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More "What could have been"... The Z280.So in chasing up the Loki specs, I happened upon some parallel developments... And had Sinclair gotten to make the Loki, there could have been some i…
... promised video, that would be; "Oh that, it's coming at ... initially, which may or may not be a z80B or H ... entire purchase obsolete. The hint of an upgrade path, no matter how poorly ... -
"La Abad?a del Crimen" - English versionOK, I've started a new thread for this, as the discussion about "La Abad?a" in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=vie…
... find (or create) an English-language version of "La Abad?a del ... . I've now discovered than an English-language version has been ... to be normal text, with an extra bit set in the ... characters or something. I'm not much of a hacker myself, but I ... -
Arcanoid - Red Shift re-incarnatedI hadn't updated my web site Red Shift for three months now and I decided that the time has come for just that. To begin with, I've changed the loo…
... , I've changed the look of the site. It's a ... are welcome.
And oh, if anyone has any ideas ... let me know. I'm not much of a visualiser, sadly! -
Egghead 4 Oh dear, not another outing for the fellow. Haven't we had "un oeuf" already? Yes, the game engine is underway, and from this wreckage some form o…
Oh dear, not another outing for the fellow. ... from this wreckage some form of "plot" has started to materialise ... , no matter how bizarre. Out-of-place screens, silly puzzle suggestions ... -
Any chance of an RSS feed for the What's New page?Well, now that the forums are upgraded, clearly Martijn has loads of spare time on his hands. :) So, is there any chance of an RSS feed for the What…
Well, now that the forums are upgraded, clearly Martijn has loads of spare time on his hands. :)
So, is there any chance of an RSS feed for the What's New page? I think it's about the only 'news' page which I check by hand these days. -
BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords ... has LOAD and stuff, but not much). Of course this makes some things ... usually resort to random combinations of Ext+Shift+letters until ... more along the lines of an alphabetical list of keywords, and what ... -
Pictures of an exWhilst sorting though my things I came accross a disk containing naked pictures of an ex girlfriend in all sorts of uncompromising postures. Now, he…
... a disk containing naked pictures of an ex girlfriend in all sorts ... of uncompromising postures.
Now, ... -
You don't see much of this these days....When was the last time you saw one broadcaster putting up a "Good Luck" message for another broadcaster? This was captured from 1983 when TV-AM laun…
... you see - I'm not one of those people who are into ... -
True 3D in PC gaming?What ever happened to Nvidia's (I think it was them) claims that they would be making true 3D possible using their drivers and suitable glasses? I'm …
... suitable glasses? I'm not much of a PC gamer, so ... I've not had much reason to see this ... />
Personally, I'm not too keen on true 3D ... , anyway? Presumably the lack of a successful, prominent (and ... now it might be an option with suitable drivers ... -
The Incredible Hulk storyboard 'game'Hello folks. After reading the thread about comics with games I was reminded of a 'game' I used to have as a kid. Memory is a bit hazy but here's wha…
... was more of a game/puzzle where there was an actual ... story parts. I'm not sure whether there was anything ... just for one player though not definite. There may have ... no luck. I'm not much of a comic book fan but ... on here may well have an idea.
Any ... -
Do you like... Country Music?well, do you? tbh im not much of a country music fan, discovered johnny cashes classic prison records on cheap vinyl and bought loads of his from ch…
... you?
tbh im not much of a country music fan, discovered ... cheap vinyl and bought loads of his from charity shops.< ... one is from an awesome album, the albums not been off my ... [/youtube]
and of course the psychedelic country music ... -
gas cooker woeswe rent a house, and the landlady is away for a fortnight so dont have much of an option to call someone in. the problem is that there isn't enough …
... a fortnight so dont have much of an option to call someone in ... this problem before?
not sure about the oven part ... -
New Game: Advanced Premiership SimulatorHi Friends, I discovered BASin last Saturday, and I've found it rather fun to play with. I ended up producing this; It's basically (no pun intended)…
... a 'game'. It's not much of a game I'll admit ... multiple bets take the form of an accumulator (i.e. all ... Advanced might be a bit of an exaggeration...)
... ve just put this on an upload site. If you ... programs seems to be an art-form of its own :)
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The Spectrum Resuscitation ThreadKicking off this thread as a place where people who are fixing/restoring Spectrums (or indeed any other piece of related hardware) can show off their…
... (or indeed any other piece of related hardware) can show off ... indicating a 16K machine. Being an issue 3, that wasn't ... /> I also took the opportunity of composite modding while I was ... /> It's still not much of a looker but much more presentable and functional ... -
24-Wide or 26-Wide Multicolour Tile EngineI've been playing about with more multicolour routines (8x1, 8x2 etc.) and have one a bit clever and suitable for a tile-based game. No particular d…
... i.e. a 12x12 grid of 16x16 tiles.
of your tile sprites.
... design [I]some[/I] of your tiles/sprites, such ... , where two colours is not much of a setback. But also ... manageable and worth it for an extra tile in width, ... -
Saving GamesSorry if this is an obvious question but I'm not much of a techie but is there any way to save games? dying to play some of the old footie manager g…
... this is an obvious question but I'm not much of a techie but ... />
dying to play some of the old footie manager games ... -
I can't remember the name of an old seriesHi, There used to be an old series on TV back in the early Eighties. It revolved around the adventures of a British spy who (I think) was half-Germa…
... /> There used to be an old series on TV back ... It revolved around the adventures of a British spy who ( ... half-German.
Bit of an alternative history series with sci ... scene where a canister of nerve gas rolls off ... cafe and bursts open. An old man staggers out ... -
SpecBAS 0.830 Released!Hi guys - A new official release of SpecBAS has been released. The full changelog is below, but for now here's the download: [url]https://sites.goo…
... a string and extracts as much of an integer as it can - "128 ... return "128" for example - does not perform evaluation as for VAL ... , but higher than AND/OR/NOT
A small bug in ... )
Editor windows were transparent - not that you'd notice, but ... -
Could ELITE's wireframe graphics be improvedWas watching this video last night comparing the BBC and Spectrum version of Elite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4OAteeGWs It seems that the…
... the BBC and Spectrum version of Elite:
https:// ... 't remember this being much of an issue back in the ... And while I'm not sure I agree with his ... but in comparison it's not nearly as smooth.
... I think the gameplay is much simpler than Elite.
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How do emulators make code appears as running at 3.5Mhz?Decent Z80 emulators on github return t-states after executing an instruction, giving you the ability to emulate Speccy relatively well. But there ar…
... return t-states after executing an instruction, giving you the ... the screen. But if an instruction has 4 t- ... , perhaps the change is not 100% in sync with ... .000. Now that's not much of a difference. For 4 ... I can think of is first measuring an integer loops per ... -
ZX Spin 0.4 available for Download.Standard Cut-n-Paste from the CSS post: If all goes well, I'll upload it to WOS on monday. ----------------------------------------- Okay, it's th…
... the interrupt as an option at the end of the main picture ... the Electron but it did not have much of an ending. Anyone completed the ... -
That nipple...I don't know why my mind wandered to it but the other day i was thinking about the advert for a game called 'Game Over' released by Ocean...does anyo…
... of an un-real woman with her nip poking out, dear oh dear. The inocence of ... think. It was a photo of a Page 3 bird dressed ... blonde hair and a bit of a minger if my memory ... -
vote rigging ?This is not intended to cause any major rows , id just like some sensible views on the voting from regular forum users , 2 games that ive noticed wit…
... isn't going to make much of an impression on other people. In ... results only because of the low number of votes. Therefore a ... vote of 1, will surely make a significant impact, but lets not ... -hard voting manipulator jobless for much of the year).
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"YOUR COMPUTER" magazineDoes anyone know of any websites that has reference to this great magazine from the 80s? With the title being so 'generic', search engines don't see…
... there... if you dropped an issue on your big toe ... that there was just so much stuff in 'em is ... covers and the like but not much of the insides :(
Try ... now Chaos :)
So much so that I just pegged ... all would have an instant 10 copies of YC too :)
Hi! I'm new here! :)Hello, I mainly use my Amiga(!) nowadays but i have always been a fan of the ZX Spectrum computers. I used to own a 48k and +2 range. I now play the…
I'm not so much of an Amiga fan - in fact, I was rather partial to the Atari ST - but welcome here nonetheless :)TCP/IP for the SpeccyI found this website.(in italian) [url="http://zxspectrum.hal.varese.it/dituttounpo.htm"]http://zxspectrum.hal.varese.it/dituttounpo.htm[/url] [url=…
... z88dk. In a way not much of a big deal, the ... in the applications and writing an ethernet driver. I confess ... i dabbled with an ethernet card i made ... 8 bit polling mode inside an emulator. :) On the ... and a modem, with an emulator patched for serial ...The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
... in March 2003.. so maybe not :/
or he might just ... fresh message soon like "Perils of Willy - Speccy version 2004" :p ... I don't know how much of an issue that would be.
of drawing the screens then pretty much anyone could ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... you wouldn't be involved. Not much of a logical connection to make ... 't think them of as something that's of an exclusive interest to ... an individual *per se* (although ...was there a "perfect game"?i would say bruce lee, what about you? EDIT - trusting my memory i would say bruce lee, but i just downloaded , first got a good impression, just th…
... , Arjun wrote:
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Not much of a perfect partner then eh ... TNN, but it was still an excellent game to me.Best Sci-Fi movies!Following on from the WOTW movie thread, I think it's time for another "best of " topic! (Yawn-o-rama - hey it's a long sunday ok?) No doubt someone…
... book Dunny. Will keep an eye out for it now ... book I read was "Garden of Rama" - a rather ... although I'm not much of a fan of Gentry Lee's ... Arthur C Clarke - some of his books (notably 2001 and ... "Songs of Distant Earth") were outstanding but ...
