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who owned a zx81 before the spectrumHow many of you owned a zx81 before getting a spectrum and did it make you want to get a spectrum. I owned a zx81 first but all my mates had a spectr…
... had a ZX81 before a Spectrum. I was only 7 years ... this and bought me a Spectrum for xmas where my programming ... got to see my Spectrum on a colour television as I was ... -
What if the Spectrum never had colour clash?Silly topic ahoy! What if the Spectrum never had colour clash? Would the Speccy have had the same charm? Would games have looked like this?: [url="h…
I don't want to get cyborgy here, but if the Speccy had no colour clash, it would have had to have much more memory and a much faster processor, otherwise it would have been even slower than C64 Elite !!! -
What if the Spectrum never had colour clash?Silly topic ahoy! What if the Spectrum never had colour clash? Would the Speccy have had the same charm? Would games have looked like this?: [url="h…
... , but if the Speccy had no colour clash, it would have had ... -
What if the Spectrum never had colour clash?Silly topic ahoy! What if the Spectrum never had colour clash? Would the Speccy have had the same charm? Would games have looked like this?: [url="h…
... to see mockups of Spectrum games without colour clash. I mean only ... by swainy has colours the Spectrum couldn't show. I think ... when the Spectrum did show it's colour, it looked great ... . The actual pallette of the Spectrum had nicer colours than C64 ... -
My speccy sold it's soul to do this.Which 5 speccy moments defied logic and managed to impress you the most at the time? 1. The loader for Moonstrike. 2. The almost flawless R-Type con…
I've mentioned it before somewhere but one of the best games with no colour clash i thought was Lightforce. Amazing -
please update my speccy emu knoledgecan anyone please tell me what a tr-dos image is?
Check out issue 6 of ZXF ([url]www.zxf.cjb.net[/url])for an beginner's guide article on TR-DOS.
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Speccy modems and telnetDid anyone use a modem for the Spectrum back in the heyday of the British service telnet? I wish I had known a bit more about it at the time, that wo…
... amazing, emailing from a Spectrum. The no-frills text-only look appeals ... says, in theory there is no reason why it can't ... -
Release order of Monty games!Does any Spectrum expert know the release order of the Monty games from Gremlin Graphics, i thinks its the following: Monty is Innocent Monty on the…
... tape with the December 1988 issue)
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EmuZWin problem!Hello! I'm trying to load Fairlight I into EmuZWin v2.4.004. It don't load at all. I'v tryed several versions of fairlight I and II. Thees files …
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Retro Gamer 3 out now! Just a quick warning to say Retro Gamer 3 is now out, so get those skates on before they go. Got a large Chronosoft article, BBC review an…
... be quite as much Spectrum coverage in this issue, apart from the ... -
Announce: EmuZWin 2.4.1.0 with exact AY soundEmuZWin 2.4.1.0 with exact AY sound released today. In "exact sound" mode, should be very, very close to real sound. (My ears are sick, my head is sp…
... finishing first animation stage, Spectrum crashes. All other emulators ... another model requires of Spectrum reset. This can be ... idea to select model (and Spectrum resets), when load demo, ... for certain timing model: no Spectrum reset, no reloading, no waiting. -
Emulation or Real Thing?Having just been on ebay, I counted well over 200 Spectrum games for sale. That got me thinking, with the availability of emulation and almost every …
... to time I use real Spectrum 48. I load games from my ... - just like in my first spectrum years :) -
COVOX works?My Sprinter "simulates" a COVOX soundcard at port 4Fh, but I don't know how to use it! Can anyone explain to me the process of programming it? (To be…
ehm, for example Spectrum beeper is one-bit D/ ... it is very similar to spectrum beeper...
so u ... />
an example:
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Retro Gamer issue 4It's now out (a few days early by my reckoning), with the news that it's now monthly!!! Pity the CD's a bag of shite though. [ This Message was edi…
Not yet , no subsciption issue through the door:)
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New issue of Edge: Spectrum designer featureThe new issue of Edge has a fairly good article on the guy that designed the Spectrum's casings, from the rubber-keyed original to the 48/128K black …
... realised the bias against the Spectrum, so no matter that your friend ... owned a spectrum and a C64, him ... foot by not covering the Spectrum at all in Edge retro ... -
Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
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INTRESTS: Computers (ZX Spectrum, Java, NetBSD, Games), philosophy+psychology ... COMPUTER USED AND WHEN: ZX Spectrum clone, 1990, assembled by my ...
SPECTRUM HARDWARE OWNED: recently bought some Spectrum 48 clone, but didn ... -
Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…
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Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…
i believe REX was Spectrum only. no others come to mind right ... or almost complete for the Spectrum, if i recall correctly, but ... -
Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…
... /> i believe REX was Spectrum only. no others come to mind right ... -
ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…
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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 …
I remember being impressed by Lightforce by FTL as there were no colour-clash problems.
Didn't FTL go on to write Dungeon Master on the Atari ST ? -
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 …
... by FTL as there were no colour-clash problems.
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Top 10 Games - All Formats (Pre Playstation era)Without being biased only towards Spectrum games what are your favourite 10 games? (Apologies if this has been asked before) My favourites: 1 Sensi…
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1. Knight Lore (Spectrum)
2. Boulder Dash (C64 ... . Star Force (Arcade)
6. Manic Miner (Spectrum)
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This month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …
... , and also I bought issue 6 as my first issue (though have seen ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... to change the current drawing colour :). Of course, it wasn't ... colours and less or no colour clash, but the colour modes were blocky ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... percent of time, Spectrum version
Best Colour, Highly personal, but ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... the Anstrad Vs. C64 Vs. Spectrum wars, it's nearly always ... the Spectrum Vs. C64.
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no Spectrum Vs C64 wars here. More ... a C64?"
"No I have a Spectrum" or "No I have an ... -
Can't play Samurai Warrior on some emulatorsI've tried to play "Samurai Warrior" on Klive and SPIN, but I can't! To hide a sword in this game you need to press fire+back+down, but this doesn't …
No, I use 6,7,8,9,0 keys (Sinclair joystick) to play. But i've redefined keys, but they don't work. -
FLIPPIN' ECK... Seen the RETRO GAMER 8 PREVIEW?Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there. Uridium, Paradr…
... just started getting it since issue 6, although have seen the others ... disgrace for them to charge 6 quid this month and only ... -
9-Game Set with New ZX SpectrumCan anyone tell me which games were in the 9-Game set that was sold in Europe with the ZX Spectrum 48k. I know there were Psion (Flight Simulation, ?…
I Got with my spectrum 48 + 128 from Allders dep store ,it came with
Daley Thompson's Supertest & The Never Ending Story)
