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Protection - why?Just musing on my huge box of copied Spectrum games, and wondering why the publishers bothered using all those elaborate copy protection mechanisms. …
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Some examples were Sinclair User that was commonly a whole ... and the price was usually double that of what England paid ... -
ZX Game Book UpdateHi all... For various unrelated reasons the time I have for editing has been limited to weekends, but I'm still plugging away. I have created 'fi…
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Cauldron: "it is made double difficult", should that be: "doubly ... /> Starglider: "Claire Edgeley, formally a Sinclair User reviewer". "Formally" should be "formerly ... -
Is this the oddest game ever made?Just came across Weird Dreams for the C64: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzpbUtV3zPw[/url] Very pretty graphics too, why weren't more C64 gam…
I bought Double Take last week and it ... when it appeared on a Sinclair User covertape but I could never ... -
Sinclair Game Compilation (Sinclair Research Ltd)I remember having this or something similar (Comes on about half a dozen tapes) compiled with a ZX Spectrum. The only problem is i can't remember whi…
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Phasorchase Soft Hits
Physics Scisoft
Sinclair User Club Sinclair User
Sinclair User Club Sinclair User
Sir ... br /> Spectrum Six Pack Sinclair Research Ltd
Spectrum ... -
Work In ProgressHi folks, Many people ask what is in the pipeline to avoid sourcing tapes/disks/carts that we've either already dumped or have as WIP. They may rem…
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Phasorchase Soft Hits
Playdays Alternative Software ... Utility Kobrahsoft
Sinclair User Club Sinclair User
Sinclair User Club Sinclair User
Sir Camalot ... Bit Software
Soft 888 Sinclair Research Ltd
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Spectrum has the best cover games everIs it just me or does the Speccy have some of the most quality cover games ever? I can't think of many machines where you could get free games with a…
[QUOTE=dm_boozefreek;313575]erm....Double Take anybody?
I still don't know how to play that game :lol:[/QUOTE]
Me neither :lol:
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Crash Magazine, the ZX, and the power of nostalgiaI'm currently selling some Crash mags (see Sales section of WOS *PLUG!*) and I started thinking about the power of nostalgia and what keeps us intere…
... the videogames version of Smash Hits. I always thought it got ... ? Who went first, Crash, Your Sinclair, Sinclair User? -
Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
I think double dragon 2 looked and played ... remember seeing HIS screenshots in Sinclair User and they were better than ... -
Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
[QUOTE=sexfighter;423579]I think double dragon 2 looked and played ... remember seeing HIS screenshots in Sinclair User and they were better than ... -
Game rarity field in the ArchiveDoes WOS have this field or some info somewhere for game rarity? If not is it possible to add one that people can vote on (obviously discounting any …
... of Dixons compilations and a Sinclair User cover tape making it a ... . However the original Ocean branded double cassette release is a genuine ... -
Speccy Games - big list available for saleHi, my first post! I've had a large batch of Spectrum games loitering for a few years and want to get rid of them. They are mostly early to mid 80'…
... / Beau-Jolly 1987
Computer Hits 3 / Beau Jolly
... br /> Konami's Coin Op Hits / Imagine
Legend of ... Plus 1990
Sinclair Test Tape /
Sinclair User Great 8 - Tape 9 ... 1988
Taito Coin Op Hits / Imagine
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Android Padi was thinking of getting one of these for a few reasons, the main being im gonna be going into hospital for ages and ages and i wanted someway to pl…
... a single archive (e.g. "Sinclair User Issue 001.zip"), optionally give ... (e.g. when dealing with double-page scans).
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Speccy collection prepping for sale - Pics includedHi guys, I made a post a while back about having to shift my sizeable collection due to incoming sprog. I gave up typing up the names, so I'm going…
... Double Hits 1
SU Double Hits 1
SU Double Hits 2
SU Double Hits ... /> Yes Prime Minister
Your Sinclair Four Pack No. 3 Dec ... 1 Mar 1991
Your Sinclair The Magnificent 7 No. 1 ... April 1991
Your Sinclair The Magnificent 7 No. 8 ... -
Hewson Kickstarter - signed GAMES, mags, ZX SpectrumHello, We have been adding some great new signed games, magazines and systems to the [URL="http://kck.st/1cMQN3Q"]Hewson Consultants Kickstarter[/UR…
... Marvellous Adventure, a Hewson Smash Hits collection (Zynaps, Exolon, Ranarama and ... and will receive a signed Sinclair User with the Quazatron cover as ... -
Hewson's Hints and Tips For Videogame Pioneers[url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hints-and-tips-for-videogame-pioneers[/url] This will be epic if it comes out.
... Marvellous Adventure, a Hewson Smash Hits collection (Zynaps, Exolon, Ranarama and ... and will receive a signed Sinclair User with the Quazatron cover as ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... my myopic view:
Double section game with appealing presentation ... a great game by Crash, Sinclair User et al but it hasn ... -
Pictures of your ZX Spectrum collectionsI love seeing other people's collections of stuff. Be great to see your shelves or boxes full of games so we can have a nose at it too. I find it he…
... 15 - 20 of the main hits between c.84 - 88). So ... , july 91 - ad astra
Sinclair user great 8 - Nov 91 - heartland ... -
How difficult to do a Harry Price?how difficult do you think it was to do a Harry Price and do a total Mod of a magic knight game? He must have owned a multiface thingy to look at …
... the December 1986 issue of Sinclair User:
[i]"IJK, the ... to return all stocks. Ian Sinclair, a director of the company ... rip-off" of the budget hits written by David Jones; Knight ... -
1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
... Vitorc in the Crash and Sinclair User reviews, but not in the ... find the exoskeleton you may double your firepower and trample over ... -
Infoseek takes shapeIt's not perfect yet, but here is the new infoseek engine at work. Magazine pages search currently shows the wrong image - this is because I haven't…
Very nice! I did notice that Sinclair User doesn't seem to return any hits for some of the games I've tried - Garfield, Commando, Batman. I tried both 'Magazine Pages' and leaving all checkboxes unselected. I take it SU isn't indexed currently? -
Drift!, Valley of Rains and Just a Gal at Yandex Retro Games Battle 2019We presented 3 new games at Yandex Retro Games Battle 2019 competition! Side-scrolling action "Valley of Rains", sports simulator "Drift!" and racing…
... tho... more possible to dodge hits and feel in control. Really ... this on the cover of Sinclair User and Crash... getting huge accolades ... -
Missing 2000AD games (again...)Hello, I've posted this on the MIA/MIS forum previously, but nobody seems to have noticed it, so I offer it here for the perusal of all of you, hopin…
... Judge Dredd story published on Sinclair User at the time), but that ... promotional pics being published on Sinclair User from about October 1987 to ... -
Missing 2000 AD gamesIn the past years, a handful of Spectrum games featuring 2000 AD characters were released, ranging IMHO from the brilliant (Nemesis the Warlock) to t…
... Judge Dredd story published on Sinclair User at the time), but that ... promotional pics being published on Sinclair User from about October 1987 to ... -
Help!I recently dug out a Speccy game which is on the MIA list (Rescue from Atlantis, an OK Scuba Dive crossed with Pyjamarama style game) but couldn't co…
Books for saleGames for your ZX Spectrum ?3.00 Instant Arcade Games for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum …
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The Sinclair User Book of Games and Programs ... ?6.00
The Sinclair Spectrum in Focus ?6.50 ...Speccy Mags For Sale! I have the following magazines for sale, anyone interested, please contact. CRASH Issues:- 42 - July 87; 43 - Aug 87; 44 - Sept 87; 45 - Oct 87; …
... ; 60 - Jan 89.
Sinclair User
Issues:- 42 - Sept ... - June 88.
Your Sinclair
Issues:- 3 - March ...Last few mags for saleHi all fellow Zxer's! I now have only a few Sinclair User's for sale, if you would like to buy the final copies (all in excellent condition) then pl…
... now have only a few Sinclair User's for sale, if you ... /> Mags remaining are:-
Sinclair User 72,73,84,85,86 ...Quiz - my first attempt!And so it is! My first attempt at a quiz... 1. All answers give 1 point unless otherwise stated, for a total of 33 points. 2. Give your answers excl…
... . Bonus game included on a Sinclair User Megatape where you had to ...The Quiz to end all quizzesHere it is - The Quiz To End All Quizzes. You will have a whole [B]month[/b) to answer the questions presented here. 1. All answers give 1 point un…
... Robin Evans that ran in Sinclair User from May 1987 to January ... and July 1988 covers of Sinclair User.
34. Was ever ...New compo!I have decided to attempt to reinstate a classic Speccy tradition, in the vain of an old Sinclair User compo: the begging for games. Sure, all you h…
... the vain of an old Sinclair User compo: the begging for games ...
