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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
Jonathan, I'm sure many of us would appreciate such a document. certainly, those of us who walk the fine line between BASIC and assembly language. :) -
ebook on graphicsi would like to learn coding about sinclair graphics in machine code. is there any scanned ebooks about it on a site?
... to brush up on some basic or to test a compiler ... taken from?
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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
i don't think that using basic compilers is good idea. the generated code is still very slow and u lose many advantages of BASIC (floating point, multi dimension arrays a some functions). -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... Binary in the actual addresses, BASIC is just a big program ... know. By choosing to use BASIC and decimal you're really ... 's standpoint. Using decimal has many other disadvantages from a human ... small program would run in BASIC, just type it out and ... -
Game Editor questionI'm currently updating my image utility - TommyGun and my old Map editor, which I haven't released on WoS yet. My question is this. Would people li…
... enough to create most simple BASIC games.
I agree ... and thus will turn to BASIC to learn to program.
Nothing wrong with BASIC, I learnt programming basic first, and then moved ... onto Z80 and then many other ... -
Game Editor questionI'm currently updating my image utility - TommyGun and my old Map editor, which I haven't released on WoS yet. My question is this. Would people li…
... be, but I think HiSoft Basic Compiler would be a good ... found it very useful on many occasions. -
.tzx vault updated 15/02/2004Hi, The .tzx vault is 4 years old today, to mark the occasion, the site has been updated! I was planning an update before xmas, but due to a house m…
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Great work Steve!...many MIA/STP games in update...< ... loaders,don't games,(in basic block : POKE (N),205:POKE ... -
Crap facts..Not going to win a pub quiz with this one, but did you know that LINUX wouldn't exist without the QL? Linus Torvaldus (I think thats how its spelt!)…
... program in assembly (the QL BASIC (SuperBasic) was ok, but I ... , but there weren't very many of them in Finland, and ... -
Semi-Newbie QuestionsHi Peeps, OK, I'm starting to play with my old spectrum again I have been rather spoiled by my Atari 800xl and a tape to disk utility. To the poin…
... in games, you can do many/most by hand - especially ... br />
9000 input "Basic or Code?";a$
9010 ... STOPS go into +3 Basic and remove lines 9000 ... )
Save the Basic Loader to disk like this ... block of code, goto +3 basic and...
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AY MusicHi all. Happy new year! I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find a…
... Spectrum website that reads the Basic Program and then plays uninterruptable ... the program, even for a Basic program it will just play ... so; i've spoken to many people who think there should ... feel comfortable with trackers, but many people don't.
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... about strengths being weaknesses, Sinclair BASIC was [I]too good[/I ... s not necessarily true. Sinclair BASIC was slooooow, and therefore a ... games.
But the BASIC served as an excellent first ... hoardes of people out there, many who are programming for a ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... about strengths being weaknesses, Sinclair BASIC was [I]too good[/I ... are talking absolute rubbish. Spectrum BASIC acted as a stepping stone ... what the first two letters BASIC stand for? "Beginners All- ... BASIC did not do this because it was crap.How many ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... are talking absolute rubbish. Spectrum BASIC acted as a stepping stone ... what the first two letters BASIC stand for? "Beginners All- ... logic are covered by Commodore BASIC too, anything else isn't ... BASIC did not do this because it was crap.How many potential ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... ] theoretical questions like that, how many were put off when they ... code? They WERE available from BASIC, and that's where they ...42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…
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Download SE Basic 0.80a and the 42 ... heapload of great utilities in many many tap files converted from +D ...an idea that could be very very good...but also very very bad...Hello all! I've been having a chat with some of my friends round here that once loved the spectrum (well...2...as they're all heathens round here...)…
... how to add sinclair basic.
sinclair basic is in the ... and offer alot. there are many spectrum modifications out there, the ...TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... plain data and code since many tapes are encrypted and ... you can look at their BASIC blocks, extract the SCREEN$ ... the tape.
2. Many tapes can't be done ... />
2. I think 'many' is an exaggeration, there's ... not that many tapes we can't decode ...Any Errors?Any errors you feel Sinclair Research or even Amstrad made with the speccy??
... The Z80s nowadays have two basic addressing flavours - those with ... hats off to you - many consider me arrogant but I ... you refer to the BASIC way of scrolling then ... it seems moot because BASIC is slow - done in ... no different to INK. BASIC is slow - that's ...Any Errors?Any errors you feel Sinclair Research or even Amstrad made with the speccy??
... not aggregious for such a basic mmu.
[quote]are ... option hats off to you - many consider me arrogant but I ...AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…
... . I like the AY for many reasons and one is one ... file of music done in basic which is outstanding considering it ... is basic. if i didn't know ... . it'sa sound card. but many games have been updated with ...Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
... 9100 is my routine. In BASIC it is slow as hell ... tile instead of having so many "slow" GO SUBs? What's ...Text adventuresHi everyone (first post!) how ya all doing? I was just wondering to myself how many of you used to play text adventures? I remember when I was aroun…
... few BASIC text adventures, most of which were pretty crap in many ... but I liked them cos many were quite easy to complete ... to game. My mum spent many months on this one, even ...Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …
... yourself. :roll: but there's many more than that planned to ... those new games done in BASIC, particularly the ones that were ... serious before anyone commits. too many times people get into projects ...Retro Gamer and Type-InsWell, Retro Gamer is apparently looking out for some good type-ins to include on its cover CD (maybe, ok?). They'd like some from WoS, and I thought …
... games there. Impressive demonstration of BASIC programming.
GOC: Mega ... '. I remember typing it up many moons ago! However, Ski Master ...Where you jealous of Commodore 64 owners?I most definitely WAS! A sad admission, I know. I knew they had me beaten when I went round to a mate's house and saw 'The Way of the Exploding Fist'…
... when i've made some basic games or something, colour clash ... . it's like the way many knock FLASH. it can be ... . I mean, there's so many cool utilities for Spectrum and ... ! :)
anyway, i enjoy many computers. they are all fun ...Retro Gamer and Type-InsWell, Retro Gamer is apparently looking out for some good type-ins to include on its cover CD (maybe, ok?). They'd like some from WoS, and I thought …
Pixy the Microdot, as printed in Your Sinclair. A great game in 100% BASIC. There's a version somewhere on WOS that I typed in myself many moons ago.How to tell if I have a Spectrum ZX 16K or 48K?Hi all, I'm a total newbie to the good old Spectrum and I got three spectrums in one box together with som other old computers. The spectrums seem…
... /> If it's a pure BASIC program, CLEAR 32599. If it ... there's anything (other than UDGs) between 0x8000 and 0xffff :)UDG/sprite HelpRestore 5: For N=20 To 21: Read G$: For R=0 To 7: Read B: Poke Usr G$+r,b: Next R: Next N
... like others - it's a BASIC development environment. I *think* the ... - it will extract the BASIC program and UDGs from it. Nothing else ...Help with .POK filesI was playing Through the Trapdoor and found this game too hard and decided im going to cheat ;) Let me get this straight are TAP files the cracked v…
... still might set up a basic site to start with and ... that past that there are many pokes out there which just ...handbook for newbies ?looking at questions what regulary appears on this forum i have an idea. why not to write short book for newbies. if few experienced coders write eac…
... open source code available for many different operations scattered around the ... files. there's also the basic and machine code tutorial on ... cpu is "stupid" and needs many little instructions to perform a ... peopel want to learn. many don't get into interrupts ...
