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Asus Eee PC thoughtsBasics: UMPC with 7" screen. underclocked 900MHz Celeron M processor. Price: ?220. Connectivity: Wifi, 3xUSB2.0, MMC/SDRAM card-reader, 0.3mp webca…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;276137]64GB of flash probably. Hard drives are going so out of fashion these days.[/QUOTE]
Ahhh, true ... and that makes a lot of sensibilitissimo. -
Uncommon games we should try ?The games section of the forum does seem to be very quiet lately ! We've had some similar threads in the past but over the last 6 months or so has a…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;276278]..................... the need to read the instructions, but it really is the thinking man's shoot 'em up.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely. Sets the scene.
Yes to the Beyond games, too. Thanks.
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Crap and the BeanstalkOh my giddy aunt! I've just watched the RZX of Jack and the Beanstalk! I can't believe I wasted so much of my teen life on the first screen of that…
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What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
[QUOTE=Matt_B;276254]I've got to ... -
Saboteur 3I have been playing [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004293"]Saboteur[/URL] and [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseeki…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;276912]Also, I've always ... -
Saboteur 3I have been playing [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004293"]Saboteur[/URL] and [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseeki…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;276912]Perhaps it's just a limitation in the ninja training; there aren't many rottweilers in Japan, are there? :wink:[/QUOTE]
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What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
[QUOTE=Matt_B;277046]I'd say that ... -
What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
... pirate copy.
[quote=Matt_B;278236]In terms of technical ... -
What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
[QUOTE=Matt_B;278272]What really wins it ... -
Trying to remember the name of a gameI vaguely remember this game where you had to travel between planets, use hyperspace, talk to aliens, etc. I'm pretty sure it had a graphical gui, so…
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I think we can safely rule out Stonkers[/quote]
You sure it's definitely not?
[QUOTE=Matt_B;279037]
and Atic Atac though. :)[/QUOTE]
Not even with a bit of imagination? -
Games you speed upI was just having a go of Striker because it has such a high rating (8.94!): [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004952[/url] As…
Lords of Midnight and Vulcan don't half fly along at 14MHz. -
Amstrad CPC questions for AndyC and anyoneRight, I've been using CAPRICE32, the Amstrad CPC emulator, and I have some questions regarding CPC games: 1) AndyC, are you the same bloke who wro…
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Amstrad CPC questions for AndyC and anyoneRight, I've been using CAPRICE32, the Amstrad CPC emulator, and I have some questions regarding CPC games: 1) AndyC, are you the same bloke who wro…
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Artist wantedDo you think you can do a ZX Shed cover?? I have picked a game at random - Vulcan the Tunisian Campaign. So, design us a cover that has the ZXS 'fe…
the only thing I've ever uploaded to the archives was a scan of the cover for Vulcan and a scan of the instructions. :D -
Artist wantedDo you think you can do a ZX Shed cover?? I have picked a game at random - Vulcan the Tunisian Campaign. So, design us a cover that has the ZXS 'fe…
... concepts on the theme of Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign[/url] that ... -
Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
Spent hours playing Desert Rats and Vulcan. -
Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
[QUOTE=RND;285090]Spent hours playing Desert Rats and Vulcan.[/QUOTE]
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Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
... Man;285092]I never played Vulcan. How would you compare them ... ?[/QUOTE]
Vulcan is very obviously based upon ... well as Desert Rats and Vulcan; it's just rooted in ... -
Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
... games? it was released after Vulcan IIRC.[/QUOTE]
Arnhem ... -
Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
I tried Vulcan a few years ago on an emulator but found it hard to get into after so many years away from Desert Rats.
Does anyone know what happened to Robert T Smith?
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Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
... =Sabre Man;285102]I tried Vulcan a few years ago on ... -
Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;285112]Last I heard, he was working on the Total War series of games. There's an interview with him here:
[url]http://home.nestor.minsk.by/game/news/2006/08/2301.html[/url][/QUOTE]Shogun was bloody brilliant. Loved it. -
ONLY in America...[url=http://cbs13.com/local/mice.shooting.mendocino.2.766133.html]Woman shoots herself while trying to kill mice[/url] :lol:
[QUOTE=Matt_B;285277]I think the humane ... -
Knight Lore vs Alien 8I've always liked to know which games of these two is the fave, because both are Filmation games, released in the same year...
... 8 now ! ;)
[QUOTE=Matt_B;287146]Historically, it's all ...