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game graphics ?sampled? from c64I´ve got a hunch that some of the games on speccy were scuffled conversions from C64 - the graphics was just ´sampled´ bit by bit... a…
... I've just had a shot of [i]Storm[/i ... .
It's a pretty poor game, though. Horrible ... pretention of being more than a mere [i]Gauntlet[/i ... descriptions to try and add atmosphere to a bunch of red ... with some green blobs and a coffin.[/QUOTE]
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game graphics ?sampled? from c64I´ve got a hunch that some of the games on speccy were scuffled conversions from C64 - the graphics was just ´sampled´ bit by bit... a…
... (the later Ataris have a four bits per pixel mode ... what I wanted to add here as a link to pics ... res mode quite easily, on a bitmapped screen like [b] ... rate was dropped) tree on a black background, he stays ... an Apple ][ version since a lot of their games used ... -
ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... VRAM
ld a,l ; A=y2
pop hl ; HL=x2
... screen blt mode
ld (hl),a ; store vertical line at destination ... blt mode
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finding largest value (z80 assembly)suppose we have to write z80 program which requires to find the biggest value in a block of memory starts from the address 101h until address stored …
... psuedo code :-)
load hl with the start of the ... with value pointed to by hl (ie. the current smallest number ... of hl > a then
load a with the contents of hl
end if
increment hl -
PS3 - Wintel killer?What do most households use computers for? Here's what I think are the core uses: Games Word processor Spreadsheet Web browsing Email Instant messag…
... the same facility on a games console is an ... into individual packages, use a package manager that installs ... a makefile again.
It's a very cheap feature to add ... on to a games ... console, and a good ... -
One Life Left - Games RadioWhile not specifically speccy related..I'd like to advertise a radio show I'm involved in. It's called One Life Left and can be found at: [url]http:…
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In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
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bubble: ld a, (hl) ; get a value
inc hl ; move to next ... value
ld c, (hl ... in data
ld (hl), a ; put a into where c come from ... c into where a come from
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In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
... /256
ld l,a ; A = byte
ld (hl),a
The ... easy to test via OR A, and FF is easy to ... test via INC A). This implies that 0 or ... can't be used as a "normal" value though. But for ... -
In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
... 256 - number_of_bytes
Loop: ld (hl),a
inc l
; ... 3. you have to use a more complex algorithm to skip ... than would be necessary with a normal sorted list.[/QUOTE]< ... Loop: inc l
cp (hl) ; A = 0
jr z,Loop ... -
Pimp my code...Erm, this is just the result of a mental exercise - I wanted to repeatedly display a UDG but decided against using a ROM routine and UDGs! Any sugges…
For a start, you don't need to do the push hl / ... like you've gone to a lot of trouble to ... that would make the code a lot simpler and shorter. ... untested)...
[code]
ld hl,0x4000
ld de,0x4001 ... /> inc ix
ld (hl),a
ld bc,0x0100
Pimp my code...Erm, this is just the result of a mental exercise - I wanted to repeatedly display a UDG but decided against using a ROM routine and UDGs! Any sugges…
... (hl),a : inc hl
ld (hl),a : inc hl
ld (hl),a : inc hl
ld (hl),a : inc hl ... (hl),a : inc hl
ld (hl),a : inc hl
ld (hl),a : inc hl
ld (hl),The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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bubble: ld a, (hl) ; get a value
inc hl ; move to next ... value
ld c, (hl ... in data
ld (hl), a ; put a into where c come from ... c into where a come from
pop hl ; swap done, restore ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... argument that was settled a long time ago. In ... thread. That sounds like a clear case of trolling to ... quite sure a milk float could outperform a Ferrari that' ... do seem to remember using hl a lot.
... speed of the speccy is a stretch. (based on your ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... /> 10 sort: ld hl,numbers
7 ld ... c,(hl)
6 inc hl
7 ld a,(hl)
hl
7 ld (hl),a
6 inc hl
a swap
ret
You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
The thing that irritated me about the 128k was that it was mainly used just to add music and a lot of the time this resulted in the actual gameplay being more jerky. Rainbow Islands functions like this.You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
... mainly used just to add music and a lot of the time ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... the place and there are a hundred clones out there. Timex ... machines *probably* sold a couple million (this includes the ... Portugal was making them over a period of 6 years or ... Belgium, you can probably add to that a few hundred thousands units ...Programs detecting Spectrum modelsHi. I'm curious about knowing how some speccy games detect if they are runnning in a 128k or 48k model. What tricks can be used to make this in a Spe…
Sinclair Heaven down.Sinclair heaven appears to be down... [url]http://sinclair-heaven.net[/url] redirects to a 'site suspended' page Nice unfriendly message too.
It's on a list of things to do :) ... ZXS3, then I will have a couple of weeks to work ... online as possible and add sections at a later date. As you ... the new site, there is a lot of work to get ...Not so BRIGHTOk, on the Spectrum I'm a crayon man so I don't know much about the coding. If I create a graphic in, say, SevenUp or TommyGun and the graphic is not…
... /> ld hl,22528
ld bc,768
loop: ld a,(hl)
set 6,a
ld (hl),a
inc hl
djnz ... +16
20 READ a: POKE n,a: NEXT n
30 ...Not so BRIGHTOk, on the Spectrum I'm a crayon man so I don't know much about the coding. If I create a graphic in, say, SevenUp or TommyGun and the graphic is not…
... /> ld hl,22528
ld bc,768
loop: ld a,(hl)
set 6,a
ld (hl),a
inc hl
dec ... bc
ld a ...Not so BRIGHTOk, on the Spectrum I'm a crayon man so I don't know much about the coding. If I create a graphic in, say, SevenUp or TommyGun and the graphic is not…
... ld hl,22528
ld bc,768
loop: ld a,(hl)< ... br /> set 6,a
ld (hl),a
inc hl
hl)
inc hl
dec bc< ... br /> ld a,b
...Not so BRIGHTOk, on the Spectrum I'm a crayon man so I don't know much about the coding. If I create a graphic in, say, SevenUp or TommyGun and the graphic is not…
... : ld a,(hl)
set 6,a
ld (hl),a
inc hl
... /> ld hl,22528
ld bc,768
loop: ld a,(hl)
set 6,a
ld (hl),a
inc hl
...Not so BRIGHTOk, on the Spectrum I'm a crayon man so I don't know much about the coding. If I create a graphic in, say, SevenUp or TommyGun and the graphic is not…
... : ld a,(hl)
set 6,a
ld (hl),a
inc hl
dec ... : ld a,(hl)
or 64
ld (hl),a
inc hl
djnz ...Flippin` ebay banner ad :(Sorry to post a new thread over something so trivial, but is anyone else getting sick or noticing the new ebay ads on websites, the banner sized flas…
... =CKay]Sorry to post a new thread over something so ... it down to that one add. Pulling up to 70 ... CPU for a flippin` banner add on nearly a 2 gig ... I was hearing things a couple of times when ... sites are doing themselves a disservice by having these massively ...3D CAD symbolsNot sure if this is the right place for this but...... Does anybody know of a good site to get hold of 3D CAD symbols (Cells, blocks ect, I will con…
I like this idea...
[url]http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/headunit/[/url]
Not necessarily in a car but nice add on to a stereo.Wii meet againI've now put a finger on what is bothering me about the new Wii and it's unique controller. That slow, sinking feeling that, whilst it's incredibly c…
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If you add me as a friend I will need ... also send your Miis - click a Mii and drag it onto ...Nostalgia or just pure quality?I was just thinking - if it wasn't for emulators and I played my last speccy game back in 1990 (on a real speccy) - would I look back with a fondness…
... spend their time. Add to that a retro computer is ... results out of than a modern day PC (in ...
There is a certain satisfaction from writing your ... it working than buying a software package that does ... back when I was a kid. A few exceptions would ...SU Hardware Buyers GuideHi, I've been sorting out some stuff and I've found the Sinclair Users Hardware Buyer's Guide. It has 32 pages and lists keyboards, joysticks, prin…
... sinclair hardware or spectrum add-ons for a price and ship it ...2007, and still no NIC and browser for the Speccy?I've started to read all the w.o.s. threads, starting by the ones that came up with the search function, using the keywords of the topics that intere…
... mass storage. That's a minimum requirement before you get ... slot removed) as an add-on to a standard divIDE interface. ... ; Rwap's divIDE plus is a definite possibility.
... To the programmer, ResiDOS provides a well-documented and mature programming ...
