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Spectrum Tape 2 PC (TZX)Can anybody give me a guide on how to convert my old Spectrum game tapes into a TZX file on my PC. I have alot of games to convert for keep sake and …
... keep TZX and CSW for distribution and WAV for complete reference ... -
Spectrum Database ProgramsWhat would people recommend to be a decent database program for the emulators? I've been fiddling with SGD but the databases are outdated, and ZX Rai…
It'd be nice to open seperate windows on the desktop for inlay scan, instructions, loading screenshot and in-game screenshot.
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Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas to all you Spectrum fans! I think many of you (me too, 1984) did get your first Speccy for Christmas, so this is also an anniversary!…
Merry Christmas, dudes & dudettes, let's hope we're gonna have a good year, a year where Codemasters & Rare allow distribution, a year when the Great Giana Sisters will be found, OK, OK, got carried away there :). -
List of Missing Cover Scans?Hi, is there a list on WoS of cover scans still missing? Daren
... per week, maybe on a publisher by publisher basis, we'd sharp ... -
List of Missing Cover Scans?Hi, is there a list on WoS of cover scans still missing? Daren
... complete collections by a certain publisher could rescan the entire collection ... of the current scans by publisher and then sorted into inlay ... download a zip for each publisher where they're all as ... -
Crash 20th AnniversaryOn 13th January 1984, Crash magazine was launched on our shelves, and was used as the template for all game magazines for the rest of the decade. Gon…
... contact quite a few - Several agreed to be interviewed though when ... -
Spectrum Database ProgramsWhat would people recommend to be a decent database program for the emulators? I've been fiddling with SGD but the databases are outdated, and ZX Rai…
... empty fields in 'Game name', 'Publisher' etc.
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Here's an interesting URL[url="http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/content/retro.shtml"]http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/content/retro.shtml[/url]
The thing is, the publisher isn't allowed to publish roms for any of the emulators.
Anyway, back on topic. Top magazine, a little short but it makes a change from the likes of Edge & gamesTM. -
Most controversial game ever...?The most controvertial game that I can personally think of would have to be 'Raid Over Moscow'. You play as the leader of a squadron of US planes and…
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Publisher Applications Software (UK)
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Best games you've never heard ofSorry if this has been done before. I've read some threads about the best games for the Spectrum, i think on the whole we all know about JSW, Elite, …
... like to play - filtered by publisher, release year, genre (split on ... -
Jet Set WillyIt's quite funny that we don't have a 'release' tzx file of a game this famous. The one here at WOS (or any tzx I could find on the internet) is the …
... game should technically be denied distribution? Anyone know whether [I]Fiddler ... -
Light Gun Gameshiya all I was wondering, I recently got a light gun with a plus 3, it had no games though - ho hum, Anyway, if I remember correctly it came with si…
... released by Code Masters, its distribution has been denied :mad:
Spellbound Dizzy problemA while back, I started to have fun with emulation by going back to my days of gaming and getting Spellbound Dizzy. I could never finish it on teh Sp…
They are not called roms, they are called tape images, as they were released on tapes rather can memory chips.
That is one of the denied distribution games, so I hope you have the original. :p
As for your problem... who knows. lolTop games music.I suppose this one's been mentioned before but having got hold of some music demos (48 and 128) I've compiled this little list of top tunes (In my op…
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the excellent AY music tracks of games such as [I]North And South, Out Run[/I] and [I]LED Storm[/I] yet. Well, about the last one, maybe that's because the distribution of [I]LED Storm[/I] has been denied :pTop games music.I suppose this one's been mentioned before but having got hold of some music demos (48 and 128) I've compiled this little list of top tunes (In my op…
... , maybe that's because the distribution of [I]LED Storm[/I ...Spectrum Database ProgramsWhat would people recommend to be a decent database program for the emulators? I've been fiddling with SGD but the databases are outdated, and ZX Rai…
... you searched the database for publisher, author, genre, etc.. and when ...Who is your favourite Software House ?? and why ??So which games company was your favourite and why ?? and come to think of it .. who did you think was pants. my fave has to be Ultimate I can remem…
... company! Any one know which publisher holds the record?
[/quote ...request to leech tape inlaysHi, I'm after a copy of the zx speccy inlay scans for [url="http://www.tosec.info"]www.tosec.info[/url], so I begged the webmaster for permission an…
... will need date of release, publisher etc and files will need ...Codemasters petition and suchAbout a year ago there was talk and a petition to get codemasters to release their back catalogue, either to the public domain or on CD... Did anyth…
... , they have to condone free distribution of their copywrite or they ...Codemasters petition and suchAbout a year ago there was talk and a petition to get codemasters to release their back catalogue, either to the public domain or on CD... Did anyth…
... reasons not to allow the distribution of their old games and ...Codemasters petition and suchAbout a year ago there was talk and a petition to get codemasters to release their back catalogue, either to the public domain or on CD... Did anyth…
... /50. For them to allow distribution of their games they would ... like this one. but since distribution is denied here i can ...OT: I hate modern music!Sorry for this off topic thread, but I've been subjected to one hip hop/ r'n'b record too many when out tonight. Why do we have to listen to this? …
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Great band are Marillion, got all their stuff!
Can't wait for Marbles!
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Yep agreed, can't wait to see my name amongst the credits as well!!The Best Era of Crash MagazineMost of you probably did buy Crash on a reglular basis. I'm just wondering what era you thought was the best. Mines has to be 84/85 era with Robin…
Crash was a good mag blighted by a poor publisher. It was only after Newfield had so many failed magazines that Crash lost its way, first of all by changing to a tape-with-mag (rather than mag-with-tape) and then by trying to be like YS.Ghost n GoblinsNow that we have the ability to save Speccy games wherever we are in emulators i wanna badly complete some of my all time favourites. Has anyone com…
... of the endings of the "distribution denied" games, but it's ...The Best Era of Crash MagazineMost of you probably did buy Crash on a reglular basis. I'm just wondering what era you thought was the best. Mines has to be 84/85 era with Robin…
... Oli Frey, excellent covers...[/quote]Agreed :) [quote]...and when there was ...Ghost n GoblinsNow that we have the ability to save Speccy games wherever we are in emulators i wanna badly complete some of my all time favourites. Has anyone com…
I had no idea that Capcom stuff had been added to the denied distribution list! Aw crap!Over the hill?Seem to recall a rock group management game with the above title, anyone remember it or know where I can get it?
Could you remember some other details? Was it a simple simulation written in BASIC, or a more complex game? Any hints about the developer/publisher? About the time of release?TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
... good, and they are denied distribution games.
Personally, I ...
