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GSO Issue 8: Free PDF magGamestyle's Offline Magazine Tipped For Success August 29, 2004 Gamestyle Offline 8: The Retro Issue, the latest installment of Gamestyles highly r…
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Gamestyle Offline 8: The Retro Issue, the latest ... late 24th August, Gamestyle Offline 8: The Retro Issue has already ... a look at Gamestyle Offline 8.
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100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …
... ) 50p, Daley Thompson's Supertest 128 (Ocean) ?1.50, Dark Sceptre ... no inlay / instructions
128 4 pack (4 games) (?) 10p ... copies), Airwolf (Elite) 10p, Alien 8 (Ultimate) 10p, American Turbo King ... -
Sparky eZX-BASIC Project in need of FPGA ExpertYou probably are not familiar with this project, but it is a computer system based on Zilog's new eZ80 chip and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Ju…
... put in 1 megabyte of Flash ROM! If you want more ... to also see what an 8 bit computer on steroids would ... -
FLIPPIN' ECK... Seen the RETRO GAMER 8 PREVIEW?Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there. Uridium, Paradr…
Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there.
Uridium, Paradroid, Fire and Ice etc.
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Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... is made up of 128 tiles across by the ... ,64,128,128,128,128
DEFB 15,112,128,0,96,128,0, ... DEFB 0,0,128,64,32,16,8,4,4,2,2 ... B2 DEFB 128,128,128,128,64,64,64,32,32,16,8,4,2 ... 2,4,4,8,16,32,64,128,0,0
128 tiles starting at
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Printer PaperDoes anyone know where I can get a couple of rolls of Spectrum printer paper, I love using the printer but am running low on paper Thanks Andrew p…
Does anyone know where I can get a couple of rolls of Spectrum printer paper, I love using the printer but am running low on paper
Thanks
Andrew
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Sales figures of the 8 bit computers?Reading through that "8 bit Wars!" topic has reminded me of just how many different computers were on sale in the early '80s. There must have been do…
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Everyone's a Wally city paper modelHi chums, Last week i found in my parent's home a paper model of Everyone's a Wally's city, that came with an spanish mag, don't remember if Microho…
... my parent's home a paper model of Everyone's a ... the way, ?there're more paper models of speccy game maps ... -
If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
... colour clash, ie keeping the 8 basic colours with their respective ... the limitations of INK and PAPER of the low-resolution grid ... -
Humming Power Supply Spectrum 128Hello All, The Powersupply of my Spectrum 128 is humming like a nut case, only to fade away after about 20 minutes, then it is normal for the rest o…
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Favourite thing about the SpectrumWhat was/ or is your favourite thing/s about the Spectrum? Is it the soundchip of your favoured/owned machine, be it 48K beeper, or 128 AY the shee…
... , be it 48K beeper, or 128 AY
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What is difference between "128" and "128+"?What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ?? And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc. Tnx! blakes…
What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ??
And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc.
Tnx!
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Spectrum 128 - digital or analog RGB?Does the Spectrum 128 output an analog (Amiga / Atari ST-style) 15kHz signal or a digital (IBM CGA-style) 15kHz signal? Tnx blakespot
Does the Spectrum 128 output an analog (Amiga / Atari ST-style) 15kHz signal or a digital (IBM CGA-style) 15kHz signal?
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Building Spec 128 RGB cable...parts?I just acquired a near-mint Spectrum 128 w/ assorted accessories. I am in the states and am going to connect it to my Amiga 1084S monitor that has b…
... acquired a near-mint Spectrum 128 w/ assorted accessories. I am ... TTL jack and the Spectrum 128's RGB connector are easily ... -
New Functions for Sinclair BasicA total of 52 new functions can be added to Sinclair BASIC; 26 numeric functions (A-Z) and 26 string functions (A$-Z$). Owing to the internal structu…
... (FN V(y,128),64),32)/16)=2)+(8 AND INT (FN ... V(FN V(x,128),64),32),16)/8)+INT (FN V ... V(FN V(y,128),64),32),16)/8)=2)+(4 AND ... V(FN V(x,128),64),32),16),8)/4)+INT (FN ... V(FN V(b,128),64),32),16)/8)+STR$ INT (FN ... V(FN V(b,128),64),32),16),8)/4)+STR$ INT ... -
Flash GamesDo you like games written in Macromedia Flash? If so, what are your fovourite ones? As for me I like the Russian flash game in which you visit the MT…
Do you like games written in Macromedia Flash? If so, what are your fovourite ones? As for me I like the Russian flash game in which you visit the MTV studio and you should hit everybody with a pillow. I also like Cutie Quake, Simone and Oggy's Fries. -
Why wasn't Alien 8 in Retrogamer's Top 100?I know that some time has passed since Retrogamer's Top 100 was published, but I have been wondering about this. I expect some people will say that …
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Did a ZX printer murder my poor Spec 48k+?????Hello, I'm a new member. My question... today I received a 2nd hand ZX printer. It was clean in good condition. I saw no reason why I would not work…
... it would not stop feeding paper though, it was also drawing ... at it and refitted the paper. I also noticed that only ... another spectrum. I own a 128+, a 48K rubber, and now ... -
Anyone help re-factoring a tile functionI had some excellent feedback for re-factoring my function that displays the colour for my screen tiles. Can anyone offer some help to improve the fu…
... LD A,D
SUB 8
LD D,A
TILEIMAGE1 DEFB 255,254,128,2,149,82,170,170 ... ,170,170,149,82,128,2,255,254,0, ... /> TILEIMAGE2 DEFB 255,254,128,2,148,82,169,42 ... /> TILEIMAGE3 DEFB 255,254,128,2,149,82,168,42 ... -
Input needed for RG article on 8 bit games that 'stank' Hi guys, I'm putting together a piece for Retro Gamer. It will feature 8 bit games 'that stank'. I'm after your input on which SPECTRUM, C64 and …
Knightlore/Alien 8/PentagramIn the early days of Ultimate Play the Game each game release was something new and unique. However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was a cl…
... . However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was ...RGB to Television for Spectrum+ 128So, after acquiring a Spectrum+ 128, I was looking forward to connecting it up to my telly via the RGB socket. Now, I did have oen that I bought aaaa…
So, after acquiring a Spectrum+ 128, I was looking forward to ... , but not for a Spectrum+128, however, it is proving elusive ...Spectrum 128 membrane.Can anyone point me at a good diagram of the 128 keyboard membranes (upper and lower) please? I've got the one out of the technical manual but I'm j…
... a good diagram of the 128 keyboard membranes (upper and lower ...Saboteur 2 questions and answersI've played "Saboteur 2" a lot, and recently uploaded RZX bundle to RZX archive. I think I've discovered something interesting, but I still got a lot…
... total 15 pieces of paper tape in the game, ... contains two pieces of paper tape. At this point ... can get infinite number of paper tape pieces. (This cheat ... is used in saboteur2-8-c2.rzx)
8 without cheating. Not enough ...Live 8Anyone else seen 'THE CURE' play their set on Live 8? Robert Smith shocked me big time. He looks like a scarey old drag queen. He seems to have a…
Anyone else seen 'THE CURE' play their set on Live 8?
Robert Smith shocked me big time. He looks like a scarey old drag queen. He seems to have ages about 30 years since the good old day's of the 80's.Is there anything similar to RZX files for other 8 bits computers?Perhaps this is off-topic, but I need help with this question. I'd like to know if there is anything similar to rzx files for computers like MSX, C64…
