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Mr. Trebus from "Life of Grime"'s Games RoomOn the subject of 'Game Room Makeovers', I'd like to go for the challenge of 'MOST UNTIDY COMPUTER ROOM EVER' It makes Mr Trebus's house look like a…
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ANN: Issue 9 of Sam Revival magazine out now (Sam Coupe)Issue nine of Sam Revival magazine is out now, and this issue features the first cover disk! The magazine starts off with the usual Quazar News, as…
... secured the rights with the copyright holder of the Sam version of the ever ... popular game to have it feature on the ... you are missing! The Sam version of the all time classic ... i've reduced the quality of the soundtrack to 4 bits ... -
The problem with early arcade adventuresWhether it was a programming reason or not, you find that a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum (1984-85) had 256 screens. I think "P…
... a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum ( ... games to follow the approach of games like Rapscallion, ... the greatest Spectrum game, but the lack of screens kept you playing because the ... got to the end because of the sameyness of the world you explored ... -
Greece in the finalsI would love to see the face of all the Chezh people who were talking about winning Greece. There you have it.!!!! Hellas!!!!
I would love to see the face of all the Chezh people who were talking about winning Greece.
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.wav files of spectrum tapesPleeeeeeese help. Even to say it can't be done. I have to go home in 10 mins I want to play downloaded games on my +3, but I can't work out what all…
... 't work out what all the files mean. Also I am ... using the internet at school so I ... change the volume of my P.C. when playing the files into the +3, the ... tone changes, confusing the +3.
The Sinclair ROM questionThe simplest questions are the most difficult to answer. And here is my questions: 1.) Who was the programmer of the ZX Spectrum ROM? 2.) Is there a…
The simplest questions are the most difficult to answer.
And here is my questions:
1.) Who was the programmer of the ZX Spectrum ROM?
2.) Is there a source code of that (not the disassembly from Ian Logan!)?Best version of FroggerI was on Atariage asking about what the best version of this game was on the 2600. There are two, and most agree that the tape based game is the bett…
I was on Atariage asking about what the best version of this game was on the 2600. There are two, and most agree that the tape based game is the better of the two. On the Speccy, I'm sure there were a million clones back in the day. Which one is the best?Name the game (yet again)We had a game for the ZX+ that involved collecting bells and sapphires, for example. Set on a pirate(?) ship. Cannot think for the life of me what …
We had a game for the ZX+ that involved collecting bells and sapphires, for example. Set on a pirate(?) ship. Cannot think for the life of me what it was called. Any suggestions gratefully received!!An unofficial conversion of City ConnectionLurking in the depths of the WoS archive I found what looks like an unofficial conversion of the Jaleco coin-op [I]City Connection[/I]. The authors a…
Lurking in the depths of the WoS archive I found what ... looks like an unofficial conversion of the Jaleco coin-op [I]City ... is a measly Z80 snapshot. The conversion looks pretty competently done ... and faithful to the original. Does anyone have more ...An unofficial conversion of City Connection (reprise)I hope Martijn and Andrew won't mind if I post this topic once again, but in the STP/MIA section it had no reply so far. I post it here because in th…
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Lurking in the depths of the WoS archive I found what ... like an unofficial conversion of the Jaleco coin-op City ... a measly Z80 snapshot. The conversion looks pretty competently done ... and faithful to the original. Does anyone have ...Wracking brains to remember title of game...duh!Folks The only things I can remember about a game I would like to find is that it was set in space and that you had to go around collecting password…
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The only things I can remember ... things.
And that one of the important codes you had to ... , I can't for the life of me remember what it was ...How about sneaky things they invented to make you BUY the game?!...the dual of that other awesome thread. For instance, I found it annoying to go and search for a Spectrum game to buy, turn over the box to see th…
...the dual of that other awesome thread.
< ... to buy, turn over the box to see the screenshots, and find ... had no trace of a spectrum screenshot in the back of its box ...Tears of nostalgiaI have to say, playing games again like Fued, Head over Heels, Where time stood still, arkanoid 2, heavy on the magick (list could go on forever), ma…
... still, arkanoid 2, heavy on the magick (list could go on ... back upon those days as the finest of my life. I used ...Recording AVI`s of Speccy stuff Does anyone know of a good program for XP that will record AVI or Mpeg movies from the output of Spectrum emulators? I know at least one emulator h…
Does anyone know of a good program ... or Mpeg movies from the output of Spectrum emulators?
... happily obliged when recording movies of Colin McCrae 2.
... X problem, i.e. the way in which different ... or `pointings` in the correct direction :)
< ...Not THAT kind of Joystick!!!I got to share this with you as it is ( although it wasn't last night ) Funny. I just bought a trickstick off ebay, it's boxed like new and arrived …
... like new and arrived in the post yesterday.
the hells that? ' to which ...
Carefully I opend the box to pull out this ... shaft with an adaptor on the end of it.
You would not believe the ...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, …
... Monty and the Temple of Doom, Curse of the Seven Faces, ... Century Communiations) ?3, The Way of the Explosing Fist (Melbourne House) ... and squashed) 50p, The Way of the Exploding Fist (Melbourne House ... of the Best No.2, SU Six of the Best No.1, SU Six of the ...ANN: Issue 10 of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now (Sam CoupIssue ten of Sam Revival magazine is out now, and features an exclusive game on the coverdisk. The magazine starts off with the usual Quazar News, a…
... Warren Lee, who is the author of the game on this issue's ... well as looking at behind the scenes of his past releases.
the in's and out's of the emulator.
On the accompanying coverdisk is ...Sparky eZX-BASIC Project in need of FPGA ExpertYou probably are not familiar with this project, but it is a computer system based on Zilog's new eZ80 chip and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Ju…
... and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Just think of what ... megabyte of Flash ROM! If you want more info on the project ... /eZXSparky[/url]
The reason I am writing here ... device. Due to the nature of the eZ80, the entire core of the FPGA can be ...Retro Gamer #7: The MegaTree / Matthew Smith interviewIssue Seven of Retro Gamer magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy community: 1. The data from the MegaTree developmen…
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1. The data from the MegaTree development-disks on ... You can actually see the core idea of the game in a later ... I'm a director of the company and I'm ... it. But with the case of Jet Set Willy it ...ZXSpectrum "Name The Game"Hello, As you all probably already heard before, I created a new website with the "Name The Game" game about the ZX Spectrum games, located at [url=…
... new website with the "Name The Game" game about the ZX Spectrum games ... ]
After free registration the user is shown an ZXSpectrum ... score) to select for the name of that game that his pictured ... us, and if possible spread the word about this site to ...Amstrad and the SpectrumWhy has Amstrad made so little of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few years we have seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, …
... so little of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few ... seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, Sega Mega drive ... something from Amstrad other than the really poor ZX Spectrum ... direct to TV game along the lines of the Tulip-Ironstone C64 DTV ...The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…
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At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened ... to the days when I ... sleep at night, because of the excitement of some new game I'd ... who cares anyway), but the likes of GT3 are just not up ...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…
... 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 form of ... a force of fearful Mazogs ...Turbo Outrun Wheels of Fire tapeHi all.. While hunting in the attic for an old playpen for my younger daughter, I dug out a tape of Turbo Outrun from the Wheels of Fire compilation…
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While hunting in the attic for an old playpen ... out a tape of Turbo Outrun from the Wheels of Fire compilation. I ... looked it up on the site ... />
Is this tape of use for the project? If so, send ...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…
... ago I read about cleaning the keycaps of a Spectrum+ using a ... couple of days ago (50? C) and was amazed by the results. The ... I should do the same for the two parts of the case, too. Has ... that? If so, what are the results? Does the rainbow sticker survive?Games not working on the plus 2a/plus3Can anyone please tell me the name of any games that would not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k mode? Games that were simply not compatable …
Can anyone please tell me the name of any games that would not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k mode?
Games that were simply not compatable with the plus 2a/ plus 3 no matter what.
Thank you very much :)ANN: Italian Project Guess The Game gallery - MASSIVE UPDATE!Hello chums.. Seeing as the test I did with the Italian Project screenshots gallery was a massive success, I've written myself a webpage generator s…
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Seeing as the test I did with the Italian Project screenshots ... at [url="http://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/Italian/ ... gallery.htm"]http://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/Italian/ ... who were upset at the use of JPG, it now uses ... and I'll tweak the webpage generator in some ...wish i remember the name of this game.....hello.., great site you have here... i remember playing a game , long time ago , in my 48 zx spectrum, and in arcades, ..but i don?t remember the na…
... , ..but i don?t remember the name..so , like that i ... can?t find it on the net....,
is a game ...If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
... back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed ... as the revolutionary successor to the already ... variations, but without the limitations of INK and PAPER of the low-resolution grid ...Do you know the name of this game?I played this game many years ago on my Spectrum. It was a space shooter and I think it was made by Theo Develagas. While you played the game the com…
I played this game many years ago on my Spectrum. It was a space shooter and I think it was made by Theo Develagas. While you played the game the computer played the tune by Europe "The Final Countdown"
