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What's the name of this game ? (not a quiz)I once played an adventure-game on a Speccy, back in the 80's, but I have forgotten the name. The main character's name was maybe Harry. He was he…
Got my Wii modchipped todayAnd it's working great. I've tried four "backups" so far, and everyone has worked perfectly. The chip I went for was the [URL="http://www.wiikey.cn…
... didn't want to risk fitting it myself so I took ... GameCube "backups", although I've not tried any yet.Your love alone is not enoughOpinions please on the new Manic Street Preachers single: 'Your love alone is not enough' (featuring Nina P. from the Cardigans) I think it's a goo…
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'Your love alone is not enough' (featuring Nina P. from ... reckon. Very catchy pop hooks. Not normally my cup of tea ... =BJjMcKDDCeY[/url]
(Nina not so fine)It's fitting...... that in the very month that the 25th anniversary of the Speccy falls on, I'm just finishing up making my first ever Spectrum peripheral. It's a …
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[url ...Creating 60hz mode and Powerstrip for Speccy emulationI need to create a 50hz mode for emulation purposes. I have a ATI 1300pro card with 7.4 ATI official drivers. I have got the latest version of Powe…
... to be able to change resolution but ALWAYS have 50hz no ... , 800x600 or 1024x768 (TV does not support any more than this ...+2b not working with interface1i was trying to transfer some of my programs from my microdrive carts onto tapes last night, but found both my 48k and my toast rack 128K have decide…
... and toast rack (apart from not being able to type a ...Death of CRT=Death of Spectrum?I was testing an old PC Engine console on the LCD TV in my house, and couldn't believe how awful the picture was. With giant ugly unblended pixels th…
... the Speccy has a lower resolution than the PC Engine and ... .
Surely I'm not the only one that finds ...48K Speccy not workingHey, A few months ago (hope it´s not to late) I was loading a game into my speccy and from one moment to another it stopped working! I unplugge…
... months ago (hope it´s not to late) I was loading ...changing resolution on graphics cardsI have a nvidea 6600gt which is set at 1440 x 900 res, i am hoping to get a true widescreen lcd tv which has a resolution of 1366 x 768 but the 1366…
... lcd tv which has a resolution of 1366 x 768 but ... the 1366 x 768 resolution doesnt appear in the options ...Things not to do online in a public forumDue to recent posts on my part, I thought this would be a good one. Basically in joke form I raised the idea that an image uploaded to this forum co…
... lets have the list, things not to do on a public ...Forgive me...this album is just too good to not be mentionedJust got the new album from Symphony X. Bought, not downloaded. I'm speechless. I can't believe it's possible to make something this good, and to …
Just got the new album from Symphony X. Bought, not downloaded.
I'm speechless. I can't believe it's possible to make something this good, and to perform it this well.Games on the "big" screenI don't know if any of you listen to Chris Evans on Radio 2, but I usually do and a part of his program around 5.45 is the business news where some t…
... country in the native cinema resolution of HD with 5.1 ... look incredible, and I'm not just talking about Alyx's ...That's not my nameSo, time for some idle speculation. Why did you pick the forum handle you use (IF you didn't just use your real name)? I've used 'Winston' since I …
... or game where it's not been taken by someone else ...Home alone for 4 days and not working!Wife and kids in Scotland with mother in law. Could not go as I am working either side of the four days. Shame :wink: Had a big list of jobs to do …
Wife and kids in Scotland with mother in law. Could not go as I am working either side of the four days. Shame :wink:
Had a big list of jobs to do but most done and only first day.
Right...set the router to maximum porn! :razz:US Pop Culture - "Not Yours"??!!OK, I've been seeing "Not yours" rather a lot on FARK, and this obviously refers to something but I haven't a clue what. Any American-based people he…
OK, I've been seeing "Not yours" rather a lot on FARK, and this obviously refers to something but I haven't a clue what. Any American-based people here care to share the joke?Unreal Tournament 3Is anyone here looking forward to Unreal Tournament 3 on the PC/XBox 360/PS3? The original Unreal Tournament (1999) is probably my favourite PC game …
... reasonable resolutions and frame-rates (not 100+ FPS on a 1900x1600 ... then PC gaming is affordable. Not as cheap as console gaming ... pay more for the higher resolution graphics and expandability of a ... desk), PC gaming is not something that appeals too much ...Probably NOT the 80s thing I'm nostalgic for...Compare the photo here: [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6957589.stm[/url] And the one about 3/4 the way down this page: [url]http://www.thunder-a…
... a couple of decades of not worrying about the next story ...Morons at Ebay, but not for saleWhat a dope. I sent a mail to some dude selling some Speccy-stuff on Ebay. The ad said he would only ship within UK, so I mailed him asking if he c…
... thing about this: He will not ship it coz it'll ...PC Gamers - GFX Card questionI'm looking to upgrade my gfx card due to my ATI x1550 not really being up to the latest games at any kind of a decent resolution. There's two of the…
... due to my ATI x1550 not really being up to the ... any kind of a decent resolution. There's two of them ...Emulators on smaller resolutionI love gadgets and really want to buy a UMPC (Ultra mobile PC). Most UMPC's have a 800 x 480 screen. I wonder how Speccy emulators would work on it…
... to minimise the window but not be able to make it ...A dual tuner PVR for ?15.00 not inc HDI have just recieved an email from Bigpockets saying they have dual tuner PVR's for sale at £8.99 but with postage its £15.00, u basically…
... probably be crap but its not much money. Heres the link ...Fitting a 3.5" floppy drive in a +3looking on here [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive. I…
looking on here
[url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url]
and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive.
I was wondering has anyone done this and if so how does it work ?z88dk 1.8 releasedSince I am the most regular of the z88dk peeps to post here I might as well let you all know that v1.8 has been released. [code] A little later than…
... support for the zx81. A 256x192 resolution mode has been added with ...zybex came out in '88 not '89well, according to the copy i have for my speccy anyway, I know I'm being pedantic, but I'm only saying because when I first found the game I checked…
... came out earlier, which was not true to begin with.Darkening of aging CRT monitors / PowerstripI'm using a CRT that I got way back in 1999, and it's still working, but the screen seems to have gradually darkened over the past few years. I think…
... a refresh rate on any resolution - for example when I upgraded ... some time. However it's not freeware.
I think ... ugly when you are not running it in the designated native resolution ...I am currently not listening to....Inspired by none other than our very own Mr. The Bell, How's about actually listing what you're not listening to and probably never will be :D Here'…
... actually listing what you're not listening to and probably never ...48K Not Loading GamesHello. I'm new to the whole Spectrum scene, having just recently aquired a free 48K ZX Spectrum. It was working fine with games loading off my MP3 pl…
... player, but now it's not working too well.
not load any games, not even getting to the ... the Spectrum, but it's not reading any actual data so ...Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy: Andrew Broad's website updatedI am delighted to announce that I have just uploaded the latest versions of some MM/JSW web-pages that I have been working on for ages. They can be f…
... myself. ;-)
It seems fitting that I am uploading the ... 's 100th birthday, had he not died.
The new ...Your laptop recommendationsAfternoon. After a good new Win XP Pro laptop capable of doing pretty much everything including playing games. I tend not to play anything 3D but do …
... including playing games. I tend not to play anything 3D but ... system. Must have a native resolution of 1280x1024 and include DVD ... , AMD 1600+, 1GB RAM so not too demanding, but I do ... lounge occasionally so size/weight not a huge issue as I ...
