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Help Please....

Started by Annie on 5 November 2007 • 5,872 views

7 posts

#540325 November 2007

I'm having problems downloading and opening some of the games from the web site. It will let me download them, but when I come to open them to play I get a message that reads

Spectaculator cannot open (whetever game it is)

The file extension is not recognised.

Any help would be much appresiated (sp?)

#584795 November 2007

tbh i can't help, as i only really play games that have been made with DizzyAGE, cause i know the movement, room size etc will be faithfull.

#584806 November 2007

try the following emulator :

EmuZWin
http://kolmck.net/apps/EmuZWin_Eng.htm

Also if you've downloaded speccy games from yolkfolk they are more than likly to be in the russian TR-DOS speccy format. So you would need the above emulator to open.

#584836 November 2007

I use EmuZWin for Russian Spectrum games, If you need help getting them to work on it at all. post it here :smile:

#584856 November 2007

Ok, so it may be me just being thick :teethy: but i've downloaded the emulator you suggested and tried to load a game that I couldn't before, but am still having trouble getting the game all I seem to get is a blank screen :cry: what am I doing wrong.

Thanks for all your help on this I am really greatful {yolkfolk}:delight:

#584906 November 2007

Right ho,

On EmuZWin, the menu bar at the top, Go to File > Model > Pentagon 256K/512K, "OK" it.

Then choose the game you want to play (The File > Open thing :wink: )
Then on the menu bar, go to Control > Beta 128 (TR-DOS) > Disk Browser, then double click whatever comes up, usually the name with a small green dot next to it.

Hopefully, the game should start on the emulator meaning you can now close the disk browser.

That technique does work for me, let us know how you get on :smile:
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Adz.M

#584986 November 2007

Yay it worked Thank You very much for your help Adz {yolkfolk}:clap: