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- Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:19 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Announcing : Spectrum Computing Game of The Year Awards 2023
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1841
Re: Announcing : Spectrum Computing Game of The Year Awards 2023
Yes. Several of the games in round 1 already are denied on this site, but are available on itch.io etc. Thank you. I was not sure on that point. Also a game that was released in 2022 would be excluded however an updated version of it was released in 2023, I need to think maybe so its sort of new an...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:00 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Announcing : Spectrum Computing Game of The Year Awards 2023
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1841
Re: Announcing : Spectrum Computing Game of The Year Awards 2023
Would 'denied'*** games be included ? Honest question.
*** For any reason aka still for sale / publisher not want it distributed etc etc etc
*** For any reason aka still for sale / publisher not want it distributed etc etc etc
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:14 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Did anyone have the best of both?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 487
Re: Did anyone have the best of both?
Sadly (?) no. Speccy only for me. At least until in about the mid 90's when the plus3 died I ended up with an A500 from the "ad mag" (remember that?) for a few months. I did get a C64 a few years later, well I was given it. I used it for a while with its half dozen or so games, Dynamite Da...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:01 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Did your parents ever play on your Speccy?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 671
Re: Did your parents ever play on your Speccy?
Grandfather would occasionally type in some listings for me, I recall half of one of the "Rabbit" ones, possible Haunted Belltower. I had to finish it off. He also I can recall had played JSW (when I was out) as he'd kindly left me at Swimming Pool and Battlements to 'explore' further. :) ...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:43 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Restoring or renewing TAPs unloadable with Spectaculator 8
- Replies: 3
- Views: 232
Re: Restoring or renewing TAPs unloadable with Spectaculator 8
The issue is (I first wondered on reading your topic if it was the emulator) the .tap file itself. It fails for me too in Spectaculator and in Fuse and Zero (the latter are probably well out of date on my install) It does load in ZXSpin however. The others complain about insufficient buffer data and...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:14 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Matthew Smith): discussion
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1224
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Matthew Smith): discussion
I know other people aren't too fussed about the games being a bit slow, but for me personally after many years of playing more fluid games, it has become a pet peeve with many Speccy games. I do play them at a higher than normal speed. As you know a simple change of throwing out LDIR to be replaced...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:59 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Matthew Smith): discussion
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1224
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Matthew Smith): discussion
JSW2 ... The code is completely different to JSW1 JSW2FF started life on the CPC464 then was ported back to the Spectrum As far as I know (but I have not had the chance to ask him) M.S did not have any direct involvement in the creation/development of JSW2 , I stand to be wrong here which is fine. :...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:01 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: C30 C60 C90 Go - what topped your local 'piracy charts'?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 278
Re: C30 C60 C90 Go - what topped your local 'piracy charts'?
Extremely rare for me, I borrowed a lot of friends compilations but only having one tape deck (and their compilations would have a poor loading record in general) meant I never really bothered. Sad as it sounds I was more interested in dismantling the loaders to turn them into conventional tapes in ...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:01 pm
- Forum: Graphics
- Topic: New loading screens by Neil Parsons
- Replies: 3
- Views: 671
Re: New loading screens by Neil Parsons
"Impressive"
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:14 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Do any joysticks actually need 5V power?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 379
Re: Do any joysticks actually need 5V power?
Interesting to know as I'd always -assumed- the autofire function would require a 5v line. :) For my own gaming preferences, typically I'd not need such a feature. I can't recall exactly if the Megadrive pads fully functioned on both Sinclair and Kempston, likely I got annoyed and modified the pad s...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:01 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Users Online Count
- Replies: 18
- Views: 435
Re: Users Online Count
My own (personal nothing more) is to show the total ideally as here with a split between guest/user. This also allows you to monitor unusual guest spikes before any loading restriction may kick in. Aka if for example usual guest traffic is around 20 to 50 then a spike to 300 is worth looking at if i...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Which year did you get your first Spectrum?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1258
Re: Which year did you get your first Spectrum?
10/10/84 For my first Spectrum, being the rubbery keyed 48K model from the town Co-Op , with the Sinclair 'six pack' included.
Had played on one a few months before at a relatives and they brought it round a few times so I knew it was the machine for me.
Had played on one a few months before at a relatives and they brought it round a few times so I knew it was the machine for me.
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Forcing 128 startup in 48 mode
- Replies: 9
- Views: 352
Re: Forcing 128 startup in 48 mode
Put your own EPROM in it, so that “48K” BASIC is in control at power up / reset. Or if you are willing to modify the existing pins of the existing ROM, or the board, or can be done without using a different ROM/EPROM. Mark I did wonder at the back of my mind if swapping the _Select lines (not sure ...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Forcing 128 startup in 48 mode
- Replies: 9
- Views: 352
Forcing 128 startup in 48 mode
Specifically with the black +2 Is there any (simple?) hardware modification I can do to this to force it to start up in 48K mode but without locking paging or anything else ? As in , the same effect as issuing a USR0 from 128K basic, leaving me the 48K editor but with the bonus of access (via assemb...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: How many ZX tapes should a respectable collector own?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 393
Re: How many ZX tapes should a respectable collector own?
Too many variables here as its dependent entirely on the individual. Some may as mentioned prefer quantity only, and be happy with 100's of tapes adorning a few rows of shelving. Others could be happy with a couple of dozen or so well known titles and/or big box versions. :) Then other collectors wi...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:13 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Across the formats - Lets play "Chuckie Egg"
- Replies: 9
- Views: 425
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Across the formats - Lets play "Chuckie Egg"
- Replies: 9
- Views: 425
Re: Across the formats - Lets play "Chuckie Egg"
Denied (here at least) now which is a bit of a shock.
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:57 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Are all coders basically autistic?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 2146
Re: Are all coders basically autistic?
I've not read the whole topic, sorry.
In reference only to the topic title...
But yes it can give rise to "highly creative" bursts as well as huge bouts of both intense activity (concentration) and the complete opposite effect too sometimes.
I know
In reference only to the topic title...
But yes it can give rise to "highly creative" bursts as well as huge bouts of both intense activity (concentration) and the complete opposite effect too sometimes.
I know
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:22 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Sinclair TV80
- Replies: 7
- Views: 211
Re: Sinclair TV80
Good find! :) Usual caveats about CRT safety. It might be small but it will still potentially pack a potentially nasty punch (as will capacitors) Regarding input, well I suppose there's the option of using the Spectrums RF out straight in -if- that TV has an external antenna/aerial socket. I suspect...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:11 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Worst compilation tape ever
- Replies: 4
- Views: 275
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Manic Person
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1210
Re: Manic Person
I've yet to play this myself aside from a cursory glance (with week time available) although @R-Tape are you referring to the 'human' or 'inhuman' version ? I'm taking a wild guess you're starting out with the former, which should be a bit easier.
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:57 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Long list of assembly sources for the database
- Replies: 26
- Views: 740
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:59 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Long list of assembly sources for the database
- Replies: 26
- Views: 740
Re: Long list of assembly sources for the database
You know I was half sure I had seen the "Horace Goes Skiing" disassembly somewhere, but I might of been thinking of Hungry Horace.
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:00 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Phone alarm and other sounds
- Replies: 15
- Views: 326
Re: Phone alarm and other sounds
I've tried a few, with mixed results. At this moment in time. Pyjamarama (later version) title screen tune 3 Weeks In Paradise 128K Title, slightly different to beeper one Alchemist title screen tune. Easy to turn into a small .mp4 and use. The 3Weeks one is a bit quiet compared to the other two, be...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:39 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: If you could turn any 1-player game into a 2-player (simultaneous) game
- Replies: 32
- Views: 771
Re: If you could turn any 1-player game into a 2-player (simultaneous) game
Wonder if they both had an Interface 1 the network ability (or the serial) could be used for this. I don't think it would be fast enough but I could be wrong.WhatHoSnorkers wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:07 pm Feud, split screen somehow?
Or via a multiface and 2 Spectrums?