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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…
... you need to factor in all the other former USSR ... no doubt in my mind that the C64 was the worlds ... in the US after all, which is by far the biggest market, while the Spectrum in ... America had the same popularity ... -
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…
... in the US after all, which is by far the biggest market, while the Spectrum in ... America had the same popularity ... as soccer.[/QUOTE]
The 17 ... -
Best-illustrated adventure game?Which Speccy text adventure had the best illustrations? It doesn't matter if they took ages to load, just as long as they were pretty.
... , as you're very limited in the text that you can type ... in, and it's obviously of the same lineage ... as you could get on the Spectrum in terms of graphics adventures and ... 've both got nice graphics in the Lords Of Midnight style, but ... -
Location, Location, Location.Guys, Quick question. Im starting to plan my game (as stated in a previous post). You are trapped in a house with zoombies attacking left right and…
... have a spectrum in 1983/4 before going on to the commodore +4 ... want to argue but the design of the game is important, as ... />
With machine cade and the spectrum in particular Im going to have ... code?
Thanks for the info though.
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Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …
... two ways to remove the metalic lid of the spectrum
1. ... use a hair dryer on the lid ... />
2. Soak the keyboard part of the spectrum in warm water for some ... hours (a day maybe). the plate ... -
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…
... , software and games for the Spectrum in its natural state ie. ... me - please) would apply even in the US.
And ...
Just outta curiosity the new Spectrum SE, (or whatever it's ... called - not meaning to belittle 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…
... based, software and games for the Spectrum in its natural state ie. ... non-profit service run for spectrum fans. No one can ... ]
Just outta curiosity the new Spectrum SE, (or whatever it ... 's called - not meaning to belittle the ... -
How Loud Is A SpectrumHi All How loud a Spectrum.. I have yet again bought a third 48k Spectrum that seems to have problems. The machine in question all works but the …
... - Steve that looked at the Spectrum in question could find no problems ... knocked in the post.
You could stand the spectrum on ... a piece of wood which would amplify the ... br /> How are you testing the sound - some games will produce ... -
How Loud Is A SpectrumHi All How loud a Spectrum.. I have yet again bought a third 48k Spectrum that seems to have problems. The machine in question all works but the …
... Steve that looked at the Spectrum in question could find no problems ... knocked in the post.
You could stand the spectrum on ... a piece of wood which would amplify the ... not game differences as the famous Spectrum loading screech is ... -
New Sinclair section to web siteNot sure if this is the right place to post this, but I just wanted to let people know that I have added a Sinclair section to my website. [URL="htt…
Nice to see a website that doesn't try to be "everything about the Spectrum in my opinion ever", and filled with your own interests.
Nice.
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From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... Commodore released the C64 in the UK, it almost immediately overtook the Spectrum."
in the early 80's?[/quote]
Well, the Spectrum had ... no way did it "overtake" the Spectrum in this country. Though come to ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... the C64 name to include the C128 and the C64+ console whatsit, then the Spectrum ... is the best ... . But I'd happily argue the Spectrum in all its forms was #2 ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... in early 1983, while the Spectrum cost £175. The C64 would later rival the Spectrum in popularity in the ... latter half of the 1980s, eventually outliving the Spectrum which was discontinued in ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... in early 1983, while the Spectrum cost £175. The C64 would later rival the Spectrum in popularity in the ... latter half of the 1980s, eventually outliving the Spectrum which was discontinued in ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... in early 1983, while the Spectrum cost ?175. The C64 would later rival the Spectrum in popularity in the ... latter half of the 1980s, eventually outliving the Spectrum which was discontinued in ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... Commodore released the C64 in the UK, it almost immediately overtook the Spectrum."
Spectrum). The C64 was released after the Spectrum in the UK and also ... of the market, only the BBC and the ZX Spectrum got a look in. Although the ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... the market, one would have to concede that that C64 overtook the spectrum in ... sales :-) So in this respect the book above is ... .[/QUOTE]
The book claimed the C64 overtook the Spectrum in 1983, not 1990 ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... , but the ZX Spectrum did sell between 4-5 million units in the UK ... the +2 that the C64 started catching up to the spectrum. Whether the C64 passed the spectrum in ... sales in the early 90's ... -
Hardware pics wantedWe're looking for real life photographs of all hardware items and their packaging (if nice). There are many items I've never seen and I assume that w…
... you some photos of the Indian version of the Spectrum+ in the hope that they ... them?
Had mailed the same to DEATH and he ... found the extra mini-PCB board piggybacking ... on the main board to be of ... -
Spectrum Music CDsI wonder: Are there any officially released CDs with Spectrum music? C64 fans can choose from no less than 20 CDs, but I have yet to find a single Si…
There is the Spectrum Orchestra:
[U][COLOR=#303080][URL="http://www.warmcircuit.com/web/artist.php?artist_id=2"]http://www.warmcircuit.com/web/artist.php?artist_id=2[/URL][/COLOR][/U][URL="http://www.myspace.com/zxspectrumorchestra"][/URL] -
Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... to see Uridium on the Speccy in colour? Yes - but ... in a dark, lonely spacecraft. The reason that works is because the Spectrum ... than on the Spectrum.
In my opinion, the C64 has ... games set in the daytime or on Earth, while the Spectrum's ... -
Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…
... /> RE: Spectrum in a Joystick
- What would be the point? The good ... thing about the spectrum in comparison with guff like the gameboy ... and VCS consoles was the ... -
Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…
... /> RE: Spectrum in a Joystick
- What would be the point? The good ... thing about the spectrum in comparison with guff like the gameboy ... and VCS consoles was the ... -
Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…
... ]RE: Spectrum in a Joystick
- What would be the point? The good ... thing about the spectrum in comparison with guff like the gameboy ... and VCS consoles was the ... -
horizontal shmupsare there any speccy horizontal shmups where you freely move your ship (or whatever) pixel-by-pixel except penetrator? (i?m glad to realize, the lack…
... firstly back in the day i loved these games in the arcade, to ... get to the arcade back ... being simplified and put onto the Spectrum in 128k. If Jackal was ... how the Spectrum handles some major arcade games, seeing the graphics in a ... -
Spritual successor to the Speccy1988-1995 - Atari ST/STe/Falcon 1995-2000 - ? hmmm ? 2000-2006 - Playstation 2 with a keyboard 2007- ?
... if anything will be the same as the Spectrum. Does anyone still ... !
The PC200 could have been the successor to the spectrum if it ... it could/or was the same as the Spectrum (in feeling I presume ... why more of the Basic programmer`s from the Spectrum don`t ... -
I have a couple of MIA type-ins.What's the procedure/format for submitting them? I only have .sna files of them from when I converted them a few years back. Is the preffered format…
... the Spectrum in SU or Your Spectrum/Sinclair (not with "poker" in the title, anyway), nor in ... ZX Computing (the ... in one of the missing issues or in one of the ... ,p.60) is in the [url=http://www. ... -
Soviet/Eastern Bloc speccy clonesI've noticed a huge increase in ads for these on Ebay the last month or so. Anyone bought one of these yet and if so could you share some info on the…
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As an aside, the Sinclair Spectrum, Spectrum+ and Spectrum 128 have 'patent pending ... ' stamped on the underside - ... just in the UK or did they successfully get patents on the Spectrum in other ... -
Hard Drivin - is it me?I tried Hard Drivin for the Speccy years ago and just couldn't get to grips with it. Then I tried it again recently, and it still seems just as awful…
... Hard Drivin's conversion to the Spectrum in Retro Gamer last year was ... Furniss said that many of the tricks he had learned about ... on the Spectrum. Isn't the Spectrum version meant to be the best of the three ... -
ZX time capsule - 25 years from nowIn 25 years time the ZX Spectrum will be 50 and the average age of a WoSser will be well on the way to 60. If someone had told me that I would redisc…
... recently wondered if the Spectrum would survive the death of the last person to ... coding/playing/reading about/whatever the Spectrum in 75-80 years time, or ...
