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Speccy OriginalityJust for fun, I was trying to think of a modern game (on any platform, inc Android etc...) for which there *isn't* something comparable on the Speccy…
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Modern gaming conventions that were in Spectrum games?Out of interest, were any of these things that we take for granted in games nowadays, ever in any Spectrum games? 1. Multiple weapons that you can f…
Out of interest, were any of these things that we take for granted in games nowadays, ever in any Spectrum games?
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New game: Dex[b]DEX - A painty-maze game for the 48K/128K Spectrum.[/b] [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/ip5zeu.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/euqyv6.png[/IMG]…
... ZX BASIC compiler which was modern-computer-based, fully Speccy BASIC ... -
Hey Hey... 48k?There's been a few threads recently where people have actively sought to avoid 128k versions of games. And I have to ask: twenty years after the Spe…
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C# questionAny C# coders here? Maybe people experienced in Java and other modern languages could also help me? I could use some advice. It is about modern PC c…
... experienced in Java and other modern languages could also help me ... some advice. It is about modern PC coding but I'll ... -
Mame64I'm sure I read somewhere that if you use the 64bit version of MAME, then it makes use of modern PC's dual core set up and will run 3D games pretty w…
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DVDR no files on discSome chap has sent me some magazine pdfs on DVDR. Their is however one problem; I can view folders on the DVDR, but their are no files. I've mentione…
... two machines (with DVDRW/DVD drives), and both my machines won ... -
Arty Farty Bol*cksI've been to a few art Museums and Galleries over the past few weeks and it seems that its not enough to paint well, or take good photos in fact its …
... generated from both traditional and modern discourse.
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Please test your ZX128+2 (grey model)Please reset your ZX128+2 (grey) and write in 128 basic (or in USR0 mode): [B]PRINT IN 32765[/B] - if basic crash (black screen) then your ZX contai…
... message, then your ZX contain modern board type "[B]Z70500 iss3 ... -
Media player and hard drive?As other people on this forum have remarked, hard drives are now so cheap that they rival DVD-Rs as a medium for storing film and TV archives. And si…
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Someone with a bit of a thing about clone games:I don't know if anyone knows who this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of licensing over the 8-bit era. I came acr…
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IDE Hard Drive on your Spectrum!Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Today, I am going to share with you something that has truly captivated me over the last couple of months, some of you…
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Game ShowsI've been watching old game shows on youtube a lot recently. I can't help thinking that with all their technological flim flam modern game shows arn'…
... all their technological flim flam modern game shows arn't a ... 's. I think more accurately modern gameshow hosts arn't a ... -
FFS... (the ignorance of modern youth)Sorry for the foul acronym, but I was just talking to a bloke I work with, and I mentioned that Bob Hope's widow had just passed away, and he asked m…
Sorry for the foul acronym, but I was just talking to a bloke I work with, and I mentioned that Bob Hope's widow had just passed away, and he asked me who Bob Hope was... He [I]thinks[/I] he's heard of Laurel and Hardy (when I asked him), but has never ... -
The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…
... the author was saying how modern games were better than older ... both worlds, having access to modern games and (thanks to emulators ... flicking through the hundreds of modern day channels. There were absolute ... 'm no fan of the modern trend for 'comedy' films to ... -
Did you have a favourite/hated game genre?Tried a quick forum search but couldn't see anything specific on this. Thinking of the YS top 100 thread, it struck me that growing up with the spec…
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British Medical Journal : 9 APRIL 1983From 9 APRIL 1983 [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5048073/LOGAN/bmjcred00548-0054d.pdf[/url] [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Out in the cold[/COLOR][/B] SIR,-D…
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Classic games you've never played.I don't think there's been a thread like this (not for a while at least), but what games that are considered a [I]classic[/I] have you never played? …
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Using a Citizen UODC 3.5" drive in +3I have a few Roctec RF332C external Amiga floppy drives that have Citizen UODC drive mechanisms inside. The inside connector is a 26-pin. Could these…
I have a few Roctec RF332C external Amiga floppy drives that have Citizen UODC drive mechanisms inside. The inside connector is a 26-pin. Could these mechanisms be used as a direct swap for the standard 3" drive? -
How come 'short' games seem long to me?Just a quick topic regarding 'short' games. Rage has come in for some criticism for it being 'short' but it took my younger brother 4 full evenings t…
... of a lot, and that modern 'short' games seem perfectly fine ... -
Were games expensiveDo you think speccy games were expensive? Having found a webpage to convert old prices to their modern equivalent it comes out that in today?s pricin…
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uni project help..Hi, working on a final year uni project and trying to find some data regarding current advanced ovens (project is looking at incorporating wireless …
... specs on computers used inside modern ovens (they have touch screen ... -
Sonic GenerationsJust downloaded the demo for the ps3... it has the "classic" sonic and the "modern" sonic in just one game... and boy did it not impress me the cla…
... the "classic" sonic and the "modern" sonic in just one game ... 1st place
the modern I felt like my eyes ... -
Second Hand SpectrumHi just joined the Forum. I have picked up a Spectrum at a s/h shop and would like some advice please. I have had two ZX81's packed away for severa…
... 81s to work on a modern auto tuning tv but have ... -
Reel to ReelWell the reel to reel I recently announced purchasing on WOS has been a bit of a PITA. I replaced the volume pot with an equivalent part wired in the…
... I stumbled accross a more modern Tandberg for ?3. This one ... -
A great end to the ZX81 30th Anniversary Year2011 has been a really good year for the ZX81 and its 30th anniversary. We have seen new games: - A collection of 1K games with hi-res graphics - Bo…
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If Doom was done todayTo see what Doom or Quake would be like had they been made today, have a look at these videos. They are not graphical updates, just someone's attempt…
... show what is wrong with modern FPSs, and they make their ... -
Sherlock 2010Why wasn't I told about this brilliant drama TV series? You lot ought to be ashamed of yourself! :P Easily one of the best TV drama series I have se…
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ZX PrinterDoes anyone have a working printer here, if so, does it come with a bar to hold the paper reel? And does it work with the Spectrum 48k and more moder…
... the Spectrum 48k and more modern versions?
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Android phones and OTG cable?Any one tried hooking up an OTG ('On the Go' cable to their Android phone) ? For those not in the know, an OTG cable plugs into the mini usb port of…
... to hook up USB thumb drives or hard disks to your ...
