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How many items of a good Spectrum game got sold?Is it known how large quantities of typical Spectrum games sold back in the 80's? A popular game, did it sell like 10.000 or 100.000 items?
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If Sinclair User is an official confirmation of ... refers to the fact that, in their heyday, [B]the combined ... the coveted number one slot in the charts. "If we sell ... -
Old user finds love!Hi! to everyone involved with the whole retro scene, After many years of collecting classic retro I have decided to become more active within the re…
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Release years often wrong?For many games the "Year of release" section often bears little relation to when the advertisements and reviews appeared, and I assume they wouldn't …
... a good while back ... Sinclair User reviewed it in March 85 even though ... least I'm reliably told) in December 84.
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Release years often wrong?For many games the "Year of release" section often bears little relation to when the advertisements and reviews appeared, and I assume they wouldn't …
... a good while back ... Sinclair User reviewed it in March 85 even though ... least I'm reliably told) in December 84.[/QUOTE]
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
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1. The id/type association table and the draw ... Rather than specifying the sprite 'type' in the create functions, you specify ... see how one can supply user defined draw functions for ... etc) as well as a user-supplied draw function. Since they ... -
A little more on the Sinclair BuildingIn this evening's Cambridge News there is a bit about how entrepreneur John de Bruyne sold the mineral water company to Clive Sinclair. It eventually…
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Type-in resolution help reqd.In preparation for the next type-in update, I noticed that Infoseek has 2 type-ins wrongly attributed (quite likely be me :oops: ) to the book "49 Ex…
I checked the few type-in books which I have, and ... programs; none of them are in Best of PCW. The books ... />
60 Programs for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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Type-in resolution help reqd.In preparation for the next type-in update, I noticed that Infoseek has 2 type-ins wrongly attributed (quite likely be me :oops: ) to the book "49 Ex…
... 193014]I checked the few type-in books which I have, ...
60 Programs for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Astounding Arcade ... some really dud BASIC programs in them. I think I ... ://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/SwordsmanOfKraxis7The.gif ... -
Type-in listingsI still can't believe the amount of time that I spent typing in listings (which usually didn't work) Does anyone remember a Scramble copy that was p…
... copy that was printed in Your Computer? It looked ... spent an eternity on type-ins and often had ... often published good quality type-ins, here are a ... good one was Pipeline in Sinclair Programs but one of ... early days were the type-in golf games, there seemed ... -
My SurplusHere's a list of stuff that I plan to sell. Please let me know if you're interested in any of the items listed below. If you need pictures or more de…
... of modification that's done in 48Ks. The modulator is bypassed ... reply from Ron, a Timex Sinclair user who fixes these computers and ... if the PAL tv works in 60Hz. The one I have ... -
My SurplusHere's a list of stuff that I plan to sell. Please let me know if you're interested in any of the items listed below. If you need pictures or more de…
... of modification that's done in 48Ks. The modulator is bypassed ... reply from Ron, a Timex Sinclair user who fixes these computers and ... -
RDS Software FAO Martijnhttp://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Disassembler+and+Workbase$&pub=^RDS+Software$ Martijn my old friend, That TZX came from a genui…
... outfit that did all the Sinclair User (etc) cover tape duplication. It ... 'd lost interest.
In the meantime, we were on ... bound to be an update in a few days :roll: -
PiracyAlthough I'm sure no-one here ever copied tapes :rolleyes: , does anyone actually know of someone being prosecuted "back in the day" (to quote a Kizz…
... of someone being prosecuted "back in the day"[/QUOTE]
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Free booklets with magazines... in archive?A recent trawl through my storage boxes has turned up some booklets that SU used to tuck into their mags back in the day. Specifically: Top 50 Spect…
... booklets (called supplements in the archive) go ... issue, the magazine itself in its 'Pages' subdirectory, ... the supplements in the 'Supplement' subdirectory.
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Sinclair User Magazine - July 1982Hello. I am trying to find a Sinclair User Magazine from July 1982 that has the 6-page spread about the ZX Spectrum. Does anyone happen to have one…
... others are available to read in the Archive section of this ... was the first edition of Sinclair User and has rumours of the ... -
Sinclair User Magazine - July 1982Hello. I am trying to find a Sinclair User Magazine from July 1982 that has the 6-page spread about the ZX Spectrum. Does anyone happen to have one…
... others are available to read in the Archive section of this ... was the first edition of Sinclair User and has rumours of the ... -
In a 100 years time..When we're all dead and buried (or cremated depending on your preference) and there's no more people around who actually HAD a ZX Spectrum do you thi…
... of the day were destroyed in the nuclear aftermath with the ... Lemonheads all C64s were destroyed in the blast, we believe this ... budget hip and knee replacments in the year 2037.
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Hidden messages whilst loading gamesHi all, Was having a chat with my mate about old speccy games and remembered that pausing the loading on some games and then printing gave strange m…
... for Adrian Singh who did 'Sinclair User's pokes. I knew him ... school and spent many hours in his room looking at the ... saw 'Knight Lore' and 'Underwurlde' in his room for the first ... to give me a HELLO in the scrolling message that he ... -
Beaten GryzorHow many people here have beaten Gryzor? And was it hard? Me, I beat it after about 7 months. Even now, I can't get through most of the time.
... paid money for Gryzor back in 1987[/QUOTE]
I ... Gryzor, as part of the "In crowd" compilation, although I do ... ).
One question, in this Sinclair User review it is mentioned that ... -
Worm In Paradise/playing text adventuresHi folks I've seen this game highly lauded in many sections of this website and I've been dabbling with getting back into text adventures recently. …
... , I've started playing Worm In Paradise and I'm completely ... .co.uk/048/worminp.htm"]Sinclair User[/URL] reviews may provide some ... -
Komplex CityNow, what really was the story behind this? There was a great article in Crash about the full-colour, clashless 3D and (perhaps predictably) a revie…
... what might be Komplex City in the Sinclair User article:
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Help hacking Split PersonalitiesI`ve been hacking away at Split Personalities for the purpose of putting new screens and graphics (items). The current screen is at 41187 and is 160…
... to press '4' for Sinclair twice to save the ... no level data loaded in this snapshot so starting ... I'm pretty certain Sinclair joystick can still be ... into 23296 on 48k machine type in the latest Spin, even ... default. Just assemble it in Spin after loading. Now ... -
Cyclone - greatest Spectrum game?I see from many people's top 10 games taht Cyclone is in there. This suprises me in a way , as many people I know have never even heard - nerver mind…
... also got it from the Sinclair User cover tape. At that time ... software for the Spectrum here in Sweden. :sad:
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Cyclone - greatest Spectrum game?I see from many people's top 10 games taht Cyclone is in there. This suprises me in a way , as many people I know have never even heard - nerver mind…
... also got it from the Sinclair User cover tape. At that time ... software for the Spectrum here in Sweden. :sad:
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Cyclone - greatest Spectrum game?I see from many people's top 10 games taht Cyclone is in there. This suprises me in a way , as many people I know have never even heard - nerver mind…
... the Sinclair User covertapes.
Cylcone was better than TLL in my ... plan your next action, unlike in TLL where you had to ... 't much fun.
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Sinclair Game Compilation (Sinclair Research Ltd)I remember having this or something similar (Comes on about half a dozen tapes) compiled with a ZX Spectrum. The only problem is i can't remember whi…
... now I have it in front of me, it ... Software
Sinclair User Club Sinclair User
Sinclair User Club Sinclair User
Sir ... br /> Spectrum Six Pack Sinclair Research Ltd
Spectrum ... The title referred to is in the list.
Magazine scoresMany magazines reviewed games, with an score of them (for instance 7/10, 4/5, etc.) Do you think they were, in general, true or not? Do you remember…
... an opportunity to slag off Sinclair User. This magazine was the worst ... out the Top Twenty Sales in the April 1987 issue. How ... seems odd too.
Also in that issue:
Uchi Mata ...Magazine scoresMany magazines reviewed games, with an score of them (for instance 7/10, 4/5, etc.) Do you think they were, in general, true or not? Do you remember…
... an opportunity to slag off Sinclair User. This magazine was the worst ... out the Top Twenty Sales in the April 1987 issue. How ...48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... no nostalgia card to play in this discussion.
type in the 8th grade and was ... but I couldn't type fast on it and ... make it worth the sacrifice in compatibility.
... weren't for them, Sinclair would have gone under.
