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Games that cannot be completed due to bugs - the definitive listIt would be nice if the community of WoS compiled a list of all the games that are known to be impossible to complete due to bugs. Perhaps one day, a…
... it was at the top of the WOS Worst games list at ... commercially-released Spectrum game
of all time. Quite simply, it ... -
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... think here, a lot of old memories come popping up. ... :)
And also, of course, Bo Jangeborg, who did ... of money
The Kompis school computers...
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Weekly mapsEgghead 1 [url="http://zx-maps.wz.cz/map.php?id=Egghead1"]http://zx-maps.wz.cz/map.php?id=Egghead1[/url] Egghead 2 - Egghead to the Rescue [url="htt…
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SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …
... it reaches the dizzy heights of being remotely useful though!< ... something functional but with some of the nicer features restricted. ... .
Despite some of the (frankly) rude responses above ... here's a shock - 99% of old Spectrum users aren't Z80 ... -
something for ZX Spectrum experts - File CompressorFor an unknown ISP problem you can't download a TAP file, only ZIP files. [url="http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic"]http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancev…
... /> I got a notification of this WOS forum post on my favourite ...
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Big differences in review scoresI was looking at the reviews Zoids got earlier, and there was a big gap between what YS gave it and what the other mags gave it (personally I quite l…
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EmuZWin 2.5.0.1Version 2.5 Release 1.0 (10-Jun-2004): a lot of changes and fixes in ??? Map Builder ??? GFX Editor ??? Loading & Saving ??? Sound & Video ?? Speed…
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Old Posts, Double Dragon remake, Lost picturesI assume we all here read old posts, I`ve been making my way through the devoplment ones last week, with the Misc ones also.. and now, finally I get…
... /> 3: Is there an archive of old posts anywhere the way sometimes ... as I'm aware, all old posts are kept; try using ... -
What sort of new games would you like to see on the Speccy?With the amount of coders we have around, I'm surprised that we don't see more new Speccy games. _________________ [url="http://www.gamestyle.net"]h…
As someone else said, I'd like to see some reworkings of old classics - like different sectors for Dan Dare, one of the very best games of it's type on the Spectrum. This would be more feasible than an entirely new game which would take ages to do. -
List of best selling games?Does anyone know of such a list for spectrum games?
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EmuZWin 2.5.0.1Version 2.5 Release 1.0 (10-Jun-2004): a lot of changes and fixes in ??? Map Builder ??? GFX Editor ??? Loading & Saving ??? Sound & Video ?? Speed…
on the subject of not being able to use ... worth remembering that the palette of old computers was often a lot ... -
Best games voting system -The "Best Games" right now shows Spectrum CP/M to be the "best game", when in fact it is not a game. Also isn't there something inherently wrong if…
... see it (based on 10 votes)
9, 9, 9, 9 ... seems right considering the other votes. Of course I might have got ... -
Best games voting system -The "Best Games" right now shows Spectrum CP/M to be the "best game", when in fact it is not a game. Also isn't there something inherently wrong if…
... see it (based on 10 votes)
9, 9, 9, ... seems right considering the other votes. Of course I might have got ...
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Yeah the votes have to be listed from ... smallest to biggest so your votes would actually be 1, 1 ... 9
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Best games voting system -The "Best Games" right now shows Spectrum CP/M to be the "best game", when in fact it is not a game. Also isn't there something inherently wrong if…
... /> It's also got one of the worst endings possible. At ... the end of level 7, it just ends ... least favourite game on there (of the 12 games included). I ... to have with 16 votes of 1 out of 10! Surely Power House ... -
Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
... was done as an optimisation of another WOS members routine, who didn ... to use a whole lot of different routines for different sizes ... of sprite and who was ... overhead for handling different sizes of sprite is very insignificant anyway ... -
Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
... done as an optimisation of another WOS members routine, who didn ... to use a whole lot of different routines for different ... overhead for handling different sizes of sprite is very insignificant ... routines that can take advantage of assumptions rather than using ... -
Great escape...Hi my friends, I download Spectaculator ver 6.25 and then grab the Great escape, but I had problems in playing the game... I just use the keyboard …
... nostalgy to remember the games of old Spectrum!
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Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... means I love lots of old speccy games which are ... great fun - modern or old game - simple fun like ... and boring subset of the wonders of existence - runnign ... my emulator instead of Doom 3 etc - old games like ... above the mentality of a 12 year old when they ... -
Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... is a big part of the pleasure of old games - Manic Miner ... br /> Personally I quite like old Laurel and Hardy films - ... entertaining.
Part of my enjoyment of old speccy games comes from ... (some of) the games being ... -
Where to find components, tools etc ?!I think i'm not the only one spending a lot of time surfing the net for components etc for Spectrum Hardware projects. Some component's are not manuf…
... parts.
I.e. from old PC's IC's like ... for an interface I make of old PCIA-slots with a nail ... on the place of the lock. Cheap and effective ... get from ebay or also old machines. -
Storing your retro stuffLast Christmas I brought all my speccy stuff in from the garage as it was starting to get damaged. I kinda need to move it back out of my house into…
... Sheet Metal fabricators, have stacks of old pallets. They pay for their ... />
My loft is full of old doors retrieved from skips, used ... -
Storing your retro stuffLast Christmas I brought all my speccy stuff in from the garage as it was starting to get damaged. I kinda need to move it back out of my house into…
ive got a couple of old wardrobe doors im using for the small bits ive got up there, trouble is theres no room cos of all the cross beams -
The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... I'd like a bottle of Old Speckled Hen in my Cheers ... speccy or read a copy of YS I don't know ... -
WOS archive on DVD?Hello This question has appeared few times, but I have not found any place to order WOS archive. Is anybody selling the whole arcive on DVD's? Jocu
... , and if the gods of the WOS are looking in I'd ... , professional DVD's. Of course, the Gods of WOS would have to work ... -
WOS archive on DVD?Hello This question has appeared few times, but I have not found any place to order WOS archive. Is anybody selling the whole arcive on DVD's? Jocu
... about just having a version of the WoS archive available minus the ... on one DVD? A price of ?10 should be fair, with ... or so at a cost of ?5? -
I cant belive this website and the activity round here!Hi! I?m new to this site (hope i have not posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few months I have got my self a PC to play games on from…
... but it features a lot of old computers plus console stuff. Very ... -
Instructions Project updateHopefully you're all aware of [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/instructions"]the attempt to get instructions for more of the games on W…
... from the limited number of programs WoS has explicit permission from the ... the notable exception of Firebird). Are you suggesting that WoS should be ... than most of (any other?) emulation site out there. Without WoS, the ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... - I think a lot of folks will agree with me ... there were admittedly loads of games released for the ... result being there's thousands of old (or even new and ... sealed) copies of Speccy/C64 games going on ... still have very fond memories of the Amstrad - but if ... -
SpacedI got my hands on the Spaced DVDs and I've just finished watching all the episodes. They are really brilliant and funny. My favourite episodes are :…
I hate saying this, but such discussion about TV programs virtually unknown outside of the UK (and maybe of the US) make me shudder with horror at the thought of the WoS forum going frightfully close to CSS. -
SpacedI got my hands on the Spaced DVDs and I've just finished watching all the episodes. They are really brilliant and funny. My favourite episodes are :…
... virtually unknown outside of the UK (and maybe of the US) make ... me shudder with horror at the thought of ... the WoS forum going frightfully close ...