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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…
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Personally I only ever use sharp pixels non-TV mode ... the others either smooth out or use TV Scanlines..
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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…
... need to use SPIN for development on top of Basin? Possibly ... not any more, I'll probably just use ... offers accurate memory contention which BASin does not - so anyone ... So yes, use SPIN for pure game development. Use BASin for pratting about ... -
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…
... ) but shoot. How do we use the B**P composer?
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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…
... ) but shoot. How do we use the B**P composer?
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Screen damaged while loadingI've written a simple Spectrum game and did a loading screen for it and now i'm trying to put it together into tzx file. My Basic loader is really s…
Or use: POKE 23739,82: POKE 23740,0
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Graphic issues with SpinOk, I've always meant to get this sorted out but never did for various reasons that I don't remember at the moment. I get choppy framerates with Spi…
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I am getting an x-box tomorrow. Recommendations? On loan for quite a few months from my brother-in-law, as he has a spare one. He bought one on eBay, was outbid on another, and got a really good 2n…
Well, Mario Kart is a game, that I liked, despite the controller.
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Redefining Keyswondering if there is any way that keys can be redefined in games that don't allow it (E.g Hunchback 1). (at the minute, it is some crazy config like…
... cursor keys then you can use the "customize" button to change ... playing the game, press F7 or use the small "keyboard" icon on ... -
Does Anyone Still Write Games For Speccy?I was wondering, does anyone still write games for Speccy? Is there someone in this forum for example who has written a text adventure or another kin…
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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 …
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The Definitive Sin City DVD releaseThis is out in december in US I hope it keeps all the features for the Uk release it looks areal beauty [url="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php…
... camera it would look stupid, or only work in a different ... the middle of a major battle etc...), or other bits that just ... the love of the film, or the thoughts of the fans ... -
Spectrum Games Needed Urgently !!Hi guys we are looking for authors of Spectrum games who can give permission to get in touch so we can use their games on the upcoming PS2 / PC CD / …
... a good DS Speccy emulator (or use a GBA one), but I ... used a Speccy for years (or ever). The games could be ... joystick choice - just 'press start' or suchlike, but then these would ... -
Some thoughts about emulationWhile discussing about 'real tape loaders' I just thinked about wat is total emulation (most complete, perfect). Some authors prefer for example loa…
... : user may write something new or use old software. First is of ... . Even then, I didn't use such programs, I made everything ... -
Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... few loaders that don't use two waves of identical pulse ... there are only a handfull or even less games with this ... those loaders that don't use standard pulse encoding AND to ... these tapes in CSW2 format or use DRB block inside the TZX ... -
Draft specs for TZX v1.20Hi all! In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I've put online the first version of the draft document [1]. At the moment ther…
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Burning Movies using Nero 6I've downloaded various movies and tv episodes on BitTorrent. When I try to burn them, they usually take about three hours plus to encode, then when…
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R80 emulator sound problemI've used the R80 Emulator on my old pc without a problem - but since installing it on my laptop I get a crackling background noise (everything else …
I seem to remember that I had that problem when I used v0.3, but earlier versions didn't have that sound bug. Try earlier versions, or use a different emulator (X128 or RealSpectrum for DOS, or Spectaculator, Spin or EmuZwin for Windows, maybe). -
R80 emulator sound problemI've used the R80 Emulator on my old pc without a problem - but since installing it on my laptop I get a crackling background noise (everything else …
Open file - r80.ini (in R80 directory) in Wordpad, and change sound to opl2, sb (Sound Blaster) or GUS.
(ctrl+f "Sound Card").
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Looking for ramsoft MGT +D Software Compilation ArchiveOnce upon a time on the internet there existed a mgt +d archive on the ramsoft website with specially adapted multiload games as disk images etc. I …
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Unknown gems...While idly browsing through my TZX Vault CD yesterday I came across a few interesting games. Eugen - Lord of the bathrooms: right from the main scr…
... something like [I]Eugene[/I] - or only with months spent with ... Subzero giant graphics, or use of the menu screen) or the game was ... -
Machine Code for beginnersHello Does anyone know where i can get hold of a book or PDF file with something like the above in the title Would be grateful for any replies Thank…
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Sunk in the OceanOK, from what I've found out Ocean's 'Sly Spy' and 'Beach Volley' were never released full price on the Spectrum. However, with only a few Ocean titl…
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PCGDoes anyone remember a magazine called PCG ? (I think it was Personal Computer Gamer or something). It was a multi-format magazine. I remember readin…
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Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
... realistic option would be to use BASin.
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What happened to "Surface"?(That sea monster series on ITV.) I missed the first episode a few weeks ago, and only saw a few fragments of the second episode. It didn't seem anyt…
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Code sheetsI sure most speccy owners spent an hour or so copying the code sheet to jet set willy at the back of the classroom, but did anyone ever copy the shee…
... small selection to choose from (or use some algorythm to calculate what ...
