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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, …
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WoS found my game!!!I don't believe it... A long time ago, in a Galaxy far far away, I wrote an adventure game called "Valley of the Kings". My friend Paul and I immedia…
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Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …
... difficulty with the basic having to page stuff around ... got enough balls myself to learn, so hopefully you ... interupts, then Clear (to get rid of variables, ... I can limiting it to pure basic, without having lots ... . This way I assumed to have less problems.
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Spec on phones, plus spec, SAM to phone Do you think it`ll ever be possible to have a phone where you can use a Spectrum AY tune as your Ringone? I couldn`t really give a flying fart for …
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Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
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Any Windows based Spectrum Progam makersHi. I am looking for a game maker that i can use to make spectrum software. If possible could it not be a code typing in program and Windows based. T…
... really want to learn Z80 then at least learn BASIC and get ... won't ) and write BASIC programs to suit it and compile them ... a more powerful BASIC like Laser Basic or Beta Basic among others.
to you in your Basic programs, like POKEing to make your ...This month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …
... and a ROM that supports BASIC. Go to it, and we'll ...PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks
... it was probably written in BASIC :p and it is ... annoying poke or something to stop the player using ... merges in some blank BASIC lines to overwrite some of the ... the original game tape to a blank tape, all ... hacked [I].tap[/I] file to my website...
...This month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …
... /> the thing would be, NOT to "intentionally" write something crappy, but ... as programming, asm or basic, aiming to write a program/game that ... programs are not obviously meant to be crap, like CGC, ... but meant to be serious programs that conequently ...3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
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@ Dunny, Basic is indeed great for short ... like any coder though, basic or MC, it was ... the amount you seem to have to learn, Im scared ... going from a confident Basic coder to a crap MC coder ... love will bolster my want to learn :)
...3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
... of going from a confident Basic coder to a crap MC coder ... know I`d be pleased to know that I could at ... an abyss - the jump from BASIC to Machine Code - I know, I ... take the chance of trying to learn it, once you get ... won't look back at BASIC!Doom for the Speccy?I have just heard about Doom for the Speccy! Is this for real? I would love to play this as i looooove Doom (and me Speccy) Can anyone direct me o…
Coming soon... Crap Castle Master 81!!
Possibly the worst 3D Castle related game coded entirely in BASIC ever to be released for the ZX81!
But no x's, I'm afraid. ;)making games on a real speccy-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i have recently bought a speccy on ebay and i want to try to make s…
... PC and the Amiga - Dark BASIC, Blitz BASIC etc etc.
BASIC game to a software house are ... games development language or compiled BASIC nowadays, you'll get ... Delphi - and pascal is close to BASIC. It's compiled, but I ...Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... same inlay that you linked to. I was absolutely gutted when ... tape). So I modified the BASIC loader to print the flashing [I ... seem to be a file after the BASIC loader that seems to be ...Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... same inlay that you linked to. I was absolutely gutted when ... tape). So I modified the BASIC loader to print the flashing [I ... seem to be a file after the BASIC loader that seems to be ...Slightly OT : Xbox emulationI'm interested if anyone here uses a modded Xbox for emulation purposes. I like the idea of using a console rather than a PC for playing games, but I…
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425 Can't open ... data connection to 192.168.0.1:15620 ... on the Xbox is set to "locked". Is that making any ...Power Drift: The most fun ever!I have recently found the Power Drift rom for Final Burn! [url="http://www.finalburn.com/"]http://www.finalburn.com/[/url] [url="http://www.emunova.…
... off-hand) donated all the source to the MAME team after he ... while for the same things to be emulated under the "perfect ...sample trackernot really sure where to put this, so stuck it here just in case. i've got 2 versions of sample tracker from the WOS archive, and both just play "ga…
... been using the sample player to fiddle about and look at ... I wrote a small BASIC program to plot the waveforms of a ... pack kickdrum seemed to round the values off to the nearest 16 ... know how convert 8 bit to 4 bit so I can ...Best Spectrum emulator for Pocket PCOk, folks, I need you opinion! Which is the best Spectrum emulator for Pocket PC platform? I think that this is SpectrumAnyWhere. [url="http://www.w…
... there is some really early source available. Before you rush over ... - It is not possible to build on the PocketPC at ... stepping stone for converting Fuse source to something that can be easily ... why, why??? It is easier to extract the core functionality from ...MemoryI am writing a game for the Spectrum and need to store a lot of map data. What is the lowest address I can start to store the data at ?
... - 24063 System variabels and BASIC-program to load ZX81games even from IF1 ... /> When you need a BASIC-program to load from you can always ... the BASIC-code , storing the BASIC in the buffer. Waiting to switch ...
When you only needs to load once, you can make ...Z80 register decoding document error?Hi, I've been working on a disassembler using the following document written by Cristian Dinu (aka GOC?). [url="http://www.z80.info/decoding.htm…
... can't test anything related to the Z80 myself... I'm ... /> Hey, you don't need to be great at electronics - just ... real Spectrum and a simple BASIC program to create the assembler snippet ... you need to test the Z80 out ...Z80 register decoding document error?Hi, I've been working on a disassembler using the following document written by Cristian Dinu (aka GOC?). [url="http://www.z80.info/decoding.htm…
... Hey, you don't need to be great at electronics - ... Spectrum and a simple BASIC program to create the assembler snippet ... you need to test the Z80 out ... likely for me to have access to a real Z80 ... it would have to be connected to a ROM and ...Aphex Twin -VS- ZX SpeccyThere?s no need to introduce this musician to the islanders (..means GB and roundabouts). You surely know him very well. Imaginative, strongly experi…
... zeros it described, converted them to ASCII, and read back STARSTRIKE. That ... WOS archive doesn't seem to have a Speedlock version of ... frequency in the recording seems to have been offset slightly, so ... a bit of work to get it back to a form usable ...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…
... Speccy, a compiled Basic, or straight to assembler are the best ... isn't any room to make a better BASIC.
to write, the BASIC version has more challenges to overcome to achieve ... limitations of the ZX Basic interpreter to make the game enjoyable ...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…
... Speccy, a compiled Basic, or straight to assembler are the best ... 't any room to make a better BASIC.[/quote]
... longer to write, the BASIC version has more challenges to overcome to achieve ... limitations of the ZX Basic interpreter to make the game enjoyable ...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…
... ? There's no way to tell from BASIC. There's no Pointer ... of BASIC is not suited to the task. You'd have to modify ... or extend the BASIC in order to get the ... the limitations of the ZX Basic interpreter to make the game enjoyable ...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…
... 'm looking out for BASIC programs to bundle with BASin when the ... , both games and applications, to show off what BASIC (and BASin) can ...What's happened... have I become lazy?I remember playing Lord of the Rings as a child and being all excited at the prospect of maping it, seeing a world unfold on the paper as I explored …
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Because the Spectrum graphics were crude and basic ... (compared to todays PS2 games) your ... GTA3 and then compare it to the PS2 version.What's happened... have I become lazy?I remember playing Lord of the Rings as a child and being all excited at the prospect of maping it, seeing a world unfold on the paper as I explored …
... Spectrum graphics were crude and basic (compared to todays PS2 games) your ... , it's usually a disappointment to at least some of the ...
