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- Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 658
Re: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
Wow, you are fast! Nice job! Do you type directly into a Spectrum/emulator, or are you using some type of utility to type then upload to an emulator? I'm curious because I'm also on a bit of a type-in mission with Sinclair Programs type-ins. Thank you! :) As 20 programs are quite short in length, I...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 658
Re: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
All programs typed and checked! Soon to be uploaded each one of them to the archive.
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:19 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender
- Replies: 1
- Views: 175
Re: More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender
I've found out that both games are the same playable demos rescued in 2005 at the same website (btw: not included in Spectrum Computing yet). PC versions are quite new and need each to be placed, once decomprissed, as indicated: - The first is that you don't have to place the directory in a place wh...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender
- Replies: 1
- Views: 175
More ZX Spectrum games by Slowglass team: Zamonarr II and City Defender
In the last update of Spanish page El Trastero Del Spectrum, Alberto Pérez Torres and Manuel Domínguez Zaragoza (Slowglass), the authors of Cyberbig arcade game (see their softlist here ) sent two games: Zamonarr II and City Defender. Both programs have been released in two forms: for ZX Spectrum an...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: [uMIA] Italian Terms pack by Sherwood Software
- Replies: 0
- Views: 223
[uMIA] Italian Terms pack by Sherwood Software
I've just uploaded to ZXDB most of this set of educational quiz games produced by a still-uMIA label called Sherwood Software, which was preserved in 2003 by one SPA2 team member for El Trastero Del Spectrum website. At least four of supposed five parts of Italian Terms were recovered, but I'm not s...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry
- Replies: 3
- Views: 434
Re: Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry
Thank you Einar!
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry
- Replies: 3
- Views: 434
Doubts with ZX-81 Space Invaders entry
I was looking for ZX-81 Quicksilva's QS-Invaders and the only thing I've found was this entry . I wonder if it's the same game lately re-released by Quicksilva label in 1982, as related downwards, so I could upload the .p file I've found in this French site (1982 re-release) and inlays. http://zx81....
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:13 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 658
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 658
To type or not all programs from the book "20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum" by Andrew Hewson
Hi! I was wondering if all BASIC programs published in this Hewson Consultants book could be added to ZXDB as I pretend to type in them whenever I can. As I own the original UK book release, I could submit everyone of them separately once copied and checked, or at least unify all of them in one sing...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: ZXSR bugs
- Replies: 175
- Views: 12741
Re: ZXSR bugs
This Portuguese release of "Spacman" type-in from Sinclair Programs magazine could be merged with its parent issue, I think.
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Supertrux (MCM Software re-release)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 339
Supertrux (MCM Software re-release)
I've noticed that this entry at SC isn't complete, concerning re-releases. In fact, Spanish label MCM Software reissued Super Trux (or Supertrux) on jewel case for 875pts in 1989. This is an advert appeared at Microhobby magazine issue 191 with selected games, Supertrux among them, distributed by MC...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Spectrumania 1/01 tape (MIA found)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 301
Spectrumania 1/01 tape (MIA found)
Checking my actual ZX Spectrum collection of games in TAP/TZX files, I've just noticed I had since a long time ago the files for Spectrumania 1 - Year 1 (Ventamatic, 1984) . I don't remember where I downloaded them or how I got them, but somehow it's fine. Tape contents after viewing them carefully:...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Spacman 3 (Sinclair Programs, March 1983)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 964
Re: Spacman 3 (Sinclair Programs, March 1983)
Do you mean The Type Fantastic? Because the link to it there is broken. True. But if you manage to modify link address (http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/sincprog/ sp8301-02_005.zip ) by typing "sp830102.zip" for file name on your browser, it downloads correctly. So the ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Spacman 3 (Sinclair Programs, March 1983)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 964
Re: Spacman 3 (Sinclair Programs, March 1983)
Found at TTFn another Spacman game, still MIA at SC. In short, I'll upload corresponding files for Spacman 2 by Nicholas Lock (also from Sinclair Programs magazine)
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:22 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Spacman 3 (Sinclair Programs, March 1983)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 964
Spacman 3 (Sinclair Programs, March 1983)
Already typed and checked this Pac-Man clone for the ZX Spectrum, from the magazine Sinclair Programs issue 6 of March 1983 by Duncan Anderson. Not preserved here, yet. In few seconds, I've uploaded it to ZXDB. 1-min later... I've just realised it was uploaded at Jim Grimwood's site... :roll: :mrgre...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Touch Type (Sinclair Programs Aug '83 Type-in)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 208
Re: Touch Type (Sinclair Programs Aug '83 Type-in)
Good job. May you send it to Jim Grimwood's TTFn site? Not preserved there yet.
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:18 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy New Year!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1002
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Crisis at Christmas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 261
Re: Crisis at Christmas
I see this is a different file to the one existing here. Good find!
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:17 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1687
Re: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Likewise. Have a nice Christmas Day and enjoy! Also, Happy New Year!
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:55 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Restoring or renewing TAPs unloadable with Spectaculator 8
- Replies: 3
- Views: 229
Re: Restoring or renewing TAPs unloadable with Spectaculator 8
I took a look at the existing TAP file and, indeed, the final block has a misreported length: --- $ tap2sna.py --tape-stop 6 TEMPERMT.TAP Program: TEMPERAM Fast loading data block: 23755,203 Fast loading data block: 16384,22088 Bytes: Fast loading data block: 57075,8461 Tape finished Simulation sto...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:01 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Restoring or renewing TAPs unloadable with Spectaculator 8
- Replies: 3
- Views: 229
Restoring or renewing TAPs unloadable with Spectaculator 8
I have some troublesome with few TAP files saved in my PC hard drive, downloaded from different sources (WOS and Spectrum Computing, mostly): they can't be loaded with well-known Jonathan Needle's emulator, giving me the same error message: "Spectaculator cannot open ‘program name' (not working...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: A complete unknown and uMIA sprite generator
- Replies: 0
- Views: 127
A complete unknown and uMIA sprite generator
I have discovered among many tape files in my hard disk, from a big amount of archives found in a CD-ROM Spectrum Compilation made by USA-Soft long time ago, a sprite designer utility that's not archived here, neither at WOS. Even using advanced search under "Utility: Graphics" and "U...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:44 pm
- Forum: Graphics
- Topic: New loading screens by Neil Parsons
- Replies: 3
- Views: 410
New loading screens by Neil Parsons
Hi. I suppose I'm in the right forum to share my pixel-art compositions, after a long time being a SC member. In the beginning, I had the chance to get OCP's Art Studio and manage myself to learn how to design a screen$ between 1988 and 1990. A fruit of my own efforts are shown in the bottom of my Z...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:53 am
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: MIA: The Attack of the Marquina (Filmation Soft)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 159
Re: MIA: The Attack of the Marquina (Filmation Soft)
More info: in fact, this was another game by Javier Ortiz Carrasco (El Espectrumero Tony Brazil) made before his "El Mundo de Mister Emulator", nothing to do with that Microhobby 3D-Game-Maker videogames compo. There's no indication of year of release, though. Firstly, I've asked Javi for ...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:28 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: MIA: The Attack of the Marquina (Filmation Soft)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 159
MIA: The Attack of the Marquina (Filmation Soft)
Inspectioning a complete lot of software inside my PC disk drive, I've found a TAP file with a Filmation adventure game called "The Attack of the Marquina", made with 3D Game Maker game designer. No sign of this title at SC. No data has been found anywhere in the net about this videoadvent...