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Spectrum Keyboard Solutions?Hello, I'm new here and this is my first posting. I started with Sinclair computers back with the ZX81, then when the Spectrum came out I really wa…
... the huge community around the Spectrum because of the incompatibilities. I did ... /> I'm aware of the beagleboard modified Spectrum, but that's too ... just like the Spectrum's. Do you know of anything that exists ... -
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... MASTERTRONIC Game Cassettes Sinclair ZX Spectrum[/URL]
... Cassette Games by IMAGINE - Sinclair ZX Spectrum 80s[/URL]< ... User Magazine Cassette Tapes - ZX Spectrum[/URL]
... Crash Smashes - Compilation of 4 top ZX Spectrum Games[/URL]
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Atic Atac on the iPhoneWotcha, folks. Was flicking through a virtual book on Amazon the other day, you know the ones - "Look Inside!", and saw that a particular author on …
... iPhone development was heavily influenced by the Spectrum.
One his ... almost exactly like the remake of Atic Atac, and it's ... -
Help with mystery game programmer...Hi, I wanted to try to revive an old C.S.S post from 2004, where I was trying to track down the name of a very exploited Spectrum games programmer. …
... track down the name of a very exploited Spectrum games programmer. There ... were a couple of names ... /> someone in games software. By the end of it I'll admit ... used to copy them
by hand, tape to tape, and ... -
Fuse for Mac OS X 1.0.0 ReleasedA new version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project and shortly here on WoS: [url]http://sourceforge.net/proje…
... [*] Add support for NTSC ZX Spectrum 48K (Philip Kendall).
... Switch to using Blip_Buffer (by Shay Green) for improved beeper ... some combinations of physical hardware and Spectrum software make ... br /> [*] Restore handling of zoom titlebar button events ( ... -
2 games wanted!Hi, Looking for ages for a Softstone release of FARENHEIT 3000 and i'm also after TOWER OF EVIL (clam case) by Creative sparks. Anyone selling? …
... ages for a Softstone release of FARENHEIT 3000 and
i ... 'm also after TOWER OF EVIL (clam case) by Creative sparks.
of Tower of Evil on ebay but ... -
Spectranet updateOK, so I've not written an update here for a while...so here's a quick summary, the gory details are on the Spectranet news page on my wiki. * Hardw…
... of 2010, IIRC). Basically, if the reset signal from the Spectrum ... rises quickly. However, the Spectrum reset signal rises very slowly ... is now controlled by software instead of by the Spectrum's reset switch ... page - [url]http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php ... -
Your favourite Jonathan Cauldwell game?Seeing as Jonathan Cauldwell has just released his 603,823,965th Spectrum game, the really rather fantastic and very wrongly named [I]Utter Tripe[/I]…
... released his 603,823,965th Spectrum game, the really rather ... fantastic Spectrum games, you really are one of the all time Spectrum greats ... originally typed them into Infoseek, by the way). I didn't ... or any compilations, of course. Trouble is, by the time I'd ... -
Freescape GamesI have always LOVED the Freescape games (Driller, Dark Side, Total Eclipse and Castle Master). They really were IMHO a huge leap forward in games cre…
... I worked on the computer section of Boots at the time ... remember opening the box of software that arrived on ... I was totally blown away by it. I played it ... after Freescape from loads of other software houses but ... br />
A bit of a shame really....
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Some books :-)Is there any interest in these? They deserve to be in a good home of love. Programming your ZX SPECTRUM by time Hartnell and Dilwyn Jones Easy Progr…
... good home of love.
Programming your ZX SPECTRUM by time Hartnell ... Robin Jones
The Spectrum Book of Games by Mike James, S. M ... -
A question for Mister BeepMy wife is a massive Queen fan, is there any chance of coding a medley of sorts by Queen using only beeper? She's not impressed by the old machines …
... there any chance of coding a medley of sorts by Queen using only ... beeper? She's not impressed by ... the old machines of yesteryear but something like ... I can run on the spectrum with maybe a simple scrolly ... -
Election by VirginHi, I've recently managed to get a copy of Election by Virgin, which is one of only three copies I've ever come across. There are no preview or rev…
... managed to get a copy of Election by Virgin, which is one ... of only three copies I've ... -
TAB - Text Adventure BuilderOk. I wasn't exactly sure which forum to post this, so mods feel free to move to relevant section.. Remember all those old text adventures written w…
... principles to those immensely popular Spectrum retro-adventure creator programs. It has ... this post might be of interest to those Spectrum enthusiasts/authors who ... a little work, many of these sorts of homegrown text masterpieces can ... -
Your Views on... Tintin on the MoonWith the forthcoming release of the first Tintin film, a joint collaboration between Steven Speilberg and Peter Jackson, it seems fitting to discuss …
With the forthcoming release of the first Tintin film ... game covers the basic plot of the books - fly ... your friends and reparing sabotage by Colonel Boris. While a ... the rocket. The use of turning off the gravity ... to the third level of landing on the moon ... -
Undiscovered gemsHi, There are many lists of the best ever Spectrum games, but I'd be interested to know of any "undiscovered gems" you have come across. That is, ga…
... are many lists of the best ever Spectrum games, but I ... 'd be interested to know of ... Speccy one!) Reminiscent of Boulderdash but I wouldn ... ]A different version sold by Kayde Software[/url]
of the Kayde release, ... -
Mutant Caterpillar Games Opens its Spectrum DoorsHi everybody, I hope this doesn't count as spamming - I know it's an advert but hopefully a useful one! Some of you may know I've been redirecting …
... towards vintage computers - particularly the Spectrum - and I've finally ... got an appreciable amount of stuff on there. Lots ... vintage, but most of my stuff is Spectrum games and hardware ... offer repairs through the website, of course!
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Mediaplayers indexing of files, useless isn't it?What is the point of mediaplayers having to index files first, instead of just playing the files you choose from a folder? The mp3 player of my Noki…
... index files first, instead of just playing the files you ... />
The mp3 player of my Nokia phone do this ... sorts the files by tags instead of filenames by i find this ... there are a lot of pictures on the hdd ... for the xbox1 does non of this ****, i can just ... -
Hey Hey... 48k?There's been a few threads recently where people have actively sought to avoid 128k versions of games. And I have to ask: twenty years after the Spe…
... emulators capable of emulating every single variant of the Spectrum, why? ... br /> But the 128k Spectrum was produced by Sinclair (albeit with a ... a second lease of life, by allowing developers to ... reinforce the perception of the ZX Spectrum as a primitive ... -
Sandbox games (Speccy and non-Speccy)A subject that came up today was what does the term 'sandbox' game mean? I'd originally thought that a sandbox game was one where you built thing up …
... 'total' here is of course very limted to specific ... , etc. Your range of actions are very limited.< ... suppose that on the Spectrum, the closest would be ... br />
What Spectrum games were sandbox? I've ... game? The lack of computer memory of the 8bits no doubt ... -
Dead Spectrum SocietySo I'm getting back into real Sinclair computers rather than emulators. During the summer months I was lucky enough to buy a working ZX81 and was giv…
... I took delivery of a 48K rubber Spectrum. Now I've ... not used one of these ... It is the only sign of life detectable externally. There ... clean. no obvious signs of damage though the edge ... seen a fair amount of use. The exterior itself ... -
Definitive Replay Attendance List 2011There's not too long to go until Replay 2011 in Blackpool, so I thought I would make a separate thread to list WOS members who say they're going to t…
... ll have a fair idea of the potential WOS delegation. ... mile (18 year old member of One Direction - will sign autographs ... br /> csmith (author of the definitive ZX Spectrum ULA book, ISBN-13 ... (former variety show singer, now Retro Gamer writer)
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Doom 3 is now open source!I'm no fan of Doom 3, but I think it's great news that id Software has released the game's source code* into the public domain, so that the game can …
... are thinking of gamers by doing that. User made ports of these ... that support things like bots (computer controlled opponents), the ability ... source codes, such as World of Padman, OpenArena, Nexuiz, and ... them, judging by the number and quality of mods for their ...Which coin-op conversion you think they would never made?I never though there's a computer version of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"'from Konami. I though Image Works would only release the NES conversion. …
... never though there's a computer version of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ... its surprising how competent the spectrum version it is. Much better ...January Clearout !Hi folks, Off work this week and havin a good old clearout of stuff which I don't seem to use anymore. Up for sale we have the following.... 1. R…
... a good old clearout of stuff which I don ... />
2. ZX SPECTRUM +3 COMPUTER
Comes with ... />
3. ZX SPECTRUM +3 COMPUTER BOXED
Again ... />
4. ZX SPECTRUM 48K RUBBER KEYS BOXED
computer. Bit of an odd one ...Beta/Sam/Master basic as spectrum ROMWith emulators being trivial to use to insert new ROMs into - and even in the physical world, RAM in place of ROM by use of a modified multiface or s…
... world, RAM in place of ROM by use of a modified multiface or ...ANN: The ZX Spectrum on Your PC - Second EditionA couple of days ahead of schedule, the second edition of my guide to Spectrum PC emulation is now finished and uploaded to Issuu, where you can brow…
... couple of days ahead of schedule, the second edition of my guide to Spectrum ... 're welcome to use any of these pictures in your own ... can build up a portfolio of where my work is being ...New Game: THE LOST TAPES OF ALBIONOkay here's my present for the Speccies 30th birthday: [B] [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Lost+Tapes+of+Albion%2c+The$&pu…
... a parallel universe, where the Spectrum still exists but the software ... people may be bored of this style of game but I ... bottom and sides of the screen.
-A spectrum appears every ... BIRTHDAY SPECTRUM!
PS- if you're in possession of one ...Missing Italian re-release of MasterfileMore than three weeks ago I sent the TZX file of the previously MIA Italian re-release of Masterfile by Jacopo Castelfranchi Editore. Unfortunately t…
More than three weeks ago I sent the TZX file of the previously MIA Italian re-release of Masterfile by Jacopo Castelfranchi Editore. Unfortunately the file is still not present in the archive despite being listed among Masterfile's re-releases.Spectrum +3 or Microdrive packageHello all Would love either of the following: A spectrum +3 working with discs, av cable and multiface Or An interface 1 and Microdrive and mic…
... /> Would love either of the following:
A spectrum +3 working ... multiface
Or bits of the above....
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