ZX Spectrum to be re-released - Page 3

antonvaltaz · 21 February 2011, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by deicidal

even if the hardware was pants.

Ahem, I believe the term is "charming", "unique" or "full of character".

deicidal · 21 February 2011, 16:42

Well in the spectrums deffense when I hear the word spectrum I immediatly think of chaos and back 2 skool, hear the words c64 and after a bit of thinking i came up with cybernoid 2. If the colours hadnt been so horrid (or quirky if you dont want to get upset) on the speccy i would have thought it to be perfect.

I still really like my Atari just that the support for it was utterly horrid

Parsec · 21 February 2011, 22:08

Hardware-wise I liked the 128k Speccy best, with the Amstrad models close behind.

Dunny · 21 February 2011, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsec

Hardware-wise I liked the 128k Speccy best, with the Amstrad models close behind.

Aye. As far as the "ultimate spectrum" goes, the +2 was the best - bugs in the ROM fixed and a tape player built in, and not too shabby either. It was the most compatible of the 128k speccies, before Amstrad fixed the floating bus hardware bug which rendered a lot of games unplayable, and also fixed the ULA snow bug (which meant that although some games played fine on +2A/+3, they were unplayable on earlier models). Also, the Silicon Disc commands changed so BASIC programs that used it were incompatible.

The 128k was however the best-looking of the lot, very stylish and quite functional. Shame it was plagued by bugs in the ROM though.

D.

deicidal · 22 February 2011, 10:08

I still reckon the Atari 8 bit was a lovely machine and full of Jay Miner goodness, just sod all support

cybernoid · 23 February 2011, 00:10

"But my USA C64 trashed the speccy", Parsec

Well ... there's only two things that c64 was better: doing marketing at the magazines and SID.

Go check the hardware for yourself, and play some games.

That's what I do to C64:

pubzombie · 23 February 2011, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybernoid

"But my USA C64 trashed the speccy", Parsec

Well ... there's only two things that c64 was better: doing marketing at the magazines and SID.

Go check the hardware for yourself, and play some games.

That's what I do to C64:

lol
its really nice to see we are still fighting over the same things

i would never have guesed back in the day we would have taken our fights from the skool yard to digital forums in 25yrs time.
i loved both machines - i played a wider variation of games on the C64 and loved it most for Bruce Lee , Archon and Way of the Exploding Fist. But the speccy to me was pure magic for Julian Gollop games alone. Chaos and Battlecars were pure genius - imo

Zetr0 · 23 February 2011, 02:49

Hmmmm I was quite a lucky kid, as most had to choose either a C64 or a Sinclair computer, I had both as a kid, so - some of my fondest memories -

Commodore 64

WizBall (note my avatar)
Paradroid
Enigma Force
Elite
Racing Car Destruction Set
Spy V Spy
International Karate
Way of the Exploding Fist
Aliens (US and UK version)
The Sentinel
Mission Impossible
Zoids
Beach Head
Cauldron
Mutants
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Spy Hunter
Archon
Druid
Bruce Lee
Gauntlet
Thrust
House of Terror
Pit Stop
little computer people
Dan Dare

Sinclair Spectrum

Laser Squad
Lords of Midnight
Jetpac
Luna Jetpac
Attic Attack
Chaos (i put this on the miggy the other day and forgot how to play it!!)
Saboteur
Stonkers
Battle for Midway
RoboCop 2
Alien
Kickstart
Wheely
Chequered Flag
Ant Attack
Cyclone
Renegade
Beyond
Shadow Fire
Highway
Fairlight
Knights Lore
Head over Heals
Saber Wulf
Nodes of Ysod
Exodus
Buffalo Bill
The Great Escape

yeah.... I could go on.... rest assured no matter what system you have, had or choose... there's plenty of great gaming to be had!

Lonewolf10 · 23 February 2011, 15:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Commodore 64

International Karate
Way of the Exploding Fist
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Gauntlet

I had the Spectrum version of those games

I also have Gauntlet 2, 3 and 4 - though I never got far in any of them since they are designed for 4 players and it was just me playing them

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Sinclair Spectrum

RoboCop 2

Great game, took me ages to complete it.

You stopped, but I shall continue...

Operation Wolf
Operation Thunderbolt
Missile Ground Zero
Hard Drivin'
Karnov (a Ghouls 'n' Ghosts clone)
anything by &e7 (Andy Severne - now working for Team 17)
UN Squadron
Hacker II
Ghostbusters II
Star Raiders II
most of the Sega arcade ports (Line Of Fire, Outrun, Turbo Outrun etc.)
Bubble Bobble
Lemmings (gotta love the purple look!)

Regards,
Lonewolf10

BrooksterMax · 23 February 2011, 16:38

@Zetr0 great to see you name "Stonkers" that surely must be the first example of a RTS, Command and Conquer style game. I used to spend ages playing that game and I don't think it got the attention it deserved.

Another little gem, curveball is Colony - suggest peeps hunt that bad boy down. I have the original £2.99 release by Mastertronic

Lonewolf10 · 23 February 2011, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksterMax

@Zetr0 great to see you name "Stonkers" that surely must be the first example of a RTS, Command and Conquer style game. I used to spend ages playing that game and I don't think it got the attention it deserved.

Not sure about that.

I have Guadacanal and a samurai game (by Konami, IIRC) for the Spectrum. Both are RTS games. I think we can safely say that RTS games were around in the 80's, but whether we could name the first one is another thing...

Regards,
Lonewolf10

pubzombie · 23 February 2011, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Hmmmm I was quite a lucky kid, as most had to choose either a C64 or a Sinclair computer, I had both as a kid, so - some of my fondest memories -

Commodore 64

WizBall (note my avatar)
Paradroid
Enigma Force
Elite
Racing Car Destruction Set
Spy V Spy
International Karate
Way of the Exploding Fist
Aliens (US and UK version)
The Sentinel
Mission Impossible
Zoids
Beach Head
Cauldron
Mutants
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Spy Hunter
Archon
Druid
Bruce Lee
Gauntlet
Thrust
House of Terror
Pit Stop
little computer people
Dan Dare

Sinclair Spectrum

Laser Squad
Lords of Midnight
Jetpac
Luna Jetpac
Attic Attack
Chaos (i put this on the miggy the other day and forgot how to play it!!)
Saboteur
Stonkers
Battle for Midway
RoboCop 2
Alien
Kickstart
Wheely
Chequered Flag
Ant Attack
Cyclone
Renegade
Beyond
Shadow Fire
Highway
Fairlight
Knights Lore
Head over Heals
Saber Wulf
Nodes of Ysod
Exodus
Buffalo Bill
The Great Escape

yeah.... I could go on.... rest assured no matter what system you have, had or choose... there's plenty of great gaming to be had!

didnt know we had a miggy version of chaos

deicidal · 28 February 2011, 11:50

I know its slightly off topic but there was quite an interesting program on the other day on bbc 4 about spectrum vs acorn called micro men.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92

Parsec · 28 February 2011, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by deicidal

I know its slightly off topic but there was quite an interesting program on the other day on bbc 4 about spectrum vs acorn called micro men.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92

Wayyy!!! That's a repeat of a show that was on last year I think, I watched it and thought it was flippin brilliant. The end scene of Sinclair on the C5 was really well done and something to think about

Photon · 28 February 2011, 23:54

Lamer couldn't find the % sign! Or maybe he typed the article on a smartphone...

AmigaFriend · 18 March 2011, 22:26

Now this is a proper Spectrum keyboard!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zxspect...7616543421081/

Hewitson · 19 March 2011, 06:13

Quote:

With the Commodore brand already back in stores, it’s only a matter of time before the Spectrum is capturing the enthusiasm of a whole new generation.

When will these dickheads realise that a remake of the original computers would sell infinitely better than these useless heaps of shit.

rare_j · 19 March 2011, 17:35

I saw this video of what it takes to get a real speccy working in the US.

[ Show youtube player ]

It's an absolutely mental amount of work and money just to get the original hardware switched on for NTSC users.

Photon · 19 March 2011, 21:32

Didn't watch the video, you mean there's more to it than buying a 110V ACDC adapter and buying a PAL-compatible TV/Monitor? I have very (extremely) strong doubts that that wouldn't fix him right up.

rare_j · 20 March 2011, 17:28

Well, he had to do a composite mod to the little rubber wonder as well.

However I would have thought that, yes, the need to acquire a specialist television and a step-up adapter with UK 3 pin plug output was enough to put most people off!

23 February 2011, 02:49	#48
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Hmmmm I was quite a lucky kid, as most had to choose either a C64 or a Sinclair computer, I had both as a kid, so - some of my fondest memories - Commodore 64 WizBall (note my avatar) Paradroid Enigma Force Elite Racing Car Destruction Set Spy V Spy International Karate Way of the Exploding Fist Aliens (US and UK version) The Sentinel Mission Impossible Zoids Beach Head Cauldron Mutants Ghouls 'n Ghosts Spy Hunter Archon Druid Bruce Lee Gauntlet Thrust House of Terror Pit Stop little computer people Dan Dare Sinclair Spectrum Laser Squad Lords of Midnight Jetpac Luna Jetpac Attic Attack Chaos (i put this on the miggy the other day and forgot how to play it!!) Saboteur Stonkers Battle for Midway RoboCop 2 Alien Kickstart Wheely Chequered Flag Ant Attack Cyclone Renegade Beyond Shadow Fire Highway Fairlight Knights Lore Head over Heals Saber Wulf Nodes of Ysod Exodus Buffalo Bill The Great Escape yeah.... I could go on.... rest assured no matter what system you have, had or choose... there's plenty of great gaming to be had!

19 March 2011, 21:32	#59
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Didn't watch the video, you mean there's more to it than buying a 110V ACDC adapter and buying a PAL-compatible TV/Monitor? I have very (extremely) strong doubts that that wouldn't fix him right up. Last edited by Photon; 19 March 2011 at 21:52.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
My Spectrum +3e =D	fitzsteve	Retrogaming General Discussion	5	10 February 2013 01:11
Codemasters CD Games Pack (ZX Spectrum) - games on CD for a Spectrum! :O	laffer	Retrogaming General Discussion	62	24 May 2010 12:04
Spectrum +2	Zetr0	Retrogaming General Discussion	44	02 April 2009 01:21
Spectrum	Hungry Horace	Retrogaming General Discussion	41	11 January 2008 00:41
Commodore 64, Amiga, Spectrum Games to be Re-Released	killergorilla	Amiga scene	9	19 July 2005 22:11

21 February 2011, 16:42	#42
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	Well in the spectrums deffense when I hear the word spectrum I immediatly think of chaos and back 2 skool, hear the words c64 and after a bit of thinking i came up with cybernoid 2. If the colours hadnt been so horrid (or quirky if you dont want to get upset) on the speccy i would have thought it to be perfect. I still really like my Atari just that the support for it was utterly horrid

21 February 2011, 22:08	#43
Parsec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lancashire Age: 49 Posts: 434	Hardware-wise I liked the 128k Speccy best, with the Amstrad models close behind.

22 February 2011, 10:08	#45
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	I still reckon the Atari 8 bit was a lovely machine and full of Jay Miner goodness, just sod all support

23 February 2011, 00:10	#46
cybernoid Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 135	"But my USA C64 trashed the speccy", Parsec Well ... there's only two things that c64 was better: doing marketing at the magazines and SID. Go check the hardware for yourself, and play some games. That's what I do to C64:

23 February 2011, 16:38	#50
BrooksterMax Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norfolk UK Age: 43 Posts: 433	@Zetr0 great to see you name "Stonkers" that surely must be the first example of a RTS, Command and Conquer style game. I used to spend ages playing that game and I don't think it got the attention it deserved. Another little gem, curveball is Colony - suggest peeps hunt that bad boy down. I have the original £2.99 release by Mastertronic

28 February 2011, 11:50	#53
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	I know its slightly off topic but there was quite an interesting program on the other day on bbc 4 about spectrum vs acorn called micro men. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92

28 February 2011, 23:54	#55
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Lamer couldn't find the % sign! Or maybe he typed the article on a smartphone...

18 March 2011, 22:26	#56
AmigaFriend Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CLI Posts: 1,462	Now this is a proper Spectrum keyboard! http://www.flickr.com/photos/zxspect...7616543421081/

19 March 2011, 17:35	#58
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	I saw this video of what it takes to get a real speccy working in the US. [ Show youtube player ] It's an absolutely mental amount of work and money just to get the original hardware switched on for NTSC users.

20 March 2011, 17:28	#60
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	Well, he had to do a composite mod to the little rubber wonder as well. However I would have thought that, yes, the need to acquire a specialist television and a step-up adapter with UK 3 pin plug output was enough to put most people off!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)