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Games UNDERated by magazinesYep, a slight twist on the previous topic. Which were the games you thought were underrated by mags, but were really much better in your opinion. …
Match Day was grossly under-rated at the time. It only got about 80% in Crash and got a terrible review in Sinclair User. Also, how about Arkanoid - 59% in Crash. -
Easiest game everMy nomination for the easiest game ever is: FA Cup Football by Virgin. 8 Players each choosing 8 teams from a possible 124, leaving about 60 teams to…
... a few letters in Sinclair User, people complainging about flaws in games.
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The Great Gina SistersDid anyone other than Crash & YS ever get to play the Spectrum version of this Mario clone?
... was a review of it in Sinclair User in the August 1988 issue, then ... the first three levels in the ZapChat feature in the following issue ... , as this has been debated in a previous thread, it seems ... -
Se-Kaa of Assiahthis is a strange one - I have the 'Mastervision' version which looks very much like a mastertronic tape - I'm guessing this is the forerunner to the…
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From Sinclair User Sep 84:
"THE DIRECTORS ... voluntary liquidation, are back in business again. Roy Carnell ... the review which appeared in Sinclair User in March 1985 doesn't ... deserve better.
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Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
... i do remember an article in sinclair user, in the news section, it was ... a picture of mickey mouse in that news section, i want ... must be faulty, play it in 48k mode' (like i said ... can look at the board in the +2 and give some ... -
Monochrome Speccy gamesOkay, we all know the Speccy was (allegedly) crap at colour and lots of games just had to be in monochrome (honest). But lots of programmers just us…
... Thunder got a rave review in Sinclair User, but when I recently downloaded ... -
grrrrrrrrrrr I hate all this!okay here's another one... When my father bought my spectrum +2 back in 1986, might have been 87... anyway, with it came 100 Spectrum Games (90 of …
Sounds like Wibstars by A'n'F. Never played it, but I remember the review in Sinclair User sometime in '87.
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Microdrives: smelly?They are not talked about much here (probably because nobody had one) but I've always wondered just how good they were. I've heard all the stories ab…
... than the experiences of the user-base.
The original ... - 60 (fps)was accomplished in a split second leading to ... was flaky. During an interview in Sinclair User Dr. Logan fixed two microdrive ... and those EPROMs were already in circulation.
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Most controversial game ever...?The most controvertial game that I can personally think of would have to be 'Raid Over Moscow'. You play as the leader of a squadron of US planes and…
Was n't there mention of a seal clubbing game in Sinclair User ?
Does anybody remember this. I can't remember the name of the game or whether it was all a mickey take but if it does exist it would surely win hands down.
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Pirate Software LtdAt first, I thought this was a joke, but now I've realised that this Harry S. Price guy really WAS a pirate, and of the worst kind - most of the game…
... along those lines about Crimebusters in Sinclair User - wasn't that the ... Smyth's Galactoids as published in ZX Computing April/May 1984 ... one that got me interested in learning machine code.
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Funny stuff in gamesThis is about humoristic elements in some games that might bring a smirk to the player's face (e.g. like the death sequences in Dangerous Dave 2 for …
... /> The review of 3D Deathchase in Sinclair User. It's just so po ... . A couple of excellent jokes in themselves. -
Imagine versus UltimateImagine (The Name of the Game) Ultimate (Play the Game) Well, twenty years after their heyday, how do these two super software houses' products com…
... and the best, definitely in my top 5. I ...
(Martianoids got 5 stars in Sinclair User!?!)
I want to ... over Heels method (another game in my top 5).
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System Test Rom CartAnyone ever come across this before, or know what's on it? [url="http://www.jawaddington.co.uk/Aut_2615s.jpg"]http://www.jawaddington.co.uk/Aut_2615…
"In the good old days, Spectrums were tested as they tumbled off the production line by plugging in a test cartridge". Rupert Goodwins, in Sinclair User #75 (June 1988), p.88. -
new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
... articles by Andrew Hewson, published in Sinclair User (scans available from WoS), that ... -
Atari ST and Amiga pricesWhen was it that these computers were available under ?300 including a tv modulator? I want to know when they were able to be a reasonable option fo…
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The Silica adverts appeared in Sinclair User each month for the last ... the Amiga 600 was released in 1992, that is. The Amiga ... -
How come Cyberknights is MIA?Just wondering if there is any particular reason why Cyberknights (CRL) is MIA. I mean, obviously, because nobody has a copy... but most MIA games ar…
... games that were only announced in the preview section of some ... of the famous article published in Sinclair User in November 1987, "games that time ... -
Claim to Speccy fameHas anybody had their name in print in a Spectrum magazine? Either on a letters page, giving a hack/cheat or printing of a type in. By the way I've…
i had a review / my piccy published in sinclair user i believe, i have a scan somewhere v..i reviewed feud and won a copy of nemesis -
Claim to Speccy fameHas anybody had their name in print in a Spectrum magazine? Either on a letters page, giving a hack/cheat or printing of a type in. By the way I've…
... -chums with their name in print. I was in the list of ... competition in Sinclair User 109 - March 91. I also had a letter printed in Sinclair User ... 127 - September 92, in which I attempted ... -
Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …
... this happened to ALL magazines in some way.
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Retro Gamer and Trashman Retro Gamer issue 11 hits the shelves around 19th December. Speccy fans will love the Trashman 20th anniversary feature which includes an interview …
... . I remember reading years ago in Sinclair User that it was a case ... the time. That's stuck in my head all these years! -
Retro Gamer and Trashman Retro Gamer issue 11 hits the shelves around 19th December. Speccy fans will love the Trashman 20th anniversary feature which includes an interview …
... . I remember reading years ago in Sinclair User that it was a case ... the time. That's stuck in my head all these years ... -
Pirate game trading at school?How many people traded pirate games at school? At one school, there was a group in which members would trade pirate games for all systems most break…
... copied C64 software though (Mayhem in Monsterland and Creatures 1 & ... . I only remember seeing it in Sinclair User. -
Death Star Interceptor - a Crash Smash but 1/5 stars from SU...Having just watched the new RZX of Death Star Interceptor, I checked out the reviews and was surprised to see that while the game was a [url="ftp://f…
i presume na_th_an means that the game didnt feature heavily in the advertising stakes in sinclair user ? or maybe they just didnt like the game , personally i liked / like death star interceptor (7/10 for me). -
Death Star Interceptor - a Crash Smash but 1/5 stars from SU...Having just watched the new RZX of Death Star Interceptor, I checked out the reviews and was surprised to see that while the game was a [url="ftp://f…
... game didnt feature heavily in the advertising stakes in sinclair user ? or maybe they ... probable, after all.
In Spain, games by Dinamic scored ... points more out of % in average than in England :p guess why. -
Games that received the highest accolade from all magazinesAnother thread is talking about inconsistent reviews between mags, so I was wondering what games received all the top awards from each mag. The only…
... , 5 out of 5 in Sinclair User and 94% in Crash.
Just ... looked at Knight Lore in the archive, just recognised the ... -
Dense peopleI have tried to remain calm over this but time and time again, every week some dopey person at work sends out an email to EVERYONE in the company wit…
... all know about EBAY/PAYPAL type phishing mails like "YOUR ACCOUNT ... link, and (DON'T!!) type in your user name and password, to find ... -
Go to HellNow that's odd. I randomly decide to download [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Go+to+Hell$&pub=^Triple+Six$"]Go to Hell[/url…
I read an interview with John George Jones in Sinclair User years ago. He was one f*cked-up individual. :) -
Go to HellNow that's odd. I randomly decide to download [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Go+to+Hell$&pub=^Triple+Six$"]Go to Hell[/url…
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I read an interview with John George Jones in Sinclair User years ago. He was one f*cked-up individual. -
Sonar Salvage incorrect link in archiveOn the page for Sonar Salvage by Hitech, there are links to a solution printed in Sinclair User. However, as far as I can tell that is for a game cal…
... links to a solution printed in Sinclair User. However, as far as I ... adventure game.
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Can't Remember Game NameEDIT: AAAAAAAAAAH! I FOUND IT, LOOK AT THE SECOND PAGE! Oh please help! I've searched the web for soo long... I know there's a remake of this game…
... was actually on a Your Sinclair covertape (issue 69)?
It's in the bottom-right of this ... Nether Earth, which had robots in it and a strategy element ... dark. Looking at the review in Sinclair User I realise why I remember ...
