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pc 2 zx, problems!!! :(Ok I've recently bought a cd (not a copy either, I got it from HMC in chester) containing some 6000 games. Now as my spectrum was damaged some 2 yea…
... models of +2 - If your spec is one of these it ... -
Where are you from / who are you / do you still use the real SpectrumJust three questions to see how divers the Spectrumworld is and how many users are still around. If you want to stay anonymous, just answer the last …
... did test it with another spec. balls. well it's not ... -
Speccy Database/WOS HostingMany apologies Martin but forgot to ask, My prog is centered around an Access DB. Would this be a prob on WOS?? If so I'll design a text based DB. P…
... roof, thanks to all the spec-chums out there buying it ... -
Missing in Copright List?Is there any list available covering all games that WOS have had to remove from the archive due to copyright issues (like the titles from Codemasters…
... discussion could follow in the spec/8-bit community. I will ... -
Questions about +2The Spectrum +2 has a built in tape recorder. As I am about to put my hands on ony of those, I have a few questions: first, the +2 power supply the s…
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Best joystickWhat was your best joystick to use for the Speccy? Mine would have to go to the Atari VCS original. This was a joystick that could live thru just ab…
... any1 ever use the golf ball trick on the Daley Thompson ... and right, popped a golf ball on them and ran it ... -
Best joystickWhat was your best joystick to use for the Speccy? Mine would have to go to the Atari VCS original. This was a joystick that could live thru just ab…
Yeah Vampyre - I posted that trick ages ago - (golf ball) thought I was the only one who ever tried it...
Rubbed the letters off the Z/X keys tho :(
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Totally original gamesWhat games on the speccy were totally original? Not copied or based on something done before, but a completely new idea for a game? The obvious ones…
... 's treasure trove: Whole New Ball Game, Juggernaut, Micronaut One, Tau ... -
Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
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Help pleaseDesparately trying to remember the name of a game in which you were in charge of a software company and you were offered stuff by someone called Hone…
... loading up the ol' Java-Spec would be *far* too obvious ... -
mercenary: what did u think?mercenary was a fantastic game and i just started playing it again, it wasn't everyones cup of tea though, it had fast graphics (thx to the small scr…
... . An incredible achievement for the Spec, though...
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Long awaited dissapointmentWhat games were you looking forward to, be it sequels or much hyped newbies, only to be utterly digusted and dissapointed with the tripe you had boug…
[I]Modern speak[/I]: Through The Trap Door sucked ass, the first one ruled.
[I]Spec-chum speak[/I]: Through The Trap Door stunk worse than Snouty's underwear, what? Tally-ho! -
NTSC MONITORLast year I bought a +2 at eBay. I live in New York, USA. I had a +2 when I was in Portugal (6 years ago). I posted a topic here and 2 persons told m…
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What other 'retrotech' are you into, what hardware do you own?I suppose talking about machines, hardware & software other than Sinclair is off-topic, but my retro collection was kick-started at WoS! I had heard…
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All are British spec unless otherwise noted.
spec Dreamcast, and a UK spec Sega Saturn and ... -
Loading Superstition.When I was a kid, my sister and I held certain superstitions about certain games which would affect whether they would load successfully or not. The…
... the ways in which we spec-chums tried to influence or ... -
Games that are more fun than they should beI've just been playing Gnasher, my fave pacman clone on the speccy. And it occurred to me, that i could easily play the arcade original pac-man on ma…
... that walk not run, woozy ball control), Horace goes skiing (need ... -
Games overrated by MagazinesI know this is a little ambigious (LMLWD) as your worst game could be someone else's best, but sometimes didn't a games review seem a little overboar…
Have to disagree, I think I-Ball deserved a Crash Smash... ?1.99 and I still play it today :)
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Games overrated by MagazinesI know this is a little ambigious (LMLWD) as your worst game could be someone else's best, but sometimes didn't a games review seem a little overboar…
Purely my personal opinion of course!:
Dan Dare, Wizball (I just can't control the ball!), Pyracurse, Nemesis, Batman: The Movie (not the Ritman version). -
Little Known Classic GamesI've been spending a while downloading some of my fave speccy games lately, and while I probably have most of the well-known great speccy games on my…
I would recommend 'A whole new ball game', which was written by Pete Cook (of Tau Ceti fame if memory serves).
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Little Known Classic GamesI've been spending a while downloading some of my fave speccy games lately, and while I probably have most of the well-known great speccy games on my…
Had a go on A Whole New Ball Game earlier, great game :)
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Little Known Classic GamesI've been spending a while downloading some of my fave speccy games lately, and while I probably have most of the well-known great speccy games on my…
I'm not sure Whole new ball game was ever released - It was eventually given away on a magazine cover tape (Crash, I think). -
How many games?I was just wondering, how many Speccy games did u actually own when u had ur original Speccy? And how many Speccy games do u own on ur PC (under emul…
On the original Spec, must have been over 500 - ... -
Games overrated by MagazinesI know this is a little ambigious (LMLWD) as your worst game could be someone else's best, but sometimes didn't a games review seem a little overboar…
... just can't control the ball!) ..."
I'll have ... 15 seconds or so the ball is hard to control. After ... have full control over the ball, so I guess you haven ... -
Quiz III - Further adventures of... Ok, 20 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. There …
... Magick
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Quiz III - Further adventures of... Ok, 20 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. There …
... game!)
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Thunderceptor, strange problem on emulatorsAfter first passing of rocks, game stops! (not hangs, stars are moving, you can control ship, etc.) but nothing changes in game! anyone seen that pro…
Hail to all Georgian Spec-pals!
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Quiz IV (Oh God not another one!!!)Yup, another chance to prove your knowledge of Speccy games. Some questions are cryptic, some aren't! One point per corecct answer. Post your answ…
1) Splitting Images
11) Bobby Yazz show?
12) Secret armour of antirad
15) Whole new ball game
16) Contact sam cruise
17) Wilma
