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by Neil Parsons
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Spanish pressings of Step-by-Step Programming ZX Spectrum books preserved!
Replies: 0
Views: 52

Spanish pressings of Step-by-Step Programming ZX Spectrum books preserved!

In the 1st of March, El Trastero Del Spectrum published a new update of their archive, adding complete scans in PDF of Spanish pressings of book series published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. in the 80s: 'Step-By-Step Programing ZX Spectrum' and 'Step-By-Step Programing ZX Spectrum Plus'. - Programació...
by Neil Parsons
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: ZX (Spain) magazine type-ins, not available at SC yet
Replies: 5
Views: 261

Re: ZX (Spain) magazine type-ins, not available at SC yet

After a long time, I will be uploading to ZXDB most of type-ins published in "ZX" magazine (not everything, just better ones of every issue, except existing ones in the archive) in the following days. However, I will have a break for about fifteen days, counting from beginning of March, in...
by Neil Parsons
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Cursed be the City
Replies: 6
Views: 256

Re: Cursed be the City

Good! Thanks!
by Neil Parsons
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Cursed be the City
Replies: 6
Views: 256

Re: Cursed be the City

So, this is The Guild re-release, right? Not archived at SC yet, so I don't want to mistake before submitting both TZX to the archive.
by Neil Parsons
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Cosmic Invaders
Replies: 4
Views: 249

Re: Cosmic Invaders

OK. ;)
by Neil Parsons
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Cosmic Invaders
Replies: 4
Views: 249

Re: Cosmic Invaders

Not preserved at Spectrum Computing since then, yet. Do you wish I upload their files any day now, André?
by Neil Parsons
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Johnny Bravo
Replies: 6
Views: 489

Re: Johnny Bravo

Is it inspired in popular Cartoon Network TV animated show? Looks fine.
by Neil Parsons
Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Phantomas Tales #4: Severin' Sewers 2024 (The Mojon Twins)
Replies: 1
Views: 96

Phantomas Tales #4: Severin' Sewers 2024 (The Mojon Twins)

Coming from this thread , about one of latest Mojon Twins releases for the Speccy: Phantomas Tales #4 - Severin' Sewers (2024 Edition) When a new version of a previously released videogame has been published, does it need to be uploaded with the rest of items in its same SC entry or would it be done...
by Neil Parsons
Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Phantomas Tales #4: Severin Sewers from The Mojon Twins
Replies: 7
Views: 221

Re: Phantomas Tales #4: Severin Sewers from The Mojon Twins

New version runs on 48K, by first. Some graphics and colour display have been modified or improved. If in doubt, ask creators at their itch.co site for more info.

2011 version: Image

2024 version: Image
by Neil Parsons
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Money Mouse in Full Barn House
Replies: 4
Views: 353

Re: Money Mouse in Full Barn House

Purchased, quite hard but with a very good gameplay. Already submitted to ZXDB.
by Neil Parsons
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Fantastic Mission (Program Soft, 1984)
Replies: 4
Views: 221

Re: Fantastic Mission (Program Soft, 1984)

Thank you for your help. Indeed it's a hack of 'Spectres'. No need to submit Fantastic Mission snapshot to ZXDB, obviously.
by Neil Parsons
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Fantastic Mission (Program Soft, 1984)
Replies: 4
Views: 221

Fantastic Mission (Program Soft, 1984)

PRESERVED Not found at SC nor WOS, I thought it would be good to allocate this game here. I've been looking for it first on Quick Search, and also at WOS' Infoseek, but there's no entry made for this release, almost unknown for many. For some reason, in-action screenshot was a bit familiar to me but...
by Neil Parsons
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Golf, by H. Duddy
Replies: 1
Views: 115

Re: Golf, by H. Duddy

I've noticed, after checking its BASIC listing, there's a routine expecting to load a next program (from line 6000). With this clue, all options are possible.
by Neil Parsons
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Golf, by H. Duddy
Replies: 1
Views: 115

Golf, by H. Duddy

PRESERVED Is this golf simulator missing-in-action? Or was it commercially released in some form? I think it could be a type-in from any Spectrum book or magazine, but his author couldn't be found with Infoseek or Quick Search. Neither found at The Type Fantastic website. https://i.postimg.cc/qNngzp...
by Neil Parsons
Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
Replies: 8
Views: 635

Re: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson

Wow, you are fast! Nice job! Do you type directly into a Spectrum/emulator, or are you using some type of utility to type then upload to an emulator? I'm curious because I'm also on a bit of a type-in mission with Sinclair Programs type-ins. Thank you! :) As 20 programs are quite short in length, I...
by Neil Parsons
Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender
Replies: 1
Views: 170

Re: More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender

I've found out that both games are the same playable demos rescued in 2005 at the same website (btw: not included in Spectrum Computing yet). PC versions are quite new and need each to be placed, once decomprissed, as indicated: - The first is that you don't have to place the directory in a place wh...
by Neil Parsons
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender
Replies: 1
Views: 170

More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender

In the last update of Spanish page El Trastero Del Spectrum, Alberto Pérez Torres and Manuel Domínguez Zaragoza (Slowglass), the authors of Cyberbig arcade game (see their softlist here ) sent two games: Zamonarr II and City Defender. Both programs have been released in two forms: for ZX Spectrum an...
by Neil Parsons
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: [uMIA] Italian Terms pack by Sherwood Software
Replies: 0
Views: 217

[uMIA] Italian Terms pack by Sherwood Software

I've just uploaded to ZXDB most of this set of educational quiz games produced by a still-uMIA label called Sherwood Software, which was preserved in 2003 by one SPA2 team member for El Trastero Del Spectrum website. At least four of supposed five parts of Italian Terms were recovered, but I'm not s...
by Neil Parsons
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry
Replies: 3
Views: 289

Re: Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry

Thank you Einar!
by Neil Parsons
Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry
Replies: 3
Views: 289

Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry

I was looking for ZX-81 Quicksilva's QS-Invaders and the only thing I've found was this entry . I wonder if it's the same game lately re-released by Quicksilva label in 1982, as related downwards, so I could upload the .p file I've found in this French site (1982 re-release) and inlays. http://zx81....
by Neil Parsons
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
Replies: 8
Views: 635

Re: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson

PeterJ wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:25 pm Thanks @Neil Parsons,

Please submit each one separately, and in the notes field add:

'Please link to book name, page number', then @Einar Saukas will do his magic to link everything.

Peter
OK. Thanks!
by Neil Parsons
Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
Replies: 8
Views: 635

To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson

Hi! I was wondering if all BASIC programs published in this Hewson Consultants book could be added to ZXDB as I pretend to type in them whenever I can. As I own the original UK book release, I could submit everyone of them separately once copied and checked, or at least unify all of them in one sing...
by Neil Parsons
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: ZXSR bugs
Replies: 169
Views: 12082

Re: ZXSR bugs

This Portuguese release of "Spacman" type-in from Sinclair Programs magazine could be merged with its parent issue, I think.
by Neil Parsons
Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Supertrux (MCM Software re-release)
Replies: 0
Views: 206

Supertrux (MCM Software re-release)

I've noticed that this entry at SC isn't complete, concerning re-releases. In fact, Spanish label MCM Software reissued Super Trux (or Supertrux) on jewel case for 875pts in 1989. This is an advert appeared at Microhobby magazine issue 191 with selected games, Supertrux among them, distributed by MC...