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Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…
Knight Lore is essentially a load of one-room puzzles; ... for what could be done on a Spectrum, although anyone who thinks it ... -
Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…
... ;331493]Knight Lore is essentially a load of one-room puzzles ... for what could be done on a Spectrum, although anyone who thinks it ... too because it redraws everything on screen. -
Things That REALLY BUG YOU!My Mum's birthday is on "Valentine's Day", so when I pay out loads of money for a card and gift - it looks like I'm all "GIRLY" and a poof!
... when some lazy programmer posts a topic on a Spectrum forum instead of getting ... -
The best ... beginning with "L"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "L", which do you think are the: [B…
... comprehensive debugger ever seen on a Spectrum and with it's ... language. It was even better on the CPC.
[ ... sound or music (in a game): [/B]LED Storm ... . Tim Follin is a genius.
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Best graphics (in a game): [/B]Lightforce. Great use ... -
The best Spectrum games company?Which do you think is the best Spectrum (or multi-format, of course, though we're only concerned with their Spectrum output in this thread) software …
... redesign them into an original Spectrum game anyway? Most of the ... I shouldn't just pick on arcade conversions as, if anything ... as they're less dependent on the hardware.
... lost nothing by playing them on a Spectrum.
Anyway, I'm ... -
Problem with loading Ultimate gamesHi all, I have a strange problem ( No..not that one ! ), its to do with the Ultimate Games. I use the method of loading games as WAVS from my laptop,…
... two plugs on the end, a black and a grey one ... .
which end do I use on a spectrum ... , I know on the Commodores you ... ?
Ive tried a few options in atic ... /> Thanks everyone, after being a C64 owner in the 80 ... -
Problem with loading Ultimate gamesHi all, I have a strange problem ( No..not that one ! ), its to do with the Ultimate Games. I use the method of loading games as WAVS from my laptop,…
... two plugs on the end, a black and a grey one ... .
which end do I use on a spectrum ... , I know on the Commodores you ... option you choose depends on your interface (if you ... into a +2/+3 then select Sinclair on the ... -
Speccy or C64?Which do you think was the best? The speccy or the C64? Answers on a postcard to: BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane London W12 8QT Or ring us on: …
As you probably know, I'm a die-hard C64 fan.
But I will say this, there are some games I'd rather play on a Spectrum (or you can ONLY play on a Spectrum). There's no doubt the lower cost was a big reason it did well at the time. -
Matthew Smith.Can anybody tell me whatever happened to this dude? (Matt Smith, author of Manic Miner). It's one question that's bugged me over the decades. I did r…
... 'd realise that he's a legend if he did![/quote ... in 1999 he set-up a webpage although I think it ... posts by him on a Spectrum or Retro-gaming forum a few years ago ... -
turbo the tortoisethought this was blocked by codemasters, didn't realise the hi-tec release is available in the archive. been wanting to play this for years, never pl…
... dev tools and get cracking on the sequel? It's so ... written parallax stuff on an ST but never on a Spectrum. I can see ... there's a 16x16 pixel ... -drawing all the blocks from a map each time (in which ... -
turbo the tortoisethought this was blocked by codemasters, didn't realise the hi-tec release is available in the archive. been wanting to play this for years, never pl…
... some tweaks. Dave had a whole suite of routines ... written parallax stuff on an ST but never on a Spectrum. I can ... see there's a 16x16 pixel ... The loading screen sucked on the speccy although it ... tuned out ok on the CPC and the ... -
Ramsoft website and file format SpecsDear readers, does anybody know what happened to the official Ramsoft website? Well, they had also so many important file format specification on th…
Well, things are usually passed on to volunteers. If something is ... be "abandoned".
edit: On your website you mention Ramsoft ... authors into a fantastic medium for recording your performance on a Spectrum game.
Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
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On a Spectrum, the stack pointer normally ... contains the value 65367 on a 48K Spectrum (unless CLEAR has ... that is that the Spectrum - if emulation is ... and will jump to a different location than intended ... where as it depends on the exact value in ...Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
... =Marko;346104]JP:
On a Spectrum, the stack pointer normally points ... 23730) contains the value 65367 on a 48K Spectrum (unless CLEAR has been ... of that is that the Spectrum - if emulation is not ... say where as it depends on the exact value in SP ...Debian linux on a Speccy!Ok, not [i]quite[/i] what you're expecting, but very cool nonetheless. [url]http://www.retrothing.com/2009/04/modding-a-sinclair-zx-spectrum-to-run-…
... [/url] on a Spectrum.
This ancient OS ran natively on a Z80-based ... RST instructions, so the Spectrum will need a RAM bank at 0x0000 ... out the Spectrum ULA and basically turning the Spectrum back into a Sirius ...Debian linux on a Speccy!Ok, not [i]quite[/i] what you're expecting, but very cool nonetheless. [url]http://www.retrothing.com/2009/04/modding-a-sinclair-zx-spectrum-to-run-…
[QUOTE=ajmoss;348079]A better place to start might ... /CP/M]CP/M[/url] on a Spectrum.[/quote]
You mean ...Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... state :)[/QUOTE]
A very good place to look ... programming for the spectrum.
[QUOTE]A quick question though ... it with IN A, ($FE) ?[/QUOTE]
On a spectrum, ports are ... 16-bit numbers, and so you use A ...Program Counter question - please readSorry if this is in the wrong forum, but please read it through anyway - see on the FUSE PSP emulator I asked the author if he'd add an option to pri…
[QUOTE=Arda;352033]wow, so it refreshes 3500000 times per second! phew! :P[/QUOTE]
On a point of pedantry, the Z80 PC on a Spectrum can only change at 1/4 of that rate - the fastest Z80 instructions require 4 T-states.Program Counter question - please readSorry if this is in the wrong forum, but please read it through anyway - see on the FUSE PSP emulator I asked the author if he'd add an option to pri…
... Winston;352103]On a point of pedantry, the Z80 PC on a Spectrum can ... QUOTE]
On the other hand, since it ... the PC could change on any given one of ... ll only do so on about a quarter of them.< ... possible to test whether Spectrum programs will terminate or ...Eeeeeyyooouurrovision!!!Anybody watching? Anybody interested? Terry's not doing it this year, its going to be Graham Norton. :o Is this the beggining of a new Eurovision …
... /> Why have YOU got a 40 on the end of your username ... the hell are you doing on a Spectrum site? Don't tell me ... follow me and then register on the forums I'm already ...Eeeeeyyooouurrovision!!!Anybody watching? Anybody interested? Terry's not doing it this year, its going to be Graham Norton. :o Is this the beggining of a new Eurovision …
... /> Why have YOU got a 40 on the end of your username ... the hell are you doing on a Spectrum site? Don't tell me ... follow me and then register on the forums I'm already ... ]
I have a feeling this will end badly ... get banned like he has on the other 7 or so ...Whats the longest time you have ever spent at work?Whats the most hours you have ever done at work, be it overtime or working up time etc? Anyone ever hit the 18hr onwards mark before your skin turned…
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I was on 18 or 19 before coming ... how often have you played on a Spectrum then Krusty? I got one ... 10 and have been a user on and off since then ... why I come and go on here rather than post ... am not as experienced in Spectrum matters as most here. ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... other half talking about them on forums ha what an addict ... /> Says the person who registers on a Spectrum forum without even ever having ... , and probably has never played on one.
And who ... the praises of the Speccy on other retro gaming forums. You ...Oblivion...Thought I'd start another thread, to save further derailment of the "XBox Tips" one. Ok, so I'm now an expert in light armour, thanks to Vampyre's t…
... last year, but I'm a C64 fanboy so I'm ... more of a lurker than active poster.... but ... I've actually played on a Spectrum and know of a few decent games ...Best 128K games?My M&D bought me a 48K Spectrum in December '83, and I never had a 128K (sniff!). Well, until recently when I started collecting a few! I am steadil…
... . And yes, Rainbow Islands is a belter too. Carrier Command, because ... thought it wasn't possible on a Spectrum and I was so pleased ...Windows Vista?I'm having real trouble finding a decent spec. laptop that has Windows XP on it, it's all Vista Vista ****ing Vista. I've down (well, let's be honest…
... the screen, and it stopped on a scroll message instead of printing ... I can think of to a buffer overflow analogy :wink:)[/QUOTE ... were assuming it was running on a Spectrum huh? :)
20 goto ...Sinclair Light Gun and modern tellies/monitorsDoes the Sinclair Light Gun work with modern LCD/TFT/plasma screens? I have my Speccy linked up by TV card to a PC outputting to a LCD monitor, and …
... trouble running the .Net Framework on a Spectrum, it being 20MB and ... telephone style socket on the back of the Spectrum, which I ... send it in a compatible standard, a whizzy pic program ... commands directly mapped into a Spectrum format that provides screen ...Sinclair Light Gun and modern tellies/monitorsDoes the Sinclair Light Gun work with modern LCD/TFT/plasma screens? I have my Speccy linked up by TV card to a PC outputting to a LCD monitor, and …
while we're on the subject of spectrum lightguns...
has anyone managed to get the LCD topgun to work on a spectrum Emulator?Sinclair Light Gun and modern tellies/monitorsDoes the Sinclair Light Gun work with modern LCD/TFT/plasma screens? I have my Speccy linked up by TV card to a PC outputting to a LCD monitor, and …
... trouble running the .Net Framework on a Spectrum, it being 20MB and all ... ] just possibly consider starting from a less insane starting point for ...Spectrums on the TV and/or in movies?Hi, I've seen a number of threads on these forums about Spectrum sound being used on TV, but does anyone know of any films or TV programmes that act…
"The Likes and Loves of a She-Devil" (I think that was the title) - on one of the early episodes, the son is playing Chequered Flag on a Spectrum.
