Spectrum Computing

I wonder if it’s this guy: Jonathan Edgar Riglar, born 1969 and now an Operations Manager for Careflex Yep, I reckon that's him. Now, who's gonna volunteer to be the mad stalker who contacts Careflex and asks to speak to Riglar in order to get him to explain an inconsequential tips article for a ru...

The article addresses all of that. Still, there's no denying the whole Jon Riglar tips thing is just outright weird. My best take on that -- having myself once been a young, (and sometimes) impressionable hack -- is that perhaps he was doing a PR a favour? I dunno... that whole feature otherwise ma...

having read that, I'm not at all convinced there was a good nemesis beta, they just look like static artistic mock-ups, hence why they are 'signed' by STU. The article addresses all of that. I think I'm with RR7 on this: I don't think the *screenshots* are from any 'good' Nemesis beta. That doesn't...

XTM wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 3:37 pm The last game I actually played on my +2 must have been Worms in 1997.

I didn't even know that existed on the Spectrum. Still, I just tried it but merely going through the process of redefining the keys made me want to weep. It was definitely time to move on.

The Christmas I got my Amiga 500 (Batman Pack) I also got a copy of Hard Drivin' for the Spectrum from my Auntie which I'd asked for before knowing I'd be getting the "big present". [...] So my last Spectrum experience was a bit of a damp squib sadly. Oh man (or lady), that's harsh! Hard ...

...because we most of us remember the first time! What I mean is that many of us here could probably say what the first Spectrum game was that we played, or at least take a good stab at it. But how about the last one? Okay, 'last' in this context means the last Spectrum game you remember playing bac...

It actually worked out a lot more than that. Without it I would almost definitely not be a writer today. Huh. If I'd had to guess I'd have said you were already a 'famous' games reviewer by 1988. Still, I've not exactly followed every step of your career. (Aside: It occurred to me recently that you...

14. Cobra?

(Sorry if this guess has already been made - this thread is now loooooong)

9. Dynamite Dan

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:37 am If ever there was a time for this meme:

Haha. I lolled. That's pretty much how it was last night!

Awesome! I’ll sleep well tonight.

Well okay, not quite - but last night I didn’t sleep very well and one of the things that was keeping me awake, of all things, was trying to recall if there were any ZX Spectrum games based on or featuring… tightrope walking! So - anyone? And what nonsense Spectrum thoughts have stopped you from sle...

I can't remember what game it was, but I'm sure I recall some driving game where the 128k version replaced the engine noise with nothing but music. The lack of sound effects robbed the game of its life, energy and audio response to your input, making you feel detached from the game. This prompts me...

I could easily justify, say, swapping the positions of WEC Le Mans and Space Harrier depending how I felt on any given day, and Shao-Lin's could change places with any of the 10 games below it. I’ve been meaning to ask… At this juncture your top 100 is already set, yes? You already know number one?...

Jbizzel wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:27 pm See and here it here....
[media]https://youtu.be/_InjF8cWcAg[/media]

This is just ridiculous. I demand more of these videos!

This is fabulous. Lemmings on the Z88! Who knew?!

Just to be difficult, I preferred the old 100%-long catch-up list.

Rev_Stuart_Campbell wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 3:11 pm TBH interest was so low I thought I'd leave it for a few days and see if anyone noticed...

Wuh? This is currently my favourite thread by far. Keep it up!

There's Soho Sex Quest, of course. I can't find it in the database for some reason. I remember there being something about the database being a prude? Oh yes, it's in the database of this site, but you can't get it via a regular search. Sure, but why is that? I imagine the vast majority of members ...

There's Soho Sex Quest, of course. I can't find it in the database for some reason. I remember there being something about the database being a prude?

Can't say I really was a fan of Players, the games were pretty mediocre and had that same feel across them. Also, I once read a bit about their history with Jeff Minter, and well... the family who founded it seemed particularly unpleasant and immature. Could we rewind a bit here? Any idea what/when...

I for years held a similar curiosity about a particular arcade game I played perhaps just a couple of times, on a holiday to Clacton circa 1978, when I was about 8. I used to tell friends about my memory of this arcade racing game that was basically real video, and yet fully interactive. These frien...

Archon?

druellan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:14 pm This popped on my Twitter and I swear it is a ZX Spectrum screen$

Yep, I can see that. It clearly is.

This is an awesome idea. Bravo. But it’s already clear that this one should’ve been at position 97.