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On the 2nd day of Christmas... Stranded no moreAs part of the great and historical WOS Christmas (WOSmas?) 2009 celebrations, my first machine-code game - 'Stranded' - written back in the 80's, is…
... nearly five years it's time to make it free.
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Joffa speaks... sort of.I was looking through my archives today to search for some images, and found this psydo-interview I done with a certain Jonathan Smith. It reads as f…
... his mind for quite some time, ?over the past few years ... a reduced price)?, he said, before getting back to work, whilst ... -
64k ZX81 SoftwareWell, I'm into playing ZX81 games at the moment, having de-magnetised a suitable tape player, and finding a bit of time to go through the oodles of s…
... , and finding a bit of time to go through the oodles ... that I've never played before. Here's the question though ... -
+2 (grey) Faulty Black & White StripesI believe that there was a thread before about a +2 with same problem but I couldn't find it. So I am posting again hoping to find the same advice. …
... that there was a thread before about a +2 with same ... on a white background every time it starts up.
1987-88 HighlightsIt's a dull topic I know, but I don't seem to remember as much about these two years as what happened before. Yeah I know about Target Renegade and H…
... two years as what happened before. Yeah I know about Target ... the 2009 take on that time. Let's hear it!ThailandLooks like i'll be off to Thailand sometime next year (probably summer time or as soon as i can save up). I have met a lovely girl who lives there o…
... sometime next year (probably summer time or as soon as i ... . Anyone here been to Thailand before? What's it like?Games you completed this year?I've been taking some time playing old pc games like "The Dig" that I just finished (marvelous game, it kept me wanting to know what would happen nex…
I've been taking some time playing old pc games like " ... I had never played/finished before (half way through monkey Island ...Race Against Time (AKA)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009404&loadpics=3"]Race Against Time[/URL] Could get an AKA "[I]The Race Against Time For Sp…
... &loadpics=3"]Race Against Time[/URL]
Could get ... AKA "[I]The Race Against Time For Sport Aid '88[/I ...'Bumpy' questionOne of my favourite Spectrum games is 'Bumpy'. This game of French origin is a classic puzzler, and is a joy to play, right up until a certain, unsol…
... of the three sizes, right before the platform dissapears), so obviously ... possible to bounce out in time.
Are there any ...Mire MareI've mentioned on these boards a few times that I had an old friend who was rumoured to have joined Rare in the early 90's but I've never been able t…
... with US Gold around that time, who they eventually sold the ... the substandard "Bubbler" and "Martionoids", before shelving the brand. The actual ..."Up to 80% of violent criminals turned to crime because computer games"According to China (that well known bastion of openness and human rights), or at least the official China news people: [[COLOR=Red]Note: if you can'…
... some Chinese parents that excessive time spent on games and social ... were said to spend their time in Internet cafes, which are ... .[/COLOR]"
So presumably before computer gaming, there were up ...YSRnRY: Xmas Special DVD ISO image now available over BitTorrentHeya! I've tested this DVD ISO image on my regular DVD player here and it looks pretty damned good on TV. I've also put chapter points at the start …
... the first time I've created a DVD ISO before - let me ...Spot 4.0The SPOT+SPEX Spectrum magazine index at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/spot-on/default.htm]SPOT*On[/url] has been updated. The foll…
... files is the same as before, apart from the new/altered ... analysis report at some other time. Changes in the file definitions ... entries. All unchanged entries from before will still contain C9h. I ...It's time for...The Celebrity Big Brother Thread!!! :DFor a dude who spends all his time singing about thongs, Sisqo sure seems reluctant to put one on... I know all you World of Spectrum reality TV fan…
For a dude who spends all his time singing about thongs, Sisqo sure seems reluctant to put one on...
I know all you World of Spectrum reality TV fans were just waiting for this thread to start.
:)128k musicThis has probably been asked before but I'm going to ask again (just because I can :razz: ) I was playing OutRun2sp on my Xbox360 the other night an…
This has probably been asked before but I'm going to ... 128k versions at the same time and take just as long ...Retrovision 2010 - 5th, 6th & 7th Feb 2010Event: Retrovision2010 Dates: 5th, 6th and 7th February 2010. Location: Folly Bridge Inn Pub, Oxford. Ticket Price: ?15 Ticket allocation: 75 Tickets…
... out the week before the event. At this time, we still have ...Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…
... nice reset in the spectrum before the code finishes downloading and ... appreciated , took me a long time to get back in the ...Marmite game poll: OutrunJust a bit of fun really, but after rustyredline's "driving games" thread, and seeing how some people loved it and some people hated it, I thought it…
... if it's been done before).
Like I've ... said before, I personally think it's ... heck of a lot of time playing it back when it ...Cyberbig (Animagic S.A.)So, on dm_boozefreek's semi-recommendation (he's bored of it now) I've been playing [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010481]Cyb…
... your 10 lives back each time you go to a new ... to me that save states before each you go through each ... has anyone finished this game before?
Any ideas on fixing ...Remake of ALIEN underway. Ideas wanted. :)Okay, so there's a new competition over at Retro Remakes and the idea is to make a '[URL="http://retroremakes.com/forum/index.php/topic,1355.msg26832…
... mind I don't have time to make it too complex ... it in Excel (at work ;)) before writing an editor (which is ... don't have that much time, I'll make characters turn ...IDE emulation and delaysA few months ago I was told that IDE emulation, while perfectly usable, isn't accurate enough to compare it to IDE access on real hardware. On some e…
... a few bytes of junk before each sector. Of course, this ... on several IDE devices: this time, roughly speaking, is the sum ... initially stopped), plus the seek time, which depends upon the technology ... address.
The wait time also depends upon the method ...Disc insertion problemLately, whenever i put a disc in (cd or dvd) it pops up asking me whether to format it, if i click cancel it wont open the disc to access the files t…
... same, BUT i cant this time as it may actually wipe ... never used to do this before my puter exploded and i ...Time spent on WOS latelyMy first child was born last November, and since then my time on WOS has been affected. Guess which graph best suits the trend of this affect: [IMG]…
My first child was born last November, and since then my time on WOS has been affected.
Guess which graph best suits the trend of this affect:
[IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/2vaf4ax.jpg[/IMG]More questions to ponder/argue/ignore as you wish...Just copying some stuff to a memory stick, and I found some old questions I'd intended to post on these forums to provoke debate, that I'd never got …
... I've never seen that before, so this is my longest ... paid a royalty every time a program or film ... . But in that short time, the search engine has ...
9. Some time back, I read a thread ... (or record) it at another time.
Alright, ...Time Wreck (cracked screen)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005284&loadpics=3"]Time Wreck[/URL] Cracked screen as can be seen middle top. I was going t…
... ?id=0005284&loadpics=3"]Time Wreck[/URL]
Cracked ...Winter OlympicsWell the Winter Olympics starts today and I must say I'm surprised by the lack of media interest this time around. Usually the Olympics are launched…
... lack of media interest this time around.
Usually the ... big fan fair, promo's before every show on BBC, and ...Note to self: Check other's pokesI was bored yesterday evening so decided I wanted to learn a little as well as achieve something, so decided to disassemble Manic Miner (bug-byte ver…
... what pokes are already listed before thinking of making your own ... did pass a bit of time on and I think I ... consider it a waste of time at all. :)
For ...Chaos: the Battle of WizardsJust wanted to create a thread in honour of this magnificent game. Anyway, rather than just rattling on about how good it is, I thought I'd show you…
... 5 wizard has an easier time of it in the opening ... I've ever noticed it before!I've finally done it!I've finally stopped being a Software Developer, Analyst/Programmer, Software Engineer, Programmer...all titles I've had over the last 10 years. Fin…
... of the IT market, well before recession set in. On average ... confidently predict that by the time I'm 60 I'll ...Ever missed the obvious in a game?I felt like another go at [B]Ant Attack[/B] tonight, after trying to rescue all 10 girls for the last 25+ years. Every time I played I got to a simi…
... 25+ years.
Every time I played I got to ... get an easier one next time I played.
Tonight ... you've played for ages before something obvious dawns on you ...
