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Help with Spectaculator pleeeaase!Ello, Ive been using spectaculator 4, now when i try and use it it just minimises to the task bar and will not come back. when i click it or try and …
This has happend to me, when I used a windows 95 version on an xp system. Just up up-grade to version 6.25 for windows xp.
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Retro Gamer Issue 5The lowdown on the new issue of Retro Gamer is now available at [url="http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro5.shtml"]http://www.livepublishing.…
... morning, has the second Lords of Midnight article(on the disk it ... and the brilliant IMHO I of the Mask.
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The ZX Spectrum On Your PC - Book (pdf)by C . Woodcock. [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/ZXSpectrumOnYourPCThe.pdf"]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/…
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Vampire game - need ID please!I think it involved Dracula. The game had night sections and day sections, where Drac would only come out at night. At one point you had to get a "tw…
Oh, Puhleeze! All my games are original!!! It's of the spectrum that I own a cheap clone. ;)Crash,YS & SU .pdf discsWould someone be kind enough to point me in the direction where I can order these discs please. I have only just registered so am obviously not fam…
... ... the very idea of getting old issue`s of the mags I loved ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... strongly on the subject of people making money of games they have ... , there is not much chance of us going that route. [/quote ... rather than IPF's. Of course, if some kind of bootlegger is distributing ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
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He's done what all of us emulator authors have ... done. He's tested ... SDP. He's probably also contributed to the understanding of protection schemes ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... an emulator can load TZX's, of the first version. It ... a very good example of this too. This is ... quote]
He's done what all of us emulator authors have ... the format, indeed one of the reasons I mentioned ... about *speccy* disks than any of these IPF guys.
...Hello & question about WoSHello all. Relatively new to WoS, but been a fan of all things speccy & Sam for years (my biggest claim to fame is having 2 games appear on the Sam'…
There`s DVD`s of all Spec mags for about ... each available from a couple of source`s that I will be ... buying when cash allows - That`s your best bet. Also PDF ... details as I forget who`s doing them. Better anyway than ...Crash,YS & SU .pdf discsWould someone be kind enough to point me in the direction where I can order these discs please. I have only just registered so am obviously not fam…
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I now have Issue`s 1 to 14, plus issue ... 27.. these issue`s in the 20`s correspond to early 1988 ... well as the first issue`s these ones also are ... NICE to have... Im sick of saying this, but... Thanks...
s of all mags, but debts at ...Survey: buying new games?Hi all, I'm steadily progressing with my Ragnar Revival isometric game for the Spectrum 48k and if I keep working as hard as I do now, it'll probabl…
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I would buy all of their titles but i'm ... fan, if they sold z80's i would get them straight ... i bought a few z80's of brand new games I wouldnt ... do one day release z80's, i would love to try ...I know it's not directly admnistered but....Evenin' - Just happened to give the web-interface for IRC chat on the front page a go. Never in the whole time I have been using the net have I bee…
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s of Spec software which I`d ... for a while, but it`s so meaningless by yourself.. a ...Top 10 Games - All Formats (Pre Playstation era)Without being biased only towards Spectrum games what are your favourite 10 games? (Apologies if this has been asked before) My favourites: 1 Sensi…
1) Lords of midnight (Spec)
2) Sensible world of soccer (amiga)
3 ...Two colour nice Spectrum screen$Im wanting some 2 colour Spec or SAM screens to use as backgrounds in my OS... i.e. black and white, blue and back etc etc... not using attributes an…
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It`s 16 colour, with any pixel ... able to be any one of the colours, just like ... case looks better... It`s up to you though.
I have five issue`s of BitaByte Disk Mag which I ... did 1992, and there`s loads of programs to get you used ...Retro gamer Issue 1 for sale on EbayHi everyone, ISSUE ONE of Retro Gamer for sale on Ebay. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6917605552&ssPageName=STRK:…
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ebay have a habit of banning honest folks, for no ... scammers to rack up lot's of negative feedback and carry on ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... , myself included, recognise the merits of both the Spectrum games and ... games. I have shelves full of Spectrum games which I like ... (e.g. Knight Lore, Lords Of Midnight, Elite, Jet Set Willy etc ... .) are of their own time and, as ...3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
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landscaping ( eg Lords of Midnight )
[url="http://www.icemark ...If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…
... Vic, Atari 8-bit. Lot's of other computers (inc. the C64 ... a beautiful piece of 80's design - it's a work of art. Just ... thought the Spectrum had one of the best cassette interfaces. ... still playing horrendous knock-offs of Galaxians or Scramble, that were ...WOS archive on DVD?Hello This question has appeared few times, but I have not found any place to order WOS archive. Is anybody selling the whole arcive on DVD's? Jocu
... nice, and if the gods of the WOS are looking in ... quality, professional DVD's. Of course, the Gods of WOS would have to ... be looking at 2 DVD's, slipcase and cover.... so I ...Slightly OT : Xbox emulationI'm interested if anyone here uses a modded Xbox for emulation purposes. I like the idea of using a console rather than a PC for playing games, but I…
... have the same intrinsic value`s of Mamefor PC/Linux/Mac ala ...Games which are just about impossible to *not* completeWe've had a thread about games which can't be completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you're almost ce…
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I just got fed ...I cant belive this website and the activity round here!Hi! I?m new to this site (hope i have not posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few months I have got my self a PC to play games on from…
... ), who is giving away CD's of complete YS/CRASH/What not ...Good/Bad Games RatioHi folks, What is your general feeling about all the games you've ever played on Spectrum, how many good games have you found compared to bad ones (…
I found many good games to be totally boring. Lords of Midnight is one... And I really enjoy strategy games.
Of the 200-300 games I bought, I came back to and played less than 10 often and maybe 20 sometimes.The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…
... someone who knows the joy`s of Elasto :)
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We have some of the best levels done for ... if you want 50 MegaBytes of excellent levels and Replays.
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I knew ...Cobra - scrollingHi everyone, I have been studying some of the code in Ocean' Cobra game using a debugger, in the hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In cas…
I like it when you MC`ers start looking through code, it`s like a propper Sherlock Holmes mystery... figuring out what bit`s of code from famous games do what etc etc...
Even for non MC`ers it`s interesting, and provides some insight :)Cobra - scrollingHi everyone, I have been studying some of the code in Ocean' Cobra game using a debugger, in the hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In cas…
... mystery... figuring out what bit`s of code from famous games do ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... 't be involved. Not much of a logical connection to make ... don't think them of as something that's of an exclusive interest ... se* (although I'm involved of course), but for everyone in ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... don't think them of as something that's of an exclusive interest ... se* (although I'm involved of course), but for everyone in ... .
It's just that advocates of this don't seem ...Ratings For Lords of MidnightHas anyone else noticed that 3/4 of people who've rated this game have given it 10/10? I know it's a classic game (one of my favourites in fact) but …
The lords of midnight deserves every bit of praise thats heaped on it. It still plays great today.
