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- Thu May 16, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Pacman RX WIP
- Replies: 80
- Views: 3365
Re: Pacman RX WIP
Pleeeeease, try to make the game much more evolved compared to the old Galaxians: more weapons, upgrades to the ship, more ships, animations and colors for aliens, two players at the same time, etc. I think that such improvements are desired by the whole community. Also, you may add an option: Class...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: Sales/Commercial
- Topic: For sale: ZX Spectrum 48k and many accessories
- Replies: 9
- Views: 655
Re: For sale: ZX Spectrum 48k and many accessories
It is so sad that you are selling/throwing away such a pack Keep it for better times.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Your best ZX Spectrum game based on time constraints
- Replies: 10
- Views: 453
Re: Your best ZX Spectrum game based on time constraints
5 minutes: Rockman or Suspensionbridgeman
15 minutes: Robocop
60 minutes: Dan Dare or Chronos
Whole day: Space Crusade or R-Type
15 minutes: Robocop
60 minutes: Dan Dare or Chronos
Whole day: Space Crusade or R-Type
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:39 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: R-type question
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2198
Re: R-type question
R-Type is impossible to finish without pokes. Dixit.
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Mushroom Soup
- Replies: 10
- Views: 766
Re: Mushroom Soup
Lovely game !! I am playing it right now, it works very well on my CIP03 machine (Romanian clone, 1993). I don't know why, this games reminds me of .... Bruce Lee... :O
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:08 am
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Johnny The Ghost
- Replies: 17
- Views: 950
Re: Johnny The Ghost
The game looks very sweet! I don't know if a system is implemented through which, once you finish a level or a series of 5 levels, you receive a code. Thus, the next time you play, you enter the code and you are able to play level 30 directly, you don't start the whole game. Maybe the authors of the...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:01 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Assembly Language Assembled for the Sinclair ZX81
- Replies: 1
- Views: 119
Re: Assembly Language Assembled for the Sinclair ZX81
There are many other books found by me on various libraries, maybe PeterJ will take a close look on them
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:30 am
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: Mortal Kombat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 205
Re: Mortal Kombat
Impressive ! I remember MK on PC some 20 years ago, but I never thought I'll see it on Spectrum
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Dopamine hits - moments in Spectrum gaming that give you immense satisfaction
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1372
Re: Dopamine hits - moments in Spectrum gaming that give you immense satisfaction
Completing Chronos without cheats, reaching bridge 30 on River Raid, finishing Rainbow Islands without cheats and so on. Great times and great memories.
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 2:35 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Nice R-Type hack
- Replies: 20
- Views: 788
Re: Nice R-Type hack
I was trying to run it on Spectacular and it's not working. The original game has no problem.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 6:43 am
- Forum: Sales/Commercial
- Topic: Wanted - Tape deck
- Replies: 12
- Views: 887
Re: Wanted - Tape deck
It looks classic but it is new.
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:37 pm
- Forum: Sales/Commercial
- Topic: Wanted - Tape deck
- Replies: 12
- Views: 887
Re: Wanted - Tape deck
I got one of these but different color from an online shop in Romania. I see a link for a shop in UK, take a look, I am using it to digitize tapes, it works fine: https://www.auna-multimedia.co.uk/Radios/Radio-Cassette-Recorder/RQ-132USB-Portable-Cassette-Recorder-Voice-Recorder-Tape-Recorder-Micro-...
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:09 am
- Forum: Website
- Topic: ZXDB Update 09 September 2023
- Replies: 16
- Views: 556
Re: ZXDB Update 09 September 2023
I'll soon finish a nice pack of books and magazines. When it's ready I'll send it to @PeterJ for indexing and preservation
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:47 am
- Forum: Website
- Topic: ZXDB Update 29/08/2023
- Replies: 8
- Views: 375
Re: ZXDB Update 29/08/2023
Great books !! I'll read the last one and I'll try to adapt it to Python (I am learning it from time to time). I wish I had any of these books in the early 90s when I was in high school and started programming.
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:46 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: When did the Spectrum scene hit rock bottom?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1608
Re: When did the Spectrum scene hit rock bottom?
In Romania, Spectrum's golden age was between 1990 and 1995. Before 1990, during the communist regime, very few people had access to such a computer. The electronics industry produced a few hundred computers a year starting (I think) in 1985, but they were intended for research institutes, universit...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:19 am
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Hypothetically... The Empire Strikes Back on the Spectrum
- Replies: 70
- Views: 4175
Re: Hypothetically... The Empire Strikes Back on the Spectrum
If this project will ever become a game I want it soooo bad !
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 10:57 pm
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: decolourizing games
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2527
Re: decolourizing games
Not so many colors in Chronos and yet one of my fav games.
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:59 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: How to load from tape than save as a tap file
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
Re: How to load from tape than save as a tap file
I am browsing my old tapes and I think I've found some interesting stuff. I'll make a zip of everything and put it somewhere for download and preservation.
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:40 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: How to load from tape than save as a tap file
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
Re: How to load from tape than save as a tap file
Thank you both !! I just tried Скачать Taper 3.1 and it works great !!!
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:49 am
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: How to load from tape than save as a tap file
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
How to load from tape than save as a tap file
Please please, is there anyone to explain how to load a program from tape than save as a tap file ? I tried with Audacity and I've obtained a wav file. I saw that people often use Taper and/or tape2tap but these programs are not working on my computer (Windows 8.1). I have some tapes to extract so I...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: all the Mecosoft games and programs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 309
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
I am not the admin/uploader of that site specified in the first message ;) So: Code Scanner 3.2 was made in 1994. I have to check, but as I remember, Code Scanner programs load files from tape and let the user search for interesting stuff, like text messages, pictures. I am not sure and I have to ch...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1850
Re: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
When I am walking on tiles I always expect one to lower a bit and something to open. Also, I collect tapes, all kinds of cables, various parts of computers etc., they have to fit somewhere for sure.
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:06 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: all the Mecosoft games and programs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 309
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
For sure I have some stuff. I'll take a look, I'll be sure the tapes are loadable and I'll try to understand how to create .tap files . But first I'll check if the programs exist or not in the archive.
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:44 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: all the Mecosoft games and programs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 309
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
Sure, these are NOT: Bioritmuri (1995)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Bioritmuri%20(1995)(Mecosoft%20&%20Zodrachsoft)(RO).tap?1683494939 CHR$ Designer (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CHR$%20Designer%20(1994)(Mecosoft)(RO).tap?168349...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: all the Mecosoft games and programs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 309
all the Mecosoft games and programs
I had the pleasure to see a list with all our programs and games: https://www.z80-romania.ro/Colectia_Mecosoft-109 Some of them are in Romanian, sorry for that :( Many of these programs are already preserved at https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=20315 but there are some others that may ri...