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Badly written arcade games?A thought came to me earlier when reading the thread discussing retro consoles.... Back in the 80s arcade conversions were all the rage, but they …
... was always better (for obvious reasons). By the end of the ... -
The State of the Scrabble Game TodayI did have some reasons to be a bit interested in recent trends and changes such as:- 1) The non availability of new versions of DELUXE SRABBLE (…
I did have some reasons to be a bit interested ... -
Spectrum Games Where "How to Play" it advice is neededThis is the thread where advice on how to play any Spectrum can be sought .But why would anyone need advice on how to play Speccy games after all t…
... time ? Well there are several reasons and ANY reason is acceptable ... -
Exact emulation of the Snow effectAs the original post on another forum is outdated, and for those who don't know about that forum, I duplicate this info here: At the beginning of …
... revealed, determined by the same reasons. I called it the double ... -
Z80, TZX and TAP formatsHi again I?ve seen these three formats as the most common of all. The doubt is... Which is the best of them? What are the differences between them? …
... be beyond me for several reasons:
1) You don ... -
BEST EMULATOR EVER ?!?somebody already proved many emulators? what is the best emulator?
... there were a few other reasons, but they seem minor now ... -
BEST EMULATOR EVER ?!?somebody already proved many emulators? what is the best emulator?
... on my list for two reasons, I've to boot to ... -
Movie ConversionsWho loves the classics "Batman the Movie", "Ghostbusters I and II", "Ninja Turtles", and "RoboCop 1 and 2"? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so many memories!!! I'd…
... rule' there are certainly good reasons why this should often be ... -
denied gamesI to am guilty of sending denied games by email to other spec chums who are new to the emu scene,spesh ultimate games as they are some of the best an…
... despite the many perfectly sensible reasons why they might do otherwise ... view for one of these reasons).
degsy ... -
Ultimate GamesJust got a computer and found this site. I know this must be asked all the time, but what's the deal with Ultimate games on the net, why are they un…
... , it's Rare. Whatever their reasons for not allowing their games ... -
Ultimate GamesJust got a computer and found this site. I know this must be asked all the time, but what's the deal with Ultimate games on the net, why are they un…
>> There is still the possibility that if Rare/Codemasters/whoever allow free distribution of their games, they could lose some of the rights to the characters, etc in those games. -
Which emulator and assembler?Hi, I am looking to learn z80 assembly language and I feel the best option is a spectrum emulator and an assembler. Can anybody recommend the best …
... than the others for wotever reasons.
The Zeus manual ... -
All hail Queen Elizabeth the queen Mother.Our thoughts turn to Buckingham Palace at this sad time. She will be remembered for her lively spirit and for her strength of character. If not for h…
... I believe there are two reasons why spectrum fans continue to ... -
what games did you never complete?What games for the spectrum did you never manage to complete and why.
Too many, for too many different reasons - the most recurrent being lack of time and/or lack of patience. -
Audio format archiveHi, just got my hands on a Spectrum+ having not had one since my original 48k (upgraded 16k that I waited for when it was originally launched - a pai…
... as well!!! There may be reasons to leave Linux for Windows ... -
speccy v's comodore v's bbcThose old enough to remember the playground days when we each had our own little group speccy better than the comodore and the bbc users were all gee…
... functions and one of the reasons the screen updates are faster ... -
Just curious: are we all guys?I was wondering if this spectrum retro mania only affects guys, or if perhaps there are girls around too. And if not: why?! Not that gender is releva…
Please state your reasons for such an assessment. Even if Ultimate are/were the enemy, Knightlore still rocked da house. -
SpectaculatorThis sort of follows on from my last post....I know the chap that wrote the FANTASTIC Spectaculator emulator reads and posts on here so I have a ques…
... on is due to personal reasons which is not up to ... -
Someone knows the name of this game ?I remember an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 screen you played against another man and after you played with two kung-fu men. I rememb…
Differences between old days platforms (arcade, home computers) were MUCH MUCH deeper than nowadays, for obvious reasons... It's just that if you played the arcade version and now play MAME, there's little you can complain about! :) -
FoonI've recently discovered Foon, which is a Speccy emulator that runs on the Gameboy Advance. I have used it with a GBA emulator to try and get a feel…
... was one of the primary reasons. It works ok in GBA ... -
The Spectrum In EuropeWhat are the differences between Speccys in Europe and the UK? ie would a British 48K work in France or Italy, and vice versa?
... up with SECAM for political reasons, and im not sure but ... -
Bowie fans in WoSAfter a successful upgrading of my PC I found that my previous internal 56K modem was bwehaving strangely to say the least. Days passed and I could n…
... Stardust, although I think, affective reasons apart, that his finest effort ... -
TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.
... can't be done, for reasons I won't go into ... -
Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…
... contact them, but for some reasons it's not always possible ... -
Exolon Remake?On the main WOS site, it links to modern remakes and there are TWO new versions of Exolon listed there. The only thing is the links seem to be out of…
... already said, there are various reasons why my site was removed ... -
Microsoft swallows up RareI read in the paper today that microsoft have put in a takeover bid for Rare. No doubt the long lasting Ultimate games distribution problem will be o…
... Alive 3 are some convincing reasons (yes, I thought Halo was ... -
something is missing from TZX Vault's AutomonopoliWhile loading, the WOS version of this game (.tap) generates a quite nice red screen with a copyright notice. This version is identical with my ancie…
Help me!!I D?n?t know the name of this game i used to play.You were a cowboy and you were riding from place to place in your horse. it was an arcade game as w…
... wasnt that good for the reasons given below
1} Waiting ...