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I have got a loads of old speccy games in my attic, but no spectrum to play them on. I know its really old but does anyone know anything about Spectrums. I fancy buying one so I can have a go at some of the games. What would I need. I seem to remebr you had to have some sort of tape player. Whats the best sort of spectrum to get? 128K?

I was only about 8 when mine when *BANG* and I fancy reliving some of that classic gaming. (yes I know you can get an emulator but I can find some of the games that I loved emulated)

Ros

Pointless Babble wrote:
> 'Ere ya go Ros, this one should work with the file:
>
> http://www.zophar.net/Files/ZX32103A.EXE
>
> If you enable the speed-up options etc. under the settings, it'll skip
> the annying tape loading mularky.

It works

Its the right game

Thankyou soo much

And thanks to pb as well for loads of help from him.

you guys rule

Ofcourse if you want the authenticity, it is much more entertaining to relive the experience of the 1980s by using the console and tapes themselves.

If you don't want to buy a seperate tape player (which needs and earphone and microphone port) then I reccomend you purchase either a second hand ZX Spectrum 128k +2 or a ZX Spectrum +3.

The +2 plays both 128k version games and 48k version games, and has an inbuilt tape deck. It also has a basic menu system with a calculator, an auto-load function, and a 48k system for the older games. Basically, it's backwards compatable so most, if not all your current games should work.

The +3 model is very similar except it has a 5inch floppy drive as well, so if you can get one with some disk-based games then it'll well be worth it. Sadly, I never had that model. :(

'Ere ya go Ros, this one should work with the file:

http://www.zophar.net/Files/ZX32103A.EXE

If you enable the speed-up options etc. under the settings, it'll skip the annying tape loading mularky.

Stick to the emulation, a lot less hassle and annoyance than playing the real thing, you'll find that a lot of spectrum tapes nowadays are so worn by age that they repeatedly don't load or crash midway through. You should be able to find those games you mention having difficulty with, it'll just take some time, and finding a decent emulation site.

List a few of them, and I'll see what I can find.

ok, me again. I'm pretty much an emulatorholic and probably have all the Spectrum games you need, so let me know if you want some: [email protected] for my MSN.

Otherwise, most independent games shops could well have old spectrums for sale, otherwise try Ebay.

I have got a loads of old speccy games in my attic, but no spectrum to play them on. I know its really old but does anyone know anything about Spectrums. I fancy buying one so I can have a go at some of the games. What would I need. I seem to remebr you had to have some sort of tape player. Whats the best sort of spectrum to get? 128K?

I was only about 8 when mine when *BANG* and I fancy reliving some of that classic gaming. (yes I know you can get an emulator but I can find some of the games that I loved emulated)

Ros