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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…
... go from a Basic, to a (Basic, Compiled Basic and MC code) ... 10 to a hundred times speed advantage over basic, and ... s Basic gaming you want then there needs to be ... embarresed by offering forth Basic code, or asking the ... , and surely Basic is the way to do it :)< ... -
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…
... writing equivalent functions in BASIC which would compile under ... HiSoft BASIC or the Sinclair Extended BASIC compiler. There ... new, or old different Basic) to add in any extra graphics ... Links to WoS topics with relevant discussions about Basic and ... -
Game being created with Platform Game DesignerBeen playing with this since yesterday when i bought it from Cronosoft. To someone like me who cant program its excellent to create a Manic Miner st…
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According to the instructions for PDG it ... some 48k beeper music to your game. If you ... sort of text in basic to add to the main loading program ... br />
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Protection against MERGEI remember using a routine to protect against using MERGE to break into a BASIC listing. It was along the lines of :- 1. Enter a random line e.g. 1 …
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Desert Island Disk- If there was only one game?You know the story, youre on a desert Island, youve got your Spectrum and TV and have invented the coconut-generator, Which one game would you play, …
... ! like the one I used to use for my speccy!!!
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New Spectrum game available to download Those who visited the minigame competition site last year may remember a little platform game I wrote in 4K, called Area 51. I've now reworked this…
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Why emulators are not as good as the real thingI think I remember thx1138 saying before that emus didn't cut it for him. Well, I agree. They are good fun, and I got into the Speccy for a second ti…
It's the performance of coding hardware. The craft of the programers on the Spectrum new how to maximise game design. As soon as people pushed past basic to machine code and compilling then the artistry became trully impressive!!! -
Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... br /> It was a BASIC program with machine code routines...< ... idea what the ratio of BASIC to machine code was? For ... the purposes of the "best BASIC game" question, I'm ... programs have at least a BASIC loader.
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Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
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Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
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It was a BASIC program with machine code routines ... idea what the ratio of BASIC to machine code was? For the ... programs have at least a BASIC loader.
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ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... do I still need to use SPIN for development on ... Delpi-like IDE for Sinclair BASIC. To this end, Woody helped ... an eye to adapting it to the task of BASIC programming. Things ... C.S.S. about BASIC and it's quirks, ... for pratting about in BASIC with a little asm ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... ? c64 was harder to get your head around ... wank, the C64's BASIC is about the same ... /> For the transition from BASIC to machine code, the C64 is ... learnt POKEs directly translate to machine code commands and ... the screen works, how to render software sprites into ... -
how do I make a text adventure?Help me! Please! I tried to make a text adventure in the following way: 10 input "up or right",a$:if a$="right" then gosub 20:if a$="up" then gosub …
... text-adventure, you may want to check out GAW (Graphic Adventure ... Writer). It's easy to use, and you'll make ... considering using that instead of BASIC to make my forthcoming adventure game ... -
bas2tapwill be there version of bas2tap for xp? i have a problem with running dos/95 stuff on my xp pro and I couldn?t check the program...the idea sounds …
... ?t save/export its stuff to TAP/TZX files..
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bas2tapwill be there version of bas2tap for xp? i have a problem with running dos/95 stuff on my xp pro and I couldn?t check the program...the idea sounds …
... ?t save/export its stuff to TAP/TZX files..
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It's been able to do that for about a ... even stream LOAD/SAVE commands to the current tape image too ... 11a? - looks I?ll have to look for fresher one... :) (more ... -
HELP!! Advise needed ere pleaseHi all I own a PC running WinXP and a speccy 128k. Can I attach a 3.5" floppy to my speccy so I can copy my tzx files from my pc onto a blank disc a…
... , you can't transfer TZX to anything except tape (or other ... routines that would have to be manually converted to run on your ... loader and can be converted to TAP, then one option is the ... -
TRDOS ReCracksHi All ! Lately I have been doing some TRDOS re-cracks. What is that ? Well, the good people from Russia (and other east-european countries) have do…
... , but it would be nice to see the greatest Russian games ... ;Ice or Black Raven converted to tap.
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Starglider 128k TZXNow I would if I could, but I simply don't have a copy of the game on tape handy, but is there any possibility that someone could upload a working ve…
Oh yeah, you're right. I have four different Starglider versions for TRDOS. Three are 128k only and they ALL show this behaviour (Fixed marker doesn't work), the fourth is the 48k version which works fine.... should I convert that to .TAP ?
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Which Emulator do you use the most? and whyI currently use ZX32, it's free, which is great but it's not as fast as I'd like. Please everybody, tell me your fave emulator and why. I'm quite …
... / Debugger / Sprite Finder / Map Builder to name a few. Any Machine ... it as it assembles straight to the emulators memory. Its pretty ... down the debugger window to allow access to the emulator main screen ... ) because it has a Save To TAP feature and can be used ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... be just as easy to write something in BASIC, to be honest... I ... 0-255, and are identical to the columns at the far ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
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Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... just as easy to write something in BASIC, to be honest... I ...
As I am able to boot now with original 48k ... rom, i tried to poke and peek some addresses ... ICs (IC17-IC32) mapped to banks (0-7). Are ...
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Help with loading knowledgeHi. I'm new to spectrum coding and have a few questions to do with how the spectrum loads programs. You press LOAD "" and play the tape, and it find…
... ]address[/I] - 1)[/B] instruction to reserve the memory you're ... that you're going to allow Spectrum BASIC to use - leaving higher addresses ... .
So a simple BASIC loader might look like this ... strange behaviour if you forget to CLEAR. Try loading [I] ... -
IDE harddisk emulation usageNot 'howto' question :) I'm curious about how many people tried it. It exists in Spin, Fuse & RealSpec - in last is most interface supported. 8-bit …
... their PC and then save to the same card...
... purpose. Programm is not to good - it stopped by ... about special PC programs to work with diverse Speccy ... for converting Speccy files to TAP or Z80 files and ... />
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DivIDEI'm interested in getting one of these, but the site that apparently sells the prebuilt units - [url="http://raww.org/2079"]http://raww.org/2079[/url…
... of .Z80 snapshots (needs to be tested though) and some ... and SS+ENTER = reset + select TAP file). Great :)
... /> TZX reading, snapshoting to disk and write to TAP/TZX would be nice ... features, need to wait for ... -
New CEZ GS game: COLUMNSFinally we've finished it!! After a long time coding, making graphics, musics and testing (as you could view in the forum if you know spanish -sorry-…
... gray +2. I tried to convert tzx to tap, no luck loading. sna ... ok and I was able to start a game.
TZX2TAP neededA quick question. Does anybody have a tzx to tap converter program that I can use in batch mode and will take long filenames?. If so can you please…
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Didn't read it right - you want conversion to .tap :)
Good luck with that, btw. Which tapes need converting anyway?
D.TZX2TAP neededA quick question. Does anybody have a tzx to tap converter program that I can use in batch mode and will take long filenames?. If so can you please…
... ) then the task of converting to .tap is distinctly non-trivial, if ...Emulation Feedback** Extended RTM sessions could over-tax the CPU.
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He then went on to say that Real Tape mode ... soundcard was the real way to go (yes, I know there ... (demands, even) for BASin to support ZX81 BASIC, to support the use of ...SGC submission period ended! You can vote now!Head on to the simple yet effective voting section of the [B]Spectrum Games Compo[/B]: [url="http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/sgc/polls.php"]…
I have given my vote in BASIC to ON THE BURGLE
and in MC on HOTK
I have NOT voted my own game, but did do some promotion.
