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  • Has the price of Retro consoles gone up?I'm looking for a replacement WII. I'm sure in the past I used to see them in CEX and Game for only £20, but now an unboxed one seems to cost upwards…

    ... WII. I'm sure in the past I used to see ... one seems to cost upwards of £75. Similarly I bought a ...
    morph morph June 2020 Chit chat
  • The Effect of the Lockdown on Speccy Game Prices.Take a look at this , a Speccy board game for £102:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52522/not-bored-with-zx-spectrum-actual-p…

    ... applies right across the board to a broad range of leisure related ... goods will do well out of it . And so it applies ... to all kinds of Speccy stuff . I think I ... a more expensive hobby in the future for new entrant buyers ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2020 Chit chat
  • Bub bub baaarrrr bub bub baaar baar baarrr!!! - For the love of weird and wondeful music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9x3C3-rjkw&list=OLAK5uy_mMLqqsYfBvciW96DUgPRz5Bk9yKjrBGOI&index=20 I have a very eclectic taste in music and recent…

    ... to a lot of Library music from the 70s particularly those ... appear to stand out from the mediocre others. When I ... library music, I mean the stuff film, radio and ...
    It's a genre of music unlike no other, its ... enjoing it. Mind you the people who walk past my ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2020 Chit chat
  • The Relationship Between "Manual Size" and Expectation of Business Success.This is about an idea or theory ( in other words a proposition or hypothesis) about Manual Size (Who has got the THICKEST?) Education was intitial…

    ... manuals was initially produced by the like of Hill MacGibbon , Collins and ... think this was done because the expectation of success with this approach ... sales were generally disappointing and the size of the game manuals in "later ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2020 Games
  • Best of the Major Clone Groups on WOSThere is a list of major clone groups on WOS:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.net/archive/features.html"]https://worldofspectrum.net/archive/featur…

    There is a list of major clone groups on WOS:-< ... .html[/url]

    The aim of this thread is to find ... the best one from each group ... group is shown at the bottom of the page. The idea would be for ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2020 Games
  • Songs of the Spectrum's Heydeys - 1983Ok, we did 1982 the year the Spectrum was released. But now on to 1983 which was the year Sinclair computers were selling in very big numbers. For me…

    ... was a year of great pop. It was the year MIDI began ... had a big impact on the syncopation of electronic sounds that predominated ... music. Songs of this year began to typify the 80s sound largely ... in part to the lower cost of electronic instruments such as ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2020 Chit chat
  • Can anyone remember the url of Sinclair’s old websites?I’ve found two: [url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930002321/http://www.sinclair-research.co.uk/index.php]www.sinclair-research.co.uk[/url] and […

    ... /> But there was another showing the various inventions over history, obviously ... including the ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and ... the QL. But so far all ... failed to find any sign of it.

    Can ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK December 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The "Fun" of old equipment...Warning to others with the Alphacom 32.So I manage to slowly rebuild my spectrum, and a part of that is getting a new printer. The Brother printer I once had is no more, and I don't want t…

    ... a part of that is getting a new printer. The Brother ... the cable, I see one of the leads has detached between the cable and the ... spectrum interface. Guessing it's probably the ... I'll pick up the parts in the morning, and try fixing ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • The Little Book of Sound Chips, Volume 1: 1977-1981Not sure if it fits the 'books' category but since it also covers the Spectrum it sounded somewhat appropriate. Well, C64audio.com has released th…

    ... since it also covers the Spectrum it sounded somewhat ... Well, C64audio.com has released the first volume and has more ... https://c64audio.com/products/the-little-book-of-sound-chips-volume-1 ... and "Speccy Beepers!" are the topics of interest but there are many ...
    Renegade Renegade June 2021 Books
  • The latest "advertisment" of Apple made me sad.The latest "advertisment" of Apple made me sad. You may have heard it on the news, they are announcing to monitor your iPhone. They can, and wi…

    The latest "advertisment" of Apple made me sad.
    the authorities.

    ... i], that they have the technology to scan every ... this happens in the US, means, that all of this, and ... that don't match the laws of your own country?
    Timmy Timmy August 2021 Chit chat
  • Quiz: Find the name of the Spectrum game containing these first namesSo, inspired by that other thread where it was asked if you knew any games containing first names, I'll make a simple quiz out of it. The question…

    ... simple quiz out of it.

    The question is: ... a Spectrum game with the following first name containing ... in the game name? (Obviously ... names are separate words of a released Spectrum game, ... Infoseek to find all the answers, so it's ...
    Timmy Timmy February 2022 Games
  • Hall of the Mountain King?If you remember there was an Abersoft Adventure game on the Speccy, based I think on the Scott Adams Colossal Cave game. There was a location call…

    ... Abersoft Adventure game on the Speccy, based I think ... There was a location called the Hall of the Mountain King.
    < ... was actually the inspiration?

    Hall of the Mountain King ... is also a piece of classical music ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2022 Chit chat
  • The sound quality (or not) of AM radioInspired by [url=https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/995799/#Comment_995799]this comment about the BBC's methods of beating pirate …

    ... we take as an example the wavelength of Radio Luxembourg as it ... kHz when quantised to the nearest multiple of 9 (and it even ... - a mere 3.06% of the amount of data points, and even considering ... 's still a small fraction of the amount of available data.

    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone August 2022 Chit chat
  • What's the meaning of Stonehenge!It's killing me that no one knows why it was built 5000 years ago, Is it an observatory? For mapping precession of the equinoxes etc? A spac…

    ... ?

    For mapping precession of the equinoxes etc?

    A ...
    Ælita Ælita August 2022 Chit chat
  • The Cost of a Raspberry Pi These Days.I remember a couple of years ago being able to buy a Raspberry Pi for just under $40 (£34) in many places Amazon being one of them. I had a look a…

    I remember a couple of years ago being able to ... many places Amazon being one of them.

    I had ... 4B. What gives? I thought the whole point was to be ... .

    My guess is the chip shortage is still in ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2022 Chit chat
  • Question about the "Color" function of the number keysI'm very new to Spectrum. What was the purpose of the color function of the number keys?

    I'm very new to Spectrum. What was the purpose of the color function of the number keys?
    wongojack wongojack September 2022 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The use of Z80s todayHi, I know this is a ZX Spectrum website. But if I could ask a quick question just about Z80's in general because I want to know how much they are…

    ... are in other applications after the 8bit micro era. So are ... exhaustive list, just a couple of examples. I always wanted a ... programming z80s and dedicated lots of time to learning about it ... can still be used in the wider world today? Freelance maybe ...
    dmsmith dmsmith October 2022 Assembler
  • Exact emulation of the Snow effectAs the original post on another forum is outdated, and for those who don't know about that forum, I duplicate this info here: At the beginning of …

    ... the publication of new version of the emulator is planned later, and the details of the ... now the actual results of the research — the necessary information for exact emulation of the ... is due to the absence of alignment to the beginning of the frame. Try ...
    weiv weiv October 2022 Emulators
  • Due to rampant voting abuse for this gameI tried voting on La Abadia del Crimen for the first time in my life and got this message. The reason being its too high in the list of best games a…

    La Abadia del Crimen or "Abbey of the Crime" English version :

    [url]http://pc.sux.org/tomcat/AbbeyOfTheCrime_128.z80[/url]
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat August 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Just an idea (please read)After the devastating news that Jonathon "Joffa/Frobush" Smith had passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him. I mean, we…

    ... poll on WOS. Remember the best game of 2009 thread and sudden ... usernames for the purpose of spamming the voting (like the way that Crime Abbey game was ... boosted up the best ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Just an idea (please read)After the devastating news that Jonathon "Joffa/Frobush" Smith had passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him. I mean, we…

    ... usernames for the purpose of spamming the voting (like the way that Crime Abbey game was ... boosted up the best ... .[/QUOTE]

    Given the nature of this anybody with a shred ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Just an idea (please read)After the devastating news that Jonathon "Joffa/Frobush" Smith had passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him. I mean, we…

    ... could tie each vote to the voter's WOS username, ... usernames for the purpose of spamming the voting (like the way that Crime Abbey game ... was boosted up the ... , no more work on the voting system (which is ...
    mheide mheide June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Is this a ****ing windup or what???Seriously WTF is happening to my country??? [URL="http://www.cnbc.com/id/39265847/UK_Proposes_All_Paychecks_Go_to_the_State_First"]Is this serious??…

    ... pleased about the state of the country. That's blinkered-ness of Dave ... you seen the police do little to combat crime ? Everytime ... i call up the police where ... a plane into Westminster Abbey ? All because of one article on ...
    psj3809 psj3809 September 2010 Chit chat
  • the loading screen.It wasn't so bad in the past, with all the colourful lines during the loading stage. But now that everything has improved so much it is kind of annoy…

    ... bad in the past, with all the colourful lines during the loading stage ... so much it is kind of annoying. Sorry, I know that ... emulator that will just play the game straight away? Is this ... problem or a problem with the type of file I'm using ...
    darryll darryll December 2001 Emulators
  • need help with the title of a spectrum gameA horse-racing game with five tracks down the page. You placed your bets on the horse you wanted to win then waited for the result.

    A horse-racing game with five tracks down the page. You placed your bets on the horse you wanted to win then waited for the result.
    Richard Richard February 2002 Games
  • Getting the ball rolling againOkay things have been a bit stale in comparison to what this forum used to be like. Too many fallouts and it is getting harder to think of new threa…

    ... is getting harder to think of new threads.

    the success of popular games making it to the big ... try this in the 80's when the Speccy was at ... />
    So here's the challenge - your a big buff ... you want to convert to the big screen and why.< ...
    GeeKay GeeKay February 2002 Games
  • Name the GameI had an adventure game years ago but can't remember the name of it for the life of me. The game starts where the main character wakes up on a beach …

    ... 't remember the name of it for the life of me.
    The game starts ... where the main ... has no memory of how he got there. The purpose of the game was ... I seem to rmember that the graphics were pretty good for ...
    Anonymous Anonymous January 2002 Games
  • Please help name the game...Sorry, another person with a bad memory needs your help. I'm trying to find out the name of a game I played when I was a kid. It was a 3D Racing gam…

    ... 'm trying to find out the name of a game I played ... three others around all kinds of strange courses with all kinds ... of obstacles. Great fun.

    Does anybody remember the name ...
    Sherls Sherls November 2001 Games
  • HELP ! What was the game ?Hi I'm new to the spec emulator and loving the return of retro . Iv'e managed to identify and retrieve a number of games I once had but one I cannot …

    ... new to the spec emulator and loving the return of retro . ... cannot recall the name or publisher of was a ... of ants there were bees and there was an impressive (For the ... to plant bombs in the main colony hives , ... so this involved locating the Queen "Bee" and plant ...
    hiab-x hiab-x November 2001 Games
  • The Broken Links...well, i can say that this is the biggest database related to spectrum in the WORLD! it's updated at least one time per week, etc.... anyway, i've see…

    ... say that this is the biggest database related to ... spectrum in the WORLD! it's updated ... saying that most of the games in the Archieve have broken ... you look just on the left of any games name that ... you'll be taken to the WOS search, and as ...
    SpeccY AlieN SpeccY AlieN October 2001 Games
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