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Draft specs for TZX v1.20Hi all! In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I've put online the first version of the draft document [1]. At the moment ther…
... br /> In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I ... have used the previous discussions on the subject as the starting point ... :)
Basically, the initial changes of this document ... decided to put it into the draft only because it was ... -
Postman not allowed to knock on doorI buy stuff online more than going to actual shops and recently bought a few dvds of someone. I knew that all 6 dvds would be in the one package and …
... id have to open the door to the postman as they wouldnt ... envelope come through the letterbox. I thought that the dvds hadnt been ... of minutes later i walked into the hall to find a You ... complain about the postman not knocking on the door and the woman said ... -
Monster turdWent into the gents in work yesterday and what did I see? Only the largest turd I've ever seen in my life. No kidding - this thing was like one of t…
Went into the gents in work yesterday and ... I see?
Only the largest turd I've ever ... . This thing was fucking monstrous. The guy must have been baking ... -
Writers needed for retro sectionGamestyle.net is currently on the lookout for talented writers for its retro section which we plan to give a major overhaul over the next few months.…
... .net is currently on the lookout for talented writers ... a major overhaul over the next few months. In ... fine! Only ever been into the Speccy or C64? Again, ... The fact is Gamestyle could be your first step into ... Barder who now writes for the Guardian.
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Bookworms ahoy!What's everyone reading now? I've just finished part 3 (Ptolemy's Gate) of Bartimaues Triology series. Fantastic stuff with an immensely satisfying …
... also finished reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene - ... that gives a wonderful insight into the current progesses in science in ... our understanding of the universe and the physical laws thereof. If ... is awed and intrigued about the universe we live in, ... -
Competition Pro Joystick ProblemsHi! I've recently got back into the World of Spectrum - I downloaded an emulator and found little trouble in running games then playing them with th…
... /> I've recently got back into the World of Spectrum - I downloaded ... games then playing them with the keyboard.
I thought ... can't get any of the emulated games to recognise it ... -
Ever find something on tape that should not be there?I remember this from my school days,its an absolute classic this!,i borrowed a game from a school friend at that time(i cannot remember which game)bu…
... )but i got home inserted the cassette into the data recorder..j load ... "" ENTER and waited.....the usual soft blue ... the back of the speccy near the edge connector!,i stopped the tape removed the ... -
Professional FootballerI was giving this game a try and found it really hard so I decided to cheat a bit. During the match sequence you get 4 options of what to do in a cer…
... cheat a bit. During the match sequence you get 4 ... each choice. So I saved the game and then reloaded it ... choice I made it was the wrong one! It's ... not always the case but happens often enough ... it difficult to get back into the first team! You can find ... -
Playing multipart adventures with ZX32I'm trying to play a multipart adventure, 'The girl who was death' on the ZX32 emulator. The game is in 2 parts and you save at the end of the first …
... who was death' on the ZX32 emulator. The game is in 2 ... parts and you save at the end ... and then load that save into the second part (makes sense to ... -
Writing for MultifaceI was just wondering, is it possible to write a BASIC program, compile it and use the Multiface to run it? I'd like to write a small util to edit te…
... compile it and use the Multiface to run it?< ... text in games, using the Multiface to store it. ... be just saving snaps of the games off afterwards.
... program in the Multiface, how to exit the Multiface, and ... how to get a program into the Multiface and run it. ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 30 November 2005Wednesday 30 November 2005 Happy 10th Birthday, WoS! Another massive update including 185 new adventure game solutions/tips(!!!) amongst other things…
... be Tygers, Hermitage, The, Hide, Seek, Impact, Into the Mystic, Islands of Sinbad ... , The, Jester's Jaunt, Jewels ... Own Risk, Gladiator, The, Glasgow Murder, A, House, The, Into the Mystic, Murder Mystery ... -
XLR-8 Mastering utils: quick heads-upFirstly, only do this using an emulated 48K rubberkey at this stage because that's all it was ever tested on. "LOADER MAKER" - "First decrypter" - p…
... it'll stick the loader for the game into the SoftRom and let you ... (which puts the machine code part of the basic into the screen area which ... use!!). It'll stick the screen into SoftRom and bomb out.
broken ZX SpectrumHi there I was given a dead ZX Spectrum years ago, and being bored today thought I'd try it again. Its a Sinclair ZX Spectrum with lovely rubbery key…
... -026610).
I plug it into the tele and get a picture ... PSU, no change. The case on the outside and the keys are virtually ... one good one out of the two. What do you think ...So who's not feeling xmassy at all?I just can't get into the mood at all this time around. If I could fast-forward to January I would.
I just can't get into the mood at all this time around. If I could fast-forward to January I would.Crisis At Christmas + SUI've loved this text adventure ever since I first played it. I've just seen it published in Sinclair User. *IN* Sinclair User. (Dec '86 issue) 4 1…
... the 1986 chapter as both YS and SU were going into ... hadn't quite completed the transition by the end of 1986 ( ... and trully hammered into the coffin), but the position on the scale of " ... still feeling slightly schizophrenic with the odd technical article plus ...From MIA upload to archive download ...On average, how long does it take for a MIA title uploaded to WOS to make it into the archive?
On average, how long does it take for a MIA title uploaded to WOS to make it into the archive?Why I Hate PC WorldI detest PC World for the following reasons: 1. Repeatedly poor service. 2. Selling me a 1Gb SD memory card for ?60, when I could have bought it for…
... I go up to the counter with the empty game box and ... fellow behind the counter then looks for the keys to the safe room ... he eventually DOES find the key, he disappears into the game room for ... />
After ANOTHER FIFTEEN MINUTES, the guy emerges once more. By ...Lead ProblemI want to record games from the net using taper onto my pc and someone suggested taping them with a 3.5 headphone socket with 2 phono lead to plug in…
... plug into your hi-fi.
The thing ... you can plug phono sockets into the side.
into the pc's and cassette ... . Sound still came out of the external speakers.
... play the sound out of the speakers and put the ...ANN: Sam Revival issue 13 out now! [Sam CoupIssue 13 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out! Kicking off issue 13 of Sam Revival is a 14 page news section to give a lowdown on what's happening i…
... Thomas, along with the listing for the software he developed to ... own feature article I delve into the pile of unreleased and ... cut and paste from the start of the instructions... "A genetically ... on the 'NoChex' button on the navigation bar at the Quazar website ...Treasure Islandizzy bugNow I?ve noticed a strange thing in Dizzy 2 - when going into the water with Sinclair Abuser Mag+Small Video Camera+Rubber Snorkle and taking the Coi…
... in Dizzy 2 - when going into the water with Sinclair Abuser Mag ... Snorkle and taking the Coin from the sea next to the bank => ... of carried items works normally - the coin is taken and nothing ...DVD ripping?I was wondering how to rip from a CSS DVD (er, for purely educational reasons of course, Jim lad ;) ). Am I allowed to ask that sort of question on …
... sure), or does it come into the "deniences" (lovely word, that) category ...Mutliplayer network gamesI know this subject has been covered before, but mostly in discussion of creating either remakes of old multiplayer games to allow online play, or ne…
... br /> which is the home of the Emlyn Hughes International Soccer ... just transferring the respective joytick inputs of the two players ... two computers and inputting them into the other's emulator.
... computer runs identically getting the same two sets of ...Horace goes skiing...Was this the game that sold more than any other game on the Spectrum? The reason I ask is that whenever you look on ebay for speccys they ALWAYS have…
... any other game on the Spectrum?
The reason I ask is ... as an aside - this was the first game I ever loaded ... calling my mum into the room (she was in the kichen grappling with ... the turkey!) to have a ...Adding graphics to a text adventure??Hi everyone. I've always wanted to create a Spectrum adventure game and have spent several evenings browsing the forums here, WOS and the internet on…
... several evenings browsing the forums here, WOS and the internet on ... scene setting graphics to the game. The best I can come ... a graphic into Illustrator that is the same format as the saved ... prehaps to someway hack into the game and swap the graphics.
< ...Looking for a game for years...Hi, I don't know if I need to introduce myself thoroughly here because this is my first post on the forums, but anyway... I'm ktulu, from serbia, I'm…
... it :).
Cutting the long things short, I'm ... a sports game for the ZX, it's actually ... into an arena (black and white) where you bounce the ... and trying to shoot the ball into the enemy goal. As much ... sketch of how I remember the game:
[url=" ...Codies help? Werewolves of LondonHi All, never one for shying away from the deep end, having only just dipped my toe in to the world of machine code I find myself trying to find out …
... make a call to the ROM at the point of you winning ... over again and poking A into the address HL. That is until ... to the register count in the image. After executing the "INC HL" the pointer ... RTS 30H which sends the pointer ploughing into the ROM. It never gets ...C-1 computerHas anyone looked into the C-1 Reconfigureable computer? [url="http://c64upgra.de/c-one/"]http://c64upgra.de/c-one/[/url] [url="http://search.ebay.co…
Has anyone looked into the C-1 Reconfigureable computer?
[ ... as a way of implementing the Spectrum SE?
Just ...loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…
... running this into the PC and putting one of the emulators into some kind ... to run back out into the real spectrum from the wav files (i ... another program i can run the files into and is there any ... program that might help correct the fault ...Is this reasonableI bought a double VHS Dr Who Video/s and both of em are damaged in total they only cost ?4.00, so i got in touch with seller and asked him to refund …
... well as the price of the vids. I got the cheque ...
I recieved the cheque THX, but i was ... should lose money ( the cost of postage back ... few minutes into the video ) I will make the cheque uncashable ... offered refund if i have the room.
...TRS-80 PC-2 pocket computerI wuz just wondering about getting into the retro collection habit. Is this a good retro computer to pick up? It's going on in ebay India for Rs. 2…
I wuz just wondering about getting into the retro collection habit.
Is this a good retro computer to pick up? It's going on in ebay India for Rs. 2000 (approx 35 pounds). Overpriced you think?
