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MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …
... automatically call NOTRAP to restore BASIC:
REM To ... enable the keyboard from BASIC:
REM RESTORE ... ; MOVE_M moving object control for BASIC
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Basic sourceAre there any utilities available that will extract Basic source to a text file, or insert it from a text file into any of the common formats lie z80…
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Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
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SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…
Now you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead.
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SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
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Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
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Boriel's ZX BASIC (FAO: Karingal)It occurs to me that this "room" (which started out as the SE Basic "room"), could do with an update to its description. Currently reads: "Anything …
... Currently reads:
"Anything Sinclair Basic related; history, development, tips, Sinclair ... Extended Basic and BASin."
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New Game: Spiker: Basic TrainingThis is a new game for 128K spectrums inspired by the Spectrum spaceship mascot thread here on WOS. Even if you hate the game, it is worth loading up…
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to this: your "[U]Basic Training[/U]."
to pass your basic training. You've got three ... ://blackjet.co.uk/spectrum/Spiker:-Basic-Training/[/url]
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SpecBAS 0.800 Released!Hi folks, it's that time again for another release. I was going to add a few more features, but I have other projects on the go at the moment, and it…
... the various stacks allocated to BASIC
Sprites now have ... fix
Forcing a SCROLL? prompt with a large font ... screen might have caused a Scroll? message after all
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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
In terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggestions I hadn't heard of before. -
BASIC games.I remember back in the day, there was a way you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as Football Manager or Johnny Reb. I can't rememb…
... you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as ... it just goes into the BASIC listing? Can you still do ... which games were written in BASIC? -
Listing protected BASIC programsHi, Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged. Thanks. [I](sorry if this has al…
Hi,
Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged.
Thanks.
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Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL] Only an unidentified TZX in…
... .cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL]
BETA BASIC V 1.0I have preserved [.WAV File] BETA BASIC V1.0 and PDF'd the Manual. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007956"]Version 1.0 is not…
... have preserved [.WAV File] BETA BASIC V1.0 and PDF'd ...GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…
Hi!
I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works working very well for me at the moment. Thanks to Boriel for the excellent tool!
...eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…
... thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from ... works of course in 48K Basic etc. but returns missing vars ...Scrolling Bi-Colour Engine for 4-Player GamesJust putting this code up for people to have a look at. Far from finished. Should simply compile and run a bit of a demo. Only good for 128K and +…
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ld ...
ld a,(multicolour_A_offset) ;'HW' scroll factor
ld l,a ...Creating your own BASIC-commands on IF1bisThe old Sinclair IF1 has offered an easy possibility to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the shadow variable VECTOR. This is described i…
... to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the ...dumping protected BASIC loadersI wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post it. It will load & list from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been saved with SAVE, including…
... from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been ... primarily intended for dumping protected BASIC loaders, as was already hinted ... bytes THEN PRINT "not a BASIC program header": STOP
... /> I've nearly finished the BASIC listing formatter, which in memory ...The Wizard of Hotspot HillockI've just re-discovered this unfinished game which I haven't done any work on for a couple of years. As it can be played through to the end as it is …
... as the game files, the BASIC & assembler program listings are ... you might have to occasionally scroll up/down to another page ...Creating Boriel ZX Basic Project in Xcode OS XFollowing on from the z88dk Xcode Project post below, the link below describes how to set up an Xcode External Build Project to Edit and Compile Bori…
... Edit and Compile Boriel ZX Basic .bas and .asm source files ... /21/creating-xcode-boriel-zx-basic-project-in-os-x/"]http ... /21/creating-xcode-boriel-zx-basic-project-in-os-x/[/URL ...RST hooks in OpenSE BASICHi, any possibility of OpenSE BASIC having RST vectors rewired to a small table in RAM containing jumps back to apropriate ROM locations? :grin: It i…
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any possibility of OpenSE BASIC having RST vectors rewired to ... /dbg code cohabitating besides OpenSE BASIC?
Regards,
TomazAutorun for BASIC programs on DSK files?I recall there being a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk and have it RUN automatically. I have saved my program as 'DISK', which seems to ha…
... a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk ...BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…
... 're making a very simple BASIC program (akin to the CSSCGC ... use when making pure source BASIC games?fastest Sound FX methods in ZX BASIC?Right now I'm doing an alternating footstep sound in my game using this following Beep statement. [code]beep 0.008,-4 + tog+tog+tog+tog : let tog=1-…
... able to get out of BASIC, but it still slows down ... do music and sounds from BASIC? My emulator (Spectacular) emulates those ...FZX ScrollI wrote a routine to scroll message in ZX Spectrum screen, using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44088"]FZX[/URL] fonts.…
I wrote a routine to scroll message in ZX Spectrum screen, ... . Feel free to use FZX Scroll.
The [URL="http ...Basic program malfunctionHello. Please does anyone know why this basic program 10 LET x=0 20 LET x=x+0.1 30 print x 40 if x<>1 then goto 20 50 STOP does not properly work o…
Hello.
Please does anyone know why this basic program
10 LET x=0
20 LET x=x+0.1
30 print x
40 if x1 then goto 20
50 STOP
does not properly work on the speccy?Switch 128kb banks from Basichello! Please help to [U]correct[/U] switch 128kb pages from Basic. So, I remember, need to do: out 32765,17 e.t.c but before, i must to change some…
... [/U] switch 128kb pages from Basic.
So, I remember, need ...BBC BASIC for WindowsHi Folks, Gave BBC BASIC for Windows a go today and it found it very good. I wrote a wee program to remove REM statements from my BasinC source. T…
Hi Folks,
Gave BBC BASIC for Windows a go today and it found it very good. I wrote a wee program to remove REM statements from my BasinC source. The IDE is a bit clunky but the language is all there and it runs quickly.
PaddyAre OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV incompatible with Plus D?Hello, I'm considering Andrew Owen's impressive [url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http://cheveron.github.io/…
... ://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http:// ... cheveron.github.io/sebasic4/]SE Basic IV[/url] for a ... br />
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