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more on storing mazesPrompted by Wookiee's escapades, I've been pondering on how to use DATA statements directly for displaying background graphics, thus avoiding the dup…
... once in situ (done in BASIC here, but in practice it ... approach, but for games with many screens could save a lot ... -
Minimal BASICAndrew Owen has just uploaded [B]Standard ECMA-55: Minimal BASIC [/B]to the Full Books archive on WOS. Thanks! [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pu…
... [B]Standard ECMA-55: Minimal BASIC [/B]to the Full Books ... the ANSI Minimal standard for BASIC.
The two standards are ... in the origins of Sinclair BASIC which adhered closely to the ... no ON GOTO in Sinclair BASIC (a good substitute exists) but ... -
Using Boriel's ZX Basic to learn assemblyI wrote a small guide. Hopefully some people will find my gibberish useful - especially people looking at first steps in machine code, where I think …
... -inline-assembly-functions-into-zx-basic-t729.html[/url] -
AKA for Sprites (french author)As per the loading screen in L?ete sera chau, the author Sprites, is also called Sprites logiciels.
As per the loading screen in L?ete sera chau, the author Sprites, is also called Sprites logiciels. -
SEUD - How to - Part IOK, a few weeks ago, I bought my copy of SEUD to make my first game on the Spectrum after 26 years! :) I'm learning it yet, but I'll show to you my a…
... of our levels using the sprites, tiles, attack waves and ... of the fire, how many lives, wich sprites we will use for ... window.
S: Sprites - here we will create our ... player, enemies, fire, explosion sprites. These sprites can be animated (with more ... -
Pip The Pipistrelle[color=red]*COMING SOON*[/color] Pip The Pipistrelle I am going to put all the game details,instructions and story here now and simply update this t…
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The first of many ideas i have is taking ... limps.
The use of basic visual effects to set the ... a moth check! displaying how many moths and other food should ... -
BASIC compilerI'm looking for a basic compiler that actually works, tried all the ones on the WOS archive and none of them seem to work... I'm only wanting to co…
I'm looking for a basic compiler that actually works, tried ... -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... /> [*] I want to use animated sprites (kinda like Buzzsaw that I ... on screen (if called from BASIC it would just need to ... -
The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…
... Next thing was getting the basic communication right. Davide Guida's ... area, allowed configuring how many retries should be attempted for ... forgiving. Afterwards, the crude BASIC loader below worked like a ... load anything else but the BASIC loader saying "File not ... -
Updated version of Chaos?One game I've never managed to 'click' with is Chaos, the legendary strategy game for the 48K Speccy. Actually, I've never liked any strategy game, b…
... to like, as so many people whos' game tastes ... are apparently some unused spells/sprites/whatever in the game. ... problem, as I doubt many people are still using ... etc, in colouring in sprites then you must have wondered ... it's displaying the sprites then it's not ... -
Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …
... Kerryn wrote many of the games in Basic for the books ...
[I]?How many copies were sold? It?s ... .[/I]
Many years ago I was told ... the game. Kerryn wrote many smaller games. But The ... computer game I played for many years was Tetrus. But ... -
Model Railway Timetable Version 1.4.12.0313...Hi Folks, Since November 2010 I have been working on my [B]Model Railway Timetable [/B]software. Thanks to the considerable help and patience of yo…
... ], [B]Tony Samuels [/B]and many others. If I have not ... program in 64K using ZX BASIC!
Once I had ... MRT is written in ZX BASIC and uses extensive tips/tricks ... -
University ChallengeNearly two weeks ago Manchester University won the first University Challenge semi-final to get into the upcoming final against Pembroke College, Cam…
... but felt I should. To many WOSsers this may be [I ... spent more time in Spectrum BASIC than with algebra. I felt ... /> and having used binary in BASIC and machine code, the answer ... -
How much space does a number take?Hi Folks, Could someone please remind me how much memory a number takes up in a BASIC listing. For example, if you had: [CODE]100 LET a=3000[/CODE…
... number takes up in a BASIC listing. For example, if you ... requires 10 bytes?
Many thanks
Paddy -
Basic BASIC help needed RNDHi all, I have recently re-discovered an old program I wrote in the early 90s which would do generate random lottery numbers. I know little now, an…
... then, when it comes to BASIC programming and I'm after ... -
Tap-format, multiload and fastloading?I'm having a bit of a hard time wrapping my head around the tape-loading process, and the .TAP format. I have a +2A and load everything via a laptop…
... almost nothing that has a BASIC-loader first on the tap ... on the binary, omit the basic loader and instead input the ... an additional problems is that many demos seems to use some ... -
Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …
... which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The ... favourites which were written in BASIC? There were certainly a few ... Martha might have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that ... -
28-character wide multicolour(ish) on 48k SpectrumLong-time lurker here... I've always been interested in rainbow effects on the 48k Spectrum, mainly from a perspective of "Just what [I]would [/I]ha…
... then many games actually have uniform PAPER behind single-colour sprites. So ... -
zx81: is there a 16kb ram limit for basic?first of all, sorry to all about posting a question about zx81 in a forum mostly about zx-spectrum - i didn't want to offtopic questions here anyway,…
... the 16kb barrier, the zx81 basic editor on rom, when turning ... -
Authored with z88dk or Boriel's ZX BASIC?It would be useful to be able to search somehow for games authored with either z88dk or Boriel's ZX BASIC. This was [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.…
... z88dk or Boriel's ZX BASIC. This was [URL="http://www ... -
Difficult to find upper RAM fault.I've recently repaired an issue 3B 48K Spectrum that had a tricky to diagnose upper RAM fault, so I thought I'd post a report of what I found here. …
... hours.
On many of the occasions when it ... case. I even left BASIC programs running for a ... initialise the rest of the BASIC environment.
... any fault by testing from BASIC.
I ... reveal the fault from BASIC. I can only assume ... -
Your 8-bit micro preferencesWell, I kinda love [U]all [/U]8-bit machines. Yup, I've not found one that I haven’t warmed to in one way of another, but obviously there are …
... . Dirty colours and ghost-like sprites, neither of which help the ... , and gosh, there’s so many other obscure machines, Sord, etc ... -
Released programs using Boriel's ZX BASIC?A list of released titles using Boriel's ZX BASIC is now available here: [url]http://www.boriel.com/wiki/en/index.php/ZX_BASIC:Released_Programs[/ur…
A list of released titles using Boriel's ZX BASIC is now available here:
[url]http://www.boriel.com/wiki/en/index.php/ZX_BASIC:Released_Programs[/url]
Are there any other programs that should be added to this list? -
Help wanted: BIFROST* 1.1 on real hardware?[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405"]BIFROST* ENGINE[/URL]'s latest release 1.1 implements support for all standard Spectr…
... released demo on as many Spectrum models as possible, ... If you use the Sinclair BASIC version from [URL="ftp:// ... this time, since Sinclair BASIC is not fast enough ... z88dk or compiled ZX BASIC versions from either [URL ... work, even in "128 BASIC" mode. Thus I suggest ... -
Arcade Game Designer 3The latest version of the arcade game creation tool for the 128K Spectrum. AGD 3 now boasts pop-up menu and inventory facilities for arcade adventur…
... pre-written code templates for sprites (so you don't have ... , the option to produce a BASIC loader program automatically, more RAM ... itself, supporting 12 flicker-free sprites at a smooth 25 frames ... -
Un-named AGD 3 gameI've been playing about with (and learning a lot about) Mr. Cauldwells excellent AGD 3.0 today (being off work with shot knees has given me a lot of …
... game. I've drawn a basic status screen (i'll add ... implemented later.
No enemy sprites yet though (drawn lots in ... -
Star BASIC or *BASIC??? Anyone heard of this?Does anyone remember a thing called Star Basic or *basic? It was a tape that extended the BASIC instruction set and from memory you put a * in front…
... remember a thing called Star Basic or *basic?
It was ... a tape that extended the BASIC instruction set and from memory ... -
SPECTRUM command and 48 BASICAs we (almost) all know, when a young Rupert Goodwins redesigned the Sinclair/Investronica ZX Spectrum 128 ROM 0 in late 1985, he kept the SPECTRUM c…
... same time put a 48 BASIC option in the start menu ... typing SPECTRUM in 128 BASIC and selecting 48 BASIC from the start ... -
Dimming the screen...Hi Folks, I was hoping someone on here could help me with a wee machine code routine. I have written the following example in BASIC: [CODE]100 REM…
... written the following example in BASIC:
[CODE]100 REM ... " them.
Obviously in BASIC this is rather sloooooow! :smile ... /> Could someone help?
Many thanks
Paddy
