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What were your gamin WOW! moments?I was playing Assassins Creed 3 on my PS3 the other day and I though 'there's just something missing, I'm not getting that buzz that I used to get'. …
... that buzz that I used to get'. Which got me thinking ... Wales.
1984 - Going to computer club and seeing JSW ... don't get that buzz from new games. Which is probably why ... -
Amazon voucher - how to spend it?My sister got me a ?25 Amazon voucher for Christmas and I've been wondering what to spend it on. I could put it towards a new digital camera, phone o…
... wondering what to spend it on. I could put it towards a new ... if there was anything cool to get for around that amount ... -
New Game: The Hobbit (Vah-ka's Cut)Hi, we are glad to announce a new release! We produced our very own interpretation of The Hobbit for a contest held in Bytemaniacos. After a quick'n'…
... , we are glad to announce a new release! We produced ... skinny guy you remember from school which could run ... home and got a call from [B]Gandalf[/B], ... (hints already given). To move around you use ... joystick.
To talk to people / examine stuff / pick ... -
New Year, New Picture Quiz Thread!The last thread was getting a bit confusing so I thought I'd start a new one. You know what to do :) [IMG]http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g346/…
The last thread was getting a bit confusing so I thought I'd start a new one.
You know what to do :)
[IMG]http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g346/marocsphotos/picturequiz4_zpsa4b1a20d.jpg[/IMG] -
Which first (if either)?As can be seen by my recent posts, I'm kind of enthusiastic about my new +3 :) I'll set up a sig in due course, but at present here's what I've got …
... kind of enthusiastic about my new +3 :)
I' ... , but at present here's what I've got (all bits ... my favourite games on tape from back in the day.
to load from tape so am stuck with ... I just buy a cable from eBay ([url=http://www.ebay ... -
Deaf spectrum +3?I'm not having the best of luck so far. I've made a couple of poorly thought out impulse buys, and to date I've not really had much use out of any o…
... /> Latest problem... When trying to load from tape, my +3 can' ... as if the volume from the tape deck isn' ... tape player is a brand new Sony TCM-939, with ... br />
Any ideas what I could try? Can anyone ... play them to my heart's content. Aside from tapes, I ... -
Newbie Spectrum developer advice ....Hi, Im new to the site and to spectrum developing - well, not quite, I wrote Spectrum programmes in Basic 30 years ago but then went off into the wo…
Hi, Im new to the site and to spectrum developing - well, not quite, ... to the loft.
Thanks to Steve from tzxvault.org, I have managed to ... ) Eventually what I would quite like to do is port it to other ... -
Revival Retro Gaming Event - 18th and 19th MayWorking in collaboration with Craig Turner (Turnarcades Custom Arcade Machines), we have begun the organisation of an all-new event focusing not just…
... the organisation of an all-new event focusing not just on ... to mix directly with the people that made retro-gaming what ... brown tourist signs to Dunstall Park.
From north: Exit junction ... /> There are frequent services to and from major towns and cities at ... -
Pc compatible hardware: what should I do?Hi, I've got a lot of old motherboards with socket 7, rams, ethernet cards, power supplies, graphic cards , cpus, power supplies ,fans etc(all the im…
... a way to recycle the components to do something new? Or to cannibalize some ... stuff?
I really don't know what to ... -
Recommend some good films (movies)One thing always surprises me about this forum is that there's no semi-permanent film recommendation topics, but since there are currently two films …
... many years.
As to what it's about, this is ... has an *immeasurably* better script to narrate from.
- ... bits removed or stripped to the bone. Anyone new to the HHGTTG will ... So avoid that one. The new one (starring the bloke who ... -
What games benifit from having a faster spectrum?I'm using Spectaulator atm and have been playing around with the mhz slider. Could real Spectrums be added to or altered to act this way? Could the…
... real Spectrums be added to or altered to act this way? ... Could they get to 7mhz?
... are programmed and tired to 3.5mhz. If mhz ... This could be an advantage to some games but not others ... any games that might benefit from a faster Spectrum? I ... -
Revival Retro EventWorking in collaboration with Craig Turner (Turnarcades Custom Arcade Machines), we have begun the organisation of an all-new event focusing not just…
... the organisation of an all-new event focusing not just on ... to mix directly with the people that made retro-gaming what ... brown tourist signs to Dunstall Park.
From north: Exit junction ... /> There are frequent services to and from major towns and cities at ... -
Saving to Tape File (Android)I've figured out how to get near-perfect digital files loaded from my Android phone as if they were real tapes (Emulator/Cassette Adapter), thanks to…
... how to get near-perfect digital files loaded from my ... Emulator/Cassette Adapter), thanks to the FLAC format. Now ... /> Saving audio FROM the Spectrum or PC TO the Android phone ... tried connecting my phone to the microphone and ... just stumped as to what to do. -
Newbie questions on HardwareHi, I?m new here, 44yo, Portuguese. The Spectrum was my first computer and leaved many many good memories and nostalgia. My own Spectrum (well, ac…
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I?m new here, 44yo, Portuguese.
< ...
I?m thinking on what to do:
move ... the 16k rubber keys to the 48k (as you ... move the membrane from the 48k to the 16k (assuming ... 16k and sugestions on what to do will be appreciated ... -
TommyGun with AGDHi everyone, I have been working with Jonathan to incorporate his excellent Arcade Game Designer utility into TommyGun. Jonathan has created a compi…
... Designer *
There is a new editor called Designer.
This ... for some tips on what to do.
All ... from a previous screen then it is moved to the new ... game engine asm file from the project.
... Please do not remove these from the code. Doing so ... -
New utility, GenTapeGenTape is an utility for developers. It creates TAP, TZX and WAV files from binary files. The idea is that you use this utility if you want to relea…
... TAP, TZX and WAV files from binary files. The idea is ... utility if you want to release a new game, because with the ... types of TZX blocks (from ID 10 to ID 15 and ID ... in English and its easy to understand.
The last ... -
What quiz based chess like game is this?I remember this game from the Spectrum era, but actually I played it on my friends' Amstrad CPC 464. I'm sure it was on the Speccy too though, and pr…
I remember this game from the Spectrum era, but ... you had to move from your side of the board to the other ... the game mechanics, you had to answer trivia questions, which ... think you had to do if you wanted to move a ... and have an idea what it might be called? :/ -
BIFROST* for graphic artists - part 1Using multicolor requires 2 very different skills: [I]programming[/I] and [I]graphic design[/I]. I already wrote several tutorials about the former …
... I]* Graphics by Einar Saukas (from "MIDNIGHT RIDERS FANCLUB" beta version ... t=40312"]demo3[/URL] to understand what I mean). However, placing ... , if you want to try creating new multicolors tile using ... URL] right now, go to "File", "New" and choose "Bifrost* ... -
Flashing coloured blocks - diagnosisHiya, hope this is the right place for this... Was given an Issue 2 48K by a someone yesterday that hasn't been powered on in 20 years, which works …
... some of the time. From cold, it's fine, ... understand is either down to the voltage regulator, ... either when it decides to boot properly or not ... about testing the transistor and what values to expect.
... /> Any gut feelings of what's going on with it ... -
Spectranet: Basic extension to get directory listingThis is a short basic extension for the spectranet to assign a directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required! It could be…
... *opendir "path"
to select directory to read from, this on return sets ... d$ from handle. It will also set handle to a new value if ... enlighten me as to how to return a value from these function calls ... -
Varios +3(e)DOS questions?I'm converting tape games to disk, for being used in my +3e. I'm trying to convert them to standard BASIC loaders, so files could be copied using BAS…
... BASIC could COPY them from floppy to floppy. I remember that ... any known method to switch from 128k to 48k mode and ...
- What about DOS INIT? My loader would launch from BASIC, so ... the floppy directly? What could I expect to find in commercial loaders ... -
What's the name of these rails?Does anyone know the name and model of these drive rails for PC-cabinets? I need a few of them, but I'm not sure what to search for as I don't know t…
... , but I'm not sure what to search for as I don ... I saved from a junkyard, so I don't know what manufacturer ... -
Cases for New Hardware - Yes or NoAn opportunity has recently arisen whereby I may be in a postion to offer cases for alot of the new hardware which is being made at the moment. Some…
... postion to offer cases for alot of the new ... br /> Some of these new devices are very cool, but ... others would be happy to have their devices supplied ... devices are better protected from damage and present ... influence your decision to buy a new device (the ... -
New audio interfaces.I heard that gasman and someone else had to release two new input interfaces for spectrum+AY : a theremin interface and something else I can't rememb…
I heard that gasman and someone else had to release two new input interfaces for spectrum+AY : a theremin interface and something else I can't remember.
What about 'em? Still dreaming of a simple and pnp midi in interface for 128K :D -
Ferguson 3T31/W H Smith CPD 8300Does anybody know anything about the reliability of these tape decks? I have a pair of Ferguson's and a single CPD 8300 deck - none of them will loa…
... worn, as I'd expect, but nothing like some ... score marks on a new tape for example. ... from new, nothing could touch it!
It might be fair to ... note, the small Ferguson 3T27 I've borrowed from ... ;)
Apart from binning them, anybody have any ... -
Returning to BASIC from asmI never had to do it till now but there is always the first time :) At machine code program start I preserved SP register and all the other ones. A…
I never had to do it till now but ... in Basic"[/B] :(
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New game: JanosikI have a pleasure to announce my new game: Janosik In case if you wondered, Janosik (spelled Yanoseek in English) is a mountain folk hero,very popul…
I have a pleasure to announce my new game: Janosik
... bit similar to Robin Hood or Spanish bandoleros. Taking from the ... rich, giving away to the poor, ... you have to complete 3 levels by going from left to right, ... -
New Game: Cad?veri?nWe have added some new features to our engine and have produced two brand new games to test them. Here's one of them, the next one coming up shortly:…
We have added some new features to our engine and have produced ... two brand new games to test them. Here's ... by five closed chambers. To progress from one chamber to the next, you ... ’ll have to open the gate ... -
ZX81 hires gamepack for good cause.[B]1K Hires games pack finally for sale! [/B] Hello World, great news! I found someone to help me make tapes for the 1K hires game collection. As…
... good feeling you will get from buying this tape.
new version of SOKOB-ONE ... able to make a new version with 20 new levels ... results!
Finally what do you get:
< ... name between @ and . to prevent bots from mailing.
I ... -
Faulty grey +2, or not?While I?m still fighting with two to three grey +2 computers, which doesn?t give a video signal, I received another grey +2, which acts very strangel…
... could see anything from coloured, blinking blocks to vertical stripes etc ... was able to load from the internal tape recorder or from DivIDE2K11. ... Now even the reset switch worked and also the "NEW ... I don?t really understand what?s going on. The ...
