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Games with SexDid any major Spectrum games feature sex as an integral part of the gameplay or story? I'm discarding the late '80s / early '90s homebrew games in…
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Bug in Empire! by Firebird?Hi I got this game on a YS covertape years ago and really enjoyed it. It's a space shooting/trading type of thing like Elite but in a top down view.…
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I got this game on a YS covertape years ago and really enjoyed it. It's a space shooting/trading type of thing like Elite but in a top down view. I tried playing it on my Android phone using Speccy or Marvin and the .tap file on WOS but the ... -
Budget publishers and AY soundCodemasters' games often used the AY chip. The same with Mastertronics and Players. Firebird/Silverbird budget titles sometimes used AY too. And wh…
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Spectrum games collection for saleHi all I'm having a clear out and all my old ZX Spectrum games must go. The reason being is I'm now marrried and I need to give the other half so…
... Days of your life Firebird
Harvey Headbanger Firebird
Haunted ... Sinclair
I ball 2 Firebird
Incredible Shrinking Fireman ... /> Mask II Gremlin
Megabucks Firebird
Mercenary Novagen
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Is there a definitive list of +3 Disk Protections and how to identify them?Looking to find a list of all the disk protections employed on +3 disks and ways to recognize them. Currently I use a PC program called DIM (Disk …
... , like Live Ammo, Turrican (Hexagon?), Virus, Bubble Bobble (seems to be ... same as Virus), X-Out and a few ... -
The Kaspersky Labs thing . Is this a hard issue or an easy one to ignore ?The UK regulators appears to have had something to say about about some government departments using the Kaspersky security software . And I have…
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Game 'Mad Nurse' from FirebirdWhile doing some reading on [i]Retro Gamer[/i] issue 178 article about CRL's horror adventure games I found a side note on other bloody 8-bit games, …
While doing some reading on [i]Retro Gamer[/i] issue 178 article about CRL's horror adventure games I found a side note on other bloody 8-bit games, where they mention 'Mad Nurse'.
I got curious...
It reads: "[i]A cheap and ... -
Mobile phone problemI currently have a Vodafone Smart Prime 6 mobile (pre pay version). I've noticed over the last few days that my data has been totally wiped out by s…
... up. I've done a virus scan and that's come ... -
Does Google sell data that matches your email with your Google searches?I understand how Google "survives" by selling data without personally identifiable information, but something strange happened in the past two weeks …
... -ons running, the computer is virus-free... I have no idea ... -
Is lawn mowing an air borne virus.Time for a silly thread. Yesterday afternoon I took my petrol lawn mower out for a quick spin across the lawn at about 5pm. Before I'd even finished …
Time for a silly thread. Yesterday afternoon I took my petrol lawn mower out for a quick spin across the lawn at about 5pm. Before I'd even finished there were at least 3 neighbors mowing, and two or three more after that. What is it about human psychology ... -
New MIAs found: Paddy! & Lets Compute! Club + repost of previous finds.Not sure if it's worth posting here, but for the sake of completeness... Most of these I've posted in this forum before, but 'Paddy' is a new recent …
... differences between this and the firebird release.
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ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 02 October 2019Wednesday 02 October 2019 Blimey, charlie - look at the time - I'd best get a Tipshop update done before October arrives, eh?! (Erm? Ed) * I add…
Wednesday 02 October 2019
Blimey, charlie - look at the time - I'd best get a Tipshop update done before October arrives, eh?! (Erm? Ed)
* I added a tip for Legend of Craldons Creek, The. I can't take any credit for it - it was in a ... -
Dispair at the pace of life > 40 years.Its been a funny kind of winter this year. The fall from August to December went so fast for me that it seemed like a blink. Christmas comes and ever…
... up getting some flu type virus with a cough and cold ... -
What are the odds....that the first Corana virus drama series / film will appear in the winter?
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Fido I & II, I like these games :-)Fido I & II, two games that came on the infamous Firebird compilation tape "Don't Buy This", a brilliant marketing ply to warn people not to buy this…
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FUNKY FUNGUS RELOADEDHello Spec-folks, seven years ago, I created a game meant to be a little homage to classic single-screen platform coin-ops of the 1980s. It was on…
... things have changed. The Corona virus pandemic caused such a delay ... -
Were there any games, simulations .......for the spectrum, based on epidemics, or virus outbreaks. Strategy games or simulations of the sort you had to try and control an epidemic.
...for the spectrum, based on epidemics, or virus outbreaks. Strategy games or simulations of the sort you had to try and control an epidemic. -
Need a new pooter - any advice?My just 2 yrs old HP15 laptop is crapping out so I think a new machine is in order. The battery went bad, wont hold a charge and after an update (wh…
... hardware'. I did a full virus scan - no problems reported. I ... -
Boris GamesFor some strange reason I have decided that the name BORIS deserves special attention . I have found one , "Short's Fuse" by Firebird . The Instructi…
... one , "Short's Fuse" by Firebird . The Instructions say:- "When Boris ... -
ZX Spectrum Games With Pop Song Titles.I have thought of two of these:- Run Baby Run (Firebird) :I was going to cheekily suggest that this was "covered" by "The Newbeats" but I had be…
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Run Baby Run (Firebird) :I was going to cheekily ... -
How does computer modeling of virus spread work?Just wondering if anyone understands it. What kind of data / information do they need to give the computer to start with?
Just wondering if anyone understands it. What kind of data / information do they need to give the computer to start with? -
Really obviously terrible design choicesI've developed a little fondness this weekend for a game I never rated back in the day - Firebirds by Softek. https://youtu.be/Bvd8FUu-YtU?t=360 …
... of Phoenix, Demon Attack, Space Firebird and Gorf, and I've ... -
Selling most of my Spectrum games.I've decided to sell off most of my Spectrum games and some hardware, but for now here's the games I want to get rid off. Ideally I would like to se…
... Software)
Elite (Firebird)
Elite (Firebird)
Equinox (Miko ... Gunrunner (Hewson)
Gyron (Firebird)
Gyroscope (Melbourne House ... Paperboy (Elite)
Parabola (Firebird)
Psytron (Beyond)
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ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 02 January 2021Saturday 02 January 2021 Happy New Year, Spec Chums! I was hoping to do this update for Xmas - but difficulties involving fermented apples got in th…
... Silver Saucer, Vampire, Vectornauts, The, Virus,
Wakemare, War-Lord, Where ... -
BluetoothThe only time I use this is for transfering files, from my mobile to my laptop, and I find it works quite well for this when I have them next to each…
... it take to catch a virus? Contact Tracing is a nice ... a postcode zone, ie local virus hotspots, also in updating people ... -
Favourite turbo loaders?Hey, guys. Title says it all. Which were your favourite turbo loaders/fast loaders/protection schemes, whatever you want to call them? I have a so…
... epilepsy as a child) and Firebird BleepLoad schemes in second and ...