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Writing an emulator - how to / resourcesI'm looking for a holidays project, and I'm thinking I'd like to write a simple Spectrum emulator. I've googled plenty and read some resources, but …
... instructions to implement. Input and output are both character based ... up to a slightly more advanced machine, and so on.
and I think I'll ... ll need perfect hardware timing and raster-level display generation. Definitely ... -
It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
... slow) graphics but an advanced parser, and NPC's that demonstrated limited ... when I discovered The Quill, and realised I could make my ... type-in from a book and it's [URL="http://www ... -
It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
... slow) graphics but an advanced parser, and NPC's that demonstrated ... I discovered The Quill, and realised I could make my ... fairly good type ins and i sent one to ... a free adventure 'HRH' and I still have the ... seem to publish anything and some of their games ... -
Big differences between cover and loaderscreen$Which games had big (and funny) differences between the cover-art and the loader screen$. I found a nice difference in the strong punk in the cover …
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MB02 picsI got an original MB02 from someone to fix, and of course I made some pics to share (click for magnification): [URL="http://benophetinternet.nl/hobb…
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Oh and on my own website :) "Ben ... did not care about this and therefore writing to disk (or ... RFT clone UA858D has advanced properties and doesn't care about errors ... have some stored for repair and in eastern Germany it is ... -
What's your favourite game of 1982?I know we've probably done this before before someone posts a link.... [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?what=1®exp=&yrorder=1…
... Hobbit of course. Very advanced programming and really clever text parser.
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Pac-man emulator machine typeSince this game works in +2A models, wouldnt it be better to list it as 128k and not 128 + 3? Cheers!
... work for the +2A models and are wrongly listed as 128 ... there's both a 48K and a 128K version, '48K/128K ... ones listed in the advanced engine.
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HMV, Game, and Gamestation to close down?Has anyone heard if the (British?) shops HMV, Game, Gamestation and maybe others are to close down? A bloke at work today claimed he'd been told by a…
... got about ?4 for Gamestation and 94p for Game so I ... person type shooter but with swords and stuff??
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HMV, Game, and Gamestation to close down?Has anyone heard if the (British?) shops HMV, Game, Gamestation and maybe others are to close down? A bloke at work today claimed he'd been told by a…
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hmmm i wouldnt mind red steel for 98p lol, thats that first person type shooter but with swords and stuff??
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Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... login in quite a while and I just discovered it.
and memory ??
Thanks again
For that you can use Advanced infoseek, and find this ;)
Your views on...Heavy on the Magick[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002274]Heavy on the Magick[/url] I was impressed with this game. For the size of the charac…
... a bit of a sword and sorcery geek back then I tried ... got stuck pretty early on, and with no internet then to ...The Real Thing v EmulationFellow Specchums I'd like to canvas yourselves and get your thoughts on this subject. Using real Spectrum hardware to play games or using an emulator…
... the time to sit down and wait for loading, but then ... , but on today super advanced hardware and super fast storage devices, it ...BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…
... High[/B] was released today and it's now available for ... numbers into the tile map and BIFROST* will automatically draw/animate ... recommend reading the new sections "ADVANCED PROGRAMMING" and "TILE COORDINATES" from the ...Unofficial or inspired games in InfoseekWhen looking for games from a determined company, the unofficial or inspired games also appear in the search, making it appear a bit odd... Would it…
... , researchers, etc.) may be mislead and even include wrong information when ... only appear when using the advanced search and ticking a box. The ...Unofficial or inspired games in InfoseekWhen looking for games from a determined company, the unofficial or inspired games also appear in the search, making it appear a bit odd... Would it…
... , researchers, etc.) may be mislead and even include wrong information when ... only appear when using the advanced search and ticking a box. The ...TurboGrafx16/PC Engine Games*Edit* Never mind! Managed to fix the problem I was having with [i]Turbo Engine[/i].... Still, any good PC Engine/TG16 exclusive games anyone can re…
... settings that timed it out, and stopped you from saving. ... SFII rip-off with boobies, and creepy pics inbetween fights, worth ... fighty type thing, not bad, and quite amusing seeing (Jackie Chan ... B] (Space Harrier with Samurai Swords and magic, worth a look, might ...[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... additions are the NetPlay feature and virtual controls enhancements.
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* Fixed screen updates in Advanced Settings and Debugger.
* Switched to ... /> * Further optimized synchronization between Java and native code.
* Made directional ...1983-2013.Ok, it's 1983's thirtyversary, the first real spectrum year, as 1982 was only a brief appetizer, so i'm going to play some of those old games, i'll p…
You have to go to Advanced search and select that year=1983.
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi[/url]Rubbish films that only you seem to like.After reading the 60's Sci-Fi thread I thought about a few films that I really like and most people think are utter boob. Here are mine: Damnation …
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Zone troopers (Rubber aliens and Nazis what more could you ... Franko movie, it's crap and only 1 step down from ... characters called things like Beryl, and always seemed to be baking ... 'm on about is crappy swords and wizards type movie).
Deathstalker ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... took me about 2 years and then finally got it going ... towards a smash em all swords and arrows battle.... The RPG bit ...Zelda: Voyager of Time (fan made mode for Ocarina of Time)The eagerly awaited modded version of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Voyager of Time, has been released. I haven't played it (I still haven't played OoT, ho…
... D'd Cleba Matieus and it's no longer ... it was 86% complete and Square kiboshed it with a ... really wanted to play. And Nintendo are amongst the ... 'protective' of their characters and worlds, though as long as ... had to turn on advanced settings and set the memory to ...Private messagesI've tried to send a few PM's to members on the forum via the 'reply' button, but they don't seem to be sending... Nothing appears to be sent on the…
Did you go to advanced mode and checked the box at "Save a copy of this message in your Sent Items folder."? Otherwise WOS doesn't save outgoing messages.Private messagesI've tried to send a few PM's to members on the forum via the 'reply' button, but they don't seem to be sending... Nothing appears to be sent on the…
[QUOTE=utz;724841]Did you go to advanced mode and checked the box at "Save a copy of this message in your Sent Items folder."? Otherwise WOS doesn't save outgoing messages.[/QUOTE]
Ah, that's probably the problem!I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
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Think the swords and those who use them were ... than guns in the main and you had to do a ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
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Think the swords and those who use them were ... with a butter knife, and the next character who ... to become completely useless, and have to basically attack a ... later you level up and you can buy a ... knife for the hero, and a black widow catapult for ...Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... files are generated by Teledisk and could contain any type ... ones were written with 'advanced' compression, and the only way I ... (If they didn't use advanced compression, libdsk could probably convert ... EDIT: I have transferred them and they were indeed in +3DOS ...Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... ones were written with 'advanced' compression, and the only way I ... If they didn't use advanced compression, libdsk could probably ... EDIT: I have transferred them and they were indeed in + ... for correcting my mistake, and thousandfolds thanks for converting the ...Can't help but think they've missed the pointwith this new retro console...:???: [url]http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadgets/games/consoles/super-retro-trio[/url]
... is I'm quite an advanced gamer and I tend to go ... I'm concerned about that.....and after that I may go ...ZX Spectrum code examplesThe shortage of sites with decent code examples seems to be few. The links to alot of sites that used to host them are disappearing into the ether. …
... newest games in the archive (and a few old ones too ... ) source code available. Doing an advanced search and marking the "source code ...Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... files are generated by Teledisk and could contain any type ... ones were written with 'advanced' compression, and the only way I ... (If they didn't use advanced compression, libdsk could probably convert ... with TD0 files that use 'advanced' compression, so if this ...
