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Probing the variables in 128K modeHello again! Briefly, I'm writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start, I try to get an idea for the structure of how var…
... of how variables are stored in memory.
... an old scanned speccy book in the WoS archive.
in 128K BASIC? (Again ... CSSCGC tape magazine, which runs in 128K mode).
< ... this program to run correctly in 128K mode.
Games that came with Audio/music tracksFollowing on from the Comic thread, Name some games that came with audio or music tracks..below are the ones I can think of...anyone got anymore (I'd…
... some games that came with audio or music tracks..below are ...Who was the local psycho in your street?We had a guy who was a few years older than us, but a little bit slow. Still didn't stop him getting into heaps of trouble though... He used to sit …
... sit on the little kids in the street and fart on ... the handlebar came off in his hands, resulting in a painful face ... /> Who was the local psycho in your street and what did ...name the game in the picture, pleasecould anybody name the text adventure in the picture on the right, please ??? [url]http://lifeslices.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/play-classic-zx-spectru…
could anybody name the text adventure in the picture on the right, please ???
[url]http://lifeslices.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/play-classic-zx-spectrum-games-online-httpwwwzxspectrumnet/[/url]Memory paging in 128 KB - 64KB RAM possible?I have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available at WOS) -------------------- In the +3, we have crammed in more than twice the amount of memory…
... have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available ... )
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In the +3, we have crammed ... in more than
twice ... 65536 bytes, there are in fact 131072 bytes of ... making 196608 bytes (192K) in all! All this
...Packing numbers in as least memory as possibleI am writing some code for drawing vector lines etc. on the screen. These need to be stored in memory and I want to pack them in a smaller area as po…
... . These need to be stored in memory and I want to ... pack them in a smaller area as possible ... , but could this be stored in one byte instead of two ...Retro show in sweden(With Ulf Beckman)Hello! This weekend there will be a a retro show in sweden with folks from this forum ( [url]http://www.vintagegames.se[/url] ) they will show there…
... be a a retro show in sweden with folks from this ... information about the show here(In swedish) [url]http://retromania.blogg ...If they'd have been released in the 80s...Hello again, Firstly, thank you to everyone who participated [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19786]in this thread.[/url]…
... /forums/showthread.php?t=19786]in this thread.[/url] It's ... they had been released back in the 80s or early 90s ... kept all Speccy fans interested in the prospect of 16K gaming ... .cgi?id=0016793]Farmer Jack in Harvest Havoc[/url] was certainly ...Help with maze in Sorcerer's Mountain.:-? Does anybody out there know how to get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text adventure (with some pictures) written by Martin Sykes and r…
... get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text ... realeased in for the Spectrum in 1984? The program is written in basic ...Collision Detection in SP1Hi, Does anyone have a well-documented example of using collision detection in spritelib. I've search WoS and Z88DK forums but no joy. Something wi…
... example of using collision detection in spritelib. I've search WoS ...Speccy sound on tv show - againRemember the spectrum loading noise in two CSI shows? Well, fuzzix on c.s.s. has found what seems to be another clip of Speccy goodness: [url]http:/…
Remember the spectrum loading noise in two CSI shows? Well, fuzzix ... done so far:
Audio (without any filter applied, volume ... so that it loads data in address n?
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70 IN A,(#FE)
80 RRA ...How far could you get in Quazatron?Has anybody ever actually completed this game? I can clear to top level on the map, but when I go down to one of the other levels I either end up ge…
ZX Spectrum Laptop mashes in a Toshiba Libretto 110 for some fun retro times[URL]http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-toshiba-libretto-110-for-some-fun/[/URL] Id love a laptop that uses a speccy…
[URL]http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-toshiba-libretto-110-for-some-fun/[/URL]
Id love a laptop that uses a speccy case!High Quality Audio SampleHi Guys, Would someone be able to help me out? I'm trying to get hold of a high quality audio sample of the spectrum loading sound for a music proje…
Hi Guys,
Would someone be able to help me out? I'm trying to get hold of a high quality audio sample of the spectrum loading sound for a music project I'm putting together. Anyone know where I could get hold of such a thing?
Thanks
TomWANTED. Waveblaster compatable daughter board[edit] I just realised this thread looks like it ought to belong in the wanted forum from the title, this is really about the project and hardware, t…
... someone, so with that in mind, does anyone ... option for people interested in their music, who ... midi goes in on one pin, and stereo audio comes out ... channel polyphonic music. Plus in game sound effects thanks ... of daft instruments included in the GM standard!
favourite in-game musicwhat's peoples favourite in-game speccy tunes? Midnight resistance is the clear winner for me, followed by Robocop, Bionic Commando, Moon Strike, Tar…
what's peoples favourite in-game speccy tunes? Midnight resistance is the clear winner for me, followed by Robocop, Bionic Commando, Moon Strike, Target Renegade (I know some people hate the tune saying "it's depressing" but I love it) and altered Beast.Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…
... /> Here is what we get in ZX-Blockeditor:
[url ... and game code. Everything is in one block (I mean, loading ... diffent to what we get in Blockeditor.
The second ...All speccy in-game screenshots in PDFAbout 10 month ago I found PDF with all WoS in-game screenshots in the news section of WoS. But I can't find it today. Has anyone this PDF? Thanks.
About 10 month ago I found PDF with all WoS in-game screenshots in the news section of WoS. But I can't find it today. Has anyone this PDF?
Thanks.Safari probs in a Mac.A friend of mine gets kicked out of Yahoo mail (Safari/Mac) for no apparent reason but gets this error message. Any idea what the problem might be? …
... br /> 4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91459524 HALRunLoop::OwnThread( ... br /> 5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x914592c4 CAPThread::Entry( ... 0x75bf000 - 0x75f8fff com.apple.audio.SoundManager.Components 3.9. ... - 0x914bffff com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 3.0.5< ...JSW... how does the game "finish" in assembly?It seems the ZX and C64 versions of Jet Set Willy suffer from the same "unfinishable" problem. Thankfully the ZX version has been patched with pokes …
... not. I changed 2 rooms in the C64 version so I ...I just smashed myself in the face by accident, and I am sobre.I was swigging from a 2litre bottle of coke, when the phone rang, the phone is in the kitchen. I walked to the kitchen, intent on finishing the coke …
... phone rang, the phone is in the kitchen. I walked to ... door frame, and smashed myself in the face with the plastic ... booking a B&B in Paignton for May bank holiday ...Snow - in APRIL!Thought it was raining when we got up. Look out the window to find out it's snowing! Never expected that in April... PS: Pics to follow..
Thought it was raining when we got up. Look out the window to find out it's snowing!
Never expected that in April...
PS: Pics to follow..Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …
... (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I ... 'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the ...Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…
... to talk weird crap in the Gameboy section, so ... 80%+ just nonsense posts in that particular section.
... sue the original poster in case some idiot really ... a lot of tongue-in-cheek in those game tips ... with the same phone number in the following issue
In a browser!!!!!I've just been playing this against a few bots: [url]http://www2.rasterwerks.com/[/url] In an IE browser window!!! I can't believe it!!! So smoot…
... .rasterwerks.com/[/url]
In an IE browser window!!! I ...Anyone know a game with an in-game screenshot but no loading screenshot?I'm looking at fixing up my Vista "view a random game from WoS" widget since the current version leaks memory. ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/f…
... if a game has an in-game screenshot but no loading ... screenshot in the database. Does anyone know ... a game in this situation, so that I ...Racy type-in fold out questionHi all, I was the proud owner of a ZX81 (I remember buying it on Saturday 20th Feb 1982 at around 3pm with my Mum at WHSmiths!) then for Christmas th…
... a started buying this type-in magazine which was a fold ... -out featuring a game in zillions of hex numbers to ... be typed in and then (hopefully) played. One ... /> Does anyone remember these type-in poster mags? and what was ...Iconic cars in Speccy gamesWhat cars remind you of Speccy games because they featured in them? I'll start with the Ferrari Testarossa (OutRun) and Porsche 928 (Chase HQ).
What cars remind you of Speccy games because they featured in them?
I'll start with the Ferrari Testarossa (OutRun) and Porsche 928 (Chase HQ).Breakpoints in debuggers in emulatorsA breakpoint, according to Wikipedia ( [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakpoint[/url] ), is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program…
... or pausing place in a program, put in place for debugging ... breakpoint at a given location in memory and your Spectrum ... goes into debugging when instruction in this location is executed. It ... it possible to set watchpoints in any Spectrum emulators? And ...FreecycleI was having a browse through the local FREECYCLE website, where people give away stuff they no longer want. I've not looked on their for at least a…
... speed duplicator that copies audio cassettes. All it needed ... of a C15 simulataneously in 35 seconds. You just ... apparently made for use in the Home Office for use ... in conjuction with the Police ... police were up to in 1986... running off copies ...
