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  • Commitment to none "Spectrum" computers------------------------------------------ Im sorry that I`ve been unable to browse and search past topics regarding this, but I get logged off a 8 a…

    ... br />
    Just wondering what the official line is on Wos ... Sinclair machines other than the Spectrums, or machines SOO ... `ve just spent the last three hours trawling the net, getting an ... have any interest in the QL? archiving the software, and SuperBasic ...
    CKay CKay July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Old Posts, Double Dragon remake, Lost picturesI assume we all here read old posts, I`ve been making my way through the devoplment ones last week, with the Misc ones also.. and now, finally I get…

    ... way through the devoplment ones last week, with the Misc ... I`ve hit the Games ones last night (haven` ... `d have `wasted` the last 16 hours or so ... tut tut)... anywayz, I have the following questions :-

    the technical information that is ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum tape sound in Bluetones song?!Hi all, Don't know if any of you have noticed it, but I have and I might as well drop a post about it! On The Bluetones' album "Return to the last …

    ... br />
    On The Bluetones' album "Return to the last chance saloon" there ... is a song called "The jub- ... jub bird". In the middle of the song, ... VERY familiar sound appears in the background! I can SWEAR ...
    ekoman ekoman August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…

    ... a game called Trantor the Last Stormtrooper to Amstrad CPC ... actually finish the game, so I made the last boss impossible ... on the making of the following games:

    Trantor - The Last Stormtrooper ...
    > This was the last game we made on Sinclair ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New TZX files of already TZX-converted tapes - why?I noticed that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX files of games that were already present in TZX format have been introduced. I can eve…

    I noticed that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX ... preserved as TZXs. Letting aside the most obvious cases - ie " ... -perfect renditions like [I]Basil the Great Mouse Detective[/I] -, ... I should download the new versions or keep the older one. It ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu August 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Zombies/AlienAt one of my earliest Microfairs (circa 1983), I bought for ?2 a twin game tape, with Zombies (a clone of the old game of which the coin-op Berzerk i…

    ... (a clone of the old game of which the coin-op Berzerk ... one side and Alien on the other.

    Does anyone ... have any further details, particularly the author?? ISTR Zombies was some ... published in one of the mags, one of the last type-in listings...
    robert@fm robert@fm August 2004 Games
  • need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …

    ... ;| this cycle makes everything in the same way, like previous, but ... a row
    ;| and the last in a row.)
    DRAWMID ... DRAWMID
    ;this part draws the last byte in a row, it ... of next bottom line on the screen.
    JP DRAWSPY ...
    moroz1999 moroz1999 August 2004 Development
  • Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…

    ... Have we gone beyond the edge of the CLIPRECT?
    JR NZ ... DEC C ; Get the column to the left of the sprite

    CALL WChar

    ; print the last blank char
    LD DE ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ... Have we gone beyond the edge of the CLIPRECT?
    JR NZ ... DEC C ; Get the column to the left of the sprite

    CALL WChar

    ; print the last blank char
    LD DE ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • GamebaseZX - is it on hold?The last update was some months ago if I remember right. It was shaping up very well indeed with 500 odd games in the database, but Paul Thompson see…

    The last update was some months ... 500 odd games in the database, but Paul Thompson ... -occupied with the AtariST project now and the ZX updates ... GamebaseZX was one of the few database projects that ... me, alongwith ZX Rainbow from the hardworking Claus.

    Arjun Arjun August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …

    ... 2) (Gremlin) 20p, Trantor - The Last Storm Trooper (Go!) 10p, Wheels ... (Meanstreak, Driller, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, Trantor the Last Stormtrooper, Athena, Ikari ... Warriors, Slaine the King) 50p ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy September 2004 Sales
  • UKretro.co.uk - Website UpdateHi, The latest additions to our site ([url]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url]) are listed below, Best Wishes, Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro…

    ... ZX Spectrum
    Jack And The Beanstalk - Thor -Sealed- ZX ... Commodore 64 128 C64
    Last Ninja 2 - Hit Squad - Commodore ...
    TMNT - Fall Of The Foot Clan - Nintendo Gameboy
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- Sega Game Gear
    fairziff fairziff September 2004 Sales
  • Hisoft Pascal & FilesThe last ver of Hisoft Pascal in the Archives is 1.7m but only the manual for 1.6 is available. In the 1.6 manual it states that FILEs are not implem…

    The last ver of Hisoft Pascal in the Archives is 1.7m but only the manual for 1.6 is available. In the 1.6 manual it states that FILEs are not implemented, so does any body know if they are in 1.7?
    dasteph dasteph September 2004 Development
  • TAPER again...I'm now using a laptop with Windows 98SE, and TAPER doesn't work with that, which is really disappointing. I think the saying is 2You don't miss your…

    ... really disappointing. I think the saying is 2You don ... and compressed z80's. The tzx plugin on Winamp ... accurate a sound compared with the original.
    Now, ... 98SE, since the last laptop I had was the same and ... z802tzx as well, but the user interface on TAPER ...
    Spector Spector September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fun with games!Does anyone have nonstandard ways of playing any games? On Heathrow ATC, I found the first two exercises a bit easy, and the third just about imposs…

    ... /> On Heathrow ATC, I found the first two exercises a bit ... easy, and the third just about impossible -- so ... 9, by landing the last two at the same instant), the second (again in ... a way that the initials spelled BRIGHTON, and the third (evil) ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2004 Games
  • Dragon's Lair 2: How To Complete It?Does anyone know how to complete the last level in Dragon's Lair 2 ? When I had a Speccy I used to play this game a lot but I still haven't completed…

    Does anyone know how to complete the last level in Dragon's Lair 2 ? When I had a Speccy I used to play this game a lot but I still haven't completed the game. Can anyone help me ?

    [ This Message was edited by: tanium on 2004-09-17 19:25 ]
    tanium tanium September 2004 Games
  • SpectaculatorWill there be an update for this fantastic emulator soon? It's been quite a while since the last one :)

    Will there be an update for this fantastic emulator soon?
    It's been quite a while since the last one :)
    itsallgood itsallgood September 2004 Emulators
  • ZXF - printed version - would you be interested?[Copy of my post to CSS below] Evening all, Having recently bought a rather speedy new inkjet printer I find myself suddenly in a position where I …

    ... of ZXF for sale. Over the last couple of years quite a ... matt photopaper cover on which the cover design would be printed ... would order paper issues given the cost and quality detailed above ... computing today

    Download the PDF magazine for free at ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • RZX Archive downFor the last couple of days, the RZX Archive site has been down. It's hosted on my home PC, and I'm experiencing difficulties, which may be HD releat…

    For the last couple of days, the RZX Archive site has been down. It's hosted on my home PC, and I'm experiencing difficulties, which may be HD releated. Hopefully it should be back up over the weekend.

    Cheers,

    Daren
    Daren Daren September 2004 Games
  • Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…

    ... /> As promised here is the code for the routine.

    It ... of last tile and also
    LD (COLMODD+1),A ;the no ... is
    ;ORd with the last byte of the
    ;tile just drawn ... br /> LD (HL),A ;the screen, ie. the right side
    INC ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • I don't know what this game is calledOn a Speccy I used to play quite an interesting game but I don't know what it was called. In this game you control a snake consisting of some balls a…

    ... ball from the snake's tail and when you lose the last ball ...
    tanium tanium September 2004 Games
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 27 September 2004Monday 27 September 2004 Crash 1991/92, and loads of new stuff * I've finally got round to OCRing the tips from Crash 1992, and a few I missed from…

    ... for providing scans of the missing issues. The new entries are:< ... />
    Cheats: Bobby Yazz Show, The , Hero Quest ,
    Impossamole , ... did this as part of the last update, but neglected to ... Daren Pearcy; Birds, the Bees 2, The: Antics and Rapscallion
    hackersanon hackersanon September 2004 Announcements
  • Zecut0r and ZAFA while ago (about 2 yrs)i took VbSpec and tried to port it to Delphi 6. Althought it was pretty weak, it. Meanwhile DelphiSpec 0.1 appeared and i wa…

    ... .. it had almoust nothing of the modern emus ( tzx ..debug..poke ... to do some of the work in the last 5 months ). I loved ... do that, so i remembered the times when i did some ...
    zecut0r zecut0r September 2004 Emulators
  • Spectrum 48k with removable metal keyboard plate Ive got 1Hello can anyone give me any info on this speccy I presume it was the last before the speccy + .I have some rather interesting info on the motherboar…

    ... speccy I presume it was the last before the speccy + .I have some ... rather interesting info on the motherboard and if i had ... somewhere to send the pics for them to be ... displayed on the internet that would be brilliant ...
    swordheart swordheart October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New tzxvault team accounts setupAfter the long drawn out discussion re. the "official WOS DVD's" etc and ways to fund purchases of tapes/disks for dumping, I've created accounts for…

    ... they are seperate from the accounts of the individual team members.
    the new accounts.

    ... ] and as of today, the tzxvault endorses the CD's they'll ... to date.

    Since the last update, there have been many ...
    Gilby Gilby October 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Censorship alive and kicking in WoS forumsLocking threads is one thing, selectively removing posts is another. Everything posted after midnight in that 'speccy maps' thread has been removed. …

    ... either as most of the last posts (not just by ...
    Most of the rest of the posts (as I remember ... 't surprised to see the topic [I]was[/I ... posts removed from the end of the thread, whilst everything ... unchanged.

    The spirit of '1984' really does ...
    jil jil October 2004 Games
  • What's wrong with YS94...Hello, I'm Steve Anderson. You might remember me from such magazines as Your Sinclair and, um, that's it. I was the one who wrote a platform game in …

    ... why not email the President of the United States of ... printed on the same paper as the rest of the issue, ... film - but his last review was around issue ... at bridging the gap from the end of the Future years ... member of staff for the last three years of YS. ...
    Stevatron Stevatron October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Desert Island Spec-GamesOkay, something like this has I'm sure been done before, but what the hell. It's quiet round here. Chose five games to take on your desert island wi…

    ... been done before, but what the hell. It's quiet round ... /> Elite[/B][/I]

    The last two on my list are ... 'm pretty sure they have the staying power you'd need ...
    MattLamb MattLamb November 2004 Games
  • A 10/10 from EdgeSorry to be totally un-Speccy related but a 10/10 in Edge magazine is a bit spesh!! (and I know a few of you are looking foward to playing this game)…

    ... Edge for over 3 years (the last Halo (XBOX)(2001)) and only ... the fifth ever (Mario 64, Ocarina ... and Halo were the others).

    To the point, I've ...
    Vampyre Vampyre November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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