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New Game: Double BubbleHi, i want to share a little game i've been working on. It's my first try to make a game : / It's simple, you control a bubble and have to touch and…
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Character Based SpritesHi, I'm working through Jonathan's excellent guide to writing games, and have mastered the animation of single UDGs. Before or move onto Pixel…
... working through Jonathan's excellent guide to writing games, and have ... -
Recreated ZX Spectrum - something positive for a changeI've spend the last couple of hours mashing rubber keys and playing various Spectrum classics on a 42" TV, wirelessly. Despite the bad press that …
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48K Issue 6a wobbly and flickering TV outputHi folks, Found an untested issue 6A Spec whilst tidying up and it had a warranty sticker on it from a past repair which seemed to be a socketed L…
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Retro ClassiX magazine scansThese are the only three issues I have of Retro ClassiX magazine produced by Graham Howard. Issue 14 https://www.sendspace.com/file/js7gft Iss…
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Redesigning the ZX Spectrum 128k - A lifelong dreamHello, I am myPinballs (Jim) and i run a small business here in the uk making replacement 8-bit hardware pcbs for arcade pinball games as well as…
... of 8-bit pinball hardware repair knowledge always expanding and with ... -
New ZX Pinter beltI recently bought a new belt for my record player and noted the specs of it were the same as those listed on the well known guide to building a repla…
... listed on the well known guide to building a replacement zx ... spigots and stylus. The popular guide isn't really clear (and ... stapler as per the orginal guide but it's not stapled ... -
Some Graphic Coding & Audio help.Hello my fellow WoS'ers I am in the process of writing some code for graphical purposes - I have Z88DK raring to go but I do not know how to take…
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ZX8401 / PCF1306P / Amstrad 40058 ReplacementsHi all, I took the schematics and layout from [url="http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/zx.zxmux/"]here[/url] a few weeks ago, and ordered some PCB's. Gl…
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128k toastrack board changesI was working on my spectrums this weekend and opened up my toast rack to look at the possibility of changing out the Electrolytic caps. I was awar…
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What could've happened to this Spectrum?Just some speculation here. I picked up +2 grey recently, and have been wondering what work may have been done on it, as it has an 'ace repairs' war…
... 't have been in for repair for that.
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ZX Spectrum issue 4B acquiredI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum with serial number 138-363292 on the case, and a 1983 issue 4B board I got it for the purpose of repair. and have…
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Noob's guide to joysticksWhy on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity. Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's …
Why on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity.
Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's own (horrid) SJS-1, which I hardly ever used for reasons which should be fairly obvious. I've ... -
New Game: SNAKE ESCAPE[b]SNAKE ESCAPE[/b] is a brand new game for the ZX-Spectrum! [img]http://i68.tinypic.com/9sqdj8.png[/img] [img]http://i65.tinypic.com/65odna.png[…
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Guide a snake through increasingly difficult ... -
New Game: Rediscovered RealmsA compilation of my BASIC text adventures from the 80's, re-visioned using Boriel's basic compiler and released as a set, complete with companion gui…
... a set, complete with companion guide. Grab it from my website ... -
Astroneer Gamehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqPyC4Auds Take a peek, maybe it's just me but this reminds me of what Backpacker's Guide To The Universe would l…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqPyC4Auds
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Sound adviceHappy New Year everyone! I want to write some more Spectrum games this year and I want to improve the sounds in my games. Can anyone recommend a "qui…
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150 Games - Best approach ?Hi all, glad to be on board. I've just recovered my +3 from my parent's loft. Fired it up and it seems just fine but suspect the disk drive needs…
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Retro Gamer's star letter (issue 164)The star letter in this month's Retro Gamer (issue 164) "[i]Dear RG, What on earth has happened to the Spectrum community? Sites such as World …
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Issue 2 problem.Hi all, I'm trying to repair / upgrade an Issue 2 Spectrum for a friend, but have come accros the following problem. When I power the machine …
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Timex Computer 2048 restoration projectHi All, I would like to share with you my restoration project of a broken TC2048. Make the story shorty it was my first computer in late eighties …
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The repair was challenging because the PCB ... -
Emulating transfersI've been studying some games saved with transfers, and I'm surprised that almost no emulators have included those interfaces. This is my (incomplete…
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ZX Spectrum+ User Guide Companion Cassette (Danish)Haven't found the danish version of this: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009292 Found the tape today, and now it's recovered :-) …
Haven't found the danish version of this: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009292
Found the tape today, and now it's recovered :-)
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ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 31 May 2017Wednesday 31 May 2017 Finally got an update done! * Mike_Myers sent in another solution to Atic Atac. He also provided tips for Temple of Terror…
... , Computer Spiele Museum's Museum Guide, The,
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New game - Roboprobe/48Hello, I am pleased to announce my new game [b]Roboprobe/48[/b], in which you play a repair droid trying to stop a sabotaged space station colli…
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Spectaculator - behaving as though z key is held downAnyone else seen this on Win 10? When I start spectaculator, it almost always refuses keyboard input, and if you flip to 48k basic, you get COPY COPY…
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Trying to repair a Speccy 48k - No PulsingI've had this machine for ages. I'd I've been putting off fixing it for some time now. So a couple of days ago I pulled it apart and started prob…
I've had this machine for ages. I'd I've been putting off fixing it for some time now.
So a couple of days ago I pulled it apart and started probing around with a logic probe.
First thing I noticed is no pulsing at all!
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Using the Quill - A beginner's guideDoes anybody know how I can get a copy/scan/download of this publication from 1995 Dragonsoft. 60 pages Authors: Simon Avery and Debby Howard. It's…
Does anybody know how I can get a copy/scan/download of this publication from 1995 Dragonsoft. 60 pages
Authors: Simon Avery and Debby Howard.
It's for the 8-bit microcomputers + Gilsoft Quill text adventure program
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ZX Spectrum 48K it only shows colored barsHello, I'm new to the forum and I need help with a ZX Spectrum 48K which I bought recently unfortunately defective. I want to mention that before t…
... socket - see soldering. But the repair looks good and I do ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 05 August 2017Saturday 05 August 2017 Here's the June update (eh? Ed)... Yes - things have been a bit busy in Real Life, so I'm running a tad behind. At least it'…
... , Computer Spiele Museum's Museum Guide, The ,
Crappy Credits , Crazy ...
