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Hello allHello all. Only discovered this today after years of bumming around Your Sinclair RnR Years. Obviously not to bright on the up take. I adored my S…
... totally hillarious! I loved all the old 80's zombie flicks ... dawn of the dead, return of the living dead 1,2,3 and evil dead ... movies... I think it was the ... poor acting and the ... -
Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... sprites, reset the frame counter to 2, 3 or whatever and clear R.
the interrupt is hit and you turn your ... attention to updating the screen. This ... screen update becomes priority and as the time taken to do ... -
Windows 7 Installation issuesNeed some more help chaps as I'm totally bloody snookered on this one... My PC spec is this :- Intel Core i7 2.66GHz CPU. nVidia GTX-260 1792Mb Gai…
... It has 6 molex sockets, 2 6pin PCI sockets and 2 8pin PCI sockets ... /> When I put the GTX 260 in, everything - and I mean EVERYTHING ... look at the card the other day and 2 of the goldfingers on the PCIe connection ... up Monday and I'll have to wait until the New ... -
Spotted on ebay.Just spotted this possible bargain on ebay, its collection only but no ones bid on it yet still a few days before it ends though. Disclaimer: I am …
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and ?100 I doubt would even cover the postage.. I ... it was secure postage, and the weight of that load ... away. Also the fact the pictures... is it 2 +3's or ... br /> now console yourselves and buy some of my old ... ;) un-subtle plug and a LOT cheaper than some ... -
Games in the Top 20 you hardly playLooking at the top games listing theres a few games which I just hardly play, sometimes just put off on my first go or just dont like the look of the…
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[B]8.76 (201) Fairlight 1985 The Edge Software Adventure ... no fun. the fights are boring.
[B]3. 8.75 (739 ... /> 13. 8.69 (162) Way of the Exploding Fist, The 1985 Melbourne ... /> rarely.
[B]20. 8.67 (227) Starquake 1985 Bubble ... -
Games hacked to be played with Sinclair Joystick #1 (67890)I have mentioned a few of these in other threads, but I think they kinda deserve their own... I have been hacking a few of my favorite games which ha…
@TomCat: maybe you can fix the Sinclair Controls in R.A.M.?
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004008[/url]
Sinclair Control is available, but the keys are 1,2,3,4,5, but left and right are reversed. -
Games hacked to be played with Sinclair Joystick #1 (67890)I have mentioned a few of these in other threads, but I think they kinda deserve their own... I have been hacking a few of my favorite games which ha…
... ]@TomCat: maybe you can fix the Sinclair Controls in R.A ... , but the keys are 1,2,3,4,5, but left and right are ... -
The best (and worst) Second-sequel.When a film series gets to #3, one of two things usually happen: It's either going to be the best of the series - as the company now know how to tre…
[QUOTE=chop983;430635]Home alone 3, that bites and don't get me started on 4, the Culkins are classics.[/QUOTE]
Not my kind-o-film really, but out of the 4, I actually liked number 3 the most. 1 and 2 make my skin crawl! -
New Game and HelloHi All, Long, long time lurker and contributor (hardware index, PiMan files etc..) but having been quiet for a few years I thought I might register. …
... was made with v2.2 mostly, and 2.3 in the last few days!
and could probably get a few ... an extra 5 more than the original map, I decided to ... />
Dunno about death and back to the start... maybe I could ... -
Arcade Game Designer 2.0 releasedI know dozens of you downloaded the previous version of AGD. Well, you can put it away now because I've made some major improvements to that version…
... with ULA+ palette editor, and optional routine to change palette ... distances can be changed in the main menu
- block ... frame bugs on sprite creation and deletion, removing corruption potential< ... be 100% compatible with versions 2.2 and 2.3, but do let me ... -
IM2 Loading on +3EHi there Speccy Guru's, As some of you know, I've spent a while building the ultimate image for +3e, it's currently at 6000+games and demos and i've…
... which has +2 ROMs fitted and the normal DivIDE :< ... br />
7UP - works fine til about 2/3 ... Graphic glitches in the Wolfenstein (and other timing ... the timings to work on the normal 128k spectrums (well original 128 and +2/+3 ... -
IM2 Loading on +3EHi there Speccy Guru's, As some of you know, I've spent a while building the ultimate image for +3e, it's currently at 6000+games and demos and i've…
... - Graphic glitches in the Wolfenstein (and other timing sensitive) ... ofcourse), otherwise works and loads fine. This ... the timings to work on the normal 128k spectrums (well original 128 and +2/+3 ... categorically impossible - this is the demoscene, after all :-) ... -
Dinamic GamesI was thinking the other day about Dinamic games and their notorious difficulty level. So I've selected 4 of their games (Army Moves, Navy Moves, Ga…
[QUOTE=mel the bell;441399]always quite liked ... it in an emulator and cant get the bloody thing to start ... of the keys seem to work for the menu, ive tried 2,3,4 ... -
Dinamic GamesI was thinking the other day about Dinamic games and their notorious difficulty level. So I've selected 4 of their games (Army Moves, Navy Moves, Ga…
[QUOTE=mel the bell;441434]in fact its ... it in an emulator and cant get the bloody thing to start ... of the keys seem to work for the menu, ive tried 2,3,4 ... problem, just change it in the emulator, I dont remember exactly ... hardware guru who comes to the rescue :) -
Alternative speccy power supplysI know all us would have our speccys with the original power supply,but often i would see a distress call from people who got speccy from ebay but on…
Every PSU with the right voltage and ampere can be used. I ... switching one with 12 Volt and 2,3 ampere.
I use ... a new cable from inside the PSU and soldered a new plug ... that fits for the ZX 48K.
Retro Computer/Console's? How much are they worth?I'm a keen collector of retro computer/consoles (NES,SNES,Intellivision,Megadrive,Amiga etc..).... How do I know how much they are worth?? As in...…
... mine 3 years ago for $30, the mark 1 and 2 models are the clunky ... square PS1 machines that still have the ... smart cards and video expansions without the need of modding the machine itself ...More Ebay MaddnessWould you pay ?99 for a ZX Spectrum cassette produced in 2004 or 2007? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-COLUMNS-YEAR-2004-MEGA-RARE-/160447542…
yer.... AND I'm such a tightwad , ... music hardware in the UK which is 2-3 times the price it is ... in the US that I ...Brand new Horace GameWe could think on how should the next Horace Game be, taking in account that the past three are mixtures of old, well established classic arcade game…
... , the game is very nearly there - all the levels, most of the graphics, and ... most of the game mechanics ... on the Speccy version is 2/3 the size, but moving Horace and the enemies 2/3s ...Future films at the cinemaAnyone looking forward to any particular film coming out in the future ? I'm looking forward to a new Judge Dredd film, Stallone wont be in it, shou…
... ?8 or ?9 to see a film at the weekend, plus a ?2-?3 ... you want a decent seat. The price to see a film ...drunken ebay bidding..I was talking to my brother in law about ebay the other day... a friend of his does drunken bidding, dunno if he's the only one... he's bought thing…
... in Thailand. I spent the evening getting through 2/3 bottle whisky, sent ... off a few unreadable emails and then ... went on ebay.
At the time ... ...
Ebay and alcohol just don't mix!drunken ebay bidding..I was talking to my brother in law about ebay the other day... a friend of his does drunken bidding, dunno if he's the only one... he's bought thing…
... in Thailand. I spent the evening getting through 2/3 bottle whisky, sent ... off a few unreadable emails and then ... went on ebay.
At the time ... ...
Ebay and alcohol just don't mix ...Flash based rom replacement board for +2A/+3I'm sure I already started a thread about this, but I can't find it... Anyway, this post's to say that I've just sent off the order for the printed …
Right fitted the board (doddle) and soldered a switch
... so is it just the 128k bit and I have to flash ... the original 48k rom as well ... bank 2 needs the 48k rom and bank 3 the 128k? or is it the other ...Flash based rom replacement board for +2A/+3I'm sure I already started a thread about this, but I can't find it... Anyway, this post's to say that I've just sent off the order for the printed …
... =BiNMaN;480027]Right fitted the board (doddle) and soldered a switch
the 128k bit and I have to ... bank 2 needs the 48k rom and bank 3 the 128k? or is it the other ... , debugged basic, BBC basic, and the original spectrum rom for compatability ...+2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…
... realised that unlike the previous revision changes in the Black +2 and +3 boards which ... don't appear to change the circuit, the ... fixed the sound issue and is used in the ISSUE 1 and 2 Black +2 boards ...Spectrum +3 and DivIDE+I have won a +3 on ebay. When it arrives, I know that I can use my DivIDE+ with it, but I have read about the +3E ROMs. I mostly use Spectrums to pla…
... one working on the original 128 and +2 - and while the +3 did introduce its ... own incompatibilities on the edge ... I'd expect that the AY interface is simple ... . That should hopefully solve the stereo issue. If it ...The Mire Mare intelligence testum... [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300495264543#ht_500wt_949[/url] let's see how many ebayers fall for this one.
Annoys the hell out of me when someone charges a premium for shipping and then delivers slow, I'm waiting on an Amiga game (battle command) I paid $10 shipping on (priority mail would be $4.95 and 2-3 days) and it's still not here a week and half later.Electrics/electronicsI amplify my laptop through my receiver. When the laptop is plugged into the mains I get an intollerable noise generated which is annoying through q…
... wall socket.. or the sort that have 2-3 plugs on that' ... and it was always the same things causing.. either the mains wiring or the ... wrong sort of audio cable (balanced and unbalanced.)< ... is in the states due to the different voltage and earthing there ...How about a January London WOS / CSS meetup?This seems to be a good point in time to ride the wave of relative harmony and goodwill in the Speccy scene and suggest that we all go to a pub and g…
... and 2 hours 8 minutes from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston on the ... I leave Lime Street on the 06:45, I'm in ... before 9 o'clock in the morning. Doesn't take as ...RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…
... preserved. Nevertheless, both the RC reset circuit and the reset user button doesn ... PCB's. Zilog being the most common on +2 / +3.
Cold ... during the program execution. At the end, and as the last instruction before the HALT ...not so guilty pleasures.What were those speccy games that thanks to Nostalgia and the innocence of youth you always loved; and never understood why no one else in their righ…
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Big fan of the toy range, and as a kid I ... absolutely loved the game due to ... ...the various characters from the franchise, the fact it took place on Cybertron, and ... and never told the truth.
Also 1,2,3,4,5 as the ...
