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Snack FactoryI'm working on a new idea for a game along the flick screen Dizzy/Trapdoor lines called Snack Factory, in which a series of tasks are to be completed…
... already been done in Trapdoor.
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Quizzical 1 - Wots the story?Hokay, here it is then. My first go at setting a quiz on this forum. A few quick things first: * Post ur replies HERE only! * Try and NOT copy the…
... only!
* Try and NOT copy the answers. ;)
Trapdoor and Trapdoor 2? (1 point)
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Recognize this (not so popular) speccy game?i am looking for this old spectrum game but i don't know its name... so here's a description: it's got gfx like small stickmen and you are the good g…
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Yet Another Speccy Quiz (not too hard)OK! I thought I'd chance my arm at one of these things. I must say I've found the recent quizzes WAY too difficult, so I've pitched this one at simpl…
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A Not Very Simple Question....Alas, The tape deck on my dear old +2A is starting to give up the ghost by not reading tapes properly anymore... Does anyone know a way to either fix…
Alas, The tape deck on my dear old +2A is starting to give up the ghost by not reading tapes properly anymore... Does anyone know a way to either fix it or connect another tape deck externally to it? -
an unknown game - not even MIAI have here a game called 'word seeker' by perfection software, it's a 16/48k tape, dated 1983. no hits on infoseek - and the STP/MIA lists do not h…
I have here a game called 'word seeker' by perfection software, it's a 16/48k tape, dated 1983.
no hits on infoseek - and the STP/MIA lists do not have it.
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128K +2 Built in TapeDeck ( Not Working ) HELP Hi to all I have the Black 128 +2 with built in tape deck , but it's not working ? ? , Play , Forward & Rewind don'y do anything once pressed .( W…
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Tipshop update page - wanted or not?Hello SpecChums.. I've been asked a couple of times about an updates page and email notification service similar to WOS. This would mean (in theory…
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RND not random?I recently wrote a simple Alien style game where the bad guys shoot you at random, it works fine, but after a while the Variable that is supposed to …
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I think I have something not listed in your archives.BE kind :) I seldom venture into this forum. I think I have some software that is not mentioned in your archives. Games Maker & Start to Program …
Why is Who Dares Wins II not called Who Dares Wins?Hello. I was playing a Spectrum game: Who Dares Wins II. That game had originally been advertised as Who Dares Wins but was not released as that. Wh…
... Who Dares Wins but was not released as that.
Why ... prove it incorrect. It does not mean 'deny'.David Coulthard on a game cover (not motor racing)? Hello. I know this could be a daft question, but there was a C64 game called Arnie (1992, by Zeppelin). It's a war shooter, like Commando/Who Dare…
... but viewed isometrically. I'm not sure that it came out ... likeness is uncanny! This is not a joke, OK?
not INPUT -- 'The Home Computer Course'The Home Computer Course. Published by Orbis in 1984. It's like INPUT in that it's one of those weekly magazine things. Really just an overview of c…
... computers for people to browse, not a programming guide like INPUT ... all, plus index.
Not a great deal Speccy related ...LERM Tape Utility C (Not on WOS)As you may have gathered, I'm having a clearout because I'm moving house... Anyway, TUc is the latest find from my mountain of Sinclair stuff, and i…
... of Sinclair stuff, and is not currently available on World Of ...How to fix the +3 sound distortion (not to implement ABC stereo)I was wondering if anyone is familiar with a method of how to fix the distortion in +3 early versions but not the one described in Secarica's site (e…
I was wondering if anyone is familiar with a
method of how to fix the distortion in +3 early versions but not the one described in Secarica's site (excellent site by the way) which implements the ABC stereo
CheersDan Dare 256 colour project many may not be aware of.I still need/want to try Vladimir's emulator. But I think many people here aren't aware of another 256 colour project, which was mentioned on C.S.S. …
... . is short and I've not seen any posts made about ... already done some recolouring, but not in the past couple of ...good but not so known shooterscan anybody recommend a good horizontal scrolling shooter which is not so known ?
can anybody recommend a good horizontal scrolling shooter which is not so known ?F-19 Stealth Fighter: NOT KNOWN??I just had a shock. I was reading through the archive and didn't find this game. Then I looked on the MIA section and... It was not there?! How can t…
... MIA section and... It was not there?! How can this be ... monochrome, just like mercenary, but... Not known? BUTBUTBUTBUTBUTBUT...
I ...ZX81 game, not in infoseekI was at the local boot sale yesterday and in the pickings I found a zx81 game. It is by Babtech anf is a double header UFO and 3D Maze for the 16k z…
... for the 16k zx81 im not sure if theses are the ...What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…
... cheap!)
That is not mentioning all the tape decks ...Not THAT kind of Joystick!!!I got to share this with you as it is ( although it wasn't last night ) Funny. I just bought a trickstick off ebay, it's boxed like new and arrived …
... it.
You would not believe the trouble I had ... a old spectrum Joystick and not THAT kind of joystick!!
Games which are just about impossible to *not* completeWe've had a thread about games which can't be completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you're almost ce…
... Rapscallion; also Deus Ex Machina (not to be confused with any ...Games not working on the plus 2a/plus3Can anyone please tell me the name of any games that would not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k mode? Games that were simply not compatable …
Can anyone please tell me the name of any games that would not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k mode?
Games that were simply not compatable with the plus 2a/ plus 3 no matter what.
Thank you very much :)Magnetism is not a permanent mediumFrom reading a lot of the posts (and me included until recently), we still own our beloved Speccy's and from time to time fire them up to get all goo…
... scene etc, but it's not gonna ever be the same ...Peak educational software : not listed in archivei've got a copy of an educational "game" called "Left and Right" by Peak Mathmatics. I cant find any mention of it on the archive. So firstly, am I…
... over looking it, and if not who shall I tell to ...Nice Game. Not a remake or owt - but really good.I just discovered this freeware game called Transcendence and it rocks. It seems to be still in an early stage of development but it is really good, …
"Withdrawal Symptoms" From Not PlayingLately there's been at least one post about the current state of the retro scene (in Miscellaneous section). I guess that at least the not-so-hard-co…
... guess that at least the not-so-hard-core retro fans ...The Youngest Retro-player (not a person who played in 1980s or 70s)I am going to certify me as the "Youngest Spectrum retro-player" as a 12er.I am not interested that you used speccies when you were 12 or so. I am in…
... " as a 12er.I am not interested that you used speccies ...Bigger is not better!Now that I have your attention... ;) What great [B]16K[/B] games were there? Offhand I can remember: <UL><LI>[I]Timebomb[/I] (CDS Microsystems) (s…
... , or 16K without; were it not for the fact that the ... with plenty more suggestions (erm, not that kind of "suggestions", Mrs ...Calpac MIA Title.... Not in ArchiveI have a working copy of Calpacs Learning Series Programs 9-12. This is not on the archive list so I'm assuming its MIA. Can someone please confirm…
... Programs 9-12. This is not on the archive list so ...
