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Spectranet: Basic extension to get directory listingThis is a short basic extension for the spectranet to assign a directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required! It could be…
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Games written using Laser BasicFrom [URL="http://worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1124"]this[/URL] thread, it appears that the following games were written using Laser B…
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QL Super BasicDoes anyone know if the Basic on the QL was any good and if so would it be good to write platform games and such ? I am really interested in all ty…
Does anyone know if the Basic on the QL was any good and if so would it be good to write platform games and such ?
I am really interested in all types of BASIC on any machine but this one as really got me interested.
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Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette)Couldn't find this in the archive. Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Kluwer+Techn…
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Loading basic from basic?Hi Guys, Could you please help me. I want to create a menu on my plus 3 disks. If I use the line below I just get "c nonsense in basic" if inkey$…
... just get "c nonsense in basic"
if inkey$ = "1 ... will load fine from a basic listing.
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80 column BASIC in FUSEThis requires FUSE 1.1.0 or later: 1. Select machine [b]Spectrum SE[/b]. 2. Enter the command [b]MODE 1[/b]. Currently tape traps are not supported…
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SE Basic IV 4.1 Buffy previewSE Basic IV 4.0 Anya was released back in December 2012. You can read about it here: [url]http://cheveron.github.io/sebasic4/[/url] But here's some …
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* A fork of OpenSE BASIC.
* Supplied with FUSE (> ... language closer to the Minimal BASIC 78 standard. It still ... of the characteristics of OpenSE BASIC.
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IZX: a new standard format and driver for ZX-Spectrum icons[B]IZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient standard format to create icons for the ZX-Spectrum. You can download it from here: [LIST] [*][URL="http:…
... images than a more conventional 16x16 size.[/QUOTE]
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Full 16*16-digit BASIC multiplicationI liked Andre Adrian's 32-bit long multiplication routine so much that I decided to a decimal version. After all, 2^63 is only 9223372036854775808, a…
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I've done this BASIC version, which follows the original ... probably do the other three basic arithmetical operations as well.
best basic to useAs I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with? It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on th…
As I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with?
It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on the +2a/+3 in order to give maximum ram for basic.
Mike.24-Wide or 26-Wide Multicolour Tile EngineI've been playing about with more multicolour routines (8x1, 8x2 etc.) and have one a bit clever and suitable for a tile-based game. No particular d…
... .e. a 12x12 grid of 16x16 tiles.
Or, it ... on some of your tile sprites.
This means that ... ]some[/I] of your tiles/sprites, such that their left-half ... may prefer to use these sprites for something like a brick ...Converting Basic code into machine codeIm just interested to know if I can converter a game I've written in basic into Machine code, Is their a program that can do this??
Im just interested to know if I can converter a game I've written in basic into Machine code, Is their a program that can do this??Convert 128k Basic into MCHello guys, we are currently searching for a converter to put 128k Basic into Machine Code. I remember once I found a programm that converted the B…
... a converter to put 128k Basic into Machine Code. I remember ... a programm that converted the Basic into DATA-Lines. It converted ...128 BASIC-compatible way of loading BASIC as code?On a 48K Speccy (or from 48 BASIC or USR 0 mode on a 128K machine), one can do a silly trick like this: [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program ld i…
... [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program
ld ix,23552 ... ]
Ta-da, BASIC program loaded as a headerless ... one tries this from 128 BASIC, it all falls in ... a total crash. Loading BASIC as code from the 128 ... there's a 128 BASIC-compatible way of doing ...Returning to BASIC from asmI never had to do it till now but there is always the first time :) At machine code program start I preserved SP register and all the other ones. A…
... I get "[B]Nonsense in Basic"[/B] :(
What could ...SpecBAS 0.789 releasedHi all! Back with another SpecBAS release - this one's mostly just about sprites and bug fixes. One new addition I do quite like is the expression c…
... can now (just like 128k BASIC) tap in an expression ... />
But unlike 128k BASIC, you can also get string ... br /> Sprite collision detection - with sprites and scenery, event driven with ... "filename" BANK id
Sprites attached to an invisible window ...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
; runs with interrupts ... ; exceptions are dealt with from BASIC
; object properties are ...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…
Are 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, tzx tap etc?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…
... a specific animated screen in BASIC on whatever 8/16 bit ...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.
[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/SoftPLAY.tap[/url]New game: Tea and SympathyHere's something I knocked up in a few days with AGD, a horizontally-scrolling shooter featuring some very nice sprites Binman drew a while ago which…
... shooter featuring some very nice sprites Binman drew a while ago ... haven't bothered with a BASIC loader or loading screen, just ... 't want to return to BASIC at the end)
RANDOMIZE ...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…
... major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... automatically draws 8 "btile" sprites anywhere on screen during the ... contains a method to control sprites (move or change image), ... few tiles "manually" using sprites (just look at the ... [*]Support for Boriel's ZX BASIC interface [URL="http://www.mediafire ...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?
The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.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."
... something like:
"Anything Sinclair BASIC related; history, development, tips, ...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]
More ...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.****ing Awesome Spectrum Engine (FASE)This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX Spectrum machines. The engine set ups a runtime enviroment that leave between 24K and 30K byt…
This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX ... move between 8 and 16 sprites flicker free at 50fps in ... with SDCC and Borie ZX Basic, we plan briefly include also ...Game loopJust working on my first ever Spectrum game, and am struggling to work out what the game-loop should look like. I've got interrupts enabled (mode 2)…
... line, so I thought a basic game-loop could be this ... 've decided to XOR my sprites onto the screen, so the ... did think about padding the sprites with blanks around all edges ... invaders clone (so a few sprites on screen, though not all ...
