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  • The rescue of a coil.The problem at hand was a known defect transformer from the switching convertor inside a Spectrum. Both windings are not interrupted and not intercon…

    ... had a bad day, the values are estimated. The larger winding of the defect coil showed ... with the copper of the next turn. As the outside of the coil is cooled at the air, the ... meltdown is on the inner ...
    roko roko November 2011 Hardware
  • I have forgotten the name of a gameCan anyone help me? I am trying to remember the name of a game that I used to love and I am sure it was on the spectrum. you had to go up and down …

    ... am trying to remember the name of a game that I ... sure it was on the spectrum. you had to ... a lift at the left hand side of the screen to different floors in the ... had to give samson a javelin in order for ... to give someone else a deadly nightshade plant. Anyone ...
    Penfold Penfold March 2005 Games
  • What was the name of a poor driving game, with product placement?I'm trying to remember the name of a driving game. It was a vertical scroller, top down view. It got a very sarcastic review in a magazine, the titl…

    I'm trying to remember the name of a driving game.

    It ... was a vertical scroller, top down ... . It got a very sarcastic review in a magazine, the title escapes me ...
    thx1138 thx1138 August 2009 Games
  • A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman (Tie-in licence)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010762&loadpics=3"]A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman[/URL] "Inspired by" or "Tie-in…

    ... =0010762&loadpics=3"]A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman[/URL ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman September 2010 Infoseek database
  • Multiply the value of 'a' by 5Is there a way of multiplying the value of 'a' by 5? I've tried 'add a,a' etc. but only get multiples of 2...

    Is there a way of multiplying the value of 'a' by 5?

    I've tried 'add a,a' etc. but only get multiples of 2...
    daveysludge daveysludge July 2012 Development
  • Trying to remember the name of a TV showI've been trying to remember the name of a tv show that was on briefly in the mid or late 90's. It featured 2 Scots guys (i think) in a video rental …

    ... ve been trying to remember the name of a tv show that was ... on briefly in the mid or ... guys (i think) in a video rental shop who would ... releases.
    I think the video shop was close to ... /> Can anyone remember what the show was called?
    zx1 zx1 January 2013 Chit chat
  • Help! Can't remember the name of a game!I've been trying to remember the name of a game I used to play on spectrum when I was younger, it's been bugging me for years, can anyone help. The b…

    ... been trying to remember the name of a game I used to ... years, can anyone help. The basic idea involved being given ... a phone number, you then ... you to an advert for a business, from this advert ... then you worked out the clues on that one ...
    Scott2703 Scott2703 July 2013 Games
  • Game evolution over the lifetime of a systemDo modern consoles exhibit the same type of game quality evolution as in years gone by? I was just playing the original Super Mario Land on my Ninte…

    Do modern consoles exhibit the same type of game quality evolution as in ... struck me that in the space of a couple of years, the graphics and presentation ... demonstrate the evolution of Spectrum games over the years - just look at the quality ...
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2014 Chit chat
  • Looking for the name of a TV showI was trying to remember the name of a TV show that was broadcast in the early/mid 80's on BBC2, if i remember it was a bit like Knightmare where a r…

    ... was trying to remember the name of a TV show that was ... broadcast in the early/mid ... like Knightmare where a room was a kind of puzzle and ... them from somewhere in the studio, i can't ... have had 'adventure' in the title.
    Google threw ...
    zx1 zx1 October 2014 Chit chat
  • Toastrack - faint monochrome displayHi all, I've got a Toastrack with a video issue on both RGB and RF. I get a faint monochrome screen: on one LCD display it is predominately white,…

    All fixed - it was the coil! >:D<

    The rescue of a coil". You legend. ^:)^

    ... others to try the same:
    - the RF vcc and ... to take some pictures of that coil and put the Spectrum back together. ...
    JollyBoyJohn JollyBoyJohn February 2017 Hardware
  • No video output from Spectrum +2 (light grey)Got a strange issue with my Spectrum +2 light grey edition. It was working fine then all of sudden it outputs a black screen while I was using it wit…

    ... you have +12V on the positive leg of C41 (100uF).

    the problem is the coil transformer.

    See ... .worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/36837/the-rescue-of-a-coil"]this thread[/url].

    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2017 Hardware
  • My Rendition of Horace to the RescueHi Spectrum World, I have spent the last 2 month writing my rendition of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue was a planned game but it was ne…

    ... the last 2 month writing my rendition of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue ... was a planned game ... my version of Horace to the Rescue on the same formula as the original released ...
    wiper2001 wiper2001 December 2013 Announcements
  • My Rendition of Horace to the RescueHi Spectrum World, I have spent the last 2 month writing my rendition of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue was a planned game but it was ne…

    ... the last 2 month writing my rendition of Horace to the Rescue. Horace to the Rescue ... was a planned game ... my version of Horace to the Rescue on the same formula as the original released ...
    wiper2001 wiper2001 December 2013 Brand new software
  • Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…

    ... across Bagdad is one, the other is a space shoot `em up ... Grandslam and Quicksilva. Based on a prehistoric Hanna-Barbara cartoon.
    a clue on Speccy Q.
    Name the game.
    11: Lead the undead along the walls to the tune of Ten Green Bottles ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins May 2002 Games
  • Help me to remember the name of a gameHello! I remember playing a game for hours when I was young but unfortunately I can't remember the name of it. I think it was set on an abandoned su…

    ... unfortunately I can't remember the name of it. I think it ... . You had to collect three of a certain object and when you ... one room to another. Some of the rooms were dark unless you ... /> I remember loads of details about the game - just not the name! I ...
    Gaynor Gaynor September 2002 Games
  • Trying to find the name of a game...Hey all! Me and my mate were just discussing a game that neither one of us can remember absolutely anything at all about... All we remember is that…

    ... were just discussing a game that neither one of us can ... one side of the tape had the program, and the other had a song made ... by the Programmers on a ... PS. I actually put the "Everyones a Wally" theme tune on many ...
    Pobtastic Pobtastic August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Need help to remember the name of a gameHi everyone, there was a game for the ZX Spectrum that was given away free on a magazine, it was either Your Sinclair or Sinclair User, and I used to…

    Hi everyone, there was a game for the ZX Spectrum that was given ... away free on a magazine ... it, sadly I cannot remember the name of it, so I am ... pushing a water bubble onto them, I've checked both of the magazines ...
    Babymaggie Babymaggie May 2005 Games
  • Help needed with remembering the title of a game!Hi All! This must be the best place to find the name for a certain game! Basically you were a person trying to steal the treasure from someone in a…

    ... must be the best place to find the name for a certain game ... ! Basically you were a person ... trying to steal the treasure from someone in a castle ... you became a fly, a person and I think a bird. Lots of different ...
    TJ_1984 TJ_1984 August 2005 Games
  • I need help to figure out the name of a game i used to haveI want to buy a zx spectrum to relive my youth and i am desperate to get a copy of a couple of games that i can't remember the names of. One was a m…

    ... a copy of a couple of games that i can't remember the names of ... .

    One was a maze type game that had a ... - turnig the middlesinto a colour whilst avoiding some kind of monster ( ... br />
    the second was a kiddies educational game where ...
    shrekie69 shrekie69 December 2006 Games
  • Can't remember the title of a great spectrum gameHi there Need help! I am desperately trying to identify a Spectrum game (circa 1990) that I absolutely loved, but can't remember the name of... It…

    ... trying to identify a Spectrum game (circa ... the name of...

    It was given away as a gift in the ... UK to subscribers of 'Your Sinclair' for a ... out of my head - I think the title might ... really want to download a ROM of it.

    radar radar February 2007 Games
  • Help with the name of a FilmI remember back in the mid 90's i saw a film one night but cant remember what it was called but do remember bits of it and was wondering if anyone wo…

    ... kid and his friend steal a piece of the councillors Harley Davidson so ... he lift up the kids necklace revealing the piece of bike is ... />
    In a later scene the kid takes the Harley and rides ... throws all of her different packs of cigs out the window as ...
    festershinetop festershinetop July 2010 Chit chat
  • Trying to remember the name of a game...Hi, all! I used to play a game 20 years ago that I liked a lot... I can't remember the name. The idea of the game was like this: You control a creat…

    ... liked a lot... I can't remember the name.
    The idea of the game ... was like this:
    You control a ... have to get to the other five creatures of the same species and ... who could tell me what the name of the game was so I ...
    AlexeyBg AlexeyBg August 2010 Games
  • Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…

    ... an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for ... />
    Just got a feeling there must be a "magic" formula out ... 't want to re-invent the wheel.

    Many thanks ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman February 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Need the name of a comicI wonder if someone can help with something thats been bugging me....... I remember a comic that i read in the mid - late 80's that contained mainly …

    ... .......
    I remember a comic that i read in the mid - late ... fi/horror stories, i read a whole load that my cousin ... but i can't remember the name of the comic and its annoying ... think) was called 'Tough of the track' about a runner and another was ...
    zx1 zx1 June 2011 Chit chat
  • The smell of a brand new ZX SpectrumThis may be the weirdest question I've asked here... Most of you probably remember the day you opened the polyestirene case to reveal your brand new…

    ... with particular smell emanating from the inside of the case.

    ... these memories are related to a particular smell. That's ... opening a ZX81, and to do that, I removed the rubber ... remove the screws underneath. The moment I took off one of the rubber ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Trying to remember the name of a book about computer virusesSome years back, I read a book about the origin and progression of computer viruses (the book was mainly or totally about the PC), and I'd like to tr…

    ... read a book about the origin and progression of computer viruses (the book ... if anyone can tell me the name of it I'd be ... how to write a virus, of course, and anyway the book would be ... just a history of viruses and their effects on the computers and the people ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2013 Chit chat
  • Trying to remember the name of a gameHi all, Just joined up today as there is a Spectrum game that I remembered playing from years ago but cannot for the life of me remember the name. I…

    ... ago but cannot for the life of me remember the name. I am ... bugging the hell out of me.

    You are running a team ... was called Hostages, but the only game of that name I can ... find is the Infogrames one and ...
    PeteWhite PeteWhite January 2014 Games
  • The diary of a retro studyMany years ago I always had a spare room to act as a study. Then I had a family and that idea withered and died. Eventually everything went into the …

    ... into storage for a few months.

    The upshot of all this ... collectors / charity / recycle / landfill. A large portion of the boxes are books, tapes ... minute away), shifting out a good amount of the crates to make space ...
    Luny Luny March 2020 Chit chat
  • HELP!! The Name of the GameI am looking for the name of a game I used to play as a child. It was a Scramble type game. The mountain landscape was a thin magenta line - perhaps …

    ... the name of a game I used to play as a child. It was a ... Scramble type game. The mountain landscape was a thin magenta ... you dont know the name is a list of all the available scramble ... type games on the Spectrum ...
    rebecca rebecca November 2001 Games
  • name of a speccy gameI was wondering if anyone knew the name of a certain pinball game that allowed you to 'customize' or 'make' your own pinball table. You could make y…

    ... was wondering if anyone knew the name of a certain pinball game that ... for hours when I was a kid.
    thanks

    thomas3120 thomas3120 March 2002 Games
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