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What's the name of this game ? (not a quiz)I once played an adventure-game on a Speccy, back in the 80's, but I have forgotten the name. The main character's name was maybe Harry. He was he…
... have forgotten the name.
The main character ... bed, and give the kid the dummy to make ... in the game, like a drawing of the room where the character ... />
Then the aim was to lead him ... the game back then.
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Your views on...The Arc of Yesod[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Arc+of+Yesod%2c+The$&pub=^Thor+Computer+Software$&loadpics=on]The Arc of Yesod[/url] OK! Th…
... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Arc+of+Yesod%2c+The$&pub=^Thor+Computer ... +Software$&loadpics=on]The Arc of Yesod[/url]
the first denied game in my series of selections, so ... to say that my copy of the game was always [and I ... -
See the development of WoSMaybe you'd like to see the increase of the WoS web page. Is that possible? Yes, simply look here: [url]http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wor…
Maybe you'd like to see the increase of the WoS web page. Is that possible?
Yes, simply look here:
[url]http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.worldofspectrum.org[/url]
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The long view of TV out qualityAs time went on, Sinclair improved the analogue side to give better picture quality. It's therefore ironic that out of the four Spectrums I currentl…
... that out of the four Spectrums I currently have, the oldest (the Issue 2 ... ) has the best video quality ... wide). The toast rack 128 is the worst (but much of that is ... down to the modulator ... -
The average age of a WOSserWhat is the average age (in years not mental age) of the people that use this form. Please select the age band in which you fall into.
What is the average age (in years not mental age) of the people that use this form.
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First instance of the Internet in a song.OK ... it's freaking late ... it's something like 3:30am and my eyes are bloodshot. So I will say good night with this one pondering of mine. Are t…
... pondering of mine.
Are the lyrics to the song Emale* the first ... to contain keywords specific to the ... some other earlier songs where the subject has to do with ... 's not forget the other song on the same album My ... -
Return of the anti-piracy colour code!Some of you may remember anti-piracy measures in Speccy games that looked like this: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Je…
Some of you may remember anti-piracy ... [/url]
Well, now the Xbox 360 has something similar ... . It's not quite the same thing, it's more ... -
Vote for the change of TZX formatThere is an ongoing discussion on the proposal of Patrik Rat to change the current TZX format specification to one that is simpler to implement for e…
... is an ongoing discussion on the proposal of Patrik Rat to change ... the current TZX format specification to ... is less generic. Please check the following thread.
... introduced in 1.20 version of the TZX format and introduce two ... -
Can I help with any of thisThe following is the games I just won on Ebay, as far as I can tell the cassettes look complete. Anyone know if any of the following can help with t…
... know if any of the following can help with the info stored on ... />
CHESS
SIX OF THE BEST (SU cover tape I ...
ENTERPRISE
THE HIT PACK
TOP ... 4D - NO CASE
MONSTERS IN HELL - NO CASE
Is there a list of all the special editions of certain games?Not demos that are just truncated versions of the original, but whole new (some albeit short) games. Here is what I know so far: Dizzy: Crash Specia…
... that are just truncated versions of the original, but whole new (some ... : Sinclair User Edition
Batman: The Caped Crusader "Idiots Play to ...Silly little question written at the stroke of midnight.The run-of-the-mill Sinclair Spectrum is controlled by a 16K ROM program which can be divided into three major parts: 1. I/O routines 2. BASIC interp…
The run-of-the-mill Sinclair Spectrum is controlled ... br />
Time for hitting of the hay.
Skarpozzz
the size of the whole freaking package with ... WMP, Draw etc garbage ... just the ...The PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) are fucking uselessShare your useless cop stories... Here's mine: I got out of the pub 1am Saturday night/Sunday morning in Belfast City Centre and was walking home w…
... br />
I got out of the pub 1am Saturday night/Sunday ... argument going on on the far side of the road. Several other people ... /> I gave a quick description of the guy - blond, white shirt, ... say a lot for the Police Service of Northern Ireland and really ...Home-brew games of the year...Which are the best home-brew games of 2007?!? You decide: [url]http://forum.micromart.co.uk/Topic235211-24-1.aspx[/url] Regards, Shaun.
Which are the best home-brew games of 2007?!? You decide:
[url]http://forum.micromart.co.uk/Topic235211-24-1.aspx[/url]
Regards,
Shaun.The weird case of Express RaiderAnyone knows why this game was writen by this hungary team? (which by the way, never wrote anything else for the speccy)?? Maybe they wrote this conv…
Anyone knows why this game was writen by this hungary team? (which by the way, never wrote anything else for the speccy)?? Maybe they wrote this conversion of the coin op and the people of US Gold liked it??The mother of all battles: One on One vs Kung-Fu Master ;-)And now, two of the worst Spectrum games ever... ... ONE ON ONE and KUNG-FU MASTER !!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Which do you think is the worst? …
And now, two of the worst Spectrum games ever...
... ONE ON ONE and KUNG-FU MASTER !!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Which do you think is the worst?
For me, it's very difficult to choose one... I can't :-D40 % chance of depression for the US ecconnomyTonight Mathiew I'm going to be a surrogate pasty!! :lol: Athough what I have to say comes from slightly more reputable sources. I have been watchi…
... 24. It seems that the odds of the USA going into depression ... are getting higher by the day ... .
Currently the odds of America going into depression within the ... On a lighter note the cost of oil is set to ...News of the World's 50 Most Shocking Pictures of the Year 2007Click on the link close to the top of this page for the pics: [url]http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/3012_50_most_shocking_pics_of_2007.shtml[/url] S…
Of all the things to feature on the radio......surely balloon modelling would be bottom of the list? The joys of daytime radio whilst the regular presenters are on holiday.
...surely balloon modelling would be bottom of the list?
The joys of daytime radio whilst the regular presenters are on holiday.The best kind of peripheral/thru port orientation?So, given no standard Speccy backplane, there's soooo many ways you can make a peripheral and through port. You can mount the board vertically, with…
... the back of the Speccy, on top.
Or mount the peripheral under the ... Spectrum like the Interface 1.
the end. The Interface 1 style, ... (just back of the envelope calculations suggest the casing and ...Land Of The Gigantic ToiletsCan anyone tell me if there's a JSW remake available that contains a screen called 'Flushing Meadows' which features several massive toilets? I thoug…
... thought it might be Join The Jet Set but I played ... and there was no sign of such a screen.
Whats the name....?Can't remember the name of this classic(in my mind anyhoo) game. You control a tiny stick figure, guiding him through a small box map in the top left…
Can't remember the name of this classic(in my mind ... box map in the top left of the screen. You start of overland but ... can descend through holes or stairs to the ... dungeon areas of the map.
You fight a variety of monsters, from ...Pick of the dayHEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands. HEMA a…
... a Dutch department store. The first store opened on ... 150 stores all over the Netherlands.
HEMA ... , and Germany. In June of this
year, HEMA ... just wait a couple of seconds and watch what ... company has a sense of humor and a great computer ...WoS - The wonderful World of SpectrumI've just been browsing the WOS [I]Site Awards[/I] and my initial thoughts are that it is quite outdated. On the contrary however, WoS is no longer …
... quite outdated.
On the contrary however, WoS is no ... a position to prove itself. The [I]Retro Gamer Collection Volume ... are fortunate in that one of the web's best retro sites ... />
One of the best retro sites. That's top of the league.
The music of Sabre WulfI want to know the name and the composer of the classical music piece that sounds at the beginning of [I]Sabre Wulf[/I]...
I want to know the name and the composer of the classical music piece that sounds at the beginning of [I]Sabre Wulf[/I]...Well it's the end for Britain by the looks of things!!![url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436203-details/Adoption+of+Islamic+Sharia+law+in+Britain+is+'unavoidable'%2C+says+Archbishop+of+Can…
[url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436203-details/Adoption+of+Islamic+Sharia+law+in+Britain+is+'unavoidable'%2C+says+Archbishop+of+Canterbury/article.do]It's the end of the world as we know it![/url]Kicking-the-crap-out-of-computer-generated-people-em-upsAs requested by dm_boozefreek. :) Sai Combat The Way Of The Exploding Fist. They're my favourites and I'll leave the rest for other people to contr…
As requested by dm_boozefreek. :)
Sai Combat
The Way Of The Exploding Fist.
They're my favourites and I'll leave the rest for other people to contribute to this thread. :)Games you DIDN'T buy because of the inlay/coverAre there any games that you judged by the cover and avoided. Personally I avoided anything by Microdeal. That fat ginger freckled kid on the cover …
Are there any games that you judged by the cover and avoided.
Personally I avoided anything by Microdeal. That fat ginger freckled kid on the cover of every game just put me straight off ever wanting to try one of their games.boil on the face of the internetI really, really, really hate this website [url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] I have done for ages and I can't stop thinking about it :-) it keeps …
... 's even slightly accurate, the complete rubbish the guy comes out with ... that Head over Heels is the same game and runs at ... the same speed on the Commodore (which is ... Robocop are better on the C64! the general choices of games always seem ...Whats the name of this game? Drawing includedHello. There was this game that was one of the first ones I have played on Spectrum. I never got into it, but I remember it as a decent game. In the …
... this game that was one of the first ones I have played ... as a decent game. In the game I am a man ... and/or robots.
The graphics were similar to Blind ...Anarchy in the streets of Bedford. Burn the town hall. I've been banned from a shopA nice, eloquent foreign gentlemen just banned me from his shop. All I did was go in, and get some John Smiths draught flow. They were right at the …
... They were right at the back of the fridge, in single ... and put them on the floor. Six of them.
I was reaching for the ... I said, didn't see the baskets there.
of guiness down cos I was reaching for the last beer at the ...
