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Harlequin video problemsHi everyone at the forums, this is my first post here, so forgive me if I don't post this at the right place. I hope that you can help me. I buil…
... forgive me if I don't post this at the right ... 1084 monitor, but I don't get any picture, just some ... some colors though, when I press reset. I didn't find any info ... -
Modern Spectrum Games Advent CalendarSo... it is done. The main reason for my return from the shadows earlier this year was because I knew the greatest Christmas present I ever had was c…
... "The Wilderness Years", from when the Speccy shuffled off to ... up to around 2005 when the rate home-brew games ... From Titanic just weren't suitable for transferring to ... tape, some wouldn't work on anything other ... , and some I just didn't get on with; nothing ... -
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…
... contained. Imagine my surprise when I found out I had ... that makes it very annoying when I can see the program ... on the +2B, but when I load the VOC into ... a tape file that won't run properly on emulators. ... side A with the game didn't work properly, but side B ... -
ZX Spectrum Issue 2 - 12V badHey there, I'm currently attempting to fix a ZX Spectrum issue 2 that I recieved. Overall the machine was generally working when I recieved it, bu…
... was generally working when I recieved it, but didn't output color and ... crash occasionally, tuning TR1/TR2 didn't affect the color (no blue ... - causing trash on the screen when entering basic lines). Additionally I ... IIRC), using a 1A PSU didn't help either. -
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 25 December 2017Monday 25 December 2017 Happy Halloween.. Erm, no wait - I missed that. Happy Birthday, WoS... No, missed that, too ... Ah - Merry Xmas! Some elves …
... in Santa's stockings - don't ask - and found some tips ... /> * Speaking of things that haven't been seen in ages, and ... never happen in YS. Except when it did. Ed).
Erm ... , so a chunk of them didn't translate well to text as ... -
Witchcraft: Nirvana, Bifröst and such[url="http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2011/10/buzzsaw-zx-spectrum.html"]"When considering this next to nearly every other ZX Spectrum game though, Buzzsaw is l…
... /10/buzzsaw-zx-spectrum.html"]"When considering this next to nearly ... of the angry mob (why didn't medieval witches think of that ... of what is and isn't "Rainbow Graphics" varies from game ... game... and LED Storm isn't listed as one of them. -
Hey! No way, man! What Game is this?I used to play a text adventure on my Spectrum when I was a kid. I can't remember anything about it except that when you try to go in the wrong di…
... adventure on my Spectrum when I was a kid ... I can't remember anything about it except that when you ... of saying 'you can't go in that direction' ... .
This didn't seem right, because I'm ... and misremembered the line when writing the Beatles review ... -
What was on your first pirate tapeOf course, we all started with Horizons and then bought our first couple of games (in my case, Bugaboo The Flea - which I still haven't managed to co…
... Flea - which I still haven't managed to complete - and Gobbleman ... soon came that fateful day when you borrowed a C60 off ... real star here. I hadn't thought about strategy games before ... able to copy since I didn't have a tape-to-tape ... -
Spectaculator CrashingHi Folks, Bit of an odd one this - spectaculator keeps on crashing when starting up. The only solution seems to be to uninstall and then reinstall…
... - spectaculator keeps on crashing when starting up. The only solution ... crashes again and can't be restarted. The problem ... maintained - for example it didn't send me an automatic acknowledgement ... emulators do people find effective when developing? I've had ... -
Tutorial: Using UDGs in SpecBASSpecBAS is capable of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original Spectrum. Like most things though, the extended nature of SPecBAS's ab…
... a limitation that SpecBAS didn't need and couldn't work within. So ... font, as you can see when you look at the list ... them in SpecBAS. You can't - they use 1 byte per ... -
Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... . Tried reseting several times didn't hang this time, but ... back. Still wasn't right. Wen't back and checked ... my soldering, couldn't see anything wrong. Checked ... again, however I can't locate it to one ... I keep disturbing something when I tap about the ... -
Can I fix it?This PC was stored in a the spare bedroom at a jaunty angle of 30 degrees for several months. I powered it up today and was greeted with a 1..2.3. b…
... * were not plugged into anything when I opened it up and ... and hope it worked... it didn't).
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WAV file playback ( YOUTUBE)I had this magnificent idea... which no one else seems to have done... but it failed. I uploaded a WAV file of one of my games (not so magnificent …
... when it was on MovieMaker - I made a WMV file (MP4 didn't ... -
Whatever Happened to The Type Fantastic?"Tomorrow's almost over, Today went by so fast, That's the only thing to look forward to - the past." Over the best part of this year the contri…
... 's enquiry as to when the backlog will be ... get things done, but when you've got Parkinson's ... , although he didn't break anything, he couldn't get up on ... recovering well in hospital when she had another stroke ... blood clot. She won't be recovering from that one ... -
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…
... than this tosh. Sh*t! Even John Ritmans nonesensical ... course the doddering old sod didn't hand it to you, ... a beeline for you when you're climbing a ... adventure, that I enjoyed when I was 10 years old ... violent imagery for a time when such things were quite ... -
'The computer game' vs 'The Videogame'This may sound absurd I know, but for me the two things didn't always mean the same (...but do they?) :P Maybe I am being a bit biased (I started …
... for me the two things didn't always mean the same (...but ... , not consoles or arcades) but when I got 'the computer game ... />
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Our Sinclair: A New ZX Spectrum PodcastWhat happens when two American dudes discover what might be the greatest 8 bit computer of all time? My buddy Aaron and I just started a new, weekly …
What happens when two American dudes discover what ... to the table since we didn't grow up with the Spectrum ... -
Tape Recorder with "data mode" (+ 'monitor' and 'phase shift')Another one saved from the thrash bin. :) [img]https://i.ibb.co/BrBRbXy/Fotografia4158.jpg[/img] Not in as good condition as the previous one…
... /> Now, I believe the Spectrum didn't require a "data mode" to ... could it do any good when used with the spectrum?
ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …
... well. No idea why it didn't work initially. It booted and ... ok, but the mechanism hasn't run for a long time ... , not that the speed varies when it comes across the non ...Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…
... aim of saving memory, I didn´t design any tile or sprite ... in a certain area...
-When the 7 spare parts are ... very fast the action key when the exit is approaching you ...AMPLIFICATION (portable)Vaguely related to [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/952017#Comment_952017]that last thread I made[/url]... Ast_A_Moo…
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Long story short (ish): when I needed to replace my ... most part, but hasn't quite been the same since ... something more substantial (and it didn't). The display on it is ... it sound like a +3 when what I really want is ... I can hear it fine when it's set at ...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 end of 2012, and didn't see this tape mentioned. I ... it, I will examine it when it arrives, and see if ... TAP files. If it isn't a cock-up of "that ...Has anyone checked out AMOS2I just watched this:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-QOu8EAWY It looks promising but when I went to the guys site http://amos2.net …
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It looks promising but when I went to the guys ... ://amos2.net
I didn't think I could manage to ...Tory Leadership ContestCould not help it had to mention it, I know it won't interest everyone. Don't want to open a can of worms. But its chit chat, so be nice to each othe…
... exceptions - Hitler of course wasn't boring. I never lived in ... him by and he certainly didn't seem to be boring. But ... important questions, and who doesn't have a lovable slightly eccentric ... him fireproof if situations arise when real criticism might be needed ...Pink Lady Apples price comparisonThe other day in M&S foodhall, I picked up a pack of four of these, not really looking at what type of apple I wa buying or the price. I think I had …
... , but not thinking about types when I did so.
didn't care, she said I could ...I think I've broken Google.No, before you ask, I didn't type Google into Google and destroyed reality by imploding. Is anyone else using Chromium on a Linux. It seems broken…
... before you ask, I didn't type Google into Google and ... Linux. It seems broken. When I type in a search ... to google ok. However when I select the images link ... the google search textbox doesn't accept any typing, instead ... more old fashion, don't follow and snoop on ...Was this normal or a bit odd?I just wanted a few thoughts on something that happened a few years back when I had to attend a psychotherapy group. Its probably too far back to mak…
... a few years back when I had to attend ... I arrived and the psychotherapist didn't show up. He always arrived ... But this time he just didn't appear. No other staff ... for about a year and when I started another lady ... a little bit, but didn't seem to be anything more ...ZX Spectrum rescued from a friend, has Issues.Hi guys, I've recovered this ZX spectrum 48K from a friend. It's a 1984 ISSUE 6A. He told me the last time it was turned on was about 30 years ago!.…
... in pristine cosmetic condition. When I switched it on, ... several keys weren't responding. So I fixed ... . Then when I lost a life, the game didn't continued. ... plays, configure controls OK. When I start the game, it ... loaded it OK, and when I start the game, ...Emulation and XKCDI loved my 48K Spectrum. No surprise there. Like a car or favourite armchair, it came to have its own personality. The way the keys clicked, the way …
... same model.
So when I first came across PC ... in an emulator. It wouldn't know that it was being ... like The Matrix, but that didn't come along until 99.
Mole Rat - Targ EditionI've always had a soft spot for the minimalist arcade game Targ (the granddaddy of Geometry Wars Waves), which never got an official home conversion …
... /> So I was tickled pink when I found out a couple ... the maze blocks so it didn't quite feel like Targ.
