-
Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…
... there quite well and they used to let me hang around ... 's there.
TANDY, they used to not like people touching ... around there for that long. They used to stock the CAMPUTER LYNX ... generation will not do when they get older on the present time ... -
What speccy game or games did your parents or siblings like?Just thought this might be an interesting topic over Chrimbo... My older sister was never really into games in a big way, but there were a few games…
... a few games that she used to like, like Great Escape ... `d like games, or that they`d be too hard and ... ... the shame...
Oh, and she used to LOVE Tetris on ... -
Way OT ... Q on a word. DONEI am interested in languages and especially finding common roots of words i.e. such as "ransack" actually comes from Icelandic, meaning "to investiga…
... tratling:
Won they the field and lost their ... king?
They may well say, Fie ... ... You are able to get back to your hamlet and ... The Vikings left their mark, they ransacked the place.
... Then they get in town and nobody is there "Oh, it ... -
Music help - CPC/SpecHey, I need some advice or help or something. I have a game in development that will be appearing for the Amstrad CPC and possibly Spectrum (if ther…
... CPC version and I can get used to the Speccy... 'interesting and ... actually using those songs. Would they be actual files I can ... -
advice needed pleaseHi everyone, Back in the day, used to own a zx81, spectrum 48k and a +2 whilst growing up. I have tinkered around with some of the emulators (zx32 a…
... />
Back in the day, used to own a zx81, spectrum ... , and at what price do they get picked up for nowadays?
they be converted to play back ... -
These sounded great...Torstum's post about a hypthetical new micro-computer (on this forum) reminded me of something, but rather than post in that thread, I thought I'd ma…
... through them as usual (they could be corrective or ... at the image (unless they wear the glasses themselves and ... ditch hard discs as they take up too much ... etc etc, but if they became practical and available then ... have no need to get used to wearing glasses when ... -
A question about Star TrekI don't know if any of you have watched TNG or DS9. At the beginning of DS9's season 4, Worf becomes part of the cast. What I don't understand is wha…
... don't understand is what they say about the Enterprise. Throughout ... destroyed, that Worf has to get used to it, etc. Were can ... -
I hate this country (serious - England gets worse)Have you seen this: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7059283.stm[/URL] "[B]The Prison Service has converted two jails to hold only foreign nati…
... comfortable. Why? They broke our laws, so they should suffer ... drink nothing but water. They should have a totally ... , so that when they get out they're terrified of going ... who are saying this. Oh no, it's not ... expectancy.
Oh, the bloke who did it ... -
Spectrum games good for parties?Has anyone got any suggestions for Spectrum games suitable for playing at parties? They'd have to be: 1) Instantly accessible, so no weird "you get…
... playing at parties?
They'd have to be:
get used to it eventually" control methods ... -
Great new virtual keyboard!This won't be of use for emulators that run on machines that have real keyboards, of course, but for emulators that run on the XBox, PS2/3, PSP, Nint…
... />
(ignore the full stops, they're just there to keep ... same PSP button as you used to call up the keyboard ... faster to use when you get used to it (plus it obscures ... -
English gramatics questionEnglish is not my native language (you already noticed). We use talk to other people in plural or singular. When two people for beginning are not fam…
... were" (plural). Then when they get familiar, they use singular "you was" ( ... explanation). Plural is also used as complimentaryness to older people ... english to slovak there is used this counting, when f. ... meets first time there is used plural in dialogue and ... -
More chat needed!Ok, this sort of post happens at least once per year, but the WOS IRC chat never seems to gain momentum, with only one or two permanent residents. C…
... then unexpectedly log off when they forget that the client lives ... browse somewhere else, or else they get booted off for idling when ... get in.
You can leave your client running - they ... .
WOS IRC chat used to be fantastic, with huge ... -
Other computers used to develop Speccy gamesY'know. "Other" 8-bit computers. Ones with Zilog 80 or cloned processors, usually. Quite often they were used to make Spectrum games. Matthew Smith'…
... processors, usually. Quite often they were used to make Spectrum games.
Malcolm Evans of Trashman fame used a Sharp MZ-80B, according ... -
Strange but true things that you've experienced?On Monday I had one of those days where you just shouldn't have got out of bed. I won't bore you with the details, and I've sorted most things out, b…
... see them mainly malfunctioning, plus they all use Windows, which isn ... ones I fix are often used by people who know almost ... about you as long as they get their cut of your wages ... if they have visited us, with technology that can safely get them ... -
FMV on +3eOK, so about 6 months ago i posted here that i got full motion video on +3e, with a bunch of scr files called passion. I added the glider rider music…
... sample. How the hell do they get that quality out of AY ... or what? For reference i used different systems for all 4 ... SRL A 4 times to get from the 8 bit to ... -
New Game: Climbing ManA few years ago I created a solo boardgame that simulated in a way, climbing a rock wall. It was roughly based on the rock climbing sections of the c…
... circle :) )
I've used the wonderful ZXBasic compiler from ... not much to look at, they get the job done and I ... -
Father tedSome random quotes from this brilliant comedy- Father,that sermon you did today,frankly it bored the @rse off me!. Father Purcell: Oh they have you …
... me!.
Father Purcell: Oh they have you everywhere you know ... the car to get the money back and they had witnesses who ... said they'd seen me ... -
Raided by the Customs and ExciseA friend of mine (in England) has been raided by the police and the Customs and Excise, for selling cigarettes that had come into the country without…
... told that they'll get back to her when they've decided ... the above), they took her computer (which she barely used anyway), ... her bills, everything that they could investigate ... it could be months before they get back to her, and ... -
Iphone/Ipod touch gaming threadThought i would start a thread for this little gadget. I havent been this excited since the Speccy years. Never was keen on an Iphone, dont want a …
... touch ages ago but never used it to its potential ... but i've got used to them now and ... again works very well. Thought they would be tricky to read ... br />
Obviously you get the internet on it, works ... very well. Once you get used to the touch screen for ... -
New Tomb Raider trailer[url]http://www.tombraider.com/[/url] Whaddaya think? For me... Oh dear. Just as they get the franchise back on track, they go and do this to it. …
... /> For me...
Oh dear. Just as they get the franchise back on ... track, they go and do ... -
Carmageddon.com - Carmageddon is back???From the site Carmageddon.com: "[COLOR="Blue"]The Carmageddon brand has been reacquired by the team that developed the original PC titles Carmageddo…
... that the game will finally get the showcase it deserves on ... make sure the existing fans get what they want and expect from ... ).
I really hope they get it right - to me, C1 ... I think some people did. Oh, and C1's addon pack ... -
Two Worlds OneI picked this up for the 360 for ?5 at a charity shop a few months ago. I had tried the demo on the pc a few years ago and id just come off a month l…
... depth to it once you get used to the weird map/quest ... when you level up you get a skill point which you ... unlocked by paying trainers and they can then be upgraded.
C64 Tapes..last roll of the diceI know this is for Spectrum stuff but I have been trying to sell these for sometime and it would be a major shame to throw them out even being C64. l…
... 1 box. Last time I used these was about 6 months ... i used these tapes which was about 6 months back they all ... />
List of games below ... oh they are all in proper cases ...What 80's games inspired the 8/16-bit sequence in Atlantis SquarePantis (the movie) ?So, I just caught a glimpse of SpongeBob SquarePants (the Atlantis SquarePantis movie with David Bowie, [B][I]NOT[/I] the game based on the movie[/B]…
... section where they get "zapped" into something like a VR system (used to ... defeat them ... anywho ... the font used reminded me of the one ... used at the start of Double ...Why can't they be more like Trashman?Our bin men are rubbish (pun intended). If we've got too many bags for the wheelie bin we'll put it on top of the bin. The bin men will lift the bag…
... .
Then at Christmas they'll come knocking for a ... and nothing more, for which they get paid.
So in ... question that nobody's asked, they won't be getting a ...Coming soon ... Maritrini, Freelance Monster SlayerUsually, we don't do this, but as the demo has been out for almost a couple of weeks and there's a video out there and tons of pictures and info, we …
... picture for the ending sequence (oh, man, I hope somebody plays ... art this afternoot when I get home from work ;) ).
get used to what's in the ...Starquake - hints and tipsNot that many votes for it so I guess some may not even know it. It is a [B]fantastic[/B] platform shoot-em-up hybrid starring B.L.O.B - Bio Logicall…
... build his little platforms to get up
... are QUAKE (vital, get there to get to the core), ... watch out for flying mines, they look a bit like space ... as much as possible, they are speedy means of getting ... places they can be, but you'll soon get used to ...Q. on Outlook 2k (draft vs out)I'm trying to get used to using Outlook with gmail but I noticed that instead of delivering [some] messages they get put into DRAFT instead of being …
I'm trying to get used to using Outlook with gmail ... instead of delivering [some] messages they get put into DRAFT instead of ...University ChallengeNearly two weeks ago Manchester University won the first University Challenge semi-final to get into the upcoming final against Pembroke College, Cam…
... Challenge semi-final to get into the upcoming ... />
and having used binary in BASIC and machine ... a single character is used for variables the multiplication ... quadratic formula can be used to avoid looping ... two days and if they get more Polynomial roots ...Things to ponderJust some questions that have tugged at my curiosity recently, and since I'm stuck here sorting out a laptop (gorgeous Saturday, tons of things I cou…
... would be utterly brilliant (if they were affordable and practical, I ... mean, they do current exist for professional ... flight simulation trainers, but they cost a fortune and are ... I don't want to get used to a new system on ...
