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  • How come Cyberknights is MIA?Just wondering if there is any particular reason why Cyberknights (CRL) is MIA. I mean, obviously, because nobody has a copy... but most MIA games ar…

    ... by one and I found that so far a good ... is made up by games that were only announced in the ... "games that time forgot", rather than MIAs, because they were never commercially ... because they actually were working titles for games that were later released with ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • How come Cyberknights is MIA?Just wondering if there is any particular reason why Cyberknights (CRL) is MIA. I mean, obviously, because nobody has a copy... but most MIA games ar…

    ... list possibly contains many titles that were either previewed (i.e. pre ... comming soon. However, a lot were not completed or only came ... where, it's the MIAs that are illusive and perhaps some ... MIA list, or STP for that matter. Someone else can handle ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…

    ... Not to mention ensuring that virtually all opensource emulator authors ... not about restriction, if that were our only problem, we ... preservation. It will happen, that is 100% guaranteed, the ... integrity/authenticity aspect, because that means what they are ...
    fiath fiath July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…

    ... loading error, or something like that.

    Also had trouble ... ) - on the other side of that tape I believe was;

    Shadow Skimmer (I think that was the name - refused to ... few more games that were dodgy to load - those were the main ones ...
    Trotterwatch Trotterwatch July 2004 Games
  • Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…

    ... is a small supplimental manual that covers the extra commands for ... other). I'll start OCRing that one soon, hopefully someone won ... ? There are several different builds that were released and the versions on ... 't record which versions they were.
    Fred Fred July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…

    ... is a small supplimental manual that covers the extra commands ... ). I'll start OCRing that one soon, hopefully someone ... There are several different builds that were released and the versions on ... 't record which versions they were.
    [/quote]

    ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best version of FroggerI was on Atariage asking about what the best version of this game was on the 2600. There are two, and most agree that the tape based game is the bett…

    ... Speccy Tour and I think that it's the most playable ... our beloved machine. As if that were not enough, it fits into ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu July 2004 Games
  • Computers For Educational NeedsAh!! the memories come flooding back. How many of you convinced your parents to buy a computer as it was "educational", and would help you in 'O' Le…

    ... 32 was for parents who were extremely pretentious and wanted to ... my parents weren't like that- I'd still have a ... out on that golden period.
    I think BBC's were usually ... owned by people that had mums and dads that were teachers ...
    Spector Spector July 2004 Games
  • Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…

    yep, an utterly immersive game. Far better than the identikit iso-platformers that were so popular.

    wasnt too fussed with WTSS tho...
    Bluce_Ree Bluce_Ree August 2004 Games
  • type in gamesI just found out that the superb Aliquids Simplex was actually a type-in game! I never realised - I've played plenty of commercial games taht weren't…

    ... from the magazine Your Computer that were released as full price titles ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers August 2004 Games
  • AmericaI've been wondering, was the Spectrum released in America? Was it popular? Are there Spectrum games that were made in America? There must be a few A…

    ... :
    Are there Spectrum games that were made in America?
    [/quote ... .

    Some other titles that had Spectrum versions include Diamond ... distribution. I am almost certain that Cyberzone was originally written for ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2004 Games
  • what format is .mgt ? (and other Outlet discuss)The Outlet magazine archives have .mgt extension. What is that ? On the other hand, the news from August 15 2004 tells that "... TZX Vault update: O…

    ... list of Outlet disks (issues) that WERE released on +3 disk I ... these aside from Issue 40 that I dumped ?

    Cheers ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 4 Computer Buffs data transmissions on TVAnyone else remember these? They were transmitted after closedown to tie in with the 4 Computer Buffs TV programme on channel 4 back in the 80s. The …

    Yep, this could be an interesting thread.

    I only remember one transmission for the speccy and can't even remember which channel it was on nor what program it was. Would be interesting to recover the programs that were transmitted.
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Tears of nostalgiaI have to say, playing games again like Fued, Head over Heels, Where time stood still, arkanoid 2, heavy on the magick (list could go on forever), ma…

    ... the reference point to today that attracts you and not the ... sense. What you mean is that technically they are better and ... higher percentage of major releases that were absolutely forgettable and derivative than ... I do think though is that that 16-bit era was the ...
    Spector Spector August 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... link was made when they were a kid playing these ... This extends to recent games that have some sort of connection ... brain is telling these people that these spectrum games rock, simply ... is bringing back sensations that were created when they were a kid. Remove ...
    Parky Parky August 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... link was made when they were a kid playing these ... This extends to recent games that have some sort of connection ... brain is telling these people that these spectrum games rock, simply ... is bringing back sensations that were created when they were a kid. Remove ...
    Spector Spector August 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... link was made when they were a kid playing these ... This extends to recent games that have some sort of connection ... brain is telling these people that these spectrum games rock, simply ... is bringing back sensations that were created when they were a kid. Remove ...
    Matt fox Matt fox August 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... link was made when they were a kid playing these ... This extends to recent games that have some sort of connection ... brain is telling these people that these spectrum games rock, simply ... is bringing back sensations that were created when they were a kid. Remove ...
    Matt fox Matt fox August 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    That's it - I've just ... in a killing zone like that. There's no sense of ... .

    I'm convinced that most modern games aren't ... 're plenty of speccy games that were in their own way just ... a sport or driving game, that seems to be all you ...
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... the 1st generation of computers that were (just) sophisticated enough to ... generation when home-computers were getting popular and hence ... magazines and later fanzines - that was missing from earlier ... honest :) ) the fact that speccy games were easy to copy, did ...
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2004 Games
  • Music / particlar bands, you associate the Speccy 48k ( while playing all those years ago ).About 3 of 4 friends used to pile round to my next door neighbours house, most nights playing the Speccy 48. This friend of mine had a brother who wa…

    ... of Wild Boys... Other singles that were frequently on the spin table ... while playing were: "We are the world", "papa ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2004 Games
  • How did you make it load?I used to have great difficulty getting games to load on my old Speccy + and found using superstition sometimes helped... apart from turning my tape…

    ... loaders. There were some that were Powerload, but then there were the three or ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... is telling these people that these spectrum games rock, ... bringing back sensations that were created when they were a kid. Remove ... oh, remember that?" nostalgia are the ones that have an instant ... playability, are intriguing or were ...
    Zagreb Zagreb September 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... is some sort of monster that overcomes rational thought, just ... "oh, remember that?" nostalgia are the ones that have an instant ... playability, are intriguing or were highly ... have totally adopted ideas that were original back in the ...
    Parky Parky September 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... years have totally adopted ideas that were original back in the 1980s ... know of any games from that period that have been done better ... a lot more on screen that's superflous, multilayered backgrounds ... days. This is a game that (admittedly rubbish) Edge magazine ...
    Spector Spector September 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... above interaction/story/involvement, that's something you can't ... ones that have an instant playability, are intriguing or were highly ... years have totally adopted ideas that were original back in the ... have totally adopted ideas that were original back in the ...
    Erlstoned Erlstoned September 2004 Games
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... above interaction/story/involvement, that's something you can't ... ones that have an instant playability, are intriguing or were highly ... years have totally adopted ideas that were original back in the ... have totally adopted ideas that were original back in the ...
    Parky Parky September 2004 Games
  • RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…

    ... or whatever, and the others that were around in early 90`s ...
    CKay CKay September 2004 Development
  • RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…

    ... or whatever, and the others that were around in early 90`s ...
    Quazar Quazar September 2004 Development
  • If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…

    ... colours, without the horrible problems that you get with certain colour ... -offs of Galaxians or Scramble, that were still being released for the ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers September 2004 Games
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