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A ZX Printer returns to actionAfter quite some messing about, I've got my second printer working. There were 2 reasons it sat idle (apart from the obvious being it's a sh*tty 30 y…
... from the obvious being it's a sh*tty 30 year ... a short on the PCB too. After a cleanup, I dared plug it ... in, and it moved ... the motor!
For the belt, I had a ... br />
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FTV-1 info sticker (?) on a +2 grey heatsink[img]https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/130902294@N06/26087120803/[/img] I've just received this +2 grey. I'm puzzled by what appears to be information r…
It's not just gaming that's ripping off (sorry, REWARDING) gamers nowThere's a new film coming out, based on the Assassin's Creed games. No, I couldn't care less either, but what caught my attention is that you can pre…
... 's a new film coming out, based on the Assassin's Creed ... .
There's various uninteresting stuff depending on ... ticket [i]plus[/i] a 20" figurine. For only ... get your ticket and a 1:1 replica crossbow! ... get to see a movie AND get a replica crossbow ...Anybody got a Smartwatch?I'm thinking of getting smartwatch for my birthday, but, having looked on the 'tinterweb it's a veritable minefield. I'd like one that'll synch with…
... , having looked on the 'tinterweb it's a veritable minefield. I'd like ... 6, Strava and other odd's n sods. I've looked ... 't see why it's any better than say a Pebble Time or ... /> If anybody has any advice it'd be greatly appreciated.I've embedded my old "Wicker Woman" game into my comic's website.It's a few years old now, so I don't think I can justify posting this in Brand New Software. For the past week or so I'd been playing Heroes of Ka…
It's a few years old now, ... Your Sinclair. 27 years it's taken us. I'm ... now I've done it![/url] It even comes with the ... no excuse not to play it lol.
... for some time now, it saves having to tell non ... the site. Been running it for a few years now.Rolling display from RGB port on a +2Hi gang, after many years I finally decided today to attempt connecting my +2 to my Japanese RGB monitor. Using just the composite video pin only …
... stabilise it a bit by tuning a knob but it won ... vertical sync makes it go worse rather than ... JAMMA arcade machine to it, it just supplies composite ... combine them with a 7402, then it worked perfectly. ... bought it in August of 2002. It's a Z70700 with a ...Creating a POK from RAM or binary.Don't know if this is the right category or not but here goes. I'm working on a bug fix for a game, it's a few hundred bytes worth of custom code …
... working on a bug fix for a game, it's a few hundred ... was thinking about distributing it as a POK file. Is there ... file from a set RAM location or a binary? I ... the file but since it's a lot of numbers to ... modify the code later, it's not really the best option ...Help remembering a game...Hi guys, maybe someone can help me here, although it's a difficult one. I'm trying to remember a game I tried to play when I was younger, but have…
... can help me here, although it's a difficult one.
it's name.
All I remember is that it was a ... I was playing it on a TC2068 and probably ... sort of knight, or having a sword...
Does this ring a bell to anyone?
...Ebay Words that Turn You off a Sale.I have a love hate relationship with Ebay. Sometimes it's the only way to get what I want at the price I want. Sometimes its not the price I want, bu…
I have a love hate relationship with Ebay. Sometimes it's the only way ... only way. And... other times it's fjust douche bags that think ... have the lead (even when it's a common one) or in some ... its not saying anything about it being a genuine product from say ...Prime Mover - A (free) ZX-Spectrum-style platformerI've uploaded a fully-playable HTML5 version of a small platform game I've been messing around with. It's playable from start to finish but is missin…
I've uploaded a fully-playable HTML5 version of a small platform game ... I've been messing around with. It's ... screens and music.
It's a fun little platformer that isn ...NEBULUS - Completed Without losing a single lifeHi Wozzy guys, I just wanted to share this video with you to see what you think, It's a longplay of ZX Nebulus and I completed it without losing a si…
... to see what you think, It's a longplay of ZX Nebulus and ... I completed it without losing a single life, a complete flawless run ... ,...no pokes or cheats used, It's ... just I'm very proud of it that I ...Adding PC files to a DSK imageHi everyone, I expected this question to have been asked before, but couldn't find anything with a quick search of the Forum. I have a bunch o…
... such as Fuse (or, eventually, a real Spectrum +3).
< ... XP compatibility mode, in case it's a Windows 8 compatibility issue, but ...
Has anyone successfully created a DSK image with P3Explorer, know ... to get files from a PC into a DSK image?
< ...Suggest a Speccy endless runner.It's a serious question. Suggest a game, any ridiculous suggestion might be entertained, that could be made into an endless runner. My suggesti…
It's a serious question.
Suggest a game, any ridiculous suggestion might ... />
In all seriousness, do it already!Nostalgica: Portugal's first Videogame Museum!!Hi to all, how are you today? It is my sincere pleasure to announce the first Videogame Museum of Portugal: [url="http://www.nostalgica.pt"]Nostal…
... Fundação Marquês de Pombal[/url], It involves a lot of technology ... already a very nice library of videogames, you can check it ... on the sites, and it's a project which touched ... my heart, for it is always ...Spectrum A to ZWhen I can't sleep I try and list things from A to Z, sometimes I do this with Speccy games. It takes a surprisingly long time, Q & Y are the hard…
... try and list things from A to Z, sometimes I do ... Speccy games.
It takes a surprisingly long time, Q & ... this? Have a go and report back how long it takes you ... that I have to KNOW it's a spectrum game.It's Mega!!!https://archive.org/stream/cvg-magazine-100/CVG_100_Mar_1990#page/n0/mode/2up Megadrive Super Hang-on is MEGA!! HAND-HELD PC-Engine it's MEGA!!…
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HAND-HELD PC-Engine it's MEGA!!
Incredible 100th issue ...What's happened to this communityI once referred to this place as 'the best place on the internet'. Now, it's a pale shadow of it's former glory. I'm not pointing fingers or appo…
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Now, it's a pale shadow of it's former glory. I'm ... blame, just saying as it is. It's a sorry state of affairs when ... work things through.
It's a crying shame. What would Frobrush ...How do I [blah-de-blah] while using an emulated diskette in a +3?I'm using ZXSpin 0.7, emulating a +3 and I've been trying out random games that come on diskettes. I've had issues with saving/loading snapshots corr…
... /loading snapshots correctly when using a multi part diskette.
1) I load in a multipart game off of an ... fine.
4) I save a snapshot of my progress.
It's got the loading borders, but because it's a snapshot it just stalls ...TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... (and the BBC also continues it's attitude of **** the fans ... Simpsons where they have a go at themselves, it's the genuine IMDB ... If you've never watched it, it's a detective program by David Renwick ... good. It's sort of a "How did he do it", rather than a "Who ...Trying to remember a game...You were a large sprite running around a cyan cave with big blocks. There might have been some ghosts and ropes. It's a bit hazy but I think it was…
You were a large sprite running around a cyan cave with big blocks. There might have been some ghosts and ropes. It's a bit hazy but I think it was called 'Frank' or something.Controllers... I'M A CONTROL FREAK!...to paraphrase the Volvo advert from about 20 years ago, for some variant of the 850/V70, if I remember rightly. Anyway, I wonder if it's possib…
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Anyway, I wonder if it's possible to convert other controllers ... there are still a fair few games where it's just too clunky ... I don't get it with the Zipstik. It's a bit like trying ... to perform open heart surgery wearing builder's ...How to load assembly language programs onto a ZX SpectrumHello, I have recently started learning Zilog assembly for the ZX spectrum, and have written a game and some simple programs. These all work fine in…
... this simple program - it draws a small box to the ... jessie/z80asm"]Debian's z80asm,[/url] into a .bin file. ... I get a black screen, then it returns to the ... the Spectrum works, as it correctly loads games like ... tapes.
It's a 48k Spectrum, and I'm ...Time travelling, inter-galactic communication with a BBC MicroJust listened to this podcast of the best story ever, to do with time travel and inter galactic communication. It happened around 1984, to a couple …
... galactic communication. It happened around 1984, to a couple living in ... with Wales.
It starts when the guy brings ... starts getting messages left on it from a guy in the 16th ... the year 2109.
It's a great story.
Here ...It's the end of the world as we know itE-bay just sent me an e=mail telling me this, but it turns out that it is a cd single by REM, I have never even looked up REM, should I take this as …
E-bay just sent me an e=mail telling me this, but it turns out that it is a cd single by REM, I have never even looked up REM, should I take this as an omen and start panicking ?Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent ... noticed it had lower ram IC's 9 and 11 replaced from a ... orientation etc, then powered it up. A basic test for voltages showed ... , upper, and multiplex IC's. Great it's fixed itself so tested again ...About Elite, a most surprising port and a challenge if someone is interestedHi to all, how are you this fine day? As you all know, Elite was one of the biggest games ever created, and a brutal technical achievement in the …
... like to have a go at it, be aware it's a non-online ... 400mb download. It is free ... given-up on it and send it to open source ... to have a look at this as it's a full open ... someone wishes to have a look into it, just to correct ...Unhallowed - a spooky text adventure for HalloweenToday I'm releasing a new spooky text adventure for the Speccy 128 called 'Unhallowed'. It’s Halloween and you’re on your way home from work, tir…
... called 'Unhallowed'.
It’s Halloween and you’re on ... palatable for modern players. It's a little bit different to your ... get started!
It's also available as an Adventuron ... page - I hope you like it!
https://blerkotron.itch. ...How to convert a video to THIS specific format?Hello, all.. Our school has an old Exterity digital display which plays MPG format videos. It's used in our corridor areas for "welcome to the sch…
... plays MPG format videos. It's used in our corridor areas ... PowerVideoMaker.
Allegedly, it's a 720x576 PAL DVD format. VLC ... being the PowerVideoMaker is sometimes a tad "fussy", requiring reboots ... will likely grumble that it can't play the ...ZX Spectrum rescued from a friend, has Issues.Hi guys, I've recovered this ZX spectrum 48K from a friend. It's a 1984 ISSUE 6A. He told me the last time it was turned on was about 30 years ago!.…
... ZX spectrum 48K from a friend. It's a 1984 ISSUE 6A. ... He told me the last time it ... condition. When I switched it on, several keys ... lost a life, the game didn't continued. It suddenly ... A few hours of work and finally switched it on....it ...The Dark - first person homebrew: anyone have it?Here's the original page about the re-release: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/index.php?p=discussion/52771/the-dark-re-release-of-1997-game …
Here's the original page about the ... the link seems dead now. It's a very interesting looking game as ... />
But does anyone have it??
