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Name the game...When i first got my Spectrum + many years ago i had a few free games with the package. Some were very poor but they were very playable. One was a s…
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ZX81 ScrollingI'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine. Does a…
I'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine.
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Spectrum 128 Graphics - A missed opportunity?The Spectrum 128 is my favourite model of the Spectrum - the pinnacle of the Sinclair miracle before it was hijacked by Amstrad. But I can't help thi…
... supporting a 512x192 pixel 2-colour mode, or 256x192 pixel mode ...
* Perhaps an increased colour palette?
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Computer Night on BBC4Next Monday sees a night of computer related programming on BBC4, with the "Hard Drive Heaven: Time Shift" programme being of particular interest, as…
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colouring inexample: 10 CIRCLE 45,30,15 wot do i type after it to colour it in red?
example: 10 CIRCLE 45,30,15
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Crap facts..Not going to win a pub quiz with this one, but did you know that LINUX wouldn't exist without the QL? Linus Torvaldus (I think thats how its spelt!)…
... came across that had true multi-tasking. He was so impressed ... , and applied his knowledge into multi-tasked OS. This moved onto ... -
Trans Am and different Covers :)We all know there isnt a Sinclair release of Trans Am by UPG, or if there is, tis rare as rocking horse do do. But ive just been though my collectio…
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Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... Dan II (The logo changes colour really fast. Not as cool ... -
Games that SHOULD have been madeI have just watched the film scum. I thought what a great speccy game this would have made. Apart from a text adventure:- >Where is your tool? Wha…
... greenhouse scene in 8 bit colour!)
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Bring Back Your SinclairThe high street magazine Retro Gamer is bi-monthly and probably will turn monthly, has alot of Spectrum content. The first issue has sold on eBay for…
... for a Spectrum journal in colour, in newsagents. To make this ... -
newbie!Hello one and all! I have just recently got int the Spectrum emulation scene, and would like to share some thought/memories/etc. Like most other use…
... wrong, and seeing the beautiful, colour-coded, 4 foot by 3 ... -
1 colour per pixel without interlace flickering on +3No, no, it is just April's Fool day. ;)
No, no, it is just April's Fool day.
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Red Shift - my website - is up!Hurray! I have a website of my own now! I'm still working on the content, but you will find 256 colour spectrum games, and some useful links here rig…
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New MapsBeyond the Ice Palace [url="http://zx-maps.wz.cz/map.php?id=IcePalace"]http://zx-maps.wz.cz/map.php?id=IcePalace[/url] Bruce Lee (256-colour version…
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Bruce Lee (256-colour version)
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Spectrum 48k for saleI have a hardly-used 48k for sale on eBay, looking for a good home. Purchased around 1983 it has been stored for 20 years. I switched in on last wee…
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Petition to persuade mobygames.com to add the SpectrumAs you may be aware, the excellent multi-format games documentation site [url="http://www.mobygames.com"]www.mobygames.com[/url] includes 36 differen…
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MobyGames petition to include the Speccy in their list - repostRe-post of a thread by MartinUK from the Adverts section: As you may be aware, the excellent multi-format games documentation site [url="http://www.…
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Popular Computing Weekly with my listing in it !!!Sometime in 1984 I wrote a listing for a TRON game called Light Bikes (Spelt Lite Bikes) I think and it was in the magazine that had a single colour …
... magazine that had a single colour front page, and came out ... -
Can you find me listingSometime in 1984 I wrote a listing for a TRON game called Light Bikes (Spelt Lite Bikes) I think and it was in the magazine that had a single colour …
... magazine that had a single colour front page, and came out ... -
Sinclair Spectrum System Test Rom CartridgeSinclair Spectrum System Test Rom Cartridge. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50224&item=8106735040&rd=1&ssPageName=W…
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About a CTM 644 Colour MonitorI just got myself a used Amstrad CTM644 monitor to be used with one of my +2s. I have made a cable and it works fine. BUT, I do remember someone ment…
I just got myself a used Amstrad CTM644 monitor to be used with one of my +2s. I have made a cable and it works fine. BUT, I do remember someone mentioning something about tweaking the brightness of the monitor from inside. I know how to do it but I was ... -
How can I load Laced Colour Error Diffusion Multichome RGB3 images?Can anyone help me on how to write a viewer for those images created by LCD's excellent utility BMP2SCR. Cheers [ This Message was edited by: Anest…
Can anyone help me on how to write a viewer for those images created by LCD's excellent utility BMP2SCR.
Cheers
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Another game I need to find, can you help!Actually there are 2 games. The first one is one I used to play in WHSMITHS many years ago on the spectrums there. It is a basic game, I think it had…
... games was you were a snake which was a character '@', believe ... -
Retro RemakesJust had to tell all you loverly people out there about the retro Remakes.Ever wished You could play JS Willy or Manic Miner Without the colour clash…
Spectrum digitizer wanted!Hiya everyone, I'm very keen to acquire a digitizer for the Spectrum 128k or +2. It needs to be able to digitize in colour...if anyone has one or can…
... be able to digitize in colour...if anyone has one or ...Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
... different approaches:
1) Full colour scrolling e.g. Lightforce - ... same technique?) This was full colour 8-way (!) block-wise ... !
The full-colour scrolling in Lightforce is smoother ...
Most of the full colour platform-style games or those ...XK SystemIn Your Spectrum issue 8 it mentions a hardware paging system called the XK system, this paged the top 32KB of memory. It allowed 4MB to be used and…
... programs in different memory pages multi-task with each other, writing ...Xenon-II like game on SpeccyHi! There is a shootemup on the Speccy that looks EXACTLY like Xenon-II (from Amiga, etc.) made by some East-European guys (I THINK). I downloaded i…
... anymore. The game features full colour enemies and nice scrolling background ...Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
... that the separate attributes (incl. colour clash) are a compromise to ...Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…
... aim to use as much colour as possible?
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