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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…
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.
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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 ... -
Compressed Loading ScreensHi everybody From my speccy memories I could swear I could remember games with loading screens that took less than normal time to load. But up until…
... 3 loaded games (i.e ARCADIA, PENETRATOR, Z-MAN, APPLE JAM ... -
Compressed Loading ScreensHi everybody From my speccy memories I could swear I could remember games with loading screens that took less than normal time to load. But up until…
... Some programs that run : PINBALL, ARCADIA, APPLE JAM,
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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 ... -
Games that won't work with the +2a/bIs there a list of all the games that don't work with the +2a/b? Like Fairlight for example. Ta :)
The +2A allows playing of early Imagine games without the movement bug. Games like Arcadia and Ah Diddums must have not been tested on Spectrums without the Fuller box. -
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…
Arcadia was ok - as was Alchemist.
They did a few very good games, and a few completely poo poo ones! -
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…
i quite liked arcadia, jumping jack, pedro, zzoom and ... -
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…
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Arcadia - The first fast and colourfull ... -
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…
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 ...1st Spectrum Game you ever played!I remember the very 1st spectrum game I ever played was Hunchback in my garage with a friend on a mini black and white TV in about 84... I was hooked…
Mine was also Bug Byte's Manic Miner shortly followed by Imagine's Arcadia.
Still love 'em both today...1st Spectrum Game you ever played!I remember the very 1st spectrum game I ever played was Hunchback in my garage with a friend on a mini black and white TV in about 84... I was hooked…
... shortly followed by Imagine's Arcadia.
Still love 'em ... for 50%, first Penetrator then Arcadia.s-video SuccessHaving tried the various composite video fixes for the +3 etc, I was left feeling a little cold at the results, and was about to give up my quest for…
... . Basically the colour starts to flicker black and white.
Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
... vertical lines, top and bottom, flicker. It's so frustrating not ...Longest Loading TimeWhat game do you blokes think had the longest loading time My vote is for "Driller"
Arcadia on the Commodore 64, or just about most games for the Atari 800... all seem to be on one side of a C-90 !
Why Arcadia on the C64 took so long is beyond me. It's totally crap, and the Spectrum and VIC 20 versions load in seconds.Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
... vertical lines, top and bottom, flicker. It's so frustrating not ...Flicker on my scrolling demo, any ideas?I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.z80"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.…
... possibly desynchronize your routine then flicker will appear at different place ...Which would be the best game to play while listening to The Cure?I'm just interested in what you all think because I can't think of any :( I bought the Deluxe Edition of Faith last week and Pornography today. Seve…
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Armageddon Man, The ...Who can fix my zx spectrums?Hi all, just wanting to know if anyone can help me out here, i have 2 48k Spectrums and none work, one just doesn't display anything on screen the ot…
... you can see the screen flicker slightly, not very helpfull i ...Bubble Bobble - The AdventureJust about to start my new game using PDG. This time i'm trying a 'JSW' style game. The graphics are from Bubble Bobble which are looking very good…
... go much easier. Bit of flicker on the top enemy sprites ...
