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Is Sabre Wulf a bit naff?Go on, I'm feeling controversial. I have never, ever liked Sabre Wulf. It looks pretty nice but even back in the day I found it a tedious and frus…
... from back in the day, graduated to the Spectrum in time for the early/mid ... may of those games stick in the mind.
... wait for the missile? use the teleports..?), and the most valuable thing ... s no point in doing isometric if the game's just ... -
Places of Speccy interest in Google Street ViewI've noticed that there are a few cities in the UK where Street View is available on Google Maps. No idea since when, I haven't used this feature muc…
... remember playing games and in the winter you could sometimes see ... breath.
The only warm room was the living room ... and kitchen but i suffered for the name of the spectrum ... !
In the 90's were ... -
Richard Altwasser magazine interview.This may be of interest to some. A short interview concerning some tecchy aspects of the ZX spectrum. https://paleotronic.com/2018/10/01/an-interv…
... the quantity of the ZX Spectrum"
The BBC Micro was superior to the Spectrum in ... , and it was faster than the Spectrum, it had a GPIO port ... .
The Spectrum is indeed an amazing study in an innovative and ... -
Interesting TV show titlesWatch the first few seconds to this American kids' show and you may see a very familiar sight in the background…! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
... all about reading comics of the adventures of Mickey Mouse, ... and inoffensive—rather like the Spectrum.
In contrast, I have ... Tastes have changed radically over the last three decades and I ... Mars, which was set in the 1970s when society was still ... -
Are there any decent Speccy Flight Sims? This is a hard question as modern PC flight sims are so good . Is there any good gameplay to be had from Speccy flight sims? And it seems to have …
... even Tomahawk, which at the time pushed the boundaries quite a bit ... game ported back to the Spectrum in 1991 when programming standards had ... good as it gets on the Spectrum with loads of weapons, ... might have been the last full-price Spectrum game I bought ... -
ZX Spectrum (or similar clone) "CORE ERA" Micro Predominance CORE ERA MICRO PREDOMINANCE COUNTRY BY COUNTRY The genesis of the idea for this started here:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discu…
... get rid of . So with the Spectrum in mind what is likely to ... the market the risk of holding Spectrum stock is lowered : so in most cases the ... ZX Spectrum ... -
Subject Areas That the Spectrum did not "get into" Yup, the Speccy covered a lot of ground but regrettably it did not "get into" these areas :- Psycholinguistics , Philology , and Sociometry . Any…
I don't think there was ever any farming games on the Spectrum in the vein of the farming simulator series. -
Subject Areas That the Spectrum did not "get into" Yup, the Speccy covered a lot of ground but regrettably it did not "get into" these areas :- Psycholinguistics , Philology , and Sociometry . Any…
[quote="zx1;979461"]I don't think there was ever any farming games on the Spectrum in the vein of the farming simulator series.[/quote]
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Subject Areas That the Spectrum did not "get into" Yup, the Speccy covered a lot of ground but regrettably it did not "get into" these areas :- Psycholinguistics , Philology , and Sociometry . Any…
[quote="zx1;979461"]I don't think there was ever any farming games on the Spectrum in the vein of the farming simulator series.[/quote]
Advanced Lawnmower Simulator? :D -
What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…
... convince themselves that a Spectrum would help with the 1983 equivalent of ... effective sales pitch that kept the Spectrum in the game and BASIC progs were ... seems from the description that they are meant for Spectrum emulation on ... -
Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…
... interference , making impossible to sell the Spectrum in the USA..?
I ... tempted to perform the changes seen in the pics, minus the modulator (the board is ... s-video modded) and the ... -
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... 'm 50 and live in the W Midlands and the first home computer ... it in adverts, but I was told I needed a Spectrum, instead ... .
I lost interest in the Spectrum in around 1987 and left school ... in 1988. Not long after, the place where I ... -
The Real Retromaniacs - new website now up and running!Hi everyone. As some of you may have been aware by the link in my sig, The Real Retromaniacs is now officially up and running! You can get to it her…
... the link in my sig, The Real Retromaniacs is now officially up and running ... easy victory for the Spectrum there :lol:
The plan is to ... s any problems, and [b][u]any clowning around will not ... be tolerated[/u][/b] :wink: :D
Getting a ZX Spectrum to work in the USHello all, I'm terribly new to these forums but not to the use of the Spectrum. I have a few in my collection of old machines and one of them I am …
... not to the use of the Spectrum. I have a few in my collection ... I am donating to the fine people behind the Penny Arcade Expo ... rubber keyed Spectrum for their use.
Now the issue with ... get this machine up and running with little to no hassle ...Yoohoo! ZX Spectrum in the news again!Well, it's about MSX, but hey, ZX Spectrum is named in the article ;) [url]http://tweakers.net/nieuws/89880/msx-viert-dertigste-verjaardag.html[/url…
... MSX, but hey, ZX Spectrum is named in the article ;)
[url ... &ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftweakers.net ...Glad to see the ZX Spectrum is in the Science Museum in London.About time too! Last tiem I looked there was just the ZX-80 but the Spectrum is in there now too, alongside a pong-clone and a Vic-20.
About time too! Last tiem I looked there was just the ZX-80 but the Spectrum is in there now too, alongside a pong-clone and a Vic-20.BBC - Making the Most of The Micro Live - Speccy Type-inI've just been sorting out stuff in the garage and stumbled on a "Send For" Information sheet from the BBC's Making the Most of the Micro From Octobe…
... just been sorting out stuff in the garage and stumbled on ... sheet from the BBC's Making the Most of the Micro From ... from the U.K.
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The ... Years !!) entitled "Psions Program for the Spectrum"
Is this ...Need Help Getting It Running - Sinclair ZX SpectrumI am trying to get a Sinclair Spectrum ZX running in the US and I am having a tough time. I recently bought the UK version of the Spectrum ZX. Sinc…
... get a Sinclair Spectrum ZX running in the US and I ... the UK version of the Spectrum ZX. Since I am in the ... US, I think I got started on the ... US version of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum that should ... be something other than the solutions suggested above.
Games that could do with running faster, without affecting the timer, the music or the controlsRegarding the topic on the emulation forum, what Spectrum games do you think would benefit from a speed boost? Nowadays, most of us play Spectrum gam…
... press a key, the "Spectrum" will think the key has been ... maximium", and that the emulator running the game supports these instructions ... instruction, at critical points in the program, so that, for ... up.
In the same way, Freescape games such ...Spectrum in the usaAnyone know if it will be costly / hard to get a spectrum 48k or 128k working in the USA? I want to purchase one for nostalgic reasons and just to r…
... to get a spectrum 48k or 128k working in the USA?
the power supply (which might be ... a non issue) and the pal/ntsc I might not ... be able to justify the cost.
I know ... find one.
thanks in advance.Questions from the new owner of a grey Spectrum +2I managed to pick up a grey Spectrum +2 off of ebay with cheap shipping (I'm in the US... it was $13 total and it has a Donkey Kong tape inside) and …
... Spectrum +2 off of ebay with cheap shipping (I'm in the ... but replacements that look like the originals?
... what is the 2nd connector for? (the label is in spanish).
Are there plans for running the ...If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
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The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if ... ....I always thought that the ZX Spectrum could have done with ... the opportunity to go back in time and choose an [b][u]One[/u ... ] extra colour [/b]for the Spectrum ...Gaming/demo partys in U.K 2008?Hello, My g.f and I would love to attend some sort of Retro bash this year at some point, and was wondering if there is anything happening in the U.K…
... if there is anything happening in the U.K, preferbly close to Derbys ... , in 2008?
I.E. A spectrum gaming party ... all that clued up with the party scene, but is something ...Soviet "handmade" ZX Spectrum in actionThis is great. Apparently it's a "homemade" Soviet knock-off of the ZX Spectrum +3 built in 1991. It seems to be running a version of TR-DOS. [youtu…
This is great. Apparently it's a "homemade" Soviet knock-off of the ZX Spectrum +3 built in 1991. It seems to be running a version of TR-DOS.
[youtube]f2RmY_zrZFE[/youtube]hi all in new to the spectrum need helphi all this is the fist spectrum iv owned and i need a bit of help iv got a zx +3e with an 512 cf card hdd and a 3.5 disk drive as b: iv formated…
hi all this is the fist spectrum iv owned and i need ... />
iv formated the hdd ok
the problem im having ... is transfering stuff from the pc to the zx the drive can format ... but when i put it in oimnflop it carnt find what ...Rom upgrade(s) for the Humble spectrum +2 (not 2a or 2b)Hello there my fellow forum chummies, I was thinking today, after reading all this lovely rom burnery stuff, is there a way I could update the ROM o…
... a way I could update the ROM on my +2.< ... br />
would the be any project that allows ... saving, running in parallel with the DivIDE that I have. does the spectrum require ... bus mastering when more devices are on the expansion ...Photos from a 1987 Sinclair users meeting in the U.S.These pictures were sent to me by a fellow TS user who told me it was ok to share them online, so here they are: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/1…
... were several TS computer fests in the U.S. but as far as ... pictures or anything from back in the day to please come forward ... 'm posting this message in all the Sinclair online places that I ... see that at some point, the Sinclair community was strong in the U.S.Howto play the AY files in the Spectrum +3 ?I have read that is possible to play the AY files in the real spectrum 128 hardware. Can someone to explain how to do it ? thx in advance
I have read that is possible to play the AY files in the real spectrum 128 hardware. Can someone to explain how to do it ?
thx in advance
