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New tool: SnapToTap R2it's basically a gui update to VSC. But it's now simpler to convert sna files into tap files. what is special about SnapToTap? it converts snapshots…
... /> Did a microdrive cart yesterday - manic miner, jetset willy and jetset willy ... /> I'M not planning any turbo loader, as I don't ... -
K7zx hi speed loadingHi all As stated before i've been using a cassette adapter on my grey +2 to load mp3 tapes. I came across this software for windows which speed load…
... any other games since then. Manic miner is compatible, so it's ... own transfer mechanism, instead of turbo loading, I'm using compression ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... /> atari / c64 wise.. I prefer miner 2049er / bounty bob strikes back ... / who was inspired :)
manic miner was the first speccy game ... /> turbo esprit etc etc etc
lets face it , the manic miner ... -
Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
... you get errors.. I have turbo loading working with some tap ... as well and usually use manic miner in 'turbo' mode to test if ... -
FeedbackI've noticed a lack of a thread to share feedback regarding purchases or trades.. Macc - I brought four games and some parts from him to help with m…
... Scarlet[/B] - Sent me a Manic Miner book he wrote.
turbo interface
There may ... -
what was the first game you played with your new joystick interface ?I remember getting a kempston + quikshot 2 (soon trashed) from the local woolies and electrical shop... first game... decathlon, was great at trashi…
... early in 1984. I think Manic Miner was the first game I ... so I got a RAM turbo with the cartridge slot. My ... as I know the RAM Turbo and my last stick are ... -
It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
... relative term) graphics as Jetpac, Manic Miner, Ant Attack, etc, could boast ... , Driller, The Sentinel, Turbo Esprit, Pyjamarama, Jetpac, Manic Miner, Lunar Jetman, 3D Deathchase ... -
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…
[I]Turbo Esprit[/I]
[I]Manic Miner[/I]
[I]Jet Set ... -
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…
[QUOTE=GreenCard;606766][I]Turbo Esprit[/I]
[I]Manic Miner[/I]
[I ... -
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…
... ]Mugsy[/I]
2. [I]Turbo Esprit[/I]
3. [I ... ]Dragontorc[/I]
7. [I]Manic Miner[/I]
8. [I]Back ... -
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…
... .Match Day II
03.Turbo Esprit
04.Trashman
08.Wild Bunch
09.Manic Miner
10.Batty
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…
... /> 04= Turbo Espirit, 39 (5 votes, 1x10)
04= Manic Miner, 39 (8 ...Scrimpy screensHere's a question - how small a window can you get away with as a playing area for an arcade/action game before anyone notices? From the very earlie…
... is gone. And with [I]Turbo the Tortoise[/I] you get ... at the top of [I]Turbo[/I]'s screen, nor that ... subtle effect there, like [I]Manic Miner[/I], where the title acts ... there much better than [I]Turbo[/I] or [I]Mr Heli ...This week is 'Retro Week' on The Register[QUOTE][B]Retro Week[/B] Thirty years ago today, a pre-knighthood Sir Clive Sinclair launched his first colour computer, the ZX Spectrum, and the ea…
... /> [*] Jetpac
[*] Knight Lore
[*] Manic Miner
[*] Tranz Am
[/LIST ... the list then surely either Turbo Esprit or 3D Deathchase would ...Another deadly accurate best games listSince it's getting on for five minutes now since a "Best ever games" list divided us up, heres [URL="http://www.g4tv.com/top-100/"]G4's Top 100 video…
... the Tentacle. So where's Manic Miner then?
58. Ultimata Online ... /> 30. Super Street Fighter II Turbo No. This game is tooooo ... III = Are you mad? Think, Turbo Esprit.
24. Madden 2005 ...New releases Vs Classic games - what do you play more?Having some spare time after many months, I have been playing quite a lot Spectrum games with my +2A here in Germany. Also, I realized that I play m…
... them anymore. Like me with Turbo Esprit, Fairlight, or Pyjamaram, all ... , but since I still play Manic Miner, Skooldaze, and Head Over Heels ...Most ingenious name for a ZX gameMy pick is "Peter Shilton's [I]Handball Maradona[/I]". Quite a sales strategy.
... , and also Atic Atac. And Manic Miner seemed like a good title ... /> Rubbish game names include Batty, Turbo Esprit, The Last Ninja 2 ...What other systems to try, and why?Just for the fun of it: Suppose, by some weird force of nature you've become bored with the ZX Spectrum :lol: AND still have some free time left, wh…
... plays retro... there's a Manic Miner update and a weird, but ... OK ones Super Streetfighter II Turbo Revival is a pretty good ... version of SSFII: Turbo with some updated things in ...quick loadingapart from using a speed loader, whats the cheapest way to get games to load into the spectrum the quickest ?
... . It perfectly works with non-turbo games (I convert the .tzx ... ) and it sometimes works with turbo games. Sometimes not.
I ... /> Some of them works (Pheenix, Manic Miner, Ghosts 'n' Goblins and others ...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 …
... doubt the headers of the turbo blocks could be eliminated. They ... is an example from 2006, Manic Miner loads in 33 seconds.
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…
[I]Mugsy[/I]
[I]The Wild Bunch[/I]
[I]Starquake[/I]
[I]Turbo Esprit[/I]
[I]Hypersports[/I]
[I]Avalon[/I]
[I]Dragontorc[/I]
[I]Mikie[/I]
[I]Back To Skool[/I]
[I]Manic Miner[/I]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…
... ]Mugsy[/I]
2. [I]Turbo Esprit[/I]
3. [I ... ]Dragontorc[/I]
7. [I]Manic Miner[/I]
8. [I]Back ...First polyphonic beeper tuneWhat was the first game on the 48k Speccy to have a polyphonic tune? By this I mean a proper 2 (or more) channel tune, not the "lots of really fast …
... - jury's still out on Manic Miner, and I haven't been ... .
[QUOTE=fog;697947]turbo esprit may 86
dynamite ...TZX emulation and implementing pausesHello. I'm developing a small Spectrum emulator in my spare time and I'm currently in the process of hooking up tape emulation to my code. I have a r…
... 1) - fails before the first Turbo block, i.e. just after ... (Alcatraz) - fails after the first Turbo block (before displaying the loading ... /> [/LIST]
In addition, Manic Miner, which I don't believe ...Tape loader for Android at lastHi all. Just downloaded a little util from the google play store called tapdancer. Works like the apple spectrum tape loader. Lets you load speccy an…
... more prominent to games with turbo loading and speedlock protection.
Manic miner is a good first test ...what games have the best in game music?Just strikes me that many games I love don't have in game music, r type and chase HQ both have effective sound effects but no tunes. On the other ha…
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make-a-chip
Manic Miner
Marauder
Mega Apocalypse ... /> Thundercats
TOOBIN
turbo esprit
Turbo Outrun
untouchables
Are any of these worth holding onto for rarety/value reasonsIve Made The Pics Public A friend of mine was throwing away a small collection of games along with a +2 grey and a +128 toast rack and i just wondere…
... /> Ice Temple Ghosts 'n' Goblins Manic Miner
Omega One Macadam Bumper ... Steve Davis Snooker
Wizball Turbo Out-Run Tranz-Am
Spectrum prices on eBay etc...!After a browse on eBay for some Spectrum hardware/software it seems to me some people are in this for all the wrong reasons. As an example... ?70 bu…
... not ebay. If ebay allowed turbo lister on promotion weekends, then ... . I just re-edit in turbo lister later if I get ... listed something and "assumed" that manic miner was the tape with value ...ZX Spectrum games set in EnglandIs it possible that there's at least one ZX Spectrum game set in each English county I wonder? [b]NORTH EAST[/b] * [b]Northumberland[/b] * [b]…
... org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003012]Manic Miner[/url], Bug Byte; [ ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005461]Turbo Esprit[/url] (Romford), Durell ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005461]Turbo Esprit[/url] (Minster), Durell ... org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005461]Turbo Esprit[/url] (Wellington), ...
