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Dizzy Down the Rapids year of releaseThe reviews are from summer 1992, so maybe the year of release was 1992??
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How to change the colour of an input line?Hello my fellow WoS'ers I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where I could write a REM statement in basic, but I could also change the …
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I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where ... I could also change the background paper of that text input. This ... project as its a bit of a chore to read - sadly ... -
The need of having a 257-byte table for IM2 routinesThis came from a discussion at the speccy.org forum. I have understood that the reason behind the 257-table for IM 2 routines is due to certain joys…
... happens to be low, the current state of the joystick port will show ... the former). From the people that use the a real Spectrum, how many of ... with no support for one of the two major choices on joystick ... could leave 1/4 of kilobyte for the IM2 table, but if ... -
Idea for the WoS Best Spectrum game of the year award - Joffa trophyHello guys, I was thinking something, but I dont know if its going to be too fool or silly :D I was thinking that It would be a very good homage to …
... homage to the great Joffa that the winner of the WoS game of the year could ... receive a statuette or figurine with the image of the sprite of ... Cobra. So now the questions:
Random Acts 5. A love letter to the games consoles of yesteryear.dunno if anyone else saw that on channel 4, I caught a bit of it while channel hopping.. 4od didn't show it / they not updated the link.. was chip m…
dunno if anyone else saw that on channel 4, I caught a bit of it while channel hopping.. 4od didn't show it / they not updated the link..
was chip music-ish etc.Darts wrong info displayed in the entry[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0024944[/url] Number of players is up to 4 and the game works in 16k, as it can read in the ma…
... /> Number of players is up to 4 and the game works in 16k ... , as it can read in the magazine ...Chuckie Egg 'playable' off the cover of Shortlistvia an iphone/android app called Blippar according to a press release I received yesterday The whole issue of Shortlist is retro game themed Martin…
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The whole issue of Shortlist is retro game ... ShortList have chosen to feature the 80s platform game classic Chuckie ... has excelled itself in making the entire issue interactive, with ... , though I'm in the car most of the day todaymy remake of Barbarianhello i have done a remake in "open source" of the Spectrum version of Barbarian, the game of Palace Sofware in 1987. (nammed Death Sword in the USA)…
... probably the first version : the graphics looks like the drawings of Steve Brown, the creator of the ... on newer computers. the game works on PC only. the game is open ... source, you can compile the ...Author of The Hobbit featured on The RegisterSpotted another ZX Spectrum-related on The Register today: an article featuring the personal history of Veronika Megler (yes, a woman), one of the pr…
... , a woman), one of the programmers of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006440"]The ... Apparently she was mostly oblivious of the Hobbit's success, after ... : [QUOTE]"Megler got the job and recommended her ...Mark of the NinjaHello, for any Saboteur fans out there, I'd recommend to check this game. It looks like the sequel of the Saboteur which I have imagined for years a…
... game. It looks like the sequel of the Saboteur which I have imagined ... too excited about is the art style of the characters (close ups & ... t go well with the (great) atmosphere of the game as it is ... good. It's just the soldiers looking kind of like [URL="http ...Interesting web-articles on "the untold story of the first British laptop"...Hi folks, some days ago I stumbled over this web-articles on ?The Thorn EMI Liberator: the first British laptop?: [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/…
... web-articles on ?The Thorn EMI Liberator: the first British laptop?:
the QL and Spectrum got a ... made QL?s and part of the Spectrum pile was produced at ... that Sinclair?s last computer - the 1987 Cambridge Computers Z88 - has ...Differences between the commercial games of the 80s and the ones nowWhats the main one or main ones differences between the commercial games back in the 80s and 90s and the ones released now that have the same level? …
... ones differences between the commercial games back in the 80s and 90s ... and the ones released now ... , has to be that now the sound aspect is much more ... as other details in presentation of the game and graphics :)For the one who starts the poll of Best Game of 2012,dont forget to include this gameFor the Wosser who will do the Best game of the year award, please dont forget this game, it was released in the spanish forums, but not yet uploaded…
... who will do the Best game of the year award, please dont forget ... game, it was released in the spanish forums, but not yet ... uploaded to wos.
The name is "3 Reyes Magos ...hall of the things revised version[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002214[/url] a revised version .. appears on the return of the things tape on the b-side alt…
... version .. appears on the return of the things tape on the b-side
the text notes for hall of things.
have the tape ... it though, sure others have the tape.
I' ... fun with dissembling the c64 version of halls at the moment, which is ...Correction of +2 hardware errorsThis is a collection of various pieces of information picked up from various places, including a lot from this forum. I have edited it and reworded i…
... .6k. This increases the level of the AY generated audio so ... parallel to the motor. Cut the white line of the cable between ... insert here the relays switch. This way the output of the amplifier ... effect is then that the drive works more reliable.
...The state of some items on ebayI can't believe the ****ty state of some items on ebay. They look like they've just come straight out of a skip. Can't be @rsed to give em a quick c…
I can't believe the ****ty state of some items on ebay.
of a skip. Can't be ... stunk of damp and it took weeks to get rid of the smell ...Can't remember the name of a gameHi everybody! It just crossed my mind some vague remembrances of an old game I played couple times in an "alternate" sourced tape if I mean, but can…
... but can't quite remember the title really. Please some help ... .
The object was to fly a ... underlying 48K model board as the background scrolling while you were ... capacitors, chips and all the expected sort of components.
...A few mods I've done over the years to my Spec 128k+Hello, Was a bit bored and decided to upload a few pics and sound files from my Spectrum 128k+ I've been tinkering around with over the past several …
... to Ben Versteeg (his design) works awesome. Here is his website ... are playing 128k version of Robocop in about the same place
works OK. Changing from one mode ... as well. Here are the Mp3's of each, starting with ABC ...Necessity is the Mother of Invention[center][b]The Secret History of Silicon Valley[/b] [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_locfpg7iZe1qh59n0o1_500.png[/img] [youtube]ZTC_RxWN_xo[/…
[center][b]The Secret History of Silicon Valley[/b]
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[youtube]ZTC_RxWN_xo[/youtube][/center]Works in Fuse & SpecEmu, not ZXSpinI decided that I wanted to change the scroll routine which I was using for compiling the Trailblazer maps, as I'd just copied it out of Andrew Hewson…
... Fuse or SpecEmu with the new routine it works fine. If I ... debugger break point after the call it also works fine. I also ... , and the map compiler with the new routine works in all of them.
of the inner workings of ZXSpin v0.666 could ...What is the most valuable piece of Sinclair Spectrum hardware?I was just thinking about the recent auction where a Commodore 65 went for megabucks and wondered, whats the holy grail on the Sinclair side of the f…
I was just thinking about the recent auction where a Commodore 65 went for megabucks and wondered, whats the holy grail on the Sinclair side of the fence i wonder?New game: The curse of OddvilleDon't get too excited! :p Just wanted to share this because the coding of it is driving me mad, or rather the game designer is. The curse of Oddvil…
... to share this because the coding of it is driving ... rather the game designer is.
The curse of Oddville ... 0ByxiMYbPnlUdaHlpcnF6V2dRU00/edit?usp=sharing"]The curse of Oddville can be ... can solve the puzzles and get to the final chamber of the castle. ...Stop the Express year of releaseApparently, the year of release for the Spectrum version is not 1983, that could easily be for the MSX one: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/foru…
Apparently, the year of release for the Spectrum version is not 1983, that could easily be for the MSX one:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44491[/url]Prayer Of The Warrior (Spectrum Plus 3 disk version)Just to announce the release of the disk version of Restos Software arcade game through one of our Spanish forums and thanks to them, robcfg and Syx …
... to announce the release of the disk version of Restos Software arcade ... game through one of ... robcfg and Syx as the authors of the research and recovery process ... software business with the release of this great game ...Playtesters required for "The Axe of Kolt"Hi all, My name is Larry Horsfield and my name may be familiar to text adventure fans as the author of several games from the 1990's such as "Magnet…
... /> Some of you may have played the "Megpoints" competition version of the adventure which ... ]reliable[/U] playtesters for the ADRIFT version of "The Axe of Kolt", which I ... re-writing the next game in the "Alaric Blackmoon" series, "The Spectre of Castle ...Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... loader works fine in BASin. (I use wine, not the drink the program ... by, This time because of the pain of the LOW/HIGH order last time ... remove it without impacting the reset of the routine... enough of the postulating...
The Pros and Cons of "alternative" assembler syntaxContinuing from [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=720754&postcount=72[/URL] [QUOTE=u6c87;720754]But that wouldn't change if…
... syntax, which increases the possibility of finding bits of code that do what ... tend to focus around some of the areas where Z80 syntax is ... wibble can continue on the entertaining path of learning without assembler / compiler ...Large box of joysticks for saleHiya! I've got a box of 13 joysticks + a couple of repair jobs and a broken interface for sale. I did make some more extensive notes whilst testing …
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They're a mixture of Sinclair-only, Kempston/Atari and ... I did spot that one of the Cheetah ones has a bit ... of a crack in the casing when packing ... part has detached but the rest works ok so maybe useful for ...A new maze game: "Deadly Labyrinth of Lord Xyrx"DOWNLOAD: [url]http://hooyprogram.republika.pl/xyrx.zip[/url] Here is the YouTube video to let You guys know how to go through some levels: [url]htt…
... 48K with AY-interface.
Works also on any Spectrum machine ... 're about to enter the Deadly Labyrinth of evil Lord Xyrx. < ... KEYS to unlock all the doors to the next chambers.
... you instantly!
Finally - the bleak castle of Lord Xyrx awaits you ...Allister Brimble - The Amiga WorksThanks to morcar pointing out this [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45356"]Hewson book project[/url] on Kickstarter, I al…
... project for a double CD of classic Amiga tunes, updated by ... out more and can buy the double CD ([i]and other ... to the CD + USB set, with the promise of extra goodies on the USB ... /> Bonus trivia: He also composed the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ...
