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Cricket by TJ OwensHi everyone ( Newbie here ) Just wondering if there are any fans out there of the old Speccy game Cricket by TJ Owens, it came out in about 1984 ? …
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100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …
... ) 50p, Daley Thompson's Supertest 128 (Ocean) ?1.50, Dark Sceptre ... no inlay / instructions
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UKretro.co.uk - Website UpdateHi, The latest additions to our site ([url]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url]) are listed below, Best Wishes, Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro…
... Spaghetti Western- Zeppelin - Commodore 64 128 C64
Balloon Battles - ... Bubble Dizzy - Codemasters - Commodore 64 128 C64
Miami Chase - Codemasters ... Mean Machine - Codemasters - Commodore 64 128 C64
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** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ** 14 Sept 2004If you have an email message saying it?s from HSBC Bank security. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK (as if you would!) Its not from the bank and contains a…
... saying it?s from HSBC Bank security.
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Its not from the bank and contains a very nasty ... aware of the problem, the bank would NEVER contact you via ... -
Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... map is made up of 128 tiles across by the number ... ,72,64,128,128,128,128
DEFB 15,112,128,0,96,128,0,0 ... 0
DEFB 0,0,128,64,32,16,8,4 ... tile)
B2 DEFB 128,128,128,128,64,64,64,32,32 ... is arranged in rows of 128 tiles starting at
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Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…
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Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
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sound sample rangesIf 0 is the midpoint for a range such as 127 to -128 then should the value -128 not be used for the sake of symmetry? Is this the way it is done wit…
If 0 is the midpoint for a range such as 127 to -128 then should the value -128 not be used for the sake of symmetry? Is this the way it is done with CD music? Obviously they are not 8bit samples but the principle is the same. -
New Turbo-Load version of Tales From A Parallel UniverseNot very interesting to most, but I know some of you still use 'real' Spectrums. While fiddling around with a program I created ages ago to build c…
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Announce: EmuZWin 2.5 Release 2.2 Post-FinalEmuZWin Version 2.5 Release 2.2 post-FINAL (16-Oct-2004): [-] A small pause added between TAP blocks while loading tape from .TAP image (otherwise s…
... .ZX and .SP snapshots.
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spectrum again(for me)...after all this years!!!!Don?t know why but decided to try an emulator, i thought i was just pass some minuts and then let go.., but, i don?t know if its only nostalgia, what…
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2 x Spectrum cases,2 bust mobos,2 tape decks,2 Keyboards Free stuffHi,I am having a clear out of my old stuff I have the following to give away if who ever wants the stuff,pays the postage. 1 x Black 128+2 case ok c…
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1 x Black 128+2 case ok condition
1 x Greyish 128+2 case DataCorder cover cracked ... from the machines the black 128 keyboard looks almost new for ... -
2 versions of cassette 50there might be 2 versions of cassette 50 because some game on it are incompatable with the 128 model but it was advertised when the system was out (o…
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Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... I am trying to make sprite movement routine. Actually I ... did it, however my sprite
flickers terribly while ... background
2. Draw sprite into background
3. Delay ... Draw stored background into sprite
5. Change sprite coordinates
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128 or 48?Well? Which do you prefer? I'm talking about using a real Spectrum. Do you prefer the 48k or 128k?
Well? Which do you prefer?
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NTSC Spectrums?Being in the U.S., I missed the whole ZX Spectrum thing in Europe in the 80's. I've never seen an actual ZX Spectrum. I know that in the states the…
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US power supply for SpectrumThis has been lightly touched on in a couple of other threads - but I wanted to get a definitive set of answers. I am going to have a Spectrum 128 s…
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Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…
... creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like ... -
New Functions for Sinclair BasicA total of 52 new functions can be added to Sinclair BASIC; 26 numeric functions (A-Z) and 26 string functions (A$-Z$). Owing to the internal structu…
... (x,y)=(128 AND INT (x/128)+INT (y/128)=2)+(64 ... AND INT (FN V(x,128)/64)+INT (FN V( ... FN V(FN V(y,128),64)/32)=2)+(16 AND ... FN V(FN V(x,128),64),32)/16)+INT ... B$(b)=STR$ INT (b/128)+STR$ INT (FN V( ... (FN V(FN V(b,128),64)/32)+STR$ INT ( ... FN V(FN V(b,128),64),32)/16)+STR$ ... -
Is the IY register used by the spectrum rom?Hi I've been writing a sprite routine and have noticed that the sprite data gets corrupted at some points. I have no idea why and can only guess tha…
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There's a bug in my Speccy, Dear Liza, Dear Liza...Hi guys, Just me being annoying again - Can anyone out there in 'Internetland' help me with ideas about what could be causing a bug in my Speccy em…
... (b & 128 == 128)" doesn't equal "if ((b & 128) == 128)" due to ... -
Combining NostalgyHi, Perhaps a childish idea, but in the name of nostalgy... Most if not all of you know and remember the cards that were about cars, planes, motorc…
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Good 128k games?As I only got my +2 in the twilight years of the spectrum and then discovered cider and Doctor and the Crippens (punk band), I never really had many …
... games designed purely for the 128?
Reason I ask ... PS2 games. Were there any 128 games that really pushed the ... -
Spectrum GearI have a Spectrum +3, broken +2, multiface 128, loads of games all original, and maybe around 100 mags up for sale. Plus some other bits and pieces. …
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Did a ZX printer murder my poor Spec 48k+?????Hello, I'm a new member. My question... today I received a 2nd hand ZX printer. It was clean in good condition. I saw no reason why I would not work…
... another spectrum. I own a 128+, a 48K rubber, and now ... -
Anyone help re-factoring a tile functionI had some excellent feedback for re-factoring my function that displays the colour for my screen tiles. Can anyone offer some help to improve the fu…
... /> TILEIMAGE1 DEFB 255,254,128,2,149,82,170,170 ... 82,170,170,149,82,128,2,255,254,0, ... /> TILEIMAGE2 DEFB 255,254,128,2,148,82,169,42 ... 146,168,42,149,82,128,2,255,254,0, ... /> TILEIMAGE3 DEFB 255,254,128,2,149,82,168,42 ... 146,169,42,148,82,128,2,255,254,0, ...
