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Encyclopaedia GalacticaThis is the development thread for Encyclopaedia Galactica, the game upon which I'm currently working, along with a few others. The idea is that the…
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SpeedLockI'm aware that there are seven (7) - yes, SEVEN!! - different iterations of the SpeedLock loader. I've loaded games from all 7 types, one by one, and…
... 84 to about 86, normal loading stripes, data sounded "normal" ... was encrypted - listen to the screen loading, it sounds noticeably "odd" ... Speedlock 2 - one had normal loading stripes (e.g. Terra ... get as far as the loading screen appearing with the timer ... -
about Dan DareHi all, I not think this is for MIA forum but want to ask and I will be grateful if anyone help me with answer. I get from ebay dandare tape, origi…
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Which game did you like the loading noise the most?I always like skool daze's loader, it seemed to come over in regular waves.
... the following games by their loading noise: Alien 8*, Underwurlde, Wanted ... from had the Alien 8 screen loading, and I said to my ... specific Alkatraz games by their loading noise :p
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Alex' Auditory Challenge, Vol. 2This is my second game sound quiz. Can you guess from which game the sounds came from? This edition of aAC also features bonus tracks: can you guess …
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... to decide whether it's loading or verifying? There's a ... keep the code around for SCREEN$ loading.
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Hello!Hey folks, just checking in ... been a while :) Hope all is well with everyone on the forums. Did I miss much? I know I've not been about these past…
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... , have some fun with a screen, loading the pixels backwards but the ... :
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defb 26 ; "R Tape loading error"
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... can start with the fancy screen loading :smile: You're spot on ... ($fe) being linked to Fuse loading noise - I've just added ... -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... see any part of the screen loading, corrupt or not?
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... see any part of the screen loading, corrupt or not?[/QUOTE]
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... demo using the K+D loading screen[/URL].[/QUOTE]
[B]stephenw32768 ... second of the normal speed SCREEN$ loading, you should reliably catch the ... -
Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…
... a program for 'fancy' screen loading[/URL]. It comes in four ... : Normal (same as ROM loading), Medium (not very fast), ...
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Age rated gamesI had Jack the Ripper by CRL wbich was an 18 Rated games, how many games got an age rating and were they all adventures. I do recall being slighty d…
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Change PAPER and BORDER colours from machine codeHow do you go about changing PAPER and BORDER colours from machine code? I've forgotten the system variables for border and paper.
... hard. You can watch a SCREEN$ loading to visualise the pattern. Try ... bytes load in from a SCREEN$).
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New Game - Page and the Curse of the Pharaoh[B]My second outing with AGD and continuing on from my last game, may I present... 'Page and the Curse of the Pharaoh'[/B] After battling his way th…
... days counting tstates for the screen loading, all branches take the same ... basic instead of clearing the screen using assembly.
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New Game - Page and the Curse of the Pharaoh[B]My second outing with AGD and continuing on from my last game, may I present... 'Page and the Curse of the Pharaoh'[/B] After battling his way th…
... days counting tstates for the screen loading, all branches take the same ... basic instead of clearing the screen using assembly.
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DVD title sequenceHello I'm not sure if this is the best place for this - but let's see how we go. I run a little DVD making company here in Cardiff, and we are …
... anyone who decided to try loading it for real?) followed by ... sped-up footage of the screen loading in. Anyway, I sent you ... -
Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …
... overhead (to make the fancy screen loading) and in some cases ( ... ?) they actually slow the game loading.
Also, there ... , with that pacman clone while loading).
IMHO, you ... will spare the machine code loading block.
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Proportional fontsI've been doing some proportional font drawing, purely on C level at the moment, but it's orders of magnitude slower than I'd want it to be. It's sti…
Ooh, not bad. I can see something like that being used on its own in the menu selection screen in a game, for instance. (Also reminds me of Alkatraz-style screen loading)
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Proportional fontsI've been doing some proportional font drawing, purely on C level at the moment, but it's orders of magnitude slower than I'd want it to be. It's sti…
... own in the menu selection screen in a game, for instance ... reminds me of Alkatraz-style screen loading)
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Compressed Loading ScreensHi everybody From my speccy memories I could swear I could remember games with loading screens that took less than normal time to load. But up until…
... with tape counter) uses compressed screen. Long time ago I built ... games on my +3 (normal screen loading has no advantage on disk ... .php/zx-zone/plus3-software/screen-compressor
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Compressed Loading ScreensHi everybody From my speccy memories I could swear I could remember games with loading screens that took less than normal time to load. But up until…
... with tape counter) uses compressed screen. Long time ago I ... games on my +3 (normal screen loading has no advantage on disk ... .php/zx-zone/plus3-software/screen-compressor
Cristi ... Hewson games that have new loading screens, and this utility really ... -
Compressed Loading ScreensHi everybody From my speccy memories I could swear I could remember games with loading screens that took less than normal time to load. But up until…
Not a big fan of compressed loading screens - I quite like the reassuring repetitive sound of a screen loading, followed by the burble of the attributes. -
Web loading animationsYou know on some websites there is a loading "spinner" or something similar to show content is loading? I'm looking for a set that can be used at …
... my idea, which is a loading screen loading, you know, so it loads ... of a well known Speccy loading screen, but just make it a ... the Spectrum, so do a loading screen type effect on the Miner ... -
My speccy sold it's soul to do this.Which 5 speccy moments defied logic and managed to impress you the most at the time? 1. The loader for Moonstrike. 2. The almost flawless R-Type con…
Border effects.
Tim Follin’s music.
[i]Micronaut One[/i] (and other Pete Cooke’s titles).
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If the ZX Spectrum AND the Commodore 64 were not available which 8 bit computer would you have got?Following on from the “[url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/218/your-favourite-machine-apart-from-the-spectrum/p1"]Your favourite …
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Good or horrible: Aliens (UK)I'm going to assume you're all right-thinking people with brains that work and therefore you love the film. But how does the game stack up? I g…
... that would include an on-screen compass, making navigation a lot ... it.
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Budget gem - Rescue by MastertronicHi All, Digging through my old Spectrum tapes today from my youth I discovered a budget gem - Rescue by Mastertronic I'm really impressed with…
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The latest build of Specemu?The latest version of Specemu (a fantastic emulator, BTW) I have is SpecEmu-3.1.b150912.zip, which is a year old now, but knowing Woody he's probably…
... in SpecEmu. It has custom screen loading, draws screen in character blocks, 8 ...
