Saturday, 29 June 2013

The Spectrum Show #18

Welcome to Episode 18 of The Spectrum Show - the show dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. In this episode we go back to August 1984 for the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games. We have an arcade clone shoot out - this time we compare Q*Bert clones to see which if the Spectrum versions can make it to the top of the pyramid. We review some older games and take a look at some newer titles. Best viewed on YouTube in HD...

Friday, 21 June 2013

Next Episode Coming Soon

I am currently working like a mad man trying to complete Episode 18. This episode has another Arcade Clone Shoot-out, and I've been playing rubbish games for what seems like weeks now! Have no fear though, there is light at the end of the tunnel and I finished playing and capturing the last game today. Now I just have to complete the reviews and throw it all together. Estimate release date for Episode 18 is 29th Ju...

Thursday, 13 June 2013

3.5 inch Drive on Your Spectrum

If your Spectrum +3 has a broken disc drive or you just want to add an additional drive, the best option is to go for a 3.5 inch version. These can be fitted internally as a direct replacement, with a few modifications easily found on the internet, or as an external unit. My preference is to keep the Spectrum in its original condition and just add an external drive. Luckily I had an old drive from a broken PC lying around, so I just need the leads and power supply. The required leads and power supply can easily be purchased from eBay, or if you don’t have a spare drive, you can buy the kit with a drive included. Connecting the drive is easy, just plug the data cable and the power supply in and turn on your computer. If the small switches...

Friday, 7 June 2013

Tape To Disc Conversion

Episode 17 contains a feature about transferring games from tape to disc the modern way. This feature accompanies the episode and includes code snippets not shown in the video. For those lucky enough to purchase the Spectrum +3, it would seem the days of slow tape loading were over, with Amstrads decision to replace the cassettes deck, as seen in the +2, with a 3 inch disk drive. However, as with any new media format, and like its predecessor the Microdrive, the hardware was only half of the story. To make it work you had to be able to get your existing software collection onto those new fast discs. Because of software piracy however, tapes had increasingly sophisticated protection schemes on them making the task of transfer seemingly...

Saturday, 1 June 2013

The Spectrum Show #17

The Spectrum Show - Episode 17. The show dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. In this episode we go back to July 1984 and get all the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games. With our new Plus 3 we do some tape to disc coversions the modern way after finding the older ones to be useless. We check out some older games and look at some newer titles. Best viewed on YouTube - because we are in HD ! ...

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