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Comp.Sys.Sinclair Crap Games Competition 2017As the creator of the second-least crap game in last year's competition (and the only mug stupid enough to agree to host it this year) I am proud/ash…
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ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
... the same from the users point of view, it works the same, ... a re-build in my view, kind of like "follow part X ... add parts back until it's a complete machine again". Not ... with original parts if that's the easiest (or cheapest) ... it should be clear what's what. -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... countries I can think of are Russia , Georgia ...
Soviet clones of ZX Spectrum computer first ... From the point of view of collecting, the greatest interest of the Czechoslovak ... clones Didaktik Gama release 1987, 1988, 1989. It's ... -
It's a Pixel THING - recent retrogaming Youtube channelHi, guys! I've recently started my own YouTube channel "[B]It's a Pixel THING[/B]" where I do weekly videos about retrogaming (Spectrum, Amiga, DOS)…
This is a compilation of different Pixel THING's videos that sums up ... my personal experience, and southwestern Europe point of view ... "]My ZX Spectrum Stories | It's a Pixel THING - #special[/url ... -
Why don't the variables print where I told them too?I wrote the following program to experiment with creating sounds using 3 notes of BEEP and having the ability to change the notes up or down one at a…
... doubt. At least from my point of view as someone that isn't ... are an expert then Dunny's is transparently obvious and therefore ... -
In DevelopmentAs we are finalising the database for titles, would people like to see in-development titles too? There would have to be a rule whereby if there are …
... 'm not the one who's have the final decision. You ... field, just do it, it's not hard to remove it ... 'm just offering comment, my point of view is as valid and hold ... -
ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
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ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... is due to different definitions of things.
The simplest ... hardware implementation of a sprite engine is:
point of view, but that's hardware for you.
ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... still on Clive's radar? This is part of it. It ... Timex's and even Sinclair's since there was some sort of ... completely ineffective from a musical point of view. The correct solution is to ... = better frequency synthesis. It's possible to play sampled music ...Super Wonder Boy antimultiface[url="http://bizzley.com/"]Bob Pape's book[/url] mentioned that Rob Hylands put Multiface protection in Super Wonder Boy. The program can detect whe…
... , but from a hardware point of view, it's not difficult to create a ... device that takes total control of ... Spectrum without disturbing any of the Spectrum's internal RAM. If done ...New ZEsarUX 5.0Hi! ZEsarUX 5.0 is out! :) You can download it from the URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/ Finally I have succeded emulating Si…
... . This is the bane of many great endeavors. I, ... that is atrocious from the point of view of usability.
Granted ... occasional gamers. For developers, it’s a usability nightmare.
... I fully share the sentiments of @rich_chandler and @Ralf (and ...Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…
... upholstery (light/dark beige).
Of course I am talking two ... !
However, from a marketing point of view, wouldn't it make some ... time and space - early 80's USA?
I like ... br />
What other examples of computers (and the way color ...Reading Disks via ASMI'm hoping to port my Amstrad game to the spectrum (See the link in my sig for info) I will be targeting the 128 and +3 - the game will not work on …
... 's worth noting that it's not necessarily ideal from a contention point of view ... aim for the broad range of 128s, the contented memory areas ...Thinking about my gameAnother long post, I'm afraid. Somewhere on this Forum is a short chunk of text I put up as a sample of what I'd like to turn into a text adventu…
... me from a players point of view is that I dont ... gradually reducing the attractiveness of their position and making ... offer them the choice of continuing with their ... obtaining the separate alternative(s) if and when you ... me a hell of a lot of time thinking about ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... these days, so here's the most recent Speccy-related ... it's a special entry built on top of an old ... article for my History of Finnish Games series, but ... read from the Spectrum gamers' point of view, but in other ways, ... 16-bits. So, here's the links for [url="http ...What is the maximum fps the spectrum can achieve?I have been doing some reading and from what I understand the Spectrum outputs a PAL signal, but that means it will display @50fps or @25fps? If t…
... then anything in the range of XxY@60Hz will be ... br /> Now, from a software point of view, how many times can the ... So, in the end it's all down the way the ... , or worst, results in terms of fps?
Sadly, ... fps reflects on the playability of the game!shadow regs musingIn the process of optimising some assembler, it occurred to me how great it would have been if the Z80's shadow reg opcodes had been a bit more fully…
... 'd need more instructions. Zilog's intention with them was pretty ... to give a quick way of saving all the registers during ... was the ideal from that point of view.Laser Squad - original release TZXJust noticed that the ZIP corresponding to the TZX from the original release (82.364 bytes long) includes some TZX files with seven missions. Acco…
... , richl has got a few of copies of the game, so I ... in the archive, all that's really "missing" from the archive ... I was talking from the point of view of a pure preservation. You know ... , the safe point in which you positively *know ...Poll: Soft Aid compilationThis month 32 years ago, [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011356&loadpics=1"]Soft Aid[/url] was released for a good cause. It …
I did wonder at one point why the games were different ... (or not, depending on your point of view) there was no Amstrad CPC ... the release dates but there's at least a good year ...Poll: Soft Aid compilationThis month 32 years ago, [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011356&loadpics=1"]Soft Aid[/url] was released for a good cause. It …
... (or not, depending on your point of view) there was no Amstrad CPC ... the release dates but there's at least a good year ...+2 grey booting in 48k modeI have been doing some research here after reading in spanish magazine microhobby a modification that allows the +2 to boot straight into 48k mode: …
... force" only the part of the existing ROM that ...
From my point of view (read: no programmer to hand ... mode although I was aware of this, I remember reading ... m not immediately aware of any game that does ... erm "policy" and there's no link to the ...Are social media and cloud computing technologies making computer users stupid?I've noticed of late that young folks seem less and less technically competent with computers when they leave school. With the advent of social medi…
... sense from a system administration point of view, but different users have ... different ways of wanting to identify, categorise ... .
You can view it as maybe a need ... solution, but often it's too restrictive or they charge ...New video about S-video on Spectrum 128 / +2I just made a video about an S-video modification on a Spectrum +2. Most of the technical details are in the video; if you have any questions about i…
... /> However it's quite unsatisfactory from a point of view of image quality because ... there is not much in terms of ... in the luminance part of the frequency spectrum.
s still connected to the composite output of the ...ZX Golden Years relaunchIt's taken a couple of months, but I've relaunched my ZX Golden Years website, dedicated to the years 1982-1986. The whole thing has been complete…
... re a major part of people's Spectrum memories, so I ... more about key events of the 'golden years', ... but it's a dip-in website ... months. More about the experiences of computer users, perhaps.
... from a purely hobbyist point of view. I'd like to ...Players Hotshots - Arcade Collection Volume 3I have recently obtained a copy of this if it has not yet been preserved
... , so it's not in the pipeline from my point of view, but perhaps ...Re. new Spectrum Hardware :What are the advantages and disadvantages of Crowdfunding for WOSSERSIn other words who and how does it help?
... br /> "Due to the amount of abuse the (unmentionable) crowdfunding project ... at least until the point where they are successfully launched ... "high risk" from the point of view of the person putting the money ... the interest of peace and tranquility it's best to ...Re. new Spectrum Hardware :What are the advantages and disadvantages of Crowdfunding for WOSSERSIn other words who and how does it help?
... our devotion to our Speccy's - its all nostalgia, ... problems... except the problem of not having a Speccy ... a modern computer users point of view are drawbacks from mine. ... longer needed because of the PC's we had. Bitch ... see no point in buying one of the clones ...Re. new Spectrum Hardware :What are the advantages and disadvantages of Crowdfunding for WOSSERSIn other words who and how does it help?
... unmentionable" at least until the point where they are successfully launched ... be "high risk" from the point of view of the person putting the money ... In the interest of peace and tranquility it's best to take ... late 90's and I have no intention of replacing it ...Database model **** (cont.)Yet another **** update is available [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bgtoq6tdwropzzr/AAAknv_0PeJGhn36dLJZfGASa"]here[/url]! This latest update co…
From a personal (and practical) point of view I like the way the ... suits my needs, and it's cool that the site now ... has a community and years of forum information available which I ... s0dding search works!), so it's not like I'm moving ...The ZX Spectrum and its derivatives used in a static , semi portable and portable way.Now on "portabilty" is there any where I will not be able to "go" with this (Now let me see!) Hmm ! Well semi portability should be totally OK as …
... think mic3d3nch has made the point that the Speccy started ... is important from a software point of view but how to "portable- ... ultimate portablle Speccy game controller "of choice" (maybe). Now arguably ... very portable (that's a lot of clobber to carry around ...
