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SU SirC interview just afterMy travels through the 1986 issues of SU continues, and I've just come across a real gem: issue 53, page 54 ([url]http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/053/cl…
... . Surprisingly enough, he didn't have to. The computer business was losing ... and he could get back to being an inventor.
up to that issue also covers what ... looks to have been the QL2 and ... -
The SentinelThe reviews for "The Sentinel" regularly stated that the game had 10,000 levels. The game's level numbering system starts at 0000 and goes up to 9999…
... starts at 0000 and goes up to 9999, the code for which ... . However there was no way to access level 10,000 because ... hacking the game in order to see what landscape 10,000 ... technological otherness; the graphics haven't dated because they are so ... -
T.L.L.I used to like playing this game. In fact, Costa Panayi was a bit of a genius - this game probably has the best full colour scrolling I can think of.…
... could make use of this to avoid colour clash.
Then consider how Costa continued to push the Speccy forward with ... .!
Anyway, back to T.L.L. Does anyone know ... />
I vaguely seem to remember getting to level 5 or 6 ... -
RETRO:BYTES chat room!Right, I've started a PHP chat room at [url="http://retro-bytes.co.uk/chat/phpMyChat.php3"]http://retro-bytes.co.uk/chat/phpMyChat.php3[/url] for tho…
... online, so if you want to bend my ear over something ... , feel free to do so.
I ... about six people have signed up to it at the time of ... posts. So, come on, don't be shy and give it ... -
ZX80 manualDoes anyone have a ZX80 manual they'd like to sell? I've got the manuals for all the other Sinclair computers up to the QL; the ZX80 is the only one …
... ZX80 manual they'd like to sell? I've got the ... all the other Sinclair computers up to the QL; the ZX80 is ... computer itself, which I don't want. Check my website link ... spare ZX80 manual you don't mind parting with. I'd ... -
Ever thought about who you bid against on Ebay ?There is an interesting auction on my watch list at the moment. The Book, The Sinclair Story [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&i…
... 2 hours to go and find its gone up to ?26. ... Too high for me. I don't ... want it that badly.
I might have gone to ... payed expensive if he needed to.
Right, ... Black and the Rocking Vicars" to the "RevCyrilBlack" ebay name. ... -
How do they do this? (Q on mistyped URLs)I was browsing around the webthingy and noticed a URL which was incomplete, it said [url]www.worldofspectrum[/url] (without the .org) ... I didn't a…
... ] (without the .org) ... I didn't actually notice it until afterwards ... and behold I was redirected to [url="http://gba---and---rom ... my question is why didn't the browser (Ff & IE ... URL!" ?
I am up to date on anti spyware and ... -
TommyGun UsersI was wondering how many people are actively using TommyGun. I'm thinking of shelving its development as I don't think there is really a need out the…
... its development as I don't think there is really a ... such tool.
There seems to be only a handful of ... developers and they all seem to use their own little tools ... more than I need it to do for my own stuff ... it, I will finish it up to a 1.0 release, otherwise ... -
Retro GamerI'm really quite sad, but I am cancelling my delivery of retro-gamer. I got as far as Issue 21, but it's just not doing anything for me now. Added …
... of time. I haven't been to any other CGE's, so ... ; arranged transport, so I can't complain about that! It would ... of us that weren't happy meant to grin like idiots & ... it's just not living up to.
And for the ... -
T'zerReading of Hannah Smith reminded me of 'Your Sinclair's' T'zer. Anyone know what happened to her? I met her when she came round Ocean one day with M…
... Sinclair's' T'zer. Anyone know what happened to her? I met ... one day with Markus Berkmann to do a round of the ... as a writer but as to T'zer? -
Games that could do with running faster, without affecting the timer, the music or the controlsRegarding the topic on the emulation forum, what Spectrum games do you think would benefit from a speed boost? Nowadays, most of us play Spectrum gam…
... the emulator at, and to switch back to normal Spectrum speed again ... get by turning the speed up to several hundred percent on a ... increase?
Fairlight springs to mind, as does Knightlore. These ... smooth frame rate. I don't know if Outrun would benefit. -
Sam Revival magazine issue 14 now out!Issue 14 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out! Issue 14 is the first issue of Sam Revival to feature spot colour throughout the magazine to add life…
... which is now speeding up the Sam to 20MHz - there's plenty ... Coupe emulator if you don't have a real Sam!)
up to a quality of 16 bits ... Accelerator - speed the Sam Coup? up to 20MHz+!
[Games] Conquest
Spy-Bot Search and DestroyI'm having problems with Spy-bot. It searches for about 5-6 miniutes, then stops. It says there is an error during the scan, and it gives me a file (…
... in German and I can't read it. It also goes ... of the display and won't scroll along either.) I deleted ... again. All my files are up-to date and I'm using ... . Does any body know how to solve this problem? The FAQ ...Egghead 4 available to downloadFollowing his adventure in space, Egghead is today Entertaining a guest. Yes, Shelley is coming to tea and it's up to Egghead to get the food on the…
... is coming to tea and it's up to Egghead to get the food ... occasion but it's up to the oval fellow to locate the ingredients ... follow for those who want to play the game on a ... .
I'd like to thank Yerzmyey for supplying the ...Michael Carroll, King of ChavsAnybody watch it? I don't know what was more painful - watching Keith Allen obsequiously croney up to all of Carroll's bruising mates in Blackpool i…
... 't know what was more painful - watching Keith Allen obsequiously croney up to ... all of Carroll's bruising mates in Blackpool in order to ... the end.
Have to admit, the clip of Carroll ...Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... the Planets - I woke up to find the dog, lying ... in Dog Soldiers. Needless to say, even after a ... precision sellotaping session, I couldn't repair it.
t load. Returned to shop who replaced ... velocity, across the room to land behind a hifi ...Fantastic weatherWell, what has everybody got planned for the nice summer evenings then? Yesterday I went and bought two cheap and cheerful garden chairs from the lo…
... my short, t-shirt and hat and managed to finish the final ... book I've mean meaning to finish for the past two ... />
What's everybody else up to?Sega Scart Lead QuestionHi I just got a French Sega Master System 2 from France. The only way you can hook it up to your tv is through the supplied Sega Scart Lead. The thin…
... way you can hook it up to your tv is through the ... thing is, my tv doesn't accept the French Secam signal ... would then be able to hook it up to my converter and have ... picture!
I can't use a regular Sega A ... advising me how to do it or volunteer to do it ...I played DSpec on my DSlite!That's right, TheHiVE sent out a few copys of a pre-release version of DSpec and I was one of the luckiest fellers in the world to get one ! I't ver…
... in the world to get one !
I't very basic ... all the games(file limit up to 500 for the moment)that ... pre-release version , that doesn't even have a beta number ... of a sudden I can't have it any other way ...Have I got a spy-ware problem?I'm having a slight problem that I think may be down to Spy-ware. I have run an up to date Spy-Bot S&D scan and a complete virus scan (run in safe mo…
... -ware. I have run an up to date Spy-Bot S& ... 'm not sure I want to delete it as I don ... 't know what it is. A ... I've got without buggering up my computer or printer?Sam Revival magazine issue 15 now out! [Sam CoupIssue 15 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out! Issue 15 starts off with the regular news section, which looks in detail at the completition of the …
... s normal 6MHz speed up to 10, 16 and ... throughout the magazine to add life to screenshots and photographs ... emulator if you don't have a real Sam ... Sam multichannel digital sound up to a quality of ... Accelerator - speed the Sam Coupé up to 20MHz+ [August '06]
Ebay moan #86,400I'm looking in the Vintage & Retro Gaming section and yet all I can see are World Of Warcraft and Runescape gold purchases etc. I wouldn't mind a few…
... wouldn't mind a few of these (despite having nothing to ... almost!
I'm up to page 22 and it's ... annoying. I can't even type "-warcraft" to get rid of ... them because you have to give another keyword for ... ". But I just wanted to browse all the retro gaming ...Perfect Dark (N64) - best FPS ever?Since we're talking about Half-Life 2 on this board, I thought I'd mention Perfect Dark, the best first person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly…
... person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly surprising ... Capture the Case, and up to eight in every other ... though nowadays most games don't even have bots...), including ... so you don't have to re-enter the options ... console games won't allow you to turn auto-aim ...Banned AgainHmph. I got banned from WOS again last night. I think I know why - I use website-watcher to monitor when a page has been updated. It's a handy prog…
... Thing is... I don't monitor many WOS pages ( ... in quick succession shouldn't cause a banning I ... the "updates" page doesn't give as much information ... fact that sinclairFAQ doesn't mention that mirroring is ... should ensure your mirror is up-to-date).
...*WoS database feature request*Greetings, This message is primarily addressed to Martijn, but I've thought of making it public, so that other members may have input on the subject…
... this could also be extended to instructions and supporting files. ... his files are up-to-date.
I don't think this ... be really difficult to implement and I don't see any performance ... picked up from the "Stella" Atari 2600 emulator. It needs to remember ...MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…
... loaded first time
To be honest, the results were ... the human ear can't sense are removed so ... The Spectrum was designed to fall within a much cruder ... the kbps. I can't believe that you would think ... 15Khz, and mp3 can do up to 20Khz and above.
...the worldthey point at small children and say "look at this little boy, what do you think he has" and answer "I don't know, I don't think it's dyslexia, I thi…
... answer "I don't know, I don't think it's dyslexia ... and others"
"don't worry little boy, we'll ... you fat, because we don't have the diet sort, ... to make diet diet pills to give to the children they've locked up to ... say "don't tell me whether or not to put sun ...This game ring any bells?I remember playing game way back when where you started with a set amount of money - set a target amount of cash - and then selected a number of opti…
... selected a number of options to try convert your current cash ... - Horse racing, greyhounds etc...through to stocks/shares and property "investment ... think the game was for up to 4 players.
It ... and pence)...
Can't see it in the archive ...Another New Game Book That Features The Spectrum A LotI found this while in a bookshop earlier. [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Video-Games-Guide-Matt-Fox/dp/0752226258/sr=8-2/qid=1161449469/ref=sr_1_2/026…
... games from the early days up to the present, which includes most ... . :)
Necros.
T-80Floating point representationI'm planning on picking up the [url=http://matt.west.co.tt/category/spectrum/openzxrom/]OpenZXRom[/url] project from where I left off a few months ba…
... floating point routines is welcome to chip in)...
... However, the ROM treats integers up to 65535 as a special case ... in OpenZXRom is converting integers to floating-point notation immediately ... the maths routines I won't have to worry about all the ...
