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Offline Grumpmeister

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Return of the ZX Spectrum
« on: December 02, 2014, 08:54:52 PM »
I remember first having the rubber keyed 48k version then getting the Spectrum Plus when I was a kid  cloud9:

Looks like Apey was in charge of the budget for keys on this new one though...  rubschin:



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2857811/The-Spectrum-makes-comeback-Retro-gaming-computer-given-21st-century-makeover-plays-old-games.html

There is a retro shop in Truro that sells the originals, I was gutted when I found out that a game I had about 5 copies of for some reason now goes for £800 a shot.  Banghead
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Re: Return of the ZX Spectrum
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 09:25:46 PM »
Or for a lot less bother and embarrassment there is the  [url-http://www.zxspectrum4.net/emulator.php]ZX Emulator[/url]

That's probably shit as well but at least you don't put money in Clive Sinclair's pockets
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Re: Return of the ZX Spectrum
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2014, 09:26:22 PM »
I had a ZX80....  cloud9:
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Re: Return of the ZX Spectrum
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2014, 10:30:58 PM »
I remember spending a rainy afternoon programming beep codes into my speccy because the manual had the instructions to get it to play hall of the mountain king and I was curious what it would sound like.  cloud9:

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Elite - with the lenslock anti piracy system that was a complete pain in the arse.  cloud9:
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Re: Return of the ZX Spectrum
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2014, 09:26:18 AM »
I remember first having the rubber keyed 48k version then getting the Spectrum Plus when I was a kid  cloud9:

Looks like Apey was in charge of the budget for keys on this new one though...  rubschin:



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2857811/The-Spectrum-makes-comeback-Retro-gaming-computer-given-21st-century-makeover-plays-old-games.html

There is a retro shop in Truro that sells the originals, I was gutted when I found out that a game I had about 5 copies of for some reason now goes for £800 a shot.  Banghead


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