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Which Spectrum Game Pushed The Machine To It's Limits? 128kWhere Time Stood Still? Chase HQ? Robocop? Suggestions?
Welcome Ian, good to see yet another 80's Spectrum coding legend visiting the forums.
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Games featuring... relevant bugsThere was a recent improvement to the WoS database in order to classify [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34261"]Games fea…
... games that are impossible to complete due to bugs[/URL], but ... thus making it impossible to guess the proper solution ... with design flaws allowing player to take shortcuts ([URL="http://www ... publisher=Durell%20Software%20Ltd"]Saboteur II[/URL], [URL="http://www ... -
Things we all hate.Right, we couldn't agree on a video game, a TV program, or even a food we all liked. So to have one last stab at agreement, here's a thread to find o…
... 've just alienated half of WOS ;)
I'm ... really nice bloke used to take his dog to the vets where my ... also gave some concert tickets to one of the vets ... time, and she went to the concert and loved it ... story. His daughter used to be good mates with my ... -
Things we all hate.Right, we couldn't agree on a video game, a TV program, or even a food we all liked. So to have one last stab at agreement, here's a thread to find o…
... 've just alienated half of WOS ;)
I'm ... really nice bloke used to take his dog to the vets where ... gave some concert tickets to one of the vets ... story. His daughter used to be good mates with my ... though, they know how to write a catchy tune.[/QUOTE ... -
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…
... why I don't take prisoners any more. That ... or intentionaly insulted anyone at WOS (except, I think, ... that you see WOS as a place to take (or not) ... reads RetroGammer, knows that WOS is known there (and ... just chill out! (WOS shouldn't be taken to serious!).
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Fascinating video of ancient artifacts.This is the most fascinating display of the most ancient artifacts from all over the world. Presented by Klaus Dona. It can be downloaded or watche…
... at these sites and dont take them seriously its probably a ... website somewhere and then seem to think its true. After reading ... quite worrying when some people take this seriously, even more so ... evening instead of trying to become David Icke II ? As Turkwel says ... -
Japan Tsunami AppealAs some of you will be aware, I've been tinkering with an open source version of SE Basic that could be distributed with hardware without infringing …
... " or "sue" appear on the WoS forums.
This is ... thus we should be able to settle our differences as mature ... think that is my decision to take.
It may appear ... -
Spectrum - Show in London area, April 2012Hello Folks, we have been already discussing in another thread. Here I simply want check the interest.So the question is easy: If we will organize a …
... for events from within the WOS scene, with the vibrancy that ... ]really[/i] the right direction to take?
Whilst I'm ... number of speccy fans on WOS who could quite happily play ... far; a) seems to predominantly be the WOS community as well as ... -
Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... my trusty old 48k around to test it on *real* hardware ... .tap on WOS looks to be bugged as well. :(
Take the ... Log Flume right to the end, jump ... -
Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... my trusty old 48k around to test it on *real* hardware ... .tap on WOS looks to be bugged as well. :(
Take the ... Log Flume right to the end, jump ... -
Bride of Frankenstein TAP has been hackedThe Bride of Frankenstein TAP on WoS doesn't have any spooks in it, so you're just wandering around an empty maze. This is because there's a RET at $…
... good example is Impossible Mission II. This is what I ... id=0002464"][B]Impossible Mission II[/B][/URL] from the ... with design flaws allowing player to take shortcuts ([URL="http://www.the ... ;publisher=Durell%20Software%20Ltd"]Saboteur II[/URL], [URL="http://www. ... -
Birthday PlotsHello all; When browsing the web, I stumbled across an oddity known as Birthday Plots. In effect somebody enters a numeric date and the computer prin…
... )-L2)/(U2-L2)*170
to eliminate the superfluous DRAW from ... 0,0 and I wanted to provide an accurate translation without ... likely that a plotter only starts drawing at the first PLOT ... does the opposite: you forgot to take into account the minimum dimensions ... -
I'm scared to death!I've posted on here before that I'm not very well. I've got a genetic kidney condition (Polycystic Kidney Disease...PKD) and it's fast getting to the…
... through the mill. Good to read you're feeling somewhat ... better and things seem to be moving. Hope it ... all continues to improve and you get your ... a good community here on WOS and I hope the ... and see if she wants to take her ferrets for a walk ... -
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…
... times faster than the c64. Take the shortest instruction of each ... is 1.75 times faster. Take the quickest memory operations at ... memory writes due to custom hardware and it starts to all become moot ... -
Replay 2011 !After the success of last years show theres another one this year ! Replay will be held in the same place in Blackpool, it'll be Saturday 5th Novemb…
... about what one might expect to see this year?
... but I can't seem to find anything about this year ... of activities can one expect to make a 2-day ... but I'll would need to take time off from work (Friday ... imagine the Admin of WOS might be asked to do a turn ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
... but it was more to demonstrate the kind of thing ... an actual suggestion as how to do it as such. ... to take a flat image and wrap it around a 3D shape ... angle you want without needing to download any more data. ... a very simple shape then it ought to be "relatively" ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
... but it was more to demonstrate the kind of thing ... an actual suggestion as how to do it as such. ... to take a flat image and wrap it around a 3D shape ... angle you want without needing to download any more data. ... a very simple shape then it ought to be "relatively" ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... br /> I managed to finish the level that starts you off at ... I've just been able to finish the Scorpion Tank ... nightmare that was! Trying to take out a wraith on ... />
Got back to night time and a Phantom ... 'm not looking forward to looking after the Engineer ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... 30, but the bar seems to say 31, I'm just ... it to 30.
In New Vegas, the level cap starts ... .
You can opt to take a trait in New Vegas ... being you cease becoming addicted to all chems. -
TZX format rev. 1.21Once 1.20 draft seems to be official now I would like to suggest some additiones to do on 1.21. I hope it will be easier to upgrade once block 19 has…
... necessary to ask Martijn to release license for infoseekID (to avoid ... the Infoseek ID is related to WoS only.
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WoS API to get the rest of ... again) unofficial reference site: WOS. This is almost the ... does it can take literally hours. -
TZX format rev. 1.21Once 1.20 draft seems to be official now I would like to suggest some additiones to do on 1.21. I hope it will be easier to upgrade once block 19 has…
... if someone was kind enough to spend their precious time creating ... I respect their right to want to put some extra info ... my choice if I want to take it or not. I doubt ... though. And if I do take it, I won't definitely ... won't ever appear on WoS? I am sure that ... -
Old software shops that have come and gone.One that i remember fondly was Software Plus in Great Yarmouth, i bought my copy of Streetfighter II C64 there, and also a little gamestore in the Ma…
... I would always be drawn to latest Ultimate boxed games. ... incredible days...released November84(had to check thought maybe 85') ... weeks...?!?!?)(lol checked and edit...WoS says 1984...never trust ... , all these games, able to take them home, loved every minute ... -
looking forward to prince of persia on c64 :)out tomorrow.. from whats been posted on youtube , looks decent [youtube]tBs5-WOtIpc[/youtube]
... would need 128k of ram to play it.
II version, so there is ... or future is going to take that version and make it ... br />
sorry to bust your bubble, but to do that would ... " is what's supposed to be light blue on the ... -
which zx-spectrum games uses 1bit sound samples?hi! I'm looking for zx-spectrum games using 1bit sound samples. Compairing with msx, which has far less games available than zx-spectrum, there are f…
... output on real and emulated to compare?[/QUOTE]
... mostly been with the Fairlight II music though I have compared ... are a lot of variables to take into consideration when making the ... right now - "Beeper" is supposed to resemble the built-in beeper ... -
New Game: 4k Tap-N-JoinJust finished my fourth and final entry into this years mini game competition. This one is in the 4k category and is called 4k Tap-N-Join. The game …
... the mini game compo. Managed to trim the code down enough ... feature that I unfortunately had to take out of the old version ... 4secs). Personally thinks it adds to the gameplay by mixing things ... feature
Have uploaded to WOS but in the meantime you ... -
Spectrum Covertape Wars[URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.com/2011/11/spectrum-covertape-war-part-1-road-race.html"]Click here for Part 1: The Road Race Begins [/URL] Part 2 …
... back memories
bored to tears, sitting in Manchester Airport ... waiting to fly of to Spain for my summer ... have this magazine?"
Dad - starts to sweat at the price "how ... of pages it'll take me ages to read (planting the seed ... -
Pac-Man EmulatorMy Pac-Man Emulator for the Spectrum +2A/+3 is now available for download from: [url]http://simonowen.com/spectrum/pacemuzx/[/url] You'll need to su…
... , does it play identically to the arcade, but just ... on the early pushing to be consistent. Another issue ... a 4-way (diamond shape), so diagonals aren't ... care may need to be taken to avoid multiple direction ... Here's a fun route to take on the Cherry (only): [ ... -
New SpecBAS available - v0.710Been a while, but I've just uploaded the latest build of SpecBAS. This one now supports tilemaps (with rotation and scaling) and added OVER mode (XO…
[QUOTE=ASH-II;580496]Cool... nice update Paul ... map
*goes to read the doc's
to do with bathrooms :-?[/QUOTE]
to bang it to the screen, but ... if you used SpecBAS commands to draw the graphics, and ... -
z88dk stdio fopenI'm trying to write a fcntl library, based on the p3.lib one. Looking at fopen(), it calls freopen_z88() which turns the mode string into mode and f…
... br /> Following discussion on WoS and IRC it is obvious ... software will have to be written to be filesystem ... 8 bit values to pass to the open routine. ...
O_TRUNC truncate to zero length
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AGD 2.6 WoesThis was originally in the New Game Ideas section but thought this would be the best place to post this: I'm no programmer, hence i'm using the exce…
... br />
Having to patch Sinclair ROM routines over ... author, so don't take my word for it. ... the most difficult bit to implement. Everything is stored ... required. Whenever you return to the main menu AGD ... change, but whenever it starts to compile a new script ...
