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Pentagon interface news from VELESOFTIt's from Xagon's board. It is about new interface for Speccy - it make Your comp compatible with Pentagon (and not only) and also it gives You up t…
... allows to speed up all 128k pages (ULA doesn't slow ... TRDOS. Someone could write a routine
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Fairlight 2, once againOK, so I'm determined to make Fairlight 2 crumble and reveal its secrets. I've been running around in part 2 with a "go through all locked doors" POK…
... . Note though that the player sprite faces at 90 degress to ... be a bug in the 128K version. So make sure you ... -
InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…
... ' interrupt routine. However, this doesn't work on the 128K machines, so ... tstates to reach the interrupt routine:
* M1: 7 ... you have a short interrupt routine, it is possible that the ... set to 0x0066. An NMI routine should end with RETN, which ... -
Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... /> call drawsproffscr ;Draw offscreen sprite graphics to screen
... the sprite passes a whole character, the movement routine draws ... the edges so the sprite doesn't ... background data which the sprite covers and which is ... -
Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
... have a rough sprite engine working, and a routine to do a ... paralax star field. My next routine to try and suss-out ... -
Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…
... result. I actually made a 128K version of the game also ... with extra code. Luckily the 128K Speccy came out, so we ... Games had a much better sprite for the Turtles and a ... -
128k and BRIGHT?Just loaded up Arcadia (nice game, BTW). I have side by side a 128k and 48k Speccies and both are connected to the same tape player. So, I loaded the…
... have side by side a 128k and 48k Speccies and both ... brighter white. But with the 128k both paper and border were ... correctly. Then I restarted the 128k machine and tried manually turn ... BRIGHT 1. Nothing happens! The 128k Spectrum is connected to Commodore ... -
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 …
... am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to ... best program and implement Sprite graphics. I would hope to ... -
Help accessing menu on 128k +2Hi, I recently dusted my old 128k +2 speccy off, and got it up and running. I am having one problem though - I can't access the menu! When I turn i…
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128K Model SchematicsI can't find the 128K model schematics in the Documentation section or in the 128k SM. Does anyone know where to find it ?
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Cylu doesn't work in 128KI've played hundreds of 48K games on my original Spectrum 128K+, and all of them load fine, which is more than can be said for the plus2 Spectrums. H…
... games on my original Spectrum 128K+, and all of them load ... work at all, even in 128K+ Spectrums: Cylu, a 3D isometric ... game totally incompatible with all 128K models? You'd think there ... -
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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WRITECHAR:
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Smooth Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48k Part 2Ok, After all the suggestions in Part 1, which were all excellent (Thankyou), I opted on the following: I have 2 x 6k Offscreen areas (Yes, that's …
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; **** END INTERRUPT ROUTINE ***
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spectrum 128k +2 sound problemsi recently bought a spectrum 128k+2 grey modell on the net. but i cant get any sound from my games, i have connected the arial lead to the TV socket …
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TZX and the ZX81Evenin All. EightyOne is now is a state where I can support a more descriptive tape format. I know how some people have been calling for tzx suppor…
... tapes use the standard ROM routine. So, for an example, if ...
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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…
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Basically the routine works by redrawing the tiles ... scroll position and call the routine. An increase of 1 ... pixels.
The routine is designed to detect blank ... />
* This routine shifts tiles into 4 positions ...looking for a zx 128k/+2I used to own a spectrum 128k +2 (I think this is the right one) It was a tape loader that was connected to the keyboard. Unfortunately my bro sold …
... used to own a spectrum 128k +2 (I think this is ... to get rid of a 128k then I would be very ...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…
... am trying to make sprite movement routine. Actually I did ... it, however my sprite
... routine is as follows
1. Store background
2. Draw sprite ... stored background into sprite
5. Change sprite coordinates
...Spectrum 128K only games (`nd TR-DOS)Apart from Where Time Stood Still what other games were 128K only, as opposed to merely 128K versions of 48K games whereby all levels were loaded and…
... Still what other games were 128K only, as opposed to merely ... 128K versions of 48K games whereby ...Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…
... need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to ... mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so ... the screen (based on the sprite x,y). I would then ... draw the sprite to the screen using the ... screen address then draw the sprite again. Does this seem a ...Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it!
Thanks in advance.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 …
... never really had many dedicated 128k games.
What were ...ZX Spectrum 128k - Boxed, As New etc. etc.Hi, Does anyone know how much my ZX Spectrum 128k is worth these days? It's the one with the heat vent things on the side. It's in basically the sam…
... how much my ZX Spectrum 128k is worth these days? It ...problems with 128k (2a) modelI'm trying to use my old 128k but having pulgged into TV, get test signal OK - however when I press 'reset', the test singla just comes back, not the…
I'm trying to use my old 128k but having pulgged into TV, get test signal OK - however when I press 'reset', the test singla just comes back, not the load menu. Any suggestions?tape copier for 48K files on a 128K machineDoes anyone know of a tape copier (that can save out multiple copies of games, like LERM), that will load a whole 48K game into a 128K machine in one…
... whole 48K game into a 128K machine in one go?
128K machine?Competition: Sadistick routine on Spectrum ROMMy vote goes to BEEPER at #03B5 Let's ear you pick! :) And a great BOHHHHHHHHHHHHH to Dr Ian Logan & Dr Frank O'Hara for their description about the…
... about the parameters for that routine !!!! The words "and HL holds ...Spectrum 128kHi everyone, As a long time Speccy fan weaned on the original +2 machine (hence the username!), I'm thinking about finally buying a genuine Sinclair…
... a genuine Sinclair produced Spectrum 128k.
I've seen ... like the Speccy + with a 128k badge) Are these genuine or ...
