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Retromania: 40 years of the Z80 game coding contestAs usual, Retroacción is holding a coding contest for Retromañía (held in November), with cash prizes! This year we're celebrating the Z80 CPU's 40th…
... ! This year we're celebrating the Z80 CPU's 40th birthday ... a Speccy (but of course, being at WOS, the Speccy may just ... ).
You can find the details here, in Spanish and ... -
Satan from Dinamic gets stuck at the end of the second loadHi friends, doing a longplay of this game I used the files from this site. The most of then seem to have a bug, but I'm not sure if is an emulation b…
... game I used the files from this site. The most of then seem ... when you destroy the last flying demon damien, the final message doesn ... 't appears, and the countdown is still running until ... and you loose the game...
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The secret of success is failure32 years ago when I first started learning to program thanks to the Speccy, I didn't worry about not getting the anticipated results. I wasn't confi…
... was an error. A lot of the time its 'punctuation' or only ... back a pretty reasonable rendition of the musical piece I'd hoped ... ,y; and the frustration at this laborious means of entry was what ... it was for me and of course the old 'lightbulb effect' came ... -
The death of Rock n Roll and why rock died?I know most of you guys are more Punk & Techo oriented, I've always been more a Hard Rock / Grunge / Metal fan. While I work, I spend most of my …
... after 2000 you had sort of the comeback of "that" rock , with ... Ferdinand, Artic Monkeys & the creation of "super bands" like Velvet ... Revolver / Audioslave and the comeback of Alice n Chains, Stone ... only Rap & the Beyonce type of singer existed. (and ... -
The Worst of WOS.Ok so we have quite a few threads discussing some of WOSes best bits. But.... what about our worst bits. I'm sure there are plenty to paw over. I…
... a few threads discussing some of WOSes best bits. But.... what ... Word Story as one of the WoW (Worst of WOS) moments . How had ... certainly should win the prize for the biggest pile of eh.. what's ... -
Why has the Internet Movie Database gotten rid of it's forums?One of the best things about imdb.com was it's forums, as every film/TV program/actor/writer etc had a forum dedicated to them, so for example when y…
One of the best things about imdb.com ... as you were a member of imdb than you could access ... million forums.
But the forums seemed to have vanished ... -
Dizzy-AGE RUS-ENG: Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk HDThe game Dizzy POTY HD in the DizzyAGE editor for computers with Windows is made. In setting up the menu it is possible to choose a game with three a…
... POTY HD in the DizzyAGE editor for computers with ... is made. In setting up the menu it is possible to ... infinite lives. Plus errors of versions of a game for phones are ... of charge.
The menu is opened by the key "Q". Start of ... -
Samurai Warrior - The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo. BUGFIX.While playing around I managed to put the game in a bugged state. When the game is in this state any enemy that's facing right while executing an att…
... is activated for the duration of that stage. The game doesn't resets ... the jump variable that holds the state of the jump, so ... when Usagi is back on the ground the ... -
The Order of Mazes & Flynn's Adventure in Bombland Physical CopyHi I've always meant to create a physical copy of the games I created and have finally got round to it. I've only made 2 so far, one for me and on…
... Side A of the tape has 2 copies of The Order of Mazes, just ... in case
Side B of the tape has the ... newer version of Flynn's Adventure ... post), plus all of the minigames I wrote for the compos.
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In the Nick of Time?I've got an idea for a game titled 'In the Nick of Time' You're nicked chum, it's the 23rd century and your punishment is to be put into a prison …
... /> None of them are inhabited at the moment of transport, none of the time zones ... fiery beginnings then the Pre-Cambrian through to the middle of the Pleistocene. In ... />
That's just the outline of the game idea. I haven't ... -
Competition to the premiere of Spectrum Movie in CambridgeHi there! My name is Andy Remic. I’ve made a 2hr 20m documentary feature film about the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer entitled Memoirs of a Spectrum…
... about the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer entitled Memoirs of a ... of the time, there are small vignettes of life growing up with the Spectrum. The ... Oliver Frey, the artist who illustrated all the original CRASH ... Cambridge (UK) at The Museum for Computing History ... -
The point of IX+1 IX+2 ?the numbers that you can add-on to IX and IY seem hardcoded, so I dont see the use of that feature? any examples of the use of IX and IY plus number…
the numbers that you can add- ... dont see the use of that feature?
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LnxSpectrum - one of the best emulators?Anyone is using the LnxSpectrum? Supports DivIDE (master and slave, up to 1MB of memory), RTC, DMA (!), SAA and 2xAY, ULA+, K-Mouse, CPU up to 20 …
Anyone is using the LnxSpectrum?
Supports DivIDE ( ... and slave, up to 1MB of memory), RTC, DMA (!), SAA and ... -
The battle of Normandie on FlickrFlickr uploaded recently more than 3000 pics of the battle of Normandie never seen before. It's worth watching them: [url="https://www.flickr.c…
Flickr uploaded recently more than 3000 pics of the battle of Normandie never seen before.
It's worth watching them:
[url="https://www.flickr.com/people/photosnormandie/"]https://flickr.com/people/photosnormandie/[/url] -
Just a grump about the lack of informative documentariesI watch a lot of these always hoping to learn a bit about how things work even when I'm already fairly up on the topic. What gets me is how anyone ca…
... bother to show the details of its construction, discuss the glues used or ... even talk to any of the people who worked in various ... achievement especially given the glues available at the time. Delamination of plywood was ... -
Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…
... protection in the UK is getting worse as the shrinkage of the "responsible state ... retained control over ALL ASPECTS of the manufacturing process and product quality ... may have lost some of the control over how the product is distributed ... -
Coming soon... The Sword of Ianna!The Sword of Ianna, one of the biggest and best Spectrum games ever is about to be released! For the time being, since downloads are not ready yet, y…
The Sword of Ianna, one of the biggest and best Spectrum ... to be released! For the time being, since downloads ... can get a lot of info and admire how ... make yourself an idea of how it will look ... theswordofianna.es/
The game will be released son ... -
The Treasure Of Lumos (initial version)Hello! In May 2017 i've mad my first, simple and small platform game with AGD 4.7 and called it The Treasure Of Lumos. This was my first version …
... it The Treasure Of Lumos.
This was my first version of the game ... ://www.dropbox.com/s/tshhp4onov8edcb/The%20Treasure%20Of%20Lumos%20%28initial ... friend Pavero creates a map of it:
http://maps.speccy ... -
Sh*t Game Time: The Adventures Of St. Bernard (ZX)Hi chaps, another "Sh*t Game Time" review video is upon us, this time I give you "The Adventures Of St. Bernard" on the ZX Spectrum requested by yout…
... I give you "The Adventures Of St. Bernard" on the ZX Spectrum requested ... free to leave your thoughts of the game, Zeus.
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The Wonder of being CHEAP and EARLY The Speccy was not actually the first of course , but it was FIRST near as dammit and this created opportunities. Yes those micros and PCs that …
... not actually the first of course , but it was FIRST ... ends" that being very near the top of the queue presented . Once market ... -
One of the reasons I still hang onto the Spectrum...Why is it these days you just can't play a game? Take Don't Starve for instance, its Saturday morning and I just fancy a quick game. So I hit the ico…
... . So I hit the icon. But of course I bought it ... wait for the Steam app to load first. And of course ... rant).
Finally the login bit loads. Oh yeah ... password... But I own the bloody game, I paid ... some money, get given the game of my choice and it ... -
Another Win10 anomaly. Stuff disappearing off of the desktop.I have an external HD, which I use on occasion. Tonight I plugged it in, installed a program off of that HD, and that was that. After using the pr…
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After using the program (Paint Shop Pro 9 ... ), and shutting down the other program I had ... I do save stuff to the desktop. I eventually move ... wondering where the freakin' faffin' a! all of my stuff went ... And it's not in the recycle bin, nothing has ... -
Searching for any member of the ZXI specification bureauI am in the need of allocating two I/O ports from the ZXI address space. How can I contact the ZXI bureau? Thanks!
I am in the need of allocating two I/O ports from the ZXI address space. How can I contact the ZXI bureau? Thanks! -
Celebrity deaths might be the least of our worries[quote="mel the bell;931856"]looks like it here we go http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42760180[/quote] That was bloody depressing…
... depressing Mel. Not just the loss of the Kinks bass guitarist, poor ... to go but the overall state of the various news supplied ... from the BBC. I don't like the sound of ... br /> This reminds me of the state of affairs circa 1933/36 tin ... -
The spelling of Dave Nicholls' surnameThe author of 'April Showers', the (then) new room in 'Jet Set Willy', published as a type-in in 'Your Spectrum' magazine in April 1985, is apparentl…
The author of 'April Showers', the (then) new room in ... yourspectrum/YourSpectrum13-Apr85.pdf"]in the original article[/url] ( ... appeared earlier, without consulting the original article. I am ...
In view of the spelling in the original 'YS' article, though ... -
Journey to the Centre of Eddie Smith's HeadThis title has one of the worst covers i have ever seen, like Megaman US bad. I surprised it wasn't in the games archive. Is there a tape still out …
This title has one of the worst covers i have ever seen, like Megaman US bad.
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Whats the name of the chip that replaces the ULA?I can't find it through searching using the above title. I distinctly remember reading about a new type of programmable chip that can be set to behav…
I can't find it through searching using the above title. I distinctly remember reading about a new type of programmable chip that can be set to behave like different processors. Anyone? -
Exciting news for visitors of WoS, Some new MIA games and alternate versions to be added to the siteThis is my 1st Post be gentle, I have quite a few games that have been listed as missing in action and have sent the games to Steven Brown (admin) to…
... (lol).
The following is a list of games requested by ... CYBER TANKS by Star Dreams, THE EXTERMINATOR by Algray, ESCAPE ... BY ?, NOAH by IWS,RETURN OF THE JEDY by ?, RACEHORSE by ?, ... resistance an ALTERNATE VERSION of ROBOTRON 2084 the unreleased? game by ... -
A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…
... one of my sons who clearly remembered the said bug in the said ... and also said something along the lines of :- "Well you get that ... generous time limit of 6 months to find the said bug . I ... play them .But back in the the 1980s when I bought a ... -
The odd parts of the Internet.This thread is devoted to the odd places on the internet. Not the grotesque, or dark web nastiness but weird stuff that pops up in the odd search res…
... devoted to the odd places on the internet. Not the grotesque, or ... that pops up in the odd search result or ... rather than a geeky image of a battery, I was ... br />
I saw the well drawn lading page but ... deared not click the link to play the game. I dare ...
