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3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
... Im scared of going from a confident Basic coder to a crap ... into an abyss - the jump from BASIC to Machine Code - I know ... won't look back at BASIC! -
Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
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8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
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Starting from scratchHello, I'd lack to have a crack at writing a Spectrum game. I have very limited programming experience from mucking around with javascript and VB an…
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How do I save to tape, as it wereSo I've written my game, I've written a loading screen, I want to now put everything together with a loader etc so that it is the same as loading str…
Yeah, just use Spectacular/SPIN, 'insert' a tape, and save your data from BASIC in the order you want. 'Eject' the tape by saving the TZX file and you're done. -
Sprite Graphics TutorialHi everyone, Would like some feedback on the following: I am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best program and implement …
Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... modified rom with a new basic keyword similar to the MSX ... deapth and make it work from basic or mc, but then old ... games would not benefict from this. However one could have ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... rom with a new basic keyword similar to the ... deapth and make it work from basic or mc, but then ... old games would not benefict from this.[/quote]
BASIC keywords. It would be ... write your own Sinclair BASIC style environment for a ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... in MC, and especially not from Basic.
I think that ... screenshots of games to pick from is really neat, knida like ...Sprite Graphics TutorialHi everyone, Would like some feedback on the following: I am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best program and implement …
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Err, no ... that does not exist and from the way it is implemented ...How do I poke a Spectrum?I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?
... some way of poking the memory from within the emulator GUI itself ...Documentary on the fall of Imagine[url="http://www.blockcopycoders.com/temp/commerical_breaks_256.avi"]http://www.blockcopycoders.com/temp/commerical_breaks_256.avi[/url] (86MB)
Key Redefine RoutineAnyone written a nice key redefine code snippet?
... :, I was after assembly not basic, but appreciate the effort, cheers ... if you're masochistic, IN from BASIC, but what about in this ...Key Redefine RoutineAnyone written a nice key redefine code snippet?
... if you're masochistic, IN from BASIC, but what about in this ...More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... , you can even do it from basic, originally using kind MC`ers ... , but then with MasterBasic (Beta Basic 6 ?) it has a command ... work with Mode 2, since Basic treated Mode 1, and Mode ...Moley Christmas everybody!:)
... mags (on the way back from dixons i reckon)! this was ... still hear that lovely 128k tune warbling from my black and white ...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 …
... there ain`t more 128K specific games from back in the 80 ...Yet another name that game..First things first - hello im new, but can i just say what a site! Nostalgia is a good thing definately. Now - for what seems like forever ive been s…
I reckon you're thinking of Jungle Fever by, I think, A&F. Mind you that's from memory from 20-odd years ago - I haven't checked the archive yet!
RichHow many of you lot still own your original Speccy?I have reason to believe the majority of you still own your original Spectrum. I think thats great, but it also really suprised as well. I was obsess…
I've still got my 128K heatsink version from 1986, and at the ...ZX SpinIs it possible to use the Z80 Assembler in spin as a means of entering mcode? I'm struggling on some of the basics like SCREEN EQU 4000h. It keeps …
... won't stop your code from running.
Here's ... , execution of your code commences from that point when you use ... symbol, your code starts executing from the address of the very ... assembled, you can save it from BASIC:
SAVE "mycode" CODE ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... joystick (Kempston for instance) in BASIC routines?
2 ... to make first line in BASIC start from 0.
... Admittedly these are all BASIC related stuff ... 1. Reading the kempston joystick from BASIC is very easy. You just ...CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... program, that can be called from BASIC if necessary, so you can ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... 's possible to use these from BASIC, though I have scribbled notes ... I *must* have used them from BASIC, as I couldn't code ... 'll add it to the BASIC faq.
D ...Speccy muzak makingAnybody know where I could get a guide to music making using Speccy basic? Is there a repository of music converted into speccy PLAY commands or BEE…
I've used wham! which comes handy to create tiny 2 channels music that runs (easily) from BASIC on a 48K Spectrum.
