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Why don't some games take advantage of the full screen?Putting the game play into a smaller box does it improve the speed of the game? I noticed a lot of games especially arcade conversions that a lot of…
... does it improve the speed of the game?
... I noticed a lot of games especially arcade conversions that ... a lot of the screen was used ... only used a third of the screen as the ... some games took advantage of nearly all of the screen and ... -
Anyone Interested in All the Different Models of Kempston Joystick Interfaces?I've been acquiring some flat-type Kempston Joystick interfaces to adapt to K-55 (yes, spoiling our cultural heritage), but along the way I've picked…
... acquiring some flat-type Kempston Joystick interfaces to adapt ... it's genuinely got Kempston embossed on the case and ... obsessing over the history of the authentic Kempston interface? (Even amongst ... acquire are flat Kempston types, any Kempston or clone with ... -
Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... to write some kind of windowing system that ... on my +3 with Kempston mouse. I'm using ...
Does the operation of +3DOS interfere with the "shadow ... maybe all!) of it using Z88dk. The advantage of this seems ... to be that there is a lot of ... -
MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…
... br /> It is the special advantage of MB02+ to have 3 different ... and its components have the advantage of beeing a stable long life ... parallel port (partly used for Kempston joystick). The last mentioned part ... it would be a big advantage to have the possibility to ... -
Using Interface II joystick in kempston-only gamesHi everyone! It's me again, bothering you with new crazy ideas :) I have recently acquired an Amstrad +2A Speccy with a joystick and built-in Interf…
... use it.
But both kempston and interface II work rather ... interface II joystick work instead of kempston?
I see such ... (I own one), that makes kempston button mappings to be mapped ... method of doing this with any program.
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From a spectator's point of viewApols if this has been done before... Many games on the speccy were single-player affairs and so if you were playing with your mate/sibling you may …
... Great atmosphere, exploration and lots of opportunites to discuss how to ... could be used to the advantage of the player currently in the ... B]
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2 FREE SPECTRUMS & SUITCASE OF GAMESDear WOS community, Im asking for help to find a home for my old ZX gear before it hits the landfill... Im only in England for another two weeks, …
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The point of me including everything is to ... far off). Im therefore taking advantage of being here in little old ... So if the price of a cup of tea is within your ... hurry, so its a bit of first come first serve...
Starting to panic - where is my new version of BASin?Hi Folks, Feeling very happy so far today - I have a new version of ZXDS to play with plus I have taken advantage of Jonathan's very generous offer …
... with plus I have taken advantage of Jonathan's very generous offer ... is my new, fixed version of BASin from Arda? Starting to ...A "bit" of a curiosityHaving to use a bit of m/code to do the AND in that key check function, I was prompted to revisit the "AND,XOR,OR,...for BASIC" topic and came up wit…
Having to use a bit of m/code to do the ... to use m/code. An advantage of this version over that posted ... (XOR)
d = bits = number of bits to check
g ...Games/Programs making use of DivIDE featuresHello :) I have a question: I may be wrong, but it looks like the DivIDE and similar interfaces for the ZX Spectrum are almost exclusively used for …
... -fast file access capabilities of these IDE/CF interfaces ... or utility that took advantage of the features and capabilities ... games can have lots of animation, high quality sampled ... audio, tons of unique graphics/backgrounds/sprites, super ...Match Day - Maximum number of goals (?) and a bug compilationGreetings. I'm willing to share some stuff about old Ritman's classic Match Day, so let's get on with it. :smile: PART 1 ------ I was curious abo…
... skill level). So, taking advantage of the Rollback feature, I gave ... act more defensively instead of starting running towards the ...
04. 'Ghost goal': continuation of 03, in which a goal ... were indeed
knocked out of the tournament.
...+2A/Kempston interface incompatibility?Hello forum,<br><br>So, I used to be active here about eighteen months ago. I liked messing about with turboloaders. Then I disappeared b…
... because reasons. After something of a hiatus, I've ... Mach 1 and this Kempston interface: http://www.retrogames ... .co.uk/028282/Sinclair/Kempston-Joystick-Interface
of Kempston interface and the +2A?New game "BoxeS"Hi everybody! I finished the game, but there is no description in English. The description is in Russian only. In search of a little extra money…
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In search of a little extra money, you ... br /> Spacebar - result (selection of the passed level)
T ... R - restart of passed levels
Joystick Kempston
Joystick ... warehouse, you can take advantage of the additional time three ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
[QUOTE=Mr. Anonymous;175887][url=http://download.yousendit.com/A377C88A6C2139ED]>>>DemoCybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
[QUOTE=Mr. Anonymous;175887][url=http://download.yousendit.com/A377C88A6C2139ED]>>>DemoMB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…
... future depends on the demands of potential users. Obviously the ... time clock, parallel port, Kempston joystick port, floppy controller and ... .
The special advantage of MB02+(IDE) is to have ... I have still stored some of the rare FDC controllers needed ...MB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…
... future depends on the demands of potential users. Obviously the ... time clock, parallel port, Kempston joystick port, floppy controller and ... .
The special advantage of MB02+(IDE) is to have ... I have still stored some of the rare FDC controllers needed ...Ahh.. the tape loading era! by ate bit[url]http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=53846[/url] It is UNBELIEVABLE!!! Effects while loading, MUSIC while loading (and loading normal speed !!!…
... ports spoiled. The beloved Kempston joystick spoils another 1023 ... the widely accepted method of Linear Selection. I quote ... page 21: "The essential advantage of linear-selection is simplicity: no ... an 'economy class' product. Kempston, even while facing Sinclairs ...What Joystick/inteface?Hi, I wonder what the group thinks of the best option for Joystick and inteface is for the 48k Spectrum. I am interested in the Interface 2 but only…
... turbo" joystick interface.
the advantage of the interface 2 / ram turbo ... :)
there is another kempston interface that has THREE ports ... used.
the old kempston interfaces used the Atari 9 ...MB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…
... the same hardware prperties of the original one as ... used for a real Kempston interface, one is used ... br />
The special advantage of MB02+(IDE) is to have ... 3 generations of storage devices tape, disk ... be accessed from BS-DOS of MB02+ . All 3 ...ZXDS 0.9.1 beta 1Hi! After way too much time, new [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz/"]ZXDS[/URL] version is available. Doesn't add much stunning features (although the dis…
... real thing, but with the advantage of not having to share the ... in 2 players mode, each of us strategically placed the ships ... at turns, both of us using the Kempston joystick as controller option ... keyboard presses to any button of the DSs.IDE Hard Drive on your Spectrum!Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Today, I am going to share with you something that has truly captivated me over the last couple of months, some of you…
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The idea of the header is so that ... then you can take advantage of the fact that all ... is compatible with all models of spectrum. The only issue ... 16 bit hard disk, and kempston interfaces, is there really [ ... anyway? I can't think of one :)
...Are Russian Clones a collector's piece?Hi Guys, I'm over at a mate's tonight drinking decent craft beer and we are (naturally) talking about Spectrums. I mentioned Spain, USA and Russia …
... 'd suggest going for one of the US TS2068s instead, if ... . The main advantage of the '48 is the built in Kempston port. But ... . And unlike all the rest of the ports on the machine ...Please explain how a Kempston interface circuit works.Can someone help me understand how a Kempston joystick interface works, as I want to design and build my own as an experiment. I understand switches…
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There are many variations of Kempston compatible interface, using a number ... There is no cost advantage for a mass produced product ... out a cheap copy of a Kempston interface using these/ ... here is a listing of some Kempston compatible interfaces that I ...Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…
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Make use of data bit D7 of the "Kempston" interface.
When ... keep the interface in normal Kempston mode (bit D7 always ... to modifiy an suitable existing Kempston compatible interface, it is a ...Chloe 280SEWere there any additional questions, or did I cover everything?
... QUOTE=kgmcneil;768147]the choice of a mouse will also need ... sale. If ZX-Uno supports Kempston mouse then I'll include ... that can take full advantage of the superior abilities of this model (eg ... quote]
In terms of tools, Klaus Jahn's Image2ULAplus ...HDMI generation by cloning video ram(coming from [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=768257&posted=1#post768257[/url]). A thing I was brainstorming about.. Why …
... external video card. (Other features of ULA+, less so). Screen paging ... that the developer can take advantage of the page flipping even from ... if the device has a Kempston joystick port built-in, a ... one device detect the presence of the other and automatically ...Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... there - but specifically with Kempston joysticks. Because it only looks ... keyboard keys. And the advantage is, you don't ... decoder than the el-cheapo Kempston-clone standard to
... compatible with even the cheapest of Kempston clones.
Anyway, ...Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... realised they clashed with the Kempston, though!
[Citation ... keyboard keys. And the advantage is, you don't ... rationale for modding Kempston, but given the rarity of Fuller interfaces, ... doesn’t support a combination of Kempston and Fuller interfaces, and ...ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... supported with a 9-Pin Kempston joystick? The above thread has ... since new games could take advantage of 2 or more fire buttons
