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Manic Miner Basic Source?Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making…
... you move a single pixel(PLOT x,y) around ... when you have a single pixel moving without leaving trails, ... in another(uncontrolled) pixel and make the program print "hit" when ... A look in the archives at type-in games in ... send you the above code at each stage - but ... -
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…
... the sprite is always drawn at an exact horizontal char ... if the sprite is drawn at exact vertical character coordinates ( ... column (nor the 7 blank pixel rows above each column). The ... enlist the help of an assembly function. Taking the same hypothetical ... -
ANN: midi2ay 0.1Well, here's the MIDI-to-AY converter I promised. I've named it "midi2ay" (original name eh?) [url="http://es.geocities.com/qllaria/midi2ay/midi2ay-…
... could optionally specify an external text file where there's a ... returning to BASIC from an assembly program (at least without crashing the ... and have a look at the resulting assembly source code (it's ... -
ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
At the risk of being flamed ... looks the same, all the text is treated the same - it ... clear page margins - when I print pages out some of the ... is meant for screen or print - the text is incredibly big when ... -
Codies help? Werewolves of LondonHi All, never one for shying away from the deep end, having only just dipped my toe in to the world of machine code I find myself trying to find out …
... you want to output some text? Set your CHARS sysvar to ... up some sysvars for the PRINT position, and call the ROM ... 's PRINT routine. It saves you having ... a lot more compact than assembly code, so any way of ... -
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…
... in the "struct sp1_update" at a position depending on its ... use the sprite engine to print scores, for example. But ... list).
For horizontal pixel rotation, each "struct sp1_cs" contains ... but it will be directed at RPG / civilization / board game ... -
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…
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I'm at a bit of a disadvantage ... unique 8x8 pixel background tiles can be displayed at a time ... are strings that can have print position commands embedded. Other ... commands include "subroutine calls" (print a printstring stored elsewhere and ... -
Speccy Book pdfs on eBay CDHi folks, I see that the-sinclair-shop on eBay are selling a CD with a number of pds I've done for WoS. I do these pdfs for all for Free, and can o…
... I did of an existing text file, prettily formatting it so ... up fewer pages to print), wasn't at all easy -- the subsequent ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... be redrawn. Each time you print a character to the background ... on top. Finally, the finished pixel and attribute buffer are copied ... xthresh; // +17 hrot must be at least this number of pixels ... ; // +18 vrot must be at least this number of pixels ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... inside strings. Point your mouse at them, hit the right button ... have wanted to insert the text "TO" in a string. Programs ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
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Poor man's blinking text?
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... and an offset for vertical pixel placement of the sprite. By ... a little more speed but at the expense of more required ... square just like Basic's "PRINT AT". These characters are background tiles ... -
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…
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ld a,(shipy) ;calcuate pixel row from shipy value
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Smax?I've got SMAX v0.0.1, has anybody got any information about it? It isn't on WOS any more as far as I can see. What language does it use (seems like…
... would allow the final assembly step to use libraries ... of z80asm) is looking at writing the next version ... since it is tageted at multiple Z80 based platforms ... /> splib2 supported the 256x192 pixel 32x192 colour mode, but I ... add API functions for at the same time ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
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Wide sprites in SP1 + Z88DKThe calls to sp1_CreateSpr(); and sp1_AddColSpr(); seems to have changed. Could someone please offer help in how to create a wide (wider than 16 pix…
... notice the cursor mode text printed in the bottom ... change cursor mode to toggle pixel / select zone. Select the ... mouse clicks: the first at the top left corner of ... to copy and the second at the bottom right corner. ... If you left click at a spot on your ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... the background screen is stored at address "screen" (a C pointer ... " and comes up with the assembly instruction "ld hl,_screen+-0x4000 ... ) 6144 bytes long as only pixel data will be read by ... -
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... to edit the "Program..." text before the filename. There have ... , although the names escape me at the moment.
[/QUOTE ... $ 0 is the same as PRINT AT (CHR$ 22) 1,0 ( ... half of that line (ie PRINT CHR$ 6+CHR$ 6 ... the CHR$ 22 to print the filename in the middle ... -
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... $ 0 is the same as PRINT AT (CHR$ 22) 1,0 (CHR ... half of that line (ie PRINT CHR$ 6+CHR$ 6 would ... used the CHR$ 22 to print the filename in the middle ... looks most interesting
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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…
... , is a relatively small assembly subroutine. It still has ... a key, fputc_cons to print an uninterpretted character, puts_cons ...
in_JoyKeyboard() scans five keys at once (up, down, left, right ... if several keys are pressed at once. Again, self-contained. ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... I've programmed both in assembly and even though it takes ... % faster than the Z80 at the same clock speed just ... prefetch. The eZ80 is at least 4 times as fast ... like CPUs are even faster at the same clock speed ... The Speccy uses 1 bit / pixel and a C64 bitmapped 4 ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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4 ... time permitting, a better full text editor with the usual Sinclair ... model I would have looked at hardware scrolling for sure, ... well. Frankly, any major overhaul at that point is questionable.
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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How about interrupts at the TOF, BOF and each ... , time permitting, a better full text editor with the usual Sinclair ... model I would have looked at hardware scrolling for sure, maybe ...Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
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Fire up BASin, look at the spectrum manual, the chapter ... bytes.
All text produced using PRINT will now use your ...Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
... the print command), the only other way to get pixel perfect alignment ... as simple as using a PRINT AT x,y;FLASH 1;" ";FLASH ...Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
... printed text (numbers).
Of course that Print to desired (vertical) pixel ...Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
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10 PRINT INK 7; AT 21,0;num
at the column grid. it's ... they become one line of text. when you click on it ...New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
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sounds like 1 pixel = 1 Printer Dot
print "a" , now select it. "a ... /> I was adding a line at the first line of the ...Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
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you can print one digit on char position ... /> inc h ;move one pixel down
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10 print at 0,0;"0":poke 23606 ... [/code]
it works at very same principle
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... uses it) and a 256x192 pixel 32x192 attribute mode. Unfortunately ... /> I?m able to make text adventures but now I want ... of the sp1_MoveSpr() functions with pixel, character or relative coordinates. The ... and z88dk, have a look at the spectrum version of [URL ...
