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Big Brother Conor scoops ?50k off his "mate" Luke S and the rest of the housematesI'm guessing THAT friendship's dead in the water then! :)
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Valve's Linux video games plan described as 'unethical'Following Valve's announcment that Steam and Valve's games will be made to run on Linux (Quote "[I]We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,5…
... that Steam and Valve's games will be made to ... can't see what he's complaining about. Alright, so the ... , but even so, surely it's better for Linux to have ... -
Which Odin's game do you prefer?the recent interview to steve wetherill had me trying again some odin's titles. i wonder what's your opinion about them, which one is your favourite…
... me trying again some odin's titles.
i wonder ... what's your opinion about them, which ... =^Odin+Computer+Graphics+Ltd$"]odin's softography[/URL].
plus ... -
Games That Are 10 Years Old This Year....Didn't do my usual "Try to make everybody feel ancient" type thread at the start of the year...well, I did, but just with Speccy games....so decided …
... do it now! Here's 2012's list of some games becoming ... Vendetta
Eternal Darkness - Sanity's Requiem
James Bond 007 ... -Desert Storm
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Medal of Honor ... Set Radio Future
Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance
Blinx ... -
The Top 25 Modern PC GamesIn the thread [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40451[/url] , Ivanzx asks do you prefer modern or 'classic' era Spectrum g…
... /> 21. Sins of a Solar Empire
20. Minecraft ... the list, given it's technical problems (as people ... the quality of it's follow ups to older ... Then again, maybe it's the same every generation, ... remotely as good as it's sort of spiritual predecessor, ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
Hi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place.
Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am making good progress.
Reading the book ZX Spectrum Games Master. Its a great start ... -
ZX 48 issue 4S no s-video possible?No s-video on ZX 48 issue 4S possible? I have had this mod on my issue 4A. But this did not work with my 4S. On C65 is no chrominance signal. Here …
No s-video on ZX 48 issue ... signal to pin 4 on s-video socket.
The Luminance ... soldered to pin 3 on s-video socket.
Pin 1 ... & 2 on s-video socket is soldered to ... -
Vertical Shoot'em Up's: Humans.Ok. This topic is about those vertical shoot'em up's in which you control a human. Why? Because I say so. It's just a nitpicking categorization. And…
... vertical shoot'em up's in which you control ... so.
It's just a nitpicking categorization. And ... , 1985), although it's really a multi-directional affair ... /> [B]Mercs[/B] (U.S.Gold, 1991)
... While I think that Infogrames's [B]Mystical [/B](1991) ... -
Vertical Shoot'em Up's: Ground Vehicles.Ok, the topic says it all. We're talking about tanks, jeeps, cars, pogo sticks and futuristic vehicles (as in Marauder). There's no really substanti…
... Marauder).
There's no really substantial differences in ... the Vertical Shoot'em Up's with Humans: in fact ... not automatic, as it's the case in Shoot' ... em Up's with aircrafts, but arbitrary - ... [B]Spy Hunter[/B] (U.S.Gold, 1985)
[B] ... -
Hey Guy's & Faulty spectrum :(Hi, My first post after lurking around for a little while I thought I should really register. Now I've never owned a spectrum back in the early 1980'…
... 64, so many hour's of happy gaming followed ... home computers & pc's setup and used almost daily ... , from vintage arcade machine's, home computers to vintage ... HiFi it's stacked in there, after ... .
It's poorly, it switches on and ... -
+2 (Grey) S-video?I have a pretty good Composite/S-video to VGA adapter that does a nice work of running my retro machines on an old LCD screen. However, it looks best…
... have a pretty good Composite/S-video to VGA adapter that ... can feed it with a S-video signal instead of a ... -
More from Timex Computer corp. (U.S.A.)I'm hoping this will be of interest to some of you. Bruno: For many years we've been told a 48K Spectrum had been modified to work with NTSC but did…
... like a Spectrum but it's just an upgraded ZX81, etc ... making Timexen for Timex U.S.A., why do we see ... these little devils at Clive’s “farm house” outside Cambridge. In ... photos.[/COLOR]
(Lou's cartridges appear to be just ... -
Controls for Caesar's Travels[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000788[/url] How are you supposed to pick actions in this? The only keys the game seems to re…
... to respond to whenever there's a list of actions are ... way random. E.g. it's 3 and 4 on the ... -
Apple's "non-removable" batteriesHas anybody tried to remove and re-insert or exchange batteries on Macbook Pro laptops commonly known as the unibody type? I find tutorials showing…
... " but no one says what's so special about these batteries ... issues, sensor issues, but that's beyond the point.
s so important, and why they ... -
New game from Kabuto Factory: "A.R.C.O.S."Hi everybody! After almost one year in production (...well... not so much... :roll:), we've got new release: A.R.C.O.S., a brick'em all with some sh…
... release: A.R.C.O.S., a brick'em all ... control A.R.C.O.S., a spaceship which bounces an ... addition, A.R.C.O.S. has a laser blast with ... this weapon with caution... it?s limited and it can kill ... />
Greetings
P.S.: The scrolling parallax routine was ... -
Job lot of various hardware & software for sale.Hi, I put a post up a while ago and sold a lot of my stuff but I've still got a boxful left over, is anybody interested in taking it off my hands? I …
... - mastertronic
daley thompson's decathlon - ocean
rockman ... mastertronic
s.o.s. - mastertronic
the oracle's cave - ... the hit squad
the empire fights back - mastertronic
the bard's tale - electronic arts (double case ... -
What's your avatar all about?Ok, this may have been covered before but I've not seen it discussed recently (and can't find it easily in a search ;)) and, in any case, some folk m…
... behind it.
Mine's a sprite I created in ... Mr Cauldwell's rather spiffing Arcade Game Designer ... (ish) game.
What's your avatar all about (either ... -
Velesoft's ZX128+2 with 1.5MB memoryMy old ZX128+2 PROFI (grey model - spanish version) for sale here: [url]http://aukro.cz/super-zx-spectrum-128-2-1-5-mb-i2738723874.html[/url] Back s…
New game: SHUTTLEBUGNew Game: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027962"]SHUTTLEBUG[/URL]. [SIZE="1"]EDIT: now WOS link.[/SIZE] [IMG]http://i1142.…
... of Mole Rat! but it's a bit more than that ... to defeat the deadly Pomodorian empire*
-16 different levels, a ... [/IMG]
Think that's everything, hope you like :-)
s fantastic backstory to Antiquity Jones ...What's the correct Spectrum colour palette?Prompted by the recent SCR-to-GIF conversion thread, I was pondering writing one in Z80 assembler. As I did a LZW compression routine a while ago tha…
... routine a while ago that's the hardest part done already ... saving a screenshot. So what's the correct palette? I checked ... the c.s.s. hardware FAQ and couldn't ...Working for one's self.Recently I've been getting a little cheesed of at times in my job. There is often politic's that I don't quite understand. This often results in favo…
... job. There is often politic's that I don't quite ... and then down to fee's for the implementer/deliverer of ...The Barbarians are Coming![IMG]http://www.snigfarp.karoo.net/wos-screens.gif[/IMG] [I]"Civilisation in the ancient world was always under threat from outsiders who. though pr…
... , you have to manage your empire's economy.
"Every game ... generated at random, and your empire might be inland, on the ... trade for resources that your empire lacks."[/I]
My ...Lot's of ZX Spectrum parts: RAM chips, ULA's, etcI have new stock of 100% tested parts. I even got my hands on a bunch of ULA's!! [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/sales/parts/IMG_6068.JPG[/IMG…
... on a bunch of ULA's!!
[IMG]http://benophetinternet ...Peterbourgh WH Smiths [?] 1980'snice article in our favourite paper, about a photographer who took pics of everyday life in the 1970's / 1980's in Peterbourgh [URL="http://www.dail…
Santa's Xmas CapersIn the spirit of things I have stuck Santa's Xmas Capers on my blog. What an utterly awful game. If anyone fancies a read it's at [url]http://zxspec…
... things I have stuck Santa's Xmas Capers on my blog ... anyone fancies a read it's at
[url]http://zxspectrumgames ...Children's ITV's "Old Skool Weekend"On the 5th and 6th January, CITV is showing loads of their old shows from the 80s and 90s: [url]http://www.a516digital.com/2012/12/classic-childrens-…
... (1992)
5:30 Children's Ward (2000)
5:30 Children's Ward (unknown)Has the tower PC it's day?I was watching Click on BBC News the other day and it suggested that due to laptop and tablet sales rising steadily and traditional desktop/tower PC …
... they said that tower PC's are on the road out ...AAA's New Year Gift Contest (Voting)It's a kinda unexpected thread, since I didn't translate the contest announcement on Speccy Live (for two reasons: Christmas is a more important holi…
It's a kinda unexpected thread, since ... world than New Year - that's one; I doubt you would ... this contest in rubbles - that's two), but anyway.
Okay, here's the list:
[URL="http ...New Game: The Hobbit (Vah-ka's Cut)Hi, we are glad to announce a new release! We produced our very own interpretation of The Hobbit for a contest held in Bytemaniacos. After a quick'n'…
... [b]The Hobbit (Vah-ka's Cut)[/b]
[img]http ... to get it. That?s something which only the thirteen ... Besides, inside the cave there?s a bald grumpy man called ... In [B]The Hobbit (Vahka?s cut)[/B] your mission is ... ]find [B]Smaug[/B]?s treasure without dying in the ...New Game: MODERATE RETRIBUTION.[IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/MODRETinlay_zps4d03e7ae.jpg[/IMG] You look skyward through the sash windows of your spa…
... ...
...what's that?...
...alien empire attacking?...
empire? Check.
A ... game made with Jonathan Cauldwell's S.E.U.D. And thanks ... code myself this year. Let's see.
In ...
