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Time for a clearoutHello folks, I'm looking for advice on the most preservation-project-friendly way to get rid of my Speccy software collection. Said collection is cat…
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... love the Speccy, I've not been bitten by the collecting ... If this is true, and not something I just made up ... there's a crateload of tapes waiting for one of ... -
Combining NostalgyHi, Perhaps a childish idea, but in the name of nostalgy... Most if not all of you know and remember the cards that were about cars, planes, motorc…
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Most if not all of you know and ... /> 3) Main character sprite size (not of course in all games ... ) Number of keys required for playing (in case of joystick, all ... -
Scariest things ever.As a follow on from another post, here's several things that I used to find very scary or un-nerving. Anyone remember any of these? 1. The keyb…
... brought back to memory whilst playing AUTOMANIA, or watching HEARTBEAT on ... me remember her name. Maybe not very scary, but bloody annoying ... -
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Unboxed / demos / magazine tapes = a view to a kill ... demo.
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Speccy-related radio plays?Well, I?m new to the forum so I can?t resist to have my share of strange threads to liven up the forum a bit. Here goes... Did any of you guys eve…
... choose yourself. Normal classes would not take place then, just the ... computing, we ended up mostly playing games on my Speccy, a ... 7 schoolboys aged around 14 playing games on their own machines ... -
Can anyone help?Got a bit of a recurrent problem here when it comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone can help. I'm getting loads of ret…
... comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone ... of returns due to games not loading on other peoples setups ... Speccy +2 or +2A, but not when it comes to loading ... -
madmixI've been playing this game over the past couple of days, and really enjoy this little pacman clone. But being a Spanish game there are some messages…
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"Back-Up" TapesI've about 40 "Back-Up" Tapes containing loadds of games from the eighties. I havn't got the time to look through them all as most have no covers. A…
I've about 40 "Back-Up" Tapes containing loadds of games from the eighties. I havn't got the time to look through them all as most have no covers. Any one want them ! Free P&P -
The Youngest Retro-player (not a person who played in 1980s or 70s)I am going to certify me as the "Youngest Spectrum retro-player" as a 12er.I am not interested that you used speccies when you were 12 or so. I am in…
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Mike Berry?s "Everyone?s A Wally"Hell-oo again! I just did the thing what I have waited nearly twenty years... found and listened Mike Berry?s single "Everyone?s A Wally" for the v…
... you can see, there?s not all the words, can you ... that song and game while playing Everyone?s A Wally, etc ... -
MIA : Ocean's Greatest HitsHi Not sure who to ask but posting here seems a good bet. Just been looking through the MIA list and found the below MIA game : [url="http://www.w…
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Not sure who to ask but ... my nan paid). Have the tapes and full case (double case ... my my house if its not needed.
Thanks.
Bigger is not better!Now that I have your attention... ;) What great [B]16K[/B] games were there? Offhand I can remember: <UL><LI>[I]Timebomb[/I] (CDS Microsystems) (s…
... , or 16K without; were it not for the fact that the ... with plenty more suggestions (erm, not that kind of "suggestions", Mrs ...West Bank: The most pointless high score table everWest Bank is a good little game. I played it and got a score of 25000 odds starting at stage 6, which I thought was quite good. Then as the game ende…
... score table ever! It's not that important, but you can ... programming - so unneccesary. Am I playing a strange version of the ...Calpac MIA Title.... Not in ArchiveI have a working copy of Calpacs Learning Series Programs 9-12. This is not on the archive list so I'm assuming its MIA. Can someone please confirm…
... Programs 9-12. This is not on the archive list so ...Crash Magazines & Crash Cover Tapes Duplicates for swapHi i am collecting both crash magazines and cover tapes and have quite a few duplicates of both, I was just wondering if any other mag and tape colle…
... both crash magazines and cover tapes and have quite a few ...Nintendo DS - First ImpressionsI picked up one of these on the European launch day yesterday, along with a copy of Super Mario DS. Very happy with it so-far. The quality of the s…
... to the gaming experience and not just a gimmick.
playing now for about 4 hours ...TZX formatQuick question: What is the current pulse level at the start of a TZX file? Difficult question: Why does the format say that the final pulse shoul…
... to 0 so it does not "properly finish" as the format ... could not be necessary to finish the final pulse or no tapes ...IN Port FE bit 6 confusionI know I've got this wrong. Tapes load fine but it all feels messy. Currently my emulator does this: Sets bit 6 of the result to 0. If (and only if…
... I've got this wrong. Tapes load fine but it all ... for low or no tape playing, 1 for high).
first game you czn remember playing?the first game i can remember playing was jsw. we had just got our spectrum, it was supposed to belong to my brother, but i ended up with it anyway,…
... first game i can remember playing was jsw. we had just ... jsw was loaded. i started playing it with the joystick, i ... is your first memory of playing a spectrum game?scuba kidz helphello while i was playing this game(making a map of it)i got to level 5,screen 8.on this screen there is some blocks that you can destroy and some y…
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while i was playing this game(making a map ... you cant,but there is not enough destroyable blocks to get ...boxed 48K rubber key - not working but FREEyes, rubber key 48K spectrum which stopped working a few years ago. In box with power supply but no TV lead, no tape leads, no manual and no horizons…
yes, rubber key 48K spectrum which stopped working a few years ago. In box with power supply but no TV lead, no tape leads, no manual and no horizons tape
will not post so must be collected (South London)
thanks
KyranName of a game?Can anybody name this one for me, I had a sudden flashback of playing it as I was dozing off last night? The game took place on a single screen with…
... had a sudden flashback of playing it as I was dozing ... small - possible a man, but not sure, I think he was ... 2x2 character squares in size - not sure if they all appeared ... slightly annoying constant sound effect playing all the time as you ...Preservation QuestionsHi, I went reminiscing of the past recently and found this site, and firstly can I say thank you VERY much, this is by far one of the best Spectrum s…
... pirated copies and magazine demo tapes too.
What Im ... this preservation system works, Im not very good with technology (shameful ... Im not so sure about how to go about uploading tapes onto ... are some of the MIA tapes in there, I know for ...Commodore fan needs guidance.Hi all, first off what an awesome site! As the title says I grew up with Commodore machines so am not really up on Spectrum classics. I recently got…
... with Commodore machines so am not really up on Spectrum classics ... games I play. :) I was playing Dizzy on a C64 emulator ...need help with name of game pleasei remember playing a game on the speccy that involved collecting items of a roller coaster while avoiding the cars. i remember it being by ocean (i …
i remember playing a game on the speccy ... (i think) and it is not roller coaster by elite.
Fastest way to write something to screen$Hi, I just got pasmo.exe and start playing with attr scrolling, well, not scrolling, just write different values to a block and see if I can introdu…
... .exe and start playing with attr scrolling, well, not scrolling, just write ... ldir/lddr are slow, but not sure about the push vs ...Help! Spectrum +2 not working with Manic Miner and Atari 2600 JoystickI cannot get Manic Miner to work with my Atari 2600 joysticks on my Spectrum +2. I've got 3 of these sticks and I've tested them on my 48k with joys…
... my 48k with joystick interface, playing Manic Miner, and it works ...What control keys for Jungle Trouble?I feel a bit embarrassed asking this,but what are the correct control keys for playing Jungle Trouble? I've managed to find the left and right but no…
I feel a bit embarrassed asking this,but what are the correct control keys for playing Jungle Trouble? I've managed to find the left and right but not the jump button.As I remember,this was quite tough even when you knew the keys? :)Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…
... staying in another room and NOT LOOKING AT IT!!!!
tapes and Ocean games that loaded ...What would be the best game to play ...... while playing Stonkers? Definitely not ... err ... The Great Space Race, unless you have a new model of the spectrum that can perform multitaski…
... while playing Stonkers?
Definitely not ... err ... The Great Space Race, ...
