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by Mort
Thu May 27, 2021 1:03 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: New magazine Our Sinclair
Replies: 32
Views: 1302

Re: New magazine Our Sinclair

Bit like Trotters Independent Traders T.I.T :roll:
by Mort
Wed May 26, 2021 10:43 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: New magazine Our Sinclair
Replies: 32
Views: 1302

Re: New magazine Our Sinclair

What about Spectrum Computing ;-)

:D
by Mort
Mon May 17, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: 1983 Zx Spectrum games - Top 25
Replies: 53
Views: 1953

Re: 1983 Zx Spectrum games - Top 25

I would bump up Both Splat and Scuba Dive for the list also
***Yipppee!**** :D
by Mort
Sat May 15, 2021 7:44 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Best opening sequence...
Replies: 35
Views: 1335

Re: Best opening sequence...

I would also Add Dan Dare (1st game) , with the Comic book style Dan and Digby speed over the asteroid
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by Mort
Fri May 14, 2021 1:46 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Games for international days
Replies: 260
Views: 8890

Re: Games for international days

Even Monty Mole cannot outshade The Stallone.


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by Mort
Fri May 14, 2021 8:23 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Games for international days
Replies: 260
Views: 8890

Re: Games for international days

for shades day thought of this https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=/conv_scr/c/CitySlicker.scr&border=0 https://ia800604.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/1/items/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip&file=World%20of%20Spect...
by Mort
Tue May 11, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: French version of Fairlight turned up today
Replies: 3
Views: 368

French version of Fairlight turned up today

HI Guys, A good find for this months update , The French version of Fairlight, sadly no instrucions or tape were present , if anyone can help (sure the tape would be the same as the uk version. The French instructions would be interesting to see if anyone has them lose. anyhow pics below :D https://...
by Mort
Tue May 11, 2021 12:52 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Pitfall
Replies: 2
Views: 211

Re: Pitfall

Brilliant , thanks again Andre, By the way do you do a scan of the tape also .

All the best

Stephen
by Mort
Thu May 06, 2021 10:59 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: +3 repair - partial success... Now what???
Replies: 8
Views: 260

Re: +3 repair - partial success... Now what???

Sounds a bit like the fun and games I had with mine, though even worse. I only had to replace one of the ram chips as it would load most but not all games and crash at random times. Removing the said chip took a trace up so had to bodge wire it back in place. I then decided to replace all the remain...
by Mort
Thu May 06, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ttgo esp 32 vga 6 pounds or 10 euro emulation hardware
Replies: 6
Views: 407

Re: ttgo esp 32 vga 6 pounds or 10 euro emulation hardware

Yes Pete , thats its, great little board , there is even a Ibm emulator on its way :D
by Mort
Thu May 06, 2021 10:31 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ttgo esp 32 vga 6 pounds or 10 euro emulation hardware
Replies: 6
Views: 407

ttgo esp 32 vga 6 pounds or 10 euro emulation hardware

Hi Guys, Bought a couple of these from china as got 2 for 12 pounds, the ttgo esp 32 vga, This little board has keyboard and mouse sockets , vga out and can be programmed to run speccy, commodore (boo etc etc) and Amstrad very well. I have programmed mine using the excellent tutorial video below htt...
by Mort
Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Wanted: Inlays
Replies: 98
Views: 35806

Re: Wanted: Inlays

Big update for April, 42 games with additional material or better scans. Enjoy.... link and list below: https://archive.org/download/SpectruminlayArchive0withpublisherdetails/0421SpeccyUpdate.zip P:\ScansBackups\Inlays\0421SpeccyUpdate\3dTanx-DkTronics\ 3dTanx-DkTronicsinlay01.jpg (2.0MB) 3dTanx-DkT...
by Mort
Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:43 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Mia box , awaiting delivery, French version of Fairlight
Replies: 0
Views: 118

Mia box , awaiting delivery, French version of Fairlight

Stumbled across this one ebay, sadly without instructions or tape but never seen it before..

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Will be uploaded as soon as it arrives from France :D
by Mort
Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:38 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Brilliant games that didn't make it to the top (Hijack, anyone???)
Replies: 27
Views: 1407

Re: Brilliant games that didn't make it to the top (Hijack, anyone???)

For terrorist Games you could say Saboteur where you are the terrorist, Glider Rider (industrial espionage) oh and The Fourth protocol where you are stopping a terrorist groups nuclear attack 8-)
by Mort
Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
Topic: Free Spectrum Next Games
Replies: 2
Views: 484

Re: Free Spectrum Next Games

Montana MIke was the best of the bunch followed by Dungeonette :D
by Mort
Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:37 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Arcade ZX Collection : Anteater
Replies: 58
Views: 3227

Re: Arcade ZX Collection : Anteater

Same here :-)
by Mort
Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:37 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Nightflite 1 8Aackosoft)
Replies: 2
Views: 157

Re: Nightflite 1 8Aackosoft)

Great another game saved Andre :-)

Thanks for the update
by Mort
Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:07 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: ZXBaremulator Saving code
Replies: 8
Views: 953

Re: ZXBaremulator Saving code

Bernie wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:10 am Mort, they look great.

My plus is similar but has far fewer wires. What is the board with the red and orange cable? That the LEDs?
If its on the plus there is an exta led for power ,the strip is run off the usb port without any extra wiring necessary.

Hope that helps ;)
by Mort
Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:16 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Best 3d/vector games?
Replies: 31
Views: 1813

Re: Best 3d/vector games?

Starion was a favourite, Starstrike 2 was amazing, and its a bit tenuous a suggestion, but i always really liked Time Gate too. More polygons, less shading. I would also suggest Dark Star / Forbidden planet in the tenuous list as they used straight lines for the ships , but boy did it move fast and...
by Mort
Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Best 3d/vector games?
Replies: 31
Views: 1813

Re: Best 3d/vector games?

'Starstrike II' for me. That was the very first time we got filled in 3D graphics. I didn't care that it was pretty slow, that gave me a chance to actually shoot things. Astounding to see back then. Same for me also, Blew me away back in 1986 closely followed by Fat Worm Blows a Sparky , great over...
by Mort
Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:27 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Plus 3 audio fixes.. which one?
Replies: 17
Views: 774

Re: Plus 3 audio fixes.. which one?

I bought the Stereo mod circuit a few weeks ago and fitted it, sounds better than the original Resistor version I did, if you are happy with soldering (not very hard though to do with flux and a steady hand ) https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/412229048136237081/827604205517799444/20210402_174...
by Mort
Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: ZXBaremulator Saving code
Replies: 8
Views: 953

Re: ZXBaremulator Saving code

Here`s the 2 with I made earlier last year https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/412229048136237081/709076491077550190/20200510_171634.jpg?width=720&height=341 Spectrum + with Rainbow led kit fitted (I use a Pi 3b in this one as its got the space for it) https://media.discordapp.net/attachmen...
by Mort
Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:30 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Wanted: Inlays
Replies: 98
Views: 35806

Re: Wanted: Inlays (new added for March 2021 with link)

Hi usual update, with around 20 new or improved scans. Highlights are Fernandez must Die now fully scanned, Classroom Chaos ,Brian the Bold and Podder from Central Solutions Plus Barmy Burgers :-) :D Link: https://archive.org/details/SpectruminlayArchive0withpublisherdetails the zip is in the zips o...
by Mort
Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: ZXBaremulator Saving code
Replies: 8
Views: 953

Re: ZXBaremulator Saving code

I also think this was the most promising of projects, it was even featured in the magpi magazine in retrocomputing ie , connecting a keyboard up. I have also created 2 spectrums running this amazing emulator using old cases. Hopefully the sourcecode is made available so the community can add , exten...
by Mort
Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Classroom Chaos full scans now done
Replies: 1
Views: 227

Classroom Chaos full scans now done

Found this one on ebay, will be officially added by Pavero at the end of the month hopefully https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/726104782997159987/823872982338371584/ClassroomChaos-CentralSolutions-Inlay01.jpg https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/726104782997159987/823872992203243570/Classro...