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Maziacs the BoardgameHi all, I'm new to these forums although I've been an Spectrum fan and user since my childhood days. One of my favorite games ever is Maziacs, and I…
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Colour or Monochrome?The release of the game [B]Cheril Perils [/B]at: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30403[/URL] made me voice my preferenc…
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ZXDS interlace issues (DS Hardware issues, nothing wrong with emulator)I love ZXDS and its an amazing emulator but just wanted to ask if anyone else has noticed problems with the newer revisions of DS hardware itself whe…
... DS hardware itself when using scrolling type games.
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IntensityIt's not Uridium, though it looks like it in screenshots. I'm trying to figure out how to play it, and I've made sense of a bit of it. But I don't ge…
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newbie: on/off and video outputHello, having a lot of 8bit computer I tried the scart cables I have one gave me a scrolling image the other one gave me a good picture but no sound …
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Gaming annoyancesWhat are everyone's gaming annoyances? Mine are respawning enemies, time limits and games that change styles on each level. I hate buying a side scro…
What are everyone's gaming annoyances? Mine are respawning enemies, time limits and games that change styles on each level. I hate buying a side scrolling shooter only for it to turn into an Op Wolf clone on level 2 and a puzzle game on level 3. -
Just for funJust for fun, imagine the Spectrum had a graphics mode where there were two attribute bytes per 8x8 block and each block had 2 bits per pixel choosin…
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Things I'd ask Chris Smith if he would give an interview about his book and researchGiven your current knowledge about the ULA interns, knowing what technology was capable to do those days, and knowing what people then and now would …
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Phase 1 - Games for saleHello everyone, I've finally started a long overdue clearout - various reasons, lack of space, new arrival on the way etc... So, heres the first lis…
... Manager - Hi-tec Software
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ula bookula book is here: [url]http://www.zxdesign.info/book/[/url] can i post sam coupe stuff here - she kind of is a speccy if you stuff the speccy rom i…
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How do you work with fonts on speccy?just curious really.. I know c64 workings, and obv. the spec you draw direct to screen.. on 64 , you'd make what would be equivalent to UDG.. and sa…
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Opinion on new 128K only gamesHello, Being new to the WOS community, I am unclear on the attitude towards 128K only software, that is; Is there a strong need to support the 48K m…
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128k+ PSUAfter reading an earlier thread I inspected the two PSU's I have for my 48 and 128+, it seems I have the same type, 1.4amp, when the 128 needs 1.85am…
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Yet More Scottie UK Auctions[URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330484094023&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]12 CODEMASTERS Cassette Tape Games Sinclair ZX Spe…
... &ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]URIDIUM firelord THRONE f FIRE great ... -
Various game / utility / cover tapes.Having a clean-out - If anybody interested in buying any of the following drop me a PM. Anything not taken by next weekend will go onto eBay. Games…
... Racer
Turbo Esprit
Uridium
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games that are great despite their obvious flaws...I think 'WONDERBOY' is a great game on the spec, used to play it non stop, but... the scrolling is abysmal. slows down and speeds back up at random w…
... it non stop, but... the scrolling is abysmal. slows down and ... obvious bad points, not specifically 'scrolling' issues or monochrome, etc) -
Looking for a gameThere was this cowboy shooter game that I'm having a really hard time remembering the name of. Something like Cabal basically, only in monochrome (ye…
... 'm not mistaken, with bg scrolling.
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Armageddon[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020731"]Armageddon[/URL] was released in 1993. The scrolling message reveals its alternative…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020731"]Armageddon[/URL] was released in 1993. The scrolling message reveals its alternative/full title: Armageddon - The Day of Anger Part I
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Sprites masterclassHi All, You guys are probably tired of explaining sprites but I'd like to clarify a few things if possible. I've sorted the vertical aspect of scro…
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Games with Plus3/Disk enhancementsFor about 95% of games of +3 disk, it was simply the tape version with the only benefit being reduced loading times. However, there were a few excep…
... /> Has screens to accompany the scrolling text that is displayed between ... tape you just get the scrolling text.
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Steve Lockley GameographyI've been in touch with Steve Lockley and asked him to list the games he worked on. On WOS, he's currently credited on the following games: [LIST] …
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Chase HQ Pseudo 3d road algorithm ?Hello, I'm new to that forum and to the spectrum. I'm developping games for Colecovision (may be you hear about : Ghost'n Zombie and Smurf challe…
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Zx style PC game Sewer Shark[URL="http://www.parkproductions.btinternet.co.uk/sewershark.htm"]Sewer Shark[/URL] Little PC game I wrote for Retro Remakes competition a while ago…
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Flip Screen vs ScrollingWhich do you prefer? I've always liked flip screen games but I had a C64(spit) owning friend who hated them with a passion.
Which do you prefer?
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XenonCripes this game is tough! I was never much of a fan of Xenon II on the Amiga - but enjoyed having a shot on Speccy [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blo…
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Moving to Oz, need to sell my stuff :(Let me know if you are interested in any of this or ALL of it. Hardware ? Spectrum + 3 including PSU(Keyboard works fine but can?t get the drive to …
... HEWSON (ZYNAPS, EXOLON, RANA-RAMA, URIDIUM PLUS) - HEWSON
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Zynaps great qualitiesIm enjoying a bit of spare time, and been enjoying good 1987.1988 speccy arcade games.. the best era imho. Ive been playing [b]Marauder[/b] and have …
... reused sounds and beats from Uridium, which itself were a work ... of translation from original Uridium C64. But here in Zynaps ... -
Personal comments in instructionsSomething that I do not feel is right, is personal comments in instruction files. Surely the purpose of instruction files is to preserve the origina…
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Games where you could explore outdoors, and also enter buildingsI love how you can explore the scrolling camp in [B]The Great Escape[/B], and then go inside various buildings that were presented as flick screen. …
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Zynaps: is it handcoded?sorry if this question was already answered. but i did some inspection of Zynaps code and it seems to me that it's screen drawing (and maybe other pa…
... they did that amazingly fast scrolling anyway %-), i'm just interested ...
