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  • Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …

    ... phones, I could hear the loading noises and the border would ... something, sometimes I'd get weak looking loading stripes, but it would ...
    textvoyage textvoyage September 2016 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…

    ... , either too strong or too weak. Do you hear any sound ... Spectrum via the TV during loading?

    This YouTube video ... good example of a Jetpac loading (but keep in mind that ... it's not loading on a Spectrum +2)
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2016 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k won't start any software but passes all RAM testsI have a rubber key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to work perfectly right up until the end of the tape and the program would sta…

    ... you if it should be loading, as it would bypass any ... with the cassette deck. A weak drive belt can cause the ...
    andrewvanbeck andrewvanbeck October 2016 Hardware
  • Why nothing will ever beat a real SpeccyI believe that one of the reasons that Speccy games were so good was because you had to wait so long for them to load! I remember sitting in front o…

    ... alternating flashing red and cyan bars, then the flashing yellow and ... blue bars, along with the unique spectrum loading sound. 10 ...
    Grunaki Grunaki November 2016 Games
  • ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …

    ... horizontal bars show it is trying but not succeeding with loading the ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio January 2017 Hardware
  • Use android phone to load games ?I tried google, but this time it wasn't my friend :( Is there a way I can use my phone to load games into my zx-spectrum? i have a cassette lead, b…

    ... the signal being either too weak or distorted. For best results ... .worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/34633/loading-games-with-cassette-adapter-no ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2017 Games
  • ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …

    I've tested the tape loading on my Nuvo 128, but it looks like it does not receive any input. I don't see the red/blue bars rolling on the screen and I don't hear the loading sounds. What could be wrong?
    redhawk668 redhawk668 June 2017 Hardware
  • ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …

    ... "]I've tested the tape loading on my Nuvo 128, but ... bars rolling on the screen and I don't hear the loading ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK June 2017 Hardware
  • ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …

    ... cable and that gives a weak signal when using a smartphone ... at maximum volume the tape loading works with this cable. First ...
    redhawk668 redhawk668 June 2017 Hardware
  • Need help from people with a +2A/+3Not sure where to post this. This is a plea to people with the actual hardware, naturally. Could you run this little program (both TAP and WAV fil…

    Ok now loading in 128k mode I see 2 blue bars in the ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum September 2017 Hardware
  • Best and worst loading coloursWas just thinking the other day about this, what are the worst / best loading colours that have been seen ? :) Apart from loaders with either mult…

    Room Ten CRL has colour bars on the loading screen
    MatGubbins MatGubbins September 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best and worst loading coloursWas just thinking the other day about this, what are the worst / best loading colours that have been seen ? :) Apart from loaders with either mult…

    [quote="MatGubbins;923170"]Room Ten CRL has colour bars on the loading screen[/quote]

    So does Academy - a pretty cool trick.

    [img]https://j.gifs.com/Z4q3LE.gif[/img]
    leespoons leespoons September 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... the spring contact has become weak.[/list]
    With 1, it ... programs crashing during, or after loading, is an error in the ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... the spring contact has become weak.[/list]
    With 1, it ... programs crashing during, or after loading, is an error in the ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • 1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…

    ... 'll also be honest upon loading it up I wasn't ... was playing was p*ss weak compared to the arcade game ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek March 2019 Games
  • bug - Crystal of Power (TXT Adv)You can explore about 20 locations, but [b]game crashes[/b] if you go from start: E, E, S, S, S. To same location (bug) you can go on alternative…

    ... nice play - I'm too weak in text adventures :)

    loading error).
    * we can declare ...
    Pgyuri Pgyuri May 2019 Games
  • TZX/Taper headachesI've been doing a stocktake of all my Spectrum stuff, most of which I bought in a job lot a few years back, and there's a whole load of covertapes in…

    ... something that shows the raster bars through part of the screen ... and it looks like the bars are in his eyes - similar ... loader with black and white bars but with the occasional coloured ... what I remember was it loading with red and cyan bars...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2019 Games
  • Animated loading screensDoes anyone know how many spectrum games had an animated loading screen? The only ones i can remember are Technician Ted and I think, Manic Miner.

    ... There are tons of loading screens animated just by flashing ... Deviants, ...) with games on loading screens, do they count as ... demo doing demo effects while loading from tape.
    ... during load (progress bars, counters, strange raster bars (few blocks, or ...
    TheShich TheShich September 2020 Games
  • Animated loading screensDoes anyone know how many spectrum games had an animated loading screen? The only ones i can remember are Technician Ted and I think, Manic Miner.

    ... game with full screen raster bars without any interruptions? It's ...
    The game is turbo loading using small 36b pieces and ...
    TheShich TheShich September 2020 Games
  • Animated loading screensDoes anyone know how many spectrum games had an animated loading screen? The only ones i can remember are Technician Ted and I think, Manic Miner.

    ... the loading sounds, then about half way through, multi-coloured raster bars ... />
    [quote="TheShich;970656"]Another loading gem is called "Zanthrax" featuring ... : unusual screen appearance, loading progress bar, smooth scrolling text ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2020 Games
  • Windows 11 - It's commingJust when you thought that there was going to be no more new versions of Windows, a recent leak reveals Microsoft are due to announce Windows 11 soon…

    ... modern OS and similar, progress bars in general are annoying, as ... too many cases of progress bars that just get stuck for ... a console game where the loading times were as bad as ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG July 2021 Chit chat
  • Windows 11 - It's commingJust when you thought that there was going to be no more new versions of Windows, a recent leak reveals Microsoft are due to announce Windows 11 soon…

    ... modern OS and similar, progress bars in general are annoying, as ... too many cases of progress bars that just get stuck for ... a console game where the loading times were as bad as ...
    AndyC AndyC July 2021 Chit chat
  • Best "Quick and Easy " Games for JoystickYes I know , the immediate reaction to this is that it must have been covered here loads of times before . And yes , of course , there are loads of …

    ... is that with the speedy loading problem well and truly cracked ... KEMPSTON offering in an otherwise weak sector/genre of games . It ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2021 Games
  • Things that people >= 40 (ish) would recognize (and others would likely not)#1: Used to see these all over the place, usually right above the bath tub. [img]http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A052-01718/3/A0…

    ... looks like the bars from a Commodore 64 game loading....Could we ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek November 2021 Chit chat
  • New release of ZEsarUXFound today by chance on: [url]https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.1-13122021[/url] [quote]ZEsarUX-10.1 Beta1 Pre-release che…

    ... , AY Player, etc)
    Fixed loading/saving TZX as Standard tape ... generated
    -Fixed drawing scroll bars when window is not at ... when clicking on the scroll bars
    -Fixed refreshing Visual Real ...
    Luzie Luzie May 2022 Emulators
  • WinCE Emulator HELP PLZZZ!!!I have LG Phenom Handheld. Just installed Spectrum Emu for WinCE. When I try to load game it looks like it is loading but very quickly and then scree…

    ... it looks like it is loading but very quickly and then ...
    WinCE211 WinCE211 September 2001 Emulators
  • Emulators for .TAP & .TZX FilesCan someone help. I have recently started playing Spectrum games on my PC but I am having severe difficulty loading *.TAP & *TZX files. It comes up…

    ... I am having severe difficulty loading *.TAP & *TZX files.
    Lamont Lamont August 2001 Emulators
  • How to copy file from tape (*.tap) to disks (*.dsk) ?I am using zx32 with win98 and i want (in the emulate +3) copy files from virtual tapes to virtual disks. I use => load "NameOfFile" (for copy the f…

    ... for faster access and faster loading.
    Have somebody do it ...
    Maverick Maverick May 2001 Emulators
  • Turn TZX files into wav. filesCan I make those TZX files into wav. files so I can just double-click them and they play the beeeeeep bip loading sound, enabling me to play it into …

    Can I make those TZX files into wav. files so I can just double-click them and they play the beeeeeep bip loading sound, enabling me to play it into my Speccy? This is similar to the previous message, but specifically refers to TZX files only.
    Spector Spector April 2001 Emulators
  • Speedlock 5 & 6Is it really possible to convert a working VOC of a speedlock 5 or 6 game into a TZX ? The reason I ask this is because I have a couple of games tha…

    ... beep. (As if you were loading into a real spectrum and ...
    Tim Hingley Tim Hingley February 2001 Emulators
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