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Favourite JoysticksWhat was your favourite joystick? I started off with the Quickfire II that came with my Speccy 48k+, but soon found it was not much cop. The contact…
... other hand on. It used micro-switches instead of contacts, so ... assistant for a joystick with micro-switches and two seperate fire ... -
Eric & Floaters year of releaseEric and the Floaters is listed as a 1983 release, but all the advertisements and reviews say it was launched on the Spectrum in 1984. It sounds like…
Eric and the Floaters is listed as a 1983 release, but all the advertisements and reviews say it was launched on the Spectrum in 1984. It sounds like the original game was made in 1983 as Bomberman, but it wasn't released on the Speccy until 1984. -
Hard Drivin - is it me?I tried Hard Drivin for the Speccy years ago and just couldn't get to grips with it. Then I tried it again recently, and it still seems just as awful…
... play.
Yet the reviews of the game at the ... -
Look Around YouHopefully not posted before, might be of interest to anyone who bought computer games in the 1980s: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBcrTucxiRc[…
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Release years often wrong?For many games the "Year of release" section often bears little relation to when the advertisements and reviews appeared, and I assume they wouldn't …
... to when the advertisements and reviews appeared, and I assume they ... 1985
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ZX Spectrum technical information wiki[With vague apologies for the multi-post] In order to push out updated information quicker than is currently happening with the [url=http://www.worl…
... ]technical[/i] (ie not game reviews and the like) information (while ... -
ZX Spectrum technical information wiki[With vague apologies for the multi-post] In order to push out updated information quicker than is currently happening with the [url=http://www.worl…
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Samurai Champloo vs. Afro SamuraiAnyone seen either shows? I like [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423731/"]Samurai Champloo[/URL], solid stories with excellent choreography + mus…
Glider Rider release dateThe database has 1987, but the game itself says 1986, and the magazine reviews, tips, pokes etc start appearing in mid-1986. [url]http://www.worldof…
The database has 1987, but the game itself says 1986, and the magazine reviews, tips, pokes etc start appearing in mid-1986.
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002054[/url]Microsoft Surface.[URL="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=1][B]Micro[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][B][I]$oft[/I][/B] Surface[/URL] Very interesting ... sounds…
... /"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=1][B]Micro[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][B][I ..."The Lords" and Speccy nostalgiaI've just noticed that "The Lords" (demomaker group from the Netherlands) have now granted distribution permission. Now this brings back memories. I …
... . It mainly consisted of games reviews and news items about the ...Index of ZX81 soft/hardware references in mags?I'm just about at the point with my ZX81 collection that I want to systematically identify things I'm missing by going through magazines like ZX Comp…
Blatant duplicationI got my first +2 around 1986 second hand bundled with the Sinclair Research game pack that included Oh Mummy! Disco Dan and Crazy Golf... One of th…
... was Treasure Island by Mr Micro. A simple maze based game ... upon a game by Mr Micro published by Firebird called The ...Your views on...Cauldron[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Cauldron$&pub=^Palace+Software$&loadpics=on] Cauldron[/url] Now, I don't know why I even ch…
... great graphically, kinda similar to Micro Gen's style.
Is ...RGCD - Free CD Diskmag[img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/rgcdcover.gif[/img] For those not in the know, the mag not only reviews the best new releases …
... know, the mag not only reviews the best new releases for ... this issue include...
[i]"Reviews of new releases for the ...Emulator Comparison ChartHi. In a similar vein to [URL=http://www.ppest.org/zx/zxse.php]Piters[/URL] comparison of various ZX emulators, I've been looking at adding some deta…
... [/URL] - while Piters page kinda reviews emulators, this will be simply ...Graphic requestedI'm looking for help with the creation of a graphic. Consider an external website, which talks about or reviews a Spectrum title, and has a button t…
... website, which talks about or reviews a Spectrum title, and has ...stewis there a difference between stew and casserole? i looked on wikifoodia and they said there was a very fine line between the two, i think the later …
... time in my life where micro chips are getting boring.Electronics interfaces used in schools in the 80'sCan anyone remember the names of those interfaces that plugged into the parrallel ports of computers at school in the 80's. They had 6 LEDs in red, …
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They plugged into BBC Micro's and those big Beige ...Okay, own up. Who's doing these 'thrilling' reviews?[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK6GD8JTuIE[/url] Great fun. I nearly nodded off watching the review of Paperboy. And my god, he really can't pl…
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK6GD8JTuIE[/url]
Great fun. I nearly nodded off watching the review of Paperboy.
And my god, he really can't play Draughts Genius :DYSRnRY: Introducing the "Virtual YS", plus a HUGE update[A few minutes early, but what the hey...] The Your Sinclair Rock'n'Roll Years is ten years old today! Time to celebrate... The problem with a…
... almost all the full-sized reviews, with a fair amount of ... , that's almost 1,900 reviews, previews and features in total ...SPOT+SPEX magazine index updatedThe first phase of the SPEX adverts extension to the SPOT Spectrum magazine index is now available at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4…
... Spectrum in the magazines Crash, Micro Adventurer, Sinclair Answers, Sinclair Programs ... , plus all 168 issues of Micro Adventurer, Your Spectrum, Your Sinclair ...What I hate about computers and/or video gamingYesterday I spent approximately four months (subjecively that is, objectively it was around two to three hours) fixing my mate's PC. I won't bore you…
... a fortune, are full of reviews for software that costs £60 ...I have bought a brand new motorbike.Saturday before last, I was sitting at home late at night with a cup of coffee, flicking through MCN, and saw that Yamaha's were still doing 0% finan…
... .com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/Yamaha/Yamaha-FZ1-2006-current ...Spectrum Gamers Podcast !Got a podcast dont , just trying to work out how to get it online so you lot can download it. can anybody help? by the way to make it a longer podc…
... podcast im looking for stories, reviews and spectrum related nonsence to ...New TV recommendations?Right, I think retrocomputing on the lounge floor is starting to get a bit impractical. I have to do it here because that's where my circa 1994 Sony …
... 6845 CRTC in my BBC Micro that it also can do ... Speccy, one for the BBC Micro, since they need different cables ...ZX-81 questionhi are there any ZX-81 games that are MIA? For example I see that Mikro-Gen's chess game is not listed. (Edit: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub…
... /sinclair/zx81/games-inlays/Chess(Micro-Gen).jpg[/url] is the ...recommendations for best 37" LCD 1080p please.....yeah,looking into getting a beast of a t.v very soon (2 days max) with purse strings stretched to ?1100. many conflicting reviews on the net,some pi…
... ?1100.
many conflicting reviews on the net,some piping ...The Computer ProgrammeI just downloaded this 1982 series (the precursor to Micro Live). Good lord what a giggle watching them 'operate' a Vic20. Anyone have a source for M…
I just downloaded this 1982 series (the precursor to Micro Live). Good lord what a giggle watching them 'operate' a Vic20. Anyone have a source for Micro Live (downloadable..not Youtube).?