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Could ELITE's wireframe graphics be improvedWas watching this video last night comparing the BBC and Spectrum version of Elite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4OAteeGWs It seems that the…
... thing being processed in real time is a planet, a sun ... away from the viewer. By comparison [i]Starion[/i] just draws ... -
UK Copyright change.Source http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a659052/its-illegal-to-rip-your-cds-again-just-nine-months-after-law-allowing-it-was-introduced.html#~p…
... derived from the very logical comparison being made.
... amount of money every time someone used a PC ... he gets paid every time someone else copies the ... to make an irrelevant comparison. Musicians and artists need ... isn't enough time in the day.. -
Short & Amusing (was: Soduko Solver)Looking for some ideas for simple but fun programs, I came across this brute force soduko solver which might amuse: [code] // zcc +zx -vn -startu…
... /> To get a reasonable response time out of the program I ... game seems to be in comparison to the Spectrum's chess ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... Norway, and haven't had time to relax since then. Currently ... , so I have had no time to really work on any ... new comparisons. My "Format Wars" comparison of [b]Thing On A ... -
Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …
Just to see how much time I'd have saved, I ... lot of time!
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Spectrum CapacitorsLooking for some opinions here, if I may? In the 80's and 90's I used to repair Spectrums and other machines for a living so I'm reasonably famili…
... you want to draw a comparison, there are parts on cars ... that you replace at prescribed time intervals. This is done to ... -
Help with Spectrum +2 or 128 (AY sound test) Hello, could you help me with something? It's like some "scientific experiments" with the [b]AY-3-8910[/b] / AY-3-8912 chips. I've bought on …
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The time of requirement our equivalent of ... our chip is easy, in comparison to sid. Actually even ZX ... -
What if there was a Speccy Games Console[img]http://segaretro.org/File:MSEvolution_Black_Console.jpg[/img] This would have made a really good looking spectrum console back in the day (mi…
... personal electric transport at the time. They made the correct choice ... like screaming success stories in comparison. -
Paris attacksA full day has passed, and I couldn't find a single thread on the subject here on WoS. You guys don't watch the news anymore? :-/ No 'urge' to …
... working for at least some time. If I'd been shopping ... [i]that[/i] big (in comparison with 9/11 - or Berlin ... and less and less as time passes. Yes many wars are ... -
WoS chatJoin us on 21/11/15 for a WoS chat! 8pm - be there :) [url="http://www.coldfront.net/tiramisu/tiramisu.swf?channels=%23zx"]coldfront.net/tiramisu/t…
... appreciate this will take some time, and that due to the ... sole administrator to have the time. Instead he got a life ... repeatedly explaining himself, in stark comparison to Martijn, who seems to ... -
WoS chatJoin us on 21/11/15 for a WoS chat! 8pm - be there :) [url="http://www.coldfront.net/tiramisu/tiramisu.swf?channels=%23zx"]coldfront.net/tiramisu/t…
... repeatedly explaining himself, in stark comparison to Martijn, who seems to ... works. Fixing old code is time consuming and difficult as various ... see no changes for some time, as there are none taking ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... was focused on Spectrum, this time I'm doing one for ... 's a big entry this time, if you care to have ... mug of coffee for a comparison of [b][url="http://frgcb ... -
Quiz games like the Kosmos Fact Files from the Answer Back SeriesI don't expect it will be done but this idea is at least worth a mention:- .The Kosmos "Answer Back" series of quizzes (loader and separate quiz pack…
... like an easy proposition in comparison but the loader game is ... be looked at gradually over time. At least there were quite ... -
What hapenned to Harry Price?I wonder what happened to the guy that programmed many debatable 'games' for the Spectrum? It seems he copied many well known titles such as Odd Job…
... doesn't get paid every time someone uses that staircase?[/quote ... the risk by investing your time and finding someone else willing ... it will be profitable. In comparison, when recording a song, there ... will never get back the time and money you invested, probably ... -
Your latest gaming purchase.Okay, so we've got an, "I am currently playing......" thread, but what I wanna know is what you've just gone and bought y'self. If you're like me, y…
... all - it does nothing. Okay, time to try something a little ... and that feels awful in comparison.
Witcher 3 - never ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... festivities, here's the final comparison for this year, and it ... my biggest waste of time since doing the comparison of Hard Drivin ... -
Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …
... 't take equal time to load, so a better comparison of compression ... better measure of actual loading time. Maybe uncompressed data consisting mainly ... -
Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …
... 't take equal time to load, so a better comparison of compression ... better measure of actual loading time. Maybe uncompressed data consisting mainly ... -
Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …
... 't take equal time to load, so a better comparison of compression ... better measure of actual loading time. Maybe uncompressed data consisting mainly ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... spam here, and this time, I've got a ... weeks ago, I did a comparison of [url="http://frgcb. ... it here, because the comparison didn't turn out all ... ... X_X But today's comparison is a true Speccy classic ... I might post yet another comparison, but the one I'm ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... to go back to a time when different machines had different ... please post news about the comparison here. We did get some ... your homepage, instead the whole comparison appears there (as opposed to ... every other comparison, which has a couple of ... -
PSP game recommendationsGot hold of a second (or possibly even third) hand PSP a while back, thought it would be a nice addition to bus/train journeys. Unfortunately I'm …
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PSP game recommendationsGot hold of a second (or possibly even third) hand PSP a while back, thought it would be a nice addition to bus/train journeys. Unfortunately I'm …
... time, the first one is a bit dull and clunky in comparison ... have been 1 at the time as it was pretty early ... -
The Emperor's New GamesAre there any Spectrum games where you just don't get what the fuss is about? I mean games that are almost universally praised, but which strike you…
... three tasks so spent my time exploring and trying to make ... comparison and was showing its age once I'd spent some time ... -
Games that are better to look at than actually play.In my review of [b]Gerry The Germ[/b] in the 1985-2015 thread I mentioned that the nice graphics didn't deserve the game they were lumbered with. [i…
... of a game, especially in comparison to the first one. With ... ridiculous, with such a tight time limit, them having to be ... -
The Compact Disc - Your First or early Memories and Experiences.I've been getting very passionate about my vinyl collection recently, but that has also got my thinking about CDs and casting my mind back to when I…
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All this in comparison with a vinyl record, which ... it took a lot of time to save up at 50p ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... , it's been a long time since my last update here ... odd, because having done the comparison as thoroughly as I have ... -
Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
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- optimized sorting algorithm (ame ... a way to make these comparison do less and perform better ... -
The Warlock Of Firetop MountainI know this game isn't everyone's idea of a great game but I've been playing this since it was released in 1984 and I've still not managed to complet…
... remember what it was? Last time I read the Sorcery series ... all a little weak in comparison to the fantasy or horror ... -
Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
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- optimized sorting algorithm (ame ... a way to make these comparison do less and perform better ...
