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Kung Fu MasterWhy why WHY was the Spectrum conversion of this game so BAD? It's like the Programmer played the Arcade game a couple of times and then wrote the co…
... less 'professional' methods. Arcade conversions ran the whole gamut from Konami ... about using video cameras to tape a playthrough.
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Share your best practical jokesWhat is the best practical joke you've ever pulled? Mine: I used to work in a bookies in Belfast, and occasionally we would come across small corne…
... then copied the HI 8 tape to VHS and put it ... been in.
He ran back in the bathroom to ... again to try to figure out the cameras position from the ... -
Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
... support their machine wouldnt freak out anywhere near as much ... responsible for all the monkeys out there that make software/ ... real Spectrum with the original tape. [/QUOTE]
Showoff!!!< ... 'sort out' his ME machine. After many hours I ran from the ... -
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…
... within 2 years. Built in tape drives, odd sized computer disks ... , to be honest; it just ran on a slightly different time ... buy all our games on tape.
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Fuse - Is there something wrong with my build?Just built Fuse this morning under 64-bit SUSE Linux 10, x86_64 architecture. It seems to work fine with most of my favorite games. (Manic Miner, Sp…
... states to run the command "out 32765,23" from within 128 ... this in fuse, I just ran a command similar to the ... , in order to prevent the tape from auto loading.
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Does anyone remember this demo?Hi all, My first post so forgive me if I'm in the wrong part of the forum. I remember a demo that came on a cover tape which had the "twisting line…
... were two programs on the tape, both embryonic lightsynths. Son et ... built in music; it just ran the Mystify effect and you ... /> I should really dig these out and post them, I suppose. -
How to install fuse in Ubuntu? Warning: Newbie trying to escape from MicrosoftThe title says everything. I have downloaded and decompressed fuse-0.8.0.tar.gz and I don't know what to do. Synaptic doesn't have fuse, and I haven'…
... check this currently popular OS out - out of curiosity).
Fuse ...
(I then logged out and log in again, or ... plus2 --tape BlizzardPass.tzx --no-auto-load
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WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... I used had an external tape socket added, so I ... of books, despite clearing out the old house and the ... the time I found anything out about Go!, which would ... to), but I probably ran up against a lack of ... wouldn't have thrown them out.
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Games you wish you'd had the intrsuctions toI would have loved to know what I was supposed to be doing in both Fairlight and The Great Escape
... into the game I figured out what it was all aboot ... of a L'n'R tape I think ... or perhaps that ... when the game actually ran then it played out the scene you ... I ever figured that one out nor have I touched it ... -
ZX 81 games (and an emulation issue or two)Hi Not really sure this is the right forum, but maybe someone can help. As a Speccy fan, I was always intrigued by the old ZX81, and thanks to the w…
... /> The tip on using the tape manager did the trick.
2. I have found out more about the ZX81 games ... to the ZX81 version, but ran on a Spectrum 128 (not ... /[/url], you should definitely check out the 4 hi-res games ... -
Your claim to fameBeen meaning to make this thread for a while. Basically what have you done either spectrum related or non related thats made you well known. IE progr…
... after the Queens limo nearly ran me down.
Was ... hooker murders I have carried out over the last 10yrs across ... and girders' put on a tape magazine called 'The Buccaneers' That ... -
Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
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The first time I ran it, the first spiral sequence ... came back with B integer out of range. The following runs ... other way around.
Out of curiousity, what hardware or ... on a mangled bit of tape and MakeTZX is struggling to ... -
Design Design / Crystal ComputingNice post on [URL="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.sinclair/browse_thread/thread/56e6ebdedc6930ac#"]comp.sys.sinclair[/URL] about [URL="http:…
... was a messy divorce, Basil ran off with a younger FPGA ... used to take the piss out of him for it being ... on a spectrum, using cassette tape and all, something that still ... years ahed of anything else out there.[/QUOTE]
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+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
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The tape unit is definitely dead (or ... female end socket.....I ran a single wire from ... actually work)....then I ran a single wire from ... cable to it.....I ran this as a temporary ... its currently hanging loose out trhough the tape unit door (which ... -
dk'tronics CompilationHave just found what looks to be a genuine dk'tronics compilation which I don't think is in the archive... [IMG]http://www.drumfu.com/DkTronicsCompi…
... in infoseek. I'll check out the mag scans.
... WIP folder.
I ran them though MakeTZX. As excpected ... .
The contents of this tape is: Invaders, Maziacs, Jumbly, ... you get a free tape when you get your ... sort the Jumbly TZXs out and just see if ... -
Which is the most technically accurate Spectrum Emulator?Ok, which is the most technically accurate Spectrum Emulator? Please don't just vote but give reasons why.
[QUOTE=karingal;361404]I ran 2 tests, Woodys Z80 Test ... which makes getting the results out a bit tricky...
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address 23760 etc.Hi all, Where could I find Spectrum 48 addresses, what's in 23760 for instance ? Thanks for advance ! -jp
... of saving the machine code out as a ".bin" binary file ... /> Of course you can use tape files too, particularly if you ... test progam, and when I ran RANDOMIZE USR 60000 in my ... -
Strange Cassette LabelIn that lot of games I got the other day, some of the games have this cassette in them:- [IMG]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/jdanddiet/CIM…
... in the shop. You picked out the title you wanted as ... the PFY behind the counter ran off a copy while you ... written title on a generic tape.
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Strange Cassette LabelIn that lot of games I got the other day, some of the games have this cassette in them:- [IMG]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/jdanddiet/CIM…
... in the shop. You picked out the title you wanted as ... the PFY behind the counter ran off a copy while you ... written title on a generic tape.
Somewhere on the ... CPC which came on a tape like that..
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The official Pandora handheld threadHas anyone here got a Pandora yet? If so, what do you think of it? Is it as comfortable to hold and use as we're all hoping? What is the screen like …
... a ton of stuff already out for the Pandora including some ... good they finallyyyyyyy got it out but missed the boat for ... guess I was lucky, it ran everything I threw at it ... the same ROM, ISO o tape images.
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XBox 1 hacker to testify in courtThis might be of some interest to some of us: "[COLOR=Blue]Andrew "Bunnie" Huang, the designer of the Chumby ( [COLOR=Red][URL]http://www.chumby.…
... country (England). And if I ran America, guns wouldn't be ... then abandon if they find out otherwise), but how successful do ... any proof (verbal confession, video tape, etc) that the client is ...emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... /+3/+2A AUX port. That tape master took ages to pratt ... obsessed with running existing game/tape snapshots and hardware perfectly. Don ... real machine rather than finding out the hardway. BTW - If it ... feels guilty saying that). I ran an old demo on Speculator ...+2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…
... the sound connecter, just ran a lead out from the PLAY, and ... built in deck with no tape when I wanted to use ...best text adventure gameswhich text adventure games should i play and which should i not play
... Amiga 1200 and many games ran a bit too slowly on ... parts (you had to save out your data to play part ... - ZXAM used to save the tape header and data as two ...Computer virus, source code lost, Argh!Ack! My laptop has succumbed to a virus that has changed the desktop to 'YOUR'RE IN DANGER' (not my spelling mistake) and won't let me open anything…
[QUOTE=R-Tape;516135]Ack! My laptop has ... it from there. I then ran a full virus and spyware ... and that cleaned the rest out.ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…
... - So I tried again... FDD ran then stopped (I imagined must ... the TV to check it out!
Please can you ... .
[*]It seems to request Tape most of the time when ...So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... Max VRAM Modes BASIC Joystick Tape Audio AY RS232 MIDI Keypad ... The Timex models have composite out, and a power on-off ... standard external disk system that ran CP/M in 80 ... loading and saving, composite video out. Plug in a Melodik ...Loading a ZX80 game using EightyOneSlag me if you like, I don't care, but I don't know how to load a ZX80 game. I have an o. file but upon selecting it in the EightyOne emulator, it ju…
... 've typed load and then ran the tape image, but bugger all ... at a loss to find out what the trouble is.Alternative power supply for a +2B?Hi friends, On impulse, I recently bought a ZX Spectrum +2 (unit only, untested) on eBay, thinking that the cables (specifically the power supply) o…
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1, Tested tape drive with a game (on ... so) and then it ran fine still (but with ... on turn on. Took it out and reinserted. Same. Tested ... and it all worked - Ran my FMV demos, russian demos ... Then the power light went out. After that everything was ...I think i found a MIA Game - "E.T Adventure" Macronics Systems LimitedEvening all, I was cleaning up my spare bedroom last night and found some old ZX Spectrum games One of which is this one [IMG]http://hlouey.zenfol…
... in full time employment and ran the firm on the side ... look of the inlay and tape. It was only a relatively ... make some WAVs from the tape and scan the inlay (high ... . I doubt Universal ever found out about it as it was ...
