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Who is Bill Gilbert? what has he done?I remember numerous games in Russia where the loading screen said BY BILL GILBERT, but can't find games with this name now. I found some articles abo…
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games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... program, even a little just in basic you can personalize it even ... it to enhace it further in the future.
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Happy happy joy joy.What was the happiest moment in your Spectrum life? (To narrow this down, this thread doesn't include recieving the Spectrum, or buying your best ev…
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Most visually stunning Spectrum game?OK, gameplay aside what do you think was the most visually stunning Spectrum game? Personally i would have to give it to 'Starstrike II' for its use …
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Most visually stunning Spectrum game?OK, gameplay aside what do you think was the most visually stunning Spectrum game? Personally i would have to give it to 'Starstrike II' for its use …
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eBay Typos ... hehehe[...] [I]... The best part however is that it comes with an Amstrad game dics which is still in its packaging. This is a very rare double sided dics…
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An asshat at his finestA little off topic... Here's an asshat at his finest: [url="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/"]http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/[/url] What a moron :( :mad…
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What Sir Clive gets up to now...Check this out: [url="http://www.pokerzone.co.uk/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=betting/02/05/21/manual_154904.html"]here[/url] :o Always knew the guy ha…
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Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
... in it or including in it your own music made in ... just dont like the built in ones drawing with lines, ... first it loads a basic program where you determine how ... i get a C: Nonsense in Basic error + line number but ... to write my own in compiled Basic ( which i'd ... -
Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
... Artworx but if they work in conjunction I don't know ... just this dumb C: Nonsense in Basic error i get 'all the ... -
Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
... (superb but the barred window in the basement was nigh-on ... (so bleak!)
Number 6 in The Village (new fave as ... considering it was coded entirely in Basic!)
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AMX MouseDoes anybody knows how the AMX-mouse works? Is it like a mouse for the Atari ST/Amiga? And if so which IN-port uses the software Which programs can …
... Design) and stuff I wrote in BASIC using AMX Control which provides ... extensions to BASIC for use with the mouse ... 's possible to play it in some emulators using the mouse ... -
Finding the length of loaded Bytes:Is there a way from BASIC of finding out how big a block of bytes loaded from tape was? i.e. - if you do LOAD""CODE and load in a lump of bytes, ca…
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Spectrum problemHi I've just been trying to resurrect my 48k spectrum. I'm having some problems loading some of my games, but if it does completely load, it crashe…
... the error message 'C NONSENSE in Basic'. I have been able to ... load 'Z Man' and 'Froggy' in the past (16k) but the ... -
VOTE FOR SPECTRUM!!!!!Hi there! Which comp has the best music? Go and VOTE for ZX SPECTRUM (withought logging this time, so it's easier). This is the link: [url="http:/…
... above can use AY in 48 Basic mode. the AY music ... in my demo/intro/ ... music actually better when loaded in 48mode than 128mode. why ... beyond my knowledge. but in 128 models it slows ... is almost all entirely done in Basic, the main core of ... -
Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
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Graphics in bordersI am 50% certain that I remember a game that had graphics in the borders. This always made we wonder why none of the other games did. Am I right or h…
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Worst game - sort ofAny suggestions for worst game - but not just worst game period - the worst game that has had a lot of work go into it and ought to have been good, b…
What about Voyage into the Unknown by Mastertronic. It was totally awful though I am sure that it crashed anyway after a while and was written in BASIC.
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OK... Another name the gameYeap... notorious bJohnnyBravo is back with the name the game :)... OK... here it goes... Should be very old(maybe written in basic)... all I can r…
Sounds suspiciously like Jet Pac (that fuel thingy does anyway)! But it ain't in BASIC, it ain't UDG and u already know bout it methinks.
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May I be the first then? ... Well Happy ( almost ) Birthday to WOS!So, you're 7 and a half years old. Hot Da*n!!! Has it really been??? WOW! I can't believe it. I just saw it, I just came on for the first time today.…
... it would encapsulate WOS visitors in general and be a thanks ... who has helped from visitors in general to show appreciation, even ... comment that could be place in the demo, but if not ... routines i know i do in basic and they have to do ... -
FifthDon't know if this is the right forum, but anyway... Anyone remember a Basic extension called "Fifth"? It was supposed to enhance game programming. R…
... it is faster than normal basic but compared to betabasic or ... laser basic, especially white lightning ( forth ) ... make those complex games done in basic, that on the surface look ... that can be done in regular basic. it might have been ... -
Compilersaside from SE Basic Compilers, what are some other good ones? Personally im afetr HISOFT Compiler for 128k, but if theres any others it would be nice…
... but the IS compiler results in much faster programs. this, is ... writing a perfectly good program in basic then to have a compiler ... images fro a custom short basic program to do interlaced screens ... know what some of you in your opinion is the best ... -
Favourite latest generation consolesDisregarding previous consoles, out of today's big three, which console do you prefer? Gamecube? PS2? or Microsoft Halo-player? I'm wildly predi…
... 48k spectrum from games done in basic which were blocky to such ... t see any kids involved in any PS2 adverts do ... all to the MAX and in your face
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Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
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Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…
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Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…
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Message for LCD and Anestis1) LCD Hi LCD! It seems that you were once named "Tiger's Claw". I've got a little question for you. Do you remember translating a game "Bitwa O Wys…
... C60 tape that I purchased in poland short before the copyright ... KINGS BOUNTY version around, written in Basic (Russian)... Maybe a good project ... -
Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…
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Parasol Stars for Spectrum Having played a lot of Bubble Booble and Rainbow Islands on Spectrum, and later on also Rainbow Islands and Parasol Stars on Amiga, I feel like it w…
... the 8x8 cells, resulting in selectig a new attribute for ... could find thos routines in your mags thatd be ... the little mayhem character in the "mayhem in monsterland" screens on ... made a cool little sprite maker in 8*1 mode that ... can only be done in 128k with the 2 ... -
GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…
... Michael Batty! i was writing in such a hurry i messed ... cause i might use it in the intro if i decide ... a qbert vbut it is in basic ( and i was surprised its ... mean the original ones, 48k in partuclar, but on 128k, and ...
