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Movie of the day20 minute doc about retro gaming. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPQvZ_Z1F-A#t=304[/url] I always see the appeal of retro games as the appea…
... always see the appeal of retro games as the appeal of old classic movies ... .
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Best Worst Gadgets of the 80sWhilst working today my mind began to wander as it does regularly to the 1980s. I began to think of all the fads and gadgets that came and went, some…
... regularly to the 1980s. I began to think of all the fads and ... gadgets that came and went, some of ... which stuck around, some of which are laughable ... about 87. I also remember the teachers having an eppy about ... -
What influence the number of stripes during initialization?Hi for All! After some adventures, with other rare old computers I'm back here to my favourite forum. :) Recently I got some ISSUE 2 boards from Ben…
... . On most of my machines the screen divided into ... only four stripes. One of the ISSUE 2 boards initializes ... the other shows eight. As I exchanged the ULA between the boards the number of ... stripes remained the same on the ... -
Vote the Best Game of 2014! [MULTIPLE CHOICE]You can read the title of the thread, can't you. Remember, it's a [B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="6"]MULTIPLE CHOICE[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] poll, vote how many g…
You can read the title of the thread, can't you.
< ... one.
To retrieve the games, or have more informations ... [and any other kind of programs], and keeping the Spectrum alive.
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Best TV Theme Tunes of the 80s and late 70sLet's continue our 80s reminiscing and extend the conversation to 80s and late 70s TV show theme Tunes. Let me start with this one. It has to be one…
... our 80s reminiscing and extend the conversation to 80s and late ... . It has to be one of my current favourites. Odd because ... outside instead. It must be the excellent early80s synth sound that ... -
Did your school use any of the Sinclair Educational / Science softwareBack in the day there was a range of Educational and Science Horizons packages published by Sinclair / MacMillan and others Was having a look at som…
Back in the day there was a range of Educational and Science Horizons ... a look at some of them in the archive :
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Return of the KingSeeing as this wasn't done on the speccy. Only the first two books of LotR were. Would be a great project for those involved in the Hobbit 128K Editi…
Seeing as this wasn't done on the speccy. Only the first two books of LotR were. Would be a great project for those involved in the Hobbit 128K Edition? -
Measuring the 'real-life' speed of 3D racing gamesWe all bought Out Run, didn't we? An awesome showcase game from the arcades, full of rapid graphics whizzing past your Ferrari Testarossa.<div><br></…
... showcase game from the arcades, full of rapid graphics whizzing ... often felt, due to the sight of objects going past slowly ... best.
The true solution to discover the 'real' speed ... imaginary Testarossa by mathematical analysis of the video side-by-side ... -
New version (v0.31) of ZX DiagnosticsHi all,<br><br>Just wanted to let people know that I've released a new version of the Spectrum Diagnostics into the wild.<br><br>These were originall…
... released a new version of the Spectrum Diagnostics into the wild.
These ... since version v0.30 is the Retroleum SMART card, as well ... /> Full details are available in the zx-diagnostics wiki in my ... -
Anyone Interested in All the Different Models of Kempston Joystick Interfaces?I've been acquiring some flat-type Kempston Joystick interfaces to adapt to K-55 (yes, spoiling our cultural heritage), but along the way I've picked…
... with the port on the top of the case (like DK'Tronics) instead of on the ... it's of interest to anyone? Or am I the only one ... obsessing over the history of the authentic Kempston interface? (Even amongst the ... -
can't sign out of the forumserhm, this is rather stupid... I know :| love the forums being back after all the turmoil that we had, heard and read on FB, glad it's still here, s…
... ... I know :|
love the forums being back after all ... the turmoil that we had, ... not to say anything about the looks and stuff... it ... logged, sign out in the account options doesn't do ... automatically after a period of time or next login ... -
Video Games Collecting Project at the Museum of LondonThe Museum of London is currently engaged in a new, experimental collecting project which encompasses all digital media including film/video, sound, …
... social history. The inclusion of video games furthers the mission of the museum around ... study and interpretation of video games as part of the overall collections. ... the digital preservation of the games themselves.
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The Disslike of LikesCan anyone explain why we have a LIKE button they serve no useful purpose on WOS discussion forum. (cue everyone liking this post :( ) I read po…
... notice a trend of ....intimidation (too strong?) with the 'like' button ... .
the posts starts fine ... that agrees with his side of the argument.
... people start reading the thread and come across the 'liked' ... -
What is the name of this train game?Hello fellow Spectrumites. Last time I lurked here the forum looked different. I am looking for a train game. It was published between 1984 and 1986,…
... searched through the world of spectrum archive but only used the search term ... mind and I see many of the screenshots and such don't ... by asking what happened to the world of spectrum? Thank you. -
Cannot load .wavs from an external player into a +2A for the life of meDetails: I have a +2A speccy with a black case When I try to load the .wavs, the audio comes out of the speccy but it doesn't try to load anything,…
... try to load the .wavs, the audio comes out of the speccy but it ... high or low I set the volume.
I've been ... and a tablet all with the same results.
Also, when ... isn't loading comes out of the TV.
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New Game - Ishido: The Way of StonesHi! My name is Mezei Róbert (m/zx), I am an Assembly beginner from Hungary. Although I’m not an absolute rookie, but I didn't practiced for 23 years…
... in the 90's. I liked the mood of the game, the clear ... and simple logic, the special ... challenge. So, the ... any further. Then the first chapters of “Jonathan Cauldwell: How ... -
The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
... he is preparing the release of the API to the public.
... Alessandro even contacted Zilog (the author of the DivIDE), to get ... it more portable, etc), and the development of the "DivMMC" stalled.
the (at the time) state of the FPGA DivMMC ... -
Type a screen of text from the start screen.I've forgotten all the combo's of symbol-shift and so on, but is there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text? Problem is, as soo…
I've forgotten all the combo's of symbol-shift and so on ... just type out a load of text? Problem is, as soon ... a key, you get one of the BASIC commands come up. I ... a few sentences, without any of the commands, from the initial BASIC screen. -
New Game: The Order of MazesI'm pleased to announce my first full game release since Flynn's Adventure in Bombland 4 years ago. It is called The Order of Mazes and you can downl…
... ago. It is called The Order of Mazes and you can download ... elements of each of them and adding some new ideas. The basic ... in order to find the four lost Emblems of ZedX. Once you ... which would have appeared on the back of the inlay :-)
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The Smell of Intrigue in the good old days.When I was a kid I remember part of the wonder of discovering arcade machines and playing on them, was this weird but some how quite intriguing smell…
... that smell the smell of maybe plastic of the acrylic layer on the arcade machine ... or the bonding chemical ... in the ... -
UK magazine alert: The Making of Jet Set WillyIssue 150 of [i]Retro Gamer[/i] magazine has six pages devoted to Matthew Smith and his classic Spectrum games [i]Manic Miner[/i] and [i]Jet Set Will…
... but glowing review of “one of the greatest games of the 8-bit era ... while he was one of the directors of Software Projects, along with ... MM to JSW, because of the quality of the rooms. He talks highly ... he is proud of the “nice clean design” of the original MM and ... -
I'm new to the site, and I see that 3 of your MIA titles are mine !!!Hi, I’ve just recently joined your website, and I see that 3 programs I wrote back in the mid 80’s are on your MIA list !!! These are Turbo-Baud, Tu…
... I wrote back in the mid 80’s are ... I was selling them under the name of Essex Logic Services, but ... I have one of every version of the Spectrum, although the keyboard membranes have ... given up on all except the ... -
c5 on James May's Cars of the Peoplejust watching a bit about the c5.. contains clips of stuff from back in the day on iplayer it'll be epsiode 3 of 3
just watching a bit about the c5.. contains clips of stuff from back in the day
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The beginning of the end?It's been a long time coming but it looks like the end of traditional print newspapers as The Independent goes online only http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne…
It's been a long time coming but it looks like the end of traditional print newspapers as The Independent goes online only
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Am I the only person who ever watched any of these kids TV gems?Whenever I ask people about Robostory, Zoom the Dolphin or that kids TV show where the funeral bloke turned into a monster made from seaweed, they lo…
... watch during those halcyon days of the 6 weeks summer holiday:< ... stones with special powers and the funeral bloke that turned ... =False
4 - Zoom the White Dolphin - https://www.youtube ... /> 5 - The Enchanted Castle (this is the one where the statues came ... -
Land of Ultimatum poster in The Collected WorksHi I have a cassette copy of The Collected Works by Ultimate and the Ultimatum Poster in it has the Ultimate logo printed at the bottom centre. I hav…
... I have a cassette copy of The Collected Works by Ultimate and ... in it has the Ultimate logo printed at the bottom centre. I ... not original. I have searched the forum and can't find ... in eBay listings and on the WOS database doesn't have ... -
Kickstarter for The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)For fans of Oli Frey's artwork in CRASH and other magazines, I just found this Kickstarter for an "extended edition" of "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Fr…
For fans of Oli Frey's artwork in ... for an "extended edition" of "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey". Looks great ... ://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/the-fantasy-art-of-oliver-frey -
The influence of school.I was having a think about school this morning and realised what an influence it was on me with regards to computers. I was never a big fan of school…
... the games for the micros as I did without the playground swapping of ... C90s, especially for the ... clever stuff over the years. Outside of school I only ... fond memories of the times we had in the computer room ... -
Death of the vega?This tweet has popped up I wonder what consequences it will have (if any) on those of us who have preordered the + [url="https://mobile.twitter.co…
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New Game! WIP demo based on HP Lovecraft's "In the Walls of Eryx"Started making this a fortnight ago after listening to an audiobook of "...Eryx" on Youtube and thought "This would make a brilliant wee game, actual…
... after listening to an audiobook of "...Eryx" on Youtube and thought ... invisible maze/puzzle game (per the story), with lizard men, carnivorous ... meter. Here's a video of the progress I've made...
