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Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... numeric expression must evaluate to an integer in the ... of the keys A,S,D,F and G. The IN command ...
This sends data to the addressed peripheral on the ... . The latter is used to communicate with the keyboard, ... in a program if it is to be used to be ... -
GAMESTAGE DOES IT AGAIN!!!Jeezus WEPT!!! Have you seen gamestage's latest [email="CR@P!"]CR@P![/email] - QUOTE - you can count on us as being the biggest interactive ZX Sp…
... validation text always seems to be "627847cc6f"! :D
Latest ... the *real* retro sites -- e.g. RetroSpec, WoS...
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How long must I keep doing this?[quote] On 2006-02-13 22:14, ZX Beccy wrote: Although you have raised what could be considered valid points, I think you should think long and hard b…
... good for you according to a new government study. The ... correspondent Marilynn Marchione seems to revel in suggesting the ... chief executive officer of a worldwide pharmaceutical G.D. Searle & ... was dangerous to humans.
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Profile of a Spectrum user...Whilst watching Crimewatch on the telly, there was something on there about certain criminals fitting lifestyle profiles... Is there a profile of a …
... reality.
Listen to a piece of music through a decent pair of speakers ... an mp3 and then as a lossless file format (.shn, . ... , full and much more satisfying to the ear.[/quote]
< ... this self-assesment. I'd want to see a double blind experiment. People ... -
Chuckie Egg EditorsHi, Can anyone give me step-to-step instructions on how to get the Mercury Software Chuckie Egg Editor in the archive to work, using an emulator? […
... , I've just had a go with the Mercury editor ... d just added some eggs to Level 2. When I tried adding eggs to ... Level 1, and just selecting to have ... didn't want to move me on a level.
... somebody could work out how to...
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"New" games challengeI know that not long ago there was a proposal like this, somebody proposed a game and people would play it for a week or so, and after it they would …
... game about how far they'd got "I've reached level ... would be the point? You'd probably fool people but if ... only reason to lie would be to cheat your way to a prize and ... 's purely a method of adding some fun competition in order to maximise ... -
#speccy - I can't log onIs there some problem with the astrolink chat server as I've been trying to connect to it for the last 30 minutes with no luck. :( Necros.
... ;) There are (or used to be) other fun sequences, e ... .g. the message "poke 23610,28" used to cause sirclive to ... respond "T ? 1982 Sinclair Research Ltd, 0:1"... :D ... inactivity; anything from a Viz "Top Tip" to a fascinating fact about ... -
Creating MusicI need to compose a couple of tracks to go with a ZX Spectrum style animation. I need to be as authentic as possible so I've decided to go with an e…
... Cook'd and Bomb'd...
Do you actually need to write ... Set Willy style music. This would just require a square wave, or ... a sample of the ... music in a normal sequencer, by stuttering the notes. Below is a link to a ... -
Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
... Now, Kiwi, I have a question about your second suggested ... e.g increasing h from 7 to 8, moves it to the ... third of the screen. adding 32 to l will move an ... down)? Regardless of whether adding 32 set the carry ... describing could be used to include a Y axis wrap ... -
Key press to ASCII valueI need a bit of code that will give me an ASCII value when the key is pressed. I only really need a-z. I tried using the following code but it only s…
... to scan all rows on keyboard
ld d,$fe ; d ... br /> NoPress: inc a ; on to the next key index ... : rlc b ; on to the next key row
a s d f g
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... also be adding byte- and word-circular buffer. To use, you ... ) ?
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Yes to music players :) The very next test ... can save a standalone player and/or the music data to a binary ... So I will also be adding the huffman codec from splib2 ... -
Game: the GEM machineHi all, I'm moving this game discussion from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread to here, so we can concentrate on just the game. Any comments/suggestio…
I made some changes to the gem machine game.
... and I will also be adding music by Lee_Dc this week.
a small update just to show its not ... -
Multiface 3 QueryI've had one of these contraptions for a while but haven't got around(or can't be arsed!) trying it. But my question is, can I only copy 16k,48k and …
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a) You get born
b) go to school against ... will
c) go to work all your life, just ... who don't give a crap so long as ... the latest Playstation to play on
d) Get old and ... by the wife/girlfriend
g) die
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... />
sp1_PutTilesInv() prints background tiles to a rectangular area on screen specified ... '}, {0x47,'D'}, {0x46,'E'}, {0x46,'a'},
{0x46,'a'}, {0x47,'F'}, {0x07,'G'}, {0x07 ... , etc) in order to make it simple to implement a user-defined joystick ... -
The Impossible Planet = DoomThat was such an amazing episode of Doctor Who. It reminded me of [B]Doom[/B] so much, especially with the sound effects in the corridor near the sta…
... for being so bold as to ask u where u ... have managed to make it a seemless edit :) ) and also adding the ... commentary tracks on a ... QUOTE]
I took a chance on ebay and it ... keep me happy for a while :D -
48K power supply coilHi guys, been thinking about making a small quantity of PSU coils for the original 16/48K machines. My problem is, although I can (and have, with gr…
... well as it requires a ferrite "cover" to wrap around the ... whole lot to a small square of plain matrix board, adding a few vero ... pins to solder the coil ... mounting etc). Hard to explain, dead easy to show :D
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+3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …
... desoldering 1 transistor, and adding a 220 ohm resistor for ... made that site seems to be very experienced in ... chopping up speccys :D
the most I ... although I keep meaning to upgrade to a +3e, and do ... the sound fix, I never get round to ... -
I played DSpec on my DSlite!That's right, TheHiVE sent out a few copys of a pre-release version of DSpec and I was one of the luckiest fellers in the world to get one ! I't ver…
... bought some kit to be able to run this on ... way clear to adding me as a beta tester, I'd be ... ve given much thought to this, but it would ... use the wireless connection to download snapshots either directly ... and pulling the files from a local directory...
I played DSpec on my DSlite!That's right, TheHiVE sent out a few copys of a pre-release version of DSpec and I was one of the luckiest fellers in the world to get one ! I't ver…
... just bought some kit to be able to run this on my ... your way clear to adding me as a beta tester, I'd be grateful ... :)[/QUOTE]
Likewise, TheHive, I'd just love to ... use it to play-test my ...Spectrum Music - Remixes?Anyone know of any sites that have remixes of spectrum music? Project AY is devoted to releasing the original music from the games and i've looked on…
... =http://www.speccy.cz/archive/music/mp3/S/Saboteur_2-The_Avenging_Angel_(remake ... a very Pet Shop Boys bassline!
have to agree it'd ... where the speccy tune happens to be roughly the same.... Bruce ...New game: MPTHRILLA: The Metal MinerHi all, I´m glad to announce you the news of having new Speccy game for you to play... :) [URL="http://art.speccy.cz/art.htm#own"]MPTHRILLA: …
... benefit from being converted to a Manic Miner game, or ... * allowing the player to fall through a height of 5 characters ... than the player, e.g. to take the player's ...
will have to check the above mentioned editors ... just a pity it?s 128K ... I?d like to play ...AgentX2 RemixingI`ve started to remix AgentX2 and need some help with the drums. Anyone care to add the drum track to [url=http://www.franksmusic.homecall.co.uk/spe…
... G G g d G G g c d f
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Shouldn`t it be g g G D g g G C C# D ..…AgentX2 RemixingI`ve started to remix AgentX2 and need some help with the drums. Anyone care to add the drum track to [url=http://www.franksmusic.homecall.co.uk/spe…
... ]Shouldn`t it be g g G D g g G C C# D?[/quote]
Probably ... round the capitalisation was meant to go :)
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c f a
e g C
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Why are there no Speccy tune remixe(r)s?In the past, I made a couple of posts on this boards which hinted at the whole SLAY Radio/remix.kwed/C64 audio thingy which is mostly breadbox relate…
... tunes are usually only accessible to a minority? There are some really ... here don't seem to play the AY music, I tried out ... />
[QUOTE=Hungry Horace]i'd welcome remixes of non-game ... that it's simply *good* music itself which will grow on ...General Horror Games...question.Hi all, As part of my degree course, I have to do a presentation on the history of a genre of game, I chose survival horror. Can anyone list some g…
... interesting: the games where called D and Enemy Zero
< ... if a bit slow for todays standards...you should try to ... download it!) oh, they also had a score by ... it looked great...michael nyman music on a claustrofobic space envoiremente is ...19901990 was the greatest year of my life and most memorable was the music can anyone tell me where I can find out what song were released/in the charts …
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[FONT ...General Horror Games...question.Hi all, As part of my degree course, I have to do a presentation on the history of a genre of game, I chose survival horror. Can anyone list some g…
... you actually had things to fight (In a pre-rendered reaction ... interesting: the games where called D and Enemy Zero
... played D, but enemy Zero was very interesting (a game ... looked great...michael nyman music on a claustrofobic space envoiremente is ...AgentX2 RemixingI`ve started to remix AgentX2 and need some help with the drums. Anyone care to add the drum track to [url=http://www.franksmusic.homecall.co.uk/spe…
... a C
d f a#
c f a
e g C
d g a ... #
d g a#
c f a
a bit of a guess.[/QUOTE]
AFAIK, Tim Follin's music ...Embarassing tune you really likeIs there one song you really really like but its by a band/singer who you are embarassed by ? Eg you would listen to it on headphones but you woul…
... music collection [/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]which I have grown to ... 60s & before folk music - I like it! :-D[/FONT]
to hear it [/B][/FONT]< ... someone likes a facet of something, then others come to/or [/FONT ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... form
- after adding info to the tap (inserting), i must ... said I see this as adding nothing for cross-developers, which ... 's really easy to add a processing step to the makefile to automatically add ... I'll take back WOS :-D
