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Going to Glastonbury?I was one of the lucky few who got a ticket. I even managed to get a room in a B&B (I'm too old for camping). I just wondered if anyone else from WoS…
I was one of the lucky few who got a ticket. I even managed to get a room in a B&B (I'm too old for camping). I just wondered if anyone else from WoS would be there. -
Windows Vista & ChessBought Windows Vista Ultimate a few days ago and noticed some things: 1-Finally a game that people can actually play! Chess! Who would have thought …
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3-Credit where credit is due. Aero glass ... version of Soundblaster card, just to get ordinary sound! Thats disgusting. Backward ... -Another plus: Windows Ultimate Dreamscene, where the desktop is transformed into ... -
unheralded classic games...(in your opinion, of course.) [U]Kane[/U] great cowboy adventure game in 4 stages, I used to play this all the time. 1. shoot birds down (presumabl…
... . shoot birds down (presumably to roast over the camp fire ... over bushes in your horse to get to the town of Kane. ... this time you have to go faster than the ... and the aim is to rugby tackle chickens. Loads ... arcade-style bit where you have to kill chickens with ... -
Sega Megadrive...what i think of the colection...So i went and done it, I got myself the Megadrive Colection for PS2... I know I should download it for free and play it on the pc, but I've tried it…
... had the spectrum (starting to look reeeeeaally old...and ... of a competition to the guys who where playing pc ... game and so briliant to play, specially with 2 ... brought me back to the time where games seemed more ... the original games wants me to get it, but I've ... -
Slightly Magic - stuck underwaterDoes anyone know their way through Slightly Magic? I seem to to progressing well but there is a sequence underwater - where I have spelled myself in…
... seem to to progressing well but there is a sequence underwater - where I ... to survive - but where the 'magic' energy bar drains away rather to quickly to get ... corners where you need an extra life up your sleeve to get through ... -
Possible to repair newly recorded tzxs?Ive been trying various volume levels to get this error out of an old YS tape: [PHP]-=[ MakeTZX v2.34-B1 ]=- (C) 1998-2003 RAMSOFT ZX Spectrum demog…
... been trying various volume levels to get this error out of an ... the tzx has been made to edit the error out with ... -
Dun Darach/Tir Na NogI've decided once I've finished picking my way through the GBA versions of Castlevania, that I'm going to play these 2 games again. I realised someth…
... manage many many years ago to get through Tir Na Nog, ... all I'd like to say to anybody (especially Cuchulainn), ... at the go out and get wrecked, do drugs, and ... talking to you at one point of the game (where the ... m gonna pretty much try to get through it on my ... -
i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…
... best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next ... leads,cassette player if i get the 48k etc[/FONT][/B ... -
Sam Revival issue 17 now out [Sam CoupIssue 17 of Sam Revival magazine is now out! Sam Revival is a must for every Sam owner to see what's happening in the Sam world! So if you are an ol…
... just what he was able to get out of GamesMaster with this ... Jetset Willy style game where you have to collect objects over a ... soundtrack by David Suzuki-Sanders to replace the Quazar Surround ... a new developer diary section, where i've been asking programmers ... -
Very old zx gameI remember this when I first got the computer back in 1983/4 I think it came on a tape I got with the machine (but im not sure) the game was like a …
... where you 'bounced' your counter across two walls and you had to get ... it close to a line (or in ... -
Thinking aloudLooks like Im finally going to get some free time soon, so I started thinking about doing some speccy stuff again. Its been about 23 years since I h…
Looks like Im finally going to get some free time soon, ... is fantasic, and to be able to load taps in ... br /> 2) Ive promised myself to spend some quality time with ... a horse racing game where you bet on the ... offer a free service where you could install the ... -
Time travel...Time travel is a very, very interesting concept. Surely everyone has dreamt of going back in time, to see how things used to be, or of going into the…
... time, you'd have to be able to also simultaneously alter your ... eleven miles. And depending on where you were on the Earth ... what would materialise, and from where and when?
... some matching shoes, to distract her from trying to get women the vote ... -
Flying to the USACan anyone reccomend a good website for cheap flights?? I know there are loads, but if anyone knows of a little gold mine let me know. I'm wishing t…
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I'm wishing to fly to any one of the following ... a fly drive, or to get rental once you are out ... sinclair's on ebay get em shipped to my sister in law ... -
action ball sports gamesThe revival of the footy game thread got me thinking about other ball games where you compete one on one with the CPU. I had a look at the sports lis…
... thinking about other ball games where you compete one on one ... besides, I'd really like to know the forum members' recommendations ... Pong - Another classic. Easy to get into, hard to beat on higher levels ...
Ones I'd like to know more about include Skateball ... -
Great gaming moments...I was playing through King Kong on the PS2 yesterday, and there's a bit where you walk through this tunnel and the ground starts to quake... As you …
... and there's a bit where you walk through this tunnel ... and the ground starts to quake...
As ... side, the music starts to gather in pace and through ... , but thought I might get a few more Speccy moments ... more of my favourites to get you started... -
Database design?Hello, chaps.. This has nothing to do with the Speccy (eh? Ed), but I'm looking for a little advice.. I'm currently doing an inventory of different…
... and which wallport is connected to it).. EG switch 10 ... I'm hoping to do is to join these all ... wallport it's connected to and the network configuration ... details of a room, where it will list all networked ... database I
want to get right from the start..< ... -
Going to see Derran Brown tonight.I'm off to see Derren Brown tonight in Cardiff. Anyone seen his live shows, and know what they are like. We are going with a blind friend and it's…
I'm off to see Derren Brown tonight in ... bright and gawdy clothes so to get us noticed and be volunteered ... -
You know you're starting to lose it...You know when you're starting to get a strange addiction when you start searching for *broken* Spectrums to buy ... There's something thrilling in a…
You know when you're starting to get a strange addiction when you start searching for *broken* Spectrums to buy ...
There's something thrilling in a geeky way about bringing a dead Speccy back to life. -
Danger Mouse in Double Trouble. Features ...Even though "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001247"]Danger Mouse in Double Trouble[/URL]" does feature one (1, single) scree…
... flying down a corridor where he has to shoot down obstacles/ ... featu. multiple screens) DM has to jump across alligator infested ponds ... and make Tarzan yells to get the elephants to stomp over the panthers ... screen in iso view where DM has to change the light- ... -
So far so good sound and visionPlease bare in mind the following 1) When I had a spectrum, I never tried writing anything that was arcade, graphically interesting or had any sound…
... (dont even think of asking where the any key is) and ... br />
I am going to be getting a spectrum soon ... a spectrum I was going to get some use out of it ... graphics I would be happy to say how it was done ... years ago but Im happy to help)
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tape to microdrive?not sure where to put this so im sticking it here. how can i convert a game onto a microdrive cart? ive seen some dodgy guy on ebay selling microdriv…
not sure where to put this so im sticking it here.
how can i convert a game onto a microdrive cart?
ive seen some dodgy guy on ebay selling microdrives with games on them.
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You think big Brothers Bad - Look at thisIt's called "The Big Donor Show". It's a reallity show where contestants have to compete to get the kidney they need to survive. The 37-year-old …
... 's a reallity show where contestants have to compete to get the kidney they ... need to survive.
The ... /> Viewers will also be able to send in their advice by ... -
Ridiculous excuses to get off workI've worked for the same company for the past ten years and sometimes people come up with the most ridiculous excuses for taking time off work. Among…
Some interesting new old school games to try[url]http://www.binaryzoo.com/home/index.htm[/url] I love echoes. Great game! (but you may need to get the shades on) If anyone else knows of any …
8 pin DinHi all, new to WOS. I have been off the scene for 3 years now, and I am have got myself a Spectrum 128K Plus2 gray case model from eBay. I have made …
Hi all, new to WOS.
I have been ... .
But I am trying to get hold of an 8 pin ... to enable an RGB signal.
Has any one any idea where ... I can get such a plug from ...AD help wanted - hopefully a easy one :-)Hello, all.. I'm looking for a little bit of advice with our forthcoming Active Directory shift. To cut a long story short, we have a setup where a …
... /> To cut a long story short, we have a setup where a ... , there are some PCs where we want to have a different value ... 't
seem to get the individual change to overwrite the value set ... sense - it's quite hard to explain this
in ASCII ...A return to point-and-click adventures...Okay, they've nicked my username, but I sincerely hope this is the start of a welcome return to the traditional point-and-click adventures. Made by …
... start of a welcome return to the traditional point-and-click ... one of the very few to get it right.
[url ...New to the online Spectrum worldHi I own a 48k spectrum but it has since stopped workin! Could anyone please help me to get up and running again on my home pc! Any help much apprec…
Hi I own a 48k spectrum but it has since stopped workin! Could anyone please help me to get up and running again on my home pc!
Any help much appreciated DaveProject: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
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5. Goods production where player developments generate goods for ... .
6. Auctions where you have an opportunity to buy, sell and ... think the best way to get people up to speed quickly is if ... step is moving to the high level where we'll be ...
