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  • Best 16K game (AKA JetPac vs Deathchase)I'm not sure whether this has been asked before, so I thought I'd narrow it down. Let's face it, there are two games that stick out from the rest in …

    ... there are two games that stick out from the rest in 16K ... as I don't think the gameplay has any flaws. Also ... , it was as if the guy had been programming on ... the Spectrum for years! In ... moved at a pace that the C64 could not cope with. ...
    Spector Spector November 2003 Games
  • So many spectrum emulators! so few c64 emulators!Have you ever noticed just how many spectrum emulators there are out there? Its incredible! In fact the speccy may well be in the running as most emu…

    ... Its incredible! In fact the speccy may well be ... number for the NES, but as for the c64, it barely ... dunno why, I suppose the Spectrum may be easier ... would have thouht that the c64 community would have been ... who have taken the trouble to emulate the brown breadbox. ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • best games everhi!!What are the best zx games you've ever played?,not best graphics or most original.I?m talking about YOUR favourite games. for me:(in no particula…

    hi!!What are the best zx games you've ever played?,not ... ?m talking about YOUR favourite games.
    for me:(in no ...
    4-arkanoid
    5-the wally series(all of them)
    theveracruzaffair theveracruzaffair December 2003 Games
  • The War between the Machines!I grew up with the C64, and I spent far too many hours with it. I also made the Lemon64 website. To me, the charm about Spectrum, MSX, C64 or any ot…

    I grew up with the C64, and I spent far ...
    To me, the charm about Spectrum, MSX, C64 or any other ... UNIQUE, and therefore have the possibility to do certain ... others couldn't, or the limits not to do ... I'm happy that the "fight between the machines" is over! ...
    Kim Lemon Kim Lemon January 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape Noise (Poll)Hi Everyone :) Just wondering how many of u enable tape noise personally i do, i just think u cant obtain the trully retro feeling without those plea…

    ... think u cant obtain the trully retro feeling without those ... pleasant sounds in the background ;) afterall ... its how i grew up when i played games ... little to high pitched for the eardrum LOL :)

    ...
    Mayboy Mayboy January 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A idea for a speccy games developera parody of the dizzy games called "hellbound dizzy starring lucifer" i know the devil has been used in 1 of the other dizzy games but it could be em…

    ... of the dizzy games called "hellbound dizzy starring lucifer" i know the devil ... used in 1 of the other dizzy games but it could be ... game.
    ideas: the devil, lava, fireballs, the grim reaper, angels of ... death, trolls with horns, the image of god.
    ...
    grim grim February 2004 Games
  • Games that are impossible to complete due to bugs!I'm trying to compile a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed because of a bug (or simply bad programming)! Here's a few... [B]Frankie Goes …

    ... a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed ... YS claimed one of the Crash Dizzy games was bugged but ... I don't mean games that are just very ... difficult, I mean games that are LITERALLY impossible ... [B]Fairlight 2[/B] (the "key bug" prevents completion - ...
    jil jil March 2004 Games
  • Green Beret-esque games?Can anyone recommend me some 2D horizontally scrolling shooty/ninja-y type games that compare well to Green Beret? Although not the best of games (I …

    ... Green Beret? Although not the best of games (I found it pretty ... type of genre better than the 2D isometric ones like Commando ... point me in the direction of any such games? Cheers muchly!
    Normandy Normandy April 2004 Games
  • +D/Disciple games archive?Hi all, Having finally got my disciple to work, I'm starting to have a look at hacking multiload games. Is there any archive on the web with games t…

    ... there any archive on the web with games that have already been ... bit of code at the beginning for the +D, anyone know how ...
    mikey303 mikey303 May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Need help with transferring games to real tapeHello. Sorry for asking this as I suspect everyone has solved this problem by now -- or am I the only one with a real problem? My problem is this: …

    ... .

    A couple of the games went without a hitch but ... no avail --- The bugger still won't run the games. The machine resets or ... into the +2 from the line-out connector on the soundcard.

    The games ...
    8bitten 8bitten June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The problem with early arcade adventuresWhether it was a programming reason or not, you find that a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum (1984-85) had 256 screens. I think "P…

    ... several screens in these games look virtually the same, making it harder ... have much preferred games to follow the approach of games like Rapscallion, where ... . In the bigger games it wasn't, because all the screens looked the same ...
    Spector Spector June 2004 Games
  • Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…

    ... them days, I mean C64 were around ?400 mark ... used to stock the CAMPUTER LYNX and Speccy and C64.
    ... was so playable unlike games not for your PS2 ... on the market and games.

    I think the 80' ... go and buy your games and even give views ...
    cjp_24 cjp_24 June 2004 Games
  • Text-based Adventure GamesI really got into these after playing "The Hobbit" on the Speccy. I really enjoyed the Level 9 games: Colossal Adventure, Adventure Quest, Dungeon …

    ...
    I really enjoyed the Level 9 games:
    Colossal Adventure, Adventure ... Scrolls and Infocom games, plus the Level 9 games such as Knight ... Orc which had fancy graphics on the ... out some old school adventure games.

    Was ...
    jonesmark jonesmark July 2004 Games
  • Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…

    ... through the games we did together.

    6) Out of the games you ... were a lot shorter than the C64/Amiga/ST/PC versions? Was ... possible) on the making of the following games:

    Trantor - The Last Stormtrooper ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Name the game(s)Another thread reminded of this compilation that had one of the most addictive games ever that had me and my brother playing for ages. I'm sure the …

    ... had one of the most addictive games ever that had ...
    I'm sure the compilation was called 3in1, but ... border.

    The thing that stood out about ... it was the control method - there ... combination (A&S?) for the other player.

    Tobo Tobo August 2004 Games
  • Mobygames.com have added the Spectrum!As you may remember, I posted a petition to persuade the multi-format games information site [url="http://www.mobygames.com"]www.mobygames.com[/url] …

    ... a petition to persuade the multi-format games information site [url="http ... help out in adding the system's games. Hundreds of them will ... systems, so those will be the easiest, as only publisher/ ... ) and defining which areas the game will be categorised in ...
    MartinUK MartinUK August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…

    ... Being compared to the c64
    7) Lack of quality games
    8 ... ) any other

    Mine would be the ... sure; was always jealous of the c64 for its ability to handle ... character screen display.

    The problem bugged me a bit ...
    Parky Parky September 2004 Games
  • 100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …

    ... wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot ... House) ?1, We Are The Champions (5 Games) (Ocean) ?2.00, Witchfiend ... ) 50p, The Way of the Exploding Fist (Melbourne House) ?1, World Games (Epyx ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy September 2004 Sales
  • UKretro.co.uk - Website UpdateHi, The latest additions to our site ([url]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url]) are listed below, Best Wishes, Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro…

    ... /> Jack And The Beanstalk - Thor -Sealed- ZX Spectrum
    Summer Games - Kixx ... - Kixx - Commodore 64 128 C64
    California Games - Kixx - Commodore 64 128 ... Gameboy
    TMNT - Fall Of The Foot Clan - Nintendo Gameboy
    fairziff fairziff September 2004 Sales
  • ZXSpectrum "Name The Game"Hello, As you all probably already heard before, I created a new website with the "Name The Game" game about the ZX Spectrum games, located at [url=…

    ... website with the "Name The Game" game about the ZX Spectrum games, located ...
    After free registration the user is shown an ZXSpectrum ... registered users, 1200 diferent games to guess and most ... (since August 2004), and 53190 games played. :)

    ...
    RootShell RootShell September 2004 Announcements
  • ST04 - Games (are slowly showing...)'Tension' (i.e. atmosphere) slowly rise... on [url="http://www.speccy.org/st04/"]http://www.speccy.org/st04/[/url] ST04 games are announced in rhyt…

    ... speccy.org/st04/[/url] ST04 games are announced in rhytm 'one ... good and playable games to the 'light'.

    All games are tested ... to be challenging and great fun (the more ... you play, the more in-game ' ...
    Alex_Lux Alex_Lux September 2004 Games
  • Can anyone name the game?Having not found the answer despite a thread running into several pages on another forum, I was wondering if anyone can identify this game (I'm rapid…

    ... to do something. IIRC the potential nasties were gas/gas ... to go upwards, so the chances are my drawing ... where you started on the surface and ended up ... ."

    "With the ladders you went from level ...
    One of the Monty Mole games
    Gilligans Gold ...
    jimtastic jimtastic October 2004 Games
  • crap games compi think the first crap games comp was the best. what do other think? from a 14 year old.

    i think the first crap games comp was the best. what do other think?
    from a 14 year old.
    miner_willy miner_willy October 2004 Games
  • What games ave u played in last 7days?OK ok, I've been looking at the best games postings and well ok. Many say Manic Miner is the best blah blah (dont get me wrong....it is a classic) bu…

    ... , I've been looking at the best games postings and well ok ... . Many say Manic Miner is the best ... havent played it in the last week. Games I've actually played ...
    Humbug Humbug October 2004 Games
  • OT: MSX gamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the MSX, preferably games that were either…

    ... Heels, Knightlore etc) on the MSX, preferably games that were either better ... than the Spectrum versions, or ... been disapointed about many of the CPC games I've tried, but ... the MSX looks far more ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum 128K only games (`nd TR-DOS)Apart from Where Time Stood Still what other games were 128K only, as opposed to merely 128K versions of 48K games whereby all levels were loaded and…

    ... merely 128K versions of 48K games whereby all levels were loaded ... II, and of course the later Ocean games but haven`t a ... :) Haven`t even played the late Ocean games yet...

    Please ... -Dos games as well I suppose, as I recently `discovered` the Mortal ...
    CKay CKay November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How will be the (real) new Speccy "thing"?I read about hundreds of cool and wacky ideas to get Speccy bring to new life. I know (and I adore) this new era of the speccy - new magazines, new g…

    ... new era of the speccy - new magazines, new games, new users, ... by Atari or Namco, or the games that comes with tv sets ... Zx-Spectrum mobile, with the best 100 games? Or maybe a Kempston ... contains both the design and the games, that recalls you the golden era an ...
    Motomono Motomono November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum in America and CanadaWhoo Hoo only me. Amstrad may be able to sell the ZX Spectrum in the US and Canada after all. [url="http://www.cxcservices.com/home.htm"]http://www…

    ... [/url]

    The emailer is available from BICO ... no mention of Games at all but the powerpoint slides do ... the C64 is being developed/adapted or subscribers will be offered the existing games ... which could lead to the emailer achieving 'critical mass ...
    Geoff Geoff December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A bit late, but 10 years of PlayStaion! My thoughts.I think the acual Aniversary of the Playstion release was a couple of weeks ago, but I picked up GamesTM today and it has a big feature about it (bes…

    ... for me the introduction of the PSX marks the end of the retro era, I ... games from the mid eighties with stuff from the beggining of the playsation era, games ... are hardly recognisable. Now compare the ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • OT - Commodore sold againFrom [url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/29/tulip_sells_commodore/"]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/29/tulip_sells_commodore/[/url] PC m…

    ... Commodore product, the C64 Direct-to-TV. The unit is ... rack of games.

    When the unit was ... 2004, Tulip promised the C64 Direct-to-TV would ... entertainment products... using the Commodore name and label ... its own push into the games marketplace. Soon after ...
    ADJB ADJB December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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