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Multiple MicrodrivesWhat practical reasons are there for having more than one microdrive attached to a spectrum? Thanks
... fresh cartridge in drive 1.
Drive 1 consisted of this file handler ... and various versions of my source ... have bought two extra drives - 1 for backup and another for ... one byte in the Interface 1 ROM would allow 16 ... -
What are people using TommyGun to do?So I was just wondering what people are using TommyGun to do?
Wow! 2 out of 6 that 1/3 of the TG population!
Kidding aside, I agree.
The most obvious benefit is clipping of the sprite/image against the left and right sides of the screen.
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Arrays in C and C++ from a Java Programmer.I have been looking arround the web and found many conflicting answers to this question so I thaught I'd ask you folkes. What is the C and C++ equal…
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How to create pretty screenshot maps[size=+1][b]A. What will I need?[/b][/size] 01. Your favorite [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html]Speccy emulator[/url]. 02. An util…
Updated! The section F and the Example 1 - mapping of Bruce Lee added!Your Speccy Games CollectionJust updated my Spectrum games list today after having a load of tapes lying around for months, managed to sort them out and I now have 1441 original…
Well, I can't compete with some guys around here, I've got just just 1 box of spectrum tapes, my HUGE spectrum box crammed with tapes, instructions and lots of speccy stuff. The box I think I would save from a fire on my house ;)Easy one first, Tai Panby Mikro Gen Steve and me has one
... There is a Heroes of Karn done by interceptor ...
That's part 1, Empire of Karn is the sequel. :)
of these Interceptors have been " ... 've never seen any of them. Given that Interceptor ... would just vanish? Empire of Karn is fairly easy ...Sage - 'Spectrum Adventure Game Enthusiasts' Fanzine Coming SoonGreetings. :grin: Just a quick post to let you all know that the first issue of 'SAGE' will be available for purchase ( or due to serious advice it…
... I'm practically about 1/3 of the way through the ... changed from 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' to ... door game called 'Legend Of The Red Dragon', but ... /PSP game) called 'Legend Of The Dragon'. Therefore, the ... 'Legend' part of the name has been changed ...Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
... 2600 could produce a version of Doom... well, that REALLY would be ...1KI now have written my 1000th post since I joined last year in February and declare myself the status of Manic Miner :) I still have a lot to catch on…
[QUOTE=Skarpo]My french fries drive my bus.
Stix has a huge broomhandle ;-)
Skarpo
:-)[/QUOTE]
OOOH 1 out of two aint bad :P
guess which is wrong1KI now have written my 1000th post since I joined last year in February and declare myself the status of Manic Miner :) I still have a lot to catch on…
[quote=mel the bell]OOOH 1 out of two aint bad :P
guess which is wrong[/quote]
The first one ... but that's because I'm a gentleman and know better.
Skarpo
:-)Issue 3 feedbackSome have noticed that Issue 3 is available. It wasn't announced at the time due to it being 5am.. You can leave feedback here....
I should point out that version 1.0 of the website is live too.. [url]http://www.zxshed.co.uk[/url]
I'll be spending a few weeks tweaking it and putting the archives online.Saturnsoft correctionsCorrections for the Infoseek database. Mines of Saturn and Return To Earth were published by Saturnsoft prior to being re-released by Mikro-Gen. St…
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3) Mines Of Saturn & Return To Earth ...Ideas for possible entries for CSSCGC 2006Has anybody got any good ideas for possible entries to the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2006? (CSSCGC 2006?) Here's a few of the ideas I'…
... jettisoned it in favour of one of my other ideas. ... the evil graph.number.characters of doom. When you moan, ... (in mg per kg of body weight) required to ... cause fatality in 50% of the test organisms. So, ... for example, the LD50 of Simon Amstell is one Buzzcocks ...Good platform games, including obscurer titles?Most people know the classic Spectrum platform games, such as Manic Miner, Jetset Willy, Dynamite Dan 1 and 2 and the Monty Mole games, but what othe…
... it anyway.
Caves of Doom: Not strictly a platform game ... much a platform game, more of an arcade adventure. But fun ... , providing you can get out of the Oubliette.
Bugaboo ...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…
... my VCR for a couple of years now (nothing worth recording ... the BBC premiere of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on it ... replace the remote a couple of times, but that's it ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... full screen and move lots of colour around usually didn' ... t bother (around 1/4->1/3 of a frame is ... lost for 1k of data). ... games that did have lots of colour, were ones that ... exceptions to this (some of which have been shown already ...I'm gonna be selling my Opus DiscoveryI'm going to be putting it on Ebay tonight (Sunday) it's boxed with polys packaging and in brilliant NR Mint condition, i'll put a link here for anyo…
... seems to work with drive 1, and of course I've fitted ... are actually a whole load of Opus Discovery newsletters in .OPD ... to have at least some of that information available on the ...Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
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Right of Reproduction: (1) >>>> ...The ZX Spectrum Book of MapsFollowing some discussion in a maps thread, I have decided to make THE ZX SPECTRUM BOOK OF MAPS - VOLUME ONE At the moment, I have the following in…
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Text description of ...Where are they now?I often wonder whats hapenned to a lot of the old 8-bit software companies. You never hear anymore of companies such as Gremlin, Elite, Ocean or Mas…
... ago (possibly my favourite game of all time). [/QUOTE]
of GT Interactive (publishers of Doom 2 among other things ...What are your favorite Spectrum games?[FONT="System"][/FONT] If anybody has asked this question before, please forgive me as I'm new to the WorldofSpectrum forums, but what are your favo…
... , treasure island being my fave of them.
robocop, even though ... i forgot the name of.
caves of doom - first game i played ...Latest Musical AcquisitionsJust got a new CD today - Witching Hour by Ladytron and it's really good too. Has anyone here ever heard of them? Necros.
... we're on the subject of new additions .. I've just ... 're flipping superb but kind of forgot about 'em. Check it ... is possibly my fave album of all time, every tracks a ... (very snuffalike) featuring at least 1 member of snuffNew years resolutions (Spectrum)Spectrum related only please Mine to finally get into Jonathan Cauldwell's Anno Domini
... easy way, i.e. 1 line, of launching an external program from ...New years resolutions (Spectrum)Spectrum related only please Mine to finally get into Jonathan Cauldwell's Anno Domini
... easy way, i.e. 1 line, of launching an external program from ...New years resolutions (Spectrum)Spectrum related only please Mine to finally get into Jonathan Cauldwell's Anno Domini
... easy way, i.e. 1 line, of launching an external program from ... 'll be looking for first of all is to get something ... "function" in the OnClick event of the label, button, etc you ... definitely use it in one of my apps and I'll ...New years resolutions (Spectrum)Spectrum related only please Mine to finally get into Jonathan Cauldwell's Anno Domini
... hospital last time I heard of him. Hope he's made ... allowed to eat but allowed 1 litre of drink a day (want ...Book on Spectrum game graphicsWhat Spectrum games graphics would you like to see in a book? I've got some of the obvious ones (Head Over Heels, Batman games, Ultimate games, Wally…
... Bruty, especially Savage part 1
Robin of the Wood
Dynamite ...Video capture of Spectrum games?I wasn't sure where to post this, but what are the options if you want to capture a video of a Spectrum game running? Is it possible to do it from a…
... SPIN - usually RealSpec because of historical reasons and I haven ... dumps a frame every 1/25th of a second, then I ... an AVI using Transcode. Of course, no sound is ... but with a hacked version of MAME instead. Again, no ... ZX80 as there was one (1) game for it - ...The Frontier of Warriors DemoBack in 2000, I planned an adventure based on my sci-fi book series The Frontier of Warriors. As the stories were axed only to be restarted years lat…
I've uploaded a Version 1.2 of the demo as a TZX file which should be added to the site soon.Who knows how to program a "pathfinder"?Hi all. I like to play games like "Colour Lines" and I think, I will create a version of this game for the SAM Coupe. It looks easy - until this "dam…
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