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suggestions re. OCR of instructions image scans?There are a number of instructions files on WoS which are only availabe as massive image scans. Does anyone have any experience in getting good OCR r…
There are a number of instructions files on WoS which are only availabe as ... have only recognises (certain manifestations of the supposedly "industry standard") TIFF file ... as they're the only three relevant products listed on Amazon UK ... -
Shadow of the UnicornI was trying to download this to play on an emulator, but cannot seem to get it to work. I recall the game came with an interface that had a 16K chi…
... to download this to play on an emulator, but cannot seem ... work.
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The Biz, Frank Sidebottom and one Shaw Brother brother adrian shaw-brother who did most of the "noise" on our spectrum games recently played a gig in london. it was a "smiths" tribute night thin…
... -brother who did most of the "noise" on our spectrum games recently played a ... chris sievey - who wrote the spectrum game The Biz.
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First drink of the Crimbo holsWell, I'm just home from work, don't go back till Monday, and my first drink of the festive season (a nice glass of Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon) is…
... Monday, and my first drink of the festive season (a nice glass ... of Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon) is ... few pints of Guinness and a few games of pool in the local avec ... -
New TR-DOS GamesI'm really impressed with the quality of "Fire n Ice" - a clear example of what can be achieved on the [modified] hardware. Can anyone recommend any …
... -quality new games, perhaps from the TR-DOS database, as most of them ... find that a lot of the games from the 80s in retrospect don't ... on the Speccy [emulators]. Obviously disk-based games vastly increase the possibilites and size of games ... -
+3 gamesIn Portugal all the +3 games where in diks of 6 games each (3 games on each side...Now that I think of it, I'm betting that even though I was buying …
... all the +3 games where in diks of 6 games each (3 games on each side ... , most of the games where bootleged versions since it had the name of the store on it ... ...) how where the games selled in England? was it the ... -
ANN - ZXSoftware update 03/03/06 V1.3.cUpdate 03/03/06 Version 1.3.c This is a big update but its only partially completed, hence the minor revision mark of "c". The intergration of the Z…
... hence the minor revision mark of "c". The intergration of the ZXSoftware and WOS databases is ... games are now updated to reflect information held on WOS but previously not on ... ZXSoftware.
Internally the database ... -
last of the living dead remakesDay of the dead will be out in 2007 - posters now out and a page has been put up on imdb. Don't know about this one though... i like the original so…
Day of the dead will be out in 2007 - posters now out and a page has been put up on imdb.
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Computer journalist predicts the demise of the mouse? in 1984!!In the December 1983 issue of 'Your Computer' that I scanned for the archive, there is an article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the ar…
... type of writing pad that can decode characters written on it, the ... Microwriter; a one handed keyboard which uses combinations of ... crawl out of the skirting board; the mouse.
None of these ... couldn?t have been wider of the mark if he?d ... -
Your games on my site?Have you created a speccy game recently? If so, how about sending it to me so I can can give it a web page of it's own on my site. If you'd like to s…
... web
page of it's own on my site. If ... you'd like to see the style the ... check a speccy game on the site and you'll< ... and include a little info on the game.
eg. Wether ... /> A brief description of it
The name of the author
What ... -
Who remembers HTV's "Children Of The Stones"?"HAPPY DAY!" Being a classy drama-for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions? Absolutely brilliant - I found a copy on video on eBay a…
... - I found a copy on video on eBay a few years ago ... came out recently on DVD for a fraction of that price!) but ... ]
It struck me, on watching it yet again a ... ....even though some of the science was probably gibberish , the language and approach ... -
Defender of the CrownI found this game that, by the way, looks nice, and It doesnt have any review on any of the ZX magazines, was it released commercially? Thanks!
I found this game that, by the way, looks nice, and It doesnt have any review on any of the ZX magazines, was it released commercially?
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Best episode of the series so far?Tonight's episode of Doctor Who is definetly a contender for best episode of the series so far IMO - spot on in all departments - story, effects, cha…
Tonight's episode of Doctor Who is definetly a contender for best episode of the series so far IMO - spot on in all departments - story, effects, characters, soundtrack. Best i've seen since Earthshock. -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
... of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the ... suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter ... on Wos (SU March 87) and what I saw surprised me. The version of ... -
Bring back the Speccy game of the week clubI propose we start up a game of the week club. My first two nominations for potential games are: Canyon Warrior and Where Time Stood Still Anybo…
I propose we start up a game of the week club.
My first two nominations for potential games are:
Canyon Warrior
and
Where Time Stood Still
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Battle Of The TrollsHello and welcome to WoS Gardens for the inaugural 'Battle Of The Trolls' Sporting Event (?). Tonight, squaring off against each other are two legend…
Hello and welcome to WoS Gardens for the inaugural 'Battle Of The Trolls' Sporting Event ... (6), a possible side effect of the repeated beatings he suffers in ... the schoolyard. This should be a battle of Herculean proportions ... -
Fairlight - The LegendWhilst glancing through the very interesting (in that it let's you see games you might have missed but would like to see) pdf file at: [URL="ftp://…
... aparently is a compilation of the two Failright games. So I was wondering ... if there were any differences between the games on the ... compilation, and the published two ... -
Chaos and Manic Miner running on Motorola V3X - Proof !I must first apologise for the general crap-ness of the pictures, I only have my V3 Razr to take pictures with, so after taking about 500, these thre…
... first apologise for the general crap-ness of the pictures, I ... - all of the games are unplayable due to the speed of the emulator and ... inability to use any of the ... keys properly.
Still, nice to see Chaos on ... -
Greetings and the Color PurpleI didn't see an INTRO forum so i thought I'd drop by and say hello. My name is Ray, a member of the AtariAge forums and a fan of the Spectrum. I was…
... issues of Retro Gamer and book on the history of Video and Computer Games.
I had many hours of ... learned that many of the games I really liked on that system were programmed ... -
problem with a C&VG page on WoSCould someone please provide a better quality scan of the Tallyron 2 Data Setup listing from page 58 of C&VG #58 (August 1986)? Although the listing'…
... provide a better quality scan of the Tallyron 2 Data Setup listing ... strings of 1s are sometimes combinations of Is and 1s and the scan ... /> I only need that part of the page; I've already typed ... of that part of the page or else upload a replacement page to WoS ... -
Will we see a return of the microcomputer?The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I notice that computer makers are marketing more and more ultraportable l…
The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, ... Spectrum-lovers like ourselves buy the things?
the TV. I would buy it on the spot! ... a return of the microcomputer? Will we see the day ... see the day when efficient use of limited resources ... -
Fun with MAMEI'm having a look at history.dat, an add-on for Mame containing history, trivia and tricks about the games. Here are some funny/bizarre bits I found …
... add-on for Mame containing history, trivia and tricks about the games. ... true.
(One of the programmers on the making of the game) I remember this ... top ten list twice in a matter of only fifteen ... one individual climbed up on top of the machine and drop ... -
Best of the worstWhilst trying hard not to do any actual work, I started to ponder what are the best games by the worst software houses. When I used to pick up a spec…
... to ponder what are the best games by the worst software houses. When ... by, say, Tynesoft, or one of the many budget labels, such as ... come as a bit of a shock when the game turned out ... -
Best build game?Which Build game do you think was the best? The Build engine was the game engine used for a fair few first person shooters in the mid/late '90s, th…
... (1996)
Games that were based on the Duke Nukem 3D code ... 've copied and pasted this list from:
[URL="http ... /> and I've never heard of half of the games - I've put an ... asterix after the ones I've played ... -
Battle of Games 7 - Shoot-emups 2Greetings ladies and gentlemen :) Welcome to Part 2 of the shoot-em-up battle. Again, as in battle 6, we'll have a [b]multichoice[/b] battle with som…
... :) Welcome to Part 2 of the shoot-em-up battle. Again ... [/b] battle with some of the games you yourselves have mentioned and ... few others, that have escaped the attention of some.
... further ado, let's see the contestants:
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Death of the Computer Science DepartmentRead this article on the death of the computer science department in universities by Neil McBride from De Montfort. It makes very interesting (and wo…
Read this article on the death of the computer science department in universities by Neil McBride from De Montfort. It makes very interesting (and worrying) reading.
[url]http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.9662[/url] -
Speccy map of the UKHi, I decided to play about with Google Maps to see what it could do, and decided to come up with a Speccy map of the UK. The idea is to put flags…
... Speccy map of the UK. The idea is to put flags on significant Speccy ... /speccymap/[/url] with markers for the CRASH offices and Ocean's ... anywhere else? I'm thinking of:
Surbiton (Manic Miner ... -
That scene in "Big".....Anyone remember that scene in [URL="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/"]Big[/URL] when Tom Hanks finally completes the adventure game, towards the e…
... "Big" moment with any of the games I played then. Never even ... />
Thanks to the wonderful WoS, [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... getting no further than getting on the train for Waterloo (never ... you the elation and excitment this 34 going on 15 ... -
Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX SpectrumAs I continue my clearout I am able to offer the following book for sale: Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, written by John K. Wilson. A…
... offer the following book for sale: Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ... has an original sticker on the front of the book which I have ... ebay.co.uk/Cracking-the-Code-on-the-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-Book_W0QQitemZ290091448429QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ... -
Fruit Machine (DK'Tronics)The [url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games/f/FruitMachine.tzx.zip]TZX file[/url] of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi…
The [url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games/f/FruitMachine.tzx ... .zip]TZX file[/url] of [url ... to actually be a copy of the file we already have ... zip]SPA2[/url]. The file on WoS is that from the [url=http://www ...
