-
What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
It was best buy in 1983.
It is very good for diverse hardware upgrades - self made.
Good for learning about computers and programming.
Some games are still 'playable' :D -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
Very interesting article by S.Campbell. Damn that other version looks very good. Such a shame still after all those years that those 3 arcade games by Konami were so dire -
Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
...
I love the arcade conversions on the Speccy, love ... to cram a great arcade game into 48k. I ... the Elite range of arcade games were very good but ... ruined some of the best arcade games for me.
arcade games. Space Harrier i'm ... -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
... />
The arcade I visited had 2 brand new games in - NEMESIS ... the Spectrum could attempt the arcade games of the day, and with ... not as good as the arcade version, IS A VALIANT and ... job' at me!
Games like GNG, R-Type, More ... -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
...
The arcade I visited had 2 brand new games in - NEMESIS ... the Spectrum could attempt the arcade games of the day, and ... I think almost all arcade conversions to the Spectrum ... jerky, colour clashing or monochrome arcade conversions.
Also ... -
There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…
... love the GB/NES/MSX/Arcade version of this game, tried ... it. 3 of my favourite arcade games - Nemesis/Jailbreak/Jackal and all ... -
There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…
... /> glad u liked it ... any games in particular spring to mind ... =psj3809]3 of my favourite arcade games - Nemesis/Jailbreak/Jackal and all ... -
There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…
... (I'd say its arcade conversion equivalent would be something ... point seems most obvious. Arcade games are all designed for a ... direct competition what decent non-arcade on-foot vertical scrollers ... wasn't particularly suited to arcade conversions - credit goes to ... -
There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…
... playing some of my favourite arcade games on holiday then a few ... worlds, great original games, and also some very good arcade conversions. LED ... br />
As for racing games Chequered Flag was amazing back ... Flag. One of my first games i played was C.Flag ... -
Cge 2006?Is there going to be a Classic Gaming Expo held this year? I haven't seen anything mentioned about it anywhere. I bought a ticket for last years even…
... on and a general play arcade games / drinkathon.
I was ... but also a ton of arcade games to play on etc -
Cge 2006?Is there going to be a Classic Gaming Expo held this year? I haven't seen anything mentioned about it anywhere. I bought a ticket for last years even…
... of playing a few old arcade games especially when non of my ... -
Power DriftHi all I have started playing Power Drift again and I can't stop! I have the Speccy version, C64 version, MAME version and the Final Burn version I…
... was one of the few arcade games I could complete. I owe ... -
Power DriftHi all I have started playing Power Drift again and I can't stop! I have the Speccy version, C64 version, MAME version and the Final Burn version I…
... was one of the few arcade games I could complete. I owe ... -
Was there never a good Mr Do! type game on the SpeccyI've just replied to a post about MAME on these forums, and it reminds me of something I've always wondered; was there a decent Mr Do! type game on o…
... bad conversions of many other arcade games, plus numerous rip-offs (er ... tributes, I mean) of successful arcade games, but I never saw a ... -
Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …
... it true that commercial spectrum games are still being created, and ... them? Not only adventure games, but also arcade games?
That's ... some links to recent commercial games for the spectrum? Thanks -
General Horror Games...question.Hi all, As part of my degree course, I have to do a presentation on the history of a genre of game, I chose survival horror. Can anyone list some g…
... Frankenstein and Dracula,
arcade games like Friday the 13th (horrible), ... -
OpenGL - how to install it and whatever?How do you actually install OpenGL, if it needs installing at all? I seem to remember for Quake 3, when it came out in 1999, that I had to install a …
... not too keen on PC games, as I much prefer ... , Megadrive, Amstard CPC, C64, arcade games from the 80s, etc), it ... the only type of PC games I ever really play, ... system, and run all games at a high resolution and ... played the same undemanding games on them as they ... -
*** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…
... -load versions of 16bit arcade games.
Games were written FOR THE ... to emulate the later complex arcade games, and failed miserably (SALAMANDER, NEMESIS ... could cope with these later arcade games better, but didn't have ... -
Game On exhibition[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5354020.stm[/url] Intriguing - 120 old arcade games plus artwork being displayed in the London Science Museum fro…
... to play loads of the games, albeit very badly of course ... it, though the projected mame games were a tad daunting with ... getting really excited by old arcade games and the kids standing round ... -
Game On exhibition[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5354020.stm[/url] Intriguing - 120 old arcade games plus artwork being displayed in the London Science Museum fro…
... ]
Intriguing - 120 old arcade games plus artwork being displayed in ... this as "120-year-old games"! :o :D -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... choose to kill time with programming?[/QUOTE]
... so wrong with people still programming on the Spectrum ? Its ... saying go outside instead of programming games when HE Is on ... /> Your moaning about people programming Speccy games/Basic, so what the ... -
Which arcade game do you wish...... had been converted to the spectrum? There`s a lot of people who seem to not like arcade convo`s but personally I loved most of them, I know they…
... already one of my fave arcade games :D Few different scenarios and ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
I had a normal 128, and have to admit the keyboard was a bit rubbish for typing long bits of text with (it was fine for arcade games though!).
Was the +2 keyboard much better? -
Arcade SoundThis is nice... Arcade ambient soundtracks laid out in an +1hr mp3 format each. [url]http://arcade.hofle.com/[/url] Try playing say the 1983 mp3 w…
Try playing say 1983 and seeing how many arcade games you can spot. -
PSP or GPX2 (or Pocket PC or whatever)?I'm going to get either a PSP or a GPX2 (or a Nintendo DS, or a PocketPC or something), so what are the differences between the PSP, the GPX2 and wha…
... emulation nowaday as although the games are good I'd rather ... expect from a handheld emu. Arcade games play exactly as you'd ... on, only the odd few games on SNES have slowdown (unfortunately ... -
Most accurate conversion?There have been lots of threads about the "best" conversion to the Speccy, but which is the most accurate? Not necessarily in terms of graphics, as t…
... still winning, what with new games added etc, but checking on ... Mame last year and sorting games by sound chips used, the ... the most used chip in arcade games. There was a certain YM ... -
Most accurate conversion?There have been lots of threads about the "best" conversion to the Speccy, but which is the most accurate? Not necessarily in terms of graphics, as t…
Doesnt anyone use MAME here ?! Keep reading 'not too sure how it compares to the original' !
I love MAME and the tons of arcade games (mainly from the 80's/early 90's), also love seeing the more basic Speccy version of some of these classics -
Most accurate conversion?There have been lots of threads about the "best" conversion to the Speccy, but which is the most accurate? Not necessarily in terms of graphics, as t…
... MAME and the tons of arcade games (mainly from the 80's ... -
Speccy, a new Spectrum emulator for Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphonesThose of you with Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones may have been suffering from the lack of a Spectrum emulator. All the existing emus were writte…
Bit of an update, the author has updated Speccy so that the E61's full keyboard now works, which means you can play text adventures on the go instead of just arcade games:
[url]http://fms.komkon.org/EmuSymbian/[/url] -
Mayhem Accelerator - Prototype Complete [Sam CoupI am now pleased to announce that on the 8th June the prototype of the Mayhem Accelerator was finally completed. With work on the accelerator start…
... emulated... there's a few arcade games that use the same hardware ...
