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Pink Pills - Manic Moritz and the MedsHi there, finally... "Pink Pills - Manic Moritz and the Meds". Beta Testing (we made it easier), Loading Screen (Thanks, Andy), Instructions, Inf…
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"Pink Pills - Manic Moritz and the Meds".
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Celebrity deaths might be the least of our worries[quote="mel the bell;931856"]looks like it here we go http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42760180[/quote] That was bloody depressing…
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The spelling of Dave Nicholls' surnameThe author of 'April Showers', the (then) new room in 'Jet Set Willy', published as a type-in in 'Your Spectrum' magazine in April 1985, is apparentl…
... /YourSpectrum13-Apr85.pdf"]in the original article[/url] ( ... appeared earlier, without consulting the original article. I am ... Set Willy: The 2010 Megamix'[/url] and its earlier incarnation ...
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I've bought a Sony Minidisc deck in 2018 - For the Love of MinidiscsI've got a little HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape decks, but mini disk and vinyl. I recently brought a second Technics SL1200 becau…
... at the moment, not only tape decks, but mini disk and ... built up quite a collection of discs, and mix-discs which I ... up given the simplicity of the fix. I got the deck, fitted the belt (I ... too. So the upgrade in build quality and thus longevity probably ... -
How are LAST-K and FLAGS set on a Real Spectrum?Hi, I'm writing a Spectrum emulator and I've got Horace and the Spiders working (with the wrong colours and no sound) but when I boot into ROM non…
... colours and no sound) but when I boot into ROM none of the ... implemented) but the ROM uses bit 5 of FLAGS and LAST-K to ... 5 is set to 1 and the value of the key is stored in ... reads of LAST-K, only the last one is recognised and the rest are lost ... -
Question about the Lords of Midnight map.I seem to remember that the game was advertised as having a massive map with 32768 views. Well, that corresponds with a map of (about) 64x64 cells, …
I seem to remember that the game was advertised as having ... corresponds with a map of (about) 64x64 cells, and being able to ... /> ... but what happens at the edges of the map? Is there a big ... -
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... driver and a pair of pliars but with more tools the ... can do and the result will be inefficient and slow but ... a rudimentary grasp of Basic commands and of course the essential GO TO ... mention that heresy of heresies to the acolytes of structured programming, ... -
If the ZX Spectrum AND the Commodore 64 were not available which 8 bit computer would you have got?Following on from the “[url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/218/your-favourite-machine-apart-from-the-spectrum/p1"]Your favourite …
... your-favourite-machine-apart-from-the-spectrum/p1"]Your favourite ... ][/b] if both the ZX Spectrum AND the Commodore 64 were not ... inspired by the Sinclair machines and was not cheap. The Acorn BBC ... out of range for me. And the Amstrad CPC range came to the ... -
Higgy 2: The Wrath of McMania (2019)Time to collect your sausages in this AGD platform game Higgy 2. Links for the download and the video “The Making of Higgy 2” are in the video's d…
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JSW Central - a website dedicated to Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy games for the ZX SpectrumAs the 35th birthday of "Jet Set Willy" [url="https://www.playexpomanchester.com/news/matthew-smith-joins-us-at-play-expo-manchester-for-jet-set-will…
... for Versions of the original MM and 25 pages for Versions of the original JSW ... which take advantage of the original's exquisite game mechanics, and the people who ... black T-shirt with the figure of Willy and the address of JSW Central. Please ... -
The Generality of how to Preserve Software "in the round" . Software sellers are now citing their use of "air tight " boxes etc - so we know that an effort is now being made to preserve . But these (often "R…
... were not around in 1984 and the sellers do not say how ... cracked from top to bottom and the whole thing it covered in ... the software can be used.Of course the software itself may be MIA and ... -
Donkey Kong And The Wrong ColoursI vaguely remember asking this question many years ago, but it seems worthwhile in the context of the frankly amazing hack/mods I've just discovered …
... it seems worthwhile in the context of the frankly amazing hack/mods ... like Mr Heli, Pac-Land and the Renegade games.
the colours in the licenced Ocean port of Donkey ... one possible recolouring on the right. (Decisions, of course, would need ... -
By the end of the year I want too have....What goal(s) are you setting yourself this year? I've always promised myself that I would learn machine code on the ZX Spectrum and write a complete …
... learn machine code on the ZX Spectrum and write a complete game ... the end of the year, though I bet life will get the better of my and ... -
The Legacy of the White Crane - Ishido 2Hello! I would like to introduce the second part of my 2015 game, The Legacy of the White Crane. New part - new features: a taoist monk, Dalgon, wh…
... to introduce the second part of my 2015 game, The Legacy of the White ... , Dalgon, who lives in the game. New game mode, ... you can activate ulaplus, and a few other things), Kempston ... support, english, hungarian and noula+ version, and many other things that ... -
The diary of a retro studyMany years ago I always had a spare room to act as a study. Then I had a family and that idea withered and died. Eventually everything went into the …
... have dragged everything out of storage and placed into the spare room. As ... to thin out all the chaff and give away the crap to collectors ... . A large portion of the boxes are books, tapes and game boxes, so ... -
The Perils of WillyMiner Willy comes back in a sequel to Manic Miner called The Perils of Willy. Check out the review and download links in the description of the video…
Miner Willy comes back in a sequel to Manic Miner called The Perils of Willy. Check out the review and download links in the description of the video.
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Cocoa and the Time MachineA new game for your speccy... Meet Cocoa, the intrepid accident prone, time-travelling Mini Lop Bunny, on his first adventure. Cast adrift through…
... the 15th Century. With no fuel to get home...and desperately short of ... a pandemic, and panic buying has left the land short of many essentials ... ="https://minilop.itch.io/cocoa-and-the-time-machine"]https://minilop.itch ... -
The Dilemma Of ModernityHere's one to ponder, gang. My current jam is Bear Bovver played at 2x speed in Spectaculator (music off, obv). What was always a decent but slugg…
... and the current day. Do you rate things in the light of modern functionality and ... that, and effectively gives the Speccy about 512K of memory, making the experience ... or the astonishing reskins of the Renegade games, or the colorisation of Rodland and Pac- ... -
A Family Man's Lament of Wifes, Family, Mother In Laws and New Cars.So after working tirelessly in the USA since my wife asked me to emigrate in 2013 our family has grown and the car I brought when we came (a Subaru F…
... our proximity to the forest and the amount of food source she ... leaves in the cars coupled with leaving the ... in dings and dents and the inside will be full of rotting ... likely need a vacuum and clean and the bodywork will pick ... -
Can anyone remember the url of Sinclair’s old websites?I’ve found two: [url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930002321/http://www.sinclair-research.co.uk/index.php]www.sinclair-research.co.uk[/url] and […
... .sinclair-research.co.uk[/url] and [url=https://web.archive.org ... history, obviously including the ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and the QL. But so ... failed to find any sign of it.
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(Fixing) The Swordsman of Kraxis 7The Swordsman of Kraxis 7 ([url="https://worldofspectrum.org/software?id=0013314"]link[/url]) is an arcade adventure, from a type-in book (in BASIC).…
... been trying out The Swordsman of Kraxis 7 last night, and it seemes ... in the current form. I've checked the original type-in, and it ... start over from stage 1, and the first stage are really long ... just a snapshot of this new version (because the game still looks ... -
The "Fun" of old equipment...Warning to others with the Alphacom 32.So I manage to slowly rebuild my spectrum, and a part of that is getting a new printer. The Brother printer I once had is no more, and I don't want t…
... spectrum, and a part of that is getting a new printer. The Brother ... , and it seems OK, but as Iift the cable, I see one of the ... leads has detached between the cable and the spectrum interface ... -
Is the Queen of England finished? - What Will Happen Next?I keep hearing constantly that the queen of England is puling out of events and cannot get out of bed some days. So..seeing how high profile English …
... constantly that the queen of England is puling out of events and cannot get ... out of bed some days ... myself. Can't stand any of the them. Get them all ... I respect other opinions. Since the peoples princess passed away, they ... -
It's the end of the world as we know it - The great reset.Prices of fuel rocketting and therefore everything else. Food shortages. The lights going out. And millions will die. Have the Big Bugs really got to…
... of fuel rocketting and therefore everything else. Food shortages. The lights going out. And ... over the world in place. Sri Lanka already in anarchy of fuel and ... food. Riots. Nothing on the news. Hyper inflation. And millions ... -
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 (…
... and changes such as:-
1) The non availability of new versions of ... DELUXE SRABBLE (this is the ... chewed up a few of the tiles . He had ...
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The use of Z80s todayHi, I know this is a ZX Spectrum website. But if I could ask a quick question just about Z80's in general because I want to know how much they are…
... today and how popular they are in other applications after the 8bit ... a job programming z80s and dedicated lots of time to learning about ... can still be used in the wider world today? Freelance maybe ... -
Facebook groups and the people in them make me sometimes feel uneasy.I'm in a Facebook group (NOT the WOS one) on some random subject,and recently I noticed that a member of that group a pretty Chinese girl apparently…
... group (NOT the WOS one) on some random subject,and recently I ... noticed that a member of that group ... a pretty Chinese girl apparently in the USA ... show has started liking the posts of of my daughter and me as a ... -
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 …
... mind, the publication of new version of the emulator is planned later, and the details of the exact ... snow effect emulation I publish now, along with the ... asserted, and the column address, (that's bits 6-0 of the video address ... -
What was the first thing you did with your spectrum?This is like an addition to Stuarts topic what made you buy your spectrum,,,,ok what i want to know from you lot is when you got your speccy home,or …
... as when i got the speccy for xmas it ... which had survival and horace goes skiing and chequered flag ... cross to get sabateur,monty mole and cosmic kanga for my ... was the start of a whole new world to me and here ... am 17 yrs later and the fasination still has`nt ... -
Death ChaseI have 2 copies of 3D Deathchase for my emulator, one is very easy and the other is quite difficult. Can anyone explain this? Does anyone know why th…
i bet one is a snapshot from a game where sum1 has got to a high sector number,i finished monty mole using a snapshot of the game on last screen,that the only way i can see 1 is easy and 1 is hard.
