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Super Wonder Boy Encoding Scheme MisclassificationThe original Activision release of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005053"]Super Wonder Boy[/URL] is listed as having an Enco…
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Atari Game ArtNice article from The Verge, with images: [url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4716444/how-atari-box-art-turned-8-bit-games-into-virtual-wonderlan…
Nice article from The Verge, with images:
[url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4716444/how-atari-box-art-turned-8-bit-games-into-virtual-wonderlands]Click here.[/url] -
New game: JanosikI have a pleasure to announce my new game: Janosik In case if you wondered, Janosik (spelled Yanoseek in English) is a mountain folk hero,very popul…
... . He was a highwayman a bit similar to Robin Hood or ... the early 90ties for Atari 8-Bit and Amiga.
[url ... game, fighting against some Atari 8-bit games. I can proudly announce ... -
LZ4 decoderI encountered the [URL="http://code.google.com/p/lz4/"]LZ4 compressor[/URL] a few weeks ago. Reading the [URL="http://fastcompression.blogspot.co.uk…
Colin Jones Kickstarter: Slightly Magic 8-bit legacy editionHowdy folks, Colin Jones, the man behind the legendary Rockstar Ate My Hamster and Grange Hill has begun a Kickstarter campaign to remaster his clas…
Howdy folks,
Colin Jones, the man behind the legendary Rockstar Ate My Hamster and Grange Hill has begun a Kickstarter campaign to remaster his classic game, Slightly Magic and, if stretch targets are met, complete the trilogy as he original ...SpeccyJamAnyone else seen this? [url]http://www.speccyjam.com/[/url] From the website:- [QUOTE]Speccy Jam is a regular world wide 1 week game jam, where ind…
... the flavour of the legendary 8-bit personal home computer, the Sinclair ...Name that tuneAnyone recognise this tune? It sounds AY-ish but I've no idea where it comes from (it might not even be a Speccy piece, could be ST or CPC): [url]ht…
... ]http://audioboo.fm/boos/1745429-8-bit-mystery[/url]
I ...Converting an integer arbitrary large binary number into a printable decimal formThis was asked a long ago at the comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup. At that time, I came up with a solution by extrapolating the classic algorithm of suces…
... two arbitrary 8-bit numbers, so 2040-bit numbers is ... ). Printing the largest 2040-bit number, i.e. ( ... 1
NBITS equ ($-NUMERO)*8
;BCD ...
;NBITS equ ($-NUMERO)*8
end Principal ...Cross platform developmentI'm just vaguely considering supporting a few more retro 8 bit platforms for something I have in mind to do. Just Z80 and 6502 really, but that cove…
... supporting a few more retro 8 bit platforms for something I have ...Just for fun: Super heroes storyOkay I'll admit it, this is inspired by three word story and the whose line is it anyways improv game superheroes. This is a 6 to 12 sentience story …
... nothing! I represent the Atari 8-bit computers! Plus I have my ...Konami sueing 8 bit legacy (at least MSX stuff)I'm terribly afraid with the news about Konami recent legal actions against a MSX portal, oblying his webmaster to remove all related games, includin…
I'm terribly afraid with the news about Konami recent legal actions against a MSX portal, oblying his webmaster to remove all related games, including artworks, screenshots and other material.
I understand the need to make portals like [URL=" ...STP: Query about Dizzy prince of yolkfolk and MakeTZXI'm trying to create a TZX from my copy of Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk using MakeTZX 2.31 (not sure why I'm not using 2.33), but I can't seem to get…
... /> The input file is an 8-bit mono wav, split from a ... 16-bit stereo 44KHz recording. The resulting ...MISTER BEEP - the NEW ZX48 album 2014 "Chromospheric Flares"Hi mates. So. Here it is. Something like 2 years after the previous one - here is my new ZX Spectrum album "Chromospheric Flares". [img]http://mi…
... ). That means: chiptunes with 1-bit sound-quality.
***Recorded ... unparalleled in comparison to other 8-bit computers.
That's ... ZX Spectrum (jack) through 1-bit transducer - ULA chip.
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etc... Still only 1 bit quality of course. We could ...Spectrum Vs GameBoyGame Boy was my first console. I got it around 91, by a time when it was almost impossible to buy Spectrum Games (I had a +3) in Portugal. I remembe…
... the Sega/Nintendo & other 8 bit consoles of its time (probably ...Math Quiz - MultiplicationThe topic is fast multiplication routines, from 8x8 to 32x32 and all points in between. These functions sit underneath floating point libraries, gen…
... sixteen bit product
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; h = smaller 8-bit multiplicand
; e = larger 8-bit multiplicand
[Newbie] From tape to PC?Hi! I've spent all the morning trying to recover some old basic programs I did on a 48K Spectrum before it crashed. I've tried with a modern compute…
... it can convert files to 8 bit as shown in the tutorial ... good volume. It records at 8 bit, but I don't know ...RECOIL - graphic viewer and converterHi, that's what I got yesterday. Might be interesting. _________________________________________________ Retro Computer Image Library (RECOIL) is a…
... /> formats native to Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari Portfolio, Atari ST, Atari ... (Windows 2000/XP/Vista / 7 / 8 )
- GNOME thumbnailer (Linux)
system (32- or 64-bit).
[img]http://recoil ...Most Expensive/Collectible Games?I'm just curious. I have absolutely no idea what games are worth in Speccy collectors' circles. On Youtube there are a million videos telling you a…
... nothing with regards to old 8 bit computers.
So, are ...the worlds longest game tape ?just curious if there is a known title... as I was looking at multimixx 4 and that has gauntlet 1 / 2 and deeper dungeons and it reminds me of an ata…
FA: 140+ Spectrum / Amstrad / Acorn / Atari Games - End Sunday 6th AprilGuys, Got a bunch of Sinclair ZX Spectrum, plus some Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-Bit, Atari ST and Acorn BBC Micro / Electron games listed on eBay UK, and d…
... , plus some Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-Bit, Atari ST and Acorn BBC ...Interview with Zilog FoundersIt's almost eight years old now so maybe this has done the rounds once already, but in case you missed it: [url]http://archive.computerhistory.org/r…
... and IY into two eight bit halves but not documenting it ... Mostek z80s (ie probably the 8-bit index register stuff which was ...Periscope Up, wrong author listedAs per his permission letter states: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=individuals/FitzhughKarl.pmt[/url] Karl Fitzhugh didnt…
... the game for the Atari 8-bit and Atlantis Software had it ...Questions to DeusX, Ralf, Daren and all the contributors to RZX archiveEveryone which has been helping regularly in this wonderful site, which means you have spent lots of hours playing Spectrum games to the end of them,…
Which games perform checksums on the 48K ROM?I've just modified a version of the 48K Spectrum ROM designed for use on the Timex Sinclair 2068, so that a 16 bit checksum of the ROM produces the r…
... the result $641F and an 8 bit XOR test produces $41. These ...Kill Bill 8-bit version :-)I don't know what I was looking for, but I found this: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHXsvHaSzJA[/url] There is much more from CineFix, nice wo…
I don't know what I was looking for, but I found this:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHXsvHaSzJA[/url]
There is much more from CineFix, nice work.Spectrum Sound Effects in Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeRecently, I was watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and there was a scene where it sounded as if a Speccy sound effect was being used very subtly …
... not a Speccy, but another 8-Bit computer of that era, but ...What systems do you regret buying/not buying?I've never had a non-mainstream console or computer really, I've owned (in order of my buying them*): ZX Spectrum (48K, 128K, +2) Atari ST (STFM/STe…
... overall games library of any 8-bit computer, and I loved the ...Hi there from IndieRetroNews!Have been following the forum for just over a month and have featured many of your awesome homebrew games and posted about them ;) I look forward to …
... I enjoyed all of the 8-bit machines and love seeing all ...Website visits morning ritual?! :)Nope. I'm not biased here when I say WoS is the first website I visit each day! Then it's EAB (Amiga), BBC News, UK Vapers and a car forum. After …
... my daily fix of Miniclip 8 Ball Pool. After that, I ... ? Amazement? at the wondrous 8-bit or 16-bit graphics and SFX of ...
