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Fire 'n iceI'm running RealSpectrum 0.97.23 on my work PC, which is a 1GHz Pentium III. I've downloaded Fire 'n Ice, which is a TR-DOS game, and what I've seen …
... running RealSpectrum 0.97.23 on my work PC, which is ... the boot screen, then the "loading" screen, then the Start Game screen, and finally the level select screen ... happens on my home PC as well, on which I run the AMD ... -
The Speccy on Slashdot - Again![url="http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/10/23/217236.shtml?tid=137&tid=203&tid=1"]http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/10/23/217236.shtml?tid=137&tid=…
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A Topic about the Norwich Speccy/Sam show. Good eh? -
Revenge Of the Sith teaser trailerThis will be shown in the UK on GMTV Friday morning. It is also showing along side Bridget Jones in cinemas this weekend. From what I've read about …
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From Imagine, Pedro. The label has come off of ... the tape but it is the original cassette.
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Why I like Atari 8-Bit and Amiga and respect the SpectrumI mentioned this on my other topic already, but I like these two computers because they were designed by an absolute visionary in the computer field,…
... an absolute visionary in the computer field, who was ... chips to free up the load on the CPU, etc. His name ... bringing cheap computing to the masses, but I bet ... well.
The only downside that I can ... Sinclair then went on to invent the C5. Jay never ... -
Into the eagle's nest questionSome time ago (more than 10 years) I completed "Into the Eagle's nest" game. Now I'm trying to complete it again. On first level I've managed to acti…
... 10 years) I completed "Into the Eagle's nest" game. ... and blow up the castle. On second level the first mission is ... no detonators except on the third floor (why?). The prisoner is on the upper (sixth ... with prisoner to the exit I suddenly die (the hits begin ... -
Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…
... the screen (based on the sprite x,y). I would then draw the sprite to the screen ... using the mask. On the next screen update I ... would erase the old image with the ... -
A bit late, but 10 years of PlayStaion! My thoughts.I think the acual Aniversary of the Playstion release was a couple of weeks ago, but I picked up GamesTM today and it has a big feature about it (bes…
... think of most stuff from the psx on as being 'modern'.
on its arse? I put the PSX in this ... seen before.
On the other hand when the PS2 came out, it ... , compare screen shots of even bleeding edge arcade games from the mid ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 14 December 2004Tuesday 14 December 2004 I've FINALLY (hopefully?!?!) got caught up with stuff, so here's a fairly big update, with a distinctly mappy feel! * I do…
... the game's section on the page. So I modified
the ... number!)
of titles on the RZX archive which weren't ... Turtles ,
Tintin on the Moon , Trapdoor 1, The ,
Trapdoor 2 ... text format for reading
on-screen. The games are:
Alien ... -
Football Director 2Apologies for mentioning football management... I just thought I'd mention a couple of oddities with this title... I originally purchased this cass…
... be confirmed by the little label on the cover which says (on WOS):
The TZX on WOS and the TZXVault is of the original 128K ... the +2A version (note the subtle difference in the initial filename and the loading screen ... -
Can anyone help?Got a bit of a recurrent problem here when it comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone can help. I'm getting loads of ret…
... loading on other peoples setups.
The problem is getting the games ... 's like the +2 is somehow filtering/improving the signal on the tape so ... loads till the very end, (Screen$ etc are perfect) until the very last ... -
Old Cheats - Nutting the Bell !!!We were discussing this the other night - trying to remember some old cheats. Our three favorites were - Jetpac - on the level with Planes sit on t…
We were discussing this the other night - trying to ... br />
Jetpac - on the level with Planes sit on the centre cloud and ... watch the points build ...
Hungry Horace - Nutting the bell !! - on level 2(?) to get loads ... -
Trying to make my first TZX, but it won't run..Hey :) I've finally got around to start imaging some tapes here, but unfortunately I ran into problems right away, bah. I'm trying to dump "Ace Low…
... new clothing). I turned off the "Smooth all boundaries.." as someone ... suggested in here. The data looks fine on screen, no drops or ... an error?
The resulting TZX file gives a ... sampling side B of the tape, and the result was identical, same ... -
Save in EmuZWinWhile playing, I go to "Save as" - to save a snapshot and keep on playing. During the game (full screen mode) I simply want to save under the same na…
... snapshot and keep on playing. During the game (full screen mode) I simply ... under the same name it swithces from the full screen mode to the windowed ... and opens the dialog box ... -
Just recieved the latest ' improved ' Retro Gamer dont read this spoilersIt seems to me that 70% to 80% is about consoles, the only articles that interest me are the ones on Julian Gallop, the Elite software house and Kim …
... that interest me are the ones on Julian Gallop, the Elite software house ... Message was edited by: swordheart on 2005-02-11 19:04 ] -
A rant about The Hobbit on the ZX SpectrumI have created an online RPG adventure game which was an idea stemming back from frustrated teenage years spent playing The Hobbit by Melbourne House…
... frustrated teenage years spent playing The Hobbit by Melbourne House. I ... 've written about the game at the following URL:
Help needed with "The Devils Crown". Bugged!!Hi there, just joined the forum,nice to see such an active community. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me. : ) Ok, I've been playing…
... childhood favourite "The Devils Crown"(Mastertronic budget title) on emulation recently as ... item spawns, the sprite is always stuck inside the scenery. On the one occasion ... etc) and it's the same on each of them. But through ...Tempest (Mikro-Gen)I've recently acquired and dumped this MIA from Mikro-Gen. There are three BASIC blocks on the tape:- Block name "11" "12" "13" Block len …
... /> There are three BASIC blocks on the tape:-
Block name ... 8602 8941
The problem is the contents of each BASIC block ... in having a look at the .tzx file for me and ...Ranking emulation on N-gageI'm very interest in the N-gage phone (first version, not QD), and the last decision in order to buy one it's the emulation issue. So, I need you t…
I'm very interest in the N-gage phone (first version, ... not QD), and the last decision in order to ... buy one it's the emulation issue.
So ... , it's ranking (percentage) the emulation on this platforms: Zx-Spectrum, Commodore ...ZX SpinIs it possible to use the Z80 Assembler in spin as a means of entering mcode? I'm struggling on some of the basics like SCREEN EQU 4000h. It keeps …
Is it possible to use the Z80 Assembler in spin as ... ? I'm struggling on some of the basics like SCREEN EQU 4000h. It ... MAIN - are there any instructions on the assembler itself? Once input how ...Q on PayPalHi Specchums So far I have only used PayPal once but will probably use it 2-3 times before the end of May. I just bumped into paypalsucks.com and p…
... it 2-3 times before the end of May. I just ... and am somewhat startled by the horror stories. So now I ... thing I noticed about the posts on the aforementioned sites is that they ...Installing Z88DK Z88DK INSTALLATION Z88DK is distributed in two parts. The first part is the platform independent bits (including source and z80 libraries) and th…
... . Click the CVS tab on the pop up window. The HOME field ... be checked. Click on the "..." to the right of CVSROOT. ... /> appears in the tree directory structure on the left side of ... br /> Drag and drop the contents of the z88dk.bin.win32 folder into ...Can anyone tell me the name of this compilation?I've been going to my tape collection today and cataloguing them on my PC and I came across an unnamed compilation from Paxman Promotions. The games …
... compilation from Paxman Promotions. The games on this compilation are :-
Does anyone know the name of this compilation? I ... tapes as one title, the number of games I have ... it probably closer to the thousand mark :)
_________________ ...Latin on Who Wants to Be a MillionaireDid anybody see the Latin question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on Saturday night (16th April) ? Which of the following latin phrases means "Com…
... see the Latin question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on Saturday ... night (16th April) ?
Which of the ... Vade Mecum
Having the benefit of a Grammar school ... week and I looked up the phrase on the net. It's a ...eBay taking the piss on a new levelSomeone just knocked on my door. "I bought something off eBay" Not that uncommon.... for me. this bloke, though was something else. No Longer A R…
Someone just knocked on my door.
"I ... Message was edited by: thx1138 on 2005-05-01 15:03 ]Competition: Sadistick routine on Spectrum ROMMy vote goes to BEEPER at #03B5 Let's ear you pick! :) And a great BOHHHHHHHHHHHHH to Dr Ian Logan & Dr Frank O'Hara for their description about the…
... their description about the parameters for that routine !!!! The words "and HL ... thanks to Alvin Albrecht for the documentation in file [url="http ... was able to do the math on a spreadsheet and can get ...Sir Lancelot IIYep hes back ! Currently working on a 15 level game. Early days yet, heres a demo without any tunes or proper start up screen.... [url="http://www…
... back !
Currently working on a 15 level game.
on the graphics but hopefully wont detract ... that much from the game.
First screen you recognise but ... Message was edited by: psj3809 on 2005-05-06 02:00 ]QL repairI have a QL with a memory expansion. It's keyboard membrane is knackered and when switched on screen corruption flickers all over the place and the b…
... switched on screen corruption flickers all over the place and the beeper ... beeps sporadically along with the microdrive ... - leading me to believe the ROM is dead. Does anyone ... does a similar effect with the ROM removed.
Q on music CD not playing.OK ... this one is interesting. I just got Beck (Guero) and plopped it into the cd tray and wanted to listen to it ... WMP pops up saying it can't …
... and plopped it into the cd tray and wanted ... ok ... weird ... try playing the CD in good ole "CD ... so I can't play the cd on my computer ... hmmmm. ... right now) ... lo and behold the Beck cd works!!!
... one) without being connected to the net?
...Who's looking forward to Big Brother starting on Friday?Apparently the house this year has see-through walls, to reduce any chance of privacy the housemates might have. The producers just keep turning the…
Apparently the house this year has see- ... the housemates might have.
The producers just keep turning the screws on ... have a horrible time at the hands of Big Brother. I ... what sort of bad things the producers will dream up for ...
