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Rick DickinsonI read with great sadness today that Rick Dickinson passed away on Tuesday. Many won't have heard of him, but a great many more have enjoyed his work…
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RS232 - Serial terminalHey everyone Just bought a serial adapter cable for my spectrum / QL, hoping i can use it to transfer files / text files over to the PC. Another a…
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King Valley ('WE' Group, 1994) unofficial tape versionKing Valley is one of the best games of the year 1994, unfortunately there is no official tape version. But I wanted to play King Valley with a +2, w…
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AugmentinelEnhanced Spectrum emulation isn't a new concept. Spec256 adds 8bpp graphics to some Spectrum titles. TileMap uses code hooks to synchronise game stat…
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They are not Mutually Exclusive Younger people tend to use New Tech more . They say things like "XYZ subject is just great on "You Tube" . So why bother with the Spectrum stuff? M…
... the European and British cultural aspect viz a viz American culture ... /> 7) The revisiting "your youth" aspect
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ZX ULAX emulatorYet another "enhanced" Spectrum emulator for those interested. Some of you might have seen the videos on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/…
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Mighty Maths ProgramsIn a break from typing in listings from 37-year-old magazines, I had a sudden urge to write a maths-related program, as I do, occasionally. Some, suc…
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Compatible With All ZX spectrums Except Spectrum +2A.This topic may well have been mentioned before but I could not find it mentioned anywhere after a quick look . I have just found a game called "Solar…
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Games that "GIVE IT AWAY" that they are British .I thought about this Britishness aspect when I came across the CCS Game "Corncropper" . So checked to see if the instructions referred to "Wheat" o…
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ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... /> Really , I suppose this translation aspect just "touches" on Speccy BASIC ... well , at least the translation aspect can help with "getting back ... -
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 (in 2021)Anyone watching the Olympics?? I have been watching the US coverage and it is much better this time around. There are less adverts (none during ev…
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RF to HDMI adapter...So I have been wondering about getting a RF tuner lately, as the only TV set I have that still works and still has a tuner is VHF and most Speccy's a…
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Where are you from / who are you / do you still use the real SpectrumJust three questions to see how divers the Spectrumworld is and how many users are still around. If you want to stay anonymous, just answer the last …
The Spectrum In EuropeWhat are the differences between Speccys in Europe and the UK? ie would a British 48K work in France or Italy, and vice versa?
... to Spain as winner (best ratio chances/quote).are games?................are games made today just as playable as they were in the 80's?
I think the ratio of good to bad is ...ANN: Spectaculator 2.5 available for downloadHi. I've just released a new version of Spectaculator, available from [url="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/url]. Hopef…
... the installer diminishes its 'friendly' aspect, I think - at least when ...ANN: Spectaculator 2.5 available for downloadHi. I've just released a new version of Spectaculator, available from [url="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/url]. Hopef…
... the installer diminishes its 'friendly' aspect, I think - at least when ...which direction?................hi there, which direction do you think the computer games industry will go in the future as games become more realistic etc and what are your views o…
... like to see the multiplayer aspect of games improved as this ...Obscure FavouritesWe all know Manic Miner and Fairlight are classics, but surely everyone has some favourite speccy games that aren't so well-known. For mine I'd nomi…
"Gregory Loses his Clock" is a great wee game :)
I've been playing "Mission Omega" quite a bit recently. I like the whole explore aspect of the game. And giving the robots really stupid names, of course. ;)cassette cover scans.Hi, You guys really helped me out last time....i hope you can maybe help here. I am looking for some sort of site where they have good resolution sc…
... of the image is another aspect, which reduces hard drive space ...RZX game recordingsFor those of you who don't know yet, the RZX format is designed for recording/replaying Spectrum games. There's an archive of such recordings of the …
... of course the pig ignorant aspect as well ;)
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Yes...I like ...RZX game recordingsFor those of you who don't know yet, the RZX format is designed for recording/replaying Spectrum games. There's an archive of such recordings of the …
... to this than the novelty aspect? :)
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One ...I cant get into ELITE, its confusing me...I managed to work the controls out to fly the ship and whatnot, but its still very hard to understand, i can never line up with the docking stations …
... /> Boo. I enjoyed the combat aspect of Elite, but Frontier was ...A feature missing in emulatorsJust yesterday a thought came to me while trying to load a really old and worn tape. Wouldn't it be interesting if one of the emulators had a featur…
That's a good idea actually. A 1/20 chance is a good Random ratio (Or what you call it). I wonder if future emulators will have this?
I would also like Save State/Open State options. :)what was your favourite spectrum 128 tune?although music back in the 80's may be more remembered on the c64 than the spectrum 128, there were still loads of great game tunes on the spec128 ba…
... are commenting on the technical aspect of the music, but I ... ignorance if its the technical aspect that everyone is raving about ...Loading at 1500 Baud.Just curious, I read that some of you want to load their games at 1500 Baud. Why do you want to do that now these days? Why wait 4,5 minute if you ca…
... PC. Not for any commercial aspect, just to keep my real ...Cronosoft - NEW SOFTWARE HOUSE - FIRST RELEASE NOW AVAILABLEHI EVERYBODY! I'm really pleased to announce our first Spectrum software release: EGGHEAD IN SPACE by Jonathan Cauldwell The third in the EGG…
... freaky playing it on a widescreen telly for the first time ...Cronosoft - NEW SOFTWARE HOUSE - FIRST RELEASE NOW AVAILABLEHI EVERYBODY! I'm really pleased to announce our first Spectrum software release: EGGHEAD IN SPACE by Jonathan Cauldwell The third in the EGG…
... hook it up to my Widescreen telly - It must look well ...
