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Not strictly Speccy related, but I spotted this doing the rounds and thought folk here might appreciate it:
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p13z wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:22 pm Not strictly Speccy related, but I spotted this doing the rounds and thought folk here might appreciate it:
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Reminds me of a photo I once saw in an "urbex exploration" forum where this guy had taken dozens of photos and I mentioned one reminded me of the ED-209:
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Additional awesome coincidence/fun fact - as we speak, I'm playing an online game and my character is called ED 209:
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The hard yards are already done. It only needs to be a minor mod of this.



(incidentally one of the few Powerbox titles with full instructions, and it is surprisingly fun to play)
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R-Tape wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:22 pm The hard yards are already done. It only needs to be a minor mod of this.
Ah, the Old Oak Common hack, as it'll henceforth be known.
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This reference is all lost on me.
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Oops, should have posted that one in the Spectrum memes thread. D'oh!
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PeteProdge wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:16 am Oops, should have posted that one in the Spectrum memes thread. D'oh!
I did wonder! A reliable class 92 freight train has been shunted into action and moved the posts.
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I know it's a little off-topic now, but since you guys are talking trains, I hope some of you know about Geoff Marshall's Least Used Stations videos. Hmm, could make for a good crap games compo entry, Advanced Least Used Station Simulator, with animated bin bags breezing in the wind.
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From reading the discourse so far, I'd think it's a toss-up between jamming both buttons down with a fork and tearing your eyes out. :lol:
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Matt_B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 10:25 pm From reading the discourse so far, I'd think it's a toss-up between jamming both buttons down with a fork and tearing your eyes out. :lol:
It's Durelite.
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PeteProdge wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 10:36 pm It's Durelite.
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MatGubbins wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 1:13 am Image
So this is one of those trick questions? It cannot be Durrel since there is no publisher with that name (*), so it must be Elite!





* or did you typo Durell on purpose? :lol:
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Stefan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:27 pm So this is one of those trick questions? It cannot be Durrel since there is no publisher with that name (*), so it must be Elite!

* or did you typo Durell on purpose? :lol:
It's a typo, my mistake-e-o. Should've been Durell. Thanks for picking up on it.
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Has anyone ever disassembled TLL to see how it was possible to work out which triangles to dump where, or were they all fixed in position on the map?
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