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What does SPIN have?I have been asking this question since somebody answered another I had made that RealSpectrum was a brilliant emulator. It is in fact. But... I see e…
If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…
... it sounded like a fart.. Jetpac for an example :)
but ...Speccy AY versus 64 SIDWhich is best?
... , the SID might be more advanced technically, but I get the ...Speccy AY versus 64 SIDWhich is best?
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On 2004-09-03 13:16, GOC wrote:
As I've said before, the SID might be more advanced technically, but I get the feeling that it was often used incorrectly.
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Exactly.Speccy AY versus 64 SIDWhich is best?
... , the SID might be more advanced technically, but I get the ...Question re Martianoids & BubblerShould these actually be distributon denied? I know they SAY Ultimate, but weren't they actually programmed by US Gold? i.e: nothing to do with the S…
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A copy of 'Advanced Fruit Machine Simulator' just doesn ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... Lair, Heavy on the Magick, Jetpac, Spindizzy, Knight Tyme, Manic Miner ...SWAP SHOP - XBOX FOR SPECCYeh? [ This Message was edited by: ZX Beccy on 2004-09-08 18:09 ]
... seeing old Ultimate posters of Jetpac etc ... peppered around the mansion ...TAPER again...I'm now using a laptop with Windows 98SE, and TAPER doesn't work with that, which is really disappointing. I think the saying is 2You don't miss your…
... different places but usually under advanced options. Be VERY CAREFUL though ...I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... your virtual "z80_pc" will have advanced to point to the next ...AnOtHeR pLeAsE hElP fInD tHiS gAmE!This is probably the vaguest game find request but I am trying to find a game where you played a small White Angel and flew around the screen picking…
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You haven't played Advanced Angel Simulator then? :)Favourite 16K gameThe Spectrum had many classics, but few talk about the early 16K ones- they had a simplicity that the later 48K games traded off for technical depth,…
Jetpac and Deathchase are my favourites, although Cookie, Pinball Wizard and Gulpman all deserve mentions.Char Based SpritesI've been looking at Rob's assembly example for character-based sprites in the other thread with interest. However, I find I'm not following it very …
... basically like the sprites in "Advanced Machine Code Programming" book for ...I say, Woo HoooYesterday Amstrad revealed a new Spectrum with Game Controller. [url="http://www.amstrad.com/e3_games.html"]http://www.amstrad.com/e3_games.html[/url…
... lets admit it, less technologically advanced (though playable) Spectrum library will ...Favourite 16K gameThe Spectrum had many classics, but few talk about the early 16K ones- they had a simplicity that the later 48K games traded off for technical depth,…
JetPac without a doubt, simply stunning how Ultimate fitted that game into 16k.Games which are just about impossible to *not* completeWe've had a thread about games which can't be completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you're almost ce…
JetPac? Once around (i.e. back to the first ship) is very easy.
Beach Head! Almost impossible not to get through that at least once.I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Phil's test suite require an emulator that outputs advanced details and needs memory contention ?I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... require an emulator that outputs advanced details and needs memory contention ...What IS this game?You were an egg, and you had to collect things to put in a cauldron and defeat an evil Wizard called Zaks. Your girl was called Daisy, and your Grand…
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On 2004-08-06 19:32, stupidget wrote:
I think you'll find it was:-
Advanced Horeshoe Magnet simulator..
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I have an idea.
You probably know what it is.8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... i still play Bombjack or JetPac. I dont think i'll ...I cant belive this website and the activity round here!Hi! I?m new to this site (hope i have not posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few months I have got my self a PC to play games on from…
... , discussing their high scores in JetPac or Manic Miner, or how ...I cant belive this website and the activity round here!Hi! I?m new to this site (hope i have not posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few months I have got my self a PC to play games on from…
... , discussing their high scores in JetPac or Manic Miner, or how ...Instructions Project updateHopefully you're all aware of [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/instructions"]the attempt to get instructions for more of the games on W…
... their own publicity elsewhere.
Advanced What Simulator? Never heard of ...Long awaited dissapointmentWhat games were you looking forward to, be it sequels or much hyped newbies, only to be utterly digusted and dissapointed with the tripe you had boug…
... onslaught!).after the simplicity of Jetpac this was for me a ...9-Game Set with New ZX SpectrumCan anyone tell me which games were in the 9-Game set that was sold in Europe with the ZX Spectrum 48k. I know there were Psion (Flight Simulation, ?…
Playing text adventures thru emulators....I'm currently itching to play some text adventures through an emulator on my PC, but I was wondering : will it be possible to save my position? Or wi…
... need to save in an "advanced" format, which takes into account ...Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
this is piece of Jetpac code:
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Starting from scratchHello, I'd lack to have a crack at writing a Spectrum game. I have very limited programming experience from mucking around with javascript and VB an…
... for the absolute beginner; to advanced machine code programming. In particular ...building a computerFor some reason having come of age (25 last feburary) I've begun to get the itch to build my on computer, i.e. from scratch, not plug together pc par…
... you will get into more advanced topics.
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