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Bring back the Speccy game of the week clubI propose we start up a game of the week club. My first two nominations for potential games are: Canyon Warrior and Where Time Stood Still Anybo…
I propose we start up a game of the week club.
My first two nominations for potential games are:
Canyon Warrior
and
Where Time Stood Still
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Fun accountancy question of the week!!!Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd share my latest tax problem with all my spec-chums on World of Sinclair. Read this and be thankful you aren't …
... RATES provided at the beginning of the textbook are as ... the first part of my answer, which matches the answer at the back of the ... at the back of the textbook! The breakdown given at the back of the textbook ... from an earlier edition of the textbook that used ... -
The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... and to be honest, some of the more recent efforts have been ... obvious interest in the more 'techie' or 'geeky' aspects of [8-bit ... have a 'demo of the week' bit at the end of my column in each ... , with games being the exception rather than the rule. Perhaps I ... -
Got loads of 2nd hand records during the week[Brag Mode] I picked up this lot for ?30 at the local car boot sale last Sunday. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park NJ A-Ha - Hunting Hi…
... this lot for ?30 at the local car boot sale last ... Your Mouth 12"
Art Of Noise & Max Headroom - Paranoimia ... in great condition but some of the covers are a bit tattered ... Heroes 12" on ebay during the week. I've been wanting to ... -
Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly ... detail what the hell is going on
each week a ... have your say on the best way of doing things
The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…
... upon characters featured in those old games, so the free distribution of them ... game starring one of the most beloved Spectrum game characters, Dizzy. The game would ... , even in the Spectrum emulation scene, defend the point of view of the very few ...PLKON 2003 - AT THE TOP OF THE SPECCY AGELife is beautiful "thing", which pass like a water, and which no one of us repeat it. So every moment is needed to be used bellyfuly. Someone is doin…
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PLKON 2003 - AT THE TOP OF THE SPECCY AGE
Prices:
All week - 50 EURO per person.
week food! Maybe it will enough ... /> I think, that for all week vacation it's nice price ...Jeff Wayne's War Of The WorldsDont know if you knew this but BBC Radio 2 have been playing tracks off the new re-edited and re-mastered War of the Worlds. During the Ken Bruce Sho…
... -mastered War of the Worlds.
During the Ken Bruce Show, this week with ... can hear it on the playback section of the BBC2 website.
Computer journalist predicts the demise of the mouse? in 1984!!In the December 1983 issue of 'Your Computer' that I scanned for the archive, there is an article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the ar…
... article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the article Martin ... type of writing pad that can decode characters written on it, the ... crawl out of the skirting board; the mouse.
None of these ... couldn?t have been wider of the mark if he?d ...Who remembers HTV's "Children Of The Stones"?"HAPPY DAY!" Being a classy drama-for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions? Absolutely brilliant - I found a copy on video on eBay a…
... -for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions ... watching it yet again a week or so ago, how little ... ....even though some of the science was probably gibberish , the language and approach ... so far from the 'janet and john' approach of modern kids telly ...Best episode of the series so far?Tonight's episode of Doctor Who is definetly a contender for best episode of the series so far IMO - spot on in all departments - story, effects, cha…
Tonight's episode of Doctor Who is definetly a contender for best episode of the series so far IMO - spot on in all departments - story, effects, characters, soundtrack. Best i've seen since Earthshock.The state of the UK charts.. DisgracefulJust looked at the current UK music top 10. 1. Take That - 'Patience' 2. Booty Luv - 'Boogie 2nite' 3. Akon ft Eminem - 'Smack That' 4. Lazy Town - …
... moaning about the state of the music charts - but this week just makes ... me shake my head in disbelief at the ... ? I wouldn't have any of them for free.
... to slag off music in the 80's.. It was ... appalling, but far better than the pop/r n' b ...Harry Potter And The Order Of The PhoenixSaw this earlier tonight and I must say I really enjoyed it. I haven't read any of the books (apart from the first one a good while ago) but I think …
... haven't read any of the books (apart from the first one a ... think I'll visit the library during the week and pick them up ... . It was really good and the cast were amazing as always ... Watson is turning into quite the sexy lady. :)
Necros ...Changing the colour of the loading 'stripes'I was wondering if it were possible to alter the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of some descri…
... the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE ... command of ... some description? I remember the SAM COUPE had ...Games where the main characters speak English with a foreign accentI wonder if there are some Speccy games where the main characters speak English with an accent. Well, we shouldn't really hear them speak as in moder…
... some Speccy games where the main characters speak English with ... people in the USA pronounce 'dis' instead of 'this' ... people don't pronounce the interdental th-sound correctly ... Are there any examples of it in ZX Spectrum ... exaples os such kind of a speech in PC ...Animation of the two satellites that crashedIt's probable that you already know that two satellites crashed a week ago (Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251). Now there is an animation of the collision: …
... that two satellites crashed a week ago (Iridium 33 and Cosmos ... ). Now there is an animation of the collision:
[youtube]_o7EKlqCE20 ... article in Universe Today says the clouds of debris will be a ...The ---- Games of the decadeIn a few months time, we leave the first decade of the twenty-first century, so to rip off a thread idea from another forum, what are your games of t…
... ?), where you actually feel for the characters in the game (again, how rare ... few) weapons, the artifical intelligence of the NPCs (non-playable characters) was very good ... indeed, and the in ...Odd thought for the week - planet of the V'sOn the planet of the V's, do they have a tv show called "I'm A Celebri-V, Get V Outta Here!"*where V's have to spend 3 weeks in the city and do horri…
On the planet of the V's, do they have ... to spend 3 weeks in the city and do horrid tasks ...Phising letter of the weekRecieved yesterday and I just found it while checking my junk mail. [QUOTE] Dear Customer Upon intensive reviews on your profile…
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Temporal deactivation? - The universe will end if I ... information?
Really, the quality of English in these was getting ... to have slipped back into the more traditional Chinglish recently.Mark of the NinjaHello, for any Saboteur fans out there, I'd recommend to check this game. It looks like the sequel of the Saboteur which I have imagined for years a…
... game. It looks like the sequel of the Saboteur which I have imagined ... too excited about is the art style of the characters (close ups & ... t go well with the (great) atmosphere of the game as it is ... . It's just the soldiers looking kind of like [URL="http ...What do you think of the Mobygames site redesign?I dunno if anyone uses Mobygames regularly but last week Gamefly unveiled a complete redesign of the site. It hasn't gone down well at all with prett…
... but last week Gamefly unveiled a complete redesign of the site. It ... all with pretty much all the people who contribute screenshots, ... that even the approvers (the people who check the submitted content ...
and here is the husk of a site it has become ...Jag - a cousin of the Speccy - is 20?[B]Jag is 20 - The Movie (ATARI JAGUAR 20th anniversary)[/B] [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hXwTF43qY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hXwTF…
... that the ATARI JAGUAR is a kind of a cousin to the ... Sinclair ZX Spectrum and QL range of computers ... the reason why I was absent of the Sinclair scene for the last couple of ... weeks if not months. From this week on the ...What to use to create a map of the place where I live?I would like to create a map of the area where I live and, ideally, be able to explore it with a game character or at least be able to explore it usi…
... to create a map of the area where I live ... ?
The isometric option such as what ... this dream of recreating my flat on the Speccy, Sims ... style, and then recreating the area of the city where I live ... little bit with other characters, is something I always ...The House of the DeadDear WOS, I've been on a bit of a HOTD spree lately and I've been thinking: What if the original House of the Dead game (from 1996) were converted…
... thinking: What if the original House of the Dead game (from ... br /> - Infinite ammunition for the players' weapons (Atari joysticks ... remember?)
- Colour-coded characters (Players 1 and 2 are ... )
- An AY rendition of the arcade game's music
Songs of the Spetcrrum's Heydays: 1982So I thought I'd start a series of threads, that will be created each week where we look at and discuss music from a given year when the ZX Spectrum …
... series of threads, that will be created each week where ... a given year when the ZX Spectrum was still ... popular with the masses. I would like ... not in a top hits of the 80s album type way), ... thread is 1982, and next week I will release 1983. < ...Shadow of the UnicornI've written a program to run Shadow of the Unicorn on a +2A/+3. Is there anywhere it can be put to be available to anyone wanting to play the game?…
... a program to run Shadow of the Unicorn on a +2A/+3 ... to anyone wanting to play the game? It is not quite ... I need instructions to set the flags register to 0. It ... works but I want the program to work its best ... with any rom. At the least I can post it ...The name of the gameDoes anyone knows the name of the following game: You have to take your girlfriend to a show, but someone as trashed your bike and splitted all the …
Does anyone knows the name of the following game:
You ... your bike and splitted all the parts across town.
You have to fight for the motorcycle parts
You ... need a spanner.
The game was all in black ...ID and Chaos, two of the strangest games for the speccyID was a sort of artificial intelligence program. A mixture between a.i. and an adventure. Cant remember who has produced this game. You had to find …
... had to find out the names of the historical figures, the ID had adapted ... in Germany, because one of the persons the ID adapted was Hitler. Another ... of chesslike figures. With luck, you could get an golden dragon, the ...Making the most of the microDoes anyone know what ever happened to Ian Mcnought-Davis? He presented the 'Making the most of the micro' and 'Micro live' programes on the BBC. The…
... Mcnought-Davis? He presented the 'Making the most of the micro' and 'Micro live ... ' programes on the BBC. They were ...Fist PC: Remake of 'The Way of the Exploding Fist' The first demo of the remake is near, take a look at these screenshots of the game in action: [url="http://ses.mgbr.net/prj/fistpc/shoot1.gif"]scr…
The first demo of the remake is near, take a look at these screenshots of the game in action:
[url="http://ses.mgbr.net/prj/fistpc/shoot1.gif"]screenshot 1[/url]
[url="http://ses.mgbr.net/prj/fistpc/shoot2.gif"]screenshot 2[/url]
