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What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... seriously bother with assembler, and if they did ... as many reasons for prefering their own machines ... breaking into your BASIC programs against your will, ... there any great BBC games written in BASIC? The ... GOTO/GOSUB jumps and other tricks would have helped ... -
Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... Contraflow and Neoteric. Contains self-written games and tools for ... /> * C64ASM - 6502 cross assembler for DOS V1.1a.
... and other projects.
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In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
... OS or computer other than a PC runniing Windows, and so accept ... Do you have some evidence for this refinement of software development ... programs. We want games where the computer can learn from the player, and ... were a bit like the arcade games on the 8-bit were ... -
New BASin features - what do you want?Ok, this poll is just a quick method of gaining the measure of what you lot expect from BASin. Go vote! Which ever gets the most votes at the end of…
... compilers can work with bigger programs by using memory paging or ... compilers are designed for writing arcade games with and offer some support for sprite graphics ... arcade games so long as they can get by with integer maths. Other ... -
Crash Magazine, the ZX, and the power of nostalgiaI'm currently selling some Crash mags (see Sales section of WOS *PLUG!*) and I started thinking about the power of nostalgia and what keeps us intere…
... other later issues.
I have the same feeling for ... I thought it was Sinclair Programs, but to no avail). ... their focus on consoles and the arcade, which grew as time ... a parade of conversions and licensed games, and true innovation from independent ... -
"We don't understand computers but we've got ?3.58 million to spend on them....... so lets find a problem to solve with the money" is a good translation of the article at: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7886754.s…
... archives, libraries, and other institutions or ... programs)?
What, a program to load and ... games, Atari ST games, Spectrum games, arcade games, calendar files, screenshots, ZX81 games, MSX games, Amiga games ... for the programming and testing. And ... -
New to developmentHello there my fellow forum chummies, I have recently been bitten once again to go into software development, its been a while. I have a lot of ski…
... disk and is quite often necessary for spectrum programs. You will find that arcade games ... . You may need to add other libraries to the compile line ... library code (malloc, eg, among other things). -
Speccy games programmingI've got a question. Where games written in pure machine code or was it a level higher with Assembly language being the choice? I always thought it…
... , I think raw z80 assembler might be easier to understand ... with given example programs. Compiling with different options, and after that ... to extract code from example games, but there is no ... spectrum codes for print at (CHR$ 16, y, x) and other codes to ... -
emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... was arcade perfect
what benefit is dma for vector ... 3 discs with Spectrum demos and programs stored as binary files using ... are great for playing games - my first emu for the Speccy ... />
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How do you do it?What's your favoured method of games creation? Basic programming? Assembler? Basic Compiler? AGD? Etc etc. I currently have a management game written…
... years old. I've used assembler for programming ever since. I think ... /> I have been working on other projects over the last 4 ... the Konami "Thunder Cross" arcade machine and wanted to have a go ... :D
These two games from 1988 still inspire me ... -
Where's it all going?[Rerouted from 'Assembler Intricacies' in Development Forum] [QUOTE=Timmy;506104]I don't think we're in disagreement here. As I've said it's a niche…
... all, I am sure other examples would do equally as ... . Yes, a mullt-level arcade conversion could take 5 or ... know Gameboy games that were scheduled for 2 weeks and published Spectrum games that ... the C sprite libraries (or assembler equivalents) would I be correct ... -
Help identifiying a very old gameHello, first post here although I've lurked for a while :) Great site! This is a long shot, but I wonder if anyone can help me find a game I played…
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For many arcade enthusiasts defender and scramble games are the kings ... they splat. Hosts of other alien fighters threaten you. ... (indeed all new Crystal programs) has a special loader ... dreadful layout) and the other side is for the Kempston joystick ... -
Where to start?..Hello, First off, sorry if this is in the wrong and sorry if the questions I'm about to ask have been asked and answered numerous time! Little back…
... complete games/programs (to ... and animate sprites on this machines, once again with no other hardware other ... . Zeus Assembler was a ... programs), z88dk (for C programs), various cross assemblers (for assembly programs), several graphics programs for drawing and ... -
Is it a must...Since this ZX Evolution thing I have been wanting another ZX Spectrum but with the ros and an ide device. Well yesterday I was very lucky as I had a …
... IDE's and other systems came ... games likewise used development environments, external storage devices and alternative host machines for ... vector for your snapshots and programs - ... assembler, as does ZXSpin... Most come with built in debuggers for peeking and ... -
A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…
... br />
* using an assembler someone else wrote
* using ... considered network applications like network games, ftp, irc, nfs? ... ip stack and other network related sw in your programs that use ... windows machine), the windows API for rendering, the C/C++ ... -
How faithful are you to Sinclair computers?Are you 100% faithful to Sinclair computers or do you divide your attention across multiple retro computers and consoles? I never had anything besid…
... a few games, and 1st assembler experiments. Still like it for its bare- ... hardware modding on those (even for other people, as in: paying ... when I had moved onto other machines.
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Please explain Spectrum FPGA-clones to meI've been using the great ZXDS-emulator on the DS XL so far, which is great. But I kinda missed toying around with hardware. I've tried bidding on a …
... your emulator is running alongside other PC programs that make your project ... 3D FPS games...
I think it is for that reason ... /> - Can I program it and write BASIC and assembler for this in the same ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... funded) book project on Sqij and other games [unbound.co.uk]
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2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... because of other stuff, ... Scripting add-ons for WoS Forums and Infoseek [Link]
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2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
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Not only games but other stuff too.
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2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
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Not only games but other stuff too.
[[url ... /discussion/50446/rs232-115k-programs-for-transfer-files-via-pc- ... [i](AGD, inspired from Popeye (arcade))[/i]
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2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
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Not only games but other stuff too.
[[url ... /discussion/50446/rs232-115k-programs-for-transfer-files-via-pc- ... [i](AGD, inspired from Popeye (arcade))[/i]
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... Spectrum licensed controller computer. And a licensed bluetooth keyboard, ... b]
Not only games but other stuff too.
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Memory questionsQuestion 1: PRINT PEEK 23732+256*PEEK 23733 returns 65535 for a 48K Spectrum and 32767 for a 16K Spectrum. PRINT PEEK 16388+256*PEEK 16389 return…
... code size and debugging. The assembler, source code, debugger and disassembler all ... anyway) wrote their code for Spectrum games on an Amstrad CPC so ... RANDOMIZE USR statement", the programs NEWs, I use the ... have the details of the other RAM expansions, so can ... -
The point of IX+1 IX+2 ?the numbers that you can add-on to IX and IY seem hardcoded, so I dont see the use of that feature? any examples of the use of IX and IY plus number…
... /> I stayed away from particular assembler features. Eg, z88dk/z80asm has ... (all the compares on "A"). Other dynamic languages do it this ... programs but on the spectrum, for most games, it's not really needed and ... -
Vic-20s ARE CRAP! (And a few other ramblings from 1984)There was a great rivalry between myself and some of my computer owning chums in the early/mid eighties. The thread title was a phrase I made good us…
... Alien (vic 1906)
Cheese and onion (card slipcase)
... 1983)
Free Vic 20 programs (Race, Hoppit, Type a ... br />
Books
Arcade games for your Vic20 - Brett Hale
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Vic-20s ARE CRAP! (And a few other ramblings from 1984)There was a great rivalry between myself and some of my computer owning chums in the early/mid eighties. The thread title was a phrase I made good us…
... Alien (vic 1906)
Cheese and onion (card slipcase)
... 1983)
Free Vic 20 programs (Race, Hoppit, Type a ... br />
Books
Arcade games for your Vic20 - Brett Hale
Other stuff
Altai joystick (boxed ... -
What to write / programme?I've been trying to get back some motivation to write something in machine code for the Spectrum. I don't feel I am organised enough to write somethi…
... people ... but perhaps assembler is not right for [i]you[/i]? ... there are plenty of other options for someone who wants to ...
For "pure" 48K magic there is Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade game ... have made over 20 games for Windows with BlitzMax and it has a ... -
Who's NEXT?How about having a category just for Spectrum NEXT owners? I got mine on Monday, its the original issue, plain jane and quite enough for me to ge…
... contain the operating system and other things and the updater uses TBBLUE ... be to look at the programs people are sharing as ... between z80 and video so that spectrum programs that depend ... MAME for the PC, and it really needs to run the arcade games ... -
Cheats for Spectrum Games???Hello chaps, good to see people keeping the spirit of the speccy alive!!!!!! I was wondering if anyone could help me? I have a 48K and a 128k specc…
... and I have been looking for a site with cheats and solutions to games for ... site with such lists exists and if so what is the ...
