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Console wars - does the least powerful machine usually win?In the console and handheld wars, does the least powerful machine usually win? I mean, for example, in the [I]XBox vs. Playstation 2 vs. Gamecube[/I]…
... barely-tweaked version of the coin-op which costs just over a ... -
The best Spectrum games company?Which do you think is the best Spectrum (or multi-format, of course, though we're only concerned with their Spectrum output in this thread) software …
... Elite did a ton of coin op conversions, many of them were ... -
The best Spectrum games company?Which do you think is the best Spectrum (or multi-format, of course, though we're only concerned with their Spectrum output in this thread) software …
... . However, to disregard all conversions, coin-op or otherwise, is to throw ... days because it was a coin-op conversion, it is because of ... -
FS ALL my NEW Specy games!!!!OK its time to bite the bullet and clear my stock in one go!!!! I have 1000+ NEW old stock Spectrum games that I NEED to clear (new project going on…
... Mutant Hero Turtles 2, The coin op for +3
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Original Imaginative PlayableWhich Spectrum games fit all 3 of these criteria? [B]Original[/B] - Games that were out first or most famous for their Spectrum version [B]AND[/B] o…
... think that on other platforms(coin-op) Zaxxon was released a year ... -
Viewing the International Space StationOver the last few nights I've seen the International Space Station several times as it flies over. It's well bright now, since the new solar panels w…
... with all the good old coin-op machines ... and all the games ... -
Original game identificationThere are various games in the archive that look like this: [IMG]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/b/Blokman.gif[…
... unlicensed port of the arcade coin-op Check Man.
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What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
... I wanted to play a coin-op game, I'd get MAME ... -
Happy Birthday Tetris!25 years this week [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5425617/Tetris-turns-25-this-week.html[/url] or, [url]http://kecsk…
One of a handful of games to start out on a computer or console, and then become a coin-op too! -
Songs that remind you of your first experiences with the SpectrumHi everyone, glad to be here again after so much time :) I was recently listening to Alan Parsons Project's [i]Ammonia Avenue[/i] and couldn't help …
... game after playing the arcade coin op in Bognor Regis when I ... -
Crime gameswhat are the top five games in which you play a criminal/crime boss? Are there any really good ones where you can commit lots of different crimes? A…
... [I]Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Coin-Op[/I]? Not sure if it ... -
Crime gameswhat are the top five games in which you play a criminal/crime boss? Are there any really good ones where you can commit lots of different crimes? A…
... [I]Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Coin-Op[/I]? Not sure if it ... -
List of existing games that needs a port to zx spectrumPlease post here the games that exist in other platform(s) but does not exist in speccy. Please keep in mind this is not a to-do list, so don't hesti…
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Another coin-op game to be converted for ... -
Mame Roms... :)I have just *aquired* some Mame roms (complete pack 20gb)... Some of them dont work with the lastest Mame Emulator (ver. 0.333)...I use Emu Loader a…
... a decent conversion of the coin-op and was very playable with ... -
who's YS mags were scanned for the archive?I've noticed all the pages look really neat with no rips/folds/scribbles etc.... are they 1st prints that were filed away in a cabinet somewhere and …
... only went for adverts for coin-op conversions. My walls filled up ... -
R-TypeTell ya what, R-Type was an amazing bit of programming. Just re-watched the rzx of it. Stunning.:-o
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Yeah, I love that coin-op! I was hoping an Amiga ... -
R-TypeTell ya what, R-Type was an amazing bit of programming. Just re-watched the rzx of it. Stunning.:-o
... ;376508]Yeah, I love that coin-op! I was hoping an Amiga ... -
The Complete COBRA Disassembly (Joffa's!)Now that I've seen this thread about Skool Daze / Back to Skool disassemblies I've remembered I started an ambitious project quite a few years ago: …
... games in other platforms (including coin-op arcade machines), the Speccy deserves ... -
La Abadia Del Crimea - The definitive pollOn a scale of 1 to 10, vote on the score you think LADC deserves. Try and be honest at it while you can. ;) EDIT: This poll is effective for 2 week…
... copy of a Capcom arcade coin op, must to run well. Tuareg ... -
Renegade or Target Renegade?It's been a while since I posted a thread on WOS, so I thought I'd have a go at a poll. I've deliberately not included Renegade III, and I'm sure we …
... [/i] is a properly done coin-op conversion of a spiffing arcade ... -
Retro arcade.I remember reading many moons ago reading an article about collectors of old arcade cabinets whod open up their collections for special event days to…
... Islands ( I never played the coin-op because Ive would seemed gay ... -
Retro arcade.I remember reading many moons ago reading an article about collectors of old arcade cabinets whod open up their collections for special event days to…
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Outrun my fave arcade coin op of the 80's, others ... -
Tank, no magazine reviewsHi, Ive seen that Tank from Snk/Ocean has not reviews from english magazines, it has a Microhobby review, but no Crash, SinclairUser, YourSinclair..…
... nice game, and a good coin-op conversion as well. I had ... -
Tank, no magazine reviewsHi, Ive seen that Tank from Snk/Ocean has not reviews from english magazines, it has a Microhobby review, but no Crash, SinclairUser, YourSinclair..…
... ? Tastes. Moreover, I liked the coin-op too, and the conversion is ... ]Commando[/i], since all those coin-ops were made by SNK ... -
top 10 spectrum gamesI know its been done to death on here but give me your top 10 games here is mine. 1. Midnight Resistance 2. Space Crusade 3. Way Of The Exploding Fi…
top 10 spectrum gamesI know its been done to death on here but give me your top 10 games here is mine. 1. Midnight Resistance 2. Space Crusade 3. Way Of The Exploding Fi…
Few errorsSavage - author of music is Jas C. Brooke, not Whittaker (mentioned in the game). Bug-Eyes - the price is 6.95 (mentioned in few magazines). It is al…
... original game wasn't arcade coin-op).
Mario Islands - full version ...Few errorsSavage - author of music is Jas C. Brooke, not Whittaker (mentioned in the game). Bug-Eyes - the price is 6.95 (mentioned in few magazines). It is al…
... original game wasn't arcade coin-op).
Mario Islands - full version ...Differences in game demosGame demos on mag tapes sometimes offered a glimpse of a game before it was fully finished (as they had to be put together early to tie-in with the m…
... being far more like the coin-op than the version they released ...'Speccyisms' or 'Sinclairisms' to get into everyday speech.Well, thanks to Your Sinclair, we already have things like 'Wibble', 'Yikes!' and 'You basts', so what others would you like get into everyday Englis…
I must be one of the few people who still refer to "Coin-Ops" and "Coin-Op Conversion"..