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NAME THAT GAMEI am trying to remember the name of a fighter/bomber pilot game from the late 80's I know that there were 3 different scenarios and the aim of 1 of t…
Just a stab in the dark type guess, but could it be Stonkers?
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CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... once companies realise there isnt the huge profits coming to them ... people who knew just downloaded the images from WOS instead ... company tries to jump on the bandwagon and denies their ... happens. Perhaps it was better in the 'dark old days' with emulation when ... -
Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…
... off similar emails, albeit shots in the dark, to various software houses.
If the copyright holders think we're ... on the matter - that none of this is productive stuff in the long ... -
Biggest DissapoinmentWha game was THE biggest dissapointment. I mean like a "Frak! 64" Or "Diakatana" like disapointment?
... B]- this was a shot in the dark - I didn't know ... (and it was the only one in town who had Spectrum ... I've ever played. The Most Confusing Monochrome of All ...
Oh, yes, and [B]The Sentinel[/B].
I still ... /> Maybe I'll read the instructions one day.
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Biggest DissapoinmentWha game was THE biggest dissapointment. I mean like a "Frak! 64" Or "Diakatana" like disapointment?
... B]- this was a shot in the dark - I didn't know ... (and it was the only one in town who had Spectrum ... back and swap it with the other game, [B]Galaxy ... I've ever played. The Most Confusing Monochrome of All ... Galaxy Force!
Yes, the monocrome is confusing, and I ... -
How to watch horror Go to the deep dark woods at night with your portable DVD viewer.Watch Dog Soldiers or 28 Days Later ALONE.Then walk home,This would scare you.
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Saboteur 2 questions and answersI've played "Saboteur 2" a lot, and recently uploaded RZX bundle to RZX archive. I think I've discovered something interesting, but I still got a lot…
... ?s like you grab something in the dark and don?t know what ... right.
good idea for the game though, I liked it ... -
Trying to remember an old Speccy game!Hello boys and girls, Back in the day I used to play this one often, but I cannot remember the name: It is a sort of text adventure style game where…
... randomly located throughout the areas to do something in a logical ... is a stab in the dark, but I remember the game was quite ... bell just rang in my head, perhaps the characters randomly located ... at the Green, Mrs. Smith is in the Village".
So maybe the ... -
How much money did you spent on Spectrum software?I'm living in Russia where most of software is sold by pirates. The same was in our "Spectrum era" (88-94). So I want to know: in civilized states ho…
... ?20 for the 3D Construction Kit from the Home Computer Club ... little did I know that in a couple of years ... in the Dark and Ultima Underworld.
I also remember the dark, dark ... day when all the Speccy budget companies ... -
Spectrum Doctor, How long do I have to live?I am a Spectrum 48k in my early twenties, though my rubber keys and case are still in good condition (I eat an apple(TM) every day), I worry that so…
I did also kinda worry that the ICs have a lifespan, they cant work forever??!!
Maybe 50 years....Stab in the dark -
Anyone know anything about Sega Megadrive GamesI have come into possession of a cartridge which is confusing me. The writing on the case is all japanese and the only English i can make out is on …
Quick stab in the dark, it the japanese version of "Sword of ... to sell. You just split the cartridge casing if you did ... .
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Retro scenes slowing down?There was a post last month about fewer people posting here, but is the entire retro scene in recession? I'm talking about fewer updates on websites…
... down? Hmm... not really. After the elation of RG* starting, there ... place than it was back in the dark days of 1996 - 2002ish.
in a small part of the market, there must ... people have "wisened up" to the eBay boom... yes, most things ... -
Good older PC games?For the past few years I've not played too many PC games, sticking mainly to consoles, and only really using my PC for emulators and the net. Anyway,…
... description I would say Alone in the Dark (the mansion, scary, pick man or ... find a picture on the net at the mo' though.
in the Dark to the list of old DOS classics ... -
100 greatest games[url="http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/"]http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/[/url] Nice to see Monkey Island 2 and the Zelda…
... no speccy game apart from The Hobbit as has already been ... shit-scary [I]Alone in the Dark[/I] for the newer and more posh ... /> There are some fantastic games in there, but it reads like ... -generation kids throwing in a few 'noted classics' in the way that current ... -
Keyboard problemI have a bug in my game where the main sprite moves slightly almost as if there is data left in a keyboard buffer. I read the keyboard using code alo…
... this is just a shot in the dark, but have you checked to ... see if the controls are doubly wrong?
the bit tests were the wrong way round, ie ... Z, then the controls might appear to work in the manner you describe ... -
Today I became a Dad!... to a beautiful baby girl; Joanne Danielle Corbett, born 11:14am, weight 7 lbs / 3.5 kg (ouch!). Mother and child are both doing well. Father is i…
... -09-03 23:56, mel the bell wrote:
dave ... a nappy - and you need the lights on... :)
[/quote ... you need to be pissed in the dark :p
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It's near halloween so here is a true ghost storyWhen I lived in Sweden(here I go again). I stayed for a in cabin deep in the woods with my gf for a bit. For 3 nights she was called to work and I wa…
... wrote:
When I lived in Sweden(here I go again ... ). I stayed for a in cabin deep in the woods with my gf ... out there. That... that witch in the cellar is only part of ... it. It lives... out in those woods, in the dark... something... something that's ... -
My pet pig AlbinThings are quiet around here, so I'll shift some guilt. I had a pet pig when I lived in Sweden, called Albin. I fed him, I watered him. I knew he wa…
... some suspiciously cheap sausages from the market.
When he ... , he kept finding unpleasant things in them (pipe type bits etc ... waste them, he ate them in the dark.
[ This ... -
Happy New Year!!!!Well I should have stayed down south this year, thats where the partys at! Looks like its going to be a quiet one at home. Boo Hoo WOS online chatr…
... have a different year than the rest of us ;)
[/quote ... /> FRG/10, so you like in the Dark Ages, do you? :D
the Dark Age wasn't until around ... -
DVD ripping?I was wondering how to rip from a CSS DVD (er, for purely educational reasons of course, Jim lad ;) ). Am I allowed to ask that sort of question on …
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What?!?!?! Here in the States anyone, no matter how ... account, and in the case of low funds the POS machine just ... declines the card. And ... work completely diff over there in the dark ages ;)
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Famous guys!Well okay, I was bored. A quick google to find whatsome of our favourite Forumers look like, I found these: You can all hide guys but DEATH will al…
... not going to keep you in the dark so I'll just let ... you in on the "joke" ...
I ... I just had to "answer" in the same vein.
Capice ... -
Famous guys!Well okay, I was bored. A quick google to find whatsome of our favourite Forumers look like, I found these: You can all hide guys but DEATH will al…
... not going to keep you in the dark so I'll just let ... you in on the "joke" ...
I ... I just had to "answer" in the same vein.
Capice ... -
Arctic Monkeys Linksmy evil empire is growing... i have set up a website featuring Arctic Monkeys links... [url="http://www.arcticmonkeyslinks.co.uk"]http://www.arctic…
... us yer special moves... notice the "spectrum" quote... a nod's ... mi bathroom floor
Bur in the dark wi the lights off
Coz ... yer skins the colour of a spectrum rubber ... -
Arctic Monkeys Linksmy evil empire is growing... i have set up a website featuring Arctic Monkeys links... [url="http://www.arcticmonkeyslinks.co.uk"]http://www.arctic…
... us yer special moves... notice the "spectrum" quote... a nod ... mi bathroom floor
Bur in the dark wi the lights off
Coz ... my bathroom floor
but in the dark with the lights out
because ... your skin is the color of a spectrum rubber ... -
Safestyle UKcaller: "If we give you a realistic quote, can we measure your windows?" Me: "I had my windows done last year. Are you aware that you've called me 3…
... 've called me 3 times in the last fortnight?"
caller: " ... a number of times in the day and when the receiver was picked ... in the know so we were as much in the dark as the customer most of the ... t really police the network. Unless it's in their interest. Of ... -
Safestyle UKcaller: "If we give you a realistic quote, can we measure your windows?" Me: "I had my windows done last year. Are you aware that you've called me 3…
... a number of times in the day and when the receiver was picked ... would just be silence on the line. These weren't attributed ... in the know so we were as much in the dark as the customer most of the ... I could have left the phone off the hook after receiving one ... -
Links to WOS - only 99p each!How about selling links to WOS on eBay?!?!? I'd like to give mine away for free!!! Don't know which link this item refers to, but it could easily be…
Assuming his real name is Steve Russell he's took quite a chance on hosting such a dodgy auction when he could be easily tracked down.
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Best song lyric(Mondegreen or actual.) I've already posted the Genesis mondegreen "Can't you feel arseholes ignite"; to my mind, one of the best actual lyrics I've…
... as
Meatloaf's "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear ... All" (about the break up of both marriages in the group), The Beatle's ... I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg ... -
Silent Hill - This WeekendThe movie version of the excellent Silent Hill game series is coming to our cinemas this weekend and from what I've seen of it so far, it looks reall…
... games though..
The atmosphere in the game was amazing, lets hope ... stays true to the game... Unlike films like 'Alone in the dark' which was ... completely horseshit.. The game was brilliant ...
