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Something is missing from my life.I've been bandying around with the idea of why it's just not quite the same, even when playing Spectrum games as it was back in the eighties. . A…
... the gaps for the most basic of games and graphics. Remember ... 'May 1982', although realistically not many people had a spectrum then ... -
140 characters Basic game contestHey there, I've announced a new micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it might be interesting also for the non-Czech/Slovak …
... in the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC that will fit into 140 ... of the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC syntax
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Fuse 1.2.0 releaseAfter a long gestation, and on behalf of the Fuse team I’d like to announce that a new version of Fuse, the 1.2.0 release of Free Unix Spectrum Emula…
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[*] Capture BASIC video functions to SVG file ... improvements.
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'Solaris' text adventure game - Softel 1983Its a fairly trivial topic but I just wondered if anyone else has encountered this problem with this game. Played this text adv game many years ago i…
... . Played this text adv game many years ago in the 80 ... it was written in Sinclair Basic and just need to press ... -
Some BASIC programs - may be of interest?Found these on a C15 in a bundle.. one of them is listed in the archive, I don't think the others are. I suspect these are all type ins but I don't …
... ://www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Stilton.z80"]Stilton Patience[/url ... www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Missile-Attack.z80"]Missile Attack ... www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Race-Chase.z80"]Race Chase ... www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Stock-market.z80"]Stock Market ... -
Help needed with broken Basic programI got recently into my hands a Polish program written in Basic. But it doesn't run, after loading it hangs. It is set to start from LINE 0 whic…
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DivMMC and +3 BASIC questionHi everyone, sorry if I'm about to tread a well-worn path here but I looked and looked, and I found something in the DivMMC manual but I'm not sure i…
... in the late 80s, some BASIC, some machine code, and I ... I saw something about '128K BASIC support watch this space' - so ... -
Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …
... ridiculously simple, as the following basic code doesn't work.
bin to tap with basicI have compiled some machine code to binary. How I can convert it to tap (or tzx, doesn't matter) with custom basic part? Of course, I can create …
... , doesn't matter) with custom basic part?
Of course ... create separate tap with basic, and later save basic+code manually. But ... have more automatic solution.
Basic will contain clear, request from ...New Game (2016 revival): A Yankee in Iraq (1992)Hello everyone, Way back in 1992, I wrote a shoot-em-up called [i]A Yankee in Iraq[/i]. The entire game was written in Sinclair BASIC. Recently, I…
... game was written in Sinclair BASIC. Recently, I thought I ... able to find was the BASIC file; the rest of ... how to load a headerless BASIC file to reduce the ... beginner’s tips on loading BASIC using machine code can ... but rather to score as many points as you can. ...The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…
... through the usual introduction to BASIC (10 PRINT "peter is cool ... and quite a few were BASIC efforts that I could break ... for them that probably not many other Spectrum users would have ...So it occurred to me; "Why bother with going into 48K BASIC when you can just....wrap the machine code calls inside a 'RST #28;DEFW addr:RET'?" Of course, you DO need a small M/C routine to do that, and ta-daaa, here it is: [cod…
... ; hide the M/C from BASIC
Call48 RST #28 ; ... a routine in the 48-BASIC environment
DEFW #2DA2 ; unstack ... /> and here's a tiny BASIC program to poke it into ... call routines in the 48-BASIC ROM, there is no need ...BASIC ROMs used in BasinCHi Folks, Does anyone know if it is safe to use alternate version of the 48K and 128K ROM with BasinC? Many thanks Paddy
Hi Folks,
Does anyone know if it is safe to use alternate version of the 48K and 128K ROM with BasinC?
Many thanks
PaddyTime Gate graphics patchI've rediscovered Time Gate and one thing I don't like about the game is that it's hard to remember what's what in the status indicators. The manual …
... it's a little BASIC program that loads UDGs then POKEs the ... graphics are 8x8 pixels (like UDGs). So do any Time Gate ... but getting better at Boriel BASIC, but I guess I'll ...Remake an existing game compo...For some reason I was inspired to post this because of the "[url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/16271/miss-wos-competition#latest"…
... - and thought that since so many early Spectrum games are as ... , Churrera, C, Boriel's Basic or compiled Basic - anything really - as long ...Arrays in BASICHi so I'm making this crappy game and I wanna store the screen positions of some UDGs in in a 50x2 array cause I have 50 characters. So I made the ar…
... the screen positions of some UDGs in in a 50x2 array ...Noob's guide to joysticksWhy on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity. Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's …
... 'd further assume that in BASIC it could be controlled with ... don't know of too many games that had a Fuller ... game (though I'll bet many of Mikro-Gen's own ...How can I load a picture into Basic?Having given up in frustration after a week of designing UDG's in order to try and create a picture of a Tudor house, I did it in 5 mins using DeLuxe…
... import that image into a Basic program? Do Spectrums recognize any ...NEW RELEASE: "Willy's New Mansion" Special EditionOn the twelfth anniversary of the [url="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/4593"]release[/url] of my…
... the original "JSW") with many enhancements, including some absolute technical ... of interesting and, in many cases, never-before-seen ...
The SE features also many improvements over the weak points ... suggestions on creating the BASIC loader and the final ...RompetechosHi, At last, I've finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character, called [b]Rompetechos, created by Fr…
... finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based ... , [b]the goal in a basic game is a sensitive response ...A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
... I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ...Live and learn and be thankful for the opportunityOver at the SpecNext Facebook page there's a video from Kim - forget the last name - about the covertape wars which is yet another facet of Speccy lo…
... a few examples of simple Basic to get them started.
Many heartfelt thanks for all who ...Basic programming for kidsHi there I'm thinking strongly of getting my kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so I can get two bluetooth keyboards fo…
... kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so ... and mess around with their BASIC program to see what happens ...Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.
As well ...
Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ...Text file to BASICHi, Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall somethi…
Hi,
Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall something being mentioned in the past, but I can't find it via search.
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http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been able ... to do it in BBC BASIC...
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REM ... as a string in BBC BASIC
INPUT "Type in a ...How many interfaces can be paired up together (as a combo) on the Speccy's back edge connector?Well some would say none as it puts too much of a power strain on the Speccy's power supply . So ignoring this aspect the same question can be asked …
... at the back . But how many combinations of paired interfaces , that ...
