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Did you have a favourite/hated game genre?Tried a quick forum search but couldn't see anything specific on this. Thinking of the YS top 100 thread, it struck me that growing up with the spec…
... Platformers [/B]- again loved all the classics, Manic Miner, JSW, ... Enduro Racer etc. Even liked the speccy conversion of Out Run ... adventures[/B] - anything in the WOS top 100 I probably ... but generally not the war ones - normally just the big sandbox-ey ones ... -
Happy Burfday! LCDHappy Burfday! Drink Beer! Have a Gudden! The big 4 O eh? Man! Still just over 7 years away for me :p
Happy Burfday!
Drink Beer!
Have a Gudden!
The big 4 O eh? Man! Still just over 7 years away for me :p -
Games you always wanted to play...... but you couldn't get them till the internet years. There are a lot of games I wished to get and play after reading the reviews in magazines, or …
... couldn't get them till the internet years.
the reviews in magazines, or ... couldn't get back in the day.
... game was, the first time I read the review, awesome. ... br />
3.- And the big surprise was [B]Maziacs[/B ... -
Unique Spectrum games?What Spectrum games are unique? Unique as in there's no other game like it on the Spectrum? It doesn't matter if there's a million games like it on a…
... wise.
The obvious one, I think, is ... other game like it on the rubbber beermat.
the former but the latter leaves me cold ... have to clear all the mines - the big difference is that ... can (unfairly!) lose the game on your first ... -
4164 refreshHi, I remember pondering the mystery of how 4164's seem to get properly refreshed when used as video memory, and half the answer has just popped up i…
... as video memory, and half the answer has just popped up ... .
(With TI ones being the big exception).
so Chances ... most varieties of 4164, Certainly the OKI, Hitachi, Motorola, Mostek, ... retain all their data during the VBLANK period is still a ... -
Which superhero would you like to be?Yep, a rather childish topic perhaps, but "What's the point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes" as Doctor Who (the one with the lon…
... Doctor Who (the one with the long scarf and the big teeth) once ... worries about relationships, rent, half the city hating him because they ... that some of them (Batman, the Punisher, etc) aren't ... case you're wondering, the release of the (great) game Batman: ... -
Last publicationIt has just struck me, and apologies if this has been done, has there been a definite decision made on what was the last published game on the old ZX…
... on what was the last published game on the old ZX?
I'm not on about the retro games, which are generally ... that can be identified where the big players (eg Ocean, US Gold ... .
So what was the last, or last agreed upon ... -
Games for SaleOk, I'm getting organised now and have finally started to list my Speccy stuff a box at a time. So heres the first. More will follow as it get listed…
... /> Professional Ski Simulator ? Codemasters
The Detective ? Arcade
Borzak ? Channel ... box
The Untouchables ? Ocean double box
Oops! ? The Big Apple Entertainment ... Co Ltd big box
Taipan ... -
speccyemuwhen your in full screen can u take those icons off the screen like the big red tape icon ?
when your in full screen can u take those icons off the screen like the big red tape icon ? -
New game! Severin SewersFor those of you who like exploring and platformers... The mysterious acolytes of the Vehjstiahows sect finally dominated the old Metro City, an anc…
... br />
The mysterious acolytes of the Vehjstiahows sect finally dominated ... evil formula which had contamined the sewers with “goblin snot”, ... there and stealing all the big fat gold coins he could ... Stay tuned for more, as the "big one from 2011" will come ... -
Page of title screen easter eggs, where?Hi, There used to be a page somewhere on the internet (small place, I know), possibly on the big easter eggs site, that had pics of Speccy title scr…
... place, I know), possibly on the big easter eggs site, that had ... their masks removed, showing all the hidden text, drunk man in ... -
ArturaI tried to load the Artura tzx copy on the archive: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000282"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/in…
... it just stops loading before the big "special" block, it's ... In the debugger, the loading routine is still searching for the big data ... block (even after the tape ends).< ... either.
Solution: the time gap before this block ... -
Another request/idea for infoseekHello Martijn, I was thinking that some of the games which are considered as "commercial", were indeed commercial, but not in the strict sense, I mea…
... was thinking that some of the games which are considered as ... , they were not distributed in the big or normal commercial points (software ... -
Best current ide /flash interfaces? and re harlequin cloneHi I have a few 48k rubber-key spectrum's, a harlequin clone board :) on order and 1 (one) divide+ interface. I was hoping zetro's simple IDE woul…
... the other 48k,getting rid of the big box hanging off the ... or point me in the right direction for these ...
a) what are the best current options for an ... or flash interface for the 48k rubber key speccy? ... also fit / work on the harlequin clone? seeing as ... -
What ever happened to.....?Hi All, - What ever happened to P.D Power fanzine? I used to collect this many years ago in the mid 1990's when it was one of the few ways to keep u…
... many years ago in the mid 1990's when ... to date on the scene before the internet super highway ... and if not when was the last cassette issue?
... What ever happened to the Big Red Software team who wrote ... talent! Are they still on the scene? Grell and Falla, ... -
What comes after PiMan?As boozefreak gabs his way towards 20,000 posts the big question is, what masterful accolade should be above PiMan? Suggestions required!
As boozefreak gabs his way towards 20,000 posts the big question is, what masterful accolade should be above PiMan?
Suggestions required! -
+3 Games in shopsI was thinking today, when I was a kid back in the late 80s, how come I never used to see Spectrum +3 games in the shops? Were they mail order only o…
... was a kid back in the late 80s, how come I ... see Spectrum +3 games in the shops? Were they mail order ... /> I remember going to all the big stores that used to sell ... -
Homeless Hotspots - controversial promotionAt a Texas festival Homeless People have been deployed as mobile Wifi hotspots, raising money for themselves and drawing attention to the charity. So…
... themselves and drawing attention to the charity. Some see this as ... a modern step forward from The Big Issue ethos.
[url ... -
What do you call things?I'm just having a Peter Kay moment, these are things i call things, generic terms rather than the actual thing. Stereo (my hifi seperates) The big l…
... than the actual thing.
Stereo (my hifi seperates)
The big ... light (put the big light on)
Hoover ... -
one week from getting marriedI've been living with my gf for the past 3 years, but for some reason I'm still a bit nervous with the big day...
I've been living with my gf for the past 3 years, but for some reason I'm still a bit nervous with the big day... -
Deathchase improvementsI have spent the last couple of months bringing out an "enhanced" version of Deathchase which I called "Deathchase 2012". Unfortunately because it us…
... level always pulls to the left and the missile range (angle) ... to simulate water. The big trees have shadows in the water. There are ... a band of fog in the middle. The trees aren't actually ... disappointment. Technically it works but the gameplay (for me) just ... -
Making a video with in-vision video advice neededI'm after making some Spectrum gameplay videos of people playing the games, so that when played back, a small box in the corner shows the game, or ma…
... videos of people playing the games, so that when ... the corner shows the game, or maybe flips so the big screen shows the ... games while the small screen shows the faces of the ... shows used this technique. The game screen and player reaction ... -
Imperica - Horizons - End of Day 1Just got back from the big smoke. We started with a live performance of 'Hey, Hey, 16K' by MJ Hibbett, a history of computing from Crash's Prestel m…
Just got back from the big smoke.
We started ... [I]Buzzsaw+[/I] up on the projector too :D ), there was ... a session with the director of Micro Men and ... ] and Eben Upton are on the programme. -
Daley Thompson interview in MetroThe big man was interviewed (briefly) in Metro today. He mentions being famous for breaking joysticks :-D [URL="http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/90…
The big man was interviewed (briefly) in ... also a chat with the developers of the new Olympics game and ... -
I want to be a light-house keeper...</self pity mode> For a good few weeks now, I've had almost no time to myself (which is why I never got to the Speccy show, and why I've not yet tri…
... footballer, or king, or be the first person to land on ... , there is to get to the lighthouse initiially, but when you ... . Especially since the 'work' is basically just checking the big light up top ... want something from the kitchen, and most of the people you meet ... -
Gaming innovations that wern't popular...I've been thinking about innovations in gameing that were not popular when they were introduced, but have kind of become standard. Things like: No p…
... in [B]The Getaway.[/B] I remember the reviews at the time being ... places) and one of the big complaints at the time was a lack ... run like this, or the have the HUD when needed (I've ... 's needed and not all the time).
Regenerating health ... -
Brilliant eBay auctions won!Hey guys Just had a nailbiter on ebay, and just nabbed myself [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190750234620?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1…
... , But having a flick through the pics I noticed one or ... B - M.I.A. by the looks of things.
Just ... title (beneath Alien 8 on the big auction) and another title next ... is probably either The Patch or a big box of The Quill... my ... -
Children's ITV's "Old Skool Weekend"On the 5th and 6th January, CITV is showing loads of their old shows from the 80s and 90s: [url]http://www.a516digital.com/2012/12/classic-childrens-…
... (1991)
12:00noon The Sooty Show (1986)
... (1992)
12:40 The Big Bang (1997)
1 ... Dramarama: Blackbird Singing In The Dead of Night (1988 ... episode)
5:00 The Tomorrow People (1992)
... episode)
5:00 The Tomorrow People (1992)
TRUE VIDEO, INV VIDEO!Am I the only one who thinks the two keys "TRUE VIDEO" and "INV VIDEO" on the 128/+2/+3 keyboards are pretty much useless, since embedding control co…
... isn't even possible in the 128 BASIC editor? Instead they ... , to switch between the big editor screen and the bottom two lines.. or ... markings and no function on the Amiga 1200 keyboard either. I ... that that was to standardize the keyboards for all countries, but ...Machines Whose Graphics Have Dated BadlyI have owned a string of machines over the years (see my signature for the list) usually having to sell one machine to be able to afford the, because…
... PS2 connected up to the big TV, and I have ... to say the graphics looked shockingly bad, ... even with the graphics smoothing of the PS2 turned on ... a great introduction to the 3D revolution. But they ... big screen TV today!
So, I nominate the ...
