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CD to Speccy?Has anyone copied tape games (or TZX etc) to an audio CD? I had an idea to burn an audio CD and then connect a portable CD payer to the speccy. I'm …
... not .tzx 's that contain turbo data)
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Andy Noble's Lunar Jetman RemakeGo to Andy's site:([url]http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/anoble/index.html[/url]) and get downloading! P.S. Big Thank-You to Retro Remakes site ([url]…
... . Andy's Manic Miner and JSW are two of the very ... -
BMP2SCR ProHey LCD, yesterday i played with your new prog and i have to say that it's simply *amazing*! I have only checked the conversion part out, but i spend…
... bit wit PK-Lite or Turbo Imploder.
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Distribution of the Spectrum in Europe.Ok, so we've noticed the lack of French posters (there might be readers we don't know about) here at WoS. We have people from UK of course, from Irel…
... configuration is a Pentagon 512 Turbo, with 512Kb RAM, two floppy ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... Tone Length in blocks 11 (Turbo Loading Data Block) and 12 ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... any Speedlock versions either. The Turbo Data and Pure Tone blocks ... -
T H E . B E S T . J O Y S T I C K . E V E RThe best joystick I ever had was the Emax Arcade Professional Big, BIG, massive thing just like the ones in the arcade... boy did that joystick tak…
Well, I have had a few.
Kempston Pro - yeah thats good.
I never get on with a Speedking myself.
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Worst game ending....Sorry if this topic has been discussed before.. But whats the worst ending to a speccy game you have seen? Whats the best? Mine was probably Willow …
... were good ones, Fantastic Voyage, JSW, Highway Encounter.
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T H E . B E S T . J O Y S T I C K . E V E RThe best joystick I ever had was the Emax Arcade Professional Big, BIG, massive thing just like the ones in the arcade... boy did that joystick tak…
... me was the quickshot 2 turbo.
It worked best for ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... having a block since the turbo block is sufficient for any ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
It would have more accurate figures than the current standard data block and not require as much info. as the turbo block. -
ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolieMy new Manic Miner game, Ma jolie, is now completely released and available for downloading from the Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy Yahoo! Group (sinc…
... *are* the new messiah for JSW/MM fans. Someone somewhere has ... -
ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolieMy new Manic Miner game, Ma jolie, is now completely released and available for downloading from the Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy Yahoo! Group (sinc…
... 's about time the MM/JSW games on WOS were updated ... -
Accelerated SpectrumsIs it possible to slip a different, faster, Zilog processor into a standard 48K speccy or +3. If so what would happen?
... , many Spectrum models have already TURBO MODE on their CPUs.
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Worst game - sort ofAny suggestions for worst game - but not just worst game period - the worst game that has had a lot of work go into it and ought to have been good, b…
sabre wulf is a classic , no doubt the deaths could be frustrating , but on lots of games that was unavoidable (jsw for one) -
Favourite latest generation consolesDisregarding previous consoles, out of today's big three, which console do you prefer? Gamecube? PS2? or Microsoft Halo-player? I'm wildly predi…
What was the most technically advanced game you've seenThe sort of game that made you disbelieve it was a spectrum you were playing on...
... /> And I also think the Turbo Esprit was quite an achievement ...ANNOUNCE: Andrew Broad's new websiteI'm back, with a PhD in Computer Science and a new website! :)) My real Spectrum and Mac both died in the last three months, but I'm now discovering…
... . So taking your example of JSW and Manic Miner, if I ... define "JSW" by a set of rules ... whether Manic Miner is a JSW-type of game (system) or ...loading games the old fashioned wayhello everyone i'm back, my pc broke so i had to save and convince myself to buy a new one,which i did. Anyway i just got spectaculator since i now h…
... go on Robot Attack and Turbo Tortoise.
Can't ...Your most played Speccy game?What Spectrum game did you play more than any other? For me it's got to be Back 2 Skool or Cyclone.
probably - the boss , lords of midnight , jsw , hunchback , booty - those really were the days !!Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... can paint the scanline at turbo speed: "push bc; push de ...Did you own any other 8bit systemsI didn't get a Speccy untill Christmas 86, after owning an Atari 2600. I stuck with my Spectrum untill 1992 when I finally got an Amiga (spit) Most …
... of the bloody things now... Turbo Grafx, Neo Geo AES, Vectrex ...I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... Smith? Genre breaking games like JSW, such a vast growth from ...Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
... Glass, which also had alternating turbo/normal loading blocks...
Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
Now that I think of it, did Codemasters ever use any custom or turbo loaders? I've got a (relatively) huge stash of CM games, all with the standard loader...Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
... ever use any custom or turbo loaders? I've got a ...Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
Crash magazine once did a tape of utility programs called "The Crash Tech Tape" (I Think) which included a program for saving programs in turbo load form. It definately had options for changing the border colours (probably not rainbow coloured though).Streetfighter 2!Does anyone remember playing this on the speccy? I had it on tape, and if it wasnt for all the loading times, it would have been a good conversion! …
... you can try streetfighter 2 turbo if you want.
Turbo$&pub=^Go%21$& ... .cgi?regexp=^Street+Fighter+2+Turbo$&pub=^Go%21$& ...
