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New Game: "Willy Games: The First 30 Years Quiz"I am pleased to announce the release of a brand-new game for the ZX Spectrum 128: "[b]Willy Games: The First 30 Years Quiz[/b]". It is a multiple…
... a brand-new game for the ZX Spectrum 128: ... by John Elliott a decade ago) in a very unorthodox way ... : to create a multiple-choice quiz rather than a ... "]JSW Editor v. 2.3.7[/url], ... which were instrumental in the creation and implementation ... -
Spectrum 128k+2 on tvHi, I want to buy a 128+2, did have one years ago, can i let it work on a flat tv screen, if so what do i need to do this.
Hi, I want to buy a 128+2, did have one years ago, can i let it work on a flat tv screen, if so what do i need to do this. -
Wanted: copy of Gerton Lunter z80 version 2.01 registeredHi all, Interested in this version. I have registered 3.02, but need this one for running in a PC with small resources (shareware 2.01 seems to wo…
Hi all,
Interested in this version. I have registered 3.02, but need this one for running in a PC with small resources (shareware 2.01 seems to work, but I can't control speed inside),
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Issue 2 problem.Hi all, I'm trying to repair / upgrade an Issue 2 Spectrum for a friend, but have come accros the following problem. When I power the machine …
... / upgrade an Issue 2 Spectrum for a friend, but have come ... machine on I get a sign on message except ... enter key it goes to a flashing "cursor" also ... Identical known working one in my spares box, and ... the Sinclair test cartridge in my Interface 2 (or RAM turbo), ... -
User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
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30 INPUT "Type in a number " ; A$
40 LET B = LEN ... sent as a string in BBC BASIC
INPUT "Type in a number " num ... ,1) )
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So, is the loading noise in Start Trek IV Speccy noise, or something else?I grew up thinking that a few scenes in Star Trek IV had, without a doubt, ZX Spectrum loading noise in the background. I watched it again a couple d…
... up thinking that a few scenes in Star Trek IV had ... he decoded it using a Cray-2 computer. So... which ... Maybe the mystery was solved in a old topic, but I ... about Spectrum loading noise in one of the CSI ... 01/13/decoding-data-hiding-in-star-trek-iv/
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Scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States?Would it be possible to write a scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States? I have a custom screen load routine that loads attribute first, then the …
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ld h,a ; screen address in hl
loop1: ... />
aa2sa: ld (saveix+2), ix ; 20ts ; Save attribute address ... /12ts
; lddelay = 18+(16*2) = 50ts + nextpix = 85ts
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Three more books and a brochureSo... a few years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum stuff off a local friend who needed the space, but clean forgot to investigate one of the three …
... lot of Spectrum stuff off a local friend who needed ... there was an SJS-2 joystick in one of them so ... d never opened. (Also a DK'Tronics light pen which ... I really should have a play around with at ... Granada Books, 1982 (this is a 1984 reprint)
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Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... all working perfectly on the +2, +2A and +2B, none ... 1 and 3 on port 2.
It seemed somewhat ... that program in the +2/+3 manual that demonstrates the IN function ... it whirrs on startup in a way that suggests it's ... ve done with three +2/+2A/+2B Datacorders it's ... -
New ZEsarUX beta - RC2Hi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX beta version on the usual url https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/files/Beta_and_Snapshot_versions/ This…
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I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX beta version on ... support
Added Multiface One, 128 and Three emulation
Added ... the source code
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A videoaventure in 16K - Cartridge for IF2Hello all, After an intermitent work I am near of reléase my new game: a videoaventure (exploration game) in 16K ROM carttridge. Your objetive is…
... my new game: a videoaventure (exploration game) in 16K ROM carttridge.
a spaceship base.
[img ... the result is a complete game 48K like in a 16K native cartridge ... 1 April at Retropixel event in Malaga (Spain). -
Another 48k Speccy acting as a 16K model.Hi all, I originally was going to post asking for help to fix the new addition to my family a very nice condition Issue 2 sold on ebay as a 16K model…
... my family a very nice condition Issue 2 sold on ... ebay as a 16K model ... on logic test points in the 48K service manual ... it might help someone in a similar situation, not sure ... happy as a pig in a blanket ... maybe its a quirk of ... -
How to be a hero - bugfixBug #1: Sometimes the game has frozen at the end of level (can see in RZX of the 3rd level by malcolm) Reason: The scrolling text works with…
... end of level (can see in RZX of the 3rd level ... technology in the interrupt procedure (IM 2). If the interrupt occurs in a very ... unlucky moment, the text frozen and stayed in scolling ... 4 ($D854)
Bug #2:
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New ZEsarUX 5.0Hi! ZEsarUX 5.0 is out! :) You can download it from the URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/ Finally I have succeded emulating Si…
... emulating Sinclair QL. I dedicated a lot of hours trying to ... debugging on ZEsarUX by using a telnet client.
There ... support
Added Multiface One, 128 and Three emulation
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Dynasty Wars 128?Is there a 128 version of Dynasty Wars? WoS archive says there is only 48 version and TAPs I found in Internet don't use 128 capabilities (no AY sou…
Is there a 128 version of Dynasty Wars?
... TAPs I found in Internet don't use 128 capabilities (no AY ... /> I'm asking about 128 version because in YS Megapreview it was ... will be special version for 128 machines including more gfx and ... -
Does a ZX Spectrum without a keyboard even start?Hello The title gives it away. I am repairing and updating two ZX Spectrum right now. A rev 2 16k and a rev 4a 48K. I try to avoid plugging and un…
... Spectrum right now. A rev 2 16k and a rev 4a 48K. I ... possible. The two ZX Spectrum in front of me don't ... . Both don't have a keyboard plugged in. Do they need it ... knows. It could also be a problem with my RF decoder ... -
How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and ... from the current PLOT position a line up 20 then left ... next character it reads in the string a$ is a number or char ... get confused or "r100u10". Thanks in advance :) -
128K memory bank selection to avoid contention issuesI'm currently developing a game and I'm trying to get my head around the memory contention issues of the various 128K/+2/+2A/+3 spectrum models in or…
... various 128K/+2/+2A/+3 spectrum models in order to ... going into either 128/+2/+3 Basic and using a debugger it ... , Page 0 is paged in, so without any bank ... RAMTOP to $5999 and load in a code block $6000-$FFFF. ... Then I want to load in a further 16K block of code ... -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
... ram.
So looking in games like Starquake, Lords Of ... to use this. In fact the binary in Knightlore around 23606 is ... entirely empty, Exolon has a pointer ... -
Quidditch would be a brilliant game on the Spectrum!For me, the best part of the Potter books and films were the Quidditch matches. Man, what I wouldn't give to be able to play it for real. It doesnt r…
... of points earned in a game.
Probably a choice of camera ... it would be an ideal 2 player joystick controlled game. Of ... the appearance slightly though for a game to be developed ... think some graphic design is in my immediate future.
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Help getting a speccy back into a modern office environment!I have a 48K rubber key mounted in a mdf holder (sprayed black to match) that also holds a 10" LCD screen in a neat little "workstation" type package…
I have a 48K rubber key mounted in a mdf holder (sprayed black to ... match) that also holds a 10" LCD screen in a neat little "workstation ... numbers.
I anticipate 2 fields only: name and number ... -
Reviving a Microdrive (and its notoriously fragile media)eBay has been getting a [i]lot[/i] of business out of me lately, which brings me to this... Context: some years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum…
... ]this morning[/i] when a package came in the post containing an ... of sponge? (* note below)
(2) could I do this just ... 1959) didn't have a sponge pad in the mechanism at all ... essentially reel-to-reel tape in a plastic shell), and neither does ... -
how do i input a text file in a zx spectrum emulator?simply that. i have a basic listing i dont want to have to type in.
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Interest in a Videopac game?Hi, I released a couple of prototype ROMs on the Videopac years ago and I have a few copies left. I released Night Fighter and Robot City I'm just…
Hi,
I released a couple of prototype ROMs on the Videopac years ago and I have a few copies left. I released Night Fighter and Robot City I'm just wondering if there is any interest in buying the last few copies?
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Bruce Lee Completed in "6:04", is this a Speedrun WR?!Hi all, as some of you are aware during a livestream recording yesterday I managed to speedrun Bruce Lee from start to finish on the ZX Spectrum in a…
... you are aware during a livestream recording yesterday I ... finish on the ZX Spectrum in a time of 6mins 4 ... or records anywhere showing a faster run and many ... to share this with you in both pure recorded form ... sorry I've placed this in two places but the other ... -
Revolver - Help needed. Get stuck in a room.So, I'm playing [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004127&loadpics=3"]Revolver[/url], and need your expert hands at hacking, cra…
... 't move, no enemies appear, a big fat nuthin' happens.
A preliminary map to guide you ... the way. The game starts in the jail. Oh, and the ... error happens in both files in the WoS archive. I ... -
Broken Issue 2 - likely culpritsI've just got hold of an issue 2 spectrum with an interesting layout (heatsink is vertical and goes down to the speaker, some variable resistors and …
... got hold of an issue 2 spectrum with an interesting layout ... but then crashes with a corrupt screen after a few seconds. I ... be gratefully received, I have a multimeter and oscilloscope but it ... links to pics of the motherboard and a corrupt screen.
A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…
... is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. ... remembered the said bug in the said game and ... my vague recollection of a major flaw in this popular game ...
So I set myself a challenge . I would give myself ... play them .But back in the the 1980s when I ...Tutorial: Using UDGs in SpecBASSpecBAS is capable of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original Spectrum. Like most things though, the extended nature of SPecBAS's ab…
... of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original ... - we'll get to that in a short while.
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To redefine a character in SpecBAS, you POKE in a similar manner to ... In this case, "a" is CHR$ 97. The UDG for "a" is 128 characters ...
