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Speccy Budget World Cup 2020: Semi Final 1Winner of Quarter Final 1 vs winner of Quarter Final 2. Winning game goes through to the Final. Voting lasts for 2 days, ending 8.00am GMT Friday …
Winner of Quarter Final 1 vs winner of Quarter Final 2. Winning game goes through to the Final.
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Speccy Budget World Cup 2020: Semi Final 2Winner of Quarter Final 3 vs winner of Quarter Final 4. Winning game goes through to the Final. Voting lasts for 2 days, ending 8.00am GMT Friday…
Winner of Quarter Final 3 vs winner of Quarter Final 4. Winning game goes through to the Final.
Voting lasts for 2 days, ending 8.00am GMT Friday 20th March. -
Speccy Budget World Cup 2020: The FinalIt's Magic Knight vs... Magic Knight! Sort of like the plot to Stormbringer. But that got knocked out, so which is the most worthy - his 1st or 3rd…
It's Magic Knight vs... Magic Knight! Sort of like ... -
RS232 - built-in vs. Interface 1Hello all. After some advice, and I figured someone here would probably be able to help. I'm the owner of a (grey case) Spectrum +2, and I'm keen …
Hello all. After some advice, and I figured someone here would probably be able to help.
I'm the owner of a (grey case) Spectrum +2, and I'm keen to try communication with other devices via RS232. Obviously, the +2 has a built-in RS232 port, ... -
Forum vs Home vs new tab/pageThis might be intentional, but I thought I'd mention it. On here the forum the 'WOS' logo is linked to the main front end page, and opens in the s…
This might be intentional, but I thought I'd mention it.
On here the forum the 'WOS' logo is linked to the main front end page, and opens in the same window/tab etc.
On the main page the forum link has got the usual ... -
Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
... : How do IF vs LET vs GOTO vs INKEY$ vs PEEK vs PRINT commands compare ... -
Video: Inves Spectrum+ - Fire and Ice Fix and Comparison vs Sinclair ZX SpectrumWrapping up the series on the Inves Spectrum with an interesting fix and an in-depth comparison to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. https://youtu.be/ks3l5Q…
Wrapping up the series on the Inves Spectrum with an interesting fix and an in-depth comparison to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
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V - Visitors (Ocean, 1986)Do you remember [b]from old days, was there Donovan's (hero that we control in "V") invulnerability[/b] or not? Is this a "feature" or it's a bug..…
... major impact of imperfect emulation vs. gameplay, or authors just have ... -
Games way better on speccy than on C64I was thinking about creating a comparison video about games that are way better on spectrum than on c64. What good examples can you come up with and…
... are (speccy vs c64)
- Amaurote (isometric vs crappy 2d ... - Carrier Command (filled polygons vs crappy 2d)
- Turbo ... Esprit (fast/detailed graphics vs blocky/slow)
- Wec ... Enduro Racer (big&detailed vs small&blocky)
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Cobra vs CobblerHi, Does anyone remember (total recall???) the full page poster spoofing 'Cobra'? It was something like, 'badly fitting shoes is a disease, he is th…
Hi,
Does anyone remember (total recall???) the full page poster spoofing 'Cobra'? It was something like, 'badly fitting shoes is a disease, he is the cure - cobbler'.
I was talking to a friend about it and couldn't track down the page. Does ... -
+2A vs +2BFrom what I understand, the +2A like the one I have is black, while the +2B is grey. Logically, the +2B came after the +2A, but why is there a prefer…
From what I understand, the +2A like the one I have is black, while the +2B is grey. Logically, the +2B came after the +2A, but why is there a preference to the A model?
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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…
... 2, Maria on Tour, Maria vs. Some Bastards,
Maria`s ... , Pathfinder,
Pentacle, The, Pets vs Aliens Prologue,
Picture of ... -
5C Horizontal timing vs 6C horizontal timing.Hi all, Just considering the timing difference in the video signal between the 5C and the 6C where the 6C ULA seems to have 50% longer horizontal …
Hi all,
Just considering the timing difference in the video signal between the 5C and the 6C where the 6C ULA seems to have 50% longer horizontal blanking ( H-Sync ). Does anyone know the reason for this, and which is better?
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FOR vs LET (speed)Hi dear friends. A question for you 10 FOR I = 0 TO 10 11 PRINT I 12 NEXT I 10 LET I = 0 20 PRINT I 30 LET I = I+1 40 IF I < 11 THEN GOTO …
Hi dear friends. A question for you
10 FOR I = 0 TO 10
11 PRINT I
12 NEXT I
10 LET I = 0
20 PRINT I
30 LET I = I+1
40 IF I < 11 THEN GOTO 20
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Sort 2 byte words (x, y) on ypos, also question about swap (DE), (HL)Well that was a lot of debugging ;) But if you want a routine which takes an array of 16 byte words x, y and then sort them on y (ignoring x), I'm…
... 'm only implementing static collision vs. moving player at the moment ... -
Advice on electric guitar learning, pleaseSo, briscaF1 junior (who is 10 and not the tallest person) has signed up for some "pop/rock" guitar tutoring at skool (sic) which basically translate…
... of the electric guitar (especially vs drums or trumpet etc) because ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 19 September 2022Monday 19 September 2022 9 months since the last update - blimey! Better late than never, eh? * PopoCop provided tips for Shovel Adventure. *…
... Capers, Tokimal, Vlas P. T. vs. The Spiders.
* Martin ... -
The threat from the ISDAWhat does everyone here think about ISDA closing down abandonware & emulation sites? Personally to an extent I can understand their position, but if …
... A Lawyer). Therefore, when given vs , I can see why some ... -
Getting the ball rolling againOkay things have been a bit stale in comparison to what this forum used to be like. Too many fallouts and it is getting harder to think of new threa…
... Great Race film with Fred vs Panama Joe pyramid /treasure /adventurer ... -
Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... the same thing with Spectrum vs. C64."
And there ... -
That Nostalgia ThangI was bored sitting waiting on a bus the other day and it was bucketing down with rain. As it does in gloomy situations like that, my mind started t…
think of it like a classic car vs a brand new turbo thingie....some people just love the classics ...simple as that. -
Can anyone recommend some games?I haven't owned a Spectrum since about 1986. Can anybody recommend some original games, (not arcade conversions) that I missed out on?
... dead, Last ninja 2, Spy vs Spy (1 & 3), Starstike ... -
Can anyone recommend some games?I haven't owned a Spectrum since about 1986. Can anybody recommend some original games, (not arcade conversions) that I missed out on?
... Leaderboard, Lords Of Midnight, Spy vs Spy and the Magic Knight ... -
Tzx-list?Hi, I was wondering if someone has put together a Missing Tzx-list? I feel it is a little awkward trying to look through the entire list of already e…
... labelled "Evidence, case 1734123: Nintendo vs some small company" in some ... -
What are you playing now?A bit off topic for this forum perhaps, but I'm curious about what games people are playing now. Platform does not matter. It's crazy, I have lots a…
... Empires 2 - MAC
Aliens vs. Predator - MAC
Silicon Dreams ...