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[Book] Elementary Basic (Missing UK version details)Hello. The book 'Elementary Basic': [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001188"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id…
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The book 'Elementary Basic': [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... :
Full title Elementary BASIC
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Loading screen artist?Anybody out there want to do a loading screen for my Christmas game? Obviously the time-scale is a little short - as in you only have a couple of we…
Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my ... some moving sprites to the screen, first restoring background at ... understand correctly Zx Spectrum does screen refreshing 50 times per ... the computer will wait until screen refreshing reaches line A. ...Spectrum +3 suspected memory faultHi, I've been using my +3 for the first time in a while and found that some games have problems with the display becoming corrupted and sometimes cr…
... same way, with either some screen distortion, or a largely black ... screen, and then crash. When I ... tested the first 48K in BASIC by poking and peeking, and ... that gives a completely black screen when powered on. Any ideas ...Screen Machine re-discoveredFurther to [b]fog[/b]'s enquiry in another place, it transpires that although the programs as described did appear in Your Spectrum #19, the program …
... this morning and found [i]Screen Machine[/i] by Robert Robinson ... .uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/scrndemo.zip]Screen Machine[/url] to compare with ... -loaded the Nodes of Yesod screen.)Solar Invasion (funky screen-grabs)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004629&loadpics=3"]Solar Invasion[/URL] There is something funny going on with both the load…
... both the loading screen and in-game screen in this listing ... are supposed to be "complete" ... screen-grab error?
... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/s/gif/ ... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/ ...Bad loading screen in one Spanish gameF-1, here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url] the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the tru…
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[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url]
the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the true loading screen is some scanned car.What Z80 development tools do you use? What books?Hi. I've been meaning to do it for over 25 years, but.. better late than never :) I'm starting to learn machine code and am trying to get a developme…
... ; print our string
jp loop ; repeat until screen is full
string defb 'xyzzy is ...Question on copying screen bufferHi, Al my prevoius games were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could d…
... were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now ... I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could draw ... clearing any sprites on the screen, I'm just copying static ... image from buffer to screen after HALT.
Am ..."fSplit-screen pics/text" ?What's "fSplit-screen pics/text" doing here? :confused: [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704]http://www.worldofspectrum.org…
What's "fSplit-screen pics/text" doing here? :confused:
[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704[/url]
It points to "No matches" anyway.Making BASIC occupy less RAM?I risk being told to search the forums and the entire archive of type-ins, but here it goes... Is there any known utility to do all the hard work of…
... all the modifications in BASIC, fix the BASIC header using POKEs and ... . routine to save the modified BASIC listing.
And ... ve never tried to compile BASIC listings that use VAL extensively ... tells me that non-compressed BASIC should be easier to ...Print at 128,87? :)The advanced search function didn't help me find the answer to this, and I don't remember seeing anything similar in magazines or books... so please …
... a character or UDG from BASIC but using pixel coordinates?
screen error.Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…
... with games that load the screen and binary code all in ... can't seem to get basic to load the extra code ... 24570:cls : load "glider.scr" screen$
20 load "glider.001 ... in 16384 and the screen appears the basic stack gets corrupted and ...Spectrum +2A -Black screen-When I turn on the power I get only black screen (full size) PSU is working (I even tried with my +3 PSU) RF-cable is working. What could be the pro…
... power I get only black screen (full size)
PSU is ... />
There is only black screen no more no less.
Graphics DisplaysI?m not sure if this should be in here in in the BASIC section, so mods please move if necessary Does anyone know of any programs (TZX or type-in) t…
... in here in in the BASIC section, so mods please move ... of graphics display on the screen but takes quite some time ... this great pattern on the screen but it took over two ...Most impressive game you've ever seen which has been written in speccy BASIC?What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC? +3 Basic or 48k basic. No machine code routines…
What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC?
+3 Basic or 48k basic.
No machine code routines utilised to help the program along.flickering noisy screenI have just replaced the ram and ULA. The spectrum boots up OK but the screen is very noisy/wobbly/flickering really annoying :) I am wondering how …
... boots up OK but the screen is very noisy/wobbly/flickering ...Spectranet updateWell, I've not put an update in here for too long, so here's a summary of what's been developing ... * A snapshot manager module. Basically, you can…
... TCP sockets from ZX BASIC using ZX BASIC streams. Both server ... programs can be written in BASIC.
* Filesystem abstraction layer ... and manage files.
* BASIC streams support for reading/writing ... and whether the 128K alternate screen is in use.
...A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the ... this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ...Why did Ultimate games load like this?What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they loaded. You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main bl…
... 'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main ...[ANN] Spxfr 0.09 releasedHi everybody I just released the new Spxfr release (0.09) on my site: [URL="http://www.angelfire.com/games6/atari2600/spxfr/index.html"]http://www.a…
... AutoLoader option: if checked, all SCREEN$ and CODE files (type 3 ... need to specify SCREEN$ or CODE after). The right BASIC loader will ... sent to Speccy before (the BASIC program will be erased from ...More questions to ponder/argue/ignore as you wish...Just copying some stuff to a memory stick, and I found some old questions I'd intended to post on these forums to provoke debate, that I'd never got …
... almost instantly you get a screen full of links, plus ... are played one person per screen, as two to four ... players on one screen has been phased out ... a way, as split screen gaming is sometimes very good ... think I'd choose a (string) version of Pachelbel's ...Time Wreck (cracked screen)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005284&loadpics=3"]Time Wreck[/URL] Cracked screen as can be seen middle top. I was going t…
... Wreck[/URL]
Cracked screen as can be seen middle ... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/t/gif/TimeWreck ...Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a ... a'la vector font in BASiC.
I've got ... /> 1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
1450 PRINT ...ANN: SE Basic Beta 2Somewhat surprisingly, and 10 years after I started it, SE Basic is pretty much finished. [url]http://bit.ly/d64mo3[/url] The main selling point, a…
Just changed a laptop screen.I just spent the last few hours changing the screen on a laptop for my friends son. He broke it by shutting the laptop with the lead across the keyb…
... last few hours changing the screen on a laptop for my ... .
Finally got the old screen out and the new one ... it worked :)
A new screen cost ?70 off ebay, not ...Sound Basic 1.7Hi, I'm new here, anyone heard of Sound Basic 1.7 for Spectrum 48 ? The program can be found from WoS, it contains a manual/instructions/demos in t…
... here, anyone heard of Sound Basic 1.7 for Spectrum 48 ...Please test my Manic Miner remake!Thanks to everyone who downloaded my sneak preview of Manic Miner Turbo. Thanks especially to na_th_an who is the only person so far to give feedback…
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Again, "A" returns to basic, so don't press that ... on the bottom of the screen.
"S" resets the ...Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
... have written some code for basic horizontal and vertical patrols, plus ... to the top of the screen, or drop until they hit ...
