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Name that Type-In! Game-Of-Life clone...Ok folks, get yer thinking caps on! It was a type-in. It used machine code to generate the display It used attributes to great effect Cells were rep…
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It was a type-in.
It used machine code ...
Cells were represented by a filled circle, 6x6 pixels
in YS as a Program Pitstop
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Mango Jones, not a good in-game screenshotThe one in the entry looks like taken from a menu. I tried to get one myself but I cant make the game start, it asks me to load the levels but I dont…
The one in the entry looks like taken from a menu.
I tried to get one myself but I cant make the game start, it asks me to load the levels but I dont know how since the file available is a z80...
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Less Action in Chit Chat?Has anyone noticed a decline in the number of postings in chit chat? Not saying its a good or a bad thing, but its just somthing I've noticed. I seen…
Has anyone noticed a decline in the number of postings in chit chat? Not saying its a good or a bad thing, but its just somthing I've noticed. I seen more threads near the top that didn't receive postings for a day or two. -
Best books & Sugested reading..Hi i was trying to search the forum but couldnt find it. Looking at WOS there is a number of books on BASIC, programming, machine code ect.. I mess…
... only a kid haha...) back in the 80s but then well life happened ... have made it as a programmer back in the day..)
if ... you could have spent typeing in a game. only to generate some ... think of a solution to a problem and write a solution in basic or ... -
More from Timex Computer corp. (U.S.A.)I'm hoping this will be of interest to some of you. Bruno: For many years we've been told a 48K Spectrum had been modified to work with NTSC but did…
... anything about this? To this day we're still curious about ... Literacy Series? It was a TS1500 sold in a black executive case.
Bruno: We know of a company in Long Island who sold NTSC ... "]The 2068 was manufactured in Korea by a company called “Han Dok ... -
Games with reflections in (i.e. with working mirrors)On another forum, the question arose of why modern games mostly don't have reflective mirrors, when they have almost every other visual effect you co…
... Warrior[/B] you see yourself in a mirror in a manager's office.
In most cases, a mirror in a 3D engine (like in Max Payne ... effects as seen in e.g. Half-Life 2 and Batman: Arkham ... Asylum, and taken to the extremes in ... -
Q. on a scene in "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" movie.Guess I've not seen this one, or more than likely I just don't remember it, so bear with me, and forgive me my ignorance. I just saw the beginning o…
... Jamesh Bond) is met by a certain Mr. Reed, and they ... was looking at it, and in particular at the cross(his ... here is welcome to pop in with an answer (preferably the ... -
Glastonburyany wossers going this year? To the festival I mean, not just randomly planning a day trip. (although its an interesting town, worth visiting in fact…
... planning a day trip. (although its an interesting town, worth visiting in fact ... for most my life but only ever went once, in 1995. it ... -
Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... awesome to make a practical app in 2013 on a spectrum in assembly/machine ... kids did and make a app/game in assembly/machine code ... have a pair.. (i guess some registers like the single life.)
Time to find out...
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An Old Friend of Mine Seems to Have Unfriended Me......but in real life, not on Facebook! I have not seen him since February 2010. Despite the fact he is single with his own place and I am married wi…
...but in real life, not on Facebook! I have ... called him at lunchtime on a work day (when he would answer ... both got Atari STs in 1988, Amigas in 1990, SNESs with ... FB he is seeing a girl in her mid 20s (15 ... in time 15 years for another bite of the social life ... -
Experience feelings of passionate love in dreams?!I had a dream this morning that I was the boyfriend (I think) of Liv Tyler. This is a little odd, because I have never really fancied her, even thoug…
... reason. The town was a medieval market town in Shropshire (or so ... helped me to avoid a run-in with a dodgy bloke who was ... never felt such strong feelings in real life, not even for my ... /> I have had a few dreams like this in the past, and ... -
Type In Adventure....With a "sage"?I remember as a kid getting a book from the library. One of those type in adventure book thingys... I vaguely remember an adventure with a sage in a…
... a kid getting a book from the library. One of those type in ... vaguely remember an adventure with a sage in a forest or something on ... />
Might have been a map in the book with it.
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Mouse in the house!A few weeks ago when working late in the basement. I heard a scurrying above my head and was sure we had a mouse/mice living in the house. I woke up…
... when working late in the basement. I heard a scurrying above my ... day in the workshop/storage area of our basement we saw a hole in ... the bird feed and a load of ... />
A day later I caught it, it was stuck in one of ... -
middle management and working with friends...So as you guys probably remember for the past year I've been working as a scriptwriter. I've never been so happy with a job, or felt so fulfilled and…
... series.
My life has become hell for the ... of 3 to 4 hours a day... I really feel like ... 've had bad experiences in the past on recommending ... adapting, his scripts suffered a little in terms of quality... ... so he'll put me in a harsh position (he told " ... -
R.E. in school.I was thinking about this the other day. In RE in secondary school in the 90's the curriculum over the 5 years consisted of. 1st day: discussion on …
... this the other day. In RE in secondary school in the 90's ... of.
1st day: discussion on what hats different ... that he's part of a module on Atheism. I ... remember Atheism ever coming up in RE when i was ... .
I know a lot of you are older ... -
Learning a programming language from scratchSome advice please... At work I use an Excel/Calc spreadsheet of my own making to get address information from various csv/txt files I download ever…
... txt files I download every day. I then copy and ... s far better than typing in addresses manually, which is the ... it, which is a pain when I have a day off.
< ... the formulae I've written in Calc, but I can ... text files and spits out a csv without any extra ... -
Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…
... adventures, or a sort of parallel life if you ... and documentation immediately available in four different languages: Italian ... day the US Horace invites his cousin for a holiday in ... won't survive the day. Of course, he ... stops his car in front of a tall, ominous ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 01 June 2014Sunday 01 June 2014 Things have been busy In Real Life, so here's 2 months of updates (a day late! Ed) * Philip Callagher sent in a load of tips fo…
... busy In Real Life, so here's 2 months of updates (a day late ... ! Ed)
* Philip Callagher sent in a load of ... br />
* Shadow Maker sent in a cheat for L'Abbaye des ... br />
* Pgyuri sent in POKEs and a tip for Mr. Wimpy ... -
ZX Spectrum games represented in Good Pub GuideI've only just managed to track down these entries from past Good Pub Guides... [INDENT] [B]The pub, 180[/B] Well stocked with spirits, yet has only …
... has lightning-fast skills in sliding full pints ... take part in tournaments, all attired in the same ... , hygiene is not a priority in this otherwise commendable pub ... he clearly wanted a ruckus and, in self-defence, I ... the order of the day here. This really isn ... -
QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED!1.Why did the Spectrum die? WHY! 2.Why has the WOS Forums been quiet for a few years now? WHY! 3.Why can't I have my RUBBERKEYS name back on this f…
... been on this forum a longtime now under various ... hell is Martijn? Made a great website, shacks up ... 11.Noticed a strawberry refresher bar the other day in same shop ... ON STICK 2 IN YA MOUTH...BE A DEVIL THEY SAID ... br />
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A nagging but very minor mystery solved by accident.I got into the 80's band The Chameleons probably sometime around 2008. Their original cover artwork was done by their guitarist and the cover for th…
... Basically?" always gave me a weird Deja Vu like feeling ... i couldn't for the life of me remember where.
a few Royle Family clips ... which i hadn't seen in years, although i did ... watch the VHS tapes a lot in the early 00's ... -
What five games that you've not played/briefly played would you want to take?I was thinking the other day about, how every so often on almost every gaming forum, you see a "What are you top ten favourite games?" style thread. …
I was thinking the other day about, how every so ... spend the rest of your life with.
So ... I love rain in games), a house in a bottle, a mod that let ... give this game a proper go, one day, and on that ... my "I must play, one day" mental list.
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Game of Life.Last year (I think) or maybe the year before, I entered a Game of Life simulator into the CSS CGC compo but for the Sinclair ZX81. I decided to port…
... before, I entered a Game of Life simulator into the ... variables wherever possible is a little faster then not ... to do as much in one line of BASIC ... slightly more confusing than a minimized and obfuscated JavaScript ... that'll be anything like a game-changer.
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Drunk With Blood (Bible not boring after all)Flip! Not another religious thread from BB. How many's that now?! (... errrm ... two). I haven't forgotten about the Koran commentary (now that I've …
... (I'll put a link in Announcements or somesuch). ... this investigation, I discovered a book "Drunk With Blood: ... 158 events described in the Bible in which God ... life, from under Heaven, and every thing that is in ... his house in the middle of the day "in the sight ... -
Ever lied or bribed to get a job in I.T.?I have the skills that are advertised in several job adverts but I didnt get those skills while working at any company, So do you think I should get …
... the skills that are advertised in several job adverts but I ... /> I've seen someone get a job by saying they will ... take a wage cut for the first ... -
searching for a sum in a listBy which I mean I have a list of 187 figures (175 +ve, 12 -ve) and I want to find two or more of them which add up to some figure (let's say 19.56, …
... straightforward, until I did a couple of calculations. Taking ... the formula for a distinct combination of 'r' ... br />
Is there a more efficient way of doing ... eliminating figures in advance which couldn't possibly be a constituent ... -
Batman: Arkham Knight - or 'Screw the consumer' volume 2,375<div>If, like me, you're really looking forward to Batman: Arkham Knight, then you'll not be pleased to learn that no mater what version of the game …
... re rich enough (and a bit lacking in brain cells) to ... game.
Just another day in the life of a modern video gamer...
Quote "Are you a ... Batman fan? Interested in picking up Arkham Knight ... -
Hunchback Olympics showing up in a collection in Facebook!Looks like somebody has this MIA in his collection, although so far it hasnt been loaded, but in my opinión all looks a non-fake:<br><br><br><br>
Looks like somebody has this MIA in his collection, although so far it hasnt been loaded, but in my opinión all looks a non-fake: -
Batman: Arkham Knight (oh dear!)<span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm surprised that no one's mentioned </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batman: Arkham Knight</span> on here…
... game needs you to download a day one 3.5GB patch to ... for download, which is a first for a (supposedly) AAA game, ... or PS4), but my life has been busy and I ... release an all-fixing patch in the next week or ... the PC version was released in this state, instead of ...
