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Views on Back to the Future 2I was watching this earlier with my eldest daughter and got thinking about the game. I felt this was the weakest of the films but the second best wh…
... this was the weakest of the films but the second best ... while reflecting the theme of the time zone was the weakest level. ... />
The animated introduction based on the end of the first film was ... well executed but the ... -
A MIA found on the netI found this game which appears not to be in WoS (There is another Stock brocker, but I think it is not the same) Bad thing is the price!! [url]http…
... I think it is not the same)
Bad thing is ... the price!!
[url]http://www.retrogames.co.uk/more/on ... : It is a uMIA, hence the importance :) -
Zodiac on the OricI played my first game on an Oric at the weekend. I was struck by the slow speed of the parser. It took about 6 to 8 seconds between typing somethin…
I played my first game on an Oric at the weekend.
I was struck by the slow speed of the parser. It took ... also struck by the cool sound chip in the Oric (on an emulator ... chip.
What are the best games for ... -
The ZX Spectrum on your PC - Second editionHello folks. Long time no see and all that :) Having recently observed that the 30th anniversary of the Speccy is approaching, I decided I couldn't …
... of my book, The ZX Spectrum on your PC.
... sorely out of date on the scene. Some thread links ... about Elite 'relaunching' the Speccy for the anniversary? I came ... can't find anything on the Elite website other than ... did do a search on the forums but it turned ... -
This week is 'Retro Week' on The Register[QUOTE][B]Retro Week[/B] Thirty years ago today, a pre-knighthood Sir Clive Sinclair launched his first colour computer, the ZX Spectrum, and the ea…
... first colour computer, the ZX Spectrum, and the early 1980s home ... or Amiga; or one of the many, many other - usually ... -bit micros of the time, we call on you to celebrate ... coverage of computing in the 80s: the machines, the games, the listings - all by ... -
Splitting & Joining Files on the SpectrumHello there my fellow WoSers oh its a late question tonight since I am touched by the insomnia fairy - are there any programs / methods for splitti…
... since I am touched by the insomnia fairy -
on a spectrum
on a 8bit IDE HDD and at the moment ... I am using the FDD (708K) ... plugging at it as the end justifies the means.
Setting up an IDE HDD on the +3e helpHello, Just installed a HDD in my +3e (ROM ver. 1.11). When turning on it takes a few seconds longer but then shows 2 IDE (available) as well as 1 fl…
... . 1.11).
When turning on it takes a few seconds ... and then ABM drives at the bottom.
Just starting ... out with the +3 so don't know ...Quick question on the IN #FF port fix for Spec+3 issue2Was wondering if the [b]IN #FF port[/b] fix shown here: [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#inFFport[/url] applies to the Spectrum +…
Was wondering if the [b]IN #FF port[/b] ... inFFport[/url]
applies to the Spectrum +3 issue 2?
on my +3's pcb is ... considered a +3B since the component names and values match ... a +3B in the schematics)
tWhat's going on with the 128 music in Madballs?I always remembered my copy of the (terrible) Madballs having a neat 128k tune, but for a long time now all the TZXs I've been able to find have only…
... surmised that the 128 version was on the flip side of the tape ... weirder is the Erbe re-release. On that version the 48k and ... 128k get the beeper tune, the + ...
What's going on? Bugs in the game? Emulation glitches? I ...ZX81 Composite mod on the cheap?Hi i'm looking for a good and cheap way to do a composite mod on a broken ZX81 that I have. I know there is a ZXvid on sellmyretro, but the price is …
Hi i'm looking for a good and cheap way to do a composite mod on a broken ZX81 that I have. I know there is a ZXvid on sellmyretro, but the price is a bit to high to me.
So I look for a cheaper way to do the job ;-)Monty on the Run JET PACK editionI just stumbled over this thing on Youtube. It's a fun idea but unfortunately for the C64 version. Makes me wish someone did the same to the Speccy …
... on Youtube.
It's a fun idea but unfortunately for the ... C64 version.
Makes me wish someone did the ... same to the Speccy version so we ...What is the game with 4 levels where you land on a planet?I am usually very good when it comes to remembering names of old games but I can not recall the name of this (somewhat obscure?) game. If I remember…
... I can not recall the name of this (somewhat ... , then going forward on the surface, then fighting some ... final dash to reach the survivors (so 4 distinct ... . Not: Koronis Rift, Rescue on Fractaculus, Explorer
7. ... had big title texts on the title screen.
8 ...Did anyone sign on in the early 80's?I was listening to the Half Man Half Biscuit album Back in the DHSS and I'm a bit confused about the line ?He hands me my Giro every two weeks? in th…
...
When i was on the dole in the late 90's my ... sure if when the song was written in the 80s whether ... you when you signed on at the jobcentre or not.
the bloke whose uncle owned ... a Postman or works in the Jobcentre.
[youtube ...Gotek floppy on the +3I just managed to get a Gotek floppy emulator flashed with the latest HxC firmware, but I cannot get it to work as drive "B:" on one of my +3 Spectru…
I just managed to get a Gotek floppy emulator flashed with the latest HxC firmware, but I cannot get it to work as drive "B:" on one of my +3 Spectrums. Did anyone try the same and can give some more feedback on jumper and other configuration settings?New 48K Spectum emulator on the Windows StoreHi, I've just uploaded a new "Free" Spectrum 48K emulator to the Windows Store, see: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-gb/app/specwin48/4d54…
... "Free" Spectrum 48K emulator to the Windows Store, see:
... Kempston etc. Currently works on Windows 8.1 and ... Add a rating via the store would be ideal.< ... />
Tested with the top 100 games and only ... I'll fix these in the next version.
Peeking the contents on screen? How?You will have to forgive me for growing up on the C64, but I know I can peek the location of a character (1024 is top left from memory) and the peek …
... forgive me for growing up on the C64, but I know I ... can peek the location of a character (1024 ... will return the chr$ code of the character in the square, the same can ... be done to retrieve the ...Games you envied on other systems (but were never converted to the Spectrum)I will admit it: there were times when I considered getting a Commodore 64. Not because I didn't love the Spectrum, but because Llamasoft games almos…
... almost never appeared on the Speccy.
The worst part was ... yes, yes, it came out on the TI99, but that one could ... [/b] - simple but compelling game on the Amstrad
[b ... ]Backtrack[/b] - weird maze game on the Dragon 32
...Wired.co.uk hatchet job on the Speccy..."The ZX Spectrum exists in an uneasy position in the annals of retro video games. Commercially it was tremendously successful in the UK, and was avai…
... relied to some extent on enthusiasts and small teams ... and slightly later machines like the Nintendo Entertainment System.
... and difficult to love. The original hardware was always, ... even the greatest games of the thousands programmed for the system are ...How did bank switching work on the 128K Spectrums?I'm new to Z80 and ZX Spectrum. So I was wondering how the 128+ models managed to work with more than 64K of memory? I'm somewhat familiar with h…
... . So I was wondering how the 128+ models managed to work ... bank switching works (I believe the Apple IIe had a weird ... banks...IIRC). Anyway, any insight on how it was done would ...bizarre error on a grey ZX Spectrum+2 - the long search for a small problemHi, I got a ZX Spectrum+2 that worked a bit but crashed while loading or running 128k games. I installed a 128k-test-ROM that told me about RAM fa…
... occured if there is current on the 12V line. Therefore I ... did not run because the electrolytic capacitor on the 12V line was bad ... could be at the input of the switching regulator - on the 9V line. But ... check if C41 on the 12V line of the transverter of a ...What causes "The disk has been changed" problem on a +3?I've seen this posted here on this forum and no explanation as to what causes it or any solution that doesn't involve writing a DSK image back to the…
... dump of both disks, converted the streams to DSK using samdisk ... all games in Spectaculator, so the disks don't appear damaged ... does anyone know what causes the "Disk has been changed" message ... drives varied wildly on the RPM side, or could the head be slightly ...Debugging on ZEsarUX by reading the source codeHI New feature for ZEsarUX: https://youtu.be/z-TipWv0n9g With that you can associate an assembler source code to a program in memory so it w…
... it showing the source code. The trick works by finding labels on the source ... code with format LXXXX where XXXX is the memory ... address. This is helping me to debug the ... QL rom because the source code has ...WORMS on the speccyseems to have been a few genuine efforts to make Worms for the spec back in the late 90s... obviously it would never have been released as it was too…
... Ive just been trying out the various demo versions
the most work done on it. you ... br /> this one looks the most finished (visually) ... anything, although the power bar moves. the sea effect is ... kind of suggests that its the final version?
< ...Is the MIA list up to date on infoseek?Did a search on Infoseek for any MIA titles and noticed I have one on the first page. Stopped looking at that point to ask if it is up to date.
Did a search on Infoseek for any MIA titles and noticed I have one on the first page. Stopped looking at that point to ask if it is up to date.The ZX Spectrum Channel on YouTube now live.Today I launched an all new ZX Spectrum channel that's is going to focus mostly on the new stuff, but there will be some old stuff too. I also want t…
... is going to focus mostly on the new stuff, but there will ... of or any idea's the community can think of.
Music album made on the RASPBERRY PI :)Hi guys. The Raspberry Pi sounds good too. ;) [url]https://yerzmyey.bandcamp.com/album/rpi-zwei[/url] [img]http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/male/…
... /> This album has been made on Raspberry Pi 2.
Also ... & directly from the machine.
The RPi's sound is ... being generated by the Broadcom BCM2835 chip (for the 1st model of ... somewhat like in ZX Spectrum: the sound is being generated by ...extra colours on the +2a/+3i recently did a mod on my rgb connector so i could get a bright signal. then i realised if i left out 1 or 2 of the resistors i would get extra colo…
i recently did a mod on my rgb connector so i ... out 1 or 2 of the resistors i would get extra ... colours. but only if the speccy was in bright mode ... all the time. maybe higher ohmage resistors ...Whats the best FPS on the Spectrum?Theres Operation Wolf of course (With and without plastic gun) and Cabal. I seem to think that there were also several budget ones along with freebie…
... freebies on magazine tapes. I think Cabal is the better of the two ...How do I look at code on the Spectrum 48k Elite game?Can someone tell me how to stop the tape loading page of Elite on original Spectrum 48k so I can look at the Lenslok code and play the game? I own t…
... how to stop the tape loading page of Elite on original Spectrum ... 48k so I can look at the Lenslok ... code and play the game?
I own the original ... command to display the program and see the answer.
...The Cycles Disk, stuck on picture of bike and bottom of screen is blue?Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a DSK from it and loaded it in Spectaculator but it sticks on a screen that just shows a bike at th…
... a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made ... on a screen that just shows a bike at the ... blue, pressed every key on the virtual keyboard but nothing happens ... nothing to select? The same happens with the DSK image from ... what I should do on this screen, any ideas ...
