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Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... I would have to say that even though the presentation is leagues worse on Spectrum, the ... the NES version! worse still its really unresponsive, try to do ... there lies the problem.. ikari was probably coded by ... versions of Ikari c64 and other games (lots of konami ... -
Free emulator on sale in E-bay...[URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-Emulator-PC-23-000-Games-/120843781317?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item1c22d9c4c5#ht_500wt_1204"]This[…
... trying to clear your name by yelling "[I]No, I thought it was a Spectrum DVD. I ... safety, as even mass murderers, chicken molesters, and forum moderators hate C64 ... forced to rely on your knowledge of Spectrum games. And the prosecuting lawyers says [I]"So ... -
Free emulator on sale in E-bay...[URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-Emulator-PC-23-000-Games-/120843781317?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item1c22d9c4c5#ht_500wt_1204"]This[…
... secondly, most of the profit would come in the first twenty years anyway ... even the majority, but the first two reasons apply to 100% of the cases.
I ... was made public when the games went out of copyright ... why do they consider it so necessaryI need advice please :(Firstly I'm soo sorry that from time to time I turn up here in a mess, and usually don't post anymore (but that's purely because I try not to post wh…
... ...it was terrible.
It took me [I]a couple of years[/I] to get over ... turned out to be an arsehole, also from work (why do women always ... that even though we go out most Sundays (those have suddenly dried up over the ...OlympicsJust had a tour of the Olympic park today....still lots of building site bits but some of the buildings are looking pretty nice and when they turf it…
... channels (even though a lot of crap), cheap dvds to hire/buy etc, i cant see ... how people can complain they havent got anything to watch ... [/QUOTE]
I can, but I do that even when ...128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... to work as a mouse (which is presumably why it's external, even though ... its main function is to make editing 128 BASIC much faster. The arrangement of the ... keys do make it usable as game controller though.
I ...Kim Wilde wishes you a Merry Christmas![youtube]3Ij8BpOa-Pg[/youtube] Better than the singing drunks I encounter on trains..... :D
... ]There was a "hug a stranger" thing going on over here ... about a year ago...you were supposed to ... "can I have a hug?"..of course I hugged her even though she didn ... 't look miserable...[/QUOTE]
Why do I ...What do you want from the next gen consoles?As I've been playing Skyrim again I was wondering what I'd want from the next gen version. Better graphics are always a bonus, but, as we all know 'b…
... the XBox's commercial life, XBox Live! (the online gaming service) was introduced. The first game to ... the Spectrum of the console world, in that when you meet someone and discuss games ... from years gone by, it's the machine they're most likely to ...Questions ThreadThought I'd start a thread whereby people can ask a question that only needs a brief answer...instead of opening a new thread for trivial cack. I'll…
... even though the pipes will more than stretch over the roof of ... pretty marginal. I've not found ... quote]
4) Why do people often speed up when ... was trying to decrease the danger.” [/quote]
No, he was jealous of ... fortunate in the island, most car ...What's the oldest game you still play?What's the oldest video game, on any system (computer/console/arcade/etc) that you still play? Myself, I would have said probably Manic Miner or PSIO…
... trying to anticipate you.
[B]WHY[/B] was this never brought to the Spectrum ... was still one of the most impressive games in the arcade near us. The Spectrum version was ... Do!' on MAME (or even on the ... to progress. I'l…What do you think Amiga's chances are?Would you abandon Windows for Workbench? At least for your own enjoyment when you don't have to use Windows? [url]http://www.a-eon.com/[/url] [url]…
... even though it's been limping for well over a decade. The writing was on the ... try to get its name out by producing software [i][1][/i] ... wrote it seemed to do and deal with a lot of crap, was doing the ... Powers in the Conquest of Ages" but like most coders I've ...I'm very illA few weeks back I passed out/blacked out in the bathroom and woke up on the floor with a terrible pain in my chest. In the fall I somehow broke my …
... medicine. I've been there for 15 years, I'm a ... fully trained to manage even the most demanding of illnesses. Our knowledge of anatomy ... and to get over the initial acute phase of the illness. You do not ... is OK though, there's someone there to help him in and ...The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... will do the keypress thing nice. It depends on the loader though, if the game ... I was trying to get this to work using basinc, I have all three parts on the ... , none of the 3 parts auto load though, not even the loader. I have to stop the tape ...Movie: Micro Men (Sinclair)This might not be new to most of you but I just happened to find it. I plan on watching it today. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y8IkcUGV9w&…
... of loading software. The only thing i do agree on the 128k was the amount of memory that was ... all the games looked like Spectrum palette without color clash and the bright ... interviews! When I was watching Micro Men I was trying to decide who was Steve Jobs ...Top bestest games of all time.I know how much every body loves top ten lists, well today i received a book called the 1001 games you must play before you die. Are your all time f…
... still, even at twelve years old, the best game of all time. I could fill ... of other games. But GE was innovative, though that's nothing to do with my love of the ... most of the gaming world has either forgotten about or never heard of in the first ...Elite's iPhone/iPad Spectrum Emulator updated... with Manic Miner, Monty and more!This was updated earlier today: [URL="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/zx-spectrum-elite-collection/id391336343?mt=8"]link[/URL]. Now includes Manic M…
... over the Ultimate games? They re-issued most of ... the cloak and dagger stuff with the logo though ... why R.I was out ... even emulated)
I do think whacking the code in the n64 game of all the ... speccy titles was a way to ...Finders Keepers+I know a few of you are interested in this project so I thought it was about time I started a proper thread for it rather than just slipping bits int…
... (eliminating the risk that 10 years from now you would need to reverse engineer ... in order to produce new ZX-Spectrum games!
I always release the full ... on. I don't really want to have to do code archaeology again, even though it ...Christmas tellywell it's almost over... used to be a big event back in the day.... how many re-runs of raiders of lost ark / star wars did we see as a kid ? that an…
... i watched the Open All Hours special i was surprised to find out Mrs Featherstone was ... is why I ... the strength to evict her self-centred, frequently non-rent paying lodger, even though ... of a similar program (surrealish, unlikeable main character, not trying to ...Yew Tree WTF and other related ramblingsI'm asking this question as I'm totally perplexed as to the sheer number of celebs that seems to be in on this yew tree thing. So recently DJ DLT go…
... over the hill by 25. There was even a magazine devoted to ... trying to live the same sordid lives believing it to be a perk of the ... I to appreciate that most of them probably deserve it, especially the ... its hard to get to the bottom ofWhy are multicolour engines only able to be made now?Now I'm no programmer, but, how come multicolour engines are only being created/designed now? I know there were Rainbow Graphics used in games in the…
... even though yes he probably just made the game with the intention of ... do.
[QUOTE=joefish;749707]Why not sod the ... of the Moon made. And I'd pay for the Dizzy games not to ... all games to have their source code released after ten years ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... to do things "in a certain way" in order to play them. I do ... the comparison of Fist II on RESET. I still prefer the Spectrum graphics of the tournament version - even ... the thing I appreciated most (credit where credit is due) was the music - really setting the ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... of ourselves. As for trying to see everyone else's point of ... forum by someone I do not really know and never met in "real life ... from the last 10 years and that other platforms like the ... to some judgments you gave about some games for the Spectrum - the system I ...Titanfall: 360 vs XB OneI have just watched the graphics comparison on IGN and surprisingly I would not be able to tell them apart! Another reason for not jumping on the new…
... it though :lol:. I prefer the way games like ... the head there. I was only thinking this the other day when I was trying to work out why I do ... for even an experienced player to track ... Its usually because I spotted them first.
Doom 3 and QuantumYay! Another two fingers to us paying customers from the gaming industryThe (to me, hateful) trend of games companies selling their modern AAA titles in various editions, as opposed to earlier times when when you bought a…
... . But we Spectrum users know that piracy was rife even when games were sold ... a major fan of digital download games, as I do like having the original disc ... though, otherwise the company is effectively giving their customer an incentive to buy the ...Just seen X-Men: Days of Future Past and am a bit angry.As one of the things I'm wondering about all through the film is 'how come Professor X is still alive, after getting killed off in X-Men 3', and wait…
... have to have the credits rolling at the bottom of the screen, all the way through the ... understood why film producers think we'd want to know who was the make ... you something to watch, I like it when they do that (even though it doesn ...Just seen X-Men: Days of Future Past and am a bit angry.As one of the things I'm wondering about all through the film is 'how come Professor X is still alive, after getting killed off in X-Men 3', and wait…
... from the opening of the film.
[quote]I've never understood why film ... you something to watch, I like it when they do that (even though it doesn ... , and was never exactly common).[/QUOTE]
I do like the blooper real, the fake ...QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED!1.Why did the Spectrum die? WHY! 2.Why has the WOS Forums been quiet for a few years now? WHY! 3.Why can't I have my RUBBERKEYS name back on this f…
... ;781701]1.Why did the Spectrum die? WHY![/QUOTE]
WHY![/QUOTE]
the Amiga was rubbish most of the games ... I can think of better things to do with my time....Even if I ... I was about 12 years ago....I'd never wantYour favourite video game?We haven't done this for a while, so what is your favourite game, be it ona computer, or a console, or handheld, etc? Mine is Perfect Dark. After fo…
... discounted too, though I only got [I]Ultimate[/I] as that was the first one to come down ... Bioshock games), I'm still not sure what to do for the best (i.e. the most moral ... (at least the section of the population that you first encounter). So
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November 2014
Chit chat
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... to which was the best machine; my comparison is all to do with the games. I ... to me is the quality of the games available, most importantly ... . Even back then though C64 games looked ... why I think that the games had more playabilit…Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... one was the most flexible at making up for its own deficiencies against the other ... of the game, which is why I'd also rate the Spectrum version highly too, and over the ... one, even though it's using the blockier multicolour mode, but to be fair ...
