INTERNET GAMING SUITE

 

Introduction

A unique suite of software for both the ZX81 & Spectrum. Downloading tools allowing
you to experience legacy Spectrum 128K, 48K Games, demos & the ZX81 legacy games
catalogue. Encompassing current news headlines & information - all direct to your
Spectrum Next, exposing you to some rare classics from some great online archives.
This product also links your system directly to the following tools:

* Lotto Demo Loader * Thousands of demos to randomly evaluate
* Lotto Game Loader * Thousands of rare retro games to randomly evaluate
* ZX81 Game Loader * Thousands of searchable classics and rare titles
* News Headlines * Up to the minute news worldwide, and Launcher Next news too

 

Linking you directly to distro apps:

* Next ZXDB-dl search - by David Saphier
* WIFI setup wizard - by Tony Hoyle and Tim Gilberts
* NXtel - by Robin Verhagen-Guest

Lotto Demo loader gives you access to Spectrum demos, Lotto Game Loader access
to Spectrum games.ZXDB allow you to search and download spectrum games. News
headlines and Nxtel are news and information resources, while ZX81 Game loader
gives you access to games.

The Lotto Game Loader and Demo Loader picks a random game or demo, from a
database of 5,000 titles automatically then runs the resulting game. Expect
to find some obscure eye opening titles. Your game is selected like the lottery.
So you get some exposure to try out some unusual games or demos you might never
have come across. The ZX81 Game Loader offers you searchable access to thousands
of ZX81 games and runs them with music for enhance gaming. You can either search
for a title or use the built in hot list to surf a game from a list.

 

 

REQUIREMENTS

PI daughterboard (For audio)
Onboard WIFI card (for downloads)

The program requires either a Next, N-Go or Xbery with a working WIFI module
and you are good to go. Not setup your WIFI yet? The suite also links you
to WIFI setup too.

Please see terms of use at the end of this document.

 


HOW TO SETUP

Unzip the RAR file in the folder GAMINGSUITE to the root of your Distro Next SD
Navigate to the folder and READ the readme text file for usefull information regards
how to use these tools etc

run "GameSuite.bas" this is the front end to get started

Games and demos from "Lotto Demo and Game loaders & ZX81 gamer
loader" are saved in the subfolder DOWNLOADS in their respective categories.

Tip: After running the game press the red reset button
and your Next should allow you to browse the recent folder where the game was
saved too. We recommend the latest version of Next Launcher to keep all your
favourite games in one place of course if you really wish to stay organised :-)


Try out some retro Specy games inside your browser no download required !!  Click HERE

Special Thanks to the backend hosts:

retrobeachman.com
zxspectrum48.i-demo.pl
spectrum4ever.org
zx81.nl
zx81stuff.org.uk
68k.news

Special mention:

Alain Hertenstein for use of your SID music
Dave Sonic Clarke for your hosting of my tools
The Launcher team for your support


LOVE MY UTILITIES AND ENJOY GAMING?

This software has been developed over many hours and available for you as a unrestricted download
for you for FREE. If you intend to use this Software, we ask you to consider an optional donation of
your choosing to our Cancer Research Fundraiser for vital research. It is for the greater good, for
everyone. 1 in 3 of us will get cancer in our lifetime, your donation will help to beat it. Your
Donation, however small, to Cancer Research via this link is my inspiration to develop great
Spectrum software for you - while keeping our retro community healthy as we grow old.

PLEASE VISIT www.gofundme.com/f/u2canstopcancer We hope to raise funds for charity. Every little bit helps!

INTERNET GAMING SUITE FOR THE NEXT


NOTE: NO GAMES ARE SHIPPED WITH THIS PACKAGE - THE GAMES ARE STREAMED FROM 3RD
PARTY SITES TO YOUR NEXT at your choosing. The software is a front end flexible interface
to an already available resource of which the backend hosts are listed within this
document.This project was designed to demonstrate the raw online power using the Spectrum
Next in a non profit way, for personal demo purposes. The content is for non
commercial private use only. Using this software does NOT give you legal ownership
of data. Next Internet Gaming Suite is a FREEWARE application and may not be sold.
The GAMES you download are from 3rd party websites, not owned/ hosted by the author
of this tool. You agree all games and demos you use are your complete responsibility
and exempt the author of any liability associated with them. The files may NOT BE
sold or manipulated, or re-packaged.

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