Spectrum memes
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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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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:
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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Re: Curious eyebrow-raisers from Sinclair User's Gremlin column
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New video: Nine ZX Spectrum magazine controversies - How Crash, Your Sinclair and Sinclair User managed to offend the world!
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Re: Curious eyebrow-raisers from Sinclair User's Gremlin column
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)
(incidentally one of the few Powerbox titles with full instructions, and it is surprisingly fun to play)
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Ah, the Old Oak Common hack, as it'll henceforth be known.
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Re: Curious eyebrow-raisers from Sinclair User's Gremlin column
This reference is all lost on me.
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Re: Curious eyebrow-raisers from Sinclair User's Gremlin column
Oops, should have posted that one in the Spectrum memes thread. D'oh!
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New video: Nine ZX Spectrum magazine controversies - How Crash, Your Sinclair and Sinclair User managed to offend the world!
Re: Curious eyebrow-raisers from Sinclair User's Gremlin column
I did wonder! A reliable class 92 freight train has been shunted into action and moved the posts.PeteProdge wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:16 am Oops, should have posted that one in the Spectrum memes thread. D'oh!
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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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Brilliant.
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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.
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It's Durelite.
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New video: Nine ZX Spectrum magazine controversies - How Crash, Your Sinclair and Sinclair User managed to offend the world!
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KLP-2 wrote:SAD FACE. Chassis... *squeak* ...clapped out. *squeak* So much pain. SAD FACE. *graunch* What's that? Durelite? *graunch* Sounds a bit Made In China, but it'll be better than nothing. *grind* SAD FACE. ...COME HERE, X9!
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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?
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Re: Spectrum memes
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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