-
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…
... not really intended to provide basic computer science education, if you ... gets around to it some basic installation instructions should be placed ... /> Standard C only provides for basic text output; it doesn't ... a single dimension array of size 200 at index 3*20 ... -
Sinclair Accounts 1980-1985Sinclair accounts docs from 1980 to 1985 are available on my website. [url]http://www.zxdesign.info/sinclair[/url] Apart from the figures, which ar…
Some fascinating tidbits on the size of the UK computer market ... . The 1985 accounts peg the size of the UK computer market ... /> Also interesting tidbits on the size of the US market (mainly ... /> Also a tragic view of basic typewritten documents giving way to ... -
OR in a IFHi guys, I have a string that is defined by the user. I want to have an IF that does something like IF string<> a OR b OR c THEN goto 10 Hope that m…
... tried both positive-negative and integer and real values; even strings ... fine for me. Anyway, Spectrum BASiC is pretty tricky IMO.
Z80 compressorIs there one available? Is it any good? Peeps have been suggesting we should look into this, so here's a new thread! I'd do the compressor on the …
... is one of three (initially) basic types; ASCII text, binary data ... specify an optional fixed 'chunk size', e.g. '32' for 16x16 ... series of chunks of this size. (There is no optional setting ...How do you destroy an enemy or object?Hi guys I allways wanted to know this, but how would you go about making and destroying enemies in basic or any language? What, do you use a huge ar…
Yeah, in BASIC you would use an array ... don't have struct in BASIC). Arrays can only have 1 ... letter names in Sinclair BASIC too, and numeric arrays take ... I would use a fixed size array and not bother with ... library and for data block size needing to be stored with ...How do you destroy an enemy or object?Hi guys I allways wanted to know this, but how would you go about making and destroying enemies in basic or any language? What, do you use a huge ar…
... I would use a fixed size array and not bother ... library and for data block size needing to be stored ... that can be called from basic that then jumps into ... work and there is another basic option in the mojontwins ... well with boriel's basic compiler if you want ...Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…
... called from a simple Basic program. From Basic all you can do ... screen conversion tools and small Basic and machine code routines for ... ?
The program's window size keeps changing during conversion.
Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…
... called from a simple Basic program. From Basic all you can do ... screen conversion tools and small Basic and machine code routines ... cope with 10FPS with the BASIC loader - nothing higher, this ... br /> The program's window size keeps changing during conversion.
My first platformerHi all! How do you do? Been lurking here for a while, but never had the courage to join the forum. :) The Speccy was my first computer, so I've alw…
... -5x hand written asm in size. Additionally, sp1 is a very ...New member here. And a spider! :)Hello everyone. My name is Sekrets. I'm quite a lonely individual, searching for a digital home where I might find fellow speccy enthusiasts to adopt…
... kid learnt to program in Basic- nothing very advanced, but enough ... learnt to do some really basic stuff like LD and manipulating ... BASIC-version of WorldBar (not available here) was over 16k in size ...machine code player routineHi all, Collecting all my courage to ask more (rather stupid attitude from me, but so difficult to ask questions and bother other people, don't unde…
... if Sinclair Basic is too slow I might try some Integer compilers ... only need to modify the BASIC program which "generates" the sound ...Be honest now...When you got your (first) Spectrum, was it the computer you wanted? And don't worry, this poll is anonymous, so your secret is safe, even if you're …
... , and a fraction of the size of the Beeb.
BASIC was just dreadful, worse than ... , thanks to its very good BASIC interpreter and built in assembler ...Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... sprite design, and ask some basic questions about what limits are ... would have frames equal in size to their view port, being ... 3x4 or 3x5 in size), the frames of all maps ...Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... sprite design, and ask some basic questions about what limits are ... .
[B]Sprite data size and constraints[/B]
There ... : perhaps it looks strange but basic bricks of sprite is not ...Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... your suggested dimensions for a basic building block seriously ("every ... down EVERY sprite into such basic units, as the array ... heads... These categories constituted the basic units for their sprites... but ... more diverse in shape and size in this game for such ...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 …
... WoS on a screen the size of a matchbox :D[/QUOTE ... .zip]Download[/url]), a crappy BASIC demo I made (in German ... Fantasy influence. Well, a crappy BASIC demo it is but the ...Resolution & Memory Question ...Hi, I'm hoping someone with some experience writing an emulator, or a vast knowledge of all things Spectrum can help me answer the following questio…
[QUOTE] Where and what size is the memory available to ... you write your code in Basic, that would be more or ... be about 500 bytes which Basic uses for its system variables ...Resolution & Memory Question ...Hi, I'm hoping someone with some experience writing an emulator, or a vast knowledge of all things Spectrum can help me answer the following questio…
... pixels.
When a BASIC program is running, there are ... the screen memory, then the BASIC program, and the very top ... />
The vagueness over the size of the border is because ...Shogun[URL]http://www.flickr.com/photos/jondresner/3502560230/[/URL] Couldn't find much more info, mostly you get another SHOGUN-game. I have it at h…
... it is 1021 bytes in size!!!!!!
(well 1023 now, but ... are needed to return to BASIC and can be skipped when ...Obtuse One-LinerFollowing a request in another thread, this could almost be crammed into one line. It uses a simple ON ERR CONTINUE to give a continuous display. [c…
... 't had any optimisation in BASIC for ages! I'll kick ...Beepola v1.01A new version of Beepoa, v1.01, is now available for download from:- [URL]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/Beepola_v1.01.00.zip[/URL] (650KiB) …
... drums in MS are quite basic.
[QUOTE=Mister Beep ... first to finish all the basic features and fix any bugs ... code to keep the code size to a minimum for game ...Hi Res Print Routine neededHas anyone seen code for a print routine with pixel accuracy? That is print(y,x,CHAR) that allows 0 < y < 192 and 0 < x < 255 - that takes a charact…
... are printing (thus doubling the size of the text)?
b) As a Call from BASIC?Hi Res Print Routine neededHas anyone seen code for a print routine with pixel accuracy? That is print(y,x,CHAR) that allows 0 < y < 192 and 0 < x < 255 - that takes a charact…
... getting put into the ZX BASIC routine library, I'll take ... > A good compromise on size and speed for a fill ...Hi Res Print Routine neededHas anyone seen code for a print routine with pixel accuracy? That is print(y,x,CHAR) that allows 0 < y < 192 and 0 < x < 255 - that takes a charact…
... up being called from Sinclair Basic. They will be functions and ... or subroutines for ZX BASIC - and that really means carefully ... good balance between speed and size, if you do want to ...How works the Line-Draw ROM routine ?The 'complete spectrum rom dissasembly.pdf' show info related to the draw rom subroutine. The Line-Draw require two sets of parameters: X,Y coordinat…
... follow lines dont work because "integer out of range"
basic "draw 10,10", i see ...How works the Line-Draw ROM routine ?The 'complete spectrum rom dissasembly.pdf' show info related to the draw rom subroutine. The Line-Draw require two sets of parameters: X,Y coordinat…
... follow lines dont work because "integer out of range"
basic "draw 10,10", i see ...How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
... =John Elliott;448089]In +3 BASIC, the bitmaps also live in ... could be made smaller if size is an issue, possibly through ...Sevenup problemCan Sevenup import pictures bigger than Spectrum screen (256x192 pixels)? The version I tried didn't told me directly that it isn't possible but the…
... it save picture of any size or .scr only. Can I ... your needs. It targets Boriels BASIC Compiler, but will also export ...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…
... memory. The address of the BASIC program is 23755 by default ... 't have to be an integer.
If you type ...How do you make a CV shine without actually lying?My CV has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese, and it looks pretty rubbish quite frankly. I am pretty good at my voluntary job at the Citizens Advic…
... swear by increasing the font size by half a point for ... is nearly double my wage basic Oo[/QUOTE]
Best ...
