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Where's the border line between a Spectrum and something else?I mean: there are purists out there that consider that anything that is not a true Sinclair Spectrum, with a true Z80 and a true ULA, and at most, 48…
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Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
... removed the upper memory to avoid confusion.
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Preliminary MontyHey All... A new 2009 production (port from Atari) of a game called "Preliminary Monty" is out. It is a VERY nice platform game - with a bit "crude…
... some parts of it might flicker a bit too much when ... -
very strange clouds tonightI stepped out earlier at about 1am for a cig, and there was no wind at all, calm enough for the flame from my lighter to not even flicker, yet the cl…
... my lighter to not even flicker, yet the clouds were the ... -
Javascript question (Date.UTC method)Firstly I'll just mention that I've never done any Javascript before this week; I'm just looking at someone else's code as a problem has arisen with …
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xbox 360 gamedecided to resurect this as i finally have an idea. i put the whole thing to one side as i couldn't really focus on one thing and ended up just doing…
ZXSpin 0.7 public testingOk, now that the private testing phase is over, I need to get more people testing ZXSpin 0.7 I am not terribly interested in emulation problems, bec…
... is working on the assembler - avoid for now.
GDI Mode ...ZX80 Pause Routine?I read this in the first issue of Sinclair User... "Ken MacDonald's [I]Amazing Active Display[/I], a machine code pause routine, showed that there w…
... that people used to display flicker-free games on the ZX80 ...Roger Jowett ProblemWell, I am writing here because some German users have already contacted me about Roger Jowett. He uses adress lists, for example the MB02 - user - l…
... the Spectrum Scene, he should avoid this.
- If good words ...Name that game: loading routineName that game but with a twist. I remember loading a game and it had a strange loading (protection?) scheme. It played normal when loading up initia…
Memory concerns with z88dkI've retaken my old spectrum project and sadly I've reached a dead end very fast. I'll try to explain my worst problem in a few lines. I'm not a vet…
... . What can I do to avoid or minimize memory conflicts like ... to maximize available memory and avoid crashes' tutorial, but any kind ...Power supply questionHi all, my 48k power supply has suddenly started getting very noisy, and I'm getting worried in case it blows up my favourite Speccy. I'm on the look…
... and I'd like to avoid the smell of melting circuitry ...New Spectrum Game - Battery's not PrecludedThis year's Christmas release is Battery's not Precluded, a drive/shoot/fly-em-up where the player's vehicle, the controls and the object of the game…
... . The only constant being to avoid being battered by your opponents ...Question on copying screen bufferHi, Al my prevoius games were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could d…
... at as it seems to "flicker" at the sprite edges.
flicker as I'm not clearing ...Little corrections in some gamesFinal Fight : Its not a Solo beat em up since in the same screen we have to fight against several enemies, its a Gang beat em up Colisseum : Its not…
... to control the quadriga to avoid hitting obstacles, its more an ...SPIN and +3 disksI couldn't get this to work with the Bard's Tale. I worked out I needed to uncheck "auto boot disk" or whatever to avoid a reset when I mount the sa…
... boot disk" or whatever to avoid a reset when I mount ...Cyberbig (Animagic S.A.)So, on dm_boozefreek's semi-recommendation (he's bored of it now) I've been playing [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010481]Cyb…
... gate are a must, to avoid this sort of thing. The ...Lala Prologue (The Mojon Twins, Spectrum 48k)Lala Prologue Spectrum 48k, the Mojon Twins. 2010. [img]http://www.mojontwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lpss-02.png[/img] Lala wanted to be a …
... to new areas.
Avoid the flying nasties and spike ...Moggy Adventure (Mojon Twins, 48K)After travelling across the world to become a gentleball and leave all his vices behind (mainly alcohol and the riverside weeds, but rumours suggest …
... dangerous creatures which you must avoid by all means. Besides, as ...Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
... code, more sprites are supported, flicker disappears, room data is compressed ...My first program - a vertical scrollerHi all, I'm new here. Nice to meet you all! A couple of weeks ago I decided to learn Z80 assembly language. I spent many hours in front of the Spec…
... at 50 FPS without any flicker or tearing, and if I ...SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…
... saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading ... program loads. How can I avoid this from happening?New game out now: Final Fantasy ZXEver since I played the games on the SNES, I thought that it should be possible to make a strapped-down version for the Speccy. Just minus any super …
... in 8-pixel steps to avoid attribute issues.
Since ...Green Beret 2010 aka Rush N Attack[IMG]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs490.snc3/26776_396068361120_33404976120_4279764_2672711_n.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]At the height of the C…
... almost always outnumbered, players must avoid constant detection from the vigilant ...Flicker free ZX80 Pacman[IMG]http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/ZX80/FlickerFree/Images/Screenshots/Pacman_Title.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/ZX8…
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Bloody hell, it's fast - [URL="http:// ...Sprite RotatingI was looking (actually at Everyone's a Wally), and noticed that all the graphics for the main characters are left facing, and two characters wide. …
... reckon they are doing this, flicker free and up to speed?The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... /> One thing I want to avoid is the 'what's this ...VCF report and photosNot sure where to put this, exactly...but here it is, what went on at the Vintage Computing Festival at Bletchley Park last weekend. Finally I've fo…
... the ZX80 too, with no flicker):
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