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ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 10 May 2005Monday 09 May 2005 PHEW! I thought this update was NEVER getting done. There's been lots of background maintenance work getting done on Tipshop since…
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Terror from the Deep. The solutions were originally ... Everyone's A Wally, Frost Byte, H.E.R.O ... , Shrewsbury Key ,
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Sealed, silver and other Ultimate PTG items on eBay.Hi, I have a couple of Ultimate lots on eBay including sealed cassettes, silver insert cassettes and black boxes. I also have 3-D Glasses for Sega M…
... sealed cassettes, silver insert cassettes and black boxes. I also have ... a look if you have the time and don't hesitate to ... -
Super League Soccer - for the Amstrad PCWHi, I made a game called Super League Soccer for the Amstrad PCW series. It ran on Mallard Basic under CP/M. I released it in 1992 through DG Softwar…
... called Super League Soccer for the Amstrad PCW series. It ... of the game but one buyer has contacted me and asked ... me if I can convert the game ... a few more bells and whistles to the game.
I ... me a copy of the disk and would be pleased to ... -
Games you thought were tough (at the time)Have you ever replayed any old spectrum games you thought were tough at the time but seem so easy now? Thanks to emulation Ive played my first game …
... you thought were tough at the time but seem so easy ... remember playing it at the time and thinking it must be impossible ... just seems so easy! The warehouse and solar power generater levels in ... -
Into the Eagles Nest, 128k musicRighty. Into the Eagles Nest. A Gauntlet clone, crossed with 'Where Eagles Dare'. Big sprites. Warlike 128k music, as I recall. I can still hum in. …
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And to confuse things further, the TXZ version re ... countdown and a flashing 'gunfire' effect at the end of the soldier ... can remember playing the other games on the compilation, and indeed I ... 6-Pak Vol 2', and it has the 128kb soundtrack I remember ... -
TLOTRD - new adventure game - download the demo now!A new adventure game for the ZX Spectrum 48k, titled The Legend Of The Red Dragon, is currently being developed by me. You can, however, download a s…
... game for the ZX Spectrum 48k, titled The Legend Of The Red Dragon ... on 'downloads', scroll to the bottom and click on the picture!
the demo to Cronosoft if they ... -
The state of this bloody country.I went for a rare night out in town tonight. Usually I avoid such nights cos most times it ends up with me either whacking someone or getting whacke…
... of us are in the shitiest part of town ... be having a word with the druggies.
OK, so ... , stone cold sober, because the police were 'concerned' about ... a different part of the country, and didn't want me ... going back to the club. Like ... -
Oh God, what WAS the name of this game!?I think all the action took place on one screen as I can't remember it scrolling or any other screens. You control a little man who starts at the to…
I think all the action took place on one ... at the top of the screen and works his way down to the bottom ... pirahnas.
Then at the bottom you had to shoot ... static, cloaked man to win the game.
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Cinderella man - Land of the deadWho's seen Cinderella man and what'd you think? I thought it was damn good and the fight sequences beat the heck out of Rocky. The angles and editing…
... and the fight sequences beat the heck out of Rocky. The angles and ... feel about Batman Begins. The idea seems good.
and I believe the last one of ... his that came out was Bruiser and ... that let me down a little. I feel Land of the ... -
Have you got the pot noodle horn??OK, now I've got your attention: Two new Cronosoft releases due in the next week or so...., as well as some Cronosoft news. STRANDED 48K…
... has similarities to ZIP AND ZAP on the Oric, and a C64 game ... the process of updating the website, so I can post some info and ... has both the original Grid Zone, and Remix versions on the same tape ... . It's only ?1.99, and ... -
Best Sprite on the SpectrumWhich sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier sim…
Which sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier simplicity. -
Ultimate Play the Game ArtworkJust admiring the Ultimate posters on WoS, and wondered if anyone knew who created the amazing artwork?? I've checked the inlays and can't see any s…
Just admiring the Ultimate posters on WoS, and wondered if anyone knew who created the amazing artwork??
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Games that make you stand and stare!A similar thread is going on in the Games forum but thought this would be a good one to open it up to all machines/consoles/arcade/etc... For exampl…
... the speed of it - and both loved and hated it. Loved the graphics and playability and ... hated the fact ... ), Gran Turismo (PlayStation). But Horace and the Spiders will stick in my ... -
And look what I found....Good news for adventure fans, I've managed to source a few previously unheard of adventures that were never published and only reached evaluation sta…
... never published and only reached evaluation stage....
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Games Club - Week 19Hi all, this week I asked you to nominate games for which Benn Daglish provided the music, and I received the following Dark Fusion Blood Brothers …
... which Benn Daglish provided the music, and I received the following
Deflektor
Jack the Nipper 2
Skate ... Lee Tonks and InsertFavGameName
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The Most Productive Year For SpeccyDear Speccy Maniacs, What was the most productive year for Sinclair in your opinion? I mean a lot of good games released in one year. I think it was …
... Speccy Maniacs,
What was the most productive year for Sinclair ... , Level 9 games, Renegade (the mother and father of all beat 'em ... -
The QueenI dont go for all this pompus royal stuff and watch royal weddings or anything but I have great respect for the Queen. She is the Boss of the coun…
... br /> She is the Boss of the country and you can tell she ... Sky with my Girl the other day and they were getting ready ... overseeing preparation of the airport had the snootyest of attitudes and was obviously ... out a lot about the world and how its really run ... -
Looking for a tip how to easily store my ZX programsHi everybody, I am not a frequent Spectrum user. I just want to do the following, without going deep into the background of this website - could any…
... just want to do the following, without going deep ... worn out, so the reading program should allow ... some playing with the input frequencies. To ... the Spectrum to the phones-out jack of my PC, and ... then I need a program which reconverts the ... -
Extras and that show on afterDid you watch this last night ? What did you think ? I do love the office and think Ricky Gervais is very funny but i wasnt keen on this at all, st…
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I do love the office and think Ricky Gervais is very ... out loud much.
The show on afterwards, a sketch ... woman was pretty good. The scenes with the Gingers was very very ... -
Nik Kershaw - The RiddleI know it's probably just gibberish, but was there actually some kind of riddle in the song of the same name by Nik Kershaw? It's from 1984 so there…
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for sins and alarms
so to america the brave ... around and around
and his mind is a beacon
in the ... us
nights in the scullery
and days instead of me ... around and around
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Speccy "throwing your rattle out of the pram" incidentsBack in my schooldays, I used to go round to a friends house every Sunday, and spend most of the afternoon playing on his Spectrum +2. (I only had a …
... want to Be George the Gorilla, and use the Sinclair Joystick.
and be Ralph the Wolf with the Kempston joystick ... with Lizzie Lizard (a girl) and the +2 keyboard.
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Iron Maiden Attacked At Ozzfest by Sharon Osbourne, or The Anger Of The BeastI'm angry about this. And if you are an Iron Maiden, or metal fan for that matter, you should too. Iron Maiden's final Ozzfest 2005 performance was…
... and the band's instruments. In audio captured during the concert and ... a reference to the MTV series "The Osbournes" and "Battle for ... appearance by Ozzfest founder and the Ozzman's better half, ... , stating that he and the rest of the band were 'embarrassed' ... -
the arcadian querythink ill try again....in the mia section :) it is sort of mia (ie:- nobodys seen one with this title) ive just picked up a few speccy games from a …
... info seek and its called the arcadian, even on the original J ... arcadia though, on the spine and front of the inlay it says ... ARCADIA, and on both sides of the ... arcadia instead of the arcadian
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ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 31 August 2005Wednesday 31 August 2005 Quite a bit of background maintenance work this month, along with the usual batch of skillo tips, including tips reproduced …
... /> POKE for Fantastic Mister Fruity, The and POKE/tips for Stranded.
Helm, The (the source was previously unknown) and Jack the Nipper (added the tipster's ... names)
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Heavy on the magick ??I have an original tape version of Heavy on the magick but it has been left in the loft for too long i think (20 years!!) and so wont load....i've ju…
... can transfer the original tape images back onto tape and so have ... version of the game and about two minutes longer than the original(due ... to it not being a speedloader)and so ... it wont fit on the original tape ... -
Not sinclair but desperat for info , sega force and sega pro Another couple of mags on the back burner (well scanning in sega force as I type this!). Does anyone know how many issues there were, I have …
Another couple of mags on the back burner (well scanning in ... issue 7 where it was the best of 93.
the Sega Force tips book and all the master Force ... split from Sega force into the forementioned and sega mega force (megadrive ... -
Please miss, can I go to the toilet?George Bush, while attending an UN meeting in New York, scribbled a note asking if he could go to the toilet and passed it onto Condoleezza Rice? She…
... if he could go to the toilet and passed it onto Condoleezza ... then apparently raised his hand and asked the assembly if he could ... /> Well done George, keep up the good work. You only have ... -
Trying to find the name of an 80's Horror FlickBack when I was at school one of the one of the teachers would sometimes bring in a video and show it to us at lunchtime. I remember watching a bit o…
... watch it, the teacher would summarise the plot and fast forward to ... the best bits, lol. ... these canisters and there are two silver posts. The canisters start ...
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RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED) i'm building up a website featuring the career of Mike Pratt the actor who starred in the orginal version of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) TV progr…
... website featuring the career of Mike Pratt the actor who ... starred in the orginal version of Randall and ... Hopkirk (Deceased) TV programme and ... classic British TV series of the 1960s and 1970s...
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Spin / Emuzwin and reading keys with IN in BasicIt's just a bit of a quirk I've found really, but here goes... Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered lately , use IN to read the ke…
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Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered ... I actually had a speccy and the magazine, and had a good time ... them) in Spin, and then tried to load the .tap I saved ... with the idea that the value is different on different issues and models ...
