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The 'end of year' screenshot challenge - Part Two[b][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Part Two[/COLOR][/b] As I decided to have all 40 in one topic was too much, so two topics of 20 each. Similar to the other cha…
... each.
Similar to the other challenges. These speccy loading ... , ie upside down, then the same blur effect was applied ...
I hope you enjoy the topic as much as I ... )
[img]http://www.yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/mixedscreen22.png[/img]
The alternative loading screen challengeSomething a little bit different. :-o Only eight this time. These are all well known speccy games however the screenshots of the loading screens are…
... known speccy games however the screenshots of the loading screens are ... so these are from the Amstrad and BBC versions.< ... not too far off the speccy versions so identification ... /> [img]http://www.yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/altplatform_challenge_1.png[/img]
The History of Ocean (book)It's fantastic, but I don't keep books that I've read, so thought I'd offer it to a WoSser first, before I try other forums and then the dreaded flea…
... try other forums and then the dreaded fleaBay!
[img ... ] including 1st Class post within the UK. I will consider overseas postage ... info about the book:
[url]http://www.oceanthehistory.co.uk/[/url]
The official CSSCGC 2014 threadJust to announce that the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2014 is now open. It's home for the year will be; [url]http://www.mykeweb.co.uk/c…
Just to announce that the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games ... home for the year will be; [url]http://www.mykeweb.co.uk/csscgc2014 ... me, either here, or via the submission email address.
In the meantime I'm looking forward ...The Making of PippoEvenin' all I did a little Making of this budget classic [URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-making-ofpippo.html"]http://jdanddiet.bl…
Evenin' all
I did a little Making of this budget classic
[URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-making-ofpippo.html"]http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-making-ofpippo.html[/URL]Has Prince finally lost the plot re:- piracy?[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25927363[/url] hes apparently taken ?13m legal action against 22 FANS for distributing bootlegs of his con…
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25927363[/url]
< ... a dwarf.
I know the songs are his copyrighted material ... artist, if they cant buy the thing then they will tape ...What's the deal with hash tables, anyway?As there's nothing in the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/0-surc-contents.htm]Compendium[/url] about hash tables, and as I've …
... 's nothing in the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri ... .users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/hash-k4.bas[/url]
The smallest ... with the four programs:
[url]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4 ...Question about The Complete Spectrum ROM DisassemblyHello I just purchased a copy of the Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly book in great shape and noticed that the cover looks slightly different than …
... purchased a copy of the Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly ... shape and noticed that the cover looks slightly different ... seeing pictures of online. The cover illustration is inside a ... [url]http://www.dataserve-retro.co.uk/contents/media/l_spectrum%20rom%20dis ...The Making of Cassette 50Everyone's favourite compilation! Enjoy :) [URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/the-making-ofcascades-cassette-50.html"]http://jdanddiet.bl…
Everyone's favourite compilation! Enjoy :)
[URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/the-making-ofcascades-cassette-50.html"]http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/the-making-ofcascades-cassette-50.html[/URL]Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Game[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26495768?utm_content=bufferd89b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer[/url] The Hitchhike…
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26495768?utm_content=bufferd89b1&utm_medium= ... [/url]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game embarks ... next chapter on Saturday with the launch of a new online ...The great Sinclair might-have beensNice article about the Lokey and Janus [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/19/archaeologic_sinclair_research_might_have_beens/[/url]
Nice article about the Lokey and Janus
[url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/19/archaeologic_sinclair_research_might_have_beens/[/url]Ultimate - The collected works / Pentagram and others on EbayHi long time lurker and collector and now i have decided to sell most of my rare games and thought i would make you guys aware of some of the items i…
... guys aware of some of the items im getting rid of ... />
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331154573027?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX ... />
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331154549628?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX ...TAPlist - the emulator versionI've got this working reasonably well; there's just a couple of small extra features which I want to add. (Recall that TAPlist writes a formatted lis…
... Here's the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri ... http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/taplist.txt] ... http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/decode.bas ... =http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/taplistest-decode. ...The Wizard of Hotspot HillockI've just re-discovered this unfinished game which I haven't done any work on for a couple of years. As it can be played through to the end as it is …
... it. As well as the game files, the BASIC & assembler ... /> [url]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/wohh.zip[/url ... AGES-3v2gtest.TAP for the remainder of the files, after which ... one of the unfinished bits). If the highlight moves to the top ...Spectrum games for sale - Edd the Duck by Impulse and 2112 AD by Design DesignI have some interesting Spectrum items for sale including Edd the Duck by Impulse and 2112 AD by Design Design. [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/cambc…
I have some interesting Spectrum items for sale including Edd the Duck by Impulse and 2112 AD by Design Design.
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/cambcom/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=[/url]SSD on an old laptop - a question for the system builders among you.I'm upgrading an old laptop from Win XP to Win 7. I've bought one of these [url=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/240gb-crucial-m500-slim-msata-ssd-msa…
... [url=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/240gb-crucial-m500-slim ... a big delay whenever the system accesses the drive. I click ... access, where you have the delay before Windows becomes responsive ... from 2008 ).
* Update all the drivers (no difference).
* ...Bob's "Save it from the Skip" hardware sale.Recently I mentioned that I'd skip any items I had been trying to selling if they didn't find a taker, so here is the full list of Spectrum hardware …
... after the recall.
[IMG]http://www.bobs-stuff.co.uk/ ... [IMG]http://www.bobs-stuff.co.uk/images/skipbits11.jpg[/IMG]
co.uk/images/skipbits12.jpg[/IMG]
co.uk/images/skipbits13.jpg[/IMG]
what do you get for the spectrum owner who has everything ?I thought this might be of interest to a few of the die hard collectors on here. they are 100% authentic.. I met Mr bubble bus (Sandy) today :) [ur…
I thought this might be of interest to a few of the die hard collectors on here.
they are 100% authentic.. I met Mr bubble bus (Sandy) today :)
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271512837940?[/url]"Hampstead" rerelease hits the news[URL="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/hampstead-the-social-climbing-game-that-has-made-the-leap-from-zx-spectrum-to-i…
... ://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/hampstead-the-social ... ://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/hampstead-the-social ... the home page of "The Independent" online. (The game's being released for the ...Mia ? Ultimate Play the Game Tape Head CleanerI see this cassette on ebay and don't see on this site. Why ? [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-Game-Ultimate-Play-the-Game-Tape-Head-Clean…
... ://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-Game-Ultimate-Play-the-Game-Tape ...The end of the Who[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28087350[/url] It seems the end of the road for the Who but i suppose it's only natural as they're…
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28087350[/url]
It seems the end of the road for the Who but i suppose it's only natural as they're now past 70:sad:Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict - The MovieHello there!! My name is Andy Remic, novelist (16 books out so far!) and ZX Spectrum fanatic. I wrote a 48K/128K Spectrum game in 2009 called BIOHEL…
... childhood growing up with the Spectrum; part exploratory documentary ... initiative, via inclusion in the film either by direct ... /> The link for the film is-
[url]www.anarchyfilms.co.uk[/url ... ]
The link for our ...Bypassing bits of faulty ULAs: the LOAD!Hi everybody, Recently I had a sick Spectrum sent to me. The symptoms were that the machine would run fine, except that it wouldn't load. The border…
... picked up. The tape sound plays through the speaker, the machine beeps and ... the ULA, which is the IOREQ. Next came the input - pin 28 of the ... /> [img]http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/ian_stuff/TransAm.jpg[/img]Shadow of the Unicorns for Sale.Hi. I have a copy of Shadow of the Unicorns for sale on eBay if anyone is interested. Here is the link [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141341530308?ss…
Hi. I have a copy of Shadow of the Unicorns for sale on eBay if anyone is interested. Here is the link [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141341530308?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649[/url]
Thanks.Manic Miner loading screen adjustmentHad half an hour spare earlier and wanted to try a few things. Always like to learn anyways even now. [URL="http://www.yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/Man…
... /> [URL="http://www.yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/Manic_Miner_New_Loading_Pic.tap"]Manic Miner ... few more bits to The Tipshop) but I'm ... br /> I considered removing the flashing attributes and having them ... inserted the top third of the screen.
The ...The distorted 'initial view' challengeOK, these are more or less the initial view you would get when you've picked your controls etc and started the game itself. Might be a bit easy thoug…
... are more or less the initial view you would ... controls etc and started the game itself. Might ... /> [img]http://yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/dsc10.png[/img]< ... [img]http://yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/dsc11.png[/img]< ... [img]http://yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/dsc12.png[/img]< ...The JetSet Willy and Manic Miner CommunityIntroducing the new JSW and MM community. :) [center][URL="http://jswmm.co.uk"][img]http://jswmm.co.uk/public/style_images/master/logo.png[/img][/U…
Introducing the new JSW and MM community. :) < ... ][URL="http://jswmm.co.uk"][img]http://jswmm.co.uk/public/style_images/master/logo ... to visit.
Hopefully the site should be reasonably self ...Programming Arcade Games for your Spectrum - ?10 delivered (UK)[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/PAGFYS1.jpg[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/PAGFTS2.jpg[/img] Cover has so…
... . This book is in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum. ... including 2nd Class postage within the UK. I would consider sending ... [b]*[/b]The cheapest on [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Programming ... [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0572012357/ref ...Daily Mail claim amateur sleuth has unmasked Jack The Ripper[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-crimi…
[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper- ... -murders.html"]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper ... /> Even if it is true the second stain could have been ... put on hours/days before the first seeming as she was ...Ben Heck and the Bonsai Spectrum[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29011895"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29011895[/URL] Article on Ben Hecks work on the Spectrum. …
[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29011895"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29011895[/URL]
Article on Ben Hecks work on the Spectrum. He gives WOS a mention too.
