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Demo effectsRight, erm, first of all, since this post is about demos, it's possibly not right to post it in the Games forum, but it didn't seem right posting it …
I have seen a couple of demos including ... Stellar demo. Then there was this one with a 'movie' kind of effect ... where it showed a meteor or ... that and now I know a bit more.
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Game with best A.I?Hi folks, as I'm been interested in artificial intelligence since the 80's, I'd appreciate your opinions on a Speccy game with the best A.I, "human-…
... (I love to play this one with a human opponent, but the computer ... ) :))
Cristi
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BC Bill does this game work with a emulator?Can anyone get this game running with a emulator. I get as far as the main screen but can't start the game
Ah, remember that one... Can't believe the software house went in trouble for such a cliche-y, harmless stereotype of the stoneage... Besides, any idea where all this "hit-with-a-club-and-drag-by-the-hair" joke originally came from? -
What is your worst Speccy related memory?We've had the good times, but there were bad times too. I will give you two choice cuts from my back catalogue... Over at a friends house, wanting to…
... 32 printer came out with 2 editions of power ... an edition 1 and this came with a 5mm Jack connector ... day on returning from a computer club where I ... spectrums power. There was a terrible burning smell and ... 3 weeks after the disaster a freind bought an alphacom ... -
WoS Archive CDHi all A couple of months ago I ordered the set of WoS CDs from the online shop. They were delayed due to some games being banned but that was 2 mon…
I have been following this thread with a certain interest as when I ... CD set it took quite a long time to arrive.
a lot of time and using ... to give massive cudos for a fantastic effort and the best ... -
Spectrum PentathlonHi, What games would you include in a 'Spectrum Pentathlon' that would challenge any gamer's skills in varied ways? Greets, SpecMem
... ...
1) THROWING a copy of SCHIZOIDS
2 ... of ARCADIA
3) SWIMMING with a copy of AH DIDDUMS down ... COSMIC CRUISER
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CHARITY SHOP - JUNK SHOP - CAR BOOT SALE - Spectrum games recovered!i've just paid 20p a piece in the Aged Concern shop for Penetrator (48k Spectrum)and Space Raiders (ZX81). it seemed such a pity to leave them to gat…
... picked up a cardboard box this morning with a Spectrum +3 with power supply ... and tape deck, one disk and a ... few tapes, and an Atari 2600 (wood box) with ... old style atari joysticks, and a Cheetah 125+.
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Head Over Heels remake RELEASED !Hey all ! The Retrospec remake of Head Over Heels has JUST been released. The URL with everything important, including a 15Mb download is : [url="h…
... 'm stuck at the room with the crown (how does one ... Book world. There is this room with a double row of volcanoes and ... a Speed up bunny. Only head ... is present in this room ... -
Head Over Heels remake RELEASED !Hey all ! The Retrospec remake of Head Over Heels has JUST been released. The URL with everything important, including a 15Mb download is : [url="h…
... stuck at the room with the crown (how does ... Book world. There is this room with a double row of volcanoes ... and a Speed up bunny. ... Only head is present in this ... Crowns seems a lot easier to me this time around. ... -
New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... tap file. This comes with a 2 second sample of a guitar chord ... at 11.041kHz, allowing a signal bandwidth of 5. ... did, for one). On a PC, you do definitely hear ... do wish I had a programmable low pass filter ... from anyone who tries this on a real Spectrum as to ... -
my site..Hello rubberfriends :p My site is up again and I know.. the layout etc is not the best but I love the spectrum so why not just have a site to celibr…
... I was planning about replacing it completely with a Flash-based version. You ... see, I've been experimenting with ... -
Multisystem TV'sHi all, I'm finally giving some thought to getting my Speccies and other PAL machines up and running over here and I'm looking for any recommendatio…
... Hope wrote:
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Multisystem TV'sHi all, I'm finally giving some thought to getting my Speccies and other PAL machines up and running over here and I'm looking for any recommendatio…
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So, with a video recorder like that I ... wouldn't need a multisystem TV? I'm presuming ... Sounds far better than bothering with yet another TV.
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ZX Spectrum 3.5 Floppy help and adviceGod I'm useless. Can I please ask for some serious advice here as I'm just too uneducated to get anywhere with this! The Problem. I want to be abl…
... have got a plus d and use standed HD disks with it ... .
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ZX Spectrum 3.5 Floppy help and adviceGod I'm useless. Can I please ask for some serious advice here as I'm just too uneducated to get anywhere with this! The Problem. I want to be abl…
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Retro Gamer Magazine - Controversial questionOk, I'm interrested in views on this subject, which I think is pretty interresting (and I haven't seen it covered before, although I could be wrong).…
... me with the cup of human kindness.
A rather well ... parcel arrived on my doorstep this morning with a spanking issue 3, along ... with the cover disk.
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Longest Speccy Game?Most games were a memory test, 3 lives and back to the start if you failed. Longevity came from repeating the whole thing until you got bored complet…
... adventure game ... I remember drawing a papermap of it and had ... and start on it again ... this time with a poke (or two).
a lot longer than this map shows.
Skarpo
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Longest Speccy Game?Most games were a memory test, 3 lives and back to the start if you failed. Longevity came from repeating the whole thing until you got bored complet…
... is kind of long ... for a non-adventure game ... I ... remember drawing a papermap of it and had ... a couple papers taped together ... ... and start on it again ... this time with a poke (or two).
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Make an old man happy (name that game)It was like a Lode Runner type game but 1 zillion times better. You ran up and down ladders chased by red monsters. You could then dig a hole and as…
... although I didn't think this wos da version I distincly ... the sound FX. (Wipes away a tear from his good eye ... honour...my mate gave me this tape with a zillion games on...... :D -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... that asking for a perfect TZX or for a concrete format ... takes the effort to create a TZX with loading screen and all ... /> So basicly I'll have this site with a small introduction, an email ... posting lame jokes.
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Can't get disks to run on Spectrum 128K ZX +3Hello all! I got hold of the above machine yesterday at a boot sale and, after having set it up, can't get any of the floppy disks that came with it…
Yes,
I've tested this before with a brown rubber band, although you'll need to order a drive belt for more perminant useage, because the rubber bands tend to slip off and stetch more easily.
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Anyone bored?I'm looking for a volunteer for today only to help me out with the new magazines section of my site. I've made it all database driven, and need the …
... exchange of data for this commmon cause, it has ... could email me a copy of a single YS review ... executable version available on this site, with a database schema so basic ... don't (can't with a 1 year old baby) ... of hours nowadays, probably a couple each night, it ... -
Programming MC challengeIn the 80-ies I got the following assignment for a programming course. 2 16-bit values stored in #8000 and #8002 must be added together and stored i…
... are quite unusual in having a fixed ROM
[/quote]< ... /> I'm having more problems with a fixed screen.
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Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
A little update!
[url=" ... for the idea!)
This means that you can now ... an 8K EPROM, and switch this EPROM with a Multiface EPROM - no soldering ... the red button, up comes a screen from which you can ... -
Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... that you can consider a game "written in BASIC" ... i.e., the main loop and stuff. Using some ... do simple tasks (play a tune in the title ... screen, decompress a static image and draw ... Colditz Story, two games with a main loop written in pure BASIC ... -
Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... Colditz Story, two games with a main loop written in pure BASIC which ... play at a snail's pace if the main loop was actually ... written in BASIC; compare with, say, Mined ... strip out a few machine code frills and end up with largely ... -
EightyOne and CF cardsInspired by obo & piters discussion regarding imaging of flash card, I've added reading/writing to real disks to EightyOne. Hopefully it should allo…
... , I've been playing around with 81 and I like wot ... time it was showing 45 with Advanced Effects & Interlace but ... 10FPS on screen! Anyway, this is with a 2.8GHz Athlon XP and ... assume frame rates with Advanced Effects will improve with a proper release.
What a stupid www site[url]http://www.c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] pityful.
... got into this arguement *again* only a few weeks ... rant about it a little - and this guy has clearly ... fallen short on this one. First of ... />
For a definative conversion you have to ... version anyday. Top this off with a higher level of playability ...N64I've just received an N64 I won off eBay at the weekend. Before I make a complete dork of myself and complain that it doesn't work to the seller only…
... with a cartridge (game) plugged in, of course? I did have this problem with a ... you turned it on with no cartridge you ... is either an incompatability with your TV (does your ... TV work with 60Hz? He could have ... only TVs) or a hardware fault with the N64, it ...Will we see a return of the microcomputer?The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I notice that computer makers are marketing more and more ultraportable l…
... , all done easily and with the least hassle.
... it be to extend this model with a decent colour screen ... and a bigger keyboard? Well, ... if only they would make a programmable version.
with all the consoles.
