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Whatever happened to small, medium and large clothing sizes?I just got a parcel. Two pairs of motorcycle gloves, and a waterproof suit. XXL gloves for me, L gloves for the missus, and an XXL rain suit for me…
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the missus, and an XXL rain suit for ... me.
The XXL ... 'm ordering XXL or XXXL and hoping they will fit.
the Plot - how to play?anyone tried to play this thingy? even with kempston chosen can't find the proper way to use the controls and to do anything :confused: just able …
... can't find the proper way to use the controls and to do ... to move L/R and jump in the first two rooms, that ... of the plot down there?
(no passing through the doors and so ...CPU question about various emulators for and on various machinesRight, you know how nowadays the latest CPUs seem to be dual (or more) core 2.4GHz (or whatever speed) as opposed to, say, single core 5.8GHz? Now I …
... the XBox, and it only runs at the speed of a fast 386, and the ... or computers) could emulate Windows and the above games?
... would be a sequential process, and the host emulator would never know ... on a CPU? Will the 360 and the PS2 ever be able ( ...Introduction and Wireless/PSP joystick ideaFinally got a ZX Spectrum 48k and have been reliving my childhood days with the likes of Chuckie Egg, Jetpac and others today :D God knows where my…
... 48k and have been reliving my childhood days with the likes ... of Chuckie Egg, Jetpac and others today ... monitor which has composite and RGB inputs (The monitor seems to flick ... to a joystick interface on the PC and create a virtual interface ...WANTED. Waveblaster compatable daughter board[edit] I just realised this thread looks like it ought to belong in the wanted forum from the title, this is really about the project and hardware, t…
... the wanted forum from the title, this is really about the project and hardware, the ... years ago, and just can't bear to throw in the bin despite ... it being obsolete and ... PC as the midi card and it works beautifully) and with a ...Emulators on the ZX SpectrumHaving released a Spectrum 16K emulator for Spectrum 48/128 machines as part of CCG2008, I was wondering if anybody knows of any emulators which actu…
... machine (like I try and do with the ZX Spectrum 16K), ... a programming language such as the NASCOM BASIC emulator (from ... is 85% done - the display and keyboard are emulated and most FORTH commands ... to test the memory and I/O mapping routines on the Z80 emulator ...The best Chess, Tetris, Poker, Monopoly etc games?I was going to create two topics, one asking which was the best Chess game for the Spectrum, and one asking which was the best Tetris game, but then …
... asking which was the best Chess game for the Spectrum, and one asking ... which was the best Tetris ... versions that are faster and have larger dictionaries, the Psion version is ...Help with a ZXPrinter and a Opus Discovery 1I bought these [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140216958425&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:GB:1123[/url] Is there an easy way …
... the screen to the printer ie press 2 buttons on the speccy and ... it prints the screen or how ... can i get the speccy ... it the problem is the composite output, the screen is rolling constantly and is ...JSW... how does the game "finish" in assembly?It seems the ZX and C64 versions of Jet Set Willy suffer from the same "unfinishable" problem. Thankfully the ZX version has been patched with pokes …
... ? No matter what I cheat and set the C64 items total to ... I need to collect the last item and then a trigger is ... set, rather than touching the bed and then the game checking my items ... fully aware of the direness of the C64 port. The stairs and jumping are ...Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…
... you could also chit-chat, and the vast majority of this magazine ... a cable to the Gameboy and stick the cable up the "usual" parts ... I didn't like, and the same advert looking to buy ... complained about everyone taking the piss and that the section was going to ...What utility/game software shipped with the +3?Like the Horizons tape for the 16&48k, the companion tape for the 48k+ and the tape that came with the 128k+. Was there a tape/disk for the +3?
Like the Horizons tape for the 16&48k, the companion tape for the 48k+ and the tape that came with the 128k+. Was there a tape/disk for the +3?Help with the MSX pleaseI've been waiting for several Ice Ages to play Abbey of Crime in English on the Spectrum, but I've finally accepted that the English conversion is ne…
... MSX emulators on the PSP, and two on the PC, and none of them ... 've altered the MSX model, the memory (128, 256 and 512) and tried every ... other sites, in the same (.dsk) format, and they all work on ... all of the emulators.
Bad news for true science fiction fans...Terrible news. The BBC has aparently commissioned some new episodes of Blakes 7. Blakes 7, for those of you who've missed it, is arguably the great…
... , prersumably due to the cost and relative newness of practical ... bad episodes, and the fourth (last) series lost the way somewhat, ... the Fireplace, Blink!, the Human Nature double episode, the Blitz double episode and ... the BBC make of Blakes 7? It doesn't bear ...What spectrum game had the best ending.In the good old days of the Spectrum, lot of games did not have an ending. Once you completed the game you went straight back to the start again. Lik…
... booty after finding all the items and the golden key you went ... straight back to the start again ... .
I know the Knightlore and Alien 8 ... had some sort of ending, were the ...90 (Not so) Super Games for the price of oneWhat's the odds every game here was shit? [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue72/Pages/Crash7200024.jpg[/url] Anybody pl…
What's the odds every game here was ... -chums taking different tapes from the 10 tape set? :D
the reviews and screenshots.
[url ...The vduHi. I recently wrote off my trusty green screen vdu monitor. Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the same. Is there any way to connect the speccy t…
... monitor. Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the same. Is ... there any way to connect the speccy to a pc screen ... as the rf jack. I read somewhere that the signal the vdu monitor jack outputs ...*The* Sinclair Knowledge baseOk, get ready for a long post. :p Let's consider a few facts: -The WOS ftp has thousands of important files, but it can be difficult to find what w…
... and it seems he completely ignored the fact that Simon and people from the ... were willing to save the forums and all the valuable technical information they ... can be expanded on the left side and the contents can be displayed ...MS Word advice on styles and formatting.I am customising the styles and formatting in word so I may write a numbered report . For example: =================================================…
I am customising the styles and formatting in word ... ][B]1.1.1 The Blurb a taxonomy[/B]
the chapter headdings I want:< ... can only place the auto number before the CHAPTER text ... adjust the style to place the auto number after the Title ...Come and compete :)Hi If you feel like competing in Spectrum games or just wants to show your talent in your favourite Spectrum games, come and join the fun on HARP Sp…
... Spectrum games, come and join the fun on HARP Spectrum ... Scooby Doo
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... t in the database just mail me and ask ... minutes on reading the rules, and how to make ... and you are ready to go.
Keep practicing for the ...Was this the worst game compilation?Is this the worst compilation ever? [B][URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012017"]Power Plays[/URL][/B] from "The Power House"…
... from "The Power House" in 1987 costed ?9.99 and had eight ... games with the following scores in ... the archive:
... [/B][/INDENT]
And the last and final game:
[ ...ARRRGH! Forgotten how to use the Z88!The shame of it! I've decided to have a mess around with the Z88, was going to install the latest 4.2 OS and I've forgotten how it works! Ok, maybe …
... going to install the latest 4.2 OS and I've forgotten ... turning it on and all that gubbins, but the RS232 transfer. I ... tests in TERMINAL on the Z88 and HYPERTRM on the PC, where I ... type on one keyboard and see it on the remote.
Where to buy .tap/.tzx from Jonathan Cauldwell, BOBS etc?I don't use a real Spectrum any more, just emulation ("Heretic, burn him!" etc, I know), so I want to buy .tap or .tzx versions of the games Gamex, I…
... of the games Gamex, Izzy Wizzy, the two Farmer Jack games, Megaplex, and so ...Change PAPER and INK, but nothing else?Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK,…
Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK, but keep the character (or whatever is displayed) intact.Classical music on the Speccy?While I was watching CVP409 videos on YT, I found a few movie scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY chip. I know the beeper and…
... scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY ... br />
I know the beeper and AY weren't designed to ... to compose something with strings and the PLAY command. :o AY ... sound generator for the purpose of melodies and effects, and we've come ...Look what I found at the dumpI frequently check the back yards of the local electric stores. There are many things been placed there for later dumping. And these places are open…
I frequently check the back yards of the local electric stores. < ... I found "gold" amongst the scrap and old refrigerators.
... boxed and with the original receipts for the purchase.
The only ...
The sound of the games is played through ...The starting a film script thread...Please add as you see fit: A back garden in a traditional surburban UK neighbourhood. It's past midnight and everthing is in silhouette and quiet. …
... midnight and everthing is in silhouette and quiet. The camera pans around the garden ... blur and eventually focuses on the backdoor of the house of the garden and it ... enter the house, and upon achieving this relaxes and enjoys more of the cigarette ...Throwing fits at games back in the dayDid you get really pissed off at games back in the day? The answer will be most likely yes, I'm pretty sure everyone of us did. My speccy definitely …
... 't remember. Maybe even Crap and the Beanstalk.
My ... with the console still switched on and then throw the cartridge against the wall ... Street Fighter 2 on the SNES and third-party-made controllers ... Oh, and I threw my Fatal Fury 2 CD for the PC ...How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in ... hit BREAK on some games and ended up back in +2 ... they had got rid of the border and gained much more screen ...Messages in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchas'I searched the forum and checked the [URL="http://equ.in/ox/spectrum/eggs/"]Easter eggs page[/URL] but couldn't find any reference to the messages I …
I searched the forum and checked the [URL="http://equ.in/ox/ ... 't find any reference to the messages I found hidden in ... exported some of the text (there's more), and made a small ...Alone In The Dark WiiAnyone got this? I brought it earlier this week and I'm finding it really hard going. The controls are all over the place (just getting to the invent…
... is a nightmare), the camera is awful and it's full of ... instant deaths all over the place (and I havn't even ... a load of debris in the way and you can't jump ... are a good idea) and starting with the next one, but I ... I can't find the medi kit and he won't pick ...
