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Before insanity sets in...I'm trying to locate a game, now I'm a bit sketchy on the details...but... It was a type in adventure BUT it had an animation type bit in the top wi…
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It was a type in adventure BUT it had an ... animation type bit in the top window. If you ... based with an animated representation in the top window...that's ... might have been either set in a castle or underground vaults ... -
Pers.Comp.News #87 in archive - file numbering errorThe scans for Personal Computer News #87 in the archive are numbered 1-2-3-4-etc, but as printed page number 1 is the first inside right-hand page th…
The scans for Personal Computer News #87 in the archive are numbered 1-2-3-4-etc, but as printed page number 1 is the first inside right-hand page the scans should be numbered 1a-1b-1c-2-etc to keep the file/page numbers synchronised. -
Do you live in or near Adelaide?Hello everyone, I live in Adelaide, South Australia, and am clearing out my ZX Spectrum collection as a job lot. If you can pick it up, everything is…
Hello everyone,
I live in Adelaide, South Australia, and am ... includes 15 games and utilities in original cases (including The Complete ... -
Things you weren't supposed to do in games but were fun nonethelessYes, you should [i]not[/i] have done certain things, actually many of them were just plain silly, but they were fun anyway :D Some examples: [list]Zz…
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Is Martijn in the UK?On the way home tongight in Cheadle Hulme (In the UK) I saw a Bentley go in the opposite direction to me with the reg J1 WOS, just wondering if it wa…
On the way home tongight in Cheadle Hulme (In the UK) I saw a Bentley go in the opposite direction to me with the reg J1 WOS, just wondering if it was Martijn? :grin: -
Comes in 3's...With the demise of Farah Fawcett and the news of Jacko (on TMZ) being rushed to hospital with a coronary, coupled with the time-honoured fact that "t…
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ZX Spectrum made in Korea?I was looking over my collection and found one 48k Spectrum that was different from the others, it had the following imprinted on the bottom: Made i…
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Made in the REPUBLIC OF KOREA by ... others I have are made in the UK... -
Shinning in the Darkness (sic)You might think that this should be "Shining in the Darkness", but according to the title screen they're both wrong! - it has "Shinnig in the Darknes…
... that this should be "Shining in the Darkness", but according to ... both wrong! - it has "Shinnig in the Darkness"! The apparent intent ... for it to be "Shining in the Darkness" - unless there's ... a character or place in the game called Shinnig (or ... -
Places of Speccy interest in Google Street ViewI've noticed that there are a few cities in the UK where Street View is available on Google Maps. No idea since when, I haven't used this feature muc…
... there are a few cities in the UK where Street View ... most areas are not yet in Street View or while the ... we should try those again in a few years ;)
What do you want in my shop?Hi!, Well I'm in the shop now with 2 large empty walls! I'd like to showcase/sell other peoples(companies) original (new) Sinclair products. So …
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Well I'm in the shop now with 2 ... /> So anyone interested in having their warez in a proper retail outlet ...MIA in ebay - fatboy!!I have just spotted a MIA in ebay, and the seller is a well known person (retronutter is fatboy here). [url]http://cgi.ebay.es/ZX-SPECTRUM-48K-128K-…
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Hope It ends up in good hands!Phantis in-game screenshotSince this game was first released in Spain, I think the in-game screenshot should come from the spanish version of the game I will send you one, M…
Since this game was first released in Spain, I think the in-game screenshot should come from the spanish version of the game
I will send you one, Martijn :)
Cheersjava emulator in BBcode? Feature request.as I was browsing cpc-live forums I noticed a nice feature. [url]http://cpc-live.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=6ffg2t199jml57n51t174j64i0&topic=9.0[/u…
... /> They implemented a java emulator in BBcode as "[cpc]romname[/cpc ... =13592]inline images[/url] implemented in the forums, but they didn ... spam messages with java applets in every thread)Ever get the feeling your in the wrong job?This has just popped up in my Facebook feed. [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5924506/Pair-land-30000-a-year-zombi…
This has just popped up in my Facebook feed.
[ ... /> Ever get the feeling your in the wrong kob? I'd ... the last time I was in London and I decided to ... as soon as I arrived in my suit (my Mum's ...Erase part of memory in SPIN?A question for SPIN (or perhaps Spectaculator). If I have a game loaded in memory and would like to erase part of the memory while keeping the rest …
... I have a game loaded in memory and would like to ...Maddie in OzSo what do we all think about this latest development? The Maddie detectives are hunting this Australian yacht woman now. [url]http://uk.news.yahoo.…
... think Maddie might be found in Oz?
I tell ...Have a +3 Disk not listed as MIA or in the +3 Disk Image ListQuick question. I have been through my +3 disk collection to check if I had any of the MIAs for the SDP project. Unfortunately no but I did notice on…
... compilation disks isn't listed in either the main +3 disk ... image list or as MIA in the SDP lists. The compilation ...Knot in 3D - how?Dear all, Does anyone know the basic concept behind the programming of Knot in 3D? How much usable ram did the speccy have - was it 32768 bytes? If…
... behind the programming of Knot in 3D?
in the game are surely ... similar to a picture in bitmap format (each pixel ... colour / so many units in the same direction).
... 3D labyrinth-like outcomes in the machine's memory ...Can anyone in the US help me?Hi all I'm building a Theremin and need some parts from Radio Shack (Tandy) which have ceased trading in the UK. I know there is someone who imports…
... (Tandy) which have ceased trading in the UK.
I know ...XBox 360 prices to go up in Great BritainThose well know altruists Microsoft are once again showing how much they care for our little island: "[I]Retailers have told [URL="http://www.euro…
"The Wicker Woman": In DevelopmentI've started making the game, so I thought I'd move posts from the "New Games Ideas" forum to here. I've got my head around using PAW's processes and…
... options, and I've typed in all the locations I'm ... that already contains a game in the .sna called "DAWN PATROL ... start from scratch and type in all 70 locations again.Assembly code in The TerminatorSo I was watching The Terminator on T.V today. What a great movie eh? Anyway, towards the end of the movie when the terminator reaches the Tiki Mot…
... is a pointless rubbish exercise in triviality but I'm being ...Hidden routine in loading screenAs discussed in another thread, the loading screen for [B]Back To Skool[/B] seems to have a hidden routine (in blue INK and PAPER). It would be inter…
As discussed in another thread, the loading screen ... to have a hidden routine (in blue INK and PAPER). It ... be interesting if someone skilled in Z80 assembly could take a ...Extended memory and SNApshots in emulatorsExist any snapshot fileformat that support extended memory for ZX (clones) ? I see only Z80 fileformat with 48/128 and 256kB(ZS Scorpion 256) support…
... STEALTH" support save extra memory in Z80 files (contain added new ... computer types in Z80 format) but not exist ... this format is supported only in EmuZWin emulator and use compression ... or saved to CF card in 48kB SNA format. I need ...Best Demos, in cassette??I was thinking that it would be interesting to make a compilation of the best Demos, and put it all together available in cassette, via Cronosoft, or…
... put it all together available in cassette, via Cronosoft, or maybe ... to see those best demos in my speccy, and how they ...Multiload in 48K, single load in 128KIs there a list that reflects which games were multiload in 48K and had single load in 128K? (i.e.: I think Rainbow Islands loaded all levels in 128K…
Is there a list that reflects which games were multiload in 48K and had single load in 128K? (i.e.: I think Rainbow Islands loaded all levels in 128K mode).Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
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Even the transistors are in sockets (but I did not ...
