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  • Scrolling Bi-Colour Engine for 4-Player GamesJust putting this code up for people to have a look at. Far from finished. Should simply compile and run a bit of a demo. Only good for 128K and +…

    ... br />

    ;No return to BASIC
    ;------------------
    never_end
    ld ... /> add a,a
    add a,a
    add a,a
    add a ... br /> ld hl,char_address
    add hl,bc ;hl = row in ... b
    ld e,a ;add X to address

    ldi ...
    joefish joefish March 2014 Development
  • Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…

    ... be errors in the comments as I don't ... normally bother proof-reading comments! :grin:

    ... inc d ;Inc d to add 256 to de
    ld a ... /> ld a, 32 ;Add 32 to e, by using a ... it
    jr mloop ;Back to mloop again

    LuMan LuMan April 2014 Development
  • Double Buffer UtilityHi Folks, I've been experimenting with double buffering on a 48k Speccy for a small project I'm working on. After reading lots of good advice here…

    ... #improvements then feel free to add to what I have done. ... these comments in place
    #and add your own comments to ... explain what you have done.


    #Purpose
    #-To ... changes to the method "inputValue", just follow the comments ...
    KrazyKattapilla KrazyKattapilla August 2014 Development
  • JHCon 2014Hello, not sure if this is the right category but JHCon 2014 will take place[B] from 28. to 30.11.[/B] at usual place - gymnasium in Jindrichuv Hrad…

    ... 128/+2
    --- add a proper Basic loader to run it with LOAD ... is allowed. POKE to modify your own BASIC program is also allowed ... PAL ULA
    --- add a proper Basic loader to run it with LOAD ...
    Factor6 Factor6 October 2014 Announcements
  • Creating a ZX Spectrum Development Environment on Mac OS XI’ve been using a Macbook for a while now and am so impressed with it I decided shift my ZX Spectrum development from PC. It took me a little while t…

    ... [b]makeicns[/b] to create an icon and add to the app. Let ... .asm code.tap
    cat basic.tap maintitle.tap code.tap ... pick it up.

    basic.tap is just be a ... can create basic loaders for you as well to simplify but I ...
    TomD TomD July 2015 Development
  • TommyGun updatehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwXFKYO5i1IlN2U4MUtrRVZZWUE/view?usp=sharing Hi, I have updated my TommyGun application and since we can't uplo…

    ... These can be compilers (c, basic, forth), assemblers; and these are ... would like me to fix; please add them to this thread and ... * Installer
    o Fixed installer to remove of TommyGun files after ...
    Builders are used to compile the code
    ...
    Kiwi Kiwi March 2016 Development
  • The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…

    ... ZX Printer, various other add-ons and a Sinclair ... through the usual introduction to BASIC (10 PRINT "peter ... /> For someone totally new to computing, this is exactly what ... this add-on being in, so had tried to remove ... quite a few were BASIC efforts that I could ...
    peteprodge peteprodge September 2016 Games
  • ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…

    ...
    add a,(hl) ; 7t - add to next byte to get full ... into screen memory (basically add 16384 to the offset)
    ld ... _ulzfa090:
    add a,0 ; 7t - move to next row *** loaded ... /> ;;
    ;; code for pasmo basic
    END $c000
    ;; ...
    TomD TomD April 2017 Development
  • Spectrum vs C64 faked sales figuresOn ITV's 'the Chase' 29th January 2018, there has been another speccy reference. I missed it live so have just downloaded and checked it. The ques…

    ... claiming they were going to customers. All to deceive their shareholders ... well reported now thanks to the comments of folk that were ... who had nothing to gain, decided to seek into the bosses ... .


    To add insult to injury, the expert on the ...
    ZX_Steve ZX_Steve January 2018 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Where to upload?Hi Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS? All I can find are link to add stuff to already existing stuff. Yes, I have been tryi…

    Hi

    Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS? All I can find are link to add stuff to already existing stuff.

    Yes, I have been trying finding it myself, but no luck :-(
    Frankie Frankie July 2020 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS?[quote="Frankie;57837"]Hi Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS? All I can find are link to add stuff to already existing stuff. …

    [quote="Frankie;57837"]Hi

    Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS? All I can find are link to add stuff to already existing stuff.

    Yes, I have been trying finding it myself, but no luck :-([/quote]
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2020 Updates
  • WiP New Utility TAPonDSKThere are a few utilities that transfer tape contents to +3 disk but most, if not all, require manual intervention to change the loader and/or rename…

    ... decodes the basic loader and attempts to re-write ... | options:
    | -d add a simple basic loader file called DISK ... additional file just rename the basic loader to DISK
    | ... -s NUM number of files to skip before starting transfer, useful ...
    TomD TomD August 2020 Brand new software
  • CSSCGC 2021: 25th edition extravaganza![img]https://csscgc2021.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/yellow_programmer_960x600.png[/img] [url=https://www.rickdangerous.co.uk/csscgc2021/][b][size=…

    ... I want some Next BASIC Crap Games to test on it! The ... encouraged to use strange and under-appreciated features of Spectrum BASIC ( ... or any other Sinclair BASIC, for that ... of bells and whistles that add nothing to the actual game or ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone December 2020 Games
  • Last Problem in Chapter 3 of Toni Baker's Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum.Chapter 3 of this great book is all about how to use the registers and covers the operations LD, ADD, ADC, SUB, SBC, INC, DEC, SCF and CCF. The la…

    ... how to use the registers and covers the operations LD, ADD, ... asks a program be written to produce a 1 if ... mind this only expects us to use the operations outlined ... DE to HL
    LD L, E 6B
    ADD A ... zero
    RET C9 Return to basic
    [/code]
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2021 Assembler
  • Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…

    ... it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward ... the assembler listing and Sinclair BASIC wrapper must suffice. Have fun ...

    200 REM Coordinates to start fill
    210 POKE ... higher byte
    360 GO TO 400
    370 REM Hatched ...
    Volker Volker February 2021 Software
  • Are 128K games more likely to crash than 48K ones?Hey, guys. I've been doing some experimenting with various games and even some music demos and apps, and I'm beginning to reach a conclusion that …

    ... , and I'm beginning to reach a conclusion that the ... seem to be the main culprits) seem to be more susceptible to ... 48K counterparts, most usually resetting to BASIC and the AY chip sustaining ... lives (and have to start again), resetting to a corrupted version ...
    Swevicus Swevicus February 2022 Games
  • 8-bit webcam & Speccy imagesI want to present you my small pet-project, made for the soul and for practicing some modern web technologies. The project is called "8-bit Camera…

    ... " when prompted by the browser to use the camera.
    - ... key).
    - Convert the images to SRC format.
    - View ... of the video).
    - Add images to online gallery.
    - The ... />
    A couple of comments about the site:
    Pictures ...
    Levi Levi February 2022 Announcements
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... />
    2) Registers are used to perform fast operations. They are ... numbers, just to give u a sample:

    BASIC:
    LET ... to B and 2 to C.
    ADD A, C ; Note, we directly add ... C to A ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2002 Games
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... />
    2) Registers are used to perform fast operations. They are ... numbers, just to give u a sample:

    BASIC:
    LET ... to B and 2 to C.
    ADD A, C ; Note, we directly add ... C to A ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2002 Games
  • PAW questionThis may not be the right place but anyways there it goes: I've been trying to figure out how to import graphic files in .SCR format in the PAW parse…

    ... at EXTVEC from the BASIC before you start the ... add that to HL
    multiply: ADD HL,DE ; add DE to ... /> This is a very basic rountine that is inflexable and ... /> Anyway the basic idea is to take the value ... What you want to do is to go into basic, SAVE "SCREEN ...
    cyborg cyborg November 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…

    ... for Scorpion to increase the compatibility to ZX and add some more ... that Peter Plus will add Timex modes support to Sprinter.
    ... ColorDraw export, so I will add another one...

    ... able to translate Zilog?s DithvIDE program from C to Basic, please ...
    LCD LCD March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... you know is Basic and compile it, tends to be better than ... of those that are specialized basic or whatever with compiler arent ... own. the ability to add music to these and even to the others would ... versatile.

    Laser Basic seems good but after what ...
    Amigo Amigo April 2003 Games
  • Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…

    ... .Load code generator, add data then save to tape by GOTO 9990 ... .Make a copy of the Basic adv.core prog. VERIFY as ... /> 6.BREAK and alter 9991 to...
    9991 SAVE"SYSTEM CODE ... " save,len
    7.Add remainder of BASIC prog(verbs, on screen ...
    BadBeard BadBeard April 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... for the remake just add detail to them, then make good ... fun but mostly to motivate someone else to do it. ... alternative. Id like to be able to really just on ... 'for real' just some basic and theres only so much ... you can do even compiling basic. but I still am ...
    Amigo Amigo June 2003 Games
  • Spectrum Database ProgramsWhat would people recommend to be a decent database program for the emulators? I've been fiddling with SGD but the databases are outdated, and ZX Rai…

    ... hard disk automatically add all found files to the database ( ... housekeeping" on the database to ensure that everything is in ... should be able to manually add entries to the database including ... screenshots at most, and additional comments on the game.
    ...
    Arjun Arjun December 2003 Emulators
  • Spectrum Database ProgramsWhat would people recommend to be a decent database program for the emulators? I've been fiddling with SGD but the databases are outdated, and ZX Rai…

    ... directly, because I often add new games and game ... hard disk automatically add all found files to the database (duplicates ... should be able to manually add entries to the database including ... screenshots at most, and additional comments on the game.
    ...
    Seejay Seejay December 2003 Emulators
  • need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …

    ... IY ;Preserve IY for return to BASIC
    LD (SPSTORE),SP ; ... pixel position
    ADD A,A
    ADD A,BYTETAB/256 ; ... ;each extra byte and add extra addresses to jump tables
    LD ... JUMPTAB2
    ADD A,A
    ADD A,A
    ADD A,L ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2004 Development
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ... /> PUSH IX

    ; ADD CODE to animate, i.e change frame ... /> jp 56 ;for smooth return to Basic


    MoveSprite:

    ADD A,(HL) ; Add the contents of HL to A
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
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