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Your Spectrum joysticks of choice.I used to insist on micro-switched [I]Quickshot II[/I] for pretty much everything - Speccy, Amiga, Atari 2600, C64. Now though I like to use more un…
I used to insist on micro-switched [I] ... or other waggle games are on the menu, then it ... Currently I have a [I]Quickshot 1[/I] on my gaming Speccy ... a more friendly, less flimsy SJ1
and on my 128 ... +2 I'm using a [I]Starprobe [/I] which takes a ... -
A side scrolling platform game with colour?Just a call to all the zx programmers that a mario/sonic type game needs to be done, love turbo the tortoise but colour is needed in this, even if i…
... all the zx programmers that a mario/sonic type game needs ... in this, even if its on a black background who cares it ... if that could be done on a side scroller cos i do ... -
Thunderbirds (by Firebird) on 128k SpecciesHi all. Anyone got Thunderbirds working on a 128k machine (+2) ? On WOS there is an original TZX and a Z80 snapshot in 48k mode, but you cannot run …
... got Thunderbirds working on a 128k machine (+2) ? On WOS there is ... an original TZX and a Z80 snapshot ... run the game on a 128k machine... it is a bit out ... capabilities to fix it for a +2... if any1 has ... so it can be run on a +2 then I would ... -
Just changed a laptop screen.I just spent the last few hours changing the screen on a laptop for my friends son. He broke it by shutting the laptop with the lead across the keyb…
... few hours changing the screen on a laptop for my friends ... br /> I've never taken a laptop apart like this before ... . I found a service manual for it, ... my finger and pressed the on button, and it wouldn' ... t come on. Thank f@$k the ... -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
... probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia ... get the thing running on a flat screen. I don ... trouble-free speccy 48k on a flat screen? How about ... /> Or this option for connecting a monitor:
... it work hassle free on any monitor? How about ... -
RGB output differences on +2 and +2a/b +3I've got a 37" LG 1080p lcd tv (37LH7000) I'd hooked up my +3 to it and it displays a clear picture (colourwise) however each column looks like it's …
... a few pixels ans theres a black vertical line amost on ... 2a/b.
On any crt is displays clearly ... Anyway I was doing a composite mod on a speccy last night ... and was about to add a ... between the RGB output on a 128k+/grey +2 and ... -
Bzither on a PCIs there a Bzither viewer available for the PC? I'm trying to update my app to do bzither but I'm finding that very little documentation and a suitab…
Is there a Bzither viewer available for the PC? I'm trying to update my app to do bzither but I'm finding that very little documentation and a suitable viewer a major hindrance to the point I'm going to give up. -
Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …
... #11E.
I am using a +2B at this moment, and ... /> [FONT="Courier New"][COLOR="Green"]On the 128 and +2, memory is ... /> Bit 3: Disk motor; 1=on, 0=off
Bit 4 ... /> OUT #7FFD, (23388 )
'A' should have the Midi-data ... -
anyone else got the lurgy?this damn cold thing going around is a pain.. in the sense I wake up and it's like someone has lined me throat with sand paper although it improves…
... cold thing going around is a pain..
in the ... .
on the bright side, I got a 128 toast rack finally ... -
Alice in Wonderland (FULL VERSION!) on ZX SpectrumNot really a game but a film and I'm uncertain which forum to put this in so (Moved it to Misc - Mod).... I've uploaded two tap video copies of [B]A…
Not really a game but a film and I'm uncertain ... gets their proverbial knickers in a twist this is the BFI ... Wonderland and can be seen on [URL="http://www.youtube.com ... on the archive.org) fit quite nicely into what is capable on a ... -
Strangely, I just can't STOPOK, I bought an RWAP keyboard matrix and put it in my Spectrum+ last night (ta), I did the Swedish composite mod with a capacitor, I fixed the missin…
... it disconnects and operates FIRE on a second joystick port.
... type STOP on the keyboard.
The 'A' key works ... SYMBOL SHIFT and press 'A' on the BASIC command line, ... ,0;
20 LET A = 128 * 256
30 ... lower the keyboard shelf on my computer desk; ... -
Retro Gaming Love or Profiteering - A DiscussionI'm having a debate on a forum for a popular MAME (arcade emulator) front end (Hyperspin). I'm questioning the ethics of a site called EmuMovies.co…
I'm having a debate on a forum for a popular MAME (arcade emulator) front ... the ethics of a site called EmuMovies.com a site which Hyperspin ... its members are very keen on (Its a very good site BTW ... allows you to download 250mb a day, or pay $11 for ... -
My Spectrum has gone a bit dud since doing some Mods, HELPMy father in law and I did some modifications to my 48K rubber key Spectrum last weekend, and now it seems to be very keen to crash, especially when …
... built in with a simple in line on/off table lamp ... />
We also put on a new power connector.
on DivIDE+, it also crashed ... to withstand being bent back on itself!
... light on the probable cause, I would be a happy ... -
Games that never loaded, to this day!Hi there, my first post that is not an ad! I have been looking at the thread about games that you could not complete and it got me thinking to games…
... is Imagines Stonkers
a tank game that looked good ... but never worked on my spectrum plus, my mates 128 in all ... to get it to work on a home-brew wii and it ... />
any one else have a perennial bricker!
did ... -
Your views on...Chuckie eggHere we go then, this should clear up all the kerfuffle brought on by this thread... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2959…
... up all the kerfuffle brought on by this thread...
[url ... />
Personally, I'm not a big fan of it. It ... in a sea of many games - worth a couple of minutes on a rainy ... -
Games where you where a true masterI think the only game I could say I was a true "master" was super soccer for SNES, I finished it in the hardest level with Belgium, the worst team...…
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unfortunately, I tried it on emulation and nowadays I can ... hardly score a goal... (it made me ... feel like a overweight retired football player playing on a champions league ... only one playing Super Soccer on SNES? (I only recently ... -
A day in with the Speccy (real hardware)right, inspired by nicks post heres my speccy games playing so far today. All on real hardware now ive got a speccy set up and all the games out of t…
... so far today. All on real hardware now ive got ... time i saw it, on a tiny black and white telly ... lol, played a few go's on this one as ... did, think i need a new copy of the ... and the tape does have a nibble out of it, ... did, i had a small go on each but i just ... -
How do you make a CV shine without actually lying?My CV has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese, and it looks pretty rubbish quite frankly. I am pretty good at my voluntary job at the Citizens Advic…
... six months 2 days a week in a classroom/glorified broom ... to try and sell myself on what I do at ... that I did Basic Numeracy on a CV? Or just mention that ... grade, an "E" Well on a CV I just mention that ... out the grade. But on an application form when they ... -
I have a great idea...Using info from this link: [url]http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-firefox-rotate-images/index.html[/url] I can hook image to z…
... all the images spectrumified actually on the page (or is that ... be - 10 images on a page would probably take a second to convert ... on even "modern" slow ... page.
Is anybody a firefox code monkey willing to ... -
Internet on the ZX SpectrumThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce a humble speccy browsing the Internet with Firefox.…
... 'm very pleased to announce a humble speccy browsing the Internet ... ) is as would be shown on a real Spectrum had it been ... ?v=qvtYC8uKSzI"]Video of internet on the Speccy (as of time ... of posting still processing on youtube so low quality)[/URL ... -
Worst default key configurations in a gameSomething I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum games was the bizarre key configuration that was set for some games. What made matters worse is t…
... I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum games ... :
Left,Right - Alternating keys on CAPS to SPACE row
Thrust - Keys on A to ENTER row
Hydrofool sequelSo it went Sweevo's World (whirled for the fortunate ones who had a 128 at the time) Hydrofool Wunderland (according to the ending message on Hydro…
... the fortunate ones who had a 128 at the time)
... (according to the ending message on Hydrofool)
... Crash I think) had a preview of Hydrofool while ... might of been Heavy On The Magick but that ...
I did have a quick search but nothing relevant ...News: More Sinclair QL related videos published on YouTube todayDear all, it has been a while since aftermath II (April) of the "QL & Mac are 25" show which was held on Oct 31-Nov 1, 2009. The remaining hard job …
... " show which was held on Oct 31-Nov 1, ... meeting in Austria which was on beginning of June.
... OS (Sinclair QL Qdos successor) on ATARI STE
[url] ...
Sinclair QL KARATE game on a Q40
[url]http://www ... blitter for the QL on the QL-is-25 ...Onboard power jack type on ZXHello, i'm trying to find replacements for the barrel type power jack that resides on a speccy board. I have many speccys that the slightest wobble r…
... type power jack that resides on a speccy board. I have many ... i only found that its a 2.1mm female and nothing ... 't help... i think its a PJ-005 but i'm ...Problem with PRINT #stream on +128kWorking on a +128k, I want to choose whether all report output goes to screen or printer, so I use PRINT #stream where stream = 2 or 3 for screen or …
Working on a +128k, I want to ... /> either as a direct command, or with a line number and ... the depths of the program on which I'm currently ... 't check if it works on 48k.
PS ... with "8 End of file" on calls 1,3,5,7 ... etc. and succeed on calls 2,4,6,8 ...hundreds of Spectrum gamesHi Spectrum-fans, I got here a list of incoming games which are not listed in our shops yet. However, we can maybe save the work and sell them alrea…
... Mastertronic 3,00
a ticket to ride Mastertronic 3 ... 3,00
Stars on the 128 ocean 3,00
a specific order. Postage prices ... for parcels, a single game put into a normal envelope ... can be of course a lot cheaper.
PSU differences for the n00bHi all, im the [B]n00b[/B] in question lol Sorry folks in advance for this cos its prolly been asked a million gazillion times! Im currently in po…
... /> Im currently in possesion of a 128 spectrum..
It has ... im not that "up" on sinclair spectrum 128's (or maybe amstrad ... said models of the 128 and is there a replacement 'generic' ... black with red sinclair on it (also says 128 lol) ???!?!!
< ...Optimize this assembly?Aiming for Variable*192 -> HL In the first case, I came up with the obvious method - *128 +*64: [code] ld a, (variable) ;13 ld h,0 ; 7 ld l,…
... like it plodded along. So on the next pass I had ... 7
SRL H ; A * 128 8
RR L ; 8 ...
PUSH HL ; Save A*128 11
SRL H ...
POP BC ; Recover A*128 10
ADD HL ...Getting a ZX Spectrum to work in the USHello all, I'm terribly new to these forums but not to the use of the Spectrum. I have a few in my collection of old machines and one of them I am …
... PAX runs twice a year and has a special section within ... address that by offering a 48k rubber keyed Spectrum ... there will likely be a number of technical issues ... power supply will need a step up transformer (I ... converted it to run on a composite out signal, but ...FUSE(Mac) save LLIST as text file?OK, now that I can get to the LLIST command I want to output a typed in BASIC program to a .txt file on the Mac. I checked Help and it says that a 1…
... in BASIC program to a .txt file on the Mac.
... it says that a 128 will allow emulation of a serial printer ( ... LLIST - it takes a while (it's a large program) and ... file doesn't exist anywhere on my Mac. I tried ... creating a blank printout.txt file ...
