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Two player, split screen Speccy gamesWhat are you favs? I'm referring to the type of games where you and a friend shared a Speccy keyboard with the corresponding game play split on the…
What are you favs?
I'm referring to the type of games where you and a friend shared a Speccy keyboard with the corresponding game play split on the screen.
Dog fighting in Top Gun was great fun. -
Interview with Daz Coombes, prolific pirate from 1987 onwardsIt's taken literally seconds to track down Darren 'Daz' Coombes, the local kingpin of the ZX Spectrum games piracy scene for Basingstoke. Daz took on…
... /> Yeah, what with the rise of the internet, and the games consoles and Amiga ... games?
Daz: [i]They'll come back. Everything goes retro ... and it'll all come back. Like Showaddywaddy bringing back the ... -
Is There Any Were I Can Find A Complete List Of Sinclair Branded Games.I have started to collect the sinclair branded games,the ones with the branding same as vu-3d,horace,chess,planitoids and space raiders etc but i can…
I have started to collect the sinclair branded games,the ones with the branding same as vu-3d,horace,chess,planitoids and space raiders etc but i cant find a definative list anywere can anyone help me with this please? :-D -
Thundercat gamesJust seen this interesting video about the Thundercat games... Sorry if this is a repost [url]http://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2014/07/the-lost-thunde…
Just seen this interesting video about the Thundercat games... Sorry if this is a repost
[url]http://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2014/07/the-lost-thundercats-games-video/[/url] -
Arcade Stick or Gamepad?I intend to purchase a controller so I can play classic retro games for my "Let's Play" videos - however, I am stuck between deciding one of the two …
... so I can play classic retro games for my "Let's ...
For gamepad, I understand the benefits (price, weight, size, portability ... for certain games)
For arcade stick, the benefits would ... Classic Arcade Stick in the UK and the Sheenroad USB Arcade ... -
The best version of Elite?Various versions of Elite are mentioned in another thread ([URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48049"]Elite Dangerous: The o…
... even docking music! The C64 version played the Blue Danube (ala 2001 ... Odyssey) when docking, whereas the Spectrum version (48K and 128K ... br />
I thought the Spectrum version was great, though ... one floppy disc!), but the realistic physics during battle ... -
What five games that you've not played/briefly played would you want to take?I was thinking the other day about, how every so often on almost every gaming forum, you see a "What are you top ten favourite games?" style thread. …
... only those ten video games.
The thing is, we always ... , so they're not necessarily the best games for you to spend ... !), but everyone says that the Zelda games are mostly very good indeed ... a Steel Sky, and the Broken Sword games, are also on my ... -
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... 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 ... -
Monty on the Run JET PACK editionI just stumbled over this thing on Youtube. It's a fun idea but unfortunately for the C64 version. Makes me wish someone did the same to the Speccy …
... fun idea but unfortunately for the C64 version.
Makes me ... wish someone did the same to the Speccy version so we ... -
Videos Of Walkthrough Of GamesIm watching Broken Sword 1 walkthrough on youtube, played it years ago and forgot the story to be honest, so instead of playing it again, I just sit …
... it years ago and forgot the story to be honest, so ... nice brew, chill and watch the walkthrough lol
I ... plan to watch all the Broken Sword games in time :D
games instead of playing them?
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retro-asylum-episode-100-your/ ...Sir Clive loves Speccy games?It?s often mentioned how dear Sir Clive was somewhat miffed how his ultimate home computer, designed for serious stuff, home business and the househo…
... of the catalogue feature games galore, but the introduction straight away pushes the games first ... . Planetoids, Space Raiders, The ...Favourite Now Games Compilation...and why? [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^g399$&phrase&loadpics=3"]The 5[/URL] Mine is the original Now Games 1, it seeme…
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Mine is the original Now Games 1, it seemed incredible ... brainer really, I always felt the following volumes were very poor ... why though, there were many games to choose from, cost I ...best of this modern "all-in-one-retro consoles"I'm thinking on buying one of this for christmas? I was doing a bit of search and I found this 2 the RETRON 5 and the SUPER RETRO TRIO [url]http:…
... found this 2 the RETRON 5 and the SUPER RETRO TRIO
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the consoles and what is the best to buy ...Joystick PollDear WOS, I am currently building a home-made arcade stick for home use (and possibly mass production, if demand is high and if people like what the…
... a few) - the closest people currently have when playing retro games is to ... use an older controller (like the "The Arcade ... , including the lesser-played ones such as flight games and adventure games.
DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…
... them. Everything from the superb 1541 Ultimate on the C64 (the benchmark for all ... plays 128k games from tape fine.
The issue does ... seem to be 128k games. The 48k games I've tried so ... fine. The manual says it runs 128k games and some games are ...Please can you help with three ocean gamesHi there I'm collecting early ocean games from 82-84 , most of the ocean titles had the black background with red and blue writing on the spine of t…
... ocean games from 82-84 , most of the ocean titles had the black ... and blue writing on the spine of the cassette inlay, can anyone ... note any one know about the new spectrum
[ ... -on-sale-in-april--relive-the-consoles-nostalgic-games-9979725.html[/url]Current Gen Magazines - Does Anyone Buy Them?The only video games magazine I currently buy is Retro Gamer, as you might expect. I started buying it in early 2004. However, I do not think I have…
The only video games magazine I currently buy is Retro Gamer, as you ... video games magazines since some time before that. I think the last ... can get all the reviews and information off the internet. I simply ... /> It's just not the same as the days of Crash, Amiga ...Archon: C64 / ZX SpectrumArchon the board/strategy game [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000243[/url] is regarded as an all time top 10 classic on the…
Archon
the board/strategy game
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000243[/url]
is regarded as an all time top 10 classic on the C64 and an above average game on the Spectrum.
Why is this?jxd/marvin....fed upI spend more time on marvin having to reload games or run different ones due to it being pretty awkward about what it can and can't run. Surely after…
... marvin having to reload games or run different ones ... 20 years of emulating the speccy we're past ... similar problems with Frodo the c64 emulator..this game works, ... ve got something working the kids have lost interest ... console emulators just run the game and you're ...Retro gamer, 138There's and article in the above magazine listing the top 25 ZX81 games, the articles stays with games released at the time 81-85 but I'm surprised t…
... article in the above magazine listing the top 25 ZX81 games, the articles stays ... with games released at the time ... 't a mention of the collection of games released by Bob Smith ...My partial disenchantmente with PS4I've had a PS4 since christmas... My wife gave it to me. I loved the PS3, felt the machine still had a few good games to put out (contrary to PS2, t…
... of "future" with any of the games I've played, except with ... GTA, but even the demo's and the games available on PS Plus ... playng old games, I don't really get this new "retro-feel ... game" craze that is invading the market. I ...The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…
... tiny details in the development thread, and decided the only way ... new bitmap screens, ported from the C64, BBC, and DOS disk ... . Many thanks to the efforts of the numerous WoS contributors for ... A new title screen, crediting the original authors and WoS.
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
... rushed it looked compared to the C64 version and even though ... pretty average graphically for the time for the 48K Spec. Ghouls ... 'n' Goblins Arcade for the C64, its something that would be ... colour screens showcasing the best of the Spectrums abilities would ...The "lost" Gargoyle gamesDoes anyone know the story behind Fornax and Gath. Why were they never released? Likewise what happened to the Heavy on the Magick sequel?
Does anyone know the story behind Fornax and Gath. Why were they never released?
Likewise what happened to the Heavy on the Magick sequel?New 48K Spectum emulator on the Windows StoreHi, I've just uploaded a new "Free" Spectrum 48K emulator to the Windows Store, see: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-gb/app/specwin48/4d54…
... "Free" Spectrum 48K emulator to the Windows Store, see:
Tested with the top 100 games and only found two ... I'll fix these in the next version.
I ... any one know of any games? If I can find one ...RENEGADE "DOUBLE" TRILOGY LONGPLAYSHi Rene fans, being a massive fans of the Renegade series (well not the 3rd one), I wanted to share all 6 versions of these games being played on the…
... 128k+1.
The 6 versions consist of the original "IMAGINE" releases ... and the fantastic mod updates of the 3 games by Ralf which ... :-)
If you enjoy Retro games in UNemulated form then please ...Public domain and Creative Commons games for Wikipedia illustrationsThe asterisk links on http://www.worldofspectrum.org/permits/individuals.html appear to be down. I'm trying to find the ZX Spectrum games that have b…
... trying to find the ZX Spectrum games that have been ... be able to use the free-use releases (preferably ... attribute clash, etc. Which games are not freeware, but ... authors with one of the above licenses? Is there ... a list of just the GPL/PD permits somewhere? ...Peeking the contents on screen? How?You will have to forgive me for growing up on the C64, but I know I can peek the location of a character (1024 is top left from memory) and the peek …
... me for growing up on the C64, but I know I can ... peek the location of a character (1024 ... will return the chr$ code of the character in the square, the same can ... be done to retrieve the ...25 Years Later......that was [u]ALL[/u] that it took. So today, I am messing with my Spectrum that I have created using a Raspberry PI. It's housed in a Microdriv…
... Spectrum Microdrive unit is powering the C64. Now I don't really ... look through a few more C64 games of titles I know, not ... more vivid and bright looking games. The C64 really reminded me of an ... missed out on anything on the C64 from first glances.
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