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Success at recording WAVs to tape and them loading!Hi I thought i'd share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette copies of games from TAP / TZX -> WAV -> audio cassette. …
... listened back to the tape in comparison with the CD and ... produced tapes of the 80s in terms of volume and detail ... 've loaded 3D Startstrike and Manic Miner.
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Ripped speccy game character graphicsI'm looking for a few original graphics from Speccy games, such as Miner Willy, Jetman etc. The original graphics, ripped straight from the games, pr…
... from Speccy games, such as Miner Willy, Jetman etc. The original ... Manic Miner and then put it into a paint package and zoom in ... -
Type a screen of text from the start screen.I've forgotten all the combo's of symbol-shift and so on, but is there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text? Problem is, as soo…
... , from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text ... up. I want to just type in a few sentences, without any ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 30 October 2015Friday 30 October 2015 Lots of new POKEs, tips for a SAM game and a rather belated compilation of RZX Archive updates * Andy Ford provided new P…
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* BadBeard sent in POKEs for Aquanoids and Bathyscaphe ...
* GoodBoy sent in POKEs for Knightmare 2 ZX ... !, Horace Miner 2, Post Mortem,
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UK magazine alert: The Making of Jet Set WillyIssue 150 of [i]Retro Gamer[/i] magazine has six pages devoted to Matthew Smith and his classic Spectrum games [i]Manic Miner[/i] and [i]Jet Set Will…
... two-page article about [i]Manic Miner[/i], featuring a short but ... />
Matthew wrote JSW in eight months in 1983/1984, while he ... Master Bedroom”. With the ending in place, he then expanded the ... /> [*]MSX (Bee Card) (released in Japan by Hudson Soft).
Jet Set Willy: The Nightmare EditionExperience the timeless classic with a refreshing wave of new challenges and surprises! Solve the mysteries and find all the items... and be quick! …
... /> Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner Community ([url="http://jswmm.co ... /> The project was launched in the Contributor Lounge of jswmm ...
The project exploded in the following weeks, when several ... Contributors joined in and launched an avalanche ...Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
... the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much hot air, ... />
Matthew has said in an interview he dabbled with ... There were plenty of type-ins at the time ... to knuckle down and type in all the numbers. Why ... two weeks to make in the accompanying article when ..."Jet Set Luis: Rumbo a la Costa Blanca""Jet Set Luis: Rumbo a la Costa Blanca" (Jet Set Luis: On the Way to Costa Blanca) is a 2014 or 2015 (see below) Spanish remake of "Manic Miner", mad…
... below) Spanish remake of "Manic Miner", made by three ZX Spectrum ... Willy", while in fact the game uses the "Manic Miner" game engine ... .
According to the manual included in ... -que-un-clon-de-Manic-Miner"]El Mundo del Spectrum ...Random Game InterpretationsHi All Just some random thoughts I'd been having around what it is about the (specifically the example of JSW / MM) games that so appeals to me: …
... recognisable as familiar objects in a home, or familiar ... ago.
(In the chronologically reverse order), when ... i] discovered JSWs predecessor: Manic Miner, it was then that the ... party hue), instead bringing in an element of the mysterious ...Millipede missing in action querySorry for the double post, but no one seems to respond much in the MIA category. I have a post there asking if anyone thinks the Millipede game I hav…
... seems to respond much in the MIA category. I ... have is missing in action or a type-in. I have the ... file in a collection ... Millipede games as seen in the archive, but also ... grateful for gamers' expertise in identifying the version I have ...Anybody have an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive on Pre-Order?I have the Vive pre-ordered, but annoyingly by the time I had enough saved and I ordered it I was too late for the April wave of shipments, so it sho…
... , so it should be shipping in May. I was going to ... =iWproPHhHd0
Virtual Reality Manic Miner anyone?Faster Manic MinerHey, dudes. I've been fiddling around trying to wring more speed out of this game recently. I've replaced the LDIR buffer copying routines with s…
... with some faster alternatives in to the spare 3kb ... or so in RAM starting at 37708 in the address ... have achieved a decent improvement in performance. One thing that ... back, though, is the in game music. With it turned ... using the AY chip in the 128k be faster ...My favourite b-list gamesBack in my Spectrum days I had a BASF tape. Onto this tape went all my favourite games as the years went by. It started off with Manic Miner, then Ha…
Back in my Spectrum days I had ... by. It started off with Manic Miner, then Harrier Attack, then Commando ... anyway, but the cassette lived in my player because these would ...Issue 4A, tests complete fine but get odd crashing problemHi all, I've got an issue 4A which has had all of its lower RAM replaced, TR4, TR5 as well as its CPU. It originally had quite high voltages (20-3…
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However.. On loading Manic Miner, everything appears initially fine but ... takes until a few screens in for anything to be noticed ... machines fine using the same Manic Miner file.
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Any ideas? Thanks in advance.Top 10 hacks?Hi all I love the Maria and Willy in Atic Atac hacks. Are there other great examples? Horace in Manic Miner? Monty skiing?
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I love the Maria and Willy in Atic Atac hacks. Are there other great examples? Horace in Manic Miner? Monty skiing?Brexit inspired game.I'm now struggling to think of any games to back up my idea, but I recall there being a plethora of politcally inspired games in the 80's. Regardless…
... plethora of politcally inspired games in the 80's. Regardless, here ... 's also an apathetic enemy in the form of a de ... then the Manic Miner boot comes down on your character. In fct it ... could probably be done in a MM/JSW editor...
Turbo Jet Set WillyHey, dudes. After the patched version of Manic Miner that I made a while ago, one of my pals here has been nagging at me to do the sequel too. …
... /> After the patched version of Manic Miner that I made a while ... game may enjoy the boost in speed. Playing the original release ... but it can be toggled in the usual way and i ...Searching for the perfect Spectrum emulator (Android)I'm searching for the best Spectrum emulator to run on my GPD XD, which runs Android. I've got several thousand TZXs on a flash card (I own all the o…
... find the ultimate version of Manic Miner. It doesn't allow me ... to display the virtual keyboard in landscape mode (despite the "swipe ... turned on), and the menu in general seem to come and ... , but it's practically unusable in it's current state: starting ...NEW RELEASE: "Willy's New Mansion" Special EditionOn the twelfth anniversary of the [url="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/4593"]release[/url] of my…
... , including arrows that change colour in mid-flight;
... the change of the in-game tune in mid-room, Swooshing ... uk/"]JetSet Willy & Manic Miner Community[/url] fame for ... assistance they have given me; in particular:
- ...On the first day of christmas my Speccy gave to me....1 - Manic Miner's Banyan Tree 10 - Ten Stormlords leaping Any more suggestions? This is how the song goes: [code] Twelve drummers drummin…
1 - Manic Miner's Banyan Tree
10 - ... doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree![/code]
in 2008 but the video isn ... there any more, no harm in doing it again eh.New Game: "Willy Games: The First 30 Years Quiz"I am pleased to announce the release of a brand-new game for the ZX Spectrum 128: "[b]Willy Games: The First 30 Years Quiz[/b]". It is a multiple…
... choice quiz which revolves around Manic Miner (MM) and Jet ... more difficult and requires in-depth knowledge of the ... disassemblies, which were instrumental in the creation and implementation of ...
The Readme included in the release ZIP package contains ...Emulation with remade HD graphics - possible?Do you think it is technically possible to make new HD graphics for a ZX Spectrum game and use the emulation to drive the graphics as the original ga…
... you want to create a Manic Miner game but you want everything ... and tiles would be redone in this HD mode. Just to ...User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add ... = 0
30 INPUT "Type in a number " ; A$
... get the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, ... a string in BBC BASIC
INPUT "Type in a number ... help getting it done in Sinclair BASIC would be ...TTFn Sinclair type-ins archiveIt has been suggested that TTFn - The Type Fantastic (http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm) might have the largest select…
... suggested that TTFn - The Type Fantastic (http://www.users.globalnet ... .co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm) might ... largest selection of ZX80/ZX81 type-in programs on the Internet ( ... counting the 1500-odd Spectrum type-in programs on file (plus ..."Henry's Hoard" - completable at last![[i]Please scroll down if you just want the links where the bug-fixed files can be grabbed![/i]] "Henry's Hoard" is a game released by Martyn Brow…
... the position of items in the rooms with corresponding ... technical numbers in "JSW". These are:
... ("West Wing Roof" in "JSW"), defined in "Henry's Hoard" ... versions/"]JetSet Willy & Manic Miner Community[/url]. The ZIP includes ...MARBLE MADNESS (MD - WEST 'EA' vs JAP 'TENGEN') - WHICH IS BEST?Hi everyone and welcome to the May 2017 of Which Is Best? (All previous episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwNreNhW7CgheHTRuhjGLO…
... ZX Spectrum,...Chuckie Egg vs Manic Miner which no doubt challenged your ... site which were heavily in favour of Manic Miner although they all loved ... was those votes that pushed Manic Miner to the winning line ... would you prefer to have in your collection if you ...A Jet Set Willy double-bill!Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner Community (jswmm.co.uk) is proud to present two brand new redesigns of 'Jet Set Willy'. In 'Jet Set Mini', Willy's o…
... Set Willy'.
In 'Jet Set Mini', Willy's ... has been somewhat reduced in scale. But size isn ... layout has been recycled, in order to insert a ... layout of Willy's house in this project. However, ' ... duty by sprites from 'Manic Miner' and 'Jet Set Willy ...Skool daze and back to skool keep crashingHy. I hope I'm posting in the right area. I tried loading and playing both games with a cell phone to my spectrum. The games load (after a bit of …
... . I hope I'm posting in the right area.
manic miner and that works OK. Skool ...ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 05 August 2017Saturday 05 August 2017 Here's the June update (eh? Ed)... Yes - things have been a bit busy in Real Life, so I'm running a tad behind. At least it'…
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Homer Simpson 2: In Russia Again, Mysterious Dimensions, < ... provided even more POKEs for Manic Miner.
* ... Convergence , Heroes Rescue ,
In the Walls of Eryx , Invasive ... Wolfcastle McBain and
Yankee in Iraq, A.
I want to make my own Manic Miner mod ? Which editor ?I know a few of you have made Willy/Miner mods. I'm looking for a fairly basic editor I could use to make my own? What would you guys recommend ?
I know a few of you have made Willy/Miner mods. I'm looking for a fairly basic editor I could use to make my own? What would you guys recommend ?
