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  • Keyboard controlsAn idea occured to me when reading thread on Ultimate. What is your favourite keyboard controls layout? For me: O=left P=right Q=up A=dow…

    ... Ultimate. What is your favourite keyboard controls layout?
    For me:
    Dynamite Dan Dynamite Dan April 2002 Games
  • Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …

    ... a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever!

    Here's ... " version of ZXKM, but... isometric controls on a straight up/down ... remember which side of the keyboard was up/down and which ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2003 Games
  • changing keyboard inputs?hey guys, a curious (if somewhat silly) question / problem i have... You know those classic Horace games from which my nick' is so blatently stole…

    ... the god-awful choice of keyboard controls for it? well... this choice ... of controls is stopping me from playing ... i could edit the game controls?

    i was going ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace February 2006 Games
  • hacking controls for atic atac?I was wondering if there is any way to hack in game controls? In particular for Atic Atac. I prefer to use keyboard controls for most games, but the …

    ... prefer to use keyboard controls for most games, but the keyboard controls for atic ...
    Legend Legend August 2017 Games
  • Rescue on FractalusI'm trying to find instructions for the Spectrum version of this game, with particular reference to the keyboard controls. Could anybody help me?

    I'm trying to find instructions for the Spectrum version of this game, with particular reference to the keyboard controls. Could anybody help me?
    Zagreb Zagreb August 2002 Games
  • SpeXtrum the xbox speccy emu is out! Alpha release, just tried it out works well with the keyboard and emulates the 48k and 128k well. Speccy fun on the Xbox at last Yippee Spec Chums…

    ... br />

    Controls
    --------

    The controls aren't redefinable ... * When the emulator is running: [] = keyboard controls

    - Click Right Thumbstick ... - Hold Right Trigger - show virtual keyboard

    * When selecting ...
    Mort! Mort! April 2004 Emulators
  • The Amazing Rocketeer[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017643"]This game[/URL] has no keyboard controls in the instructions. I think it may offer Ke…

    ... "]This game[/URL] has no keyboard controls in the instructions. I think ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack June 2007 Games
  • Pen-Pen Xmas Olympics released...Hello everyone! A new retro-style game was released today, as a christmas present to everyone that likes the games made in the "old style". It is no…

    ... want your scores shared), different keyboard controls and you can also play ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat December 2007 Announcements
  • Which controller do you use with your emulator(s)?Pleasantly surprised that my Xbox 360 wired gamepad works in quite a few games via Spectaculator, where Kempston is an option. Never was a fan of pur…

    ... was a fan of purely keyboard controls (Although I do like mouse ... + keyboard for modern PC shooters). Good ...
    Zaraks Zaraks January 2008 Hardware
  • I love ArcadiaA simple topic, eh? True, though! Great to play it again after a 23 year gap. I always liked static screen arcade shooters, and I think Arcadia deser…

    ... . I don't mind the keyboard controls, either (is there any way ...
    Zaraks Zaraks January 2008 Games
  • Is there a way to play Arcadia in Spectaculator with an Xbox 360 gamepad?Arcadia is still one of my favourite Spectrum games (it was back in '84, too), and the keyboard controls are alright-ish, but I would love to finally…

    ... in '84, too), and the keyboard controls are alright-ish, but I ...
    3D Deathchaser 3D Deathchaser March 2011 Games
  • Buggy Blast patchChanges include: [LIST][*]A small sight for your guns [*]Keyboard controls set to QAOPSp [*]Can be loaded in 128K mode now incl. on +2 and later mode…

    ... sight for your guns
    [*]Keyboard controls set to QAOPSp
    [*]Can ...
    Hikaru Hikaru October 2012 Games
  • Joysticks for Spectrum +2?I have a +2a, with a joystick that came with it. Interface II compatibel fo course, the ususal. The yostick itself is a bit of a pain, it's overly re…

    ... each game. I generally prefer keyboard control, but I find that ... to the height of the keyboard from the table.

    keyboard controls layout.

    So what ...
    Retro_eido Retro_eido July 2013 Hardware
  • Bug in Fuse 1.1.1 recording RZX filesI've spent a few hours trying to record a completion run of Rasterscan for the RZX Archive website. The recording seemingly records file, and I've m…

    ... in 48k mode, and using keyboard controls to play.

    Is ...
    matja matja December 2013 Emulators
  • New game released: EXPLORER<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New';">- EXPLORER -</span></div><div><span style="font-si…

    ... will increase.

    KEYBOARD CONTROLS*****************Default controls are compatible with a cursor ... / RIGHT = 8 / FIRE = 0
    Keyboard controls can be redefined through the ...
    Luca Bordoni Luca Bordoni June 2015 Brand new software
  • New Game: In the Walls of Eryx.[b]"In the Walls of Eryx"[/b] is a brand new game for the 128k ZX-Spectrum by Monster's Legs Productions, using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Desi…

    ... .png[/img]


    Keyboard controls for the game are the ...
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie December 2016 Brand new software
  • How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…

    ... but it will have scrolling, keyboard handling and a score.
    keyboard controls now.



    [b]C) Adding Keyboard control[/b]

    [code ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • Joy (not) Stick Only gamesIt seems relatively common to find say C64, Amiga and in some cases Amstrad CPC games that are 'joystick control only' To be fair the port or two …

    ... odd to not have keyboard controls (moreso in games that ... br />
    As in 'no keyboard controls' ?

    I can' ... than 'its almost impossible via keyboard control'

    :)
    keyboard controls. Seem to recall Gillian ...
    spider spider September 2020 Games
  • That Nostalgia ThangI was bored sitting waiting on a bus the other day and it was bucketing down with rain. As it does in gloomy situations like that, my mind started t…

    ... magazines, the badly
    chosen keyboard controls (Ultimate's biggest, possibly only ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2001 Games
  • Wishful thinkingI was just looking at the city map for Ant Attack on a remake website, and it occurred to me how great it would be if someone wrote a city editor, th…

    ... hacked AA to provide better keyboard controls.
    Ed Ed March 2002 Games
  • ULTIMATE SUCK!!I wonder what reaction there will be to this? I just wonder if there are any other ppl out there who agree with me. I never got as much enjoyment ou…

    Jet Pac is the stuff. My fave Ultimate game, and one of my fave Speccy games.

    But they weren't the gods they're made out to be. Just check out the keyboard controls on Sabre Wulf - were they on crack or something?
    Jazzbeaux Jazzbeaux April 2002 Games
  • Keyboard controlsAn idea occured to me when reading thread on Ultimate. What is your favourite keyboard controls layout? For me: O=left P=right Q=up A=dow…

    ... Jetman when I will use keyboard controls.
    MatGubbins MatGubbins April 2002 Games
  • JumblyHi all, Was searching through the archive and I can't find Jumbly! I'm sure I used to have this game - it was a bog-standard affair, whereby you had…

    ... game snapshots, cassette artwork, instructions/keyboard controls, magazine reviews, author and publisher ...
    Ed Ed June 2002 Games
  • Underwurlde = Crap?Ultimate have this huge reputation, and in terms of production it's deserved, but I don't think that the playability of their games are necessarily a…

    ... is great, but the "use keyboard to pick stuff up" thing ... the Buckfast-swigger designating the keyboard controls again.
    Zagreb Zagreb January 2003 Games
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... control panel layout, change the keyboard controls, incorporate a timer, change the ...
    jonathan jonathan April 2003 Games
  • Cholo helpI downloaded this weird game today and I have not the foggiest what I am supposed to be doing as there don't seem to be any instructions. Can anyone…

    ... to WoS, 2 weeks ago. Keyboard controls for Speccy are different from ... /> When you hack 'Flying Eye' controls on Speccy are simplified (but ...
    Alex_Lux Alex_Lux October 2003 Games
  • Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …

    ... a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever!

    Here's ... . Today however, on the PC keyboard, I find the right Sinclair ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu October 2003 Games
  • Things you hated about the speccyFor me it would be the Kempston interface coming loose and the machine crashing after a good session of waggling my joystick.

    And something obvious that I missed from the hate list:

    The SJS-1 joystick. I had a +2, so never had a Kempston interface, or any other type. In the end I used the keyboard for everything and dropped games with crap keyboard controls.
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Name of a joystickThis is a really arb question. But can any of you guys remember the name of the grey joystick you used to plug into the 128k It was not kempston , t…

    ... to use! (I always use keyboard control - those joystick thingies are ... telling you what the bloody keyboard controls are without all this faffing ...
    monty.mole monty.mole March 2004 Games
  • Insanely difficult gamesOK, folks, so we know Speccy games were difficult in general. But have you ever played some games which were totally unfair from your point of view ?…

    ... to juggle with those awkward keyboard controls is my downfall. I should ...
    monty.mole monty.mole March 2004 Games
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