New Posts For Thread: ZX Spectrumhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum30 years old today. Some great games - Manic Miner probably the best IMO.Those were the days, a new game on the shelves, enticing cover, screen shots look good too, £8.99 RRP but never mind, dash home and wait 5 minutes for it to load in...only to find it is absolutely shyte and the screen shots were from the coin op archttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519028227#519028227Those were the days, a new game on the shelves, enticing cover, screen shots look good too, £8.99 RRP but never mind, dash home and wait 5 minutes for it to load in...only to find it is absolutely shyte and the screen shots were from the coin op arcWed, 25 Apr 2012 19:26:27 -0500football director on the amstrad was the daddy of them allhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519027501#519027501football director on the amstrad was the daddy of them allWed, 25 Apr 2012 18:59:53 -050010 PRINT "Sir Is Bent";20 GOTO 10 Mr Wright was not amused "Does this refer to me?" Me looking at my shoes "No sir".https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519025067#51902506710 PRINT "Sir Is Bent";20 GOTO 10 Mr Wright was not amused "Does this refer to me?" Me looking at my shoes "No sir".Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:29:49 -0500Sexy LexyYou know Sexy Lexy too?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519023427#519023427Sexy LexyYou know Sexy Lexy too?Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:46:03 -0500Chuckie Egg is the retro game daddy. Goldeneye a half length second.Finalists (in approx order), but still trailing in the aforementioned games wakes, are...ColonizationNew Zealand StoryDesert Strike seriesArkanoidsome boxing coach game that I can'thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519022515#519022515Chuckie Egg is the retro game daddy. Goldeneye a half length second.Finalists (in approx order), but still trailing in the aforementioned games wakes, are...ColonizationNew Zealand StoryDesert Strike seriesArkanoidsome boxing coach game that I can'tWed, 25 Apr 2012 16:28:15 -0500The evolution of that was to then use the 1 line of the dreaded machine code which mimicked the Spectrum loading screen10 print "Jet Set Willy 2 is loading"20 'that code thats bugging me now'Then watch some poor sap in Smiths stand watching the screehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519017441#519017441The evolution of that was to then use the 1 line of the dreaded machine code which mimicked the Spectrum loading screen10 print "Jet Set Willy 2 is loading"20 'that code thats bugging me now'Then watch some poor sap in Smiths stand watching the screeWed, 25 Apr 2012 15:00:33 -0500^^^^ I got banned for life from a John Menzies at age 13 for doing the above but putting "Tutey Is A Bastard" on the 3 computer screens on display which then scrolled down the screen, manager grabbed me by the collar and said he was ringing the polichttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519012085#519012085^^^^ I got banned for life from a John Menzies at age 13 for doing the above but putting "Tutey Is A Bastard" on the 3 computer screens on display which then scrolled down the screen, manager grabbed me by the collar and said he was ringing the policWed, 25 Apr 2012 12:58:25 -0500Chuckie Egg and Stop the Express were a couple of my favourite Speccy games.10 PRINT "Sexy Lexy";20 GOTO 10 Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy SexyLexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519007775#519007775Chuckie Egg and Stop the Express were a couple of my favourite Speccy games.10 PRINT "Sexy Lexy";20 GOTO 10 Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy SexyLexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy Sexy Lexy SexWed, 25 Apr 2012 11:05:50 -0500Sometimes when I trawl through ebay ads and see some of the old computers up for a tenner, I think about buying them just for the crack and maybe even to store, in case they become vintage one day.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519006097#519006097Sometimes when I trawl through ebay ads and see some of the old computers up for a tenner, I think about buying them just for the crack and maybe even to store, in case they become vintage one day.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:20:42 -0500I had a Commodore 64.Great version of PacMan. Also enjoyed the Scott Adams adventure games.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29077199/zx-spectrum?post_id=519004755#519004755I had a Commodore 64.Great version of PacMan. Also enjoyed the Scott Adams adventure games.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:43:27 -0500