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SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …
... impressive screen-drawing techniques (scrollers, sprite engines) and stuff requiring critical ... you can cram enough original BASIC extensions (sprite plotters have been done ... have an edge over other BASIC compilers in that it doesn ... -
Announce: EmuZWin 2.5 Release 2.2 Post-FinalEmuZWin Version 2.5 Release 2.2 post-FINAL (16-Oct-2004): [-] A small pause added between TAP blocks while loading tape from .TAP image (otherwise s…
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... games written in BASIC, BASIC + CM sprite routines or compiled BASIC, which I ... ) held a BASIC compo last year (Interpreted BASIC) and some ... believe that what a BASIC program lacks is speed ... White Lightning package from compiled BASIC. This afternoon I'll ... -
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. …
The vertical scrolling shoot-em-up is the furthest ahead, with most of the basic scrolling, sprite + control engine up and running. I'll try and get a snapshot put up soon. -
Colour clash on the Commode64?Was there any? Every now and again, I see a screen shot like this... [img]http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/j/jack_the_nipper_02.gif[/i…
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Colour clash on the Commode64?Was there any? Every now and again, I see a screen shot like this... [img]http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/j/jack_the_nipper_02.gif[/i…
... didn't they add some basic scroll registers to ULA when 128k ... . :)[/QUOTE]
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Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
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; Sprite array structure.
< ... BASIC
ld ix,player ; IX points to player sprite ... BASIC
ret
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Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
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; Sprite array structure.
BASIC
ld ix,player ; IX points to player sprite ... BASIC
ret
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Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
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; Sprite array structure.
< ... BASIC
ld ix,player ; IX points to player sprite ... BASIC
ret
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; Sprite ... -
Donkey Kong - TransparencyHi, I might not recall it perfectly but as I was playing the Donkey Kong for ZX-spectrum 48k - I somehow noticed that the Monkey jumps with something…
It's just a basic transparent sprite routine with no separate mask. So, in effect, every '1' is a pixel and every '0' transparent. Nothing particularly special about it. -
SuperTape Version 1.2 Scheme ?Hi folks, As mentioned in another thread, I came across a tape (on-line most likely) called SuperTape Version 1.2. I think it might be a multi-plat…
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SuperTape Version 1.2 Scheme ?Hi folks, As mentioned in another thread, I came across a tape (on-line most likely) called SuperTape Version 1.2. I think it might be a multi-plat…
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Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it!
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multi-scroll m/c subroutine for BASICArising from recent posts, here's a scrolling routine that will manage multiple left/right scrollings for any (sensible) line width or step; (ie. whe…
Arising from recent posts, here's a scrolling routine that will manage multiple left/right scrollings for any (sensible) line width or step; (ie. where width is -
Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... sprites would work from compiled basic, so results will be even ... time to type up the SPRITE MACHINE manual, but in the ... -
New release and new web site of Blassic, the classic BasicHello. I have launched the release 0.10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform. There is also a new web site: [url="http://blas…
... .10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform.
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sprite making in +3 BASIC?Any sprite tutorial I come across is far too complicated! Can someone help me? For instance, how do you create a person-shaped animated sprite which …
Any sprite tutorial I come across is ... create a person-shaped animated sprite which will collide with objects ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason ... is a great bridge between basic and asm, and even when ... splib2 by iterating over the sprite characters with sp1_IterateSprChar() or ... different colours depending on sprite rotation to minimize colour ... -
Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
... move sprite" block?
I used a basic program ... basic and machine code [URL="http://www.rickardberglind.se/zx/move-sprite ... of graphic loaded by basic
ld b, ... =number of columns in "sprite"
ld e,8 ... =number of rows in "sprite"
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What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... , that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an ...
2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... built in compiler, full windows/sprite/3D drawing functions and the ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies. -
Disabling scroll? at the bottom of the screen.Everyone must have written something similar to: 10 PRINT "HELLO" 20 GO TO 10 at some point in their lives. But when you get to the bottom of the s…
... in Sinclair BASIC, it asks you if you want to scroll. How ... -
Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... main character leaves a streaky sprite-trail and when one goes ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.
I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.
So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ... -
Printing in 64 columns, from Basic?Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any known machine code utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can be called fr…
Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any ... that can be called from Basic but uses 64 or maybe ... />
I'm creating small Basic programs that allow me to ... of numbers and having to scroll to see the rest of ... s easy to call from Basic? Thanks! -
ZX Basic 1.2.5 - a BASIC CompilerWell, my old post about ZX BASIC seems to be gone (maybe this phorum purges old threads?), so I started a new one. After more than 6 month, I've fin…
... , my old post about ZX BASIC seems to be gone (maybe ... a new version of ZX BASIC. It's a free compiler ... ) has been included. More routines (scroll, sprites, etc...) will be added ... -
ZX BASIC (Boriel's Compiler) - LibrariesWell, we have a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to na_th_an's fourspriter being retooled for the job. It's not general pur…
... a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to ... is simultaneously almost completely sinclair basic compatible (It even allows line ... easy fix to a Sinclair Basic Program) and a very powerful ... add-in functions for the basic compiler to make it ... -
Sprite RoutineI was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a really basic example of a per-pixel sprite routine? Preferably commented. The screen …
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a really basic example of a per-pixel sprite routine? Preferably commented.
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joining lines of BASICDue to overwhelming demand - well, one demand - well, more of a suggestion, really - here's a routine to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical c…
... to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical cursor motion code ... out of editing mode to scroll up/down through the full ... />
Not being able to scroll through the listing while editing ... include a "dividing lines of BASIC" option as well - edit a ... -
Need to scroll one column using m.c.I've used many of the available routines to scroll the entire screen in any direction, but I'm not being able to find one that would allow me to scro…
... of the available routines to scroll the entire screen in any ... that would allow me to scroll a specified column (1 x ... column and call it from BASIC. -
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 ... non-editable
SPRITE FLIP and SPRITE MIRROR didn't ... -and- the display for sprite-to-sprite collision
ON COLLIDE ... one, which resulted in erroneous "Scroll?" prompts
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