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My idea for Spectrum game fansI remember the excitement of finding the new issue of Sinclair User on the newsagents? shelf and rushing home (after paying for it!) to check out the…
... remember the excitement of finding the new issue of Sinclair User on ... never heard of, and demos of new games. Having 3 million games ... market (emulation based). Instead of paying ?3 for a paper magazine ... created by a team of writers ... -
UFC 77 - Hostile Territory - Franklin and Gurgel get a Gods-Almighty ass whippin'Well, I see Rich "Ace" Franklin sucked the sausage against Anderson Silva for the second time the other night. [url]http://secure.sherdog.com/news/a…
... fare much better. The state of that guy's face when ... got up at the end of round 3 - Jesus Christ! He looked ... />
It was a bit of a pitiful showing really. Every ... -
Adventure games (similar to Fighting Fantasy books)Must admit i've never been into text adventures, get way too frustrated with 'sorry cant do that action' kinda thing. Are there any adventures out t…
... basically you type in one of the 3 commands.)
In ... books you basically did one of the choices available to you ... 'no sorry you cant' kind of replies.
Any games ... -
Mapper of Spec+3 - Needed schematic equivalent .And also wondered if the register 1FFDh bit0 = 1, the port mapper 7FFDh disabled ? Possible only such combination pages? [CODE]┌──…
And also wondered if the register 1FFDh bit0 = 1, the port mapper 7FFDh disabled ?
Possible only such combination pages?
[CODE]┌─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┐
│ bit 2 1FFDh │ bit 1 1FFDh │ ???????? ... -
Sometimes You Just Miss The Boat![quote]Blackpool Illuminations Department is in the process of selling its giant model of Thunderbird 3, as seen in the 2004 Thunderbirds Movie. Weig…
... in the process of selling its giant model of Thunderbird 3, as seen ... structure has a footprint diameter of 7m and is built to ... the 1980s and a range of horses from a carousel displayed ... I remember when a load of students stole a Dalek ages ... -
16-Bit Binary MathsHi, I'm trying to figure a few things out regarding 16-bit maths (SBC HL, ss in particular). regHL is an UInt16 (unsigned 16-bit integer) in my emu…
... is set if the result of ( regHL - ss - C flag ) > ... ; old value of regHL but I can't ... by comparing the sign bit of each passed byte and looking ... /> // Calculate the sign bits of the 3 bytes (if 0 then the ... -
unlisted & STPshello Yesterday I received in the post a bunch of sealed Mastertronic tapes I've bought, some of which aren't listed. They are compilations, though n…
... in the post a bunch of sealed Mastertronic tapes I' ... ve bought, some of which aren't listed. ... box with a price tag of £3.99.
The ... Set & Spike
Master of Magic, Formula 1 Simulator, Con ... then there's also Throne of Fire which is in ... -
Looks like im looking for a new job :(background currently been in my job 4 years next april, in that time ive gone from complete noobie to senior operator. ive learnt most there is to le…
... 1)), also do quite alot of the stock ordering, chemical ... on holiday for 3 weeks, i was sort of thrust into ... to take over the running of the hot air solder ... order for no fault of myself
3: the guy whos ... he doesnt know how most of the processes work, hes ... -
Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…
... "comedy" [I]Coming of Age[/I] on BBC 3 is pathetic, even ... by the usual standards of BBC 3. It makes even the ... , all named for good examples of the type. But Boulderdash-style ... enemies with a surprising amount of intelligence, especially when compared to ... -
Old or new first person shooters?Yep, another poll, well it's either pester you lot or post on another forum, and they've all banned me. Martijn daren't ban me from here (tee hee :lo…
... started at the beginning of the current generation of consoles (wasn't ... Perfect Dark Zero or Call of Duty 3 the first FPS released ... Dark, Halo, XIII, Chronicles of Riddick, Timesplitters 3 (Future Perfect) and so ... Halo 3 is great, and yes so is Call of Duty 4 ... -
The F register unused bitsI'm doing some reading and trying to organize my Spectrum ML apprenticeship and while looking in greater detail at the flag register one question pop…
... register directly or make use of bits 3 and 5 indirectly? From ... -
Most Notorious Multiplayer Gaming Glitches[url]http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/02/05/the-5-most-notorious-multiplayer-gaming-glitches/[/url] The 5 Most Notorious Multiplayer Gaming Glit…
... to slide down out of the boundaries of the map. While ... />
Now: Like ?Halo 3??s removal of a beloved glitch in ... . Many characters were capable of performing their own unbreakable infinite ... /> Now: With the release of ?Halo 3,? most ?Halo? lovers now ... -
Name Me, Make me (involves Boolean math).[B]What's the name of this game?[/B] There are 2 players. You have 4 rows of toothpicks. 16 toothpicks total. 1st row has 1 toothpick, 2nd row h…
[B]What's the name of this game?[/B]
You have 4 rows of toothpicks. 16 toothpicks total. < ... that is 7,5,3,1 instead of 1,3,5,7 (???)
What's the name of ... [B]What's the name of this game?[/B]
HAHA Garbage Pail KidsSome curiousity lead me to look on ebay how much these are going for. Considering the time they came out, not that much for full sets, but I'm reall…
... are sellers selling whole boxes of unopened stickers?
... bed I still have all of set 3 and 4 and most ... of 5 and 6.
... s bound to be loads of mugs who will buy ... alos have the complete set of Stupid Smiles, also by Topps ...DOOM / Wolfenstein 3D / Citadel - on real ZX SpectrumHi there. I had enough hearing that Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM and Citadel are only for giantic/powerful Russian ZX clones, because I knew that the games…
... 3.5 of course) I made kind of snapshots of all the 3 ... games (saved on tape).
I tested all of ... Spectrum 128+ and all of them work perfectly ( ...
Last blocks of all 3 tapes are delayed by me ... s possible that hundreds of systems can finally load ...Arcade Game Designer 2.0 releasedI know dozens of you downloaded the previous version of AGD. Well, you can put it away now because I've made some major improvements to that version…
I know dozens of you downloaded the previous version of AGD. Well, you ... a collision with another sprite of type 3. On contact we want ... and meant a rewrite of some parts of the program. Obviously, I ... map for the first occurrence of this screen - if found, ...my neighbours (if you think yours are bad)over the past 5 yrs or so Ive had the worst succession of neighbours ever. I live on a 1st floor flat with 2 other flats across the corridoor which i…
... Ive had the worst succession of neighbours ever. I live ... is about 3 meters long, and in one of the flats ... trouble. the other flat of the 3 is cursed, I swear ... used to have all types of people threatening to kick ... I heard a group of guys knocking on his ...What PS3 game should I get next?I have just completed Heavy Rain and was wondering what I should get next. I have also completed Dragon Age: Origins (if anybody wants to know a goo…
... .
I was thinking of possibly getting Bayonetta or Darksiders ... is a poor mans God Of War 3.
I also ... IV, Unchartered 1, Oblivion, Fallout 3,
I really enjoyed ... I just wait for GOW 3, is Star Ocean any good ...what you doing this easter sun. then?perhaps you will be having a riotous family gathering? or maybe quiet day in contemplating the holy day when jesus hatched out of a chocolate egg in …
... day when jesus hatched out of a chocolate egg in the ... my folks house, one of my 3 bro's is coming back ... /> happy easter to all wossers of any religion though"!Last of my +3 disks and....a Wafadrive! Anyone actually ever use a Wafadrive back in the day? [url]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/millys-pigdog/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_t…
a Wafadrive!
Anyone actually ever use a Wafadrive back in the day?
[url]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/millys-pigdog/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340[/url]
cheers
PPossible tape loading modI've got an idea for improving the reliability of loading from mp3 players or computer soundcards on the +3 or Black +2... It seems to work but I ju…
... idea for improving the reliability of loading from mp3 players or ... />
A quick simulation of the +3 tape loading circuit seems to ... trip the red/cyan flickering of the border. The signal level ... guess it's some kind of voltage clamp :???:
...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…
... I'm always running out of bullets. No matter what I ... just seem to pop out of windows 3-at-a-time and ... leads to a chain-reaction of not being able to ... head off (I imagine). Stinks of bad design when one hit ... level and it was more of the first level. Just getting ...ZX-Editor, Blockeditor and Paintbrush 2.0 publishedDear ZX-Spectrum & Emulator friends, yesterday I've uploaded new versions of - ZX-Blockeditor - ZX-Editor - ZX-Paintbrush on my website at [URL="h…
... I've uploaded new versions of
- ZX-Blockeditor
... You must install all 3 new 2.0 versions ... file" buttons in all 3 apps with which you ... from ZX-Explorer in all 3 above mentioned programs.
... item in the context helps of all 3 programs.
Hacking the O.C.P Full Screen Editor/AssemblerIf you have been reading my posts recently then you will know that I am eager to have the sourcecode I wrote for the Spectrum during the period 1988 …
... have now ripped all of my +3 3" CF-2 discs to ... saved 9MB of disc images. All of the sourcecode ... stored as compressed Multiface 3 snapshots of the O.C. ... harder for the sake of a couple of KBYTES.
of 080h.
...A night at the London O2I took my son to see Wrestling at the London O2 last night for his birthday and I thought I'd share my observations of this experience. Firstly, the…
... I'd share my observations of this experience.
Firstly ... and had a great view of the action.
I ... tell him to get out of his seat! This boy was ... must go to the price of drinks. ?3.60 for a medium ...Running a Forum: AdviceThis forum and its contributors is the only one I visit/relate to so I thought I'd post here for advice: I run a popular business website, covering …
... to the discussions for fear of being pitched.
... anonymity to have a chance of bringing in something new. ... get heated under the protection of anonymity and some businesses ... site disclaimer of course)?
3. Does anyone know of forum ...When did Spectrum production cease?I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find any threads. When did Amstrad stop production of the Spectrum? The magazines reported …
... that production of the +3 was stopped at the end of 1990, yet ...PS1 MegathreadRight thought id start a proper thread for ALL things PS1 instead of it getting lost in my PS2 thread...bastids Anyway heres a list of my PS1 games …
... games
Adventures of Alundra - ?18
Alien ... Blast chamber
breath of fire 3
Brian Lara cricket
of the night
Cool Boarders 3
Deathtrap ... the side of em are rough guesstimates of prices ive ...Derby Day[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001351"]Derby Day[/URL] is 1 to 5 players (as noted in the screenshot, and 2 of the 3 reviews…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001351"]Derby Day[/URL] is 1 to 5 players (as noted in the screenshot, and 2 of the 3 reviews), but is listed as 1 player.Epic Fail and Epic Win simultaneouslyThere is an arcade machine in a Glasgow pub called The Box that is similar to the machine that Rufus T Firefly's used to have, ie it has a multitude …
... ie it has a multitude of old-scool games loaded into ... can get in and out of all 3 heavens, I can sail ... an entry at the bottom of the hi-score table, a ... mere 10th of the highest score (I was ... REV...and discovered the rest of the hi-score table was ...
