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name the game ;)Its some sort of a platformer and you must avoid zombies that walked back and forth between the floors. It was set in a house and there was an elevat…
... you must avoid zombies that walked back and forth between the floors ... flowers too in the house.. dont sure about the last one there ... -
TommyGun - Utility ... what's going on...For those interested, Tony has been busy lately and unable to put as much time into TG as he'd like. He also has a child on the way soon. He told me…
... I already mentioned. Then the functions of the Sprite Editor and Tile ... creating games on the ZX Spectrum. The editor allows the user to create ... do it, it is possible. ( Read next question )
< ... this to be implemented there must be, as with any other ... -
The best way to remove a 48K face plate?Hi there,just about to replace my keyboard membrane and was wondering if anyone had tips on getting the face plate off with out damaging it,I read so…
... getting the face plate off with out damaging it,I read somewhere ... it can be removed by soaking the upper half of the ... -
I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... I realise that you must get loads of posts ... years, back since the days of the spectrum (my actual ... prefered oldie computer was the Amstrad CPC464, but here ... very little knowledge on the inner workings of a ... . So far, all I have read is:
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Game customisationApart from the numerous MM/JSW games, has anyone ever done (for release, or for their own amusement) a custom version of a game? I've done a version…
... turn the Chips the Factory makes into the potato variety rather than the silicon ... variety (inspired by a review of TT I read ... become the Potato Chopping Tank! ;)
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TAPER USING THE PARALLEL PORTHow can i connect my pc to spectrum +3 for use with taper the read me fill points to DIAGRAM.Z80 but all i can see with notepad is scrambled text ha…
How can i connect my pc to spectrum +3 for use with taper the read me fill points to
DIAGRAM.Z80 but all i can see with notepad is scrambled text has anyone got a pucker drawing
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I cant belive this website and the activity round here!Hi! I?m new to this site (hope i have not posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few months I have got my self a PC to play games on from…
... posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few ... />
I started searching the web to find emulation sites ... that is growing (not the other way round as ... or of interest on the spectrum or other hardware? ... speccy calling me. I must get to my ma's ... -
The original MaziacsThis is probably old news to most of you, but never mind! I was flicking through an old magazine (C & VG, June '82) when I noticed an advert for a Z…
... called 'MAZOGS'.
The blurb includes, "You will be ... not only have the problem of finding the treasure and bringing ... it out of the maze, you must also face the ... guardians of the maze in the ... -
Sales figures of the 8 bit computers?Reading through that "8 bit Wars!" topic has reminded me of just how many different computers were on sale in the early '80s. There must have been do…
... were on sale in the early '80s. There must have been dozens ... of them on the market. Does ... to guess, I'd say the Commodore 64 would be at ... -
Putting a Spectrum into the dishwasherI don't know where I read it, might be C.S.S. or WoS, but a while ago I read about cleaning the keycaps of a Spectrum+ using a dishwasher. I tried it…
... t know where I read it, might be C. ... while ago I read about cleaning the keycaps of a ... and was amazed by the results. The keys look perfectly mint ... should do the same for the two parts of the case, ... If so, what are the results? Does the rainbow sticker survive? -
SpeedloadersSince I read Lee Tonks' post about the speedloaded version of MM3 he did, I've been playing around with various speedload routines I found on TTFn & …
Since I read Lee Tonks' post about the speedloaded version of ... was wondering - which was the fastest speedload routine used on ... it ?
One of the YS routines claims to go ... - I'm sure it must be a typo for 6000 ... routine that will run in the bottom 16k of ram, ... -
Fernandez must... live?2 player mode doesn't work ! Also, once I enter in jeep, I can't jump out when I need (e.g. to enter opened door), I can only direct jeep to mine a…
... version is designed in "Fernandez must survive" style...
Yes ... mentioned problems or it was the case with game on genuine ... -
what is the worst manic miner/jet set willy clonewhat is the worst jet set willy/manic miner clone? i think it's jet set gertie. but there must be worst!
what is the worst jet set willy/manic miner clone? i think it's jet set gertie. but there must be worst! -
Where are all the old posters?I read the old posts a lot now and then, from years and years ago... and there are a lot of names of people whom I never see post now, and Im talking…
I read the old posts a lot now ... or rather not HIM but the real people...
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Revenge Of the Sith teaser trailerThis will be shown in the UK on GMTV Friday morning. It is also showing along side Bridget Jones in cinemas this weekend. From what I've read about …
This will be shown in the UK on GMTV Friday morning. ... />
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EmulatorDoes anyone know where I can get a cool emulator Cd for Windows XP which includes an archive of 6,000 games. It must be available in the UK. I've s…
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It must be available in the UK.
I ... 've searched through all the threads and can't seem to ... -
Reading the keyboardDoes anyone have a code sample to read the keyboard in machine code ?
Does anyone have a code sample to read the keyboard in machine code ? -
Dixons - and the "death of the video"MIKE: Right. That's it. "Your video is now ready for use. Insert cassette, rewind to beginning of tape, and press play. Happy viewing!" VYVYAN: Ha h…
... /> [Mike and Vyv turn towards the TV which is showing nothing ... , very dull!
MIKE: Must have gone wrong somewhere.
the lavatory"!
VYVYAN: ... 'm minding it for Harry the Bastard!
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How will be the (real) new Speccy "thing"?I read about hundreds of cool and wacky ideas to get Speccy bring to new life. I know (and I adore) this new era of the speccy - new magazines, new g…
I read about hundreds ... video memory that enhances the scrolling procedures, another ... have a bussiness potential in the retrogaming era.
... sure that accordingly with the retrograming boom, some ... that contains both the design and the games, that recalls ... -
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation in Chile. What you think?Hello specmates, Maybe some of you - european people -, read in the news about the APEC reunion of the 21 presidents of the more important economies…
... -, read in the news about the APEC reunion of the 21 presidents of the more ... tell you that I recall the Clive Sinclair utopic (not in ... /> You british guys, MUST create, finance and manage the pop dream that ... -
Another retro-mag anthologyI've bought one which is done in the style of Crash (it even recycles an Oliver Frey cover, and Mike Frey is one of the directors).? It cost ?10 (les…
... So far I've only read the videogames history by "Lloyd Mangram ... />
* "1977 -- Nintendo launched the first home videogame system".? Maybe ... speaking not an error, I must mention that under 1983, ... I remember that at the time of the Speccy launch in April ... -
For The Attention of Andrew BarkerAndrew,I have gone away and thought about the last weeks events and have come to a decision and it must be you that i talk too about what i intend to…
... assisting you and the WOs Archive in preserving the software that ... credibility with this forum i must do something constructive and build ... posted my original thread concerning the disks and say "That ... offer, solely for the use of the World of Spectrum archive ... -
Gerry The Germ1) What I must do on second and thirs screen? How many screens in this game? 2) The cheat for this game ("If you press the keys 'RVMN' and any direct…
1) What I must do on second and thirs screen? How many screens in this game?
2) The cheat for this game ("If you press the keys 'RVMN' and any direction key you go on to the next screen (except the heart screen)") does not work? Why? -
Hardcore Spectrum Collectors ( Mr Woodcock please read )Hiya all Last night in the chat room we had a good ol' discussion about speccy collectors, what we had, what our set ups were... what we look like! …
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Last night in the chat room we had a ... like! ( great photos by the way peebly ) and it ... was wondering, what with the limits on WOS, maybe ... for one would love to read about other collectors, how ... :)
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Forget the name of the game, keyword "SORONOROS"Good day! Far far away, more than 10 years ago, I was playing in the wonderful animated adventure on ZX. All what I able to remember at this moment -…
... ago, I was playing in the wonderful animated adventure on ZX ... color keys, keys must be to put on the tables (?).
the name of adventure.
Just recieved the latest ' improved ' Retro Gamer dont read this spoilersIt seems to me that 70% to 80% is about consoles, the only articles that interest me are the ones on Julian Gallop, the Elite software house and Kim …
... % to 80% is about consoles, the only articles that interest me ... are the ones on Julian Gallop, the Elite software house ...The method of storing inlays.Most inlays I see are just scans of the front cover, which preserves the main artwork but not the functional side of the inlay. I was wondering, has…
... just scans of the front cover, which preserves the main artwork ... but not the functional side of ... resolution to be able to read anything off them and it ... br />
Alternatively, store the inlay as two scans (or ...Name that game...This one's hard because I never played it! I read a review in SU but never had the pocket money to get it! Here's as much as I can remember about it:…
... ! I read a review in SU but never had the pocket money ... somewhere.
The main part of the screen consisted of a ... like Double Dragon).
The landscape/character was monochrome blue ... over 10 years so it must have been something special!
