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Speccy Full-Price World Cup: 6 Months laterThe final of the Speccy Full-Price World Cup ended approximately 6 months ago, with [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3101…
... that Lords of Midnight went out early. After all, it wasn ... /> Rather, to get the best out of it, you'd have ... 's a toss-up between Manic Miner and Atic Atac. The former ... -
Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
... ]far[/i] better isometric adventures out there. I don't think ... />
It is then like Manic Miner, I really can not understand ... -
Beta testers wanted for Spectaculator for iOSHi all, Two Spectaculators in two days eh? Whatever next ;-) Yes, you read it right, I've finished Spectaculator for iOS to the point where it's al…
Just got myself a second hand iPad for 150 quid last week. Looking forward to trying out this emulator. I suspect that chuckle egg would be unplayable due to the touchscreen but manic miner and text adventures will probably
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Beta testers wanted for Spectaculator for iOSHi all, Two Spectaculators in two days eh? Whatever next ;-) Yes, you read it right, I've finished Spectaculator for iOS to the point where it's al…
... week. Looking forward to trying out this emulator. I suspect that ... due to the touchscreen but manic miner and text adventures will probably ... -
Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
... ') top 10!
1. Manic Miner
Yup, had to go ... , but that has been sorted out in the remakes, which are ... glut of fantasy-themed texties out there, and is why it ... -
David Braben on the BBC[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2011/03/david_braben_-_an_elite_gamer.html[/URL]
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The likes of Manic Miner (and a bit Elite) i ... might have tried programming/printing out pictures and other stuff into ... -
Elite's iPhone/iPad Spectrum Emulator updated... with Manic Miner, Monty and more!This was updated earlier today: [URL="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/zx-spectrum-elite-collection/id391336343?mt=8"]link[/URL]. Now includes Manic M…
... remember how to play Manic but didn't play ... they reverted back to the Manic Miner music.
About ... know but i'll find out anyway.
Finally ... when we were testing TV out in the app. As ... getting too excited the TV out code is disabled in ... -
Games Where The Sequel Outshone The OriginalAs the title says , what game for you was the one that outshone the original the best? In many cases with movies , the original is the best , but for…
... jsw over manic miner, if only for the reason that manic miner is one ... than the atrocity I shelled out for back in the day ... -
Mr Kizza being rather cheeky ....again !Someone from Atari Age contacted me and pointed me at this... [url]http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/163375-back-to-basics/page__pid__2095588#ent…
... , eg Elite, Knight Lore and Manic Miner' then it could be the ... past reputation has been called out on that forum more than ... -
Which Spectrum Game Pushed The Machine To It's Limits? 128kWhere Time Stood Still? Chase HQ? Robocop? Suggestions?
... . Once they're bored with Manic Miner I get them on to ... . normally I just blast it out on the real machine but ... -
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…
... /> I would like to point out the quality of women going ... you about level 18 of Manic Miner etc. -
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…
... /> I would like to point out the quality of women going ... you about level 18 of Manic Miner etc.[/QUOTE]
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Sabre Wulf - don't you just hate itThere's lots of Speccy opinions that divide us, but one thing I seem to stand alone in is my dislike for Sabre Wulf. I'm not joking now, I don't like…
... never play it. I found out years later that you had ... , and we never worked it out for ourselves. Still, we pretend ... was nice. Jetman along with Manic miner was the first games I ... -
Sabre Wulf - don't you just hate itThere's lots of Speccy opinions that divide us, but one thing I seem to stand alone in is my dislike for Sabre Wulf. I'm not joking now, I don't like…
... .e. when the +2 came out), by which time the Ultimate ... magazines, who made big news out of any Ultimate game) and ... 'd say probably Skooldaze. Or Manic Miner. But lots of people wouldn ... -
Your Views on... GhostbustersI dusted off the Master System version of this and inspired me to try out the Speccy version. It's a good game with it's strong and weak points. I …
... one 48K version of Ghostbusters out there...
After some tests ... it turns out there are more differences than ... code.
To find out what version you have do ... use to Spectrum tunes being out of key thanks to Manic Miner. -
How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
... play Jetpac, Manic Miner, Ant Attack was enough to balance out the price ... -
How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
... play Jetpac, Manic Miner, Ant Attack was enough to balance out the price ... -
First Speccy game you ever played/boughtThis has probably been done before on here, and I'm also pretty sure it was done in about 1996 on comp.sys.sinclair, but anyway. What was the first…
... .. mum went out shopping.. then came back with manic miner and jetman (how ... -
Spectrum writer neededHi guys, it's me Darran, the editor of Retro Gamer who routinely comes along whenever he needs your help ;) Anyway, I want to do a collector's guide…
... here(I do have a Manic Miner Title, and I find it ... !) as someone said: just chill out! (WOS shouldn't be taken ... -
First Speccy game you ever played/boughtThis has probably been done before on here, and I'm also pretty sure it was done in about 1996 on comp.sys.sinclair, but anyway. What was the first…
... , and when my +2 popped out of the festive wrapping on ... great games, including stuff like Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Jetpac, Sabre ... -
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... is a curved panel extending out to the right of the ... />
I stand by my Manic Miner vote (that, or the fourth ... -
SPIN and Windows 7Hi All, Apologies if this is duplicated elsewhere but tried searching. Is SPin ok with Windows7? RT
... would never actually say anything out loud for fear of looking ... first choices were:
Manic Miner
JSW
Alter Ego ... -
Great Spectrum Mysteries #1 - the Stormbringer 128 PoltergeistI never could figure out how to get past the poltergeist in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004919"]Stormbringer 128k[/URL]. …
... Doctor Jones might just be Miner Willy's generically-named psychiatrist ... talk through every level of Manic Miner, but not Jet Set Willy ... that didn't quite work out and was wiped pre-release ... -
The state of things to come?Whilst I think it's great that our fave games are appearing on the iPad/iPhone/iToilet etc, I do think it is sad that games are now being taken from…
... to distinguish between something like Manic Miner, which was sold as a ... around the same time as Manic Miner that are still being ... fact that the original is out of copyright hasn't had ... there's alternative/free software out there which is generally offers ... -
Kwah!!!!!!I see that Mike Lewis has denienced his game as there about to be released on the Elite/Ipod thingy. I was wondering how many other games have gone …
... regularly play are Chuckie Egg/Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy etc and ... wont be buying his games out of principle due to this ... -
Good Sam Coupe games and demosI've just found out that Sim Coupe (the Sam Coupe emulator, for those who can't see the bleeding obvious :p) has been ported to the PSP. Actually it …
Definitely try the excellent SAM versions of [I]Manic Miner[/I] and [I]Splat[/I].
Make sure you get the full version of [I]Manic Miner[/I], there seems to be a "demo" version out there as well that doesn't have all the levels. -
Good Sam Coupe games and demosI've just found out that Sim Coupe (the Sam Coupe emulator, for those who can't see the bleeding obvious :p) has been ported to the PSP. Actually it …
... excellent SAM versions of [I]Manic Miner[/I] and [I]Splat[/I ... [I]Manic Miner[/I], there seems to be a "demo" version out there ... /> The full version of SAM Manic Miner is available on the coverdisk ... -
GTA IV vs Earlier GTA gamesOne of the regular discussions (or arguments, depending on the age of the participants - how I wish no one under twenty could post on the forums :() …
... once Red Dead Redemption came out, no one even thought twice ... 'm now willing to go out on a limb and nominate ... , exactly like the enemies in Manic Miner. And the ones who were ... -
Games you have completed (no cheating)Beach Head. erm....that's it.:-(
... relentless random deaths wore me out in the end. Did anyone ... much of my youth beating Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy (with the ... I was most proud of Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy and Sabre ... -
Thinking of making a "Wicker Man" text adventureI introduced my friend to the wonderful world of Speccy text adventures the other night, after she reminded me she liked D+D/MMORPGs; so we played an…
... , i.e. if you load Manic Miner and then record a WAV ... tunes and the sound of Miner Willy jumping etc.
out to TZX.
Might ...
