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Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
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Games that looked better on the Spectrum than other platforms?Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or at least a splash of colour. Now does anyone remember a game t…
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Do you use MAME?If so, what CLASSIC arcade games do you play on it? Or what game SHOULD have been a classic but has been forgotten? I'm ADDICTED to I,Robot. It was …
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Invasion of the Zombie Monsters - What do you think of it?In case you missed it, RELEVO Videogames have just released their excellent Invasion of the Zombie Monsters game for free... (See [url]http://www.wo…
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Scottie_UK Ebay Auctions - Many Retro Computer and other BitsOk so I'm having a clear out of some of my Retro computer bits. Two peices of note which I will be selling soon are a ultra modern (for the time) Bl…
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Scottie_UK Ebay Auctions - Many Retro Computer and other BitsOk so I'm having a clear out of some of my Retro computer bits. Two peices of note which I will be selling soon are a ultra modern (for the time) Bl…
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Giant Retrogame - RetroEuskal 2010Well, the video of the "Retropartida gigante" from this year's RetroEuskal is out. This year, Pacman's 30th anniversary was being celebrated (did you…
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Mantis and Miguel Angel[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010864[/url] There is a signature "Miguel Angel" on a loading screen. Which Miguel Angel could…
... released for Amstrad CPC and MSX too. The Amstrad one is ... , and a tape of the MSX version was found some time ... />
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Poll: how much *space* does your Sinclair collection occupy?I was going through my Sinclair stuff today (to gather various bits & pieces in 1 place), which made me wonder: how much [I]physical space[/I] does y…
Sinclair Spectrum Stuff: Aprox. 9m?. Thats why I started to sell some of the stuff (double books and games) on eBay. Sinclair QL Stuff is 2m?, Comodore stuff takes around 3m?, Atari also 3m? and MSX only a half cubic meter. -
what games are truly great regardless of format?the old comparisons things turns up here a lot favouring 1 machine or another.. but as I was listing "into the eagles nest" on a certain auction site…
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The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
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Is Robocop rubbish?I loved the Robocop Arcade game to bits. It still holds up today. Great graphics, gameplay and sound effects. I also seem to recall loving the Spect…
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Assembly Programming for IDIOTSOk are there any websites guides for what opcodes do in a z80 or books... but for really really thick people like me :-) Something along the lines …
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Playing SID music on AY??Hello. Some time ago, with occasion of another thread, I was asking about possibility of making a very certain thing - a SID emulator for Spectrum …
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Playing SID music on AY??Hello. Some time ago, with occasion of another thread, I was asking about possibility of making a very certain thing - a SID emulator for Spectrum …
... want actually [url=http://www.msx.org/modules.php?op=modload ... ]has been made[/url] for MSX (MSX1 with disk drive and ... on actual SID connected to MSX; and it is possible to ... -
Playing SID music on AY??Hello. Some time ago, with occasion of another thread, I was asking about possibility of making a very certain thing - a SID emulator for Spectrum …
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Playing SID music on AY??Hello. Some time ago, with occasion of another thread, I was asking about possibility of making a very certain thing - a SID emulator for Spectrum …
Nice one there Obo :) it shouldn't be too difficult to reuse the MSX code and do an AY SID player (altough limited as you said) for +2A/+3 :) I wish I had some time, but currently not. Anyone up to the task ? -
Salamander - 2 YS reviewsKonami's Salamander was reviewed in issue 2/88 of Your Sinclair. The rating: 4. Then in issue 12/88 it was reviewed again and scored 8(!). Why YS rev…
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Salamander - 2 YS reviewsKonami's Salamander was reviewed in issue 2/88 of Your Sinclair. The rating: 4. Then in issue 12/88 it was reviewed again and scored 8(!). Why YS rev…
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Salamander - 2 YS reviewsKonami's Salamander was reviewed in issue 2/88 of Your Sinclair. The rating: 4. Then in issue 12/88 it was reviewed again and scored 8(!). Why YS rev…
... agree the scrolling in the MSX version is jerky (? la R ... .
Of course, the MSX version was a cartridge game ... palm-sweated tension that the MSX version offers. In this regard ... -
Salamander - 2 YS reviewsKonami's Salamander was reviewed in issue 2/88 of Your Sinclair. The rating: 4. Then in issue 12/88 it was reviewed again and scored 8(!). Why YS rev…
... smooth scrolling scenery.
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Salamander - 2 YS reviewsKonami's Salamander was reviewed in issue 2/88 of Your Sinclair. The rating: 4. Then in issue 12/88 it was reviewed again and scored 8(!). Why YS rev…
[QUOTE=Pascal Tournois;491832]Anyway, Konami's MSX version was miles better. One of the best shoot'em-up ever made, imho.[/QUOTE]
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LCD interfacingHas anybody interfaced [url=http://mdfs.net/Info/Comp/LCD]an LCD[/url] to a Spectrum? I'm toying with putting together an interface, a small 32x8 dis…
Another z80 one, pm if you need translation.
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Rescue - Classic ?Been interesting seeing Rescue in the top games list, currently #2 ! [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004110[/url] Didnt pl…
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Spectrum 48k bundleAs stated above, composite modded, PSU, kempston interface, joystick (top fire button does not work), tape leads and a small selection of games. [IMG…
Ive got to say i havnt seen a stick like it either, switch underneath for MSX, had the thing apart to try and fix the top fire button but the leaf spring is snapped, and missing on that. Zipstick all the way for me too! -
Other good oldschool computers?Hi! I'm a collector of games, and i looooooooove computers. I'm very much intrested in: -Amiga 500&1200 -Atari 8-bit -C64 -C16 -Spectrum -QL -CoCo -…
[QUOTE=Shiru;492817]MSX family[/QUOTE]
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Other good oldschool computers?Hi! I'm a collector of games, and i looooooooove computers. I'm very much intrested in: -Amiga 500&1200 -Atari 8-bit -C64 -C16 -Spectrum -QL -CoCo -…
... ;492823]If you go with MSX, then bear in mind all ... true, there are hundreds of MSX-compatible computers, two major versions ... , a lot of RAM, FDD, MSX-Music. -
Rescue - Classic ?Been interesting seeing Rescue in the top games list, currently #2 ! [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004110[/url] Didnt pl…
Yes, it's great, as the previous threads have mentioned. It's also on my "would be really good to convert to the Dragon/Tandy CoCo" list along with Pippo, Starquake and a few others. ;)
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Other good oldschool computers?Hi! I'm a collector of games, and i looooooooove computers. I'm very much intrested in: -Amiga 500&1200 -Atari 8-bit -C64 -C16 -Spectrum -QL -CoCo -…
I will try Acorn Electron.
Have CPC and MSX on my list already.
