Spectrum Computing

RIP

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 9:44 pm These were my original 10 clues I posted on WoS if you want an extended bonus round as well.

1. Famished Prostitute Dash

Spoiler

Hungry Horace
Famished = Hungry
Prostitute = Whore/Hoe
Dash = Race

The rest of the clues are far too clever for me. lol

At the moment there don't seem to be any PZX tapes anywhere in ZXDB. What would happen if someone created a new game/utility/whatever and made it available only in PZX format? Would it be accepted into ZXDB as-is, or would it need to be converted into a TAP or TZX first? Good question and something...

If it's coming across as aggressive then that is simply down to the difficulties communicating emotions in the written word. It's certainly not my intention. I was just enquiring what would the benefit of PZX be to anyone who isn't an emulator author. (That's a very niche subset). Your comments see...

I don't. Which is why I won't ever be downloading PZXes. Or creating them for new games or recovered software. The existing formats are fine for my needs. I would presume this is why others haven't made the switch to PZXes either. That's fine. I dunno why you're being so aggressive about this. I'm ...

firelord wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 7:12 am We could use live conversion.

It could work, but I'm guessing this is actually more work on the backend to maintain and fix issues in, ultimately. And the load+security concerns you pointed out.

For the end user, there doesn't seem to be any real reason to switch from TZX files to PZX. And ultimately I'm only going to choose an emulator that has TZX support, so it's not going to be any easier for the emulator author. It's a neater file format but I'm struggling to see how you'd sell the be...

My point is, the advantage of PZX is that it's easier for emulators to support in comparison to TZX. However all emulators already support TZX. Not really. Zero, for eg, doesn't support TZX natively. It supports it by using TZX2PZX DLL in the background (and there are a couple of other emulators th...

What's the advantage in doing so? If PZX files are just auto converted from TZX, then just storing TZX would be enough. PZX files are a simpler format and easier to implement in emulators and tools. There is no real advantage over TZX in terms of preservation TBH because both do the job. But having...

I was wondering if there would be any interest in adding PZX file versions of all the games to the database. Most programs already have TAP and TZX versions so this would be yet another tape format for users to choose from. Why PZX? Well, it's the superior tape format and is regarded favourably by m...

Yet another emulator author here. Let's see, I started out with zero knowledge of how to write an emulator and very minimal knowledge of how the speccy actually works. To add to that, I decided to write it in a language I knew nothing about, C# (to learn). With plenty of hand-holding from Woody and ...

and they already have the letter Joefish posted as evidence of their ownership. At which point the onus falls on SC to attend the hearing, defend their position and present counter evidence showing why the content of the letter is rubbish. As I said before, it's the threat of leading someone down t...

Given Manic Miner's copyright is disputable (if I'm reading joefish's comment correctly) I humbly suggest MM should be made available again. If they (SP) truly care about it they will need to submit a takedown request with legal proof etc.

RIP Thorpe. He seemed to have lived a full life so he's earned a well deserved rest.

I've just discovered all the modern Pacman games (except the emulator one which I was familiar with) on this thread. Fantastic stuff!

When I first loaded up the superb Tau Ceti by Pete Cooke, in late 1989 I believe, I was surprised to see that the BASIC loader was titled "Ian's Baby" and I've always wondered about it ever since. Well I'm glad that the mystery was finally put to rest for me after 3 decades and I hope this...

I must shamefacedly admit I've not played any of the games apart from trying out Mindfighter and Bored Of The Rings (for a few minutes) to check out the hype. If I had to play one game, which one would it be? Something easy to begin with preferably. Must say his games have pretty nice graphics too. ...

Which games give you ability to change protagonist during game except picking up weapons and power ups Protagonist enters some vehicle. select protagonist with different skills before or during the game Here are some more: Mailstrom - You can enter/exit the van. Thundercats - You can enter/exit the...

Is this from the same company that was at the centre of the Vega debacle?

I finished it with snapshots a decade ago. Some of the levels were pure evil!

No, it would not be true to say that DAAD is a Spanish version of the PAW. DAAD was a separate, specially commissioned development system that grew from the PAW, in a similar way to how the PAW itself came from The Quill. DAAD has its own entry in SC. (There *was* a Spanish version of the PAW. But ...

Just a bit of off-topic maybe... Which version seems to have the best graphics? Interestingly, it seems the art was generated by AI according to the credits on the website. Maybe "Art" credit should be updated accordingly? EDIT: Also, the DAAD being referred to here seems to be the. Spani...

Can you please write me a program which has an asterisk in the middle of the screen. If I press one of the Spectrum's cursor keys, then the asterisk moves in that direction. can you add code so that the player cannot move outside the bounds of the screen? there is also a line of dashes that run hor...

Might be worth a few pointers to how you think it is supposed to work, then doubtless someone can put you back on the right lines He had reached out on discord and some suggestions have been put forth to him, in case anyone was wondering about the apparent lack of response from emulation authors. :)

I voted for Saboteur 2. Spent so many hours creeping along dark rooms and corridors and assassinating unsuspecting enemies from the shadows. Oh and "recolouring" the female character on the loading screen. Good times! EDIT: Incidentally, it's amazing that UbiSoft is still around making gam...