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Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
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Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
MP3/WAV Tape Images for iPod etc to REAL speccyGuys and Girls (well to be realistic - guys), I was messing around with my old +3 this afternoon, my PC, and my iPod trying to find a way to play so…
Sprinter Project dead ?Is the Sprinter project dead ? There is nothing at the website: [url="http://www.eng.petersplus.ru/"]http://www.eng.petersplus.ru/[/url] [ This M…
... :D ). pity though it lacks flicker free gigascreen which the pentagon ...Sprinter Project dead ?Is the Sprinter project dead ? There is nothing at the website: [url="http://www.eng.petersplus.ru/"]http://www.eng.petersplus.ru/[/url] [ This M…
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though it lacks flicker free gigascreen which the pentagon ...Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
... done to take care of flicker, shearing, clipping or colour ...Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
... that the task of reducing flicker is one of timing - hence ...Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
... of vodka, I doubt that flicker will be a problem :D ...Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
... of vodka, I doubt that flicker will be a problem :D ...Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
... am getting major "tearing", or flicker. I have used IM2 so ...On 48k, can I copy 4k before next screen updateFollowing on from my thread at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=6423&forum=11"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/v…
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To avoid flicker and tearing, you'll need ...On 48k, can I copy 4k before next screen updateFollowing on from my thread at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=6423&forum=11"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/v…
... front screen with no tearing/flicker etc.
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SP81 will flicker a lot. Because the ZX81 ...Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
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Thanks for that. I think it is the theory (Or Practice) of how to do draw one line, erase one line at the same time to avoid flicker I am confused aboutCan Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
... the same time to avoid flicker I am confused about
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So, to create ...Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
... work well as glitching and flicker are
; kept to a ...Shoot-em-up gameHi everyone, For just over a month I have been working on a shoot-em-up game along the lines of Sidewize / Zynaps, ie. right to left scroller. It is…
Gah - some horrible flicker - time to make a sync routine.Shoot-em-up gameHi everyone, For just over a month I have been working on a shoot-em-up game along the lines of Sidewize / Zynaps, ie. right to left scroller. It is…
Well I could be wrong, but this seems the most likely explanation, since there is no flicker when running on Emuzwin, Realspec, Specemu, or Klive. Also it runs fine on a real 48K spectrum.
DerekShoot-em-up gameHi everyone, For just over a month I have been working on a shoot-em-up game along the lines of Sidewize / Zynaps, ie. right to left scroller. It is…
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Could be your ...Shoot-em-up gameHi everyone, For just over a month I have been working on a shoot-em-up game along the lines of Sidewize / Zynaps, ie. right to left scroller. It is…
I just checked which version of SPIN I am using and it is 0.504. Tried it with different combinations of video settings but can't get rid of the flicker. Is there something else I'm missing perhaps?
DerekShoot-em-up gameHi everyone, For just over a month I have been working on a shoot-em-up game along the lines of Sidewize / Zynaps, ie. right to left scroller. It is…
You're not missing anything. Dunny accidently built at least the last couple of releases using the old contention/floating bus code. Believe me, your game does not flicker at all when built with the correct source :)Sprite Graphics TutorialHi everyone, Would like some feedback on the following: I am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best program and implement …
... to explain the raster and flicker avoidance.
2. Screen ...More colours (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... days of the Amiga, interlacing flicker doesn`t bother me, so ...More colours (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... days of the Amiga, interlacing flicker doesn`t bother me, so ...Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... on from Cyborg's comments, flicker can be avoided by either ...Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... at least once, causing the flicker.
If you care ... about eliminating flicker totally, you can do what ... time.
The other flicker-free method is to draw ... not give a damn about flicker. Surprisingly, many Spectrum games are ...OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... were in place to avoid flicker on the Speccy can be ...Were Imagine games any good?After watching THE documentary for the first time and having played (well attempted to play) their games over the last twenty years (plus viewing the…
... was OK but had terrible flicker on the graphics. Probably understandable ...Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…
... sprite moves, thus avoiding the flicker that might occur when 1 ...
