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Quest for the Golden Eggcup - Inform versionAround ten years ago Harvey Lodder of Smart Egg Software was working on a new version of the brilliant ZX Spectrum text-adventure [i]Quest for the Go…
... of the brilliant ZX Spectrum text-adventure [i]Quest for the Golden Eggcup[/i] for the ... it after finding it on the internet somewhere years ago. ... Unfortunately, a bit of googling has failed to turn ... know what became of this and, more to the point, where ... -
The sacred armour of antiriad... Wait, anti-what?Never understsood this one. :-?? If the armour protects the wearer from [b]radi[/b]ation shouldn't it be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b]' …
... be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b]' ? :-/
But for some ... reason it ended as 'the sacred armour of ant[b ... : ANTIRADI"
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New Game: Ramsbottom Smith and the Quest for the Yellow SpheroidJohn Wilson's latest Adventuron text adventure game, 'Ramsbottom Smith and the Quest for the Yellow Spheroid', has been converted to the ZX Spectrum …
... game, 'Ramsbottom Smith and the Quest for the Yellow Spheroid', has been converted ... to the ZX Spectrum and can ... website... the first new Zenobi Software Speccy release for almost thirty ... .html
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Playtesters required for "The Axe of Kolt"Hi all, My name is Larry Horsfield and my name may be familiar to text adventure fans as the author of several games from the 1990's such as "Magnet…
... of several games from the 1990's such as "Magnetic Moon", "Starship Quest ... " and "The Axe of Kolt". I have probably ... ]reliable[/U] playtesters for the ADRIFT version of "The Axe of Kolt", which I have ... -
Kickstarter for The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)For fans of Oli Frey's artwork in CRASH and other magazines, I just found this Kickstarter for an "extended edition" of "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Fr…
For fans of Oli Frey's artwork in ... found this Kickstarter for an "extended edition" of "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey ... ://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/the-fantasy-art-of-oliver-frey -
For the Love of ElectronicsBesides the ZX Spectrum, what other pieces of electronic tech, new or old, do you have that has garnered similar levels of affection? For me it wo…
... . When I got it for the princely sum of $20 at a Cardiff ... seconds, and because of its electronic breaking stops the instant I press ... . Now I see the same one on Ebay for $400 (thanks again ... why I kick myself for not getting the other one when I ... -
Quest for the utterly bored Start with a random game name and then find a new game name that has the first word matching the last word of the old game name. example.... Black…
... name that has the first word matching the last word of the old game ... />
Black Arrow
Arrow of Death
Death Pit
Express Raider
Raider of the Cursed Mine
No ... adding an `s` to the game name.
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ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 30 October 2005Sunday 30 October 2005 Crivvens! What an indecently massive load of stuff this month - a veritable feast of tips, maps, POKEs and complete solutions.…
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New material on the early days of CRASH at CRASH OnlineIn preparation for "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey" (due later this year), Oli found some historical documents relating to the early days of CRASH. T…
In preparation for "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey" (due ... documents relating to the early days of CRASH. This material ... a sketch form of the CRASH logo to honour the occasion.
... the links to the individual issues of CRASH, bringing up a thumbnail of the ... -
The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX SpectrumHi all, This is to announce the publication of the third edition of The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX Spectrum, which aspires to cover all the …
... to announce the publication of the third edition of The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX ... cover all the games available for the Spectrum.
Each of the 15,000 ... .
For more details, including downloadable samples of the book, and how ... -
New Tape and Tape Recorders for the 21st centuryHi SpecChums, I don't know if this has come to anyone's attention (Analogue/Real Hardware-philes at least) https://www.languedocliving.com/french…
... player-for-21st-century/
We all know that the quality of ... cassette tapes gradually dropped though the 80s ... TDK et. al.competed for the budget price of the tape market.
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ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 15 April 2020Wednesday 15 April 2020 Merry Xm(too late! Ed).. Happy New(Nope - too late Ed)... Happy Vale(Still nope. Ed).. Happy Eas(And that's another nope. …
... map for House of Lockerby, The
and a correction for Secret Of Little Hodcome, The ... , Quest For Elements, Quest for the Holy Snail, The,
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Worst Game Titles.What were the worst titles for Games ever released for the Spectrum?? I was looking though the archive and saw: [B][SIZE="3"]Plum Duff[/SIZE][/B] …
Here's another >
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006868"]Raymond Pringle's Quest for the Fabled Jar of Pickled Cabbage[/URL]
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The longest titles for Spectrum gamesHow far can a title to be longer, rather than the own game? :-P I can remember Matt Smith's project [U]Attack Of The Mutant Zombie Flesh Eating Chic…
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Ikari Warriors...Just been thinking while browsing the web slightly drunk... How the heck do you pronounce the name of this game? The choices are: 1) Ik-ar-eye Warr…
...ee-car-ee...
The Lost Word of the Masonic Brotherhood?...
A Symbol for one of Dan Brown's next books?...
A Replacement for the Sacred Sound of Ohm?
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The sacred armour of antiriad... Wait, anti-what?Never understsood this one. :-?? If the armour protects the wearer from [b]radi[/b]ation shouldn't it be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b]' …
... time reading a book like The Lord of the Rings ;)
Antriad ... to me - seems like the name of a fantasy place. No ... outside and goes searching for the sacred armour of [i]anti-lotr[/i ...
But I liked the soundtrack by Enya for the first movie. :-\"
UWOL, quest for money - The MojonTwins (ZX SPECTRUM 128k)Uwol didn?t have enough after earning about the 90% of all the income which resulted of selling retrovideogames in Spain and getting himself rich. No…
... after earning about the 90% of all the income which resulted of selling retrovideogames ... Gremla, the book of bills of Miner Willy, Wally?s pajamas, the Sword of Power ... ://www.mojontwins.com/juegos_mojonos/uwol-quest-for-money/[/url]
Regards ...Super Robin Hood and Robin Hood - Legend Quest/The Amazing Adventures of Robin HoodHi, There are two Robin Hood-themed games by Codemasters: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009432"]Super Robin Hood[/url] (19…
... for the NES, but that's not correct. Confusingly, Robin Hood Legend Quest ... [i]was[/i] published for the NES, as part of the Quattro ... Adventure / Super Adventure Quests cartridge. But the ...For The Attention of Andrew BarkerAndrew,I have gone away and thought about the last weeks events and have come to a decision and it must be you that i talk too about what i intend to…
... a number of +plus disk titles that are needed for the SDP project ... have seen the error of my ways and wish for it all to ... offer, solely for the use of the World of Spectrum archive, out of my massive selection ...Just Put 1500+ Tapes on Ebay for Grabs, alsoa few game and watches if anybody is interested, thanks for reading.. [url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZcornishdaveyQQsorecordspe…
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Mystery of the Indus Valley
Nosferatu the Vampyre Piranha
Proof of Destruction aka. P.O.D.
Pulsoid
Quest for the Golden ... /> Peter Pack Rat
Sacred Armour of Antiriad, The Palace Software German
Please, for the love of God, what the hell was it?Right chaps, let's identify a game which has been bugging me for ages. I remember it having a really good musical score, but I can't remember the nam…
... remember the name.
The game itself was part of the 'updated ... into two halves, at the bottom of which was your little ... at a wall, at the top of the screen. I believe it ... 'Yeti'.
The advert for the game was ludicruously hyperbolic, and ...Can't remember for the life of me...Hi guys, first post here, only 20, but I had a spectrum for a fair amount of those years (until the keyboard stopped working :() There was a text ba…
... a spectrum for a fair amount of those years (until the keyboard ... for clues to his whereabouts.
I can't for the life of ... me remember the name, but I remember a few of the ... things you could do/that were in the game ...Any chance of an RSS feed for the What's New page?Well, now that the forums are upgraded, clearly Martijn has loads of spare time on his hands. :) So, is there any chance of an RSS feed for the What…
Well, now that the forums are upgraded, clearly Martijn has loads of spare time on his hands. :)
So, is there any chance of an RSS feed for the What's New page? I think it's about the only 'news' page which I check by hand these days.If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" ... by Ewgf got me thinking.
The ... ] extra colour [/b]for the Spectrum what would it ... if any or many of you agree with ... /> And I already prepared for the 'Humph I wouldn?t change ...Entire collection of 80 adventures for sale!Hello All! Hapyp New Year to everyone. I'm putting my entire collection of Spectrum adventures up for sale and I am inviting offers. Please email me…
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The Tolkien Trilogy (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and Shadows of Mordor) ?8 ...
The Quest for the Holy Grail (Mastertronic) 3.00
The Secret of St Brides ... Naru (Mastertronic) 3.00
The Quest for the Golden Eggcup (Mastertronic) 4.00 ...The Quest for the holy componentsHi all, I am in the need of the following components for my MB02+. Can any of you guys help me on this as I cannot find in them in my 'areas'. 1 x …
... in the need of the following components for my MB02+.
Can any of you ...Politics explained (for the hard of thinking)FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn…
... to take care of all of the cows. The government gives ... for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the ... government took from the chicken farmers. The ... to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
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 ... in the city and do horrid tasks to gain food for their ...Searching for the artistes from The Power House / H.E.X.Hello, my name is Caroline Bren, and this is my first post. Recently, I put out an audio record which some of you may have heard of, under the Feedin…
... and many of the games released by the software distributor The Power House ... these songs for another release relating to the history of music for the ZX ... URL]) tells me is the name of the artist behind H.E ... .zip"]Custerd's Quest[/URL], from the game by Craig ...A word of praise for the magazine scanners, plus a suggestion......especially Steve Parry-Thomas who is currently going through a lot of Popular Computing Weeklys. You're doing a sterling job, and together with th…
... currently going through a lot of Popular Computing Weeklys. You're ... sterling job, and together with the ACE scans that were recently ... if anyone fancies tackling the Speccy years of New Computer Express, I ... (or at the very least be your best friend for life).
