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ZX81 tape formatIs there a description of it somewhere? The TZX format doesn't give it but can it be worked out from what it says about block 19? There is a good d…
... Tapir, altough Tapir only refers to Spectrum tapes you can still have ... -
Did anyone produce anything for a commercial game at home before it came out?I.E: Way back in '85 I saw that 'Ghosts'n'Goblins' was coming out for the Spectrum so I made a loading screen for it. Wasn't used of course, I was at…
... ?id=2865[/url]) was supposed to be the title picture for ... where I wrote a Amiga to Spectrum graphics converter (don't tell ... -
Get Dexter on the Spectrum?I see at: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012447[/URL] Get Dexter is listed as missing in action, but is there any reason …
... Doomsday Blues) has been converted to Spectrum by Infogrames.
... [b]ERE Informatique[/b] to bring two arcade adventures that ... games from France, are to be converted to Spectrum by Infogrames. The ... June ti see how the Spectrum versions come out." -
Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…
... ]Is this problem common to issue 2 Spectrums with Interface ... help.
c) The Spectrum's internal cooling plate is ... hook up regulated +5V directly to Spectrum internals (through edge connector?) ... rather avoid opening up your Spectrum again. You have probably ... -
Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…
... hook up regulated +5V directly to Spectrum internals (through edge connector?) and ... tried that already? Things to watch out for?[/QUOTE]
to run the input to the 7805 regulator ... the hard-pressed regulator needs to handle. Food for thought, ... -
Who Are You Guys..... ???I'm curious to learn about the guys (and no doubt gals) who keep this forum alive. Were you all Spectrum-heads from the start? Did any of you come la…
Got me first Spectrum when I was about ten. Moved to the Amiga ... fourteen and "returned" to Spectrum gaming (at least to some extent) in 1995 ... for the Spectrum for obvious reasons so I tend to games on ... bottom of my posts. The Spectrum gets mentioned quite a lot ... -
Digital music from BEEPER (3 channels)Hello. :) I made some new stuff on my Timex 2048 and fit it in a 48Kb RAM. :) [url]http://z80.i-demo.pl/MISTER_BEEP-Cosmic_Escape.mp3[/url] This…
... EQ (like I always listen to Spectrum music when use real machine ... is the MP3 I linked to.
I could ... also try to record it also from a ZX Spectrum 48k just ... moment so it would have to wait about a month ... would be easier for you to make any tests you ... -
Spectrum 2.0 (soon to be) updatedI've just pushed out a "beta test" of the next version of [url=http://spectrum20.org/]Spectrum 2.0[/url] to [url=http://staging.spectrum20.org/]stagi…
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Good to know it's not completely ... most of the traffic to Spectrum 2.0 is from WoS ... functionality as that important up to now.
[ ... definitely something I'd like to get in there.
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What's happened to Retro Gamer?Retro Gamer's website is just returning the imagine publishing logo, and other addresses such as the forums all 404. The magazine is still listed on…
... few awful C64 and Amstrad to Spectrum conversions that had those wide ... Amstrad owners had to suffer with slow monochrome Spectrum ports.
... article. I could probably stand to see some PlayStation / N64 ... it happen. They seem to have taken over the forum ... -
C64 Laptop *spits*[IMG]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/04/c64laptop1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/04/c64laptop2.j…
... Stack;344851]Here's how to make a Speccy one.
to full screen. Some stickers.[/QUOTE]
A real Spectrum ... to skip the BIOS messages, start a OS and start a Spectrum ... emulator. You cannot compare a PC laptop to Spectrum. -
C64 Laptop *spits*[IMG]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/04/c64laptop1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/04/c64laptop2.j…
... quote=LCD;345094]A real Spectrum boots in just one ... to skip the BIOS messages, start a OS and start a Spectrum ... cannot compare a PC laptop to Spectrum.[/quote]
Yes ... , but it's down to personal taste. A portable ... , [B]has[/B] to have more soul than a ... -
speccy marathon?has anyone played all the speccy games? i mean all the ones that are available, not the MIA's. surely martijn treid them all before he let them on …
... 't married I'd like to have a shot at starting ... than #) with his "Complete Guide To Spectrum Games": [url]http://www.ys3 ... -
Multi platform games developmentWe all know there are a lot of multi platform games. For example, Boulder Dash, River Raid, Exolon, Zynaps, Flying Shark, AMC and so on which were av…
... boys who converted many games to Spectrum: Zaxxon, Beach Head, Raid Over ... -
Multi platform games developmentWe all know there are a lot of multi platform games. For example, Boulder Dash, River Raid, Exolon, Zynaps, Flying Shark, AMC and so on which were av…
... boys who converted many games to Spectrum: Zaxxon, Beach Head, Raid Over ... -
Home Computing WeeklyIssue 15 seems to have 4 extra images that are duplicates of the previous four. HomeComputingWeekly01500049.jpg HomeComputingWeekly01500050.jpg HomeC…
... ,Sound Patterns,Ian McDonald,ZX Spectrum
840508,061,13, ... ,The House,Peter Watson,ZX Spectrum
840605,ZXUser1,10, ... ,Guillaume Thibaudeau,ZX81 & ZX Spectrum
840731,ZXUser5,14-15 ... ,076,16-20,Vic 20 to Spectrum Conversion Program,R A Houlton ... -
upgrades what you looking for?i start working for upgrades for ZX, but i'm Atari specialist and i don't know exactly what you need for ZX. On the moment i have DIVIDE in stock, an…
... details.
I intend to turn this into a generic ... />
1) A cheap, easy to obtain, flash-based storage solution ... route from MMC/SD card to Spectrum's main memory. Oh - and ... a breeze to exchange files.
2) A full Spectrum replacement ... -
UK magazine-alert - Retro Gamer - Manic Miner: The Lost LevelsThere is a four-page article by Stuart Campbell in Issue 63 of [i]Retro Gamer[/i] magazine about a compilation of 20 caverns called [i]Manic Miner: T…
If anyone wants to try converting these rooms back to Spectrum format, I've ... -
Hi. Im new to SpectrumHi :D, Im new to spectrum and its games. I was wondering whether the cassettes sold on eBay ar genuine or not? What I mean is can people make …
... ]Hi :D,
Im new to spectrum and its games. I was ... and more convenient for people to just sell the genuine article ... -
Best homebrew games ?What are your favourite/best homebrew games you play ? I want to try and find the best Jet Set Willy/Manic Miner style games and any others. I know…
... (erotic manga) text game converted to Spectrum:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum ... that you may need to speak Russian to enjoy some of these ... -
Emulators on the DSI've just got an R4 DS card and I was wondering what the best emulators for it are? I really wanted MAME emulator, but it looks like there isn't one…
... /> ZXDS maps the DS buttons to Spectrum keyboard or Kempston Joystick. This ... . The game then maps these to in-game actions. This must ... -
Some C64 questionsI've been playing around on a C64 emulator recently, and I have the following questions that I was going to post on Lemon 64, but I thought that sinc…
... not come with the option to swap ports in its ... in mind you have more to load in. And there ... not come with the option to swap ports in its ... not come with the option to save and load a ... it confusing, when it comes to Spectrum emulation I find the joystick ... -
Some C64 questionsI've been playing around on a C64 emulator recently, and I have the following questions that I was going to post on Lemon 64, but I thought that sinc…
... to the PET. [/quote]
What was the Spectrum ... confusing, when it comes to Spectrum emulation I find the ... joystick settings VERY difficult to get right.[/quote]True, ... joystick interface standards for the Spectrum (Kempston, Cursor and Sinclair ... -
Unfathomable AdvertisementThe June 1985 issues of Popular Computing Weekly contained [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/sea_soft.gif]this advertisement[/ur…
... ]. Has anyone any idea as to what the flip it's ... supposed to be advertising? (As PCW was ... the advert may not relate to Spectrum software.) I presume that eventually ... similar style would have appeared to clarify things, but I've ... -
Unfathomable AdvertisementThe June 1985 issues of Popular Computing Weekly contained [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/sea_soft.gif]this advertisement[/ur…
... ]. Has anyone any idea as to what the flip it's ... supposed to be advertising? (As PCW was ... the advert may not relate to Spectrum software.) I presume that eventually ... similar style would have appeared to clarify things, but I've ... -
Spectrum Diamond Documentary - Matthew SmithHello All, Spectrum Diamond Documentary, documenting the life and tribulations of Matthew Smith (programmer of Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy). Video…
... . There is a page dedicated to Spectrum Diamond on their website, where ... -
Spectrum Diamond Documentary - Matthew SmithHello All, Spectrum Diamond Documentary, documenting the life and tribulations of Matthew Smith (programmer of Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy). Video…
... . There is a page dedicated to Spectrum Diamond on their website, where ... -
Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... am new to the forums here and new to Spectrum gaming in general ... the games they covered for Spectrum).
Awesome site, I got ... the various links before remembering to register for the forums. :) -
Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... am new to the forums here and new to Spectrum gaming in ... covered for Spectrum).
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Hello and welcome to the ... the various links before remembering to register for the forums. ... several years before remembering to register here. :D -
Post your best SCRs - Image to ZX Spec 1.0.1 and beyondI've been playing around with Image to ZX Spec's encoding algorithms and I've achieved a "half colour" floyd steinberg mode, that it, the image is pa…
... were very off when mapped to Spectrum's palette). The modified ... % error allowing the colours to just be exaggerated with contrast ... but close to their originals due to little error. The ... . skin) share the same Spectrum colour. Having said this I ... -
Reading from the 128 Serial PortDon't shout at me if this is a silly question. I have Googled extensively, and searched the forums, but I can't find anything discussing what seems t…
... for transferring files from PC to Spectrum.
I used a test ... routine waits for the PC to start sending, and synchronizes on ...
