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whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... for each update of the screen so something has to give ... than the 3.5:1 ratio some people quote. It's ... [B]Uridium[/B] on the Spectrum for the first time it ... -
RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... play more Spectrum games on SimCoupe, I use 5:4 ratio option ... , and I swear down spectrum games actually ... get back to RGB, and spectrum colours topic, haha)...
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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…
... sometime in 1984. Without the Spectrum around to compete with, there ... Speccy got the power/price ratio correct, together with a ... filled it properly. The Spectrum was not a success merely ... economical design and memory efficient screen display/colour made it ... -
emulator for phones are a reality ...?im thinking in buying one of this last phones, do you know if its possible to play spectrum games exactly as they are8 not in256 colors) in some noki…
... if its possible to play spectrum games exactly as they are8 ... the 6600: the screen is the opposite ratio to a normal telly ... the screen 90 degrees, to give the correct aspect ratio. But ... this makes the viewable screen even smaller ... -
Speccy vs C64 loading screen artHi everybody, Don't know if someone post this before, but i never see it and was just nice to appreciate. Check this: [url="http://www.lemon64.com/…
... that make use of the Spectrum's finer detail combined with ... Islands) stand out on the Spectrum. Whereas the screens that make ... Islands again). Generally the aspect ratio problem makes a lot of ... on a 1:1 aspect screen like the Amiga's - and ... -
ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …
... to see the whole Speccy screen at once without fighting with ... whole DS screen is just perfect to emulate a Spectrum, you get ... the maximum visibility without sacrifice the aspect ratio ... -
Can't Remember Game NameEDIT: AAAAAAAAAAH! I FOUND IT, LOOK AT THE SECOND PAGE! Oh please help! I've searched the web for soo long... I know there's a remake of this game…
... (first day of school). The screen definately scrolled, the map was ... less than 4 screens, each screen being no less than 20x20 ... it was most definately a Spectrum, my dad is sure of ... highest white-pixel:black-pixel ratio.
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What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
... throughout the mid-80s the Spectrum continued to excel. I'd ... , the processor power to screen memory ratio was very favourable. Games ... tended to fly along on the Spectrum ... great 3D games on the Spectrum as opposed to the C64 ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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The 4:1 ratio that you get sounds like ... I would guess the ratio more like 2:1 ... software sprite on the screen when a refresh takes ... time your updates to the screen refresh.
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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... then for most runs the ratio is ~3. (you want ... other one and the ratio is very close to ...
Doing this, the ratio actually goes below 2:1 ... 3D games, notably the screen resolutions and the amount of ... on the BBC than the Spectrum, for what its worth. ...
