-
Lame claims to fameWhat's your most tenuous brush with the glittering world of celebrity? Here's a few of mine (all 100% genuine): - I was coming out of an Ed's Easy …
... were barred with a thick chains - took a photo of myself under ... all empty and abandoned, just a couch and lots of paperwork ... the good ol' MTV was a blue brick wall - as some may recall ... -
Games that are impossible to complete due to bugs!I'm trying to compile a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed because of a bug (or simply bad programming)! Here's a few... [B]Frankie Goes …
... example for Level 9, take a look at [url="http:// ... I've made a hole (1) in the wall using a 'Brick Smasher' and ... of the inside of the wall. All to do now ... spiky ball is hitting the wall which just so happens ... Anyway I have already made a TR-DOS version with fix ... -
Speccy Mixup #5Here we go again! This time, to celebrate the new year, there are [b]fourteen[/b] elements from fourteen distinct games jumbled up into the picture b…
... a halt, have some more clues:
[list]
[*]Brick Wall ... game that sounds like a large roundabout[/spoiler]
a game about a mode of transport from ... /> [*]Status panel - [spoiler]From a game about vehicles battling[/spoiler ... -
Next gen programmers are going to be ****ING AWESOME!I'm so glad my daughter's computering is in good hands: [url]http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/tory-boss-of-government-coding-education-initiati…
... start off that way in a highly sandboxed environment, but you ... still bump into the same brick wall when taking the next steps ... school PCs are too valuable a resource to let kids have ... is that I learned a heck of a lot more with my ... -
Next gen programmers are going to be ****ING AWESOME!I'm so glad my daughter's computering is in good hands: [url]http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/tory-boss-of-government-coding-education-initiati…
... off that way in a highly sandboxed environment, but ... bump into the same brick wall when taking the next ... PCs are too valuable a resource to let kids ... that I learned a heck of a lot more with ... />
That's just a configuration issue, virtual machines may ... -
Coming Soon - My Rendition of Horace to the rescue 2Its nearly here. Another installment of My Rendition of Horace to the rescue.
... version of the 1st or a totally different game? :)[/QUOTE]
brick wall taking up most of the ... walls. Bigger play area and a return of the monster heads ... -
Porting Blues Brothers CPC->ZX...just an ideaI've just watched a video of the CPC version of the Blues Brothers games by Titus [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DOj-Ta3Ek4...Based[/url] on th…
... dithered backgrounds. Just use a colour. That means there ... be little need for a white mask around the ... amend the sprites. Have a look at Hudson Hawk. ... Or have a graphic that can be ... , like showing a bit of brick wall through a crack or something ... -
Anyone up for some Manic Miner?I've played loads of re-makes, but they all seem to tweak or change the graphics. Personally I'm a fan of the original, so I did my own re-make, sp…
... remake
A few differences I initially noticed ... you jump under the lower brick wall then you walk slower.
#4 if you walk off a platform it looks like it ... down at the start of a fall. Rather than across then ... -
Anyone up for some Manic Miner?I've played loads of re-makes, but they all seem to tweak or change the graphics. Personally I'm a fan of the original, so I did my own re-make, sp…
[QUOTE=cole;776958]A very good remake
A few differences I initially ... you jump under the lower brick wall then you walk slower.
#4 if you walk off a platform it looks like it ... down at the start of a fall. Rather than across then ... -
Points on +2 Cassette to add Mono plugHi All, I am looking for the points on the ZX +2 cassette board where I can add the wires to a mono jack to load from WAV Anyone help?
Hit another brick wall now.....
I don't get any sound from the computer on a deep buzz (like a base buzz)
I thought it might be the mono mod but it even does it with the cassette part attached.
Any ideas? -
Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
... them has a key, the exit under a blast wall.
They can now drop a spiderweb ... , this allows them to climb over the brick wall ... so they can get you!
Extra lives and a ... the crates that reveal a prize.
... -
Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
... of them has a key, the exit under a blast wall.
They ... can now drop a spiderweb, this ... allows them to climb over the brick wall so ... they can get you!
Extra lives and a ... -
Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
... has a key, the exit under a blast wall.
They can now drop a spiderweb ... , this allows them to climb over the brick wall ... so they can get you!
Extra lives and a ... If you are carrying a trophy and killed then ... -
Losing the will to liveThere were some games... and the longer I think, the more I remember ... some games that had me on the cusp of ending it all. Remember "[B]Circus[/B…
... the first section with just a knock-down at the ... mean is there's a parapet you can jump ... effective invisible brick wall. Down below you can see a guy in ... Nexus. There's also a magician's assistant who appears ... the level.
A good 'farm' in 1-1 ... -
What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega and what does it mean?Just stumbled upon this Indiegogo page following a tweet from SpeccyNews [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega[/url] it…
... can train anyone to lay a brick, but you can't train ... to write a song.[/QUOTE]Yes, there is a difference. A bricklayer gets ... . A bricklayer can be prosecuted if bad workmanship causes the wall to ... -
Last Night My Pole Exploded.We had a tremendous amount of rain here in NC over the last few days and last night saw the worst of it. Last night at 2:30 during very heavy rain th…
... .
Wall back boxes (both "flush" and ... them. If in a brick, concrete block or stone wall, that should ... wall plugs. If we are talking about a metal "flush" back box, a ... either use proper plasterboard/dry wall fixings. Or better yet, ... -
Ultimate games with short machine code files loaded lastThis is a bit geeky, you've been warned! I remember early Ultimate games loaded from tape had the ascending beeping noise, a "Please wait" message, …
... take that many generations with a compact cassette tape to ... of physical protection like a lenslok or a code wheel (thinking Jet ... Set Willy here) was an instant brick wall ... for me as a kid though. -
What am I doing wrong?Working on the idea of making a book type game I decided to start with a title screen. However I thought that the extension .scr was what the Spectru…
... see over the brick wall behind which he believed stood a flying machine ... it really was behind the wall but situated as it was ... was part of the ornate brick archway.
After thinking about ... his straw boater over the wall, he reported to the gatehouse ... -
What am I doing wrong?Working on the idea of making a book type game I decided to start with a title screen. However I thought that the extension .scr was what the Spectru…
... over the brick wall behind which he believed stood a flying machine ... fings. 'ow could a bloke get a flying machine dahn in ... crumpled remains, after encountering a more solid structure and falling ... by.
Being effectively a prisoner of his boarding school ... -
What is the maximum fps the spectrum can achieve?I have been doing some reading and from what I understand the Spectrum outputs a PAL signal, but that means it will display @50fps or @25fps? If t…
... how that's done, on a technical level.[/quote]
-brick wall having empty space on the left
-brick wall having another brick wall on ... selected other tiles, it's a limitation of the engine.
1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…
... throw anything together for a few quid, besides the ... backgrounds down to a static screen, instead of scrolling, and make ... br />
Fight a Russian dog called "Shepski", fight ... s built like a brick shithouse called "Helga", fight a Matador called ...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…
... ]
At a later point in the magazine ... Note the brick wall in the background with a few 45 ... you'll see one brick slightly darker than the ... already see the same wall with its 45 degree ... actually spot that darker brick (plus the stairway railing ...Guess the Game!I'm recreating various Speccy games in 3D. Can anyone guess what game this is? (Might be a bit easy, but they'll get harder). [img]https://i.img…
Um. You must be inadvertently rotating your polys, because your brick wall textures don't align at the top. Or maybe you could double the resoution then shift the pixels up by '1' (a half step) so they're vertically symmetrical... ish...?Guess the Game!I'm recreating various Speccy games in 3D. Can anyone guess what game this is? (Might be a bit easy, but they'll get harder). [img]https://i.img…
... ! I thought it might be a bit hard since it's ... rotating your polys, because your brick wall textures don't align at ... the pixels up by '1' (a half step) so they're ...another unpredictable update at TTFnYes, I've finally managed another much-delayed update to [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm]The Type Fantastic[/ur…
... of the outhouse is just a solid brick wall. The only other obstructions ... around there are a lilac bush and a ... then flew directly into the wall of the outhouse, but ... heels and parallel to the wall. Usually birds hit and ...Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
Power brick, Wall wart are all slang or ... describe what is actually just a normal power supply unit (and ... .
Conventional designs use a mains frequency isolating step down ... transformer. This contains a lot of iron and copper ...SkoolKit is 10 (years old)Haven't made any SkoolKit-related announcements here in a while, but here's one for today: SkoolKit is 10! https://skoolkit.ca/posts/2020/01/skool…
... , but have run into a very early brick wall.
I have ...N64Any of you guys/gals still got a real n64 ? I've been going through the dungeon and dug my old one out, but no longer have a real TV to plug it in…
... sure I've got a composite or some sort ... i] and only have a couple of other cartridges.
a handful of games, but ... with a neat ability to repeat a texture like a tiled fill ... over large surfaces (e.g. brick wall ...CSSCGC 2021: 25th edition extravaganza![img]https://csscgc2021.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/yellow_programmer_960x600.png[/img] [url=https://www.rickdangerous.co.uk/csscgc2021/][b][size=…
... unorthodox. There will be a [b]second bonus game ... convert what is really a heavily disguised bit of ... your concerns to that brick wall over there and chew ... the Trash-80. A program that involves a lot of string ... was like, four and a half years before the ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... my head against the same brick wall, it doesn`t completely cheese ... him the other night. Took a combination of the Jellyfish Ash ...
