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Crash Magazine, the ZX, and the power of nostalgiaI'm currently selling some Crash mags (see Sales section of WOS *PLUG!*) and I started thinking about the power of nostalgia and what keeps us intere…
... what keeps us interested in these retro elements long ... for the first ever type-in I programmed in, which was Stasteroids ... was a very early type-in, it had some really ... no avail). Of course, type-ins were a love ... I must have typed in well over 40 programs ... -
Another "What's that game" requestSorry about this guys but I have only recently rediscovered the joys of the spectrum via emulation. One of my mates had a game 20-25 years ago which …
... similar to pyjamarama/three weeks in paradise/dizzy etc. It was ... set in space and you were a ... an ID card and type in your name in order to use either ... keyboard was breaking and typing in the name was always a ... -
So what about Stron?10 Download limit: [url]http://rapidshare.com/files/182952674/Stron.z80[/url] This is a name that game with a difference, because I know the name! D…
... is a release or a type-in. It does have some similarities ... a Sinclair Programs game but Type Fantastic says no. It's ... not listed in infoseek. I've checked the ... of mates wrote it 'back in the day'. -
Biggest gaming disappointmentsThe biggest let down I can remember was Matthew Smith's type-in Andre's Night Off. Surely there would be some magic in those few lines of code you ty…
... remember was Matthew Smith's type-in Andre's Night Off. Surely ... there would be some magic in those few lines of code ... you typed in? So what if it ... cover, but delivered so little in its gameplay. I still completed ... Within a year it was in the attic. -
C&VG Feb'87 (#64) missing supplementThe WoS Archive summary page lists C&VG as being one of the mags complete on the archive, but the 36-page Book of Games supplement advertised on the …
... available (either separately or embedded in the issue scans). I'd ... Jan'87 was the last type-in issue, but I noticed this ... -
ZX Humour - Shadows of MordorDon't know if this has been previously reported, but I was just messing about with Shadows of Mordor, and if you type in WIT, you get the following: …
... of Mordor, and if you type in WIT, you get the following ... -
Pipe smokers need some advice pleaseEver since i was about 14 when i first started smoking i always fancied smoking a pipe but it wasn't really that practical and i would have had the m…
... one but they only post in the USA and i live ... in the England. I couldn't ... forking out ?4 for each type in 25g packs as if I ... could get free samples delivered in the U.K. or failing ... -
Cheat Mode BookHi all, I'm considering making and releasing a book of game cheats - it would cover the C64, Amstrad CPC and Sinclair Spectrum. It would feature PO…
... would feature POKEs, keypress cheats, type in listing cheats and tips for ... on this board be intrested in such a book should I ... -
Acid DropsWonder if anyone else knows about this game. It was a (as I remember it) fairly slick shooter in the style of Astro Blaster. It was on a C60 I inheri…
... remember it) fairly slick shooter in the style of Astro Blaster ... it was a type-in, but I may remember in the distant past ... -
Title marked as "not sold separately" - actually it wasJust noticed this: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013206[/url] Under the "Original Price" field it has "not sold separately…
Mushrooms from MarsWith reference to [url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/YourComputer/Issue8506/Pages/YourComputer850600023.jpg]this news item[/ur…
... news item[/url] (top left) in Your Computer. The Scorpio Gamesworld ... version of the Your Computer type-in Manic Climber by Hugh Dereli ... "(c) H.C.Dereli" embedded in the "A" CODE block of ...FA: book with type in programs for speccyebay.co.uk item number 320383114892 thanks for looking. thats it now, no more items that would interest you lot ! dave
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daveTrying to find a game ***Trying to locate the source of a game I played early on, 1983 or maybe before. Here's the twist, its a type in, not a commercial release. It was a …
Javascript question (Date.UTC method)Firstly I'll just mention that I've never done any Javascript before this week; I'm just looking at someone else's code as a problem has arisen with …
... error messages and I can type in the fields but none of ... an example of its use in the program:
time_eto = new ...A nice Basic type in for your coffee break[code]5 BEEP 0.212765,20 10 BEEP 0.106383,19 15 BEEP 0.106383,20 20 BEEP 0.106382,24 25 BEEP 0.106383,22 30 BEEP 0.106007,19 35 BEEP 0.105634,20 40 B…
[code]5 BEEP 0.212765,20
10 BEEP 0.106383,19
15 BEEP 0.106383,20
20 BEEP 0.106382,24
25 BEEP 0.106383,22
30 BEEP 0.106007,19
35 BEEP 0.105634,20
40 BEEP 0.105634,22
45 BEEP 0.105634,20
50 BEEP 0.104895, ...Star Wars scroll/crawl/title effectI may have seen this type of scroll on a Speccy game before, but I've never seen it as a type-in or part of a cover tape. Does anyone know how to do …
I may have seen this type of scroll on a Speccy ... never seen it as a type-in or part of a cover ...Graphics DisplaysI?m not sure if this should be in here in in the BASIC section, so mods please move if necessary Does anyone know of any programs (TZX or type-in) t…
... sure if this should be in here in in the BASIC section, so ... of any programs (TZX or type-in) that slowly draw some sort ... and one of the programs in there produced this great pattern ...Unlocking MDB Access files.My wife has brought home an access database file her work were using to store some records. The file uses a form to take the user to various input a…
... widget that allows me to type in the password to unlock it ...What was the last great side scroller beat-em-up?For years these where royalty among games... I can think of Renegade II, Double Dragon, Final Fight (my favourite) Asterix (arcade version, my 2nd fa…
Do we have this one?Here: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-ZX-Spectrum-and-how-to-get-the-most-from-it-set-bxd_W0QQitemZ370326524767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_…
... all, instead of a small type-in. And the cover doesn't ... with any other "Treasure Island" in WoS, so I smell a ...2 free booksI got 2 books from an ebay deal, free to good home. Island of Secrets - a Computer adventure game. Type in listing book. and 40 Educational games …
... - a Computer adventure game.
Type in listing book.
and ... for the C64.
More type in listings.
Once more ...Classical music (cont.)Does anyone know of one or more decent renditions of these (and more) classical music pieces using AY sound, either created on a tracker or a type-in…
... or a type-in? I've found a few type-ins in the past ...Ognom - What's this game about?I've been mapping the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0016326&loadpics=3"]Ognom[/URL] and have finished 99 out of 100 scr…
... wise (it be a type-in, arrr) or because I ...
I notice in the type-in there is an attrib which ... found this key anywhere in the game :-( (hence ... also, I noticed that in one emulator (Spectaculator) the ... causing instant death while in SpecEmu the game seems ...Looking for a ZX81 gameHi all, I'm trying to find the name of a ZX81 game. It was a sort of maze / adventure game. There would be a maze on the screen, with something like…
... 'thrill' of the game was in the randomness of the events ... possible that it was a type-in published in a magazine or book ...Merlin has risen from the grave!Those of you following the Merlin saga [thread=29902]over here[/thread] might be slightly interested to know that the program is now available in the…
... program is now available in the Computer Gamer section ... .globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm]TTFn ... with WinZ80 or RealSpectrum, in which Merlin only moves ... USR 0 (don't just type NEW)
LOAD "MERLIN ... 9k of code to type in with no checksums. There ...Influenced by 8-bit?My friend posted this on Facebook yesterday: [B]Go to google, type in 2204355 and press I'm Feeling Lucky, it's SFW.[/B] A nice pointless waste of t…
My friend posted this on Facebook yesterday:
[B]Go to google, type in 2204355 and press I'm Feeling Lucky, it's SFW.[/B]
A nice pointless waste of time. Music reminds me of something from the C64.Fighting Fantasy utilitiesThis is my [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/fab_sol.zip]Fighting Fantasy Solution Solver[/url]. It is written in awk, but could…
... Solver[/url]. It is written in awk, but could be easily ... />
The sequence is:
* Type in the forward links file (FAB01F ... written alterations, but it's in MacWrite Pro format and, although ... it can save files in loads of different formats, MS ...Problem with PRINT #stream on +128kWorking on a +128k, I want to choose whether all report output goes to screen or printer, so I use PRINT #stream where stream = 2 or 3 for screen or …
... screen or printer. If I type in a simple statement like:
in the depths of the program ...
