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Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... world is currently ravaged by a horrible plague called the ... much of a PC to run by todays standards, ... with the recommended specs. being a ... nothing, and took a way quite a lot. They ... . Instead we were given a "universal ammunition" system, ... -
When there are no more analogue TVs...It won't be long, I suspect, before it's impossible to buy a new analogue TV. This will of course doom real Sinclair Spectrums to not being able to d…
... it's impossible to buy a new analogue TV. This will ... (as in, can be built by a hobbyist who's quite happy ... -
Bat Out Of Hell 3What's the general opinion of Bat Out Of Hell 3? Personally, I think it's dissapointing, it lacks the operatic quality of 1 and 2, which I think is p…
... but it's not even a catchy song :o I thought ... of the three albums, and by a fair margin. BOOH 1 is ... on the list.
By the way, I'm fully ... BOOH isn't a music album, it's a first person shooter ... BOOH has never won a single award in a PC games review ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don ... was given as a gift to me by a couple of ... machine better because I?m a newbie.
... and TS2068. That was a disappointing waste of time... ... Where can I find a compatibility list to know which ... -
Feed43 downThis means that RssCheck's YouTube, YSRnRY and Tipshop monitoring is currently neutered. I'll be writing a Feed43 equivalent tonight so that I'm not …
... neutered. I'll be writing a Feed43 equivalent tonight so that ... ) and I'll send you a copy of the script once ... .
Afterthought: It's a nifty twist on an insult ... time, you'll be replaced by a simple Perl script." Never thought ... -
Stuart Maconie's Freak ZoneI put on BBC 6 Music - and I was greeted by music that sounded like it was generated at least in part by a Speccy. Indeed... Stuart Maconie's Freak …
... Music - and I was greeted by music that sounded like it ... generated at least in part by a Speccy.
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Best of the worstWhilst trying hard not to do any actual work, I started to ponder what are the best games by the worst software houses. When I used to pick up a spec…
... what are the best games by the worst software houses. When ... pick up a speccy mag and saw a review for a game, you ... crap if it was done by, say, Tynesoft, or one ... would then come as a bit of a shock when the ... had been sent to them by a yet-to-be-discovered Ritman ... -
+3 Disc Drive ProblemsI was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not the silent ticking, like 2 seconds of noise). Then the driv…
I was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 ... flashing on and off with a period of about 1 second ... ANY disc. Trying to format a disc gives an error something ... seen this before? I have a spare +3 I can nab ... the drive has got killed by a dodgy disc or some copy ... -
Keyboard oddnessI was recently given a Speccy (the 48k '+' model to be more precise) by a chap I work with who was clearing out his loft, & earlier tonight I thought…
... '+' model to be more precise) by a chap I work with who ... I thought I'd have a tinker around with the thing ... the left arrow key prints a 5 on screen & pressing ... the Edit key prints a 1 on screen. None of ... -
Interface 2 questionDoes anyone have one? I had two black cartridges bought for me as a birthday present when I was a kid by an unsuspecting relative suckered in by a sh…
... me as a birthday present when I was a kid by an unsuspecting ... relative suckered in by a shop assistant ... /> IIRC it was a car game by ultimate and a horace game.
Pachelbel's Greatest HitMel (hiya!) and other people occasionally post on here about what music they like, usually something like [B]The Maggot Ridden Corpses[/B]' latest al…
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Personally I'm not a big fan of music, although ... s Canon, and I found a brilliant album entitled [B] ... , where the bloke plays a warbly version on the piano ... (and the B-side was a great, pure (non-vocal) ... and Canon was also used by a group called the Farm as ...TrampsOne thing that annoys the hell out of me is tramps -- you can't escape the bastards, hanging around everywhere and reckoning they've got a God-given …
... and reckoning they've got a God-given right to your ... />
Today I've reached a new personal low in this ... appointment, I was accosted by a guy who claimed to have ...Calling EQ!Hello, EQ.. You're probably well aware, but your homepage seems to have vanished. It's been replaced by a generic "parked" type page. Toodle-pip! G…
Hello, EQ..
You're probably well aware, but your homepage seems to have vanished.
It's been replaced by a generic "parked" type page.
Toodle-pip!
GerardRecorded for Training Purposes - BBCRadio4[SIZE=2]There's a spoof/comedy prog on Radio4 at the moment[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]called Recorded For Training Purposes - it pokes fun at[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]the…
[SIZE=2]There's a spoof/comedy prog on Radio4 ... =2]It's been created by a bunch of new writers and ... [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]via a BBC campaign to encourage new ... 's also an attempt at a spoof forum as well:[/SIZE ...National Hunt Race Ratings - Sport & Racing SoftwarsI have aquired the tape "National Hunt Race Ratings" for the Sinclair Spectrum by Sport & RACING software. I can find no mention of it or the softwa…
... Ratings" for the Sinclair Spectrum by Sport & RACING software.< ... shows an image of a horse jumping a fence on the ... is an Agfa C15 with a sticky label on it ... is this an MIA title by a homebrew or little known ... when bored and is just a one off mock up ...Multi-Forum meet.Theres a multi-forum meet being arranged for 17th Feb in Birmingham. Meeting in a bar somewhere (to be confirmed) followed by a meal in China Town an…
Theres a multi-forum meet being arranged ... somewhere (to be confirmed) followed by a meal in China Town and ... a night in Broad St.
< ... need to know ASAP as a table will need to be ...don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…
... year). Most are supported by a Catalyst Vista Software Driver, ... beta, and are plagued by a long list of published " ... into technical examples, as detailed by a specialist, Paul Thurrott:
... messied up the interface by overlaying a weird and unnecessary ...Completely trivial pointless question......but I can't help wondering why. I was clicking the Random Page button on the YSRNRY website, and was taken to the review of the Trap Door collect…
... between 2 different pictures (presumably a mistake, since they both show ... in different positions, rather than a screehot from Trapdoor 1 and ... floor appears to have changed by a distance of 1 character square ...Nostalgia or Spectrumness?I packed up my 48K with souped up keyboard in about 1986 and came to misty-eyed nostalgia via emulation a few weeks ago, triggered accidentally by a …
... nostalgia via emulation a few weeks ago, triggered accidentally by a Google search ... Ice. How great is that, a Russian game made nearly 20 ... packed my machine up, for a mad computer related to Spectrum ... it nostalgia, or is there a Spectrum factor that makes gaming ...i was almost killed at lunchtimei was walking past some mills on my way to the sarnie shop, when a tile fell from the roof and missed my head by a foot. (the distance will shorten a…
... roof and missed my head by a foot. (the distance will shorten ... roof tops to look for a likely assasin but i didn ... , needless to say i took a different route back to work.DeathsHas anyone ever been on the last screen in a game only to be killed with your last life? (excluding pokes). This happenned when i played 'Tank Comm…
... on the last screen in a game only to be killed ... levels only to be shot by a gun turret on the very ...IF1 Networking for GamesI'm wondering if there is some interest in coming up with some kind of if1 networking protocol for games. This would have to be a custom protocol as…
... wire medium that can function a lot like ethernet. The electronics ... tries to sample 20T into a pulse. The existing if1 ... protocol transmits a byte in 505T consisting of ... /> * any one game is managed by a master that is responsible for ...Worst advert?What was the worst advert you ever encountered for a Spectrum game - the sort of thing where if you'd had any vague inclination to buy it, you sure a…
... advert you ever encountered for a Spectrum game - the ... br />
There are a number of contributing factors; poor ... any sort; it had a half-arsed stab at ... vanishing point that was on a par with, say, Timegate ... like it's been written by a ten-year-old.
...Elite IIII've just seen this in the archive. It looks like Spectrum graphics, but it appears to require TR-Dos (what that?) to run. It seems to be highly rate…
I've just seen this in the archive. It looks like Spectrum graphics, but it appears to require TR-Dos (what that?) to run. It seems to be highly rated (by a small group of people), can anybody offer more detail/information.The Eurovision Song ContestWell, did anybody watch the programme tonight where the UK decided what song was going to represent the country in the Eurovision song contest? [url…
... song contest. Imagine leaving a great rock band that ... in the Eurovision song contest, a competition that - at best ... is regarded as a big of a joke among the contestent ... , only to be beaten by a shitty, past-it band, ... plot. Methink I see a Darkness reunion tour in ...Zenith (2000AD)I posted this on another forum a few days ago, but got absolutely no response... Anybody know [url=http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=pr…
... posted this on another forum a few days ago, but got ... have so far been prevented by a copyright dispute between the publisher ... it does appear to hold a good bit of truth.
a swift punt up the arse ...So you think you know your Spectrum games, do you....I thought this might be a fun thing to test your knowledge of Spectrum games - below is a quote taken directly from Crash in their description of a p…
... on a spike, crushed by a failing ball chain or zapped by a ... poltergeist"
(2) "A ... view, the latter being overcome by using a telescope."
by jumping on a bicycle and peddling ...Can anybody name this book please?I used to subscribe to one of those Book of the Month book clubs where you pick a book to buy every month, and one month the featured book was a nove…
... famous hitman is told by a doctor that he has ... a very short time to live.
Shaken by ... the prospect of his imminent death, he puts a post ... prepares to go out with a bang.
... before midnight, he gets a phone call. Answering it, ...Just for fun...Loading from unusual audio sourcesHas anyone ever tried messing around with, say, Spectaculator's "Load from audio source" option and seeing what you can do? For instance, I just set…
Anyone know anything about Bor-Fies ?I've been clearing up my Spectrum folders and have come across a tzx file called Bor-Fies. It's a non-english game by a company called SoftWell but i…
I've been clearing up my Spectrum folders and have come across a tzx file called Bor-Fies. It's a non-english game by a company called SoftWell but it does not seem to be listed on WoS.
