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  • *** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…

    ... written FOR THE SPECTRUM, using the strengths of the Spectrum to ... a more 'fun' computer than the C64 for example, which could cope ... begin with.

    The new Speccy releases are offering us ... something new AND classic at the same time.
    chaosmongers chaosmongers August 2006 Games
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... was the first to find the pricepoint that enticed the new market. The TS1000 ... Commodore (and others) chased the new market by slashing prices.
    the c64 managed such numbers at that ... it stacked up well versus the c64. Add to that Timex ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... point of view, the c64 was half the speed of the 2068, more ... resolution, yeah the Spectrum's is less than the c64's, eg ... you rewrite them to support the new graphics modes and sound... ... important to the c64's dominance of the market and the disappearance of ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... .

    And I hated the new BASIC interface. Typing was terrible ... games. They'd look at the C64, for example, and see lots ... -ing people), and assume that the C64 was far more capable than ... makes a game. And the Spectrum (and the C64, to be fair) had ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... whole lot faster to POKE the new X,Y coordinates or sprite ... argument there.

    The C64 DTV (the little C64 in a Joystick) has ... a blitter in the newer ... have some new features. Rather than buy an actual C64 I'll ...
    JamesD JamesD September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... lot faster to POKE the new X,Y coordinates or ... clock cycles for running the interpreter. I'd ... capabilities. I think the VIC2 on the C64 is clocked at ... 're right about the sprites on the Amiga. I guess ... supplanted by blitters in the PC graphics accelerator era ...
    Matt_B Matt_B September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…

    ...
    [FONT=Arial]BASIC was the obvious choice for all micros ... instant gratification to the new owner one of the first consumer driven ... electronic devices. At the start of the 80’s it was ... than drawing a circle in C64 basic.[/FONT]
    [FONT= ...
    dasteph dasteph September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…

    ... colour/reduced clash gfx mode? c64 has it but with sucky ... would have added to the appeal of the Spectrum. And why (oh ... out for under ?200 with the new graphics modes and joystick ports ... effort as possible. Sinclair needed the cash desperately, and as others ...
    monty.mole monty.mole October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I'm not trying to start another flame war...... but have you seen this months Retrogamer (the one with the C64 on the cover)? I'm not complaining about the "Best 8-bit computer ever" line (it…

    ... from banging on about how the C64 version of Target Renegade should ... /> The Spec tends to get the first feature/cover of any new retro ... publication because, like it or not, it's still the ... far more striking design than the beige C64 and has that unique ...
    Massive Kersal Massive Kersal October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I'm not trying to start another flame war...... but have you seen this months Retrogamer (the one with the C64 on the cover)? I'm not complaining about the "Best 8-bit computer ever" line (it…

    ... , can understand why they put the C64 on the front cover this month ... , should help it in the US.

    So difficult ... more hardware based features whereas the new one does have more gaming ...
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sentinel ? :( ?Huh I need help. What do we do in The Sentinel. All I can do is look around and I crosshairs... :( help?

    ... , C64 (slow...), CPC and PC (original DOS version, and the three ... rate, is the ability to use the mouse, the same with the Sentry ( ... www.momorprods.com/[/URL] ) and the new remake ( [URL="http://www. ... thought, and far better than the C64 version, when I saw ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2006 Games
  • Troll, Troll, Troll-ity, Troll ... It's Everyone's Favourite Troll ...We've had a lot of "memorable" visitors to the forums over the years so, as it's almost bedtime and my mind fills with peculiar, random thoughts, I b…

    ... immensely popular in America, and the C64 was popular across Europe, so ... bulky PC to play the emulator on, or the new generation of Spectrum ... users, albeit extremely small.

    The success ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Chit chat
  • Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca

    ... deprecated
    * What IS deprecated: c64 blocks (ID 16, ID 17 ... snapshot (ID 40); some of the Custom info types Instrucions, Screen ... you get it all wrong. The new Custom info is NOT a ... info that pertains to the interpretation of the signal
    and ...
    Mikie Mikie November 2006 Emulators
  • From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…

    ... buy a new set of masks and make the chip. The C64's pricetag ... never reflected the actual costs ... br />
    In any case, the C64's special chips were originally ... later was it about the games and the C64 was very well ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…

    ... think about the Sinclair Speccy "Rubber Love" and C64 "Whatever it ... was called" features in the new Retro Gamer ... chip that was made in the C64 article. "Nothing like ... claimed that the machine was "technically superior" to the C64, without ...
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington March 2007 Games
  • PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…

    ... ? I was under the impression that the .P81 format already ... identical, but just omits the filename from the beginning). Were there ... not be converted reasonably without the new $18/$19 blocks?" thread. ... - to be able to store C64, Amstrad CPC, and other machine ...
    Kio Kio May 2007 Emulators
  • Impossible Mission on DS[url]http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/action/impossiblemission/screenindex.html[/url] Looking good! Loved the original all those years back. EDIT : Wrong …

    ... of the c64 original, a new version and a mixed version which is the new ... graphics for the backdrops with the original sprites. The new version is ... exactly the same, but ...
    Vampyre Vampyre June 2007 Games
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... 's case whereas printf() for the C64 is written in 6502 for ... and run on both the Spectrum and the C64 with no changes.
    the new functions supplied by stdlib, stdio ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2007 Development
  • New Cronosoft Games...Just a quick mention about the new Cronosoft titles, STRANDED 2.5 and QUANTUM GARDENING for the Speccy... These games should be available very soon…

    ... br />

    What with the new games coming, there's something ... different formats. (Of course, the Speccy has the most @ 23)
    ... Color game, and a few C64 games coming too.
    ... mention STRONGHOLD for the Speccy too.... that's another new 'un.
    chaosmongers chaosmongers June 2007 Games
  • The 'Must read' threads.Ahhh, memories! There's been a hell-of-a-lot of great WoS over the years, and many fantastic threads currently being reminisced over, like the X-Box…

    ... funny as anything over at the Atari site and also here ... This if your life about the WOS forum.

    There ... when a few new C64 fans turned up doing the boring 'my computers ... 3) she was posting to the thread on Xmas day. Not ...
    psj3809 psj3809 July 2007 Chit chat
  • Movie/TV tie-insI know Ocean used to get a lot of flak for buying licenses and then pumping out generic crap of the worst kind (Transformers, Knight Rider, Highlande…

    ... a proper Transformers game, the new one is absolutely abysmal as ... to do it for the speccy or C64. so it never ... got made


    the ... that we didn't own the license and that we ... />
    ive only played the new one on a DS, it ...
    mile mile August 2007 Games
  • Eurogamer site does some Spectrum reviewsPopular gaming site Eurogamer has launched some kind of retro channel on it's site apparently and they've gone and reviewed some of their favourite S…

    ... Chaps, I am the editor on the new Eurogamer section - ... computer-dominated until the PS1 came along, ... the Atari ST and Amiga, to bridge the gap between the Speccy/C64 ... generation and the PlayStation generation.

    In the ...
    neoncherry neoncherry October 2007 Games
  • another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)

    ... can no more judge the C64 versus the Spectrum from that point ... education to game machine which the C64 was well positioned to ... to sell while they postponed the new spectrum.

    But ... and CP/M, with the hint that the C64 was somehow connected to ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous December 2007 Games
  • another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)

    ... education to game machine which the C64 was well positioned to ... to sell while they postponed the new spectrum.

    But ... and CP/M, with the hint that the C64 was somehow connected to ... cost in large quantities. The C64 can be built with discrete ...
    Dwayne Dibley Dwayne Dibley December 2007 Games
  • another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)

    ... the constant C64 vs Speccy arguments on so many forums, the one on the ... nothing. Its like arguing a new Nova is better than a ... i've grown to appreciate the C64 and its games much more ... as its totally biased towards the C64 as 'surprisingly' he had a ...
    psj3809 psj3809 January 2008 Games
  • Yay! Speccy book is sold out!Sold the last one today :) I guess I can stop pimping it now, Beanz :) Andrew

    ... /> I have a copy of the Speccy book in pride of ... own a C64 back in the day, I've pre-ordered the new book ... to myself that I made the right choice all along :)
    Readboy Readboy February 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Next Gen GamesWell i got to say i think the next gen games (PS3, 360, Wii) suck like no other gen has. Its the last gen games with eye candy and they have taken al…

    ... short for the media they are on. Even the new Army Of ... Two on the 360 takes 1 ... level). I also find the more hype the game has (Halo ... up and take note of the older machines and how ... and bought Spectrum +3, C64 and an Amiga 600 and ...
    morcar morcar March 2008 Games
  • Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…

    ... been watching this thread from the beginning...

    I ... "Homebrew" doesn't particularly describe the types of games we, and ... or a new graphics card to improve your lot. The fact that ... games could equally enjoy a new C64, Amstrad, or Atari release, ...
    bobs bobs March 2008 Games
  • Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…

    ... sometimes think that a new website could be created ... G.O.R.D - the Gathering Of Retro Developers, ... games could equally enjoy a new C64, Amstrad, or Atari release ... that particular scene (and the in-fighting should take ... we're all in the same boat really).[/QUOTE]< ...
    TMR TMR March 2008 Games
  • Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…

    ... ]
    You're the only C64 fan I've made ... You can't expand on the 'colour RAM' because you ... in the first place?
    Can I invent a new "rule ... more descriptions about the differences between the two than you ... mole;271086]Ooh! Ooh! A new troll!
    Aw, he ...
    DanSolo DanSolo May 2008 Chit chat
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