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Spectrum musichello, I was wondering if anyone had released some kind of music sequencing software for the spectrum? if so, can anyone point me in a direction of …
Some really cool music on the 48K were from these games IMHO:
1) Top Gun
2) Renegade
3) Gryzor
4) Ghostbusters
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disk write protect on Spin ?Is there an option for Spin to default a (loaded) disk to be write protect ? I whish I have no worry when loading a perfect original disk to convert …
... Spin to default a (loaded) disk to be write protect ?
from the start though!
Disks in the extended disk format ... though - you'll get the "Disk is write protected" error everytime ... have no worry when loading a perfect original disk to convert it ... -
Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…
... : this is especially useful for 48k games being played on the 128k ... range of emulators to choose from, the same isn't necessarily ... -
What's you happiest speccy related memory?Mine would have to be coming home from school at lunchtime with a couple of friends, loading up manic miner or commando for a quick 30 minute game-pl…
... , arrive home to see a 48k rubber keyed spectrum attached to ... go an get a few games from the local off license whose ... -
What is your worst Speccy related memory?We've had the good times, but there were bad times too. I will give you two choice cuts from my back catalogue... Over at a friends house, wanting to…
... was obsessed with older arcade games like Op Wolf, Star Wars ... toilet while it was loading). On returning from the toilet...the spectrum ... -
Z80 to TAPNot directly emulator-stuff, but more emulator related than the other forums. I have written a serverprogram to load .TAP-files through my ZX<->P…
... ????
I only load 48K-files, 'cause my interface is ... 48K ROM based.
[quote]< ... however version 1.45 loading and lower, from which i know that ... -
Z80 to TAPNot directly emulator-stuff, but more emulator related than the other forums. I have written a serverprogram to load .TAP-files through my ZX<->P…
... that I will load (only 48K, no SAMRAM)
[quote ... however version 1.45 loading and lower, from which i know that ... the files were transferred from Spectrum as 48K in size, so without ... -
speccy emulator on OS Xhi there i am trying to use ZXSP on OS X but it won't load TAP files, and that it only supports .SNA and Z80 files. can i convert TAP files to .SNA o…
... I transferred a lot of games from tape to PC with a ... loading the file in memory, but before returning to BASIC or from ... -
+3 Disks, SDP Project Getting There !!Hi folks, Seems to have been quite a good month for +3 disk preservation. More people are warming to the idea of preserving those little 3" plastic…
... from tape to disk?
I've also got the following games ... on disk.
Robocop
The ... /> AN Amstrad collection disk with
1. gift from the gods
+3 Disks, SDP Project Getting There !!Hi folks, Seems to have been quite a good month for +3 disk preservation. More people are warming to the idea of preserving those little 3" plastic…
... I copy a game from tape to disk?
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disk utility for this.
games on disk.
Robocop
The ... /> AN Amstrad collection disk with
1. gift from the gods
Loading at 1500 Baud.Just curious, I read that some of you want to load their games at 1500 Baud. Why do you want to do that now these days? Why wait 4,5 minute if you ca…
... they want to load stored games on the PC through the ... 't like the waitingtime for loading. That's why I built ... ZXPC Interface for fast loading and storage from/to the PC. Not ...Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
... may have bought a Dizzy games from me on EBAY way back ... about the other Spectrum disk systems... If the disk format is standard ... /> Commodore 64 (tape or disk)
Amiga (disk)
CD32 (CD-ROM ... /> Spectrum (tape or 3" disk or Microdrive)
Texas TI99 ...helpHi, I am new to this forum. I have purchased a Speccy from ebay but I am having trouble getting any games to load. I dont really have much technical…
Yes, it happens frequently. Try loading different games by downloading them from here, and playing them through the soundcard via playtzx (also here) or something. If none of them loads, should be what GP says. And not only he says so, he can fix it, too!Who is Bill Gilbert? what has he done?I remember numerous games in Russia where the loading screen said BY BILL GILBERT, but can't find games with this name now. I found some articles abo…
... a whole set of cracked games from Poland, cracked by Bill, but ... Multiface, and changed only "M1 Loading" message in Basic loader.More "fake" screenshots, please.I don't know about anyone else, but I really like seeing Spectrum screenshots of modern and/or original games - even if there ends up being no game t…
... code games for them because they are well presented? based on loading ... screens converted from pics? i know some ... this project to convert new games to spectrum, but so far ...Favourite latest generation consolesDisregarding previous consoles, out of today's big three, which console do you prefer? Gamecube? PS2? or Microsoft Halo-player? I'm wildly predi…
... other console, quality of games are getting better and better ... what they did with the 48k spectrum from games done in basic which ... were blocky to such games groundbreaking ... yrs from now and will we all still be playing games, i ...loading games the old fashioned wayhello everyone i'm back, my pc broke so i had to save and convince myself to buy a new one,which i did. Anyway i just got spectaculator since i now h…
Purist is.......
Loading SPECTRUM games in on a dodgy tape deck, on to a real SPECTRUM, in a room where all the furniture fixtures & fittings is from the 1980's or before!loading games the old fashioned wayhello everyone i'm back, my pc broke so i had to save and convince myself to buy a new one,which i did. Anyway i just got spectaculator since i now h…
... is.......
Loading SPECTRUM games in on a dodgy tape ... furniture fixtures & fittings is from the 1980's or before ... got one of those top loading video recorders.
I ...Best handheld for Spectrum emulation?I want a portable Speccy! Can anyone recommend the best Handheld to get for emulating the Spectrum, at the moment I can't decide between a Gameboy A…
... display and it makes most games look really crap. The GP32 ... GBA you are limited to 48k games only due to memory issues ... is ~?200 - get it direct from Hong Kong and you're ... charges.
? Very few "proper" games (and none that are in ...World of ZX81?Considering there is a lot of interest in the ZX81 (as well as some resources) on this site, how feasible would it be to include a WORLD OF ZX81 sect…
... games console - as the two guys you were talking about were from ... it would also ( supposedly ) play 48k games, having a switchable mode for ... microhobby and Micromania zx mags from Spain, people who could ... sam stuff or somehow ordering from the UK. we were ...last games you played before 16 bitsI passed to Amiga, I suppose the majority of you passed to AtariST, Amiga or PC,.. before that what games were the last you were playing on speccy??…
... was one of the only games I remember playing that ... on a 128K. Apart from the sound, the game ...
I won Roadblasters 48k version from a competition I half-heartedly ... them that they would review games favourably if they got ... stories on the crappest games.Unknown Games For ZX-Spectrum For Spectrum in period from 1980 to 1993 was made more 15000! games ...Where other 9000?(Don't check info) Also i find Names of very good games fo…
... . i think type-in games from a spectrum magazine or books ... and many times alter the loading schemes, loading screens or add a ... loading screen before the original, translate the games to ... theyve been altered by translation, loading schemes, etc.
TAP audio to MiniDisc (successes?)I know this has been discussed a long while ago (along with archiving to MP3 format(s)), but I`m curious to hear from anyone who's had any expiriment…
... back, I have loaded Spectrum games from minidisc. It's such a ... you can get about 40 games in mono on one disc ... audio tapes.
The minijack loading input of the Spectrum is ... use a Spectrum to play games today than use a Commodore ...Multiface 3 EmulationI've been trying to get hold of a multiface 3 to dump my 128 games onto +3 disk for a while now, but not having much success getting one. Then I saw…
... ) and have succesfully transferred some 48K games to a real +3 drive ... 17,x,x instructions for loading the address and length of ...About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…
... and where as the Spectrum games were all on normal ... disk drive if you wanted to use the whole selection of games ... available (as many of the games were disk-only). The disk drive ... anymore. The Spectrum had disappeared from the Finnish shops by then ...+3 questions, easiest way of playing games?Yes my old 128K spectrum didnt seem to come alive, so I bought a second hand Spectrum +3 on an auction site, it wasnt cheap! but wtf nothing beats th…
... I can only run 48K stuff from either harddrive or ... of playing 128K stuff from floppy or HD?[/quote ... so they'd load from disk or more practically write ... you can get the wiring from the peripherial section.
from a 128K?[/quote]
...Tap to SNA batch converterHi guys, i was wondering if there was a util DOS or Win based for batch converting Tap files to Sna files. I know some Emulators can do this but i h…
... 48k games. It is not clear where the snap should be taken from ...Soooo.........how do you play urs?I mostly play the speccy games on emulators these days but on the odd occasion i do get the real thing out and wait 10 mins for a game to crash errrr…
... /> My old rubber keyed 48k suffers from a sticking No.6 key ... it is more ornament than games machine.Stoopid questions im about to ask :)so.....wot exactly is the differences between the original 48k speccy and a + is it just the keyboard as im led to believe or has anybody found any …
... 128k worth of code into 48k memory.
As for ... the two machines. So some 48k games that didn't use that ... games that would work out your machine at the beginning of loading ...helpwhen you start up games sometimes it appears with a grey screen and i am unable to play the games what do i type to start the game
... to execute it. All other games should run automatically.
... loading the game for the correct hardware. I.e, generally load 48K games ... in the ZX Spectrum 48K mode and 128K ... games in Spectrum 128K ...
