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Question to people who moved to another countryI may become a U.S. citizen this year if I want to (there are benefits), but I remember reading somewhere that if you move to another country, you st…
I know the Chief Engineer (retired, as of about a year ago) of a cargo ship who avoided paying tax at all that way. I suppose it's only fair; after all, he's hardly using society's services when he's at sea for all but 4 or 5 weeks of the year... -
Your top 5 Spectrum gamesWe've a Spectrum Special lined up for next issue of Retro Gamer, so we'd love to know what your top five games on the system are :)
... 5)
1) footballer of the year
2) Final Whistle Footbal ... /> 4) Sidewalk
5) F1 (the one that is a F1 ... and you get to do the pit stop action) -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... 's perfectly fine. One of the rules of this year's compo (which I ... just posted on the site ... up in the WoS archive at the end of the year.
Of course this ... see fit, in addition to the compo website,
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CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... s perfectly fine. One of the rules of this year's compo (which I ... just posted on the site ... up in the WoS archive at the end of the year.
Of course this ... allowed to have the games elsewhere before the year was up. I ... -
Top 50 postersWas bored so..for no reason at all. Top 50 [LEFT]karingal - 7779 mile - 6393 mel the bell - 5978 psj3809 …
I'm hoping to reach 1000 posts by the end of the year......that's me 1 closer now... -
Surprising statisticsLooking at [URL="http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/worldofspectrum.org"]Alexa[/URL], I was rather surprised to see that UK traffic on…
Meh, I've never trusted Alexa's numbers.
As for myself, I've started being productive again. Expect 1989 to arrive in this half of the year, complete with over-ambitious intro animation which I'm [i]really[/i] enjoying working on! -
If you were to change back to the Speccy?What game/program would do it for you?
... were:
- Footballer of the year (played it on a PDA ... -
If you were to change back to the Speccy?What game/program would do it for you?
... were:
- Footballer of the year (played it on a PDA ... ...)[/QUOTE]
I do the same, i mean gaming on ... is superb, play a ton of games on it, great little ... ' its handy if youre on the loo as well -
3D Deathchase - Please tell me whyHowdy, I know I'm wrong already, because everyone else is clearly right, but I don't see the fun in 3D Deathchase. OK so there's some scaling sprites…
... are all good (apart from the shite obviously) but if they ... all should be compared regardless of the year they arrived. -
ZX Computing magazineThis is a new one on me, but seems to have had a fair run during ~1986/7. What are people's memories of it?
... the idea of a website, I'm being made redundant at the end of the ... you're leaving during the part of the year where new vacancies are still ... relatively plentiful compared to, say, the ... -
any one seen the top 10 games from retro gamer???are they crazzy??? what the hell??? the top 2 I've never even heard of... turbo esprit on 16th??? no nightmare rally, trantor or match day?(and I…
Footballer of the year would probably be a stretch for the top 25...but it's in my top 5! -
Snow in YanksvilleOK it snowed here in Indiana last night, I say this for my neck of the woods though I have no idea if the entire state got snow. Anyway I have 2 nig…
... go to Consett, any time of the year will do, those poor buggers ... -
Snow in YanksvilleOK it snowed here in Indiana last night, I say this for my neck of the woods though I have no idea if the entire state got snow. Anyway I have 2 nig…
... go to Consett, any time of the year will do, those poor buggers ... -
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... /> Thats whats so great about the 'new' games, obviously they appear ... 'old skool' with the old Speccy music/graphic look ... Speccy game to me regardless of the year -
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... /> Thats whats so great about the 'new' games, obviously they ... appear 'old skool' with the old Speccy music/graphic look ... to me regardless of the year[/QUOTE]
The original question is ... everyone...I can't change the way I subconsciously perceive ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
It's that time of the year again when a string of events happen in ... see any crap games this year along the following themes?
the speed of a real Speccy so plenty ... environment!
But the question is of course:- Can you find ... -
One more go.....I don't know if this has ever been talked about here, but I read in the Deathchase thread that that game was one of those games that many considered …
... go , not trying to get the cups , just trying to ... happen at sea
Footballer of the year (one more match)
... /> Finders Keepers
Way of the exploding fist
Commando
Roller Coaster (possibly the most addictive one more go ... -
Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …
... to be transfered in footballer of the year, would be a dream! ... on match away from the final of the champions league and being ... national squad competition instead of just friendly matches would also ... nice!
and of course, finishing place should only ... -
Which games did you complete?Ok, time for another survey - list which Spectrum games you completed. Please list those with some poke or other cheat separately. Define completion …
From memory, here's the ones i remember:
... trooper
captain blood
the great escape
frankie goes ... to hollywood (got 99%, the highest you can go i ... and second missions)
footballer of the year
rescue
twin turbo ... -
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?
... . Thought the game was crap but i think many of us were ... brainwashed by the film so liked ... think of it ?[/QUOTE]
I really enjoyed the film but the ... weeks later and bought 'footballer of the year' and that was a lot ... -
Redundancy advice?I'm currently in the process of being made redundant. :sad: I've been working for the company for about a year and a half (started in October '06), …
Your holiday allowance will be cut in proportion to the fraction of the year you've worked. -
Redundancy advice?I'm currently in the process of being made redundant. :sad: I've been working for the company for about a year and a half (started in October '06), …
... salary in lieu of notice that way you and the employer don ... 'll have that question at the ready, thanks.
... allowance will be cut to the proportion of the year you've worked.[/QUOTE ... ]
I think that is the ... -
First lightning storm of the year.In south wales near Cardiff, and we are having the first lightning storm of the year. Yay. Gunna take my camera out, drive to a big hill and see wha…
[QUOTE=Scottie_uk;267746]In south wales near Cardiff, and we are having the first lightning storm of the year. Yay.[/QUOTE]
We had our first thunderstorm probably in four years! -
Economy Down the DrainWhat with the economy going down the drain what does is mean for us?? I was thinking about selling some of my Spectrum stuff off on ebay, but now I…
... the year, the company is only allowed to change it once a year (start of year ... ) which can be good for those who have the start of ... their lease towards the end of the year, because that ... -
Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …
... to be transfered in footballer of the year, would be a dream! ... on match away from the final of the champions league and being ... national squad competition instead of just friendly matches would also ... nice!
and of course, finishing place should only ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... know a couple of his old band the longpigs.......sadly ... musics very influenced by the likes of pink floyd, butthole surfers ... break up at the start of the year. The cover of Coles Corner was ... taken up the road from ... -
Favorite C64 games?It seems that the guys over at [url=http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27077]Lemon[/url] are finally admitting that they like Spectrum game…
... hated
all the ultimates for the c64
chuckie ... - zepplin games
Footballer of the year 2 - gbh, 1991
... alternative software, 1987
Round the bend - impulze, 1991
Trapdoor/through the trapdoor - alternative software, 1988 ... -
PortalJust bought it this afternoon. It's a really fun little game and very easy too. I've already completed 9 of the 19 puzzles and will probably finish t…
... in [I]The Orange Box[/I] for the Xbox 360. ... Keep seeing it in the shops, and I've ... Box, it's one of the best games made in recent ... It has won several game of the year awards. Not bad for essentially ... technical experiment!
THE CAKE IS A LIE!!! -
Worst driving behaviours....?Can anyone explain to me why most drivers in the UK seem to think it's ok to sit in lanes 2 and/or 3 of a three-lane road despite the fact that the i…
... glasses) ramming me off the road last year because he didn't ... already on my second chain of the year and I've only done ... :( last year I went through pretty much the whole chainset in the same ... while I do the shopping with a rucksack instead of panniers.
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... to host next year's compo in the event of them losing. I ... me know this during the first half of the year, which gave me ample ... time to make this change to the ...
