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Activision's Ghostbusters (1984 version)Did anyone ever manage to work out (or hack) the account numbers? If so, are they the same for the 1986 rehash?
The ending is slightly different in the 128k version. Rather than ... until I saw the picture in this month's Retro Gamer ... disc you can see this in action! -
This month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …
... magazines online showing the games in action
Oh what I ... running, with the development tools in action and some moving footage of ... -
Problem with SpectaculatorHello, It?s ages since I don?t write on this forum. I use to have Spectaculator on my PC and i don?t use it for a few months, today i try to play som…
... /> There might be a bug in a specific release, so version ... IS relevant !.
In addition, I misunderstood, I though ... different words to describe things (lost in translation).... my mistake, Jon has ... -
Windows SP2Completely OT, but if any of you have, or get a 64bit chip, windows xp sp2 seems to knacker the machine. Mine was locking out every 30 seconds for a…
... 64 bit version of XP in action (on our high end office ... -
Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... see the code for this in action, just to finally get my ... -
Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
Thanks Erlstoned,
Indents shouldn't be a prob. I'll check if it can do multiple lines.
If you send me your email I can send you a snapshot of the routine in action.
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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…
... expect, which kills the experience in my opinion.
And ... a prior mindset.
In contrast, Speccy games always had ... going to see the bugger in action! -
Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... of such a sprite algorithm in action at my website (below), click ... the buffer to the display in a flicker-free manner. The ... -
NTSC Spectrums?Being in the U.S., I missed the whole ZX Spectrum thing in Europe in the 80's. I've never seen an actual ZX Spectrum. I know that in the states the…
... finding a true blue Spectrum (in working order!) would be enviable ... at all and see it in action as it would appear on ... -
Pentagon/Scorpion Speed of software Just wanted to ask if anyone knows if the 7Mhz mode is ever/ or maybe frequently used on the Pentagon or Scorpion Spectrum clones... Just that with…
... with some of the software, in particular the 128K hacked/inproved ... framerate... so is this 7Mhz in action?
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Help me find this game !I asked a fair while back if anyone knew about this game but no one could seem to find it Its a simulation game where you try to get to the top of t…
... graphics appeared of a band in a concert hall, it was ... final position the record went in as.
Its only ... one of the games missing in action. Sorry to go on about ... -
First arcade/handheld/comuter game you ever played.Whilst sat in a traffic jam in Milton "Evil" Keynes today I was thinking "What was the first arcade/handheld/computer game I ever played" I narrowed…
... was called. Was on holiday in Polzeath, Cornwall as a kid ... Sid, Spectral Invaders and Zzzoom in action. When i realised after he ... could put a different game in the tape player i was ... -
Mark R JonesI would like to be the first to welcome Mark to our humble little community, it's always good to have a bonafide Spectrum man here, whilst we are mos…
You can also see her "in action" in this Channel 4 documentary 'Toying with the Future'.
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New release of EmuZWinEmuZWin Version 2.6 Release 1.0 Beta? ? (30-Jan-2005): A lot of changes. Most important are: [+] Formats supported: RZX, SLT. [+] Sound devices sup…
... it while "replaying" frames like in Action Replay.
??? (+) ... computers connected and works well in such case.
in the Configuration), by default it ... priority on-fly achieving in some cases better performance ... -
The Best Retro ComputerAs an owner of a Spectrum 48K Pure-Blood, i am proud of being a retro-gamer. But I want a secondary retro computer also. What is the best for me? I w…
TATUNG EINSTEIN
ive never actually seen one in action or used one...but i own one :)
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Fun with games!Does anyone have nonstandard ways of playing any games? On Heathrow ATC, I found the first two exercises a bit easy, and the third just about imposs…
... wrote:
In Ghostbusters suck the ghost in the car while ... Tragic!
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In Sabre Wulf I'd sometimes ... I'd carefully collected are lost in 10 seconds of madness. I ... br />
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And in the Ultima RPG games, especially ... -
coin-op conversions What's your favorite Spectrum coin-op conversion. Mine's Ghost's & Goblins.
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Input needed for RG article on 8 bit games that 'stank' Hi guys, I'm putting together a piece for Retro Gamer. It will feature 8 bit games 'that stank'. I'm after your input on which SPECTRUM, C64 and …
... Tree) is classed as missing in action. However I remember reading a ... review in Personal Computer News that stated ... -
Nintendo DS - First ImpressionsI picked up one of these on the European launch day yesterday, along with a copy of Super Mario DS. Very happy with it so-far. The quality of the s…
... DS, I've seen one in action but am yet to use ... -
Games Club Week2 The second games club game is the Shoot-em up Uridium you can download the game and instructions here [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.…
... the best thing there is in the game is the rainbow ... don't understand what is lost in translation from the C64 to ... the speccy in terms of gamesplay or originality ... -
Games Club Week2 The second games club game is the Shoot-em up Uridium you can download the game and instructions here [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.…
... don't understand what is lost in translation from the C64 to ... the speccy in terms of gamesplay or originality ... thing the C64 version had in common with the speccy was ... -
PAW adventuresIs there anybody here who did develop new PAW adventures (with the Spectrum or with WinPAW) like Colin Woodcock ("Blink"). I solved that adventure at…
... 2005, I believe)
(IN SPANISH)
[url="http ... last one is not missing in action, both games are here:
Doctor Who DVDs ... any recommendations?You've probably all seen many more episodes than me so maybe you can recommend some really excellent ones. I already have Pyramids of Mars (which I …
Serious recommendations:
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Seeds of Death
Lost in Time
The Mind RobberWhat was the first game/program you wrote?Mine: ZX81 - a centipede clone with just one piece to shoot at - I called it Monopede :D Spectrum - a Basic game co-designed with a friend. I prog…
... platform-game that I wrote in BASIC when I was about ... to stand on special blocks in order to go up IIRC ... the game is long since lost in the sands of time).
Current SpectrumWhat do you think the Spectrum, it if had never been sold to Amstrad, would have been like if Sir Clive could have kept it going, perhaps by letting …
... that they don`t get lost in the background or cause colour ...Current SpectrumWhat do you think the Spectrum, it if had never been sold to Amstrad, would have been like if Sir Clive could have kept it going, perhaps by letting …
... that they don`t get lost in the background or cause colour ... I dreamed about back in the 80s, and in a way that ...Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 1-3I'm new to this forum and was hoping for some advice. I was searching through my cupboard and found some magazines I hadn't seen for years. They ar…
... run the risk of getting lost in the flood.
I ... sell a lot on eBay. In this instance, i'd be ... worldwide, mention the other issues in the listing decription, state postage ... course, you should also log in to W.O.S and ...
