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Two-resistor fix for +3 sound distortionOver at Zonadepruebas, mcleod_ideafix has done a circuit analysis of our favorite distorted sound output: the issue 1 +3 AY chip sound output, and fr…
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The original fix for this was described in this thread on Speccy.org ... ohms for the resistor that goes from the emitter to the ground. This gives the following ... -
The Ket Trilogy - not really MIAThe Ket Trilogy presentation pack tapes were the same as the individual releases; the cassettes were just packaged together in an open-fronted box wi…
... [/url] of the pack. So the files you have for the individual games (Mountains ... of Ket, Temple of Vran, The Final Mission ... ) match what was contained in the presentation pack. -
Horace To The RescueJust saw the entry for this. The loading screen for this was broadcast on BBC 2 over Ceefax along with Pud Pud and other loading screens in 1985 IIRC…
Just saw the entry for this. The loading screen for this was broadcast on BBC 2 over ... in 1985 IIRC. I taped it all back then and seeing the ... entry reminded me of the name, so the loading screen ... -
TorchwoodWoohoo! I thought it was excellent! not giving anything away, but I see big things for this show in future! What does everyone else think?
... 've been watching this program from the start, and it ... pulse? And Owen in the first episode was practically a date ... arkwardly shoehorned in when there was no need for them at ... to further the stories.
The final straw for me was the penultimate ... -
Your thoughts on TurricanI've always considered the Turrican games ugly and unappealing - am I missing anything?
... a story behind this: while doing some research for my next batch ... , rather than the monochrome transparencies which appeared in the final version. Given this was about two ... the graphics just an artist's impression, or were they sacrified for ... -
New remake: Arcadia.Hey, I just finished my latest remake yesterday - a remake of Imagine Software's Arcadia. It's a small and simple game, but I wanted to work on a s…
... occasionally used this to my advantage.
I designed the graphics ... editor to create the final graphic. So, it was only in the final stage I ... got to see how the detail ... and it was a bit of a learning experience for me.
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…
The final entry for this season was chosen on the basis of being the most requested one during ... opinion. Anyway, in case you're planning on reading the comparison, I ... 's it for now, the blog will return sometime later in August. Have ...What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega and what does it mean?Just stumbled upon this Indiegogo page following a tweet from SpeccyNews [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega[/url] it…
... this pile of missed chances hands down.
The final straw for me was the ... .
- all games in neat directories so I can ... so games like The Hobbit are playing in real time.
the PI in something special and if ...What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega and what does it mean?Just stumbled upon this Indiegogo page following a tweet from SpeccyNews [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega[/url] it…
... this pile of missed chances hands down.
The final straw for me was the ... .
- all games in neat directories so I can ... so games like The Hobbit are playing in real time.
the PI in something special and if ...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 the busy month at work, if you will. Anyway, this ... 'll start with the ninth (9!!!) entry in the [b][url="http ... Until then, the blog shall resume its regular service in a more ... re interested in some non-Spectrum stuff, the final entry for October was a two ...Jonathan Cauldwell writes.I also found this in me old archives, which was actually written by Jonathan Cauldwell. Again, typos and editorial tags included for authenticity ;-)…
... also found this in me old archives, which was actually written ... needs all this power for games, because the CPU has ... "engine" - and the program code for this is written in a form known ... as assembly language. This ...Flashing coloured blocks - diagnosisHiya, hope this is the right place for this... Was given an Issue 2 48K by a someone yesterday that hasn't been powered on in 20 years, which works …
Hiya, hope this is the right place for this...
Was given an Issue 2 ... powered on in 20 years, which works - some of the time. From ... I take the power out then put it back in - even ... this Spectrum, it's in pretty good condition and I've found the ...A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
... and print anywhere on the screen. The main reason for this was my desire to ... have 80 characters per line in ... for some partial experiments, I didn't finalize this (software) part of the ...Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
... port for this and not implement the external kbd support that is in the 128k ... model. But this was never in the design anyway. This way the Ethernet ... interface will be optional for ...New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …
... running on a 48K Spectrum for the normal system (ie, not ... did not have the User Overlay facility (this was added in from version ... users.
From the manual for version A16:
... a well documented facility for third party software producers ...Your views on... "V"What did you think of the game [B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="3"]V[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] from 1986? The highly popular tv series created a great hype around thi…
... after the events of The Final Battle but it was shit in comparison to the mini ... see the cancelled series again, do make note of this. It was suggested ... by Michael Ironside and Faye Grant (The excellent ...First ever gameHi all, I sat there the other night trying to remember the first ever Spectrum game. I racked my brains, then I remembered it was Psssst I ran it on …
... Horizons? In which case my first big spend was definitely on the 'incomparable ... ' Transyvanian Tower. I have just checked the ... retail price for this game back in 1982. It cost ...The official Ashes To Ashes Discussion threadLoved it! What about the rest of you?
... thought LOM was excellent, except for the revelation in the final episode that he was definately in a ... coma science fiction theme was to be dropped in the new series, and ... of the programs in England seem to be set in London, and it was ...Saboteur 3I have been playing [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004293"]Saboteur[/URL] and [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseeki…
... was interviewed for a profile on Durrell, he has a Sab 3 in the ... works (for the PC). It showed you a screenshot, it was a ... Saboteur 3D for the Spectrum, based on the Knight Lore perspective. This was dumped in favour ...A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
... posted the table needed to do this, previously in this thread.)
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grrr The Capacitor PlagueI'm getting fed up of The Capacitor Plague. If you don't know what this is, I'll tell you the result. Your computer stops working. Sometimes, it won'…
... disk go tits up, was unlucky enough to buy some ... very well with the machine it was intended for. This was all in the space of around ... up on computers altogether with the bother they're giving ... utilise my favourite item in the toolbox: the large mallet. It won ...Famous Spectrum hardware?If, hypothetically, someone were in the middle of writing a book chapter on third-party hardware for the spectrum, what companies and peripherals wou…
... party and popular was the Alphacom 32 printer. This was designed in California for the Timex range ... />
There was even an 80 column model for the C64 the Alphacom 81 ... .
They were sold very cheaply in the ...Another set of USA newbie ZX Spectrum questions.So yeah, I'm considering getting a ZX Spectrum 48k pretty soon, but since I'm not in the country of origin, I have a few questions about it. First, …
... multisystem now...[/QUOTE]
In Europe. :P
[ ... (common here in France) and connect to the SCART socket.[/QUOTE ... no Scart socket here, only in Europe. :P Unless you ... IMG]
So, the final cost for me was about $30USD, $50USD if ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... another few levels in and Chaos Legion ... but like I said in the short term so far ... everything and having the odd puzzle thrown in etc) and ... so buying the 4 tables for this was a no brainer for me ... the first Pinball FX and it lets you import those tables in for ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... working on the full documentation for this computer TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH beside the original romanian ... dump for.
This computer was like a riddle from the beginning. The original ...House of Hell gamebook conversionAs there's potentially several people working on this I thought that I'd set up a thread in the correct section, rather than it continuing in Wanted …
... ) is the best one for this approach.
Bear in mind that the game ... engine would in ... that was only for top left to bottom right, which isn't the ...House of Hell gamebook conversionAs there's potentially several people working on this I thought that I'd set up a thread in the correct section, rather than it continuing in Wanted …
... ) is the best one for this approach.
Bear in mind that the game ... engine would in ... that was only for top left to bottom right, which isn't the ...Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
There's nothing special about the routine below, but I'm ...
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This code is optimized for size, since performance is ... relevant when waiting for the user's typing. This was used in [URL="http://www ...MVC poserAnyone on here an MVC expert? I'm hoping there is... I have a slight problemo. In a nutshell, I have a model that has a collection of a different …
... with the html for a form allowing the user to edit an appointment. This ... gets plonked into the modal-container div. (This was specified in the ajaxoptions for the actionlink ...MVC poserAnyone on here an MVC expert? I'm hoping there is... I have a slight problemo. In a nutshell, I have a model that has a collection of a different …
... with the html for a form allowing the user to edit an appointment. This ... gets plonked into the modal-container div. (This was specified in the ajaxoptions for the actionlink ...
