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How is the Spectrum to live on when we are all dead???We have had 25 years of the Spectrum and it lives on in us all and as long as WOS is here, on the Internet. Because of this, it will be alive as long…
... 25 years of the Spectrum and it lives on in us all ... long as WOS is here, on the Internet. Because of this, it ... like!!! Will Ebay still sell the them LOL!!
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what were the things the Speccy architecture was good for?I don't know a hell of a lot about all the different computers hardware and I wanted to know if the way the Spectrum was built lent itself to certain…
... being easier and faster on the Speccy than the C64.
... comparison to the Amstrad)
Is there any difference ... in the accuracy of collision detection ... true/untrue and is there anything else useful that ... -
People holding back the emulation sceneAs mentioned once again in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22690"]this thread[/URL], some people think Ramsoft willfully…
... Ramsoft willfully "held back the Spectrum scene for years".
the Spectrum scene altogether, taking their ... /> Let's put my cards on the table. I asked this question ... ever heard.
The Spectrum has been there for 26 years, ... -
Siege on the VolgaHi The infoseek information for this rare wargame is incorrect: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0015741[/url] The publisher i…
Hi
The infoseek information for this rare ... ?id=0015741[/url]
The publisher is Omega Games, not ... of Fleetsquare Ltd) - oh, and there's an address for them ... SE1 4EQ
(from the game booklet)
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How to complete Super Robin HoodAs it is, I'm stuck with this Code Masters game. Having a long time wandering around the castle, I've taken all keys except one (the one on the secon…
... all keys except one (the one on the second screen from bottom ... , except for a stair at the top left screen that ... In this particular screen there's also a green ... find elsewhere. It's the one shown here (taken ... />
Where is the key to activate it?
Vote for the best games everGamefaqs.com are having a best ever game poll, and since Gamefaqs are very well frequented (it's a great site, apart from the trolls and the useless,…
... board. Not that there are many posters on the C64 board, Lemon64 ... every game ever released (on the machines they recognise), plus ... first person shooter (on the N64, aparently the PSX version is ... first person shooter (non-teamwork) on the PC, I think),
...Some questions to pass the time1. What is the best 8 bit machine? I don't mean software range wise, as we all know that the Spectrum has the best games software (well, the people …
... that the Spectrum has the best games software (well, the people ... is technically the best? Actually, which was the best commercial ...
2. Why are there different programs for spyware and ... Has anyone seen anything funny on the net recently? If so, ...3D engines and the ZX SpectrumCastle Master's engine, [I]Freescape[/I], is described as the first proprietary 3D computer engine on the Wikipedia. I have a few problems with this…
... is described as the first proprietary 3D computer engine on the Wikipedia.
the technology used (the One marketing aspect ... Rift[/I]. And if there is any doubts that we ... that wile launched on the same year as Rescue on Fractalus! took 2 ...BASin r14d - Final bugfix for the r14 seriesOk, there's not a great deal to "show" here, as most of the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there's been a [i]lot[/i] of wor…
... the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there ... now zoom in on the mouse pointer when the mouse wheel ... Fixed - String operations on the context menu in the editor (such as ... 1 mode in the paintbox appeared twiced on the menu.(ZXBruno)
PAL-I to PAL-B on a grey +2Hello. A friend brought over a grey +2 from the UK. The tv sets over here are PAL B/G and i can't tune the sound because of the frequency of the sou…
... /> According to the flow-chart on the +2 service manual, there a mention about ... tunning the sound coil ... follows bellow. There's no further mention about this on the manual.
Monty on the runIs there something wrong with the menu screen? Key presses are ignored most of the time. P and L should move the asterisk. At the first sewerage w…
Is there something wrong with the menu screen? Key presses are ... L should move the asterisk.
At the first sewerage works ... screen does taking the bun make the second wall appear? A ... C64 map says the opposite but the C64 game does what ...Spectrum games continued on other platformsAs we all know, the Spectrum didn't live forever, comercially anyway. However, there are a number of game series which featured games on the Spectrum…
... , the Spectrum didn't live forever, comercially anyway. However, there are ... a number of game series which featured games on the Spectrum ... and then went on to bigger ( ... data set, so if there's anything you think is ...Arkanoid on the Nintendo DSoh dear...oh dear.:( worst conversion of a classic game onto a new console EVER. absolutely horrible. there's 15 squid down the drain, just glad I d…
... EVER. absolutely horrible. there's 15 squid down the drain, just glad ... would have probably been around the 30 quid mark Im guessing ... .
'Thro' The Wall' takes this pathetic attempt ...Speech reproduction on the Speccy - 2009 style?Thanks to Chapter 33 of [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000388"]Super Charge Your Spectrum[/url] by David Webb - "Speech Repr…
... play them back through the speaker at the same rate as they ... ] allowed you to easily change the sampling rate, too - which ... just like you'd overdosed on amphetamine and helium.
< ... expect a full explanation of the required algorithm complete with pseudo ...Blocks instructions and the N flagJust a curiosity. I noticed the compare and load block instructions act on the N flag; block compare instructions set it, block load instructions re…
... and load block instructions act on the N flag; block compare instructions ... increase and decrease instructions alter the N flag in a similar ... ones would set it. On the other hand, the fact that compare and ... just some oddity of the CPU, or is there a reason behind ...Get Dexter on the Spectrum?I see at: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012447[/URL] Get Dexter is listed as missing in action, but is there any reason …
... is there any reason at all to think that the game was ... ever ported to the Speccy? I ... by now?
If there is any more information then ...How does the Speccy deal with the Character Set?Hi All, Can anyone spare a little time to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the Speccy interprets and retrieves Characters to print on …
... and retrieves Characters to print on the screen?
[B]My ... wrong, but I suspect that there is a far easier way ... /> I also suspect that the Speccy 'sees' the example sentence above differently ... all that now said, is there anyone who can spare a ...The best ... beginning with "J"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "J", which do you think are the: [B…
... />
[B]Best game: [/B]There's a[B] much [/B ... 1 and 2 (and the many JSW rewrites on the Speccy, such as ... JSW: Frosya, JSW: ZX Heroes, JSW: The ... , and JSW: Willy to the Rescue), Jack the Nipper 1 and 2 ...Outlandish claims on Spectrum games adverts!I was flicking through The 'CRASH' Xmas special today (yes, I was on the loo at the time) from 1984/85 and it made me giggle some of the claims softw…
... I was on the loo at the time) from ... resolution graphics ever seen on the Spectrum."
the advert said, why wasn't there any screen shots on the ... ad itself? So I fired it up on ... /> In the same issue, on page 56, there's a ...Aliens vs. Predator has been released for the XBox!!!Aliens vs. Predator, the superb PC first person shooter (the first AvP, not the inferior AvP 2) has been released for the XBox! You need to download…
... are selected by pressing the "Start" button on the control pad. To escape ... wanted to get something out there into peoples hands as this ... INFO:
There's a thread about the port going at ... bug reports could be posted there.
I can be ...The Alien(s) gamesHave to go, hadn't realised the time ("[I]Hurray, he's about to stop posting[/I]" - entire WOS forum base), but I meant to ask what were the games th…
... ask what were the games that were based on the Alien/Aliens films ... like (I don't think there were ... games based on the films after Aliens, were there)? Were ... made me want to try the Alien strategy game again, ...The Lost And The Damned.....Has anyone else played this yet? It's the brilliant new Download Content for GTA 4 on Xbox 360.....You get to become a member of the Lost biker gang …
... missions they were in appears on the wall of your clubhouse, which ... take on Road Rash...Johnny, the new "hero", even says the words the first ... time you race...Brilliant!! And mental on multiplayer...
There ...Ultimate: Play the Game errorsSorry to make more work for you Martijn (:-P) but are the dates for the release of Atic Atac and Lunar Jetman correct? They both say 1983, but I'm su…
... (:-P) but are the dates for the release of Atic Atac ... infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Ultimate+Play+The+Game$&model=spectrum& ... br />
Also, on the Pentagram page, at:
there's no link to the Crash review (there was Crash ...The Life Of The ZX81I was thinking about this on my way to work this morning? What if the Spectrum had come out in late ?84 or even 1985? Would the ZX81 have had a longe…
... develop and flourish on the 81? I know that there was still software ... there have been the classic games released for the ZX81 like there was for the ... Spectrum? I know that the popular ...LOL today i think i saw the most cheapskate dr who figure everin a charity shop they had 4 brand new (for ?1 each) "destroyed cassandra" figures, ie: just an empty frame, and gloop painted on the base on the box…
... frame, and gloop painted on the base
on the box it said fully ... (well that one isnt cos there was nothing to pose lol ...The most atmospheric Speccy and non-Speccy games?I was playing Alien vs. Predator (the XBox port of the 1999 PC first person shooter) yesterday, as the Marine, and I was going through the dark, lit …
... , but is the most atmospheric game on the Spectrum.
On other machines ... as 3D Deathchase on the Spectrum though). And Goldeneye on the N64 could be ... was there, not lay on my bed, playing a game and seeing the ...Am I the only person who enjoyed Chuckie Egg 2...?...more than Chuckie Egg? Now before the cries of "heresy" and/or "arse" ring out, let me defend my possibly controversial stance. I enjoyed Chucki…
... chasing you down.
There is simply so much depth ... various vats, finding the generator to turn on the power and get things ... of the graphics weren't from the top drawer but heck - there really ... - am I the sole Chuckie Egg 2 fan out there?
< ...Viewing the International Space StationOver the last few nights I've seen the International Space Station several times as it flies over. It's well bright now, since the new solar panels w…
... few nights I've seen the International Space Station several ... just fades away in the sky at the end.
... country/location (change the country drop-down list on the left):
< ... realdata/sightings/[/url]
There's a couple of sightings ...A Poke in the right place (ooer, matron).Hi there. If anybody out there can help, I just wondered what is the easiest, most reliable way to insert a poke in a loaded game, as I seem to remem…
... there. If anybody out there can help, I just wondered what is the ... see that area now on the drop-down menu with ...
If anyone out there can help I really would ... multiply mown-down by the JSW II guillotine, ... having previously entered the room will all my ...The Best Use Of In-Game Extras.Inspired by the "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24552"]In-Game Physics[/URL]" thread I was wondering which games you li…
... physics but I like the added touch in Myth ... on a ledge. Usually a character just jumps but there ... a few games where there are extra frames used ... that.
There were plenty of extra "behaviours ... in ;-) ) like riding on the vacuum or getting shot out ...
