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by DouglasReynholm
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess what Xeno, Double Take, Nightmare Rally, Basket Master, Renegade and Trap have in common
Replies: 13
Views: 418

Re: Guess what Xeno, Double Take, Nightmare Rally, Basket Master, Renegade and Trap have in common

Dunno what I'm missing here, but from the video I can see Little Computer People and Maniac Mansion..?

Joke's gone right over my head.
by DouglasReynholm
Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:35 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Happy New Year!
Replies: 24
Views: 934

Re: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I'm not making any resolutions, other than to do absolutely everything better next year. I think @Ralf's artwork from 2019 deserves another mention. https://stonechatproductions.co.uk/zxgames/gameimages/RalfHNYSCRLoading.gif Haven't been there in a while, but last thing I k...
by DouglasReynholm
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:27 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: WOOT 2023 released!
Replies: 88
Views: 5452

Re: WOOT 2023 released!

I'd just like to say how much I enjoyed this year's WOOT, highly amusing - thanks all for your efforts!
by DouglasReynholm
Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Christian Urquhart): vote
Replies: 13
Views: 666

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Christian Urquhart): vote

Daley Thompsons is just so much more iconic than anything else on the list. Hunchback was an early spectrum title that fascinated at the time, but hasn't aged well.
by DouglasReynholm
Mon Dec 25, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
Topic: NEXT FAQ’s
Replies: 65
Views: 3396

Re: NEXT FAQ’s

I too would appreciate a brief summary and any links to what can be done with ZX Next wi-fi , if anyone could help please?
by DouglasReynholm
Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
Topic: UK units dispatched!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 1412

Re: UK units dispatched!!!

For those who received their NETX's today did you get an email with Tracking details? I've not received anything yet and nothing in my spam folder either. Saying that, the Kickstarter post said that ALL UK backers should get an email by tomorrow evening so maybe I'm just further down the list or he...
by DouglasReynholm
Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
Topic: UK units dispatched!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 1412

Re: UK units dispatched!!!

Mine's just got here in time for the upcoming Xmas day 40th anniversary of my first Speccy, which is nice. MUCH nicer packaging than V1..
by DouglasReynholm
Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Which year did you get your first Spectrum?
Replies: 44
Views: 1142

Re: Which year did you get your first Spectrum?

Xmas day 1983, so coming up on 40 years next month. I have reason to believe all these years later that it might have been one of the ones that went 'missing' that year. My dad was in flooring sales at the time and happened to mention at the time one of his customers had one 'under the counter' that...
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Nov 25, 2022 1:52 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum namedrops...
Replies: 31
Views: 7383

Re: Spectrum namedrops...

Think I mentioned it in a another thread a while back, but my boss at Arrow electronics (component distributor) 20 years ago was part of the team at TI in the early 80's that brokered the 'binned parts' RAM deal on the original machine that ultimately helped keep its price down. RAM that was suppose...
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Nov 25, 2022 1:43 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
Topic: Castle Escape
Replies: 11
Views: 747

Re: Castle Escape

Agree with Nitrowing . The Next should have been limited to the same colour palette as the original machines, but with attribute limitations removed so that everything could be coloured on a pixel by pixel basis. A lot of the Next titles look generically like A500/Atari ST titles, and it's not great...
by DouglasReynholm
Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: What does your alias mean?
Replies: 73
Views: 2411

Re: What does your alias mean?

If it's not already obvious to a lot of people, mines a reference to the UK comedy show "The I.T. Crowd". I fell in love with it when Moss was laughing at a PCB, and Jen asked what he was laughing about. His response was something along the lines of "Some joker has only routed the dat...
by DouglasReynholm
Mon Jul 25, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: What is the average age on here??
Replies: 94
Views: 2495

Re: What is the average age on here??

48 in just over a month. Where did it go?
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
Replies: 153
Views: 5219

Re: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums

Initially a bit taken aback, but love it, modern and clean. I'll be sticking with this.
by DouglasReynholm
Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by MirrorSoft: vote
Replies: 26
Views: 634

Re: The best Speccy game by MirrorSoft: vote

1. DD2
2. DD1
3. Robert Maxwell's Yacht Simulator (but that game sunk without a trace)





Sorry about the edit, couldn't help myself
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Rod Bowkett and Steve Crow
Replies: 11
Views: 816

Re: Rod Bowkett and Steve Crow

Just to chip in quickly with the little I know - Rod Bowkett did the two Dynamite Dan games as an aside to his work as a (math teacher|| musician) - I don't recall which exactly, then left gaming - a waste in my opinion, clear talent from the off - but as long as he is happy.. Last thing I knew Stev...
by DouglasReynholm
Sat Dec 25, 2021 6:20 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Happpyyyy chrissshmaaaassshhh
Replies: 42
Views: 1174

Re: Happpyyyy chrissshmaaaassshhh

I don't post much anymore, but still come here most days to see what you reprobates are up to..

Merry Xmas and a happy new year to all!
by DouglasReynholm
Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Say something negative about a game universally regarded as excellent
Replies: 65
Views: 2058

Re: Say something negative about a game universally regarded as excellent

PeteProdge wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:54 pm
Rainbow Islands
That rendition of Somewhere Over The Rainbow is slightly off key.
This was intentional to throw off the YouTube DMCA algo.
by DouglasReynholm
Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:31 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Worst music
Replies: 56
Views: 2310

Re: Worst music

This thread is leading me to the dawning realisation that my ability to just filter out any and all annoying background noise is due primarily to growing up playing games on the Speccy.
by DouglasReynholm
Tue Oct 05, 2021 6:00 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The game you loved that everyone else hated?
Replies: 64
Views: 2417

Re: The game you loved that everyone else hated?

Erm.....


...... I actually quite enjoyed Kosmic Kanga.
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:57 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: RIP Sir Clive
Replies: 102
Views: 5150

Re: RIP Sir Clive

RIP Uncle Clive. ...But it's one hell of a legacy you've left us all. I was thinking after the last year or so, if anyone wanted to do a Speccy 40 celebration it'd be more than welcome for me. :) (Even if it just meant a few people going to the Baron of Beef in Cambridge, raising a glass or two and...
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:50 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: RIP Sir Clive
Replies: 102
Views: 5150

Re: RIP Sir Clive

As with everyone else here, we wouldn't be on this forum if not for Sir Clive. He set many of us on our paths in tech careers and I think was a bit of a visionary, even though his commercial success was a bit lacking sometimes. I remember as a 10 year old in '84 with my Speccy, my Grandad banging on...
by DouglasReynholm
Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:29 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Do you remember the first time?
Replies: 51
Views: 2109

Re: Do you remember the first time?

My Xmas 1983 ZX Spectrum didn't get played until I got home from our Xmas trip to Bournemouth (yeah we were posh, it went downhill from there I think) that year, and was via a trip to High Barnet WH Smith. I chose Paul Owens KONG by Ocean Software as my first title, and with time it's aged poorly of...
by DouglasReynholm
Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:12 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Different Games that are almost the same
Replies: 23
Views: 1255

Re: Different Games that are almost the same

Alien 8 is essentially a re-skinned Knight Lore if that counts (same developer though).
by DouglasReynholm
Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Newsfield LM Magazine
Replies: 13
Views: 898

Re: Newsfield LM Magazine

I think LM had its finger on the yoof pulse a bit more than I originally reckoned.

Issue 1, page 20 is an interview with a pre Massive Attack Robert '3D' Del Naja. who was at one point also rumoured to be Banksy..
by DouglasReynholm
Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Chuckie Egg 2017 Free today on Google Play
Replies: 2
Views: 199

Re: Chuckie Egg 2017 Free today on Google Play

Just to note that you can say no to the requested app permissions and it still works. You'll need to say no twice (cancel on the second pop up too). I checked app permissions in the os for it and it says - 'none required'.

Control system is a bit crap so far though.