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People holding back the emulation sceneAs mentioned once again in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22690"]this thread[/URL], some people think Ramsoft willfully…
... Ramsoft willfully "held back the Spectrum scene for years".
... night, and withdrew from the Spectrum scene altogether, taking their emulator ... and thus "holding back the Spectrum scene for years". But ... operate a scope?
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Outlandish claims on Spectrum games adverts!I was flicking through The 'CRASH' Xmas special today (yes, I was on the loo at the time) from 1984/85 and it made me giggle some of the claims softw…
... that specifically was made for the Spectrum:
"Superb scrolling ... resolution graphics ever seen on the Spectrum."
Ay? ... why, if the graphics were as good as the advert said, why ... of cack. What did ROMIK bring out the could even have ... -
The most atmospheric Speccy and non-Speccy games?I was playing Alien vs. Predator (the XBox port of the 1999 PC first person shooter) yesterday, as the Marine, and I was going through the dark, lit …
... read, but (and this is why I mention it) it really ... atmospheric?
On the Spectrum, I suppose the most atmospheric would probably ... the Beach and the Back Door, suggesting daylight).
The game really did ... -
Some C64 questionsI've been playing around on a C64 emulator recently, and I have the following questions that I was going to post on Lemon 64, but I thought that sinc…
... I much prefer the Speccy to the C64 (great though the C64 is, joking apart ... the inevitable C64 jokes and complaints.
1. Why do ... I use .z80 files on the Spectrum)?
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The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
... game did what it did anywhere near as well. On the other hand ... not travelling in space). I did like Elite, 3D Starstrike, Starion ... it's much better than the C64 version! Take that, you ... 't enough pixels on the Spectrum screen) on the masters and boys is ... -
The skiving off topicI'm trying to juggle several (work related) problems here, but I've been at it for so long now that I'm getting distracted, so I'm skiving off for a …
... /> And why are Batman films so rubbish? Even the best, the last one ... about everything under the sun (it seems), surely the did-the-Moon-landings-take ... 1970, and they wanted to beat the Russians.
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Bubble Bus SoftwareI'm wondering why Infoseek has this down as "Bubblebus Software", when it's "Bubble Bus Software" on cassettes & adverts. Or, to be even more accurat…
I'm wondering why Infoseek has this down as " ... that it was released for the Spectrum. I have it under " ... planned for the Spectrum but seems only to have appeared for the C64) and ... the advert.
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Why did Ultimate games load like this?What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they loaded. You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main bl…
What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they ... .
You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a ... , then the game would start. [I]Lunar Jetman[/I] did this, as did ... not sure if the 16K games did too. But why? What was it ... -
C/M Why different result with Spectrum +3 ?The followed code 10 FOR n=23296 TO 23299 20 READ a: POKE n,a 30 NEXT n 40 DATA 1,127,106,201 50 PRINT USR 23296 causes that the spectrum 48k show…
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causes that the spectrum 48k show the number ' 27263' on screen ... if i use the same on the Spectrum +3 the result is really ... . The result is a big amount of colors on screen. Why ... ?
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The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - easy skill levelYou know how in the (British) program "Have I Got News For You" they have an odd-one-out round, where they show you four photographs, and you (well…
... choose which is the odd one out, and why?
For ... />
Anyway, how about a Spectrum version? Here, for your delectation ... , which game is the odd one out, and why. For example:
why? I'll post the answers tomorrow, along ... -
Micro Command - voice recognition for the ZX SpectrumIt's an interface you might know about. This is it: [img]http://www.zxprojects.com/images/stories/microcommand/microcommand.jpg[/img] I've found som…
... to be directly accesible to the Spectrum, but I don't ... account the non-standard behaviour of the CLK signal on the Spectrum, and ... br />
But besides the MicroCommand cassette and some other ... anybody know why the name "RADAR"? Was it the intended name of ... -
Spectrum exclsuive gamesWe've discussed almost every Speccy related topic you can think of, but one I don't remember is a discussion of games exclusive to the Spectrum. Thes…
... discussion of games exclusive to the Spectrum. These kind of discussions ... of y, but instead did game a, which is ... but we can still discuss the Spectrum-exclusive games, and compare ... the Spectrum and other machines.
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Spectrum games that *should* existRight, I'm bored (or "working hard" if any of my bosses walk past) so to kill the time, I've decided to become a games designer. Or post crap about s…
... to see written for the Spectrum?
The first one I' ... nature ever to walk the Earth. It was the C64 owners! And as ... (such as lurching, retarded C64 owners, nice-but-dim Amstrad ... he (Sinclair) reveals why the Spectrum is so great but the PC is so ... -
The Speccy Tour - How to improve it and encourage participation?[This will be posted on the HARP board as well, to encourage debate.] The Speccy Tour is, as many of you know, [U]the[/U] worldwide championship for…
... the games every year, with the only exception of 2008 when Alex did ... in another way that the Spectrum emulation scene is really ... why we had so scarce participation in the Tour from the ... former USSR countries, where the Spectrum and ... -
Spectrum +3' AY sound issuesHi everyone - first time poster. I just got a Spectrum +3 for Xmas, and I am over the moon at this - I used to write games which I have here on 3" d…
... 1988. I'd had the Spectrum 128, and friends of ... that sounded exactly the same as the +2 did. So from ... +3s DID exist, and this became the holy grail ... /> So my question is, did anyone else here notice their ... a fix? Or anything? Why did my friends +3 sound ... -
When did Spectrum production cease?I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find any threads. When did Amstrad stop production of the Spectrum? The magazines reported …
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When did Amstrad stop production of the Spectrum?
The magazines reported ... that production of the +3 ... 1990, yet pointed out that the +2 was still been manufactured ... -
Put off by the Spectrum character setAm I the only one? Someone suggests a game, and you go "Ooooo haven't heard of that one, I'll give it a sho...*recoils in horror at the ZX Spectrum c…
Am I the only one? Someone suggests ... in horror at the ZX Spectrum character set in the screenshot*...yeah, maybe ... I don't even know why I don't like it ... games out there that use the font, but I just ... to play games that use the ZX Spectrum character set.
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Spectrum writer neededHi guys, it's me Darran, the editor of Retro Gamer who routinely comes along whenever he needs your help ;) Anyway, I want to do a collector's guide…
... a collector's guide to the Spectrum 48K, but have hit ... vast knowledge of collecting on the Spectrum to create an introductory ... for the C64). It would involve a general over view of why the Spectrum is ... on its best peripherals and the best games, import games ... -
Hey Hey... 48k?There's been a few threads recently where people have actively sought to avoid 128k versions of games. And I have to ask: twenty years after the Spe…
... : twenty years after the Spectrum faded away, when the vast majority of games ... emulating every single variant of the Spectrum, why?
I mean: I ... rivals such as the C64 and Amstrad CPC: systems which did take advantage ... -
Taking the Spectrum for a bath - Lots of SEXY photos!Decided to take a Spectrum +2 for a bath this weekend. It was non-working, so it needed fixing. It booted to a fuzzy dark picture and I thought "Ah, …
... bathing.
The one I did, was on the right bottom.
spectrum, because can it really be ...
Viola! The finished results! A brand new spectrum!
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The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…
... B]Much as I love the Spectrum, a PC has sooooooo ... work from home (wish I did!).
[B ... a result. On the other hand, the predominance of supermarkets ... to like them. And why do they ALL have ... the 80s. They were at their peak with Crash and Your Spectrum ... -
Why are the same size memory cards different sizes?I've heard before that two memory cards or USB sticks can have the same official capacity, but be different capacities in reality, and I'm not talkin…
... ), or about the user confusing the true measurement of ... or someone confusing confusing the measurments, but today a ... size given at the top of the Windows FORMAT ... to both of them then did a
... the companies who make the hard drives and USB sticks) why ... -
Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …
... remember the Spectrum being in the office, but we still did most development ... I think is the core reason why The Hobbit was so ... think.
[I]?Why The Hobbit engine (parser) was not ... afraid.
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The ZX Spectrum on your PC - Second editionHello folks. Long time no see and all that :) Having recently observed that the 30th anniversary of the Speccy is approaching, I decided I couldn't …
... of my book, The ZX Spectrum on your PC.
the Spectrum world over the last four years ... been off doing non-Spectrum stuff. I've aware ... about Elite 'relaunching' the Speccy for the anniversary? I came ... this? I did do a search on the forums but ... -
3D Deathchase on the Commodore 643D Deathchase has been ported to the C64, at least according to Micro-Mart. According to this week's MM, the port is called Hell Racer, and here's a …
... to start (yet another) Spectrum vs. C64 argument, but I have ... than in the Spectrum version, and (to me, at least) the C64 version ... the Spectrum version does [B]so[/B] well. And the enemy bikes on the C64 ... had (usually along the lines of "Why wasn't such a ... -
The ZX Spectrum on Your PC - print version (and discount)For those who are interested, 'The ZX Spectrum on Your PC' can now be bought in print (ISBN 9781471676215). You can see some pictures below. I'm ra…
... those who are interested, 'The ZX Spectrum on Your PC' can now ... will require registration). The retail price of the paperback is ?13 ... each year of the Spectrum's life; see what I did there?). [B ... .com/shop/colin-woodcock/the-zx-spectrum-on-your-pc/paperback ... -
Lower Memory - Why Multiple Voltages?Having spent much of the weekend working on getting my old Spectrum working, my Dad (who is visiting) and I were chatting about the schematic. Given…
... much of the weekend working on getting my old Spectrum working, ...
Given that the upper RAM in a Spectrum is of type ... of +5V, why on earth did Sinclair use the 4116 in the lower portion ... supply and the 4116s seem to be the achilles heel of the Spectrum -
British Bob for the Spectrum - let's ask for it!Hi guys, a while ago I was perusing the [URL="http://computeremuzone.com"]Computer Emuzone website[/URL], when I stumbled upon a Relevo Videogames t…
... they were planning a Spectrum version in the future. Jon Cortazar ... the game is for MSX systems, they did not discard the ... idea of a Spectrum version, and ... will keep receiving requests from Spectrum users.
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Sinclair +2a Why!?!One thing I've always wondered and whilst going though my collection today the question re-emerged in my mind. Why the Spectrum +2a? What I mean by …
... . Why the Spectrum +2a?
What I mean by this is why did Amstrad ... re-design the +2 to provide ... understand why this was needed in the +3, but why go to the expense ... for something that is effectively the same machine? -
eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
... long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when ... switching signal by using the composite SYNC! The poor ULA is driving ... cost? I think the cost is my Spectrum 128K's ULA, and ...
