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Voted Top 100 ... true list?Yesterday I look on our Top 100 ... top-ten is so-so, but rest... many 'wrong' titles present, Elite, Laser Sq., Lords O.M. too low (positioned)... w…
Yep. Spectrum 2.0 would give a more accurate picture thanks to there being very little in the way of ballot stuffing and tactical voting. Even then though, there's no accounting for other people's opinions being rubbish. :smile: -
Chiptunes aint what we've thought???[URL="http://scalibq.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/chiptunes/"]http://scalibq.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/chiptunes/[/URL] Interesting or boring, whatever, …
... I'd heard of a lot of the artists she'd mentioned ... that very much in the way of anything called R'n' ... was being produced after the late 1970s. She had ... talk about?" stage, through the "Excellent, we both share ... ." stage all in the space of about 4 minutes.
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
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The way this would be good for the ZX81 is the lack of registers ... AF' which would get in the way of the '81 in slow mode), and ...ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... currently in development, and the data for my previous games ...
The way this would be good for the ZX81 is the lack of registers ... AF' which would get in the way of the '81 in slow mode), ... and since the decompresser is smaller than PuCrunch ...Adding IDE to your Spectrum +2 A/B (or +3)Hello my fellow [B]WoS'ers[/B] [B]This is a shared thread with [url]www.amibay.com[/url] which you can [URL="http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=…
... br /> [/I][I]Ahhh the lovely sandwich of mass storage and spectrum ... pesky ceramic caps get in the way of a good board mating with ... the Adapter - again note the direction as well ... With a bit of sneakyness you can pull the power rail underneath ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... aren't much in the way of QTE 's in the 3rd game, so ... really been any involving the story, and the only 3 in fights ... pointless on weaker enemies as the first hit usually completely ... it, takes the term "Butting Heads" to new levels of comical ultraviolence ...ZX-Editor SE version 2.2 publishedDear fans of ZX-Modules, today, I've published ZX-Editor Second Edition version 2.2. For all of those who ask themselves: For what is ZX-Editor bei…
... BasIn. One of my favourites! I do like the way of Basic editing and ... syntax highlighting. Also, the way, BasIn takes the edited ... Basic into the running emulator and ...Game of 1985 and Chuckie EggYou guys are good judges of character - whilst respecting Avalon, LOM and Skool Daze, for a quick blast I was drawn to Chuckie Egg and I scored a mis…
costa panayi is the hero of 1985.
[B]1985:[/ ...
commando
the way of the exploding fist
robin of the wood
barry ... i have appreciated the strategy/adventure game [I]the rats[/I].
of snapshots.What do you want from the next gen consoles?As I've been playing Skyrim again I was wondering what I'd want from the next gen version. Better graphics are always a bonus, but, as we all know 'b…
... jumping in front of you the exact millisecond that ... try to stay out of the way of the enemy's (and yours ... "Aaaaarghhh!!!" and shoot the person yourself. And then ... of harming team mates).
Still, on the ... bit of virtual stupidity is lost in the past. ...Game of 93 and Space GunSpace Gun is very nice - I wonder if it sold well as the market was fading fast? And - is it going to be nigh-on impossible to get a game of 93!? I…
... hailed as classics of the genre so this style of game is ... to say, the Speccy really was at the end of its operational ... upgrade - which was of course attempted by the Sam Coupe - but ... computers seemed to go the way of the Dodo by the mid-90s anyway.. Gamers ...Speccy 48K grey screenGot a issue 2 48K speccy as part of a job lot on ebay, tested it and apart from a duff membrane it appears to be working. However the screen is a gre…
Thanks guys. Gonna give the composite mod a go when i next get chance. Got a mlion and one things to do first. Grrrr dont you just hate it when real life gets in the way of some speccy fun hee heeRed DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…
You do that. I, on the other hand, will try to ... Speccy-exclusive title or going the way of RetroSpec and making it a ... it's making me reconsider the whole Speccy scene).
the characters.Red DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…
... ]You do that. I, on the other hand, [B]will try ... Speccy-exclusive title or going the way of RetroSpec and making it a ... it's making me reconsider the whole Speccy scene).
the characters.[/QUOTE]
Was ...New job opportunityAs some may recall, I started a new job a few months ago that didn't go that well in terms of of office environment. my company gave the work to an…
Congratulations! - the prospect of becoming a Dad ... keep reminding yourself that the sleepless nights/bottles/ ... wisely and make the best of it because you ... />
At the end of the day, being a parent ... work with little in the way of immediate reward and you ...Game Of The Year 1985 (multiple choice REALLY)loading again, mucking hell. until now: [B][SIZE="5"]1985[/SIZE][/B] [B]games[/B] 1. Commando (elite systems) 27* 2. Elite (firebird) 22 3. Back t…
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barry mcguigan boxing, panzadrome, the rats, robin of the wood, the way of the exploding fist.Game Of The Year 1985 (multiple choice REALLY)loading again, mucking hell. until now: [B][SIZE="5"]1985[/SIZE][/B] [B]games[/B] 1. Commando (elite systems) 27* 2. Elite (firebird) 22 3. Back t…
... . Special mention to [I]Fairlight, The Way of the Exploding Fist[/I], and two ... I like a lot: [I]The Rocky Horror Show[/I] and ...Brian Cox? Brilliant, Smug, A Fake? ...So what do you reccon. I was watching Stargazing live last night and could not help think it was like Spring Watch but for those interested in the s…
... tried to do the voice, just the way of speaking and the mannerisms - which he ... mimic. I heard him on the radio with Terry Wogan. He ...PlayStation 4 AnnouncedAs widely expected, Sony have unveiled the PS4 at an event in New York: [url]http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392432/playstation-4-is-official-so…
... to buy for the new consoles.
The thing is, with ... the AAA gaming crash going ... 't be surprised it went the way of the PSP Go.PlayStation 4 AnnouncedAs widely expected, Sony have unveiled the PS4 at an event in New York: [url]http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392432/playstation-4-is-official-so…
... makes you look clever. Like the way people disagree with me to ... a lot more power. The programmers of the 360/PS3 have really learnt ... 't be surprised it went the way of the PSP Go.[/QUOTE]
< ... support out of it, much the same as the lifetime of a typical ...ZXDS 1.1.0Hello, once again a [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz"]new ZXDS version[/URL] is out. The major changes are the custom ROM support and Beta 48 emulation, …
... put into the ZXDS folder on the next release.
(The readme text ... /files (and maybe a way of changing the fonts on the load page)
the same way in most views as well ... OTOH I wanted to have the way of switching it with buttons only ...Fully-addressed devices initiative (FADI)I would like to introduce an initiative for those who create new pieces of hardware containing legacy devices with well-known addresses. It says that…
... allocation is just a subset of the "full address decoding" concept ... a worse job of decoding ports than the original, or releases ... and ease of construction. For things like the simple 8- ... 't actually achieve anything in the way of compatability.
So long ...Improving Composite Output of 48K SpectrumI've been playing around with this Spectrum 48k I got inside a dK'tronics keyboard, because well I've already got two working other ones so why not..…
... I was thinking of building a small board for the ULA to ... sit on - that would take the ULA output and encode it ... [/B] fella goes and creates the ULA+ that everyone has been ... its clear that this is the way of the future - better graphics modes and ...What was the first Spectrum game you bought.Mine was Technician Ted and Gift from the Gods. What were your first game you bought for the spectrum?
Ah ... mine was The Way of the Exploding Fist. ?7.95 of your English pounds if ... king's ransom compared to the usual ?1.99 jobs I ... was used to. I loved the game to and still remember ...The Retro Asylum PodcastInstead of making a new topic for each episode, I've decided to stick to one thread. [img]http://retroasylum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/29.5corr…
... episode Andy plays you the music that captured his ... imagination through out the last 30 something years ... who Andy is by the way of music, just like a ... choice of music and his story.
The tunes ... ZX Spectrum all the way to the Gamecube,so there ...Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... there are all sorts of tricks in the way of someone evading income tax ... mass to protect the property (domestic or business) of the very rich, though ... dad was on strike much of the time.
My brother ...Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... are all sorts of tricks in the way of someone evading income ... is greater than what 98% of the population earn.
... mass to protect the property (domestic or business) of the very rich, ... running. Taxation is one of the basic needs for civilization to ...Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... it seems she gets most of the hate.
... had got in, the spiralling decline of the 1970's might have ... 70's cars were some of the worst ever made. I ... stayed on the back foot. The Rover cars of the 80's ... lustre, with little in the way of innovation.Best game ever?Not sure the best way to do this, thinking top 10s with a sliding scale of 10 points awarded to the game you vote 'best' down to 1 point for your 10t…
... Dynamite Dan 2
Robin of the Wood
Wizball
... Livingstone supongo
Jack the nipper 2 in coconut ... 2
The Way of the Exploding Fist
Sceptre of Bagdad
... /> The Great Escape
The Goonies
The Sacred Armour of Antiriad ...Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... replaced the power of the Unions with other ways to improve the power of the people. The ... is, as you'll note, the way the "liberal" vote jumps up in ... -headedness and despite plenty in the way of purely verbal politics, in terms ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... deal a couple of years ago before finally stealing the nerve to ... then finally got it going the other day.
... I started seeing past the gimmicks - the narration, the weapon upgrades etc ... Action-RPG at all in the way of story choices or playing style ...
