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Retro Asylum episode 103: ZX Spectrum Vega/20th PSX BirthdayFrom the fools that started the Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64 thread... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/Swainy_boy/8EB5675A-80FF-4FA5-9ED…
... to and about some of the big retro gaming news stories which ... talking. Also, to celebrate the Playstation One?s 20th birthday ... -birthday-playstation-onethe-return-of-the-zx-spectrum/[/url]
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Games that will be 25 in 2015!As always, here's my yearly list of favourite games that'll be 25 this year! It was October 1989 that I got my Speccy, so really this is the first lo…
... Egghead 2 (Crash)
Escape From The Planet Of The Robot ... Monsters
The Famous ... Five
Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O ... Adventure (compilation)
The Race
Rainbow ... -
The last Spectrum titles producedby the "big" software houses, what were they? Is there a list?
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Phone ExtensionsOK brainboxes...are there any telephony types on here? As you all may or may not be aware, I have moved house and have the age old problem of having…
... they are in the extension? (connectors 2,3 and 5 I think it ... with the NTE box? Connect the same colours as the extensions to the connectors ... as with the live ... -
Match Day - Maximum number of goals (?) and a bug compilationGreetings. I'm willing to share some stuff about old Ritman's classic Match Day, so let's get on with it. :smile: PART 1 ------ I was curious abo…
... player can score during a 5-minute game in Match ... to see in
the 'Match Day 2' sequel.
... 95" and "25". The corruption changes slightly every 5 minutes.
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Rs232 115k programs for transfer files via PC to SpeccyHere in Italy we have recently do (and we are also on test) programs that can transfer files from PC to Speccy and viceversa at 115k.<br><br><div>I t…
... one have do it in the past and so we are ... from Speccy to PC (in 2,5 minutes)
b) transfer ... to PC in memory of the ZX so you can save ... -
Back to 1990! A new console is coming out to, er, compete with the SNES and Megadrive!<div>A new console, called the Retro VGS, is coming out, that isn't made by the big three (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo), that uses cartridges, …
... , that isn't made by the big three (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo ... bit games on the SNES/Megadrive (Genesis), and the physical console itself ... designed to look like the huge commercial failure the Atari Jaguar.
Back to the 80's!Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk. <:-P<br><br>You find yourself in a busy shopping…
Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk.Batman: Arkham Knight - or 'Screw the consumer' volume 2,375<div>If, like me, you're really looking forward to Batman: Arkham Knight, then you'll not be pleased to learn that no mater what version of the game …
... options. Arkham Knight joins the dismal list of AAA ... to buy the entire game with all the content available ... Weapon Upgrade: Increase the devastating firepower of the Batmobile.Batarangs While ... with a spreadsheet. Once the discounted, complete edition is ...Advert quotes quiz III'm back with a new quiz for you, retro-magazine geeks! :-B #1: YOU'RE COOL, THE ENGINE'S HOT, THE GIRL'S GOURGEOUS, A TANK FULL OF GAS AND AN O…
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'Bandersnatch' concept art auctionThis little lot looks VERY interesting. Let's hope whoever wins it gets it all scanned in so we can see what's contained within the folder. http:…
... under in 1984.
The package comprises the following items:
... screen drawings describing the basic concept
2. A 30 x ... first page
4.5 Character Book with 8 sides ... - coloured artwork
4.9 The Bandersnatch Team profile book - empty ...My experience with a ZX Spectrum clone called Elwro 800 JuniorAfter a long break in using this forum (modellrailroading is my main hobby) I'm back and want to tell something about an interesting ZX Spectrum clon…
... of the computer. The first one with no additional mark, the second with "-2 ... version only)
- 2 x JUNET port DIN 5-pin
- ... port DIN 5-pin
To lower the costs, the computer got ... not to mention 5,25" drives) and 3,5" counterparts seem to ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... to 25 years) ? What are the issues likely to be? Mine ... , does any one know what the issues are likely to be ... (apart from the gold plated edge connectors needing ... much emulation wize . What is the best emulator for them? ThanksTesting Joystick InterfacesWhile looking for something completely unrelated, found one of my old test programs. This is useful for testing interfaces that conform to the Sincla…
... that conform to the Sinclair Interface 2 standard:
[code] 5 PRINT AT ... INT (num-64) : LET b$(2)="1"
1060 IF num ... INT (num-8) : LET b$(5)="1"
1090 IF num ... br /> 1100 IF num>=2 THEN LET num=INT (num ... -2) : LET b$(7)="1"
Kempston ConfusionSomehow, I just can't get this straight on my mind :-O I guess my neurons are playing tricks on me. ~X( Kemspton interfaces allow joysticks …
... interfaces allow joysticks with 1, 2 or more independent fire buttons ... joysticks for use with the spectrum with 2 or more independent fire ... am making a big confusion between the interface (protocol?) and the joystick (atari ...Three versions of ZubWhile watching this week's Chinnyvision video on Zub I found myself frowning when he came to look at the Speccy version because despite having owned …
... separate versions of Zub. The original (and the one I remember) ... The second release is dated 1987, identifies itself as 'Version 5.0 ... some small changes in the wording on the menu screen scrolly ... on WOS.
But the big change comes with 'Version 6 ...Euro 2016 Draw AKA The 'England Are Gonna Win' ThreadNow I know it's currently the 'in thing' to think the England footie team are overrated, overpaid, uninterested twonks, but thought I'd start a threa…
... it's currently the 'in thing' to think the England footie team ... start a thread as the draw is at 5.30pm (GMT) today ... and could face one of the other home nations is pot ...So, Sony are Douchebags...Feeling a bit put out by their products recently. I got a 3rd party BlueTooth headset for Xmas that I intended to use on my PS4.. When I came to p…
... headset that plugs into the DS4 controller, so I ... certain bits of the OS - like the part that lets ... to run from the SD card. The phone itself only ... the operating system is installed, you only have about 2.5 ... it (which might stop the phone functions from working) ...ZX Spectrum 128 +2 Grey Tape Drive NoiseHi folks, Received as commented on another post one of these of the subject boxed. Tape didn't work, but I just fixed that by changing the bi…
... post one of these of the subject boxed.
the big belt. Loaded up a ... question and it's regarding the noise...
... a tape. You get the typical noise, although it ... more or less the same noise as the rewind/ff... ...ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 31 January 2016Sunday 31 January 2016 Happy New Year (bit late? Ed) * The more perceptive may notice the NUMBER of tips hasn't changed in any significant way s…
... Ed)
* The more perceptive may notice the NUMBER of tips ... for "split entries", where the same tip type
... , batch importing the
relevant links into the new database field ... provided a tip for Stranded 2.5.
* Added RZX ...Yay (In a sarcastic, and sort of foreboding way), they're making a sequel to Bladerunner[quote="ewgf;52032"]In a parallel universe, one where directors understand what makes a classic film great, and the accounts and marketing department…
... Villeneuve is directing the film starring Ryan Gosling (The Big Short) and Harrison ... films (Superman 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Spiderman 2, X-Men 2, Aliens, etc ... ), but The Phantom Menace alone ...TopGear!! The Return.I've just been reading about how Friends Start Mat LeBlanc will be joining Chris Evans as a co-presented for the new Top Gear Revival in May. You …
... a co-presented for the new Top Gear Revival ... be honest I find the thought of a top ... has so jumped the shark. Without the big three the only way ... is down, the idea has ... constant tidbits about the Amazon show the three x top ...What are the differences between the grey spectrum +2, and the black one?Can they play all the same games? Do they use the same voltage?
Can they play all the same games? Do they use the same voltage?Spectacol 2.0 new featuresHello everyone, I'd like to know which ones from the opened features from https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol/issues you'd like to see in the …
... need to narrow the list to the most wanted features which ... I can code in the next 1-2 months :). If anyone ... wants to help with the coding, ... dd463a7d5f7d94aaa933d412a68b00de which contains the first first draft of the specification. Any ...Beepola Tritone Tempo Fix/PatchesI've made some Tritone tempo patches for Beepola 1.08.01. They alter the Tritone tempo's to be divisable. So you can change pattern lengths/time si…
... lengths/time signature, and keep the same tempo.
These ... 659
2 15 1222 900 739
2.5 14 1464 1061 ... /pattern lengths in action.
The previous fastest tempo was 714 ...Walker (1996)randomly discovered this game in the archive... unfinished, but looks like a ton of work and effort went into it. seems to be linked to Psygnosis …
randomly discovered this game in the archive...
unfinished, but ... that is the finished game?). only the demos work... Walker (Demo 2) lets ... space for the gun cursor and 5,8 to move the thing back ... going to come out for the spec. (and this is ...Zombie Filmsright, during my show today, me, Boozy and Chris along with another couple of regs were discussing zombie films, the good, the bad and the erm middle…
... of the dead (serbian film, ken forees in it)
big t ... of the dead 2 contagium
day of the zombie (song of the dead ... of the living dead, the beyond, the house by the cemetary (italian)
the horde ...Hong Kong filmsDoes anyone else like Hong Kong films? I love them. I've seen these(but only kept records for the last 10 years) and have a few of them. I especially…
... /> Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2 (1990)
Crazy ... Green Snake (1993)
Hail the Judge (1994)
Handsome ... /> Mr Vampire 5 (1992)
Musical Vampire, The (1990)
... (1993)
Tantana, The (1991)
The Blade (1995)
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