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How NOT to pull off a backflip on a motorbikeGrim. It appears some motocross dude called Jeremy Lusk attempted a backflip on his motorbike at one of those motocross meets, got it wrong, landed o…
... 's the actual fatal jump - you've been warned...
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Stinky air fresheners!Ok, a bit off-the-wall, but what do you guys think... Most rooms tend to get a bit musty, or can have lingering smells if you've been eating in the …
... -the-wall, but what do you guys think...
... can have lingering smells if you've been eating in the room ... of year.
So you turn to air fresheners of ... pourri, which is fine if you're my auntie, but not ... one? The "best" I've found so far is a ... -
Your views on...Albatrossity[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0021876[/url] It's been out a few weeks or more now, but I only just got round to playing it t…
... this one!
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Bioshock or System Shock 2?Assuming you've played them both, which do you think is better between Bioshock and System Shock 2? I've played Bioshock on my mate's 360, and I thou…
Assuming you've played them both, which do you think is better between Bioshock ... and System Shock 2? I've ... the challenge and even if you ignored them then there was ... br />
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Who da baddest?Okay, didn?t get much sleep last night pondering this one. Who do you think is the baddest of baddest speccy villains? The most eevil villain you?ve …
... pondering this one. Who do you think is the baddest of ... villains? The most eevil villain you?ve ever gone up against in ... -
20 years ago this month...On May 25th 1989, the world changed and became a slightly worse place to live in. Children were crying in the street all over the nation, staring at…
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Extreme Close-Up TetrisWhile reading through the brand new issue of Retro Gamer that's just arrived today, there is a feature on the 10 best versions of Tetris you've never…
... 10 best versions of Tetris you've never played before. Anyway, ... blocks that large size where you can't see the full ... level to the game. Hey, you could even have a radar ... to show you what part of the ... playable area you are at but even ... -
Retroaction magazine for downloadAlright, so you've probably all heard of this, but I hadn't (thanks to JMK for the heads up) - there's a great e-magazine (.pdf format sadly, but tha…
Alright, so you've probably all heard of this, ... special sort of .pdf where you can click on the links ... -
Fun School barcodesHi! Another couple of additions/corrections but I think the first one may cause a similar problem like the one with Hacker in that only one barcode …
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Microsoft launches updated search engine todayIn case you've not heard, Microsoft have updated their search formerlly known as Live Search. You can try it out at bing.com (silly name I know).
In case you've not heard, Microsoft have updated their search formerlly known as Live Search. You can try it out at bing.com (silly name I know). -
How stupid is the (British) nanny state?I was watching Steptoe and Son a few days ago. It was on at 11pm on satellite, and was black and white, and made in the mid 1960s. It was an episode …
... were pixelated out - low resolution (you've seen 1960's black and ... /> Then again, what else can you expect from this country? It ... -
New game idea, "sneak-em-up".A while ago, I was going to try my hand at a game on the speccy, but nothing ever came of it. Basically, I had an idea to do a "Thief" style game. N…
... dark blue in the areas you've seen. Rooms would be revealed ... in their entirety when you enter them.
... catches sight of you, they head directly towards you - you don't have ... to knock out.
You could also move unconscious bodies ... -
Cooling (not for a PC) advice neededOwing to the fact that the Earth has aparently left it's old orbit, and is now about three feet from the sun, it's bloody hot here in England. Too ho…
... naturally a little concerned - you don't want too much ... in the air, not when you've got a PC in the ... t understand Scandisk, to give you an idea of his technical ... 'm currently using, but you put ice cubes in it ... , but every few hours you need to replace the ice ... -
Tapes for saleHiya! I've got quite a few tapes to sell but I'll start with budget ones first and see what the response (if any!) is like before adding any others.…
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I've got quite a few tapes ... at cost.
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I am going to defeat ROGUE....Right - the time has come to beat the classic dungeon-crawler game ROGUE. Still an out-and-out classic in my mind, despite the low-res (no-res?) gra…
... capital U (Ur-Vile) awaiting you....!
So - ... suggestions or tips from you guys on successful strategies ... what items are once you've found one or two ... ' potion green, could you predict what a white potion ... up to L1 when you've found the Amulet, and ... -
Good Playstation games?I've been aware for some time that the PSP can play Playstation games, but I've never bothered trying. Anyway, the recent "Classic games you've never…
... . Anyway, the recent "Classic games you've never played" thread at [URL ... games range.
I've tried Carmageddon, which is far ... PSX version naturally lacks), but you can't have everything.
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A Screenshots IdeaWhen you've got the Infoseek screenshots display enabled, with the pictures over on the right, could you have Next/Prev buttons for multiple pictures…
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Cartridges vs. Discs vs. Digital downloadFollowing a discussion in another thread, I thought a poll about cratridge vs. disc vs. digital download might be interesting (well, compared to the …
... Digital download, potentially, as theoretically you can download as much as ... : [/B]Digital Download - firstly, you might get cut off mid ... to play the game that you've both paid for and fully ... drives are very fast. Granted, you spend time download them, sometimes ... -
Q. on "Time Warp" (TV show)I don't know if you've seen a show on TV called "Time Warp" ... it's a show about these two guys who have a few high-speed (several thou f.p.s.) came…
I don't know if you've seen a show on TV ... with water and what have you ... they usually get people who ... same quality)
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What was the name of that game?Hi there, This is my first thread of any kind! I hope it brings me beginners luck. I?m after a game I used to play and was very fond of, but you'v…
... was very fond of, but you've guessed it, I can?t ... in just one screen.
You would start on the top ... to play.
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Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
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I've written a short tutorial to get you started writing ... tea - by the time you've drunk it, you be able to program ... "Your score was 0"? Congratulations - you have coded your first machine ... /> Assemble, save, and run. You'll need to deliberately crash ... -
Notes on HeroquestWell, had a strange urge to play this game recently and had a pretty fun time with it. Here are some of my thoughts: - To begin with, the biggest t…
... appearing when you search for treasure (which you will be ... the dungeon from anywhere once you've accomplished the goal. Because ... ' with regards gameplay. Although you can kill enemies from outside ... the shield.
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AY programming and notes frequencyHello everybody, I'm Targhan from the french CPC group Arkos, perhaps you've heard of us. I'm currently working on a music tool and I'd like to k…
Piracy (a good solution for both sides?)A week or two back, Micro-Mart wrote an interesting article about software piracy, although they didn't say anything new, as there's little if anythi…
... the conventional sense, as you are not depriving the original ... are games that give you forty quids worth of fun ... far between and you don't know until you've played them ... s be honest, if you're not prepared to pay ... for a game, then you don't deserve to play ...Measuring the Roger Jowett problemPlease vote if you've received unsolicited mail from Roger Jowett during this year, be it binaries you didn't ask for, or unwanted invitations to soc…
Please vote if you've received unsolicited mail from Roger ... this year, be it binaries you didn't ask for, or ... traced back to you.
And if you don't see ...winston's diagnostics boardHi there Mr Winston I don't know if you remember I posted about your diagnostics board earlier and how i used a 7404 instead of the 2 mosfets, well I…
... I don't know if you remember I posted about your ... announce that IT WORKS. I've just flashed it with PP ... CF sockets).. I will let you know how I get on ... thanks for the hard work you've put into this - It's ...A new twist on the 419[Quote] Dear Sir. We are writing to you from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Nigeria, due to the recent report received on t…
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We are writing to you from the Economic and Financial ... fraudulent Nigerians who had swindled you of your hard earn money ... substantial amount of money to you either as Inheritance or for ... again.
Or you've been an idiot once so ...Lala Prologue (The Mojon Twins, Spectrum 48k)Lala Prologue Spectrum 48k, the Mojon Twins. 2010. [img]http://www.mojontwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lpss-02.png[/img] Lala wanted to be a …
... . To progress in your adventure you have to fetch and use ... a series of gates, giving you access to new areas.
you can eat heart-shaped lollipops ... and which will appear once you?ve collected some filters and formulae ...SkoolKit 1.0A new release of the Skool Disassemblies is available. This time, besides the traditional [url="http://pyskool.ca/disassemblies/"]online version[/ur…
... =113"]downloadable equivalent[/url], you have the option of downloading ...
What is SkoolKit? Well, you could think of it as ... included; see skoolkit.html once you've unpacked SkoolKit.
... doesn't work for you, or you spot something wrong with ...Fastest fill m.c. routine ever?What is the fastest fill routine you've ever seen? Is there a listing somewhere? Most games and adventures that use fill routines were considered slo…
... is the fastest fill routine you've ever seen? Is there a ...
