulator called " ... a game, it's more of a graphics demo. anyone else seen this? how ... on a spectrum?!? quite mind-boggling, even though there's nothing to do.
