@davetansley @anonymous_x I'm playing the #ZXSpectrum 128K version of #BuggyBoy right now on my #Harlequin128k and you'd be surprised how well it plays!

Yes, at first it looks odd, even trashy to the #C64 user's eye but: since I have a soft spot for the #Speccy and since I have made myself familiar with the user experience it delivers, I don't think it's that bad at all!

The only annoying thing I noticed is that when the gear shift is showing "Hi" on the Spectrum version, you're actually in "Lo" gear ... how ever that passed through testing ... 🤣​

Today I feel ...

... #Speccy !!

.oO(when placed between my #Modular64 and my #Harlequin128K, cat "Otto" made his choice!)

So, cat-ching up ^^ on an older conversation, it's #BuggyBoy (128K version) on the #ZXSpectrum today!

@confusedbunny @davetansley thanks for the recommendation - as a kid I played the #c64 version. I will give the #Speccy version a try on my #harlequin128k later today.

@Cloudscout @duhproject why not build one yourself? There's the #harlequin128k replica PCB and rubber key membranes and replica cases are also available. Plus: you'd be proud to have built this legendary system yourself.

Just a thought ...

I was hoping the #c64 DTV would be an easy weekend project after finishing the #harlequin128k #zxspectrum …USB power is working, but no keyboard seems to work with it. Info on modding it is getting more scarce, and mine is not as common (early NTSC version).

It’s alive!
#Sinclair #ZXSpectrum #Harlequin128k #z80 #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Well it looks like I’ve failed, just getting a garbage screen. Reseated all the chips, cleaned the board some more, no luck. I’m wondering how optional the diodes and resistors are for the joystick, maybe I need to solder those in too? Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated! :spectrum:
#harlequin128k #zxspectrum #soldering #fail #sinclair #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #diy #help #speccy #Spectrum

@jimblimey when I started to get into the #ZXSpectrum world, this page served me so well. I even found some nice progreamming tools (Assembler, Compilers for BASIC) there.

BTW:
Have you seen those posts by @retrovulcano - they're posting a lot of interesting *new* releases for the Speccy and I guess come holidays, I'll do some gaming on my #Harlequin128k

My new #harlequin128k #zxspectrum that I soldered last weekend!

Worked first time on trying the diag ROM, so swapped for a +2 ROM. The only slight problem was the keyboard membrane ribbon making contact with the metal casing of the RGB output, so had to put a bit of insulation tape there - probably needs a nice solution.

Whoa! There's a #wifi modem mod for the #harlequin128k ? Great!!

https://github.com/nihirash/zx-net-tools

#zxspectrum128
#wifi

My desk. First photograph is from 2018 when I was testing my now-discontinued Contiki BBS on my beloved #Commodore64 - this was *before* I learned about #8bit computer kits such as the #rc2014 or the #harlequin128k

Second photograph is from this morning, after having built four #rc2014 and one #harlequin128k kit in the past two years.

Add to this the fact that since I built my very first RC2014 kit in 2020, I was eventually able to use the 8085 assembler knowledge from some 30 years ago and you see what happened.

My name is @Wintermute_BBS and I eventually start to become a #z80 dude, I guess ...

(...don't worry though, building a #Commodore64 replica is already planned as my next soldering project)

@LittleAlex@chaos.social ah, verstehe. Das wusste ich noch nicht das die so anfällig sind (und das die ne eigene ULA haben!). Ich habe mir für meinen #harlequin128k jetzt ein DivMMC interface geleistet und will die Tage mal mit TR-DOS images und deren Handling herumspielen.

Ich bin gerade dabei, über besagten Kollegen die Möglichkeiten für weitere 1bis auszuloten. Mal sehen ob ich Glück habe. Das Teil selber ist ja Open Source Hardware, aber da sind mir zu viele SMD Komponenten drauf, als das ich mir son Teil selber basteln würde.

time for some big screen action tonight #harlequin128k

been playing this nice game all day long:

Subacuatic
https://zxinfo.dk/details/0023884?source=zxtapeplayer

#zxspctrum #harlequin128k

And another important utensil I found in the "special offers, need to go out" section of a german retro vendor: the "Dust Cover for ZX Spectrum" - and I was lucky to get the last but one, still in original packaging and mint condition!

#dudebuildingaspeccy
#harlequin128k
#zxspectrum

Wisdom of the day: "Jetpac" is actually very playable once you have a Kempston joystick interface.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac

#jetpac
#harlequin128k
#zxspectrum
#dudebuildingaspeccy

Another great #game for the #zxspectrum is "Ossuary", which was released by Cyningstan in 2013. It's a rock solid #roguelike with all the important ingredients: magic items, various weapons, shields and dungeon levels full of monters to slay!

One needs to find out what combination of items will have the best effect on the endless stream of monsters, rising in strength as the player delves deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Being able to save and load games is a useful and appreciated feature and it doesn't spoil or make the game easier at all.

"Ossuary" is visually appealing, the colors and graphics are remarkable. Even more remarkable is the fact that this game will run on any Speccy - from the early 16K model to the +3 - putting it all in 16K of RAM is a feat!!

You can find the game here:

http://spectrum.cyningstan.org.uk/game.php?id=42

p.s.: forgive the slightly skewed image, using my mobile to photograph my 7" lcd the #harlequin128k is connected to.
#dudebuildingaspeccy

Now that I have a working machine and a whole week off, it's time for the old Commodore 64 kid to start exploring the (to me) new, fantastic and unknown world of ZX Spectrum gaming.

I'm using the "ZX Tape Player" #android app as a tape recorder replacement since it is also more comfortable than having to plug audio cables in the back of my PC.

So here is a photo of me flying a quick round of "Gunship" on the #harlequin128k #zxspectrum - it took me some time to get used to loading and "rewinding" the tape to load the individual missions but it works now.

I played this "simulator" on the #commodore64 back in the day but I must say the Speccy port of the game is a job well done! The wireframe 3d seems slightly faster on the Speccy (something I expected) and I am very impressed by the instrument graphics and the overall display of the cockpit.

It's amazing that after all these decades I even remembered how to start the engines and take off!

#dudebuildingaspeccy

I'm a little surprised to see that there is no mention of the #harlequin128k ZX Spectrum replica in the english #wikipedia article although other clones and re-creations such as the Uno are being mentioned. This is strange as in my reception the Harlequin 128k seems to be the most common or known clone.

@k well the #c64 I have looks nice indeed but it is not the same tihing - the Speccy ( #harlequin128k ) I soldered myself three weeks ago, taking time and care and not knowing if it would run at all. This makes me fell a little more connected to it, just like I feel more connected to the #rc2014 machines I've built since 2020.

These machines were not part my youth, that was the #commodore64 - but they are part of my current, newly lit passion ...