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by Uto
Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:04 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Spectaculator takes ages to start
Replies: 5
Views: 2086

Re: Spectaculator takes ages to start

Just after writing that post I've thought it may be the antivirus, and I was right. It seems Windows Defender takes longer to check Spectaculator than any other executable file, so I've added it to exclusions and now it starts fast again.
by Uto
Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:00 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Spectaculator takes ages to start
Replies: 5
Views: 2086

Spectaculator takes ages to start

Hi,

Since recently I've notice Spectaculator (8.0.0.3092) takes ages to start, then works fine. Is anyone else suffering this issue and/or knows how to fix it? Maybe it's Windows 10 related, I don't know.
by Uto
Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Your favourite classic Spanish game
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Your favourite classic Spanish game

Andre Leao wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:56 pm The sword of Ianna
Not yet a classic AFAIK, but IMO best spanish game ever.
by Uto
Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:38 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Your favourite classic Spanish game
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Your favourite classic Spanish game

Ole toro?

Nah, just kidding :lol:

For me, being also spanish native, it's difficult to choose among them all, but if I have to stick to one I'd choose Saimazoom: simple game, not a complicated plot, and not hard in excess, three ingredients of a playable and plenty of fun game.
by Uto
Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:23 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Who..err...what did you cheat on your Spectrum with back in the day?
Replies: 11
Views: 3486

Who..err...what did you cheat on your Spectrum with back in the day?

Which other 8 bit computers, either because you owned them or cause a friend had them did you play a lot with, letting down your Spectrum for a while? I had a Spectrum, and it was my "first love", but I also had a friend who had an Amstrad CPC and I played a lot in that CPC464. I vaguely u...
by Uto
Wed Nov 22, 2017 5:08 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Using DivIDE/MMC for new games
Replies: 4
Views: 1869

Re: Using DivIDE/MMC for new games

I belive having extra storage does not only allow developers to have more levels in their games without the pain of loading them, or more languages, what is definitively good, but also to make each level look different by replacing resources (different sprites, colors, etc.) or very different (using...
by Uto
Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:18 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Using DivIDE/MMC for new games
Replies: 4
Views: 1869

Using DivIDE/MMC for new games

Hi All, After playing the incredible Sword of Ianna you realize using additional and fast storage options can improve games a lot. I had been thinking a lot on that, cause although the Spectrum got a disk unit in the +3, it never become a mainstream device, as the C64 disk unit become in the US. The...
by Uto
Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The inevitable worst game ever thread
Replies: 39
Views: 9414

Re: The inevitable worst game ever thread

I belive choosing one worst game is as difficult as choosing best game ever. O can specially remember Macronic's ET, because it's also first game I ever player on my Spectrum, but if I spend 10 minutes thinking on it I can come with another 50 samples easily :-D Thank God we tend to remember only go...
by Uto
Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:02 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Responsive theme
Replies: 11
Views: 3217

Re: Responsive theme

Not that odd, actually it was my bad, after checking Safari options I found a submenu called "advanced options" and two options checked: fixed viewport and constant properties. To be honest I can't remember checking those, I don't even remember having been in that menu before, but I probab...
by Uto
Mon Nov 20, 2017 3:21 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Responsive theme
Replies: 11
Views: 3217

Re: Responsive theme

Hi all and thank you for the welcome! I've realized the current theme is somehow responsive after loading it on Chrome in my iPhone 7. Sadly, it's not working on Safari, so I guess most iPhone 6/7/8/X users and maybe those with previous versions would be facing the same issue I am facing :( That iss...
by Uto
Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Forum ranks poll
Replies: 55
Views: 13166

Re: Forum ranks poll

I voted 1 as I think is the only one that is easily understood by everybody. Not everybody played/liked Elite and there doesn't seem to be a reason for game characters order that may be accepted by everyone. Not sure what the Amstrad clones are doing in first list though, isn't this forum about Spec...
by Uto
Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:30 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Responsive theme
Replies: 11
Views: 3217

Responsive theme

Hi all,

May I suggest adding a responsive phpbb3 theme as Air Theme to the site? I don't mean changing the main one, at least not for now, just install some other as optional so we can choose it from our profile. At the moment is a pain to read this forum in a smartphone browser :-)
by Uto
Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:20 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Timex 512x192 from Basic and colours
Replies: 8
Views: 2629

Re: Timex 512x192 from Basic and colours

It has been often discussed that Times HiColor for upper part of the screen + Timex HiRes for lower part of the screen makes a great layout for text adventures.

Handle than from basic It's not easy though, but it's definitively possible in assembler.
by Uto
Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Introduce yourself!
Replies: 670
Views: 178890

Re: Introduce yourself!

Hi all, I'm Carlos, aka Uto, from Madrid. Got a british 48K Spectrum back in 1984 and got in love with it at first sight :-) Lately I've been quite involved (as fan) in some FPGA solutions, and I'm also learning Z80 assembler, or actually removing rust from the not very good Z80 assembler I knew bac...