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The late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now!The very late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now! [img]http://www.quazar.clara.net/a40/sr23.jpg[/img] SAM Revival is the only new…
... of news covering all the latest news from around the SAM world, some of the ... highlights of which ... Interface, with full source code of the ROM patch and boot block ... -
I see they are coming out of the wood work...I had a quick look on here, but I couldn't find the thread that started this so here goes another one.... Someone was selling a NES game on Ebay for…
... I couldn't find the thread that started this ... Ebay for an insane amount of money (Stadium Events) ...
Not long after the first one was mentioned on ... sale (that one made the last issure of Retro Gamer).
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Graphics: What is the point of ...... actually, let me apologize for such a stupid vague thread title, I so wanted to avoid this but the whole sentence I wanted to write is just way t…
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What is the point of those flawless flicker-free screenshots ... as it might fool the uninitiated/uninformed viewer into ...
Or look at some of the multicolour images that also use ... on websites to show the graphical capabilities of a machine as ... -
Changing the look of the 48K editor cursor?I've read many books and mags since 1987 but never saw it done, and a wos forum search revealed nothing. If I wanted to customize the cursor and, let…
... . If I wanted to customize the cursor and, let's say ... off flash or replace all the L's, C's, K ... just a matter of a few POKEs in the right places? Many ... don't point me to the complete Spectrum ROM disassembly.[/SIZE ... -
Making the most of the microI don't know if anyone remembers this series. It was hosted by Ian McNaught Davies on the BBC in the early eighties. As I remember it, he seemed to s…
... McNaught Davies on the BBC in the early eighties. As ... of airtime promoting the BBC micro with the odd chuckle in the general direction of ... site, the entire series. The site, calling itself 'The Box', ... eagerly filled out all the required fields only to ... -
Your views on...The Lords of Midnight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006604]The Lords of Midnight[/url] Never, ever attempted to play this adventure game, didn't …
... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006604]The Lords of Midnight[/url]
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Battle of the Spectrum launch titlesWhen the Spectrum was launched it initially came without any software. Then, in September 1982, Sinclair Research launched their first catalogue with…
When the Spectrum was launched it initially ... catalogue with 21 software cassettes, of which 13 contained games.
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Microsoft finally fix the Red Ring of Death!!! Sort of...Yes, after five years of hardware revisions, each one designed to cure the almost inevtiable RROD (Red Ring of Death) problem, where the XBox 360 ove…
... or badly ventilated cupboards. The RROD rate of the 360 is not known ... less than double figures. Of all the 360 owners I know, I ... when the temperature of the console raises too high? By improving the electrical efficiency of the ... -
Help with the name of a FilmI remember back in the mid 90's i saw a film one night but cant remember what it was called but do remember bits of it and was wondering if anyone wo…
... his friend steal a piece of the councillors Harley Davidson so it ... he lift up the kids necklace revealing the piece of bike is attached ... have had his friend on the back of it but not sure ... and throws all of her different packs of cigs out the window as ... -
Pictures of your Speccy taken in the 80sDoes anyone have pictures of their Speccy setup back in the 80s? I have so many holiday snaps and family snaps, but I don't have a single photo of my…
Does anyone have pictures of their Speccy setup back in the 80s? I have so many holiday snaps and family snaps, but I don't have a single photo of my old Spectrum setup.
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Trying to remember the name of a game...Hi, all! I used to play a game 20 years ago that I liked a lot... I can't remember the name. The idea of the game was like this: You control a creat…
... can't remember the name.
The idea of the game was like this ... moves in a peculiar way: the stick that is straight at ... have to get to the other five creatures of the same species and ... who could tell me what the name of the game was so I ... -
last of the summer wine..yer you all watch it I know ;) I'm guessing like me, most of you grew up with it.. at a time when shops were shut on a sunday and bullseye or hart t…
... 'm guessing like me, most of you grew up with it ...
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Problem with the inlay in the entry of Nelo and QuqoMartijn, I just saw the entry for Nelo and Quqo, and noticed that the inlay of the game overlaps with the letters at the left of the screen, due to t…
Martijn, I just saw the entry for Nelo and Quqo, and noticed that the inlay of the game overlaps with the letters at the left of the screen, due to the length of the inlay. Maybe if the inlay was resized it could be better??
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The scale of commercial Spectrum piracyFollowing on from the excellent thread featuring material from the ITN archive, I found this: [url]http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/1984/07/03…
... /> At the beginning of this clip we see the supposedly "perfect copy" of the Imagine ... game, also in the well ... propaganda put out by (some of) the software houses or did these ... -
The Sadness of my Decaying Speccies.I've been avidly collecting ZX Spectrums since the late 90's and whilst at the time of the late 90's and early millennium my Spectrums and associated…
... s and whilst at the time of the late 90's ... today as I catalogued the serial number of my kit, I ... , could soon the world be full of dead spectrums? ... now that almost all of the original owner spectrums are ... now in the hands of collectors? Or are ... -
The Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All TimeYep, another "best of..." list posted on the 'net, and like all lists based on opinion it's contentious, but even by the standards of most lists I th…
... sum up the list either at the start or the end of the article?), I ... figures and critical reception, one of the biggest contributing factors in our ... can the Intellivision or the Colecovision be higher than the Neo-Geo? Some of the ... -
Phising letter of the weekRecieved yesterday and I just found it while checking my junk mail. [QUOTE] Dear Customer Upon intensive reviews on your profile…
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Temporal deactivation? - The universe will end if I ... information?
Really, the quality of English in these was getting ... to have slipped back into the more traditional Chinglish recently. -
Hacking the O.C.P Full Screen Editor/AssemblerIf you have been reading my posts recently then you will know that I am eager to have the sourcecode I wrote for the Spectrum during the period 1988 …
... have saved 9MB of disc images. All of the sourcecode projects are ... . I started by saving the whole memory map from 0 to 65535 ... ]
Here is the view of the text I type using an ... at address 089F0h. The very last BYTE of the program is probably 089E5h ... -
The thread of belly laughsGo on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtub…
Go on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtube videos other sites. I could do with a reeeet good belly laugh. -
Couple of Ultimate Play The Game titlesI've just noticed that two of the early UPTG titles, Psst and Atic Atac, have no authors listed. Post Gunfright I can understand, but I always thoug…
... 've just noticed that two of the early UPTG titles, Psst and ... />
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The Sundered Sword (text)Hello! The Sundered Sword, then. I'm in a forest. I've got a map and a coin. I wander about and nothing happens. No help or verbs. The back of the …
Hello!
The Sundered Sword, then.
I'm in a forest. I've got a map and a coin. I wander about and nothing happens. No help or verbs. The back of the box shows another location. Help?
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What first person shooter games (PC or console) have both a map maker and bots?I was just wondering if there are any other games that have a map maker (or level editor, whatever you want to call it), and also have bots that can …
... my favourite game of the XBox 1/PS2/Gamecube generation, the map maker does ... of the Unreal Tournament games offer a map maker and full bot support. The map ... the power of the map maker in the complexity of making the maps themselves, of course. Making a map ... -
Pussy - full version of the gameHi Martijn, I found that full disk version of "Pussy" game is on VTRD site: [url]http://vtrdos.ru/full_ver/PUSSY.ZIP[/url] Might be useful for up…
... found that full disk version of "Pussy" game is on VTRD ... useful for updating WOS (at the moment there's a full ... -
the league of greeda term a few of my mates used to use when gaming.. that basically ended up with the other player getting stiched up some of the time with all this t…
... player getting stiched up some of the time
... be "elf has ate all the pies" etc
bomberman on the snes obv
the anchors player 2 whacks ... br /> were you a member of the league and what games did ... -
The Secret Life of Bob Munkhouse.Did anyone see this show last night on BBC4. It was brilliant. Bob was a real collector, he must have recorded more things of the telly and radio t…
... must have recorded more things of the telly and radio than anyone ... his collection is in the hands of media company Kalidescope who have ... instructed with preserving his millions of recordings and documents.
< ... do have a respect for the man, and wish I'd ... -
The Death of Arcades and why it sucks...For the past week I've been travelling, and I've been in at least 7 diferent airports... spent lots and lots (and lots) of hours in them waiting for …
... lots) of hours in them waiting for the right ... of arcade machines all over the place...
Nowadays with the "death" of the ... arcades and the ... />
This is the typical case where an arcade ... -
The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…
... we need Elrond to read the map as some random selected ... a precaution give him the map and tell him to ... )[/i]
[b]GIVE MAP TO ELROND[/b]
[ ... b]SAY TO ELROND "READ MAP"[/b] [i](if he is ... get back,remember the waterfall at the end of the forest road i ... -
The I've Had Enough of Mega Threads Mega ThreadAs the inventor of the Mega Thread (three word story, at the car boot sale, miss wos, thread of belly laughs etc...), I can honestly say that you the…
As the inventor of the Mega Thread (three word story, at the car boot sale ... , miss wos, thread of belly laughs ... honestly say that you the recent crop of mega thread bandwagon jumping ... -
Maketzx...Whats the state of play?Been out of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the saddle, ready to transfer some more tapes.....except...maketzx doesnt seem to w…
... of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the ... so far is delete the wavs i run through ... br />
Whats the deal with maketzx anyway? I ... being said...whats the prefered method of making tzx files ... these days? presuming of course i can actually ... -
30th Anniversary of the ZX SpectrumNext year the Spectrum will become 30th years old. I have started a invitation on Facebook and everyone who is on Facebook is welcome to take part in…
Next year the Spectrum will become 30th years ... in this discussion.
Of course we can start a ... I wanted to try out the feedback on Facebook. So if ... />
We still have plenty of time to organize a big ...
