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Tape Loaders and Tape MasteringHi guys, A couple of questions. As I'm getting towards the later stages of developing a game that's eventually going to get a physical release, I …
... of developing a game that's eventually going to get ... a multi-load. There's a chance the Spectrum 48k ... I'm wondering is, what's the best way to duplicate ... CPC 464 - would it's cassette deck provide a more ... .
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Zombo's Christmas Capers!(From my brother's blog...) [img]https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FmpTjyJSpXU/WDL89_wyKpI/AAAAAAAAA68/u7EQuv892J0R6DIpKwqTBUTH91Hdre3bgCLcB/s1600/ZomboC…
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"He's back, and this time it ... the series!
What's that you say? You can ... are not, but there's a Shootybang 2000™ somewhere ... Fire
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What's the game?I've had someone contact me asking if I remember a game. The details given were as follows, any ideas? [i]"What is the puzzle game when you are in…
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[i]"What is the puzzle game when ... mansion and an alarm system? What was the name of the ... -
WoS MIA policy clarificationHello! I've been converting some old tapes and have found some MIAs...I'm putting them in tzx format now and am happy to photograph the inlays. But …
... inlays. But what's the policy with WoS these days? Reading some threads ... -
What's going on with Freex?I can't get [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001869"]Freex[/url] to start, both tzx and tap load but don't respond to the 'S' …
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What's the best and safest way to clean the Speccy's edge connector?As the title says - what do you do to clean it without worrying about causing any damage?
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Beginner's z88dk help rqdI'm struggling to get my first z88dk C program to compile. My program is this: #include <spectrum.h> int main() { zx_border(INK_BLACK); } …
... /> zx_border(INK_BLACK);
}
What compile line should I use ... spec_crt0.asm file.
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Cheap joystick for Spectrum+Hello everyone, new user here. I've just laid my hands on a wonderful ZX Spectrum+ in nearly brand new conditions and I was wondering: what's the che…
Hello everyone, new user here. I've ... conditions and I was wondering: what's the cheapest joystick my money ... be, as long as it's easy to find and functional ... -
ZX Golden YearsMorning all. Don't know if any of you remember me, but I created the ZX Golden Years website many moons ago, and was active in the old comp.sys.sincl…
... would be useful to know what's changed in the scene in ... people hang out. Or has everyone got too old, too busy ... the site files. Hopefully there's still some interest in the ... -
What can I do with this donated Spectrum?Hi All Recently I was given a modified Speccy +2 to join my 8-64bit collection of retro computers/consoles. It took me a while to get up to speed…
... up to speed on what's inside, but here's what I've found ... ...
It's got an ... How can I find out what revision I have?
... 2. What file does the power-on ... to it anywhere. It's on this Youtube video at ... -
What's the game?I've been asked if I know what speccy game this is. Doesn't ring a bell, any ideas? [i]"Do you remember a zxspectrum game with some guy with a sca…
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What's going on inside this ZX Spectrum? [Newbie]Hello folks Last year I got hold of a ZX Spectrum. At the time it appeared to boot up fine, but more recently when I've tried to boot up I've had…
... I replace the chip that's been wired out? Apologies in ... should know about already, it's not something I've come ... -
Something my dad did for me...Today, what's left of it, is what would have been my dad's 75th birthday, but he never made it past 50. Here's something he did for me, other than…
... what's left of it, is what would have been my dad's 75th ... once, just to see what would happen, and it ... a completely different method of reading and writing the data ... I know it's only Banks's Amber Bitter at 90p ... megabyte disc!" I wonder what he'd have made of ... -
New version: APULIJA-13 V2.0Hello everyone! [i]Apulija-13,[/i] the game that Jonathan Caldwell himself listed among those better showing what you can do with AGD, is back - a…
Hello everyone!
[i]Apulija ... among those better showing what you can do with ... is back - and it's bigger, bolder and better than ... https://youtu.be/S-UT3W3NEKg
[u]What's new in version ... is based upon the Director’s Cut, but also runs ... -
Sinclair User issue 127: Great Eight 16 - what happened?I've been trying to make sure I have an as-near-to-complete-as-possible collection of Crash, Sinclair User and Your Sinclair covertapes (at least as …
... the one of these that's still marked as MIA on ... package of individual files. There's one other from the late ... considerably rarer...
So what's the story with this tape ... -
Dusko Dimitrijevic's No 1What's the deal with that game? Dusko is not some unknown developer, Bug-Byte is a very well known publisher: but still there's only a .tap file in e…
What's the deal with that game? ... known publisher: but still there's only a .tap file in ... was it actually unpublished? It's kinda MIA but not completely ... -
New WoS and ZXDBIt turns out new WoS is using [url="https://github.com/zxdb/ZXDB"]ZXDB[/url]! More precisely [url="https://github.com/zxdb/ZXDB/blob/c4bd3e40d81a8d47…
... doesn't deserve to have everyone's contributions thrown away, restarting ... ZXDB is an open database, everyone is welcome to use it ... my permission.
So what's the problem?
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Spectrum scene self destructive behaviourElsewhere this was posted by me: [quote="1024MAK;968032"]And whatever the members here think, other people are talking about what’s happening with W…
... people are talking about what’s happening with WoS elsewhere on ... to waste your leisure time reading about fighting and destruction, ... particular individual. Each person reading this needs to consider if ... as well. Is this really what people want?
What's Up With TTFn?In case you're wundering ... (I decided that "wondering" needed a spelling update ...) I'd previously intended a substantial update for TTFn in bo…
... time imposed by my Parkinson's illness I got little done ...Using a thermal camera to fix speccy's.Hi All, Thought I'd share another repair... Got a board that collapsed the bench supply straight away ( I run a bench supply and give it just enou…
... limit the damage if there's anything seriously wrong... ).
... into place, and there's still a big low on ... 8 4116 IC's are hot. That's what's dropping the power ... the 7805, and it's at nearly 6v... Clearly ... rebuild.
It's the second time I've ...Re PSI Chess and others...After reading about Ed's 36 hour decoding mission on PSI Chess, I feel that the one thing we need is a totally comprehensive instructions section. I …
... development, but now that there's so much there it strikes ... don't know whether it's going to give me the ... , some guy's bodged, half-guessed idea of what the program does ... be preserved on its own. What does everyone else think?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'…
... my unnecessarily offensive language before. What i meant to say was ... , i am impressed with anyone's knowledge of these wonderful machines ... end with a question. What is everyone's opinion on the best game ... it wouldn't. Brilliant! That's personality.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 point is that everyone knows it's crap and we don ... the old days, than what we have on pcs as ... famous bugs (Jet Set Willy's for example).
Fierce? What's wrong with that? It's people taking these ... to do it right? What you seem to be saying ...Looking for two games (forgot names?)....1. A game where you bounce around as a little ball. It was like a 2d platform game. You have to collect fruit or something. Later on the platforms di…
... the Spectrum too, and let's face it, how many Spectrum ... proportions are much different from what we see now on the ... .
But anyway, it's everyone's idea of fun that counts...Is there anything new to comeApart from doom. I personally don't think there has been anything all that innovative on the pc. Whereas the Speccy had handfuls of games in that c…
... FF7 - i still think it's a great game though - ... br /> It's like reading a brilliant novel that's been badly printed ... 24speed cd rom - it's far slower loading bits in ... , there's about a 10 second pause ... br /> I don't know what the game Deus Ex on ...Missing in Copright List?Is there any list available covering all games that WOS have had to remove from the archive due to copyright issues (like the titles from Codemasters…
... vault and I can assure everyone that just because a game ... 't think it's viable to produce CD's with spectrum games ... their IP from the 80's etc to make more money ... latest titles.
What does everyone think about this?
Stupid bugs in gamesDid any one discover bugs in any game. I found out in Football Manager 1 you can sell all your players and still play matches (and even win them)
... the vault, since the vault's main purpose is to store ... of original releases.
What does everyone think?
SteveGame RemakesWhat games do you think need a PC remake? i nominate The Great Escape and Where Time Stood Still
... /> And for the goodness' sake, what's so difficult in making Vitorc ... of others.
Not everyone is a professional programmer that ... I the only one that's noticed that the ones that ...Spectrum musichello, I was wondering if anyone had released some kind of music sequencing software for the spectrum? if so, can anyone point me in a direction of …
... any system during the 80's, 90's, and I've no ... be corrected.
From what I read in the early ... 90's the MEgadrive/Genesis was the ... /> Probaly wrong, but that';s what I remember reading in a mag (think ...
