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Machine code issue...Hi Folks, My trials with MCODE continue and I am stuck. I wrote the following program in BASIC to simply POKE an attribute byte in to a "box" on th…
... wrote the following program in BASIC to simply POKE an attribute ... and is quite quick for BASIC if the box is not ...
C9 RET ;RETURN to BASIC[/CODE]
When I ... /> Can anyone help?
Many thanks
Paddy -
How Many Arnold Schwarzeneger games are there for Speccy?I was thinking about this one early on... sure there are plenty that are inspired on Arnold (like Barbarian) but how many Governator games are ther…
compressing basicI thought I'd ask here instead of the basic forum.. in the sense of giving me 1 command line, and NOT the whole listing joined up etc. and it uncom…
... ask here instead of the basic forum..
... can get it to compress basic.. and give you a ... it runs.. obv. the basic is uncompressed and you ... is to stack some basic programs together and re- ... that uses bog standard basic, without any new commands ...Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…
Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?
I use
if inkey$="z" then goto...
but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…
... or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.
I can quickly ...emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... the white fuzz that follows sprites on black backgrounds due to ... ?
so far the bbc basic for the speccy doesnt support ... ?
there is no bbc basic for sam coupe- the speccy ...SpecBAS (SpecOS's BASIC interpreter) is updated - build 236Build 236 is up at [url]ftp://zxdunny.dyndns.org[/url] New for this release is the beginnings of a proper manual - all commands and functions docume…
... that.
A great many bugfixes have been added, so ...bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…
... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
Now available: ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... not only line-numbers of BASIC statements but also their ... which will read not only BASIC files but also assembly language ...Basic EditorWould this make sense or serve any purpose for anyone here? On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can write your basic code while on the go an…
... On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can ... write your basic code while on the ... trying to write a basic compiler as the keyboard ... view. So a plain Basic interpreter that checks for ... syntax, tokenizes and runs BASIC programs. Also looking for ...Loading BASIC programs stored as "bytes:"Hi all, I have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to save as machine code (I suppose) when I was a child, as a result of e…
... have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to ... where ZX Spectrum 48k stores BASIC programs upon loading them. Does ...Opinion on new 128K only gamesHello, Being new to the WOS community, I am unclear on the attitude towards 128K only software, that is; Is there a strong need to support the 48K m…
... like many screens but there is a lot of detail. The sprites ... problem here as I have many good codecs, it is the ... towards development. There were so many bad eggs in the games ...BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…
... (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler?
Do you play violent computer games AND support hunting?After the oh-so-brave shooting of a locally famous stag: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11624253[/url] questions are again being a…
... food (it's the most basic rights of [B]all[/B ... kill for fun, do what many of us do on this ...About Search For terrestrial IntelligenceHi there! I recently got a copy of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007048]S.T.I. (Search For Terrestrial Intelligence)[/url].…
... was frequently the case with many text adventures. But perhaps this ... ?
On other subject, Basic loader has got this REM ...Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…
... needs.
I'm running Basic on Spectaculator and intend to ...Stopping the loading messages...Hi Folks, As you know, the ZX BASIC kindly reports the program, bytes or data that you have loaded on the screen. To stop these appearing I was thi…
... /> As you know, the ZX BASIC kindly reports the program, bytes ... .g. a POKE?
Many thanks
PaddyLoading arrays in BASin...Hi Folks, I have been playing with loading and saving arrays from BASIC in BASin. By trapping the SAVE command the DATA can be saved to a .TAP file…
... loading and saving arrays from BASIC in BASin. By trapping the ... I missing something?
Many thanks
PaddyZX Flight - flight simulator (Basic)Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old tape. Obviously this is a my type-in from an old ex-Yugoslavian magazine from mid 80s. I did …
Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for this ...Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…
I use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ?Snapshot issue between BASin and ZX SpinHi Folks, I have created a 128K snapshot file from BASin (both .sna and .z80) to load in to ZX Spin. Spin is running in ZX Spectrum 128K mode and I…
... Loader
[*]128 BASIC
[*]Calculator
[*]48 BASIC
[*]Tape Tester ... . If I select [B]128 BASIC [/B]the source code from ... would be appreciated.
Many thanks
PaddyMachine Code Sprites and Graphics for the ZX SpectrumHi Looking for this book, if anyone can help would be most grateful. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000229"]http://www.wor…
... on how to produce moving sprites / landscapes in Machince would be ...Converting TRD-Dos into TapHello, there are still many programs appearing on TRD-Dos or SCL format and users of normal Spectrum cannot run them. Of course I know about emulator…
Hello,
there are still many programs appearing on TRD-Dos ... programs there isn?t a BASIC and then CODE-file, but ... one file which includes the Basic start and code in REM ... not work and even the Basic is unreadable when I MERGE ...FRAMES counter...Hi Folks, I wrote a test program that uses FRAMES to generate a clock. When I tested this within BASin it worked well and kept near perfect time. …
... be losing time. Are there BASIC commands/functions that stop FRAMES ... would be appreciated.
Many thanks
PaddyBest way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?Platformer BAS file?Does anyone have an example of a platformer in BASIC? Specifically one that uses drawn sprites, etc.
Does anyone have an example of a platformer in BASIC? Specifically one that uses drawn sprites, etc.Sinclair BASIC manual cover artHello, dose anyone out there have any information or links regarding the art work on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought it was rea…
... on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought ...SpecBAS: Request for comment - SpritesHi all - Having been slaving away at the new SpecBAS release, I've decided to finally bite the bullet and implement a sprite engine. I've got a nice…
... PUT.
So for sprites -
I know there ... a system where you add sprites to a pool. They will ...Sprites masterclassHi All, You guys are probably tired of explaining sprites but I'd like to clarify a few things if possible. I've sorted the vertical aspect of scro…
... are probably tired of explaining sprites but I'd like to ...Converting a decimal number to binary...Hi Folks, Been thinking about ways to convert a decimal number to 8 bit binary and came up with the following: [CODE]100 REM ----------------------…
Hi Folks,
Been thinking about ways to convert a decimal number to 8 bit binary and came up with the following:
[CODE]100 REM --------------------------
110 DIM b(8):
LET b(1)=128:
LET b(2)= 64:
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