Spectrum Computing

No idea about how this softmag was presented. The only reference we have is the preserved files (TZX, instructions and inlay) at SC and WOS archives. In my blog I wasn't quite sure what to say. At the end, I have to modify that entry.

Hell that fast. And there's no POKE to slow the game down a bit.

Yeah. More or less that length...

Hi people! IvanZX has recently told me "Intro" type-in from Microhobby magazine (issue 180, page 16) is still uMIA. At least, I couldn't find it through search tool, though. Fortunately, I must say this game was recovered years ago and is available from my BASIC preservation blog 'Proyecto...

Already finished to copy another MIA listing from Your Computer magazine: ;) CONTMUSIC (Your Computer, August 1986 - page 80) Download > Dropbox (inside TAP file there are two versions of this tool, each one to be used with Microdrive cartridges or tape) I enclose inside ZIP archive the TAP file and...

I've been searching if this still missing in action (and unlisted) type-in from Popular Computing Weekly magazine was preserved. As noticed it wasn't, I share it to you. It is listed at Jim Grimwood's website with so many unarchived/not preserved programs from this magazine at this moment. SCREEN CO...

Another MIA type-in from Your Computer magazine already available:

SCREEN DUMP (Your Computer, August 1985)

Download > Dropbox

New type-in already transfered as a TAP file:

"CHORDATA" (Your Computer, August 1985 - Page 68)

Download it: DROPBOX

Already uploaded for free download "Assembler/Editor" type-in from YC 1983 November issue (p. 159 - 167) > See Spectrum Computing entry I haven't checked this program completely, but I suppose works fine. Tell me about every system error prompted and I'll try to fix every one of them as we...

While I'm actually checking last issues of Your Computer magazine in search of unregistered or not-typed-in programs for YC archive, I realised few BASIC listings aren't still available. One of them, this Spectrum-Amstrad Transfer from January 1987 issue: ENTRY Here you have the program once transfe...

Thanks to Fede Jerez and Jose Manuel (El Trastero del Spectrum site) I got both files: inlay and tzx. :D NOTE: GTS editorial made a mistake with tape inlay details (wrong number and title): The game is really called "Lights" and it should have number 20 on front cover instead of 19. DOWNLO...

Well, well...

I have good news. Somebody else could get another copy of this game and transfer tape's content to digital archive. Sooner or later will be available in a next future. That's all for now.

I've seen someone holding a copy of a MIA videogame from Libreria del Spectrum Software tape magazine in Facebook . Concretely, "Night" (unless marked as nº 19 on front cover of clam case inlay, thanks to SPA2 it belongs to 20th issue ). I've asked this guy if he could transfer the content...

Final type-in already submitted to Dropbox folder (TAP and info text):

Sub-Hunt (GC Oct. 1984 - pages 82 to 87).
Arcade game by I. & B. Billups.

Note: only works on Issue 2 48K keyboard models (IN instruction inside).

Task complete!

For a while, when I tried to play AVI files created with Spectaculator with any of multimedia players installed in my computer, I could only listen it (no visual) with default Microsoft RLE compressor. After testing rest of options, I found that the third one from above "Intel IYUV" is the...

Amazing! I can't wait to play it!

pavero wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 9:38 pm Interesting, what setting do you use?

I've just edited my previous comment.

Unfortunately recording AVI videos in Spectaculator doesn't work anymore under Windows 10. Still works to me and I use W10. Control > Video Clip (AVI) > Record: create and put a name to your AVI file. Next, another window appears (Video Clip options): - Option 1: Video size - By default Medium (320...

Neil Parsons wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 2:20 pm I've found another uMIA type-in from this magazine, not typed yet but will be soon:

Star Quake! (aka Starquake) by Tony Heath (GC, May 1984 - pages 30 to 33)

Added .TAP file to Dropbox folder!

Another uMIA type-in noticed at August 1984 issue of this magazine, but there's one inconvenience for its future preservation. Mole Man ( GC Aug. 1984 ) - Warning about PDF content: centre pages where it should be are missing. Somehow, it's only remarked on contents index at page 4. Does someone hav...

Games Computing page is currently missing several issues and all covers: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/magazine/78/Games_Computing I will get it fixed for the next ZXDB update. Good! If needed, almost all issues are available in PDF in this site (except one, Feb. 1985 which only appears its cover...

I've found another uMIA type-in from this magazine, not typed yet but will be soon:

Star Quake! (aka Starquake) by Tony Heath (GC, May 1984 - pages 30 to 33)

Uploaded these uMIA type-ins to a new Dropbox folder , with the rest of available GC programs from TTFn website. Duel (Games Computing, June 1984 - pages 44-45) Docked in Space (GC, June 1984 - pages 90-93) Another uMIA type-in will be available soon: Sub-Hunt (GC, October 1984) I'm still checking r...

I'm actually checking contents of almost all Games Computing magazine issues (except Feb. 1985 one, not scanned yet) in search of ZX Spectrum type-ins (and other systems) for a future private DVD compilation, and I've already noticed there's nothing about them in the archive, neither on WOS Infoseek...

I hope to send these files to Jim Grimwood for his TTFn web, with a lot of other magazines' programs found and/or typed, soon.

BTW, does anybody know about Jim and how is he? Last TTFn update was made in 30th November 2019.