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A neat little BASIC trick(from a type-in by Robert Burgess) This one line of code completely bamboozled me for a while, as it seemed impossible for it to produce the result s…
... says that the system variable byte at 23681 is "not used ... -
Spectrum games & softwareHere's part one of a list of Spectrum software I've am clearing out. If you see any you want, PM me the details. No reasonable offer refused as long …
a "few" games ;)well since ebay is chopping my limit to 100 items very soon.. heres 250+ and I know a few are not so common.. I combine post.. up to 5 single covers …
... br /> Grange Hill by bug byte -
Gregory Loses His ...
Power Pyramids by bug byte -
Predator by Hit Squad ...
Split Personalities by bug byte -
Star Farce / StarFarce - ... Firebird
Terramex by bug byte -
Test Match + One ...A tidy loader for minigamesThe minigame competition doesn't permit the use of separate loaders like [code]10 LOAD "": RAND USR 32768[/code] The loader must be included in the b…
... must be included in the byte count.
... looks like this, byte for byte:
[code]Byte Data
... number, 2328
[code]Byte Data
0 ... to squeeze out another byte or two, by using ... you'll end up executing byte 4 (the command in ...Sprite MaskingI was looking at the sprites in some games, and noticed they have sprite followed by mask. Usually a row at a time (so the mask is sort of interleave…
... :
Get the background byte
AND it with the ... .
Repeat for next byte.
So why isn ...clarification needed of assembler graphics routineI was wondering if someone used to coding animated graphics in assembler can take a look at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/as…
... the effect on the displayed byte will be. I've added ... would be to the displayed byte. (The "(right)" & "(left)" in ...LDIR timings in contended RAM?The 48K Spectrum technical reference page ([URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/48kreference.htm"]here[/URL]) describes the detailed ti…
... take 32 T-states per byte.
Using LDIR to ... .
(7000 bytes) * (32T/byte) = 3.2 PAL TV frames ...Colour or Monochrome?The release of the game [B]Cheril Perils [/B]at: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30403[/URL] made me voice my preferenc…
... of the Speccy's colour attribute system (and isn't it ...hundreds of Spectrum gamesHi Spectrum-fans, I got here a list of incoming games which are not listed in our shops yet. However, we can maybe save the work and sell them alrea…
... 19,99
Dogsbody BUG-BYTE 3,00
Dommsday ... 3,00
Ludoids BUG-BYTE 3,00
Lunar ... 3,00
Roboto BUG-BYTE 3,00
Roller ... 00
Sbugetti Junction BuG-BYTE 3,00
Schach OCP ... 00
Spectral INVADERS BUG-BYTE 3,00
Strike Force ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... mean, surely squared off edges, attribute-sized platforms and borders, and ... I recall, two colours per attribute box, bright with bright or ... a few Codemasters releases the attribute moving method is pretty much ...Seeking alternatives to DATA statementsAnyone know of any memory saving alternatives to storing a list of numbers, other than using DATA statements or poking data into addresses?... Im ti…
... all that efficient for single byte numbers... Since its a BASIC ...few more games for salePM me if there is anything your interested in. ace of aces - kixx, action biker , bmx racers, bullseye, bump set spike , caves of doom, chequered fl…
... spectipede - mastertronic, Split Personalities - bug byte , star firebirds - firebird, terror-daktil ... chickin chase, chubby gristle - bug byte, dynatron mission - mastertronic, el sid ... Hood - codemasters , terramex - bug byte , the games : winter edition - ...Spectrology 2010As the only remaining pure Spectrum user meeting in Germany, the Spectrology had become a important status in the German Spectrum-Scene. Opening at …
... and don?t worry, we byte, but we don?t bite ...Just for funJust for fun, imagine the Spectrum had a graphics mode where there were two attribute bytes per 8x8 block and each block had 2 bits per pixel choosin…
... mode where there were two attribute bytes per 8x8 block and ...48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…
... each providing 1 bit per byte. These are the infamous ... 1 bit hole in every byte and bring the machine ... provides a single bit per byte the fault was always ... 00001001, two bits missing per byte, so my guesses where ... single bit to each byte any fault will wreck ...designing a computerHi everyone! I am designing a 4 bit computer and i need some advice, is this a good instruction set? [CODE] BINARY OPCODE DESCRIPTION 00000 nop…
... 2 bytes.
The first byte stores a 5 bit instruction ... code
THe second byte stores two four bit words ...Looking for cursor routineIt's been a long time since I programmed a little bit in Basic, so I decided to create a simple cursor routine: [url]http://db.tt/SPnSdpx[/url] I k…
... right next the last routine byte. That way everything would stay ...Star TraderDid anyone like [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2010/09/spectrum-games-star-trader-classic-zx.html"]Star Trader[/URL] back in the day? I'v…
... . I always quite like Bug Byte's stuff.
Thoughts anyone ...128kefrom the scratchpad for the 128ke "Finally, reading from a non-existing port (eg 0xff) will give the screen/attribute bytes as it does on the 48K/12…
... 0xff) will give the screen/attribute bytes as it does on ...Spectrum Originals for salehi all, ideally i'd like to get rid of the lot in one go.... Standard Cassette Cases All Original tapes with sleeves and instructions 10 Pack Volu…
... Mastertronic
Antics Bug-Byte
Aquarius Bug-Byte Software
ATV ...SkoolKit 1.3.1[url="http://pyskool.ca/?p=386"]SkoolKit 1.3.1 has been released[/url]. SkoolKit is the 'source code' and 'compiler' for the [url="http://pyskool.ca…
... disassembly of Manic Miner (Bug Byte version).
The main ...early 80s utilities softwareHi there - I'm new to this site and just posting as I've found some old tapes during a loft clearout. they are as follows: JRS software - toolkit T…
... - toolkit TK16 1982
Bug-Byte ZXAS machine code assembler 1981 ...
Bub-Byte ZX08 disassembler/debugger
Oasis ...How to specify 1st byte to be ran in a tap fileI am writing m/c to a tap file. When I load it in an emulator I have to go through the usual PRINT USR 30000 I always thought TAPs couldnt specify …
I am writing m/c to a tap file. When I load it in an emulator I have to go through the usual
PRINT USR 30000
I always thought TAPs couldnt specify a start, but I ran one earlier that started itself.
Any idea how this ...Leaper for Spectrum?Hi Spectrum fans, There's a game on the Commodore 16 called Leaper from Bug-Byte. Was this ever published for the Spectrum? I've already searched th…
... 16 called Leaper from Bug-Byte. Was this ever published for ...Nibble SwapHi, I want to swap around the nibbles in a byte pointed to by the IX reg, this works: [CODE] LD A,(IX+5) AND %11110000 RRA …
... around the nibbles in a byte pointed to by the IX ... h
; a = nibble swapped byte
[/CODE]
Is ...What mute internal speaker in ZX clone Bajt (Byte)?What mute, power off speaker over loading tape? CERIKOPIK powered off but what? Mayby POKE command or OUT?
What mute, power off speaker over loading tape? CERIKOPIK powered off but what? Mayby POKE command or OUT?Any MCODE programmers fancy a challenge?Hi Folks, I have been using the Micro-Print utility in the archive and found it to be really good. It is the one that provides 32, 36, 42, 51, 64 a…
... that the name of the attribute variable name changes from AT ...
170 REM POKE changes attribute variable from "at" to "ar ...
