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ANN: Alchemist Software FTP site up and runningHi guys and gals Just a quick post to announce that the my new FTP site (address in my sig) is up and running. To log in, just log in as annonymous…
... (address in my sig) is up and running. To log in ... the entire Alchemist PD library up there plus a huge collection ... -
Can't remember name of a Text AdventureHello there! I can't remember the name of this Text Adventure I used to play... and to complicate things further, there's not much i remember from t…
... in a kind of colonial setting (European house in a tropic ... of my brain have gone up in smoke (which is not ... -
speed upHas anyone else tried turning the speed up in an emulator to make a slooooow game more playable? If so which ones actually got "enhanced" rather than…
... else tried turning the speed up in an emulator to make ... across any games worth speeding up????
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Adding graphics to a text adventure??Hi everyone. I've always wanted to create a Spectrum adventure game and have spent several evenings browsing the forums here, WOS and the internet on…
... using BMP2SCR and touched it up and am quite pleased with ... add 3 or 4 scene setting graphics to the game. The ... best I can come up with is somehow importing a ... -
the computer's cracking up!I'm running WinXP here, now the other day windows explorer just wouldn't start. just comes up with a box that tells me [quote]There was a problem se…
I'm running WinXP here, now the other day windows explorer just wouldn't start. just comes up with a box that tells me
[quote]There was a problem sending the command to the program [/quote].
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RealSpec start upI understand that you can add a start-up line to initiate the version, mode,interface etc; for RealSpectrum but I'm a complete ham with emulators, a…
... you can add a start-up line to initiate the version ... want to do is start up in fullscreen mode as a ... -
ZX Spectrum wikiI've been playing around with some wiki software on my server, and I thought I'd try it out for a while and see how things go. I have the vague noti…
... /> Right now, I'm setting it up with anonymous access switched off ... and I'll set them up an account. My email can ... -
loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…
... seems to work (but came up with a "break" message on ... really speccy wouldnt pick it up. i also tried mucking around ... -
Shoot-em-up Development UpdateHi Folks, I am still working away at my horizontal scroller. Here is a link to let you see progress. I have re-written the scrolling routine to make…
... faster - and added a power-up which gives increased fire-power ... -
Why did the wizard in Bruce Lee bother with traps?Why did the wizard in Bruce Lee bother setting traps up, more often then not I find they catch his own men, whilst I just happily stroll through the …
Why did the wizard in Bruce Lee bother setting traps up, more often then not I find they catch his own men, whilst I just happily stroll through the traps. -
How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
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SimCoupe 1.0 released[size=-2](for those of you that don't read CSS)[/size] SimCoupe, the SAM Coup? emulator, has been updated to version 1.0. This major release adds ma…
... disks inserted at the start-up screen
- Added delay to ... -wheel support to generate cursor up/down
- Added basic Vista ... /> - Fixed ADC HL,rr incorrectly setting N flag
- Fixed ADD ... -
great little program for setting keys to a joypadmaybe people already know about this, but I just came across it and it's really cool- you can set up loads of configurations for different games and …
... really cool- you can set up loads of configurations for different ... -
Rargh! What is up with these travellersArrgh, this is the third time I've been touched up in public. By a guy. A sober one. By a complete and utter stranger. Each time on a train. What is…
Arrgh, this is the third time I've been touched up in public.
By a guy. A sober one. By a complete and utter stranger.
Each time on a train.
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Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... where each item took up a given size in ... , whereby each item takes up one slot, and a guided ... rocket launcher takes up the same space as ... easy, and lacks a skill setting (ridiculous - when you complete ... necessary as a skill setting in a single player ... -
They've strung Saddam up earlyYup people they've strung up the Iraqi dictator long before his 30 days were up. As a few of you know I've moved from England to the USA, so I got a…
Yup people they've strung up the Iraqi dictator long before ... his 30 days were up.
As a few ... />
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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 …
... of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it ... perfect for this type of setting, and the not-quite-smooth ... , and had me shouting "hurry up!" when I had completed the ... -
RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... br /> inc hl ; move HL up one address
... br /> inc hl ; move HL up one address
... br /> inc hl ; move HL up one address
... br /> inc hl ; move HL up one address
... jr z,getcol ; jump if setting col
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Ever wonder what Harry Potter is up to nowadays?Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter, has been up to something a bit different lately: "Radcliffe plays troubled stableboy Alan Strang…
... plays Harry Potter, has been up to something a bit different ... -
What a wind up ! I'm a genius !I may end up out of work by 1.00pm today. One of my directors asked if I was going on holiday this year - as she is going to pick up some holiday br…
I may end up out of work by 1. ... she is going to pick up some holiday brochures this lunch ... -
Windows Vista & ChessBought Windows Vista Ultimate a few days ago and noticed some things: 1-Finally a game that people can actually play! Chess! Who would have thought …
... ;
"Check your user account setting, UAC is turned off"
setting regional settings to Denmark and ... "missing" compared to a version up is simply ridiulous.
Any forums that you are fed up with?I'm not talking about WOS here! Has anyone else become fed up with forums they used to like? I used to love the RG forum, but whenever I visit now …
... ! Has anyone else become fed up with forums they used to ...Realspec Realdisk settings in realspec.iniHi all. I've been using the Realspec Spectrum emulator for a while now and I'm really very impressed with it particularly the ability to read directl…
... the need to set it up from an function key - I ... know of an realspec.ini setting that will do this? Thanks ...Loading tapes directly into emulatorsA bit OT first: Woohoo! I have just re-discovered a stack of old tapes at my parents place. Some of them even load up fine in my speccy, even after…
... . Some of them even load up fine in my speccy, even ... . Unfortunately, none of them load up in the emulators I tried ... your speccy at some volume setting, what do you need to ...Church amits to the existance of AliensJust read Sony news story where they say sorry to the Church of England for basing a shoot-em-up in Manchester Cathedral. [URL="http://news.bbc.co.u…
... for basing a shoot-em-up in Manchester Cathedral.
setting is wrong (implying that shooting ...Retro Fighter shoot-em-up development updateHi all, Some of you might recall I was developing a little shoot-em-up with the working title of Retro-Fighter. Well after a long hiatus I managed …
... developing a little shoot-em-up with the working title of ...Stack Up - level 13: anyone want a challenge?okay I swear this level is not humanly possible. if anyone doesn't know Stack-Up it's a simple Tetris type game - match 3 blocks of the same colour i…
... anyone doesn't know Stack-Up it's a simple Tetris ...WTF? Man wakes up during his own autopsy[url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN149975820070914[/url] CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man who had been declared dead woke u…
... had been declared dead woke up in the morgue in excruciating ... . They quickly sought to stitch up the incision on his face ... .
"I woke up because the pain was unbearable ... />
His grieving wife turned up at the morgue to identify ..."A pop up window was blocked"But I don't want it blocked, and even though when I go into Tools and make sure "Turn Off Pop Up Blocker" is selected, it blocks a pop up that is act…
But I don't want it blocked, and even though when I go into Tools and make sure "Turn Off Pop Up Blocker" is selected, it blocks a pop up that is actually a link I want. What the f--- do I do here? I'm so frustrated by this shit.
