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A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…
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of a bunch of prior LETs; ie. in the form "GO SUB FN a(a$,a ... area, this also provides a means of defining variables which are ... anywhere (not advisable for those of a nervous - or structured - disposition) ... -
Features of a modern emulatorModern PCs (and phones :)) have waaaay more processing power and capabilties than the humble Spectrum. I was wondering what sort of features are now …
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I saw a writeup on the history of "The Hobbit" on ... emulator interface which gave a temporary boost of speed? Like the old ... to have dozens of tapes lined up along a long shelf in ... the modern equivalent of that is a sort of database of tape image files ... -
rate your 2012 on a scale of 1-10probably go about 7/10... finally moved out of the drug infested violent feces-hole of a town I was living in to somewhere much nicer. have become cl…
... infested violent feces-hole of a town I was living ... is kind of my main interest somehow). of course played ... new speccy games courtesy of some of you on here ... out soon hopefully), got a year older.. not so ... single. still get bouts of wondering whether I will ... -
Relocating a block of code as to work on a 16k spectrumI've written a game in from 50000 to 65535 and was wondering if there were any way to relocate the entire block of code to work on a 16k Spectrum. I…
I've written a game in from 50000 to ... the entire block of code to work on a 16k Spectrum.
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Can't remember the name of a gameHi everybody! It just crossed my mind some vague remembrances of an old game I played couple times in an "alternate" sourced tape if I mean, but can…
... my mind some vague remembrances of an old game I played ... /> The object was to fly a spaceship and destroy anything you ... and all the expected sort of components.
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Animated mock up of a beat em up from RELEVO VideogamesRELEVO has posted in its channel a mockup of what could be in the future a beat em up for the Spectrum and MSX. Looks quite good! [url]http://www.yo…
RELEVO has posted in its channel a mockup of what could be in the future a beat em up for the Spectrum and MSX. Looks quite good!
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Can't remember the name of a racing gameI used to have a good memory for things, but.... It was a racing game and a very early one at that. It was quite colourful, I think green border, y…
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It was a top down view, which made ... it a bit different - and the ... car was quite a good size (much bigger ... the screen towards you. A kind of simplistic spy hunter!
can not remember a title of a great game :/hi :) im wondering if anybody can help me remember a game :) when i was a kid i loved this game and for the life of me i just cant remember what i…
... help me remember a game :) when i was a kid i loved ... this game and for the life of ... , you controlled a little space rocket, the object of the game was ...Help finding name/news of a string-like skin disease.A few years back I remember a few news reports on people developing these fine thread-like strings coming out of their skin. Haven't heard anything …
... back I remember a few news reports on people ... thread-like strings coming out of their skin. Haven't heard ... what I recall, the name of the skin issue(?) sounded like ... it proven that it was a hoax?Just part of a video I'm working on.[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUaWxV2cLO5Cng2P4LwisbDw&v=V_R2qk8yIyk&feature=player_detailpage[/url] I did it using Xara Photo and Graphic …
... , the soundtrack and a couple of characters plus a few that should have ... been in a video I ...A new maze game: "Deadly Labyrinth of Lord Xyrx"DOWNLOAD: [url]http://hooyprogram.republika.pl/xyrx.zip[/url] Here is the YouTube video to let You guys know how to go through some levels: [url]htt…
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This is a game "Deadly Labyrinth of Lord Xyrx"
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So - here is a monument of those times and those programs ...Trying to remember the name of a book about computer virusesSome years back, I read a book about the origin and progression of computer viruses (the book was mainly or totally about the PC), and I'd like to tr…
... read a book about the origin and progression of computer ... tell me the name of it I'd be ... if there was a hardback version, had a cover that ... learn how to write a virus, of course, and anyway the ... malware, it was just a history of viruses and their effects ...Jag - a cousin of the Speccy - is 20?[B]Jag is 20 - The Movie (ATARI JAGUAR 20th anniversary)[/B] [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hXwTF43qY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hXwTF…
... that the ATARI JAGUAR is a kind of a cousin to the Sinclair ... ZX Spectrum and QL range of ... computers because a team of former Sinclair employees ... scene for the last couple of weeks if not months. From ...Trying to remember the name of a gameHi all, Just joined up today as there is a Spectrum game that I remembered playing from years ago but cannot for the life of me remember the name. I…
... up today as there is a Spectrum game that I remembered ... but cannot for the life of me remember the name. I ... hell out of me.
You are running a team dealing ... Hostages, but the only game of that name I can find ...Where can I get a copy of Elite?Does anyone know where I can get ahold of a working copy of Elite for the 48K? Preferably with as many of the original boxed items as possible. Thank…
Does anyone know where I can get ahold of a working copy of Elite for the 48K? Preferably with as many of the original boxed items as possible.
Thanks!Name of a gameHello, was reading the Speccy Nation book and had this image of one of the first games I ever played pop up in my head. But try as I might can't reca…
... book and had this image of one of the first games I ... to do with chips, maybe a brand of chips, and involved (I ...Demo of a new gameHello! Im working in a new game and Id like you for testing a demo of it. So you can help me with your ideas. You are a cyborg and you must find it…
... Id like you for testing a demo of it. So you can ... ideas.
You are a cyborg and you must find ... them. You must use a droid that follows you for ... holding fire, you can use a jet pac, but you ... on the bottom there is a graphic of the droid that changes ...A redesigned version of Winston's diagnostic board[U][B]A redesigned version of Winston's diagnostic board[/B][/U] This is a continuation of a project that started in a hijacked thread [URL="http://…
[U][B]A redesigned version of Winston's diagnostic board[/ ... B][/U]
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Not forgotten, just been a bit busy. Now reminding myself ...Trying to remember the name of a driving gameIt look graphically a little like Turbo Esprit, but was more directly top down. There were black and red cars, and when you crashed into one, they sh…
It look graphically a little like Turbo Esprit, but ... or may not have had a gun.
Sorry I ... than that. If I think of anything I'll add it ... sure I got it on a compilation tape.What the heck is this?! Some sort of a programmable joystick interface?I have been a Sinclair user/enthusiast for decades and never saw one of these before. It must be a rare thing. But what exactly is it, and how does i…
... been a Sinclair user/enthusiast for decades and never saw one of ... these before. It must be a rare thing ... like it functions like one of those COMCON interfaces, but there ... also that red button? and a flip-switch? and those template ...Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
... to view at least a sample screen of an eerie monochrome ... not thinking of a video rip of the game but more of limited ... Master. No comment. A complete remake of this would be widely ... the hands of a talented and capable team. A screen mockup of this would ...3D model of a Lotus Turbo Esprite in the ZX Spectrum style (ish)Had a look about on the forums and didn't see this posted anywhere, so I'm posting it. There's no attribute clash, [url="http://www.retronator.com/po…
Had a look about on the forums and didn't see this posted anywhere, so I'm posting it. There's no attribute clash, [url="http://www.retronator.com/post/100951488818/i-unearthed-a-huge-collection-of-old-stuff-i-did"]but it looks smart.[/url]Can you think of a game with unusual behaviour... As an example, I always loved the way you got a whole group of bikers collating on the screen. It was almost as if a gang had passed by and I was n…
... the way you got a whole group of bikers collating on the ... screen. It was almost as if a ...can't remember name of a game...Struggling to recall this one fully...so take all the following with a pinch of salt! Platformer Guy in a spacesuit Not arc/nodes of yesod indi…
... take all the following with a pinch of salt!
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indicator ...Saving all of a SCREEN$I have some .scr files that I have created in img2spec and I can open them in spectaculator and save them by using the EDIT button and selecting scre…
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This saves all of the image except for the ... 3.
Is there a way to get these SCREEN ... do it by making a little program to load ... I cannot involve them in a program until i first ... the full .scr files onto a disk in spectaculator, that ...Jet Set Willy 2's original author releases a modded version of the game!Apologies if this has already been posted, but Derrick P. Rowson, the original author of Jet Set Willy 2, has been modding JSW2, and the latest versi…
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Test of a horizontally moving lift. Routine works ... .
A lot of sprites have been slowed down ... . the 80 extra, giving a total of 140.
...Frying a 48K ZX Spectrum (revision 4A) with 10 V instead of 5 VHello I got a used zx spectrum. When I opened it up, there was no 5 V positive voltage regulator at the 10 V power inlet. Instead what would be in…
... be input and output of a 7805 or similar were ... cut. Additional there is a capacitor connectet to Gnd, ... wasn't there before. Of course this doesn't step ...
Does anyone of you have a wild guess on what ... /54488/does-a-zx-spectrum-without-a-keyboard-even- ...Trying to remember the name of a sci-fi seriesIf anyone can jog my memory it would be good. It was shown on TV either late 80's or early 90's but it was a repeat then, I seem to think it was m…
... The basic 'story' was a group of 3 or 4 people ... were on some kind of spaceship or something similar ... be like independent communities unaware of each others existence.
... "computer terminal" with a face on it that ... like that. Not sure of country, as I say ...Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding ... improvements, usually in the form of additional screens or music, but ...Looking for a kind/brand of drinkI had a hankering for a cocoa drink, so I got myself a bottle of Malibu. Haven't touched the thing for a very long time, probably over 25 years by no…
... drink, so I got myself a bottle of Malibu. Haven't touched ... the thing for a very long time ... /> Anyways, I thought Malibu was a thick, white liquid but this ... ? Or am I thinking of a different brand of the same drink, and ...
