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by Juan F. Ramirez
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Out of context Spectrum games
Replies: 332
Views: 47525

Re: Out of context Spectrum games

Mmm... chocolate...


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by Juan F. Ramirez
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

U - Grumpy gumphrey Supersleuth
by Juan F. Ramirez
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

G - Future Knight
by Juan F. Ramirez
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Y - A Day in the Life
by Juan F. Ramirez
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

I - Chiller!
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: When tapes fail due to age
Replies: 9
Views: 433

Re: When tapes fail due to age

Curious that in the first years of internet (199X - 200X) I read somewhere that tapes would last only 20 years, hence the need of digital preservation. The question is most tapes are about 40 years old and I'm sure most of them still works fine, if they have been correctly stored in a dark, dry plac...
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Mike Richardson): vote
Replies: 24
Views: 573

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Mike Richardson): vote

1 - Scuba Dive
2 - Harrier Attack
3 - Turbo Sprit
by Juan F. Ramirez
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7655
Views: 231294

Re: Guess the screen$

I don't think so, ... but three Weeks in Paradise?
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:00 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
Replies: 29
Views: 596

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote

1 - Commando
2 - Ghosts 'n Goblins
3 - Gilligan's Gold
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Branding in games
Replies: 20
Views: 488

Re: Branding in games

by Juan F. Ramirez
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: WTF arcade (mobile) machine
Replies: 1
Views: 161

WTF arcade (mobile) machine

A Sega Rally Championship arcade machine has been modified this weird way to be run on road:

by Juan F. Ramirez
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:06 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Games for international days
Replies: 260
Views: 8778

Re: Games for international days

Seems today is Polar Bear Day and the first game that comes to mind is Eskimo Eddie:

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by Juan F. Ramirez
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:21 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Pregnancy Test Doom
Replies: 11
Views: 8751

Re: Pregnancy Test Doom

Doom on the Usqvarna Automower (via ausretrogamer.com):

https://ausretrogamer.com/play-doom-on- ... automower/

by Juan F. Ramirez
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Cocktails inspired by Spectrum games
Replies: 9
Views: 281

Re: Cocktails inspired by Spectrum games

Squij cocktail : Súrstromming juice directly from a can a bit of lemon juice a herring and an olive in a stick Its best point is it's alcohol-free. As i wasn't satisfied with the result (I'm a disaster designing cocktails) I asked AI for a Zorro cocktail and this is the result: 4 parts of Tequila 4...
by Juan F. Ramirez
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:37 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7655
Views: 231294

Re: Guess the screen$

stupidget wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:07 pm You can have it @Juan F. Ramirez :)
Thanks, but no time for this, @stupidget , please take my turn!
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7655
Views: 231294

Re: Guess the screen$

OUCH! :mrgreen:
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Cocktails
Replies: 9
Views: 268

Re: Cocktails

I can't find anything like it in the archive. I'm thinking of two close programs: - The Computer Cook Book: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/11059/ZX-Spectrum/The_Computer_Cook_Book -And Piman's Cocktail Cabinet (any Piman game is always weird!): https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3715/ZX-S...
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Paul Owens): vote
Replies: 11
Views: 345

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Paul Owens): vote

1 DT Decathlon
2 DT Supertest
3 Cavelon
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7655
Views: 231294

Re: Guess the screen$

Masters of the Universe -The Adventure game?
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:57 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Cocktails
Replies: 9
Views: 268

Re: Cocktails

The new CSSCGC game looks great! :mrgreen:
by Juan F. Ramirez
Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: FPGA Devices
Topic: ZX-Uno General discussion
Replies: 106
Views: 7471

Re: ZX-Uno General discussion

DoDesKaDen wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:17 am Hi, the RCA/AV output of the ZX-Uno does not output VGA signal. The correct VGA (and Scart-RGB) output comes from the micro-jst conector. You need this cable:
Thanks.

Is there a way to get one? Where?
by Juan F. Ramirez
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: FPGA Devices
Topic: ZX-Uno General discussion
Replies: 106
Views: 7471

Re: ZX-Uno General discussion

Hi!

I managed to get a cable that connects my UNO's RCA output to the VGA input of my monitor, but it displays no signal in VGA mode:

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I plugged every colour but it didn't work. Am I doing something wrong? Not the correct cable?
by Juan F. Ramirez
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Unnecessary inclusions in games
Replies: 49
Views: 1789

Re: Unnecessary inclusions in games

I've always find scores in certain games useless, for example Sabre Wulf, where the aim is go further, reach somewhere, etc. They're games that the arcade component is not as important as the adventure one. I've never noticed the score I've got unlike pure arcades like Commando or 1942. Games like M...
by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197259

Re: Spectrum memes

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by Juan F. Ramirez
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:46 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Victor Ruiz Tejedo): vote
Replies: 8
Views: 266

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Victor Ruiz Tejedo): vote

1 - Abu Simbel Profanation
2 - Fernando Martín Basket Master
3 - Saimazoom