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by Daveysloan
Mon May 20, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Speccy homecomings
Replies: 1
Views: 103

Re: Speccy homecomings

I love the fact that efforts have been made to bring these Speccy heroes home. Mystic Woods & Perils are the first & only 2 other examples that spring to mind for me.
by Daveysloan
Tue May 14, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1249
Views: 210165

Re: Spectrum memes

flatduckrecords wrote: Tue May 14, 2024 8:40 pm Not really a meme but do you ever see a painting in the news and think to yourself, "hmm, colour clash"?

Brilliant. 👏
by Daveysloan
Mon May 13, 2024 8:48 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1249
Views: 210165

Re: Spectrum memes

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by Daveysloan
Fri May 10, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Guardian article on the best video games magazines
Replies: 16
Views: 334

Re: Guardian article on the best video games magazines

YS, Mean Machines & Retro Gamer for me.
by Daveysloan
Sat May 04, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Jet Set Steamboat Willie
Replies: 10
Views: 534

Re: Jet Set Steamboat Willie

Great going @R-Tape ! :dance

You are far too kind!
by Daveysloan
Sat May 04, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Jet Set Steamboat Willie
Replies: 10
Views: 534

Re: Jet Set Steamboat Willie

Thanks everyone. I genuinely think that this review from one of my YS heroes Phil "Snouty" South is one of the greatest things that has happened in my adult life!! :dance


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by Daveysloan
Fri May 03, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1249
Views: 210165

Re: Spectrum memes

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's AMAZING!!!
by Daveysloan
Thu May 02, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Jet Set Steamboat Willie
Replies: 10
Views: 534

Re: Jet Set Steamboat Willie

Hehe thank you so much Andre! :dance

We really enjoyed making this & it was an absolute pleasure to work with Lee Bee who did such a fantastic job on the soundtrack.
by Daveysloan
Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Mastertronic Archive Site
Replies: 17
Views: 981

Re: Mastertronic Archive Site

Eddie Kid outsold Jetpac by over four and a half thousand!! :shock:

That dreadful FA Cup game was inexplicably popular. I can't believe how many releases it had & how many it sold.
by Daveysloan
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: New game: Binary Battle!
Replies: 16
Views: 1148

Re: New game: Binary Battle!

Fantastic, this looks to be a bit different & very intriguing. Great stuff.
by Daveysloan
Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Coincidence!
Replies: 69
Views: 2395

Re: Coincidence!

Open to all isn't it? https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=pub/sinclair/screens/load/t/scr/TurboEsprit.scr&border=0 Compare and contrast... https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=pub/sinclair/screens/load/a/scr/AgentX.scr&border=0 Makes me wonder where the helicopt...
by Daveysloan
Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Are the E&J Software guys kicking around somewhere?
Replies: 5
Views: 274

Re: Are the E&J Software guys kicking around somewhere?

There were other people having the same idea :) https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/2024/02/premier-iii.html :o :o :o :o No way!! That's incredible. What an obscure game for that to have happened on completely separately...then to be unearthed within months of each other! :lol: PeteProdge yeah, I ...
by Daveysloan
Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Are the E&J Software guys kicking around somewhere?
Replies: 5
Views: 274

Are the E&J Software guys kicking around somewhere?

Premier League Release Date: 1985 Original Publisher: E&J Software (UK) Creators: Alan J. Clayton (UK) R.W. Clayton (UK) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3868/ZX-Spectrum/Premier_League Complete long shot, but when I was about 12 or so I got the basic listing of the above game & tweaked...
by Daveysloan
Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 8025
Views: 254403

Re: Guess the screen$

sn3j wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:36 pm yes :)

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Fun fact, this was the inspiration for Dazza's room in Golden Joystick.

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by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Innsmouth
Replies: 10
Views: 865

Re: Insmouth

Beautiful!
by Daveysloan
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:06 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: 3d prints
Replies: 16
Views: 1456

Re: 3d prints

I've spent quite a few years thinking about getting a 3D printer, for one reason & one reason only, to cover up my old divIDE. In the meantime, I'm using Lego ...
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by Daveysloan
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Something I noticed about Renegade 3
Replies: 12
Views: 676

Re: Something I noticed about Renegade 3

Yeah, you may have a point, Renegade/Target Renegade set the bar so high, that amazing artwork in the ads, then to cap it all that utterly shameless Crash review set expectations to a colossal level. Had it have been a budget game with nothing to do with the series, called "Time Punk" then...
by Daveysloan
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:20 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Something I noticed about Renegade 3
Replies: 12
Views: 676

Something I noticed about Renegade 3

On the database it has a vote for every score 1 to 10, I wonder if it's the only game that has that? https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4090/ZX-Spectrum/Renegade_III https://i.postimg.cc/VJYW3MnP/Screenshot-2024-04-17-06-16-34-090-edit-com-android-chrome.jpg Not sure I'd want to take a trip into ...
by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: New Game Creator
Replies: 46
Views: 1783

Re: New Game Creator

This looks fantastic! Really intuitive.

I'm especially excited by the prospect of having a Next game creator in the pipeline!
by Daveysloan
Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Beginner's guide to tape preservation
Replies: 12
Views: 515

Re: Beginner's guide to tape preservation

Oooh keeping an eye on this thread, I have a tape I really want to save as a TAP file.
by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 608
Views: 103578

Re: Game of the day...

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/m/Maglaxians.gif I always return to Maglaxians . It just cheers me up, and reminds me that I may never tire of platform games. You probably couldn't get more 'oldschool' and 'bedroom' if you tried. 23 lives, I reached level 10... of 128! ...
by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 8025
Views: 254403

Re: Guess the screen$

Pippo?
by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: The C5 rises from the ashes
Replies: 3
Views: 262

Re: The C5 rises from the ashes

Reminds me of the Jonny Cabs from Total Recall.


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by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best playable demo of a full price game on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
Replies: 45
Views: 1027

Re: The best playable demo of a full price game on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote

It's odd, there's 3 games there where I have definite memories of playing the absolute heck out of the demos & really enjoying them, but never getting the full game (19, Skate Crazy & Mad Mix)

All 3 I got to play through emulation years later & was pretty disappointed with.
by Daveysloan
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: First tape/games you got with your ZX Spectrum
Replies: 37
Views: 903

Re: First tape/games you got with your ZX Spectrum

Christmas '83 it came with Horizons and we got Pool, Hunchback and Football Manager. Played all 3 to death, still love Pool & FM, have a bit of a love/hate thing with Hunchback.