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What was this game called?There was this game i used to love playing on the speccy it was a side scrolling game and you was this bloke and every time you jumped up and down yo…
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Top Isometric GamesI hope this hasn't been done before! :) The HoH remake re-ignited my interest in isometric games for the speccy. HoH and Batman are easily some of t…
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What is this game?! Help neededEDIT 2 Okay this next game is a puzzle one...you control a red ball, and you have to jump on platforms collecting fruit and such. I'm almost certain…
Moonlight Madness is your second game. It came free on a YS covertape if I remember correctly. -
What is this game?! Help neededEDIT 2 Okay this next game is a puzzle one...you control a red ball, and you have to jump on platforms collecting fruit and such. I'm almost certain…
Bumpy, by Loriciels - it was another game that was on a YS covertape. -
Back 2 Skool/Skool Daze/Contact Sam CruiseI used to own back 2 skool and skool daze, and I remember playing contact sam cruise on an emulator years ago and discovered it was the same type of …
I meant similar games using the skool daze 'engine' like contact sam cruise (similar graphics and gameplay), games by the same programmers, not necessesarily by the same publisher. -
are all the spanish games bad ?can anyone explain why a lot the spanish (mainly dinamic) games seem to play the same way , same huge graphics , same boring scrolling shoot em up , …
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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…
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"YOUR COMPUTER" magazineDoes anyone know of any websites that has reference to this great magazine from the 80s? With the title being so 'generic', search engines don't see…
I haven't got the 'Your Computer' mags anymore but I did save all the Spectrum related type-ins and articles.
You're dead right BB it was the only mag that took all month to get through. It was always value for money and never had a covertape!! -
HELP ABOUT ARCADE-ADVENTURE GAMESHello to all! I have resolved numerous games of this type (alchemist, sabre wulf, atic atac, underwurlde, wriggler, antics, fantastic vojage, manic …
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Spectrum Software Site UpdateHi, We have just added the following Spectrum titles to our store...................... (All brand new and totally mint condition) uk861 Raster Run…
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Spectrum Software Site UpdateHi, We have just added the following Spectrum titles to our store...................... (All brand new and totally mint condition) uk861 Raster Run…
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.
+ full search facilities over author, publisher, etc.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 ...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.
There's ...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…
I prefer to remember Crash as that chunky well written and presented magazine with loads of unbiased reviews and news.
Rather than the pathetic 12 page instruction booklet for a covertape, when it merged with Sinclair User (spit!)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.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…
... with the game's name, publisher and year, also game type ...Pirate Software LtdAt first, I thought this was a joke, but now I've realised that this Harry S. Price guy really WAS a pirate, and of the worst kind - most of the game…
... Chaos published on the Crash covertape for issue 78 appears to ...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)
Machine ...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 ...how to be a complete bastardi use to play this when i was a kid and loved it but now i aint gotta clue whats going on and the slit screen with the 2 veiws must be the worst idea…
... YS put it on their covertape and caused such an outcry ...what to do with old gamesHi guys, never posted on this forum before although i've spent loads of time using this site - a few years ago i downloaded an emulator and…
John,
I've got a spare YS Nov '91, so I'll lob it in the post on Monday ;).
Steve, would like to see a list of your Covertape dupes as I need a few to conclude some of the series.
Regards
AndySpectrum 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 ...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.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?Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…