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  • Any Americans?Me and a mate of mine are planning to go on holiday to America this year. I think there may be a few of you on here or at least some British ex pats.…

    ... I suppose are like charity shops but not for charity, but ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis May 2006 Chit chat
  • Wanted: Gamecube memory cardI'm looking to buy a gamecube memory card. I don't need a large capacity memory card but a card that can save information for upto 3 games will do. I…

    ... point me to decent online shops that sell these cards at ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2006 Chit chat
  • When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…

    ... started to arrive in the shops that looked like it had ...
    Zagreb Zagreb May 2006 Games
  • Crash/ SU release datesPretty obscure question, this one. Did people that subscribed to Crash or Sinclair User get the magazines before the release date printed in the prev…

    ... they ever appear in the shops earlier than publicised? The reason ...
    Spector Spector September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Retail ShopAre there any Retro-type shops around that actually stock Speccy games? I'd love to have a browse, if only for old-times sake!

    Are there any Retro-type shops around that actually stock Speccy games? I'd love to have a browse, if only for old-times sake!
    Mousey Mousey September 2006 Games
  • A Rare First EditionFor twenty years I've been searching for a rare first edition of the Orange Spectrum manual. This had typos and goodness knows what but the corrected…

    ... before the Spectrum hit the shops.

    Well, over on ...
    Geoff Geoff September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Housing Estates, a postmans view.1. Your gate must be closed at all times. Always. On Saturdays it is preferable if you also lock it / bolt it shut at the bottom. It shall be deemed …

    ... years - always be at the shops at that particular time when ...
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2006 Chit chat
  • Festive Favourites / Festive NightmaresIt's almost Christmas so naturally, shops are continuously playing festive tunes all day (and all night in some cases). Some of these can be good, bu…

    ... 's almost Christmas so naturally, shops are continuously playing festive tunes ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2006 Chit chat
  • well its this time of yearand in days past we'd all be waiting for our presents and money to go buy things and what did we receive? buy? speccy games :) lets just take a minu…

    ... our christmas money, and the shops long since gone where we ...
    mel the bell mel the bell December 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PC200 Q'sJust started researching 1988, and naturally I'll be mentioning the ill-fated PC200. A Q and a req: Q: Did the PC200 actually get released in 1988?…

    ... it actually appearing in the shops (yet). I'm beginning to ...
    NickH NickH December 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • in quest for a z80 :DI am trying to find a Z80A in some retail shops here in Greece. I have only located the following CPUs branded as either Z80 without anything else o…

    ... a Z80A in some retail shops here in Greece.
    I ...
    Pyjamarama Pyjamarama December 2006 Hardware
  • Early screenshots which differ from the final productI thought it would be interesting to try and list games that looked different in the previews/reviews to the final product. I'll start off with an ea…

    ... that made it to the shops looked like this:

    Swainy Swainy January 2007 Games
  • I'm thinking of getting myself a Playstation 1or pureisuteishon as the japanese say So do I go to these gamestation shops that sell them for 40 odd quid or should I look on ebay? I've never done…

    ... I go to these gamestation shops that sell them for 40 ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm January 2007 Chit chat
  • GoDoes anyone know where I can get a version of Go, the Japanese board game. I've been to all the toy and hobby shops in town over the weekend and chec…

    ... all the toy and hobby shops in town over the weekend ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton February 2007 Chit chat
  • What are the rules regarding...... me recommending a (computer and console) shop in this forum? My XBox DVD drive recently decided that it was sick of it's job, and I couldn't fi…

    ... open, unlike many small computer shops (they build/upgrade/repair etc ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2007 Announcements
  • Amazon.co.uk smeg-upI've twice bought stuff from Amazon -- once just before Christmas (the DVD-Audio edition of [i]Love[/i] by the Beatles) and once yesterday (it would …

    ... 're so cheap compared to shops, and they're also great ... can't be found in shops (such as that [i]Tron ...
    robert@fm robert@fm March 2007 Chit chat
  • Computer ShopsHi, I just wondered if anyone had anyone had any stories to share of their favourite computer shop. I mean, during the speccy era. Did everyone have…

    Hi,

    I just wondered if anyone had anyone had any stories to share of their favourite computer shop. I mean, during the speccy era. Did everyone have a favourite?
    I used to think they were great when they were small independant places ...
    miner49er miner49er March 2007 Chit chat
  • Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…

    ... out of print authors these shops are a lifeline.

    shops (does anyone know of any ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2007 Chit chat
  • ShoppingI'll be over in London next weekend and I thought I'd go retro game hunting while I'm there. Does anyone know of any shops in the Kentish Town area o…

    I'll be over in London next weekend and I thought I'd go retro game hunting while I'm there. Does anyone know of any shops in the Kentish Town area or nearby that sell Spectrum games?

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Haylp!!I need some decent quality images of computer shops in the 80's. Anyone know where I can get some ASAP??

    I need some decent quality images of computer shops in the 80's. Anyone know where I can get some ASAP??
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty June 2007 ZX Shed
  • Zenobi/ZodiacHas anyone ever seen any games from either Zenobi or Zodiac appearing on eBay or other shops? I don't have any original tapes from either of those co…

    ... appearing on eBay or other shops? I don't have any ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton June 2007 Games
  • I'm a naughty little man!I've had quite a dodgy week or so, some rather disturbing news back home (bad things going on with my ma, but I won't bore you with the details) has …

    ... the game exchanges/secondhand/junk shops and see if I can ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek July 2007 Chit chat
  • Amaurote & Zub -- missing TZXs?With reference to [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=209176&postcount=11]this post[/url], the TZX of Amaurote at WoS is of the…

    ... that this version reached the shops?
    StuBruise StuBruise August 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Need help finding Spectrums in London - visiting in NovemberHi there, I need some help from all of the english members of this forum, or more specifically anyone located in the London area. Late last year, e…

    ... give me any hints for shops or places for this area ...
    8bitten 8bitten August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • plug me into a segano karingal, this isn't about saga. what are recomended good games for master system, game gear and mega drive. i did have a master system and game…

    ... am buying the in the shops.
    mile mile October 2007 Chit chat
  • Wad filesi'm looking for some .wad files for the doom games, and the add on packs etc. the internet tells me i have to own the games, which i don't. so i have…

    ... and buy them, but the shops dont seem to sell them ...
    mile mile November 2007 Chit chat
  • free in newspapers today (20.1.08)quick rush down to the shops the mail has the full album of jean michel jarre - oxygene in the sunday times has a captain pugwash dvd with ALL 30 ep…

    quick rush down to the shops

    the mail has the full album of jean michel jarre - oxygene in
    the sunday times has a captain pugwash dvd with ALL 30 episodes
    mel the bell mel the bell January 2008 Chit chat
  • a bully now that I'm 27...last year, with this new thing of the Bologna process, I came back to college to get my master degree. Unfortunatelly, the new rules also made me r…

    ... even gave a few work shops of Cinema history and screen ...
    VanTammen VanTammen March 2008 Chit chat
  • Desperately seeking Retro Gamer!!I haven't been able to find Retro Gamer round my neck of the woods for ages now. I went to my local WH Smiths today, and yet again no sign of Retro …

    ... in... Are there any other shops that usually stock it? :-x
    GreenCard GreenCard March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The NetherlandsI've just got back home after a short trip to Holland, and I'd just like to say it's one of the nicest places I've been to. I went to Rotterdam, but…

    ... buy cigarettes everywhere. Including chemist shops.

    3. There is ... amounts when buying things in shops.




    chaosmongers chaosmongers March 2008 Chit chat
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