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Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
... got mates who had them before so we knew what to ... ' then one for all the family 'Derby Day'. I later that week ... wrecked it by pulling the joystick ... interface out whilst still on 'Doh!'.
Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
... got mates who had them before so we knew what to ... ' then one for all the family 'Derby Day'. I later that week ... wrecked it by pulling the joystick ... interface out whilst still on 'Doh!'.
Something you seen the spectrum do that impressed you?It can be coding related, graphics etc.... From me... Turbo loaders, graphic masking, the last of the lerm tape copier coding that could do speedloc…
... that impressed me back in the day...
- Sound effects like ... well impressed by that, and still AM!!!!
- Rainbow effects ... into a stripped down emulator before I believed it really was ...How long does it take you to recover from a hangover?I don't drink usually so when I have some beers on new years eve I feel bad for bout 4 days!
not touched a drop of alcohol since Xmas 2010 and yet I still get the occasional day where I'll wake up and feel like I've had a monster beer sesh the night before. luckily these 'hangover flashbacks' only last about 5 minutesHow long does it take you to recover from a hangover?I don't drink usually so when I have some beers on new years eve I feel bad for bout 4 days!
... 2010 and yet I still get the occasional day where I'll wake ... had a monster beer sesh the night before. luckily these 'hangover flashbacks ...Beepola v1.08 AvailableA new version of Beepoa, v1.08, is now available for download from:- [url]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/[/url] (1.76MB zipped exe, no installe…
... old tape-recorder and RECORD the music before listening. :) "No-real- ... /> You can still hear it realtime... back in the day we had a ... tape recorder that played the sound ... button in and press record. The recorder would then "record" ...C programming in Linux Question.Using linux with the GCC compiler. What do following two commands do? What are they for? [B] man as man ln[/B] **Edit Ah I've got it it's the manua…
... .. have you done any unix before ?
did ... in blightly , thats what the problem is.. ya distracted :)< ... tasks at uni, using the ftp.. so you'd ... downloading linux etc back in the day.. then go into uni ... the dos commands.. so if I did "dir" it'd still ...middle management and working with friends...So as you guys probably remember for the past year I've been working as a scriptwriter. I've never been so happy with a job, or felt so fulfilled and…
... a little to much the past year... before that I was nearly ... certain amount of hours in the day and if what I suspect ... SQL Server) and I'm still a bit vague with javascript ... about every framework under the sun and still somehow manage to blog ...SAMPLE-TRACKER vast INSTRUCTION with screensHi, I wrote it mainly for CrashNicker and other 1-bit / Beeper users, but I suppose it could be also useful for every lo-fi musician (YM/AY chip, Co…
... guessing that the more channels one adds, the lower the notes in sound ... this tracker, but it clearly still suits a variety of pieces ... Id never even heard of before!!!... Some of those trackers are ... kind of software back in the day... I can't believe its ...Collecting gamesWell I have turned my back on my divIDE and i want ot use my spectrum like i did when i was a kid. So I had some money saved up and went on a buying …
... still have most of the games I originally bought in the ... I have to check now before I buy anything! I bought ... 've never seen before it's the same feeling I ... Lone Wolf games back in the day but browsing through ebay I ... I need. I'm still looking for copy of ' ...Collecting gamesWell I have turned my back on my divIDE and i want ot use my spectrum like i did when i was a kid. So I had some money saved up and went on a buying …
... still have most of the games I originally bought in the ... I have to check now before I buy anything! I bought ... 've never seen before it's the same feeling I ... Lone Wolf games back in the day but browsing through ebay I ... I need. I'm still looking for copy of ' ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... on RESET. I still prefer the Spectrum graphics of the tournament version - even ... real C64 hardware back in the day and the thing I appreciated most ... likely you'll forget about the game before you actually learn how ...Modern games you didn't expect to have so much fun playingThomas was Alone: what a addictive little fellow this one is! going for it for the second time, and each time I play it I say to myself "ok, I'll sto…
... a sh*t much like the console before it all it seems ... , but I suppose it'd still be good although clunky. But ... have them both, and one day I hopefulyl will get around ... Fur Day.[/QUOTE]
Yes, CBFD is to me the funniest ...Some kid pedalled past my window in C5 todayWhile teaching in an ICT room, a pupil 'drove' past piloting a bona fide Sinclair C5. I couldn't leave to go after him, and find out the reason or st…
... after him, and find out the reason or story behind it ... 't track him down before the end of the day so that I could ... .
Hopefully it'll still be around on Monday![/QUOTE ... of a son joy riding the pride of his sinclair collection ...clegg vs farage debatesanyone been following these? about 20 minutes of this 2nd one left. nick clegg talks in soundbytes and comes across like he's been stood in front of…
... any of the recent governments. Before your answer consider the things that ... things worse before they got better?
If you still have your ... up then unfortunately you've still lost as you're ... dinner" seems fair until the day you are the sheep. And to bring ...Red Dwarf XII've just got back from a local Sci-Fi convention where the cast of Red Dwarf were signing and did a Q&A and they announced that Red Dwarf XI is due …
... her, considering how down to Earth he is. Alright, so now ... detest series 7, the Ace Rimmer bit before the opening credits of [I ... from the two scenes I mentioned. Still, if the other episodes of the season ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... 's just not the point! ? the games would still be every bit as ... Stompo to play on the Coup? back in the day ? even [I]if ... only adjust the delay before raster beam rendering, according to the specific timing ...LegolandJust arrived in London, spending the next 2 days in Legoland, unfortunately the wife found out and has insisted that I bring her and the kids.
... I'd shed a tear still for the loss of Windsor Safari ... enjoying my day as I just felt worse the longer the day went on ... . I woke up fine the next day though ... went home! It was years before I finally made it.
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
While most of the C64'ers were waiting for ... really paid enough attention to before now. But it's mostly ... adventures. However, this might have the potential to being an exception ... /04/where-time-stood-still-1988-ocean.html"]WHERE TIME STOOD STILL[/URL][/B ...Sorting BusinessThis is a little bit different from the usual game-related fare but I know there are a few people here who like this sort of thing. This is about so…
Cheers, I've put it in there and it saves a few bytes.
The reverse sorting bug is still there, so I'll probably leave it alone for a day before coming back to it with fresh eyes.Sorting BusinessThis is a little bit different from the usual game-related fare but I know there are a few people here who like this sort of thing. This is about so…
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The reverse sorting bug is still there, so I ... 'll probably leave it alone for a day before ... -- the left, right, middle items taken as possible pivots still leads ... random pivot or detecting when the qsort is having trouble leads ...Question to all of you ex-patsBefore the question, I must mention a few things... I left Portugal in 1995 when I was 17. Was young and foolish and left before finishing High Scho…
... s the best in the US really...you can still get ... got laid off during the recession, anywhere else ... up before their last day at the old job, and the other ... via Houston) the guy at the immigration desk remarked ... to Houston was (probably still is) timed to connect ...Half-Life 3There's an interesting item on Computer and Video Games that suggests Valve are working on Half-Life 3. Although Valve have never publically confirme…
... ]the last part (the game goes really downhill after you leave Earth ... and go to Xen) and the disappointing end ... in to kill the aliens and save the scientists (before the black-ops ... , in my opinion, but still miles behind HL2 itself, being ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... really properly played it before, so my experience wasn ... very smooth one... but still, the verdict shouldn't come ... to play back in the day to appreciate, as it ... 3, etc. Back in the 1980s, Turbo Esprit was ... person driving games on the PC and modern consoles ...Game advert inspiration...Reading about Bob Wakelin's artwork for games, I found it quite fascinating what he used for reference images. Like for example Lisa Lyon, a bodybuil…
... for artwork over the years. I still spot the odd one every ... d not seen the Athena one above before but as ... soon as I saw the photo ... of things like the Where Time Stood Still comic book artwork ... why as they're still on Photobucket but maybe ...Not a very nice situation to be inA mate of mine and his girlfriend decided to take the plunge and move out of my mates parents house and get there own place in a town 40 miles away. …
... he was still up drinking at 3AM the night before and woke ... in to cover the costs and on the day my friend ... gave him the offer, It ... salvageable. Sure enough the next day they turned up and ... in a bag in the middle of the day last week. I ...Top 10 tape-based 128K-only games of all timeOn foro.speccy.org we came up with this list: La Abadia del Crimen Los Amores de Brunilda Carrier Command Gauntlet 3 The Muncher Pang The Pawn Rod-…
I think Where Time Stood Still was a good demonstration of what could be done with 128K, as i've said before i don't believe it was ever really used to its full potential. A lot of 128K versions of games was just the 48K version with an AY tune added in.Why on earth did I buy...Couldn't see a topic for this, so apologies if it does exist. Aside from games, what did you buy, and put away in a draw the next (or same!) day - …
... loads back in the day.
My "why on Earth..." would have ... 'm pretty sure it was the Datel Lightwriter. I just couldn ... 't get the hang of it, and so ... it a few times before resigning to the "stuff I never use ...BrewDog beerI've recently been working my way through the wonderful range of Brewdog beers. Yum yum, shame there's no BrewDog pub near me :( I wonder if anyone…
... 786721]Need to check the local country/farm stores ... If I can get the yeast before next Wednesday, that'll ... a day or so.[/QUOTE]
If you still have ... your Mr Beer kit defalcos are selling the ... in the bottle...I've found 5-6 weeks before it ...Do you remember the Great Gaming Crash?Assuming you were in England (well, anywhere really, except the USA) in 1983/1984, were you effected, or even aware, of the 'global games crash"? Thi…
... all, the magazines declining in quality, etc. But it was still a ... , I got ET back in the day and thought it was a ... a hell of a ride before it all came crashing down ... like most other companies of the day.[/QUOTE]
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