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Are there any Metroid style games on the Spectrum?Are there any Metroid style games on the Spectrum? You know the Metroid games (Metroid on the NES, Super Metroid on the SNES, Metroid Prime 1 and 2 o…
... on the Spectrum? You know the Metroid games (Metroid on the NES, Super Metroid on the ... involves lots of going back and forth across the ever ... if you factor out the lack of shooting in these games ... up new areas of the map, lots of backtracking but with ... -
The Flintstones - help![URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001799"]The Flintstones[/URL] stuck on the first level where apparently you have to paint th…
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... not only to paint the wall before Wilma returns ... and to keep hold of that very elusive paintbrush ... again
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The greatest archive of 20th Mid Century Architecure.On FlickR now is the greatest archive of mid 20th century architecture I ever did see. A great collection of britain's new towns, decaying slums, b…
On FlickR now is the greatest archive of mid 20th century architecture I ... megastructures, modernest estates, and the beginnings of the post modernist knee jerk reactionary ... ]
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The best Tetris game on the Speccy?The recent [B]Tetris Ultimate[/B] debacle on the PS4 and XBox One* made me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum. I'm not famil…
... me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum.
< ... to remember that the offical Tetris on the Spectrum wasn't ... was an interesting Tetris variation on the Spectrum (can't remember ... more impressive than it does on the Spectrum, though to be ... -
Games that look *exactly* like a Spectrum game, but was never released on the Speccy.As the title says - what games are there (on other platforms) that look just like Spectrum games, but was never released on the Spectrum? This subje…
As the title says - what games are there (on other platforms) that ... released on the Spectrum?
This subject could be a source of ... why they were never released on the Spectrum.
I' ... . Click the images to see a Youtube video of them.
Playing AY music on the SpeccyCan anyone help with playing AY ripped music on the Speccy? So, let's say I want to play some ripped AY music, such as: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspect…
... with playing AY ripped music on the Speccy?
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Name=Trantor The Last Storm Trooper - Title (Beeper ... ? There's not a lot of documentation on this.
...Video review of Subway Vigilante on the C64It didn't set the world alight on the ZX Spectrum but how does the C64 version measure up? [youtube]gFfX2q_JLik[/youtube]
It didn't set the world alight on the ZX Spectrum but how does the C64 version measure up?
[youtube]gFfX2q_JLik[/youtube]Sticks and StonesI rarely look in my local paper but was having a quick read and saw that someone i used to know who is a bit older than me got fined in court for the…
... his 60's on the same day on the other side of town beat someone ... up and also assaulted the ... info in the paper on either of these cases just the crime ...
So have i misunderstood the first crime
I ...Stupid thing that happened on my way homeFirst, a bit of backstory.. I live in Winnipeg, and it's running out of money. Some of the things that the city has done to try and get themsel…
First, a bit of backstory..
I live ... 's a construction zone on the bridge over the perimeter highway (think M25 ... woman off more, as the posted speed on the highway proper is 100 ... .. So I finally get on the inside lane of the highway and move it ..."The Writing's on the wall", the new Bond theme tuneI've just listened to the new theme song for the next Bond film ("The Writing's on the Wall" for the movie "Spectre" due out later this year), and I …
... song for the next Bond film ("The Writing's on the Wall" for the movie ... lacks the memorability or the power of a good Bond song, but the worst ... think is that the singer doesn't suit the song, and ... confirmed by a cover version of the song (https://www.youtube. ...Crash: On The Screen compo scansAs the work on Microhobby's Pixel A Pixel printed loading screens restoration is going well lately, I would like to start preparing for making the sa…
... start preparing for making the same work on Crash: On The Screen competition.
of the following Crash magazine pages?
[code]Full name On the ... 'm planning to bring Crash: On The Screen into same restoration process ...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…
... an uneasy position in the annals of retro video games. ... relied to some extent on enthusiasts and small teams ... and slightly later machines like the Nintendo Entertainment System.
the greatest games of the thousands programmed for the system are ...Xenon on the 16 bits - that bloke in the sunglassesYou know the pale guy that zooms in on the TV screen and says "Sector 1"? Who is he? One of the coders? I've had a quick web search and can't eas…
You know the pale guy that zooms in on the TV screen and says "Sector 1"?
Who is he? One of the coders? I've had a quick web search and can't easily find out, maybe some Amiga/ST experts here will know.
(Just interested).What game had a metallic rat on the cover?So I have memories of a game which had a robotic/metallic rat/mouse on the front cover. It wasn't hand drawn, but a photo. Sorry not much to go on…
So I have memories of a game which had a robotic/metallic rat/mouse on the front cover. It wasn't hand drawn, but a photo.
Sorry not much to go on! Does it sound familiar to anyone?
Definitely not Micro Mouse ;)I've released a (free!) floppy disk filled with sci-fi themed custom levels for "Worms" on the AmigaOver the last couple of months, I've been transferring all the artwork, animation, music, games and writing I made on my Amiga in the 90's to my PC. …
Over the last couple of months, I've been transferring all the artwork, animation ... , you can still view the levels on the disk by double clicking them ... />
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Serenity ...Text Adventure Game... The Dreaded Castle of SlovI am standing in the middle of dense woodland. Birds twitter in the trees, small animals rustle in the undergrowth and I hear wolves in the distance.…
... I hear wolves in the distance.The mid day sun creates rays through ... of through the woods to the north.
I see a the body of ... an adventurer lying in the undergrowth, flies buzz excitedly around the ...Biggest ZX collection ever offered for sale on the internet !!!The most COMPLETE ZX SPECTRUM collection ever offered for sale on the internet! It took me years to collect everything, to make sure I have every …
... collection ever offered for sale on the internet!
... LOCATION - NORTH WALES, JUST OUTSIDE OF CHESTER / UK
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Limited Edition of 40 prototype of ASIC processor - framed and ...Hard Drivin' on the Speccy this needs to be fixed !I just tried Hard Drivin' on the Speccy it's a very impressive feat it's smooth and fast and in 3D nothing short of amazing actually. But it's almost…
I just tried Hard Drivin' on the Speccy it's a very impressive feat it's smooth and fast and in 3D nothing short of amazing actually. But it's almost impossible to play cause of the oversensitive controls how can they have not fixed it ? :(Why do we have to live with colour clash on the Spectrum Next - if it ever gets sold!I can fully sympathize with those who would like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best version with perhaps the option to…
... ' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best version ... on todays machines and since the Raspberry Pi 0 is part of the ... lot of the ingenuity expended on graphics is probably based on the ... necessity to consider the color clash ...Great Youtube Subscriptions:I've been watching a lot of old UK TV on youtube of late. There is a relatively new channel called Bobbies channel. It has many old 70's, 80'sn and …
... watching a lot of old UK TV on youtube of late. There is ... many old Gameshows such as, the first series of Bulls Eye, some mid ... down and some kids shows of the era.
He seems ... about 3-5 videos per day at the moment. I've been ...No VCC on the TEA2000 on a +2 greyI'm trying to fix a +2 grey that has no RF and composite out, RGB is good and the machine works just fine. I thought it would be an easy job... repl…
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So, vcc on pin 11 of the tea2000 is absent... replaced ... on pin11 of the tea2000.
Voltage on all 3 pins of the ... ztx213 is zero and on the ztx ... just around 11V on ...Whats the best Boulderdash game on the Spectrum?Just that. I used to play Rockford's Riot a lot. But it probably isn't the best; playing it now, its really irritating that you can run off the side …
... . But it probably isn't the best; playing it now, its ... off the side of the screen before the scrolling catches up. So whats the best ... was once a decent one on the front of Crash.How many interfaces can be paired up together (as a combo) on the Speccy's back edge connector?Well some would say none as it puts too much of a power strain on the Speccy's power supply . So ignoring this aspect the same question can be asked …
... it puts too much of a power strain on the Speccy's power ... supply . So ignoring this aspect the same ... .
For example :- The Multiface has a back end ... into it at the back . But how many combinations of paired interfaces ...Technician Ted inspired by The Prisoner?I was watching the first episode of The Prisoner last night on remastered blu ray (looks amazing). There is a scene with the same classical music and…
I was watching the first episode of The Prisoner last night on remastered blu ray (looks ... amazing). There is a scene with the ... , which made me immediately think of the first room on Technican Ted. I wonder ...Vapourizing Tracking on top side of 48k Speccy Boards.I think I used a hot soldering iron and it caused the tracks to disappear on the top side of two Spectrum 48k boards I was renewing the capacitors on…
I think I used a hot soldering iron and it caused the tracks to disappear on the top side of two Spectrum 48k boards I was renewing the capacitors on.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a known problem or am I imagining it!!z88dk : FIle Handling in C on the +3e environment under Win 764bitHello my fellow WoSers! I am wondering if someone can help me solve this little pickle of z88dk / Windows using +3e Filesystem. So a little inf…
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So the program prints out on the screen "Writing text to ...The Royal Game of UrHi there. I made this game for ZX spectrum basic jam on itch.io, but was unable to finish it in time due to reasons. Will leave it here, hope youbli…
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Quidditch would be a brilliant game on the Spectrum!For me, the best part of the Potter books and films were the Quidditch matches. Man, what I wouldn't give to be able to play it for real. It doesnt r…
For me, the best part of the Potter books and films were the Quidditch matches ... a range of broomsticks to choose from probably on the basis of points earned ... included events like the appearance of Dementors and their effect on players and ...Learn and Use Assembly Language on the ZX SpectrumDoes anyone by any chance have a scan of this in English they would be willing to share? I was listed on the Facebook Buy and Sell group last night …
... any chance have a scan of this in English they would ... to share? I was listed on the Facebook Buy and Sell group ...how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic?how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only supposed to be 21 but is there a way of getting more in basic? i know its doable…
... do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know ... but is there a way of getting more in basic? i ... machine code. i.e. reprogramming the lower case character set. im ... i want to do loads of sprites, like in machine code ...
