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The late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now!The very late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now! [img]http://www.quazar.clara.net/a40/sr23.jpg[/img] SAM Revival is the only new…
... of news covering all the latest news from around the SAM world, some of the ... highlights of which ... Interface, with full source code of the ROM patch and boot block ... -
Which two games show the progress made over the lifetime of the SpectrumJust voted for Batty on the free cover-tape poll. It made me think of the massive leap from thru the wall in 1982 to Batty in 1987. Which game fro…
Just voted for Batty on the free cover-tape poll.
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Which game from the early days (which was considered ... place next to one from the tail-end to show how ... -
Changing the look of the 48K editor cursor?I've read many books and mags since 1987 but never saw it done, and a wos forum search revealed nothing. If I wanted to customize the cursor and, let…
... . If I wanted to customize the cursor and, let's say ... off flash or replace all the L's, C's, K ... just a matter of a few POKEs in the right places? Many ... don't point me to the complete Spectrum ROM disassembly.[/SIZE ... -
Making the most of the microI don't know if anyone remembers this series. It was hosted by Ian McNaught Davies on the BBC in the early eighties. As I remember it, he seemed to s…
... McNaught Davies on the BBC in the early eighties. As ... of airtime promoting the BBC micro with the odd chuckle in the general direction of ... site, the entire series. The site, calling itself 'The Box', ... eagerly filled out all the required fields only to ... -
Eureka! - what to do with the 5 pieces of textI've had a nemesis for 20 years now..... the Eureka! adventure game, the one which came in 5 parts, the end of each part presented you with a piece o…
... in 5 parts, the end of each part presented you ... with a piece of text.... how the heck do you ...
I understand that the prize has been long since ... this...
The texts are as follows:
Colditz "The door is padlocked"
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Countries of software release - what's the rule?WOS database says that there are many games from countries like Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia. All these countries appeared after the breakup…
... after the breakup of Yugoslavia.
But most of these ... />
And the games from the 80ties were created in ... ) Use the current political map to determine the country of game origin ...
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Damaged sound-output of the spectrum +3Hallo folks, a few days ago I got a Spectrum 128 + 3, but there might be problems with the sound-output. For comparison I have got a Spectrum 128 + …
... there might be problems with the sound-output.
For ... + 2 and the game Gyroscope.
The sound of the +2 is ... pure and soft.
By contrast, the sound of the ... question is what the damage could be? Maybe the soundchip or ... -
Microsoft finally fix the Red Ring of Death!!! Sort of...Yes, after five years of hardware revisions, each one designed to cure the almost inevtiable RROD (Red Ring of Death) problem, where the XBox 360 ove…
... or badly ventilated cupboards. The RROD rate of the 360 is not known ... less than double figures. Of all the 360 owners I know, I ... when the temperature of the console raises too high? By improving the electrical efficiency of the ... -
Leader Board - Famous Courses of the World[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013834]Leader Board - Famous Courses of the World Volume 1[/url] Side 1 is corrupt, one of th…
... Leader Board - Famous Courses of the World Volume 1[/url]< ... corrupt, one of the holes for the course is amongst the speedlock blocks. ... a bug in the game. The drawing of the course gets stuck ... and the game freezes. Don ... -
how many codies games did one of the Darlings write some blurb?yet another one turned up today in a bundle.. "this is probably the most playable casino game ever - it's absolutely brilliant!!"-david darling [B…
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"this is probably the most playable casino game ever ... or his brothers featured on the back of the tape -
Rare version of the Microdrive and Interface 1 ManualI have come across a rather unusual white version of the ZX Microdrive and Interface 1 Manual - it is still the first edition internally, but has a p…
... a rather unusual white version of the ZX Microdrive and Interface 1 ... Manual - it is still the first edition internally, but has ... cover - has any ideas about the origins of this one?
What album do you have the most of (different formats, copies etc)?mine would prolly be The Ruts - The crack i have on lp, just bought on cd (with grin and bear it on the same disc) and on mp3, think its on a couple…
... prolly be
The Ruts - The crack
i have on ... grin and bear it on the same disc) and on mp3 ... its on a couple of other best of ruts albums too, so ... on mp3, on (copied) dvd (the film) and i had it ...The Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All TimeYep, another "best of..." list posted on the 'net, and like all lists based on opinion it's contentious, but even by the standards of most lists I th…
... by the standards of most lists I think the order of ... up the list either at the start or the end of the article?), ... critical reception, one of the biggest contributing factors in ... the Intellivision or the Colecovision be higher than the Neo-Geo? Some of the ...Phising letter of the weekRecieved yesterday and I just found it while checking my junk mail. [QUOTE] Dear Customer Upon intensive reviews on your profile…
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Temporal deactivation? - The universe will end if I ... information?
Really, the quality of English in these was getting ... to have slipped back into the more traditional Chinglish recently.TV report of the morning at RetroMa?OK, so it's in Spanish, but the pictures really say it all. Antena 3, a national TV broadcaster in Spain, this morning visited Retroma??a, which is …
... (right at the start of the video, I'm nearest the camera, being pwned ... fun.
The games of the 80s didn't have graphics ... ?n in the Centro Polit?cnico Superior of the University of Zaragoza.
of the graphics or the effects, what's ...Case of the Beheaded Smuggler, The: Kez Gray[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006962[/url] The loading screen of The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler has been done by Kez Gray…
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006962[/url]
The loading screen of The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler has been done by Kez Gray :)Best game of the Decade. The winner is...Gamefaqs.com have given the results of the Best Game of the Decade, and the winner is... Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Which seems a bit strange …
... the results of the Best Game of the Decade, and the winner is...
Legend of ... it was largely overlooked by the majority of gamers.
I ... /> For a round up of the matches and the results, see:
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 ... 't want to re-invent the wheel.
Many thanks ...the league of greeda term a few of my mates used to use when gaming.. that basically ended up with the other player getting stiched up some of the time with all this t…
... player getting stiched up some of the time
... be "elf has ate all the pies" etc
bomberman on the snes obv
the anchors player 2 whacks ... br /> were you a member of the league and what games did ...The Secret Life of Bob Munkhouse.Did anyone see this show last night on BBC4. It was brilliant. Bob was a real collector, he must have recorded more things of the telly and radio t…
... must have recorded more things of the telly and radio than anyone ... his collection is in the hands of media company Kalidescope who have ... instructed with preserving his millions of recordings and documents.
< ... do have a respect for the man, and wish I'd ...The I've Had Enough of Mega Threads Mega ThreadAs the inventor of the Mega Thread (three word story, at the car boot sale, miss wos, thread of belly laughs etc...), I can honestly say that you the…
As the inventor of the Mega Thread (three word story, at the car boot sale ... , miss wos, thread of belly laughs ... honestly say that you the recent crop of mega thread bandwagon jumping ...Maketzx...Whats the state of play?Been out of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the saddle, ready to transfer some more tapes.....except...maketzx doesnt seem to w…
... of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the ... so far is delete the wavs i run through ... br />
Whats the deal with maketzx anyway? I ... being said...whats the prefered method of making tzx files ... these days? presuming of course i can actually ...games that sold off the backs of other formats..obvious things like elite I guess.. never saw the fuss, sorry but I noticed I got shedloads of speccy kikstart 2 tapes , was that because the c64 ve…
... elite I guess.. never saw the fuss, sorry
but ... got shedloads of speccy kikstart 2 tapes , was that because the c64 ... like that, I guess its the same with i-ball also ...Trying to remember the name of this magazineA memory of an obscure UK magazine has popped into my head, and wondered if anyone could identify it. It was primarily about learning to program (ma…
... Amstrad at least.
The main notable thing about this ... very clear memory of a news story about The Simpsons, saying something ... family is even bigger than the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles!") I ... quite a cheap feel - the same sort of paper as, say Micro ...The Making of Karyssia Queen of DiamondsAs an aside/boxout for the Incentive feature I had published in RG a few months ago I was going to do a bit about this game. However, I secured a go…
As an aside/boxout for the Incentive feature I had published ... to give it a making-of of its own.
Here ... .com/2011/07/making-of-karyssia-queen-of-diamonds.html"]http://jdanddiet ... .blogspot.com/2011/07/making-of-karyssia-queen-of-diamonds.html[/URL]The Demise of Hedge PronIll try to keep this as clean as possible. When i was a kid about 10/11 years old there was a track behind a friends house where you could occasiona…
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I remember the excitement when me and my ... free and im guessing the unspoken ritual of the hedge porn cycle ... untill one day in the summer holidays we were ... he had got 2 of the tapes and to go ... />
It turned out the film was Rita, Sue and ...Taking the Spectrum for a bath - Lots of SEXY photos!Decided to take a Spectrum +2 for a bath this weekend. It was non-working, so it needed fixing. It booted to a fuzzy dark picture and I thought "Ah, …
... br /> Here are some of the other spectrums waiting in cue ... br /> Close up inspection of the tape mechanisms reveal spewed grease ... pay attention to the rest of the cassette mechanism.
the English name for this) on the side of the rod, that holds/supports the ...The Legend of Chytt Tiatt- Online Text AdventurentureYou awake to find yourself in a dark space with a hard floor. You are fully clothed wearing denim jeans and a T-Shirt which feels wet. The strong sm…
... -Shirt which feels wet. The strong smell of wee, vomit and spent ...FFS... (the ignorance of modern youth)Sorry for the foul acronym, but I was just talking to a bloke I work with, and I mentioned that Bob Hope's widow had just passed away, and he asked m…
... away from millions of potential fans just because the networks don't ... was, he was simply one of the best comedians ever, his timing ... . He really was (is) one of the few comedians who could make ...The development of (possibly) the worst car in the world...which is of course the Morris Marina. For some reason, YouTube gave me this as a suggested video (I don't know why!). It was interesting at least.…
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My grandfather had one of the vomit green saloon models from ... many door handles and the subsequent parts of BL years later ... up the wall. If you look at some of the history ... sites about the company, many of the concept designs ...
