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... would suggest that they were ... Arcadia. Excellent for its time but ... -
What game defined the spectrumHello again,im in a posting mood today,lol. Anyway what game for you defined the spectrum? What i mean is for example,if you asked someone to name a …
I would have to say 'Arcadia' or possibly 'Ant Attack'
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ZX80 Modification - what is it?Any ideas what the modification shown on [url="http://lasham-web.com/zx80.html"]http://lasham-web.com/zx80.html[/url] is? ta.
This is the ZX80 upgrade sold by CompShop of London in the 80's. It was designed to stop the screen flicker when a key was pressed.
I have the circuit diagram and connection instructions if anybody is interested
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New Platform game in Development : Download availableHi, I have just been working on this for less than a week, so there is not a lot to show. It is based on a game called Jump Around which is currentl…
... fast that there's no flicker, what I mean is are ... -
New Platform game in Development : Download availableHi, I have just been working on this for less than a week, so there is not a lot to show. It is based on a game called Jump Around which is currentl…
Thanks Rob. It uses a back buffer, however there is some flicker near the bottom, its just hard to see against that background.
How is your own game coming along?
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game ive just found - queryive just picked up a few speccy games from a church sale 50p each :) one of em is arcadia by J.K Greye Enterprises featuring 4 games (invasion, kami…
... exactly the same but says arcadia instead of the arcadian
arcadia? and there been legal threats ... -
game ive just found - queryive just picked up a few speccy games from a church sale 50p each :) one of em is arcadia by J.K Greye Enterprises featuring 4 games (invasion, kami…
Ok you bunch of ignorant bastards :p
i want to know if the preservation team want the arcadia comp tzxing and the cover scanning? cos i cant find this version ANYWHERE so i think its [email="R@r3"]R@r3[/email] :p -
the arcadian querythink ill try again....in the mia section :) it is sort of mia (ie:- nobodys seen one with this title) ive just picked up a few speccy games from a …
hm ive had a look at the files on wos and inside the tap and tzx zip files both are titled arcadia.....and when run both say arcadia on the menu, so it looks like its just the inlay and tape print thats different -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... raster in order to eliminate flicker.
This library does ... and over, and to minimize flicker. It will also draw *all ... -
Pocket Clive - 2 QuestionsHello, I've just started using Pocket Clive on my iPaq pocket PC, excellent emulator BTW. 1. I have just wrote a small BASIC program to randomly pi…
... rendering, in order to avoid flicker.
Poking the above ... Clive, but with serious sprite flicker.
I must investigate ... -
Pocket Clive - 2 QuestionsHello, I've just started using Pocket Clive on my iPaq pocket PC, excellent emulator BTW. 1. I have just wrote a small BASIC program to randomly pi…
... , then the sprites start to flicker.
The game is ... clive albeit still with some flicker, but nowhere near as bad ... -
Pocket Clive - 2 QuestionsHello, I've just started using Pocket Clive on my iPaq pocket PC, excellent emulator BTW. 1. I have just wrote a small BASIC program to randomly pi…
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There is some annoying flicker when playing the modded snapshot ... -
Sir Fred The RemakeThe time is come!!!... Download and enjoy this fine remake....!!! We are anxious to see your reaction, to read your impressions... Don't doubt to w…
... . On my computer the clouds flicker. On someone elses the border ... -
Sir Fred The RemakeThe time is come!!!... Download and enjoy this fine remake....!!! We are anxious to see your reaction, to read your impressions... Don't doubt to w…
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- the clouds - yes, they flicker anyhow you set them: transparent ... -
Sir Fred The RemakeThe time is come!!!... Download and enjoy this fine remake....!!! We are anxious to see your reaction, to read your impressions... Don't doubt to w…
... when alt-tabbing. The clouds flicker something rotten.
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Why's 'Gryzor' so flickery?Right, when 'Gryzor' came out on the Spectrum and was played on a real machine there was no flickery graphics. Now, whenever I get it up and run it o…
Atic Atac and Sabre Wulf walkthroughs on Google VideoYou can now watch these 2 games being completed via your web browser, courtesy of Google Video. Atic Atac: [url="http://video.google.com/videoplay?d…
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368M arkanoid_2.AVI ...JetPacIsn't this the most brilliant game in the history of the universe? I simply adore this. I used to only be able to get to screen 2 when I used to pla…
... was restricted to 16k games. Arcadia was my first one, but ...Best Sprite on the SpectrumWhich sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier sim…
... Kung Fu Master, the glitches, flicker, colour clash and most of ...Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…
... finish to play Skyes of Arcadia for the DC.
I ...z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... requirement - to be flicker free. The usual flicker free strategy is to ... picked another strategy to avoid flicker - don't erase anything. It ...z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... about your approach to stopping flicker is that it is very ...Wanted: Game Ideas!Ok then here goes nothing. I'm a reasonably good programmer, but I'm really no good at coming up with game ideas and graphics. So if any of you have…
... get rid of the slight flicker if you do a halt ...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…
... image.
This will REDUCE flicker, if you get flicking, put ... should help to remove the flicker.
Best of luck ...Speccy 128k Double Buffering.If I understand this right, you display either of the screens, and draw to the one that is not being displayed. Am i right in thinking that the Non …
... wasn't fast enough, and flicker will be avoided. The RAM ...The Sing-clair ProjectFollowing on in a way from [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11800]this[/url] thread, I have had an idea. How about if we …
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Gibson and Evans become ...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…
[QUOTE=48K]1/ Random number generator: I've started using a ld a,r command to grab a number from the memory refresh counter. Only problem is that if I do this in quick succession, the numbers are obviously not very random at all.
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A slightly silly question, or is it?Someone on another (PC) forum asked what specification of graphics card would match the human eye. Not the easiest question to answer, and of course …
... with movies/TVs without the flicker getting very intrusive.
flicker-free display, or just a ...What game is this?When I first got my Speccy, in the year dot, I had a simple shoot em up game, that I cannot find. Can anyone recognise this please? The game starte…
It sounds a bit like Arcadia, except that the butterflies were on the second level and there were only twelve waves.
