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The grass is always greener...I have been a ZX Spectrum User since I owned one in my teens when they first came out in the early 80s. Not that I use it every day, but I get a fit …
... learning Assembly Language.
What with the WoS site not ... why) and the desire to try something new (I get easily bored ... mind I started to think of other machines from my youth, so ... loads of converted games available from one of the Hungarian sites ... -
The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…
What's this?
What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long ... been replaced by 55 new bitmap screens, ported from the C64, BBC ... without further ado, download it from here:
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Back to the 80's!Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk. <:-P<br><br>You find yourself in a busy shopping…
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Batman: Arkham Knight - or 'Screw the consumer' volume 2,375<div>If, like me, you're really looking forward to Batman: Arkham Knight, then you'll not be pleased to learn that no mater what version of the game …
... not be pleased to learn that no mater what version of ... bookArtbookComic BookSkin PackThree skins from DC Comics New 52 series.Limited ... what you're willing to give up instead of what you're willing to ... other games to choose from that don't require me to sit ... -
128k toast rack diagnosisHi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.<div><br></div><di…
... have gone pop. This to me sounds like the membrane ... Memory test runs through up to bank 7 but then ... 4. No sound at all from the 128k specific AY sound ... /> Obvious first step is to crack the case open and ... out.Next step is to get a new membrane online if that ... -
Blowing new eproms for a Spanish +2b<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I'm hoping someone can provide a bit of hand-holding and advice?</span></font><div style="…
... had the good fortune to acquire a new, unused Spanish +2b. It ... was so nice to use, and wanting to ... another :p
What I'd like to do is replace the ... things.
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Introducing Z-Exemplar - a ZX Spectrum inspired retro shooterHello everyone, I'm a huge spectrum fan from back in the day. My formative years were spent hunched over my rubber keyboard, aligning my tape head…
... m a huge spectrum fan from back in the day. ... set out to develop a new game, I looked to the past ... graphics and its gameplay to one brilliant 8-bit ... best I can to remain faithful to the Spectrum look ... br />
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TV Pal, odd and even framesI have been researching, but haven't found any real interesting information on this subject, so far. What I mean is, since TV PAL signal is interl…
... subject, so far.
What I mean is, since TV ... I see, do try to provide a new game frame every (PAL ... ) frame, since they just use HALT to ... even.
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Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... suspect the parts needed to get them working again ... will be hard to source. I suppose they ... (or unproven provenance in) . What I mean is that I ... interfaces that I bought from new and used until they ... "cost effective" solution is to set up a "nice display ... -
SAM Revival magazine issue 25 now out!It's finally out! * SAM Revival issue 25 - 56 pages packed with SAM Coupe goodies for the 25th Anniversary of the computer. * Brand new SAM Robot…
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* Brand new SAM Robot cover from original SAM artist, Robin ... cover disks including a brand new game, Trinity software and ... in detail at new software projects.
What's in ... from the net directly to your SAM. This all really shows what's ... -
New javascript-based emulator just publishedHello, community! I am so glad to present to you my new javascript-based emulator (I've called it [b]jVGS[/b]) which is used to play games at our …
... am so glad to present to you my new javascript-based emulator (I ... ) out of browser.
What I can say? Javascript is ... ="http://viva-games.ru/news/new-zx-spectrum-emulator"]viva-games ... .ru/news/new-zx-spectrum-emulator[/url] and ... -
Good modern(ish) comedies?I'm looking for the names of good TV comedies that I haven't seen, so let's start a discussion about good TV comedies so that I and everyone else can…
... do. I'll stick to programs from the twenty-first century, but ... [s]stupid [/s]busy to learn a new language.
from almost painfully hilarious to utterly unfunny. The ... that even when you know what is coming, it's still ... -
Double the horror !!! Perry Pumpkin / Stake Out[b][i]EXPECT NOTHING ![/i][/b] [img][URL=http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/Rygarman/media/perry%20n%20stake_zpssyjvwcaf.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1163…
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Due to gravely missing his opportunity at ... a short time to prove himself to the other ... out !' the graveyard to even the 'stakes'... Collect ... -
Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... the recording state 1 to record 0 to end/switch off record ... REM **************************************************
1256 REM ** Note to self - as long as keys ... br /> 1260 FOR y=72 TO 132 STEP 2: REM Draw ... -
Opus Discovery - a Christmas taleBack in the day, when the ZX ruled the home computer market here in the UK, it suffered from 1 obvious problem: it lacked a fast mass media save/load…
... the UK, it suffered from 1 obvious problem: it ... as I recall. Anyway, what they had that nobody ... concepts, and wondered at what the 3.5 inch ... 1986. From the Opus Discovery 1, to the then new and shiny ... what? It works. My Spectrum+ is re-tasked now to speak to ... -
UK magazine alert: The Making of Jet Set WillyIssue 150 of [i]Retro Gamer[/i] magazine has six pages devoted to Matthew Smith and his classic Spectrum games [i]Manic Miner[/i] and [i]Jet Set Will…
... 8-bit era”, and quotes from:
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[*]Derrick ... the swinging ropes, which are what he likes most about JSW ... any predefined plan, “based on what I thought a country house ... designing the rooms, trying to think up new ways of challenging players ... -
Newby - How do I go from tape to .tap fileHi all Don't laugh we all start somewhere - just getting into the process of making my Specky a bit more modern so want to know how to go from an …
... so want to know how to go from an original tape to a tap ... have a tape player able to output to the PC and have ... the ability to record in wav or MP3 format from the tape ... -
Play By Mail gamesBack in the late eighties when Speccy gaming was in its heyday, I remember Play By Mail games being popular too, and a few of my mates were into them…
... my friends kept trying to persuade me to get into a play ... running a gang. You had to recruit new members, attack other gangs ... 'd eagerly bring in to school from time to time.
... what the mail based ones offered as an advantage, apart perhaps from ... -
Which peripheral listened on port $9f from back in 1984 (Chuckie Egg related)Hi Apologies if this is in the wrong section, please feel free to move it to the correct one if so. I've been looking through the Chuckie Egg c…
... result in a call to $9ceb to prep a new tune for playing ... use the refresh register to select a tune from a list of ... of any commercially available peripherals from 1984 that listened on port ... . Would be great to get an answer from the man himself but ... -
A new emulator is in townHello, I'd like to announce a new ZX Emulator, it's Spectacol (https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol) a free (GPLv3+) emulator which currently t…
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I'd like to announce a new ZX Emulator, it's ... , you'll need a gamepad to play ZX games on your ... user to access thousands of ZX Spectrum apps & games (from archive ... and they can be used to start the games offline.
Forum Section Titles in Bold and a New Posts Button.At the moment the forum feels like a wall of text with little visual 'signposting'. I think the forum section titles should be in a bold font. It w…
... the forum a little easier to navigate (at least for ... there doesn't seem to be a New Posts Since Last ... make the forum less cumbersome to keep up with. I ... button that brings up threads from years ago and it ... uphill struggle to get the place up to the standards ...Spectacol 2.0 new featuresHello everyone, I'd like to know which ones from the opened features from https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol/issues you'd like to see in the …
... like to know which ones from the opened features from ... the coding, is welcomed to join the effort ;-) !
from my son, so I ... I need you help to decide what to put in the metadata, ... it will take some time to implement it :)
[/list ...Shadow Gangs, 80's arcade inspired ninja game.Hi Everyone; It's my first post here and I would like to introduce a new game in the making, in an effort to give it as much visibility as possibl…
... and I would like to introduce a new game in the making ... to give it as much visibility as possible.
Inspired from ... download (pc version), and a new video and will be uploaded ... .
Let me know what you think if you are ...New Football GameI had heard from undisclosed sources there was to be a new football game called Liverpool Champions League 2016-17 but apparently it's vapourware...
I had heard from undisclosed sources there was to be a new football game called Liverpool Champions League 2016-17 but apparently it's vapourware...Open source solutions for new WoS siteAs requested here: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/875978/#Comment_875978 I've opened this thread to discuss the adoption o…
... software could be used to build the new wos frontend?
from software specialized on digital ... user interface for searching from Vufind and Inveniosoftware or ... the multimedia support from Omeka, tagging, notifications, ...Play it again, Fred!Important! This is NOT my work, not my product! This is an old story from 2004 ... dedicated to uncle Andrew grandpa who died in 2015 (r.i.p.) …
... is an old story from 2004 ... dedicated to uncle Andrew grandpa who ...
Here is a new chance to take back this fantastic game ... history time.
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... Press 'L' key to make a new pyramid and restart the ...What to buy +2, +2A, +2B, +3??Hi all I've always wanted to buy a 128k Spectrum and I've seen some lately in eBay going for cheap. The 128K+ is expensive I understand because of…
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I've always wanted to buy a 128k Spectrum and I've seen some lately in eBay going for cheap. The 128K+ is expensive I understand because of the rarity, it's also the most desirable. So what you guys think ?Why do we have to live with colour clash on the Spectrum Next - if it ever gets sold!I can fully sympathize with those who would like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best version with perhaps the option to…
... those who would like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably ... as to 16, 48, 128 and whatever else. What I ... don't understand is if people would be happy to ... is part of the new circuitry then it surely ... based on the necessity to consider the color clash ...SeBASIC Updated to version 3.2 by aowen...SeBASIC has just received an update!... Version 3.2 is now available, but it'll cost ya!... Its only $5 USD, and can be downloaded from here:…
... USD, and can be downloaded from here:
... /> * Switched default compiler to back to Pasmo.
* Verified ... functions (thanks to Miguel Jodar).
* New default palette ( ... Moved the UDGs next to the palette to create 22 user variables ...2 yrs on - any new updates forthcoming2 years ago this month there was a so called discussion about the site and how it was going to be moved along.. i dont see anything happening? whats …
... posted a great summary of what was discussed and the plans ... to move to Thailand with his wife to start a family and a new ... is being developed to allow any of the new team to maintain or ... current site will be moved to the new server.
Testing will ...
