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Fear Of A Blank PlanetHas anyone bought it yet? I got it yesterday and it sounds really good (even though I've only listened to it once so far). It's a lot more restrained…
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A few hard to find titles on ebayHi, I have listed a few games that might be of interest: i.e Chicago Vindicator by Firecracker Halley by Fairsoft and a few more. Games can be foun…
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New Jet Set WIlly gameTaken from one of the 25th B'day threads "It Has Arrived" I think? [QUOTE=dm_boozefreek;184839]Well here it is I am proud (well maybe not proud) to …
... am proud (well maybe not proud) to present yet ... JSW game......HOLY SHIT!!! A DELIGHTFULLY BLASPHEMOUS MINI QUEST!!!< ... t work unless you're a member of:
a little more again in future. ... advance as it does contain a few "quirky features". ... -
Spectrum Diagnostics Board - 25th Anniversary projectWell, I said I'd try and get something online about this by today, and I have indeed done so. This web page still needs finishing off (in particular,…
... finishing off (in particular, more photographs showing the LED ... I may actually build a couple more of these boards by ... of weeks - there's a small modification I made ... once I've done some more tinkering.
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Creating 60hz mode and Powerstrip for Speccy emulationI need to create a 50hz mode for emulation purposes. I have a ATI 1300pro card with 7.4 ATI official drivers. I have got the latest version of Powe…
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I have a ATI 1300pro card with 7 ... the PC ONLY through a PAL TV (no monitor ... or 1024x768 (TV does not support any more than this).
... get smooth scrolling for a few emulators like Spectaculator ... /> Could someone give me a guide or some help creating ... -
A great free boot CD for PCsMy laptop refused to boot Windows a couple of days ago, and since it doesn't have a floppy drive or a boot-from-USB option, I needed a boot CD. I fou…
... laptop refused to boot Windows a couple of days ago, ... doesn't have a floppy drive or a boot-from-USB ... option, I needed a boot ... CD. I found a great, freeware ... (and no, this is *not* a spam post, even though it ... -
Macadam Bumper instructions.There is a new thread about fave pinball games so I first looked up the keyword "Macadam" and got the game. Then I looked up "pinball" and got a few…
There is a new thread about fave pinball ... up "pinball" and got a few more hits but also towards the ... might also have come with a compilation as per this sentence ... I noticed this file was not included there either.
So far so good sound and visionPlease bare in mind the following 1) When I had a spectrum, I never tried writing anything that was arcade, graphically interesting or had any sound…
... br /> 1) When I had a spectrum, I never tried writing ... /> 3) I know its not a game yet
4) ... the start screen, plays a tune and when you ... a couple of reasons.
a) I dont have a ... On a more general point, is a start screen and music a good ...A little more on the Sinclair BuildingIn this evening's Cambridge News there is a bit about how entrepreneur John de Bruyne sold the mineral water company to Clive Sinclair. It eventually…
... 's Cambridge News there is a bit about how entrepreneur John ...Why can't I use the keyboard?Playing some old Speccy games recently, there's a fair number that ask you to enter your name using the joystick (Trashman for example). Why not let …
... Speccy games recently, there's a fair number that ask you ... joystick (Trashman for example). Why not let the player use the ... keyboard, but it's a lot more bother to have to scroll ...RDS Software FAO Martijnhttp://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Disassembler+and+Workbase$&pub=^RDS+Software$ Martijn my old friend, That TZX came from a genui…
... , proper commercial copy. it's not a back up copy, it was ... a TZX of was sent to Sweden where somebody wanted it more ... than I did, so I made him a gift ... "bedroom hacker". Andy Davis, having a much better memory than I ... be able to tell you more.....game where you pushed others off the 2D playing field into outer space?hello there! this is my first post -- hope it's in the right place! the view point of this monochromatic game was from above. you controlled a small…
... above. you controlled a small robot or spaceship ... (which might have been a different a shape, colour, etc). ... but later levels had more and harder/bigger robots ... level 20 or more. it was a great game that ... around 1986/87, certainly not a really old (manic minor ...Soldering surface-mount componentsWinston's latest posts about PCBs and joystick interfaces have reminded me of a question I'm really curious about. Basically: Soldering surface-mount…
... secret?
I'm not a total stranger to electronic assembly ... , recently I've noticed more and more homebrew hardware hackers dropping SMT ... a second thought, and clearly they're only going to get more ...Games ThoughtsJust got round to playing my real spectrum in anger, and here are some thoughts about the games I have played so far. Scrable - the tape didn't load…
... this is an original game not a copy am I better to ... tape?
Make-a-chip, not a game I know but interesting ... />
Survival, again not really a game but a interactive version of the ... 48k it could have been more interesting and varied then displayed ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... , and I thought why not try with a game I have under ... sense that this is a "real" game and not a project designed to ... /> Read the manual above for more details.
[B]DEVELOPMENT ... 've designed. Unfortunately this is not a perfect match for MULE. In ...Evolving wordsSorry still half asleep after my whopping 6.5 hours worth before work. My mind is a little more inane when I'm tired than usual but this has been bug…
... work. My mind is a little more inane when I'm tired ... has been bugging me for a few days one word I ... 21st century it means "Crap,not very good,etc" and to ... /> Sorry I know it's a rather odd thing to go ... , or have evolved in such a way?Deus Ex Machina, R-Type, Copyfitter on ebayA few more Spectrum curios just up on ebay.co.uk: [url]http://search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/SaleSearch?&sasl=dantheman123[/url] Deus Ex Machina: hear …
A few more Spectrum curios just up on ... Croucher sing! Actually it's not as bad as you might ... think, he sounds like a geekier Derek Griffiths.
DeathTime stopped. DEATH looked at the hourglass, with disappointment. If you can tell disappointment from a skeleton in a cloak, that is. "IT IS NOT TI…
... a skeleton in a cloak, that is.
"IT IS NOT ... /> Winston, meanwhile, having not seen DEATH check the scene ... br /> Meanwhile, in a cacaphony of screeching tyres and ... mid day, on a more or less straight road ... you look in, not a squint-at-this-numberplate ...Mel the BellIs it just me, or is he not funny any more? A couple of years ago, most of his posts made me laugh. It seems now that he just isn't funny. I feel…
Is it just me, or is he not funny any more?
A couple of years ago, most of his posts made me laugh. It seems now that he just isn't funny. I feel a bit let down.Arnold from Predator and Gryzor soldier - the same?Speaking of [B]Gryzor[/B]: Have anyone noticed the similarites between the [B]Predator[/B] and [B]Gryzor[/B] inlays? [URL="http://www.rickardbergli…
... be a little more bent to the left (and of course not Arnolds ...Remade Speccy game. Chaos.I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place. But if I write Speccy and games then I'm sure it is now! Anyways... Just in case some people …
... in case some people have not seen this, someone has ... Looks fab (although its not the original so it will ... the original.
A review is [URL="http://it ... [/URL] but it's not a great review as it give ... alter the settings for more memory and maybe alter ...New game! Not a speccy one, sadly, but......I didn't want to hide it away in the "Chit Chat" section. A rather good new game in a very '80s style has been written for the... wait for it... …
... "Chit Chat" section.
A rather good new game in ... a very '80s style has been ... "!) then it's well worth a shot. There's support on ... the Retro Remakes forums for a Speccy version as well.
Unreal Tournament 3Is anyone here looking forward to Unreal Tournament 3 on the PC/XBox 360/PS3? The original Unreal Tournament (1999) is probably my favourite PC game …
... Not as cheap as console gaming, but of course you pay more ... and I'm not too keen to spend more money just to ... play one more game, UT3 ... that UT3 will have more memory, more CPU speed and far ... been out by now, if not a long time ago, as ...Alternative chips for upper RAM blockDoes anybody know of a way to use 4464 chips instead of 4164 for the upper RAM block in a 48K machine? If not 4464 then something a little more avai…
Does anybody know of a way to use 4464 chips instead of 4164 for the upper RAM block in a 48K machine? If not 4464 then something a little more available than the 4164. Winston? Piters??
TIAWhat 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…
... new ones. Which means more landfill, more expense for something that does ... more work (hence more expense) to write a game for the PC than a ... ?
* Forum moderators; no, not a joke aimed at our own ...My thousandth post - and a request for help...[FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=7][COLOR=Red]1[/COLOR][COLOR=Yellow]0[/COLOR][COLOR=Lime]0[/COLOR][COLOR=Cyan]0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Well, seeing as this i…
... related hardware etc.) Or more accurately, the period from 1981 ... columns, only in (hopefully) a lot more detail...
... I'm absolutely stumped for a title.
Suggestions ... ? Winner gets a free copy when (if) I ...Good advice for your wives and girlfriendsGood advice for your wives and girlfriends as published in the May 13, 1955 issue of Housekeeping Monthly. [b]Pay attention ladies!![/b] [FONT="Tim…
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[*]Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him ... . His boring day may need a ... moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk ... his topics of conversation are more important than yours. [/u]
Phew!!After months of ridiculously high mortgage payments, I finally got the courage yesterday to ring the bank and tell them to stick it. They obliged by…
... . I was hoping for more than a weekend to pack and find ... the house in 4 years - not a bad profit! The bank have ... am paying for a mortgage. I can see a new car coming ...Spectrum ethernet... step 1.1Yeah, a tenth of a step :-) Here's the W5100 board up and WORKING: [url]http://www.alioth.net/tmp/w5100-online.jpg[/url] This is called the "Get Th…
... . Ah, it's not oscillating. I wondered if ... ground plane underneath. After fiddling a bit, suddenly...
not conducting all the ... wire and solder paste. Not a chance. Even then it ... on this. I read more about crystals and groundplanes ...Please Ignore this thread !!!Well looks like you didnt, ok dokey. Ever wonder if the Roman Empire is Still Going ? Yes the Catholics ! you might cry, fare point, but whos on to…
... by man ? Then it not a big step to take that ... the truth. There is a very real spiritual element ... to this reality, but its not what were told.
... The American Dollar is no more, the Amero Dollar is the ... get very emotional, which is more than amusing XxX
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