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  • Spectrum games which are better than 16-bit versionsLet's talk about games which are better on the Speccy than on 16-bit machines. In my opinion Spectrum versions of "Chase HQ" and "Space Gun" are bet…

    Let's talk about games which are better on the Speccy than on 16-bit machines.
    In my opinion Spectrum versions of "Chase HQ" and "Space Gun" are better than Amiga versions.
    PopoCop PopoCop March 2006 Games
  • 16-bit WarsDoing a 8-bit war is a bit of a no-brainer but what's your 16-bit fave, Multiple votes are allowed

    Doing a 8-bit war is a bit of a no-brainer
    but what's your 16-bit fave, Multiple votes are allowed
    chop983 chop983 April 2007 Chit chat
  • 8-bit or 16-bit registers?I'm playing around with writing a Speccy emulator for mobile Java at the moment. I did a quick and dirty port of Qaop, which does run but at less tha…

    ... be done either as 8-bit or 16-bit, with conversions where required ... can obviously be left as 16-bit, but what about the others ... ? Will more 8-bit operations be performed than 16-bit? Any suggestions?
    bigredswitch bigredswitch June 2007 Emulators
  • 16-Bit Binary MathsHi, I'm trying to figure a few things out regarding 16-bit maths (SBC HL, ss in particular). regHL is an UInt16 (unsigned 16-bit integer) in my emu…

    ... a few things out regarding 16-bit maths (SBC HL, ss in ... /> regHL is an UInt16 (unsigned 16-bit integer) in my emulator. I ... them figured out for 8-bit calculations.

    Rodney Zaks ... how this would work with 16-bit numbers though. Any suggestions?
    MadDoc MadDoc July 2008 Emulators
  • What 80's games inspired the 8/16-bit sequence in Atlantis SquarePantis (the movie) ?So, I just caught a glimpse of SpongeBob SquarePants (the Atlantis SquarePantis movie with David Bowie, [B][I]NOT[/I] the game based on the movie[/B]…

    ... , it does look very 8/16-bit generic)

    ???

    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2011 Chit chat
  • What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…

    ... , how well would a Sinclair 16-bit Spectrum have fared?

    16-bit version given the ST and ...
    Nick Nick July 2014 Games
  • Ports of 16 bit gamesI was watching a video for the Speccy version of Turbo Outrun where the guy who posted the video said that whilst he didn't think it was as good the …

    ... it was superior to the 16 bit versions, something I disagree with ... few games ported from the 16 bits I feel that the ... pretty good conversions of the 16 bit games.

    So which ... feel fell short? And what 16 bit games would you liked to ...
    RonnieASA RonnieASA August 2014 Games
  • Looking at 16 bit screenshots as a speccy ownerHow did you feel when you looked at screenshots of 16 bit games as a speccy owner? I used to think how good it must be to own such a machine and get…

    How did you feel when you looked at screenshots of 16 bit games as a speccy owner?

    I used to think how good it must be to own such a machine and get those colored sprites etc.
    kinda crazy really
    slenkar slenkar November 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What Spectrum games compare favourably with the 16 bit versions?Obviously Out Run is not one of them ;) But I'm interested in the late 80s period again when a lot of Spectrum games were sadly afterthought cash-…

    ... played well compared with their 16-bit equivalents?
    Spector Spector November 2018 Games
  • Question on 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit...Hello, Sorry, this is probably a really dumb question(and something I should know by now :)). I tried doing some searches about this but came up only…

    ... is exactly meant by 8-bit(as in computers or consoles ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy games with better graphics than 16 bit versionsRecently been checking out the Atari ST, and was pretty shocked at a few games that have attrocious graphics compared to the spectrum versions... I`…

    ... speccy wins out over the 16 bits (or even arcade version ...
    CKay CKay April 2005 Games
  • Why the name "8-bit computer"?The Spectrum was called an 8-bit computer, but what does that mean? For modern hardware and operating systems (32 or 64-bit) it seems to be the poss…

    ... Spectrum was called an 8-bit computer, but what does that ... operating systems (32 or 64-bit) it seems to be the ... Spectrum could of course use 16-bit memory addressing.

    So ... fact [B]are[/B] 8-bit computers, I am just curious ...
    Rickard Rickard May 2007 Development
  • Commercial life of the 16 bits?Just sat here, browsing the archive looking at the game adverts. The Spectrum went North commercially around 1993, and the C64 managed to hold on (al…

    ... how much longer did the 16-bit "replacements" the Amiga and the ...
    MattLamb MattLamb March 2008 Chit chat
  • More 1-bit music from Mr BEEPGot an e-mail this morning but didn't see a thread, so here it is: [url]http://berlin_hq.micromusic.net/bhack.html[/url] [QUOTE]BHQ001 MISTER BEEP …

    ... ! This is the first 1 bit album ever to be released ... makes the work a little bit easier. Also I still can ... a break among 4-bit, 8-bit and 16-bit chiptune/micromusic releases. ;)
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Correct flag response to BIT n,(HL) etc.When running the test program suggested by Arjun (thanks again), all intructions are passing the flag tests except the BIT n,(HL), BIT n,(IX+dis) and…

    ... except the BIT n,(HL), BIT n,(IX+dis) and BIT n,(IY ... output), and it passes all BIT instruction tests (but fails RLD ... doc, which is updated after 16 bit additions, JR and LD r ...
    alien8r33d alien8r33d April 2010 Emulators
  • 8-bit gaming and geek weekend in Derby (17-18th November).Chris Snowden phoned me last night to speak about organising an 8- and 16-bit gaming event in Derby for the 17th and 18th of November, and well thing…

    ... about organising an 8- and 16-bit gaming event in Derby for ...
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington September 2012 Announcements
  • [Merry] Christmas 8/16-bit video compilationA 2011 post I updated for 2012, and this year as well. And this year -- there's a Speccy video! [url]http://www.bytecellar.com/2011/12/10/have-a-hel…

    A 2011 post I updated for 2012, and this year as well. And this year -- there's a Speccy video!

    [url]http://www.bytecellar.com/2011/12/10/have-a-helping-of-8-bit-holiday-cheer/[/url]

    Cheers!



    bp
    blakespot blakespot December 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Enciclopedia Homebrew, new Crowfunding book about 8 and 16 bits homebrew gamesAs the Homebrew software is a Little bit forgotten compared to the classic ones, we, 3 people, have decided to write a book about Homebrew games, whi…

    ... Homebrew software is a Little bit forgotten compared to the classic ... of games from 8 and 16 bit systems (ZX, CPC, MSX, C64 ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx October 2015 Announcements
  • 16 Bit ADD versus ADCBesides the obvious difference that one adds without carry, and the other with carry, there is a startling difference in flag effects documented in Z…

    ... is set if carry from bit 11; otherwise, it is reset ... is set if carry from bit 15; otherwise, it is reset ... is set if carry from bit 11; otherwise, it is reset ... is set if carry from bit 15; otherwise, it is reset ...
    RMartins RMartins July 2016 Emulators
  • Boxed MGT Sam Coupe Computer!Hi Everybody I have superb boxed Sam Coupe computer from Miles Gordon Technology for sale. It was released in 1990 as the spiritual big brother of t…

    ... but has features that rival 16 bit machines like the Amiga.
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson February 2003 Sales
  • Whatever happened to David Whittaker?If you don't know who he is, he produced some of the finest music on the Speccy (esp the 128) with classic tracks in Stormbringer and Amaurote to nam…

    ... been doing since the 8 bit/16 bit era came to and end ...
    Vampyre Vampyre April 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • kazaa for 8/16 bit stuffhello, just thought id pop my head in the spectum camp (im a commodore 64 geezer by choice. please dont throw any bricks yet) in the forums at lem…

    hello,

    just thought id pop my head in the spectum camp (im a commodore 64 geezer by choice. please dont throw any bricks yet)

    in the forums at lemon 64 we had the thought of running a p2p program just for us sharing files from ...
    Mozzy Mozzy June 2003 Games
  • ANN: Nodes Of Yesod Pocket PC Free Download!Attention all WOS surfers: As a gesture of seasonal goodwill, we're making Nodes Of Yesod for Pocket PC available for free for a limited time! Node…

    ... 48K version, color clash, 2-bit sound, and all. :) It comes ... /XScale Pocket PC with a 16 bit screen, on PocketPC, PocketPC 2002 ...
    uztekgames uztekgames November 2003 Announcements
  • Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…

    ... Speccy waste of money
    16. Biggest 'non Speccy' waste of ... . Favourite 8 bit games console
    20. Favourite 16 bit games console
    chaosmongers chaosmongers June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Decimals, bcd etc in z80...Working bloody full-time on my Ragnar Revival game right now - just finished the basic sprite engine and before I go on coding the actual 3d engine (…

    ... is as one or two (16-bit) word(s). That would be ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... is then treated as a 16 bit word (LSB of course) and ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Development
  • Commitment to none "Spectrum" computers------------------------------------------ Im sorry that I`ve been unable to browse and search past topics regarding this, but I get logged off a 8 a…

    ... />
    It is afterall, a 16 bit, multitasking Sinclair machine that deserved ...
    CKay CKay July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fast division in machine codeHi Does anyone know what is the fastest way to divide a 16 bit number by 24 in machine code. Derek [ This Message was edited by: dmsmith on 2004-0…

    Hi

    Does anyone know what is the fastest way to divide a 16 bit number by 24 in machine code.

    Derek

    [ This Message was edited by: dmsmith on 2004-09-24 20:04 ]
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • 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…

    ... can handle 16-bit numbers. This is because dealing with 16-bit numbers in ... 255)
    [i]posint16[/i] = 16-bit positive integer (0-65535)
    16),8),4),2)
    [/ ... (FN V(n,4096),256)/16)>9)+48)+CHR$ ... (FN V(n,4096),256),16)>9)+48)
    [/ ...
    chev chev November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • ANN: Issue 11 of Sam Revival out now (Sam CoupThe belated issue 11 of Sam Revival magazine is out now. This issue of Sam Revival is an audio special, and the cover CD contains music tracks recor…

    ... - there is samples up to 16 bit quality, advanced sample compression, oversampling ... what the most powerful 8 bit home computer coupled with the ...
    Quazar Quazar February 2005 Announcements
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