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  • The last generationIt seems that us who grew up in the 1980's are the last generation for a lot of things. Such making up cassettes of songs from the radio, your mum s…

    ... us who grew up in the 1980's are the last generation for ... night to shout you in, making dams at the local burn (stream ... where your favourite song was in the charts, making do with 4 ... of the things we have lost are a bit sad. Kids these ...
    zx1 zx1 June 2016 Chit chat
  • Heavy on the Magick vs Knightmare (TV show) - similarities Whilst being immersed in all things Magick at the moment, I’m once again struck by a lot of similarities between HOTM and Knightmare, the legendary…

    ... Knightmare, the legendary 80’s kids TV show.

    The creator of ... />
    HOTM was released in 1986, and the first series of Knightmare ... taken place reasonably late on in the development of Knightmare, however there ...
    MrD MrD July 2016 Games
  • Everyone's a Wally, dancing in the street.I was messing around with the people commands in Wally and managed to get three of them.. Well take a look https://youtu.be/nxuMScKWZZY

    I was messing around with the people commands in Wally and managed to get three of them.. Well take a look

    https://youtu.be/nxuMScKWZZY
    Luny Luny July 2016 Software
  • So were the 80's really that great?I should imagine that most of us on WoS were kids during the 80's. I was 6 at the start of the 80's and obviously 16 at the and. Now that is one he…

    ... of us on WoS were kids during the 80's. I was ...
    10 - VHS became the norm in the UK
    11 - Cartoons ... - Kids TV was bizarre, scary and brilliant
    15 - Clearly the summers ... br /> 10 - Starting working in the real world in '89
    11 - Being ...
    stupidget stupidget July 2016 Chit chat
  • Facts people find hard to believeOr, to put it another way: popular and persistent misconceptions. What's your favourite? I'll start with a classic: the [url="https://en.wikipedia…

    ... the [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]Monty Hall ... doubles the probability of winning the car, but even in the face ... list is the myth that sugar makes kids hyperactive. Probably ... br /> Also, before we start: "The Vega+ is dead" doesn't ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid July 2016 Chit chat
  • Collectorabilia Sales Event - Leeds Town Hall 17th SeptemberThe Collectorabilia returns and to a bigger venue with more sellers!! If you couldnt find what you wanted at the Super Retro Games Fair then you may…

    ...
    The Sentinel Squad will be there in full costume raising ...
    [b]The Venue[/b]
    Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 ... 3AD

    [b]The ...
    Come along and join in the fun and get some great ...
    bobpard bobpard July 2016 Sales
  • New Game! WIP demo based on HP Lovecraft's "In the Walls of Eryx"Started making this a fortnight ago after listening to an audiobook of "...Eryx" on Youtube and thought "This would make a brilliant wee game, actual…

    ... come on leaps and bounds in that time (I've even ... invisible maze/puzzle game (per the story), with lizard men, carnivorous ... . Here's a video of the progress I've made...
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie August 2016 Announcements
  • So, is the loading noise in Start Trek IV Speccy noise, or something else?I grew up thinking that a few scenes in Star Trek IV had, without a doubt, ZX Spectrum loading noise in the background. I watched it again a couple d…

    ... doubt, ZX Spectrum loading noise in the background. I watched it again ... is true? Maybe the mystery was solved in a old topic, ... about Spectrum loading noise in one of the CSI shows.

    the first article above seems to ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…

    Please name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I ... it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will ... bit more generous in this case!)

    When the list is ... then they can be assessed in rank order!
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio March 2017 Hardware
  • Galactic Abductors mispelling in the archiveThe title of the game should be Galactic Abductor, in singular: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001924

    The title of the game should be Galactic Abductor, in singular:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001924
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2017 Infoseek database
  • wanted zx-style graphics / remake in the workswell, I`m not so sure where to put this, it is to summon people here at wos to join me at the graphics side of my project, a remake of one of the mos…

    ... to join me at the graphics side of my ... remake of one of the most loving classics (to ... keep at maximum the fidelity to the original, in an effort ... to honor the original.
    ... is important to have the Spectrum-related abilities and ...
    manicAlien manicAlien March 2017 Announcements
  • Other People's Kids' GamingWell, I've finally veered away from [i]Zelda[/i] and nailed my colours to the [i]Horizon: Zero Dawn[/i] mast. Yep, I've bought a 1TB PS4 Pro, with a …

    ... headset at some point in the near future. I suppose ... are updated from HQ; the staff in the shop aren't even ... their two kids has one each, and the youngest kid ... wife and kids were all sitting round with the very ... spend more on their kids gaming than you do ...
    joefish joefish April 2017 Chit chat
  • The Order of Mazes & Flynn's Adventure in Bombland Physical CopyHi I've always meant to create a physical copy of the games I created and have finally got round to it. I've only made 2 so far, one for me and on…

    ... for the Lone Magpie who created the great inlay (it is in the post ... just in case
    Side B of the tape has the newer ... version of Flynn's Adventure in ... Bombland (as mentioned in another post), plus all of the ...
    TomD TomD April 2017 Sales
  • z88dk : FIle Handling in C on the +3e environment under Win 764bitHello my fellow WoSers! I am wondering if someone can help me solve this little pickle of z88dk / Windows using +3e Filesystem. So a little inf…

    ... space in BASIC, by saving programs and variables within the environment ... Running this program loads the code from the virtual tap/tape created ... know could just lump the bin in the memory of the system but I ... I want to dump the code to the virtual hard disk.< ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 June 2017 Development
  • It's the big seven oh for me today!Fortunately I never did agree with that famous line of The Who's 'My Generation'! Nevertheless after spending fifty plus years tearing up the tarmac …

    ... starter) you cannot possibly imagine the impact that owning and learning ... with teaching because I like kids and I like teaching woodwork ... and expertise is like back in the good old days when any ... where to find them. The unity that the Speccys ease of programming ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch July 2017 Chit chat
  • A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…

    Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game ... sons who clearly remembered the said bug in the said game and also ... said something along the lines of ... actually play them .But back in the the 1980s when I bought a ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio April 2018 Games
  • JSW in the headlines todayhttp://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/man-still-knows-where-all-the-rooms-are-in-jet-set-willy-20180418147489

    http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/man-still-knows-where-all-the-rooms-are-in-jet-set-willy-20180418147489
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey April 2018 Games
  • Isuzu Piazza in the UK?Having recently discovered this model and fell in love with it (the first generation) I was wondering if anyone remembers it too or knows any stories…

    ... this model and fell in love with it (the first generation) I ... ..

    Although the later cars must be the best ('handling by ... earlier ones more desirable for the pure design, "waffle" wheels, digital ... .
    Those never got to the UK?
    Renegade Renegade May 2018 Chit chat
  • Lots of French stations booming in on the FM broadcast band.Don't know if any of you fellow wosser's are interested in receiving/listening to long distance radio but currently here in the Lincolnshire area of …

    ... radio but currently here in the Lincolnshire area of UK, ... stations literally wiping out the UK stations. This is ... on the FM broadcast band. One ... co-channel interference of the a French station. Tropics ... this evening. If your in the UK and have an ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum June 2018 Chit chat
  • New Alphacom32 printer for sale in the U.S.I never thought I'd need to sell some of the hardware in my Sinclair collection, but life is full of ups and downs, right? Price may be considered hi…

    I never thought I'd need to sell some of the hardware in my Sinclair collection, but life is full of ups and downs, right? Price may be considered high, but that's what I'm hoping for.

    [url]https://www.ebay.com/itm/232892891415[/url]
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2018 Sales
  • what components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power onwhat components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power on? i remember doing this a few times when i had …

    ... plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power on?

    in the 80's and having to ... send the thing back once and get ...
    digital digital October 2018 Hardware
  • I've bought a Sony Minidisc deck in 2018 - For the Love of MinidiscsI've got a little HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape decks, but mini disk and vinyl. I recently brought a second Technics SL1200 becau…

    ... players y were never popular in the USA but have a cult ... end models that were sold in the USA go for between$ 500 ... a new belt was in order. I used the buy it now ... double thickness too. So the upgrade in build quality and thus longevity ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2018 Chit chat
  • Difference microdrives as used in the QL and stand-alone microdrivesI have several working QL motherboards, am in need of enclosures to make them real QL's, and have quite a few normal, stand-alone, microdrives - can …

    I have several working QL motherboards, am in need of enclosures to make them real QL's, and have quite a few normal, stand-alone, microdrives - can these be used somehow for the QL, or are they completely different?
    georgedb georgedb April 2019 Hardware
  • ROBOT - The Impossible MissionHi all. I've been away for a few days but before I went I published my first completed game designed in AGD. It is an arcade adventure, and here's …

    ... for kids. You don't die by touching enemies, the objects are in ... , when you lose the life you restart the screen in the position you entered ... that screen on with all sprites in ...
    SimonSideburns SimonSideburns June 2019 Brand new software
  • The unspoken question in 2001: A Space OddesseyFrom childhood I have watched this film probably more times than I can remember. As I got older it kind of appealed to me on a different level from…

    ... Odysseus.

    In the film more immediate events take ... also has regulatory functions in terms of the Discovery's operation. ... in HAL entering a "H moebius loop" (this was revealed in the ... sequel: 2010 The year we make contact ...
    dmsmith dmsmith July 2019 Chit chat
  • Flagrant Disregard For The Law In GamesPoor [b]Trashman[/b] has to dodge pavement cyclists, possible speeding cars and hit and run incidents as well as dogs that clearly are not being kept…

    ... . All of these would result in the police getting involved.

    in real life, would result in a visit from the police/council ...
    Nick Nick November 2019 Games
  • The cheating AI in old Street Fighter gamesHaving acquired a couple of decent controllers for my PC recently, I played a bunch of old fighting games on MAME today. Didn't get too far on any of…

    ... hardly played any of the games against the CPU in the last decade or ... so. Amongst them was the infamous ... . Not having played this in the arcades back in the 90s, I had no ... some of those games back in the 90s.
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG November 2019 Chit chat
  • Someone repairing ZX Spectrum in The Netherlands?Last december I bought a Spectrum 48k of an online marketplace. This week a new powersupply arrived (did not dare to try the old one) and a divMMC de…

    ... from SD cards.

    The Spectrum seems to work fine ... 't. When I push the red LED the Spectrum resets. Online I ... and desoldering/soldering. The first I can do (: The second is not ... me. Are there reliable adresses in Europe I can contact? Experience ...
    muppets4 muppets4 January 2020 Hardware
  • Are line numbers considered the first statement in the line?I'm trying to understand how BASIC variables are stored in memory using the BASIC Programming manual and am puzzled by the results of the control var…

    ... BASIC variables are stored in memory using the BASIC Programming manual ... am puzzled by the results of the control variable when ... is the statement number within the line according to the manual ... of is that the line number is considerred the first statement. ...
    LevelUp LevelUp July 2020 BASIC
  • How do you get the GRAPHICS cursor in 128 Basic?I know its something plus the 9 key but I cannot discover what! I just typed in a simple UDG maker which allocates the data to USR "P" but I even …

    I know its something plus the 9 key but I cannot discover what! I just typed in a simple UDG maker which allocates the data to USR "P" but I even tried print usr "p" after loading in the binary to make a character and that wouldn't work either.
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch October 2020 Sinclair Basic
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