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Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... of labour for the next 20 years or more. ... actually show up on the the books as a ... /> Nationalised industries are the most wastefull and expensive things ... . The hammer that cost's the man in the street ... ?5 cost's the government ?20 and the ... -
Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... 693376]Nationalised industries are the most wastefull and expensive things ... cost more. The hammer that cost's the man in the street ? ... 5 cost's the government ?20 and the ... ve heard in the last 20 years.
The biggest problem ... -
Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... ve heard in the last 20 years.
The biggest problem actually ... companies. At least if the government is handling money out ... a bit simplistic that is the single most important busines ... gone you can't support the business.
Tax ... -
SPECTRA - RGB SCART Interface for 48K SpectrumSince the launch of the SPECTRA interface back in June 2012, some discussion of it has appeared in the forums in the past (mainly [URL="http://www.wo…
... more difficult to make than the actual electronics and for such ... />
I estimate that shipping the Spectranet in a pre-made ... add at least 20 quid to the price of the device, that's ... prepared to stump up the extra 20 pounds if the option was available. -
Were there 2 different versions of Alien 8 for the Amstrad?This [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue045/Pages/CVG04500090.jpg"]old advert[/URL] from Ultimate has 2 different Alien 8…
... Ultimate by the looks of it!
The Vic 20 version aint ... bad though!
Has anyone ever seen the ... -
The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... =daveysludge;697240]Cheers for the review, glad you enjoyed ... a bugfix that fixed the 'level 20 loop bug' and ... />
[QUOTE=daveysludge;697240]The game was destined to be ... a lot of the references in the game (I was ... game out before the end of the year if I ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
The Shadows - The first 20 years (1995)
Current track: Tommorow's cancelled -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... want to see what the hoopla is all about ... it will make the game more enjoyable in the long run. ... will help immensely in the first 20 hours. It's ... more powerful swords to use the upgrade items on.
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And avoid the frogs in the sewers - you will HATE ... -
SAM Revival issue 24 now out![url=http://www.samcoupe.com] [img]http://www.samcoupe.com/2013/24.jpg[/img] [/url] It's about time... Yes, it's back! Yes, it's been a long time! S…
... seeing one of the prototype accellerator's at the Norwich show? ...
Yes.
At the last Norwich show (2004) I ... still early on with the development of the Mayhem Accelerator, and it ... that shows it running the VIC-20 emulator on the SAM, at 20MHz ... -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
... finale! Cold chills for the last 20 minutes of that episode! Basically ... :o
[spoiler]Loved the look on Hector/Tio Salamanco ... of that to watch before the next couple of weeks are ... -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
... finale! Cold chills for the last 20 minutes of that episode! Basically ... of that to watch before the next couple of weeks are ... -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... uncontended
;; all the minimums have been adjusted down ... br />
;; the values that the .read_edge loop counter starts ... within -15% and +20% of the "spec". -20% seems to work, ... read_edge. So -20% is right on the edge of what ... -
need help finding 2 games plshello i've recently undusted my spectrum pc; i remember 2 games witch i seem to have lost in the last 20 years; i know how they act but i dont reca…
... to have lost in the last 20 years; i know how ... they act but i dont recall the ... allowed to touch the walls; at the end of each ... speed increases
the second game is about a ... touch them, the purpose being to pass the labyrinth; i ... -
Which games gave you feeling "this can't be spectrum" ?Hello. Long time no post here :) Was looking back into past, thinking about ZX games... So in your opinion, which game (graphically) gave you feel…
'I' Of The Mask'.... my jaw dropped when I saw that head come up to the screen in filled in 3d for the first time. I slapped my money on the counter and ran home to play this masterpiece only to spend the next 20 years looking for the game...... ;p -
Which games gave you feeling "this can't be spectrum" ?Hello. Long time no post here :) Was looking back into past, thinking about ZX games... So in your opinion, which game (graphically) gave you feel…
... R Jones;715940]'I' Of The Mask'.... my jaw dropped ... that head come up to the screen in filled in ... 3d for the first time. I slapped ... my money on the counter and ran home to ... only to spend the next 20 years looking for the game...... ;p[/ ... -
Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
... story would be so boring, the only way my character would ... page 2 of the instruction manual and skip the next 20,000 pages -
Qix cloneWe have [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005862]Zolyx[/url], and it's great, one of my favourites. I do like the presentation …
... (which is available on the Spectrum, VIC-20 and BBC Micro). You ... can download the Speccy version ... br />
PS. Where's the speech???[/QUOTE]
Sorry ... of Shark Attack (especially the VIC-20 version which is a bit ... -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... spotted an interesting project - the german magazine c't published ... and 7200baud, with routines for the VIC-20/C64, ZX81 (May ' ... ) and others. I suspect the magazine was confident these routines ... like this has pedigree! The SMPTE timecode, used to synchronise ... -
What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…
... obtained but
AND +20 keep only the EAR bit,
OR ... C Now test the byte against the
AND +20 'last edge-type ... -
Completely free games?Hi, I would like to know if there are any open source or completely free games for ZX Spectrum. Or at least some other free programs without any lin…
... programs, I think some of the higher level compiled languages may ... total spaghetti in the machine code. On the VIC-20 platform, I've ... tried to study the code from ... accessed over and over through the same calls. I'm not ... -
Sillycon WarDoes anyone knows about Sillycon War? I like isometric 3D arcade adventures and I found this one at WOS: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/info…
The game seems unfinished. I did ... any objects to take in the first 20 rooms I visited, there ... without any feature except for the entrance and two Pac-Man ... , but that could also be the consequence of not having any ... -
Sillycon WarDoes anyone knows about Sillycon War? I like isometric 3D arcade adventures and I found this one at WOS: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/info…
... QUOTE=Alessandro Grussu;727602]The game seems unfinished. ... objects to take in the first 20 rooms I visited, ... any feature except for the entrance and two Pac ... I had same impression. The game crashes in some ... ; in one screen, the screen attributes are messed ... -
Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…
... which cost the seller ?20 to courier to me from the UK, and ... , this very much depends on the seller, some have had bad ... -
C.G.D - Classic Game Designer[b]UPDATE: August 07, 2013 AN UPDATED VERSION OF CGD IS NOW AVAILABLE, DETAILS HERE: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=7155…
... similar, but do the C64 and BBC have the same rich cultural ... of them are ported from the VIC 20 like Jeff Minter's ... early blasters or the C16 like [b ... ]) but, since even the C64 manual documents the hardware sprites reasonably well ... -
C.G.D - Classic Game Designer[b]UPDATE: August 07, 2013 AN UPDATED VERSION OF CGD IS NOW AVAILABLE, DETAILS HERE: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=7155…
... of them are ported from the VIC 20 like Jeff Minter's ... early blasters or the C16 like [b ... C64 stuff some of the games have the 'classic' game look.
the z80 of the file embedded in CGD ... -
+2 QuestionsI picked up a +2 today on eBay. I've only seen one about 25 years ago so i dont know a lot about them. It boots and the seller can type stuff in so …
... couple of the pillars to screw the cases together ... .
The tape deck doesnt work though ... should I look for with the tape mechanism?
< ... opened the case and the tape drive turns but the belts feel ... . This could be the best 20 quid I've spent ... -
Aspartame "is safe"In case there's anyone remaining on WoS who believes in the nonsensical "aspartame is toxic" hoax, here is a link to a reputable source which refutes…
I have drank gallons of diet soda over the last 20 years and i'm beginning to wonder what damage i've done to my internal organs, seriously. -
Aspartame "is safe"In case there's anyone remaining on WoS who believes in the nonsensical "aspartame is toxic" hoax, here is a link to a reputable source which refutes…
... gallons of diet soda over the last 20 years and i'm ... /> Probably not all that much. The main problem with aspartame is ... -
Happy Birthday JamesW !Have a good one! :)
Happy bday James! 40 is the new 20, or something. ;) Enjoy! -
Spectrum bluetooth keyboard...I want one of these for Christmas ! [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/952953995/1706707152?token=178af0ea[/url]
Not really interested in the iPhone/Bluetooth thingy, but I ... /> Commode did something similar with the Vic 20 and C64 recently.
Does Amstrad still own the ... rights to the Sinclair brand?
