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Where are they now?Has anyone been keeping tabs on what all the reviewers and editors of YS, SU and Crash etc. have been to? One of the best perks of owning a Spectrum…
... the awesome magazines. The humor and all the wacky reviewers made the relatively-simple games ... more than any of the games themselves, and me ... often measure the worth of games by how ... the occasional review on today's games, particularly all the psuedo-retro ... -
Searching for a game...Hi all! I've been a lurker long enough on WOS and decided it was high time I registered. :) Every now and again, in between juggling real life and p…
... real life and playing retro games, I delve into the global Internet in ... oil. I vaguely recall the layout of the title's in-game ... screen:
[INDENT]The background of this particular part ... here's hoping that with the limited information I've ... -
Is anyone else really bad at games?Or is it just me? I do wonder sometimes. A new game comes up and people ooh and aah, and say it took them an hour to complete, and it's a bit short.…
... just pulled out Horace and The mystic woods. I hadn't ... "easy" (apparently this just changes the enemy speed anyway)
games I never completed.
the last two games not finished. -
Games with time travel in themOn another forum the topic came up about time travel related video games, and it is disappointing how few games involve something as interesting as t…
... forum the topic came up about time travel related video games, ... is disappointing how few games involve something as interesting ... which then effect the future. Most games involving time travel ... to effect the future.
So, what games involve time ... -
Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…
... feel worse about the previous two. The final Hunger games book wasn't ... too good (it felt like the ... is.
And in games, Bombjack 2, Chuckie Egg 2 ... 't stop me from enjoying the other games in their respective series ... -
Terry The Turtle-Yellow,Cyan and Red.I am 16 days late with this as i wanted to release it on my birthday on the 1st,so instead as it is father`s day i wish to dedicate this game to my o…
... /> Tribute screens to other video games.
Flashing Terry Tokens award ... similar way to the Gameboy Pokemon games),the games are Terry The Turtle Yellow,Cyan ... at these types of games and constantly use the emulator save state ... -
New game: MORPH!Hi there, WOS people! I am a new member here. Quite recently I bought myself a 48K Speccy from a mate of mine. It is my very first Speccy as I never …
... PD puzzle game from the Amiga. I renamed the C64 and Speccy ports ... inspired by classic Mikro-Gen games such as [B]Pyjamarama[/B ... ! Many of the most original and most fun games were written first ... for the Speccy and then ... -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently got ... for retro games rekindled, as it happens).
I stumbled on the ... ) retrofitted it to some games that don't have turboloaders ... used a loader derived from the Sentient loader? Or are ... -
Is there Monty on the run 128 music?By far imho this Rob Hubbard tune on the c64 pushed that sid chip to the limits, what a great tune. Ive tried to youtube a speccy version only to fin…
... this Rob Hubbard tune on the c64 pushed that sid chip to ... the limits, what a great tune. ... version or has anyone replicated the c64 track? Cant see it being ... -
inlays and tapesMyself and some of the tzx preservation team are scanning in instructions and inlays in hd, well 600 dpi. If you can donate any that are spare or inc…
... we have scanned around 2000 games. As soon as martijn is ... something similar way back on the c64 called gamebox64, this should future ... proof the instructions and inlays. If you ... (we would not need the cassette cases which would help ... -
Horace to the Rescue - UnreleasedHi, I am currently writing Horace to the Rescue which is my version of it based on the original unreleased games name. It will hopefully be ready by …
... of it based on the original unreleased games name. It will ... hopefully be ready by Christmas. The ... Horace graphics and the screeching title sound ... have been stripped from the Hungry Horace game for ... -
Saboteur 2 on C64Sorry for the C64 topic! But it is vaguely Speccy related :p. I wanted to compare Saboteur 2 on the 64 to the Speccy version, so I loaded up Sabot…
Sorry for the C64 topic! But it is vaguely ... supposed to be music in the C64 version? I was loading a ... a SD card in to the C64 using the uIEC device, so it ... . I would be surprised if the C64 version does not have music ... -
Retro Event 26 October - photo's etcYesterday the first Retro Event was held in Elst, The Netherlands. It was a succes, which counts for both console sales floors and homebrew area. Ge…
Yesterday the first Retro Event was held in Elst, The Netherlands.
... hear (and sometimes touch) the ZX Spectrum laserharp, which ... for an article on the website in the Gelderlander, a daily ... /regio/betuwe/honderden-bezoeken-retro-event-1.4068685[/url]< ... -
Games for 2013what new games made this year do you think are a must to play ? I am asking as I wanted to do a few videos to show the new spectrum games. Thanks
what new games made this year do you think are a must to play ?
I am asking as I wanted to do a few videos to show the new spectrum games.
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Top Gear does retro[url]http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/retro-games-2011-08-09[/url]
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My Rendition of Horace to the RescueHi Spectrum World, I have spent the last 2 month writing my rendition of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue was a planned game but it was ne…
... of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue was a ... was mentioned in magazines and the loading screen was available on ...
I decided to fill the unfinished gap and based my ... to the Rescue on the same formula as the original released games. I kept the ... -
My Rendition of Horace to the RescueHi Spectrum World, I have spent the last 2 month writing my rendition of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue was a planned game but it was ne…
... of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue was a ... was mentioned in magazines and the loading screen was available on ...
I decided to fill the unfinished gap and based my ... to the Rescue on the same formula as the original released games. I kept the ... -
Video Game Market Sales Fair - Leeds 15th March 2014RetroCollect Presents? [url=http://events.retrocollect.com/][img]http://www.retrocollect.com/shared/events/video_game_market_15_03_14_thumb.jpg[/img…
... up of missing the bargains at the car boot sales? ... , without the early morning starts or the constant refreshing ... the first update we have confirmed:
Flashback Games ... />
Sore Thumb Retro Games - [url]http://www.sorethumbretrogames ... -
Good games that don't have a black backgroundIn an effort to think of something Speccy related that we've not discussed before (though Alessandro Grussu will correct me it I'm wrong ;)), this to…
... list all of the great Speccy games that don't ... have the colour black as ... game). There are some games that have some screens ... if we should include board games, for some reason),
games?),
Can' ... -
Spectrum Vs GameBoyGame Boy was my first console. I got it around 91, by a time when it was almost impossible to buy Spectrum Games (I had a +3) in Portugal. I remembe…
... size and portability, but because the games where much better looking than ... its time (probably except for C64 from what I remember).
the Japanese/American games, one of the most obvious one is the lack ... -
Games club - feb 2014what a better way to start the new year than bringing you the games club a month late. :-D due to the slow down ive had to literally go for the firs…
... way to start the new year than bringing you the games club a ... the slow down ive had to literally go for the first three games ... , no shifting the **** this month. :lol ... -
Has anybody ever thought about......Life? You know....life? Reminiscing about old times, playing on the Spectrum with Renegade, Legend Of Kage, Punchy, Disco Dan...the list is endless…
... US Gold, waiting for the big box games to come out
Rushing down the shops and ... a killing with peeps buying games, either completing it within a ... .
My own little retro sanctuary
Love You ... -
Best Homebrew Spectrum game from the last 10 yearsOK! So I visited again the Best Spectrum game of the last years polls and selected the best 5 games in each year, to decide which one, for you, is th…
OK! So I visited again the Best Spectrum game of the last years polls and selected the best 5 games in each year, to decide which one, for you, is the best Spectrum game developed in the last 10 years.
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What good gaming forums/blogs/sites/e-magazines/etc are there?I've just received this months Retro Gamer, and it has articles about games like Knightlore, Strider, and Ballblazer. As always, they concentrate on …
... to games at the older end of the retro scale, only rarely approaching the other ... end of the ... scale, but on the ... -
Event: Play Blackpool 3/4 May [Including Gremlin Graphics Reunion!]Hello Everyone. I couldn't see anything on the forums about Play Blackpool ([url]www.playblackpool.com[/url]) and as we just made a big announcement…
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- An Indie games zone with retro inspired games including some on Oculus ... previously unreleased games.
- A live Podcast from Retro Asylum, the UK's ... /> - A large arcade provided by Retro Games Party with loads of classic ... -
From Bedrooms to Billions ? Available only until 31st May 14[url=http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/shop/blu-ray][img]http://lifeschool.mikendezign.com/pix/bedban1.png[/img][/url] [url=http://www.frombedroo…
... the shaping of the worldwide billion dollar video games industry, which today dominates the ... in the creation of games and the industry, and not just those into retro ... gaming of the ... -
Plea for new hardwareI'm posting this as a poll as I want to judge if I'm a solo loon going on about this, or if people really are interested in either of the following S…
... and Timex-multicolour functions from the ULA+ specification[/B].
... ULA+ features to games and see the results on real hardware ... multi-player games like other machines have (i.e. The C64, ST ... . But the question is, is there the demand in the community? ... -
My childhood computer shop up for auctionOnly closed down a few years ago and has been nothing else since, quite sad to see the interior and being able to place exactly where everything used…
... by the door was FULL of speccy games and over to the left ... of that was the C64 section ... , everything else was nearer to the ... camera with systems set up running games etc
Assembloids for the ZX Spectrum in the makingAfter coding Assembloids for the C64 and having basically finished Assembloids 2600 for the Atari2600, I will continue to work on Assembloids ZX ;-) …
After coding Assembloids for the C64 and having basically finished Assembloids ... 2600 for the Atari2600, I will continue to ... screenshots as it will utilise the NIRVANA engine to some extent ...What systems do you regret buying/not buying?I've never had a non-mainstream console or computer really, I've owned (in order of my buying them*): ZX Spectrum (48K, 128K, +2) Atari ST (STFM/STe…
... for the STe, and most of the few games that did use the STe ... liked to have had a C64 as well as a Spectrum ... change the Spectrum for a C64 or any other contemporary machine. The Spectrum ... had, to me, the ...
