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Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
Cyborg, while you are at it, could you also specifically point out tricks/routines/tips that will come handy in writing games?
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Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
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Programming Sound EffectsHi guys, Have decided, probably due in some way to my midlife crisis, to tart up and re-release (or even just re-lease) the old 48K Speccy games I w…
... play the sample through the beeper or the AY chip. ...
No fancy on the beeper means 1-bit samples which ... from a history of N samples and then you ... noise generator (through the beeper) or using the standard ... be played through the beeper. That might be a ... -
Programming Sound EffectsHi guys, Have decided, probably due in some way to my midlife crisis, to tart up and re-release (or even just re-lease) the old 48K Speccy games I w…
... bits) as compared to the BEEPer's 2 static positions (1 ... the PWM technique with the BEEPer monopolizes cpu time (you've ... up of a sequence of n-bit numbers. Clearly, this is ... -
Highscore database?Have been playing Splitting Images all weekend and got 135,000 something, completing Marilyn Monroe. So a thought struck me - what about an online hi…
... them, make friendship;
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BuffooneryA Google search for the phrase "You, sir, are a buffoon" reveals 240 hits over a multitude of subjects. This, plus the lampooning of this quote in Th…
... about it:
BUFFOON',n.
1. A ... of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and posture, jokes ... uses indecent raillery.
BUFFOON', n. v.t. To make ridiculous ... -
BuffooneryA Google search for the phrase "You, sir, are a buffoon" reveals 240 hits over a multitude of subjects. This, plus the lampooning of this quote in Th…
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BUFFOON',n.
1. A man ... of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and posture, jokes ... uses indecent raillery.
BUFFOON', n. v.t. To make ridiculous ... -
BuffooneryA Google search for the phrase "You, sir, are a buffoon" reveals 240 hits over a multitude of subjects. This, plus the lampooning of this quote in Th…
... wrote:
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BUFFOON',n.
1. A man ... of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and posture, jokes ... uses indecent raillery.
BUFFOON', n. v.t. To make ridiculous ... -
Recommend a 48k music program for me, or teach me how to search for them in infoseek. ThxThe only 48k music tracker I happen to know is Wham! Which ones do you like? Can anybody point me to some old threads on the subject? Thanks, E
... squeeze out of the beeper using clever programming tricks - there's no ... -
Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…
... in your game. and a n$ array for all the nouns ... some great BASIC adventure writing tips. "Underground adventure" from the book ... -
Does Spec256 work on XP?I guess the subject says it all. I really want to try out this program but it doesn't work so I was wondering if anyone was able to get it to work o…
... creations on-line, including hints'n'tips and the pesky manuals with ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 31 January 2005Monday 31 January 2005 A dose of Chickenpox meant I FINALLY had time to put this update online. And very good it is, too.. The update, not the Chicke…
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* Fixed the tips for Extreme from Crash 91 ... , Vendetta , Vindicator ,
Wells 'n' Fargo and Where Time Stood ... Down The Rapids, Ghosts 'n' Goblins, Ghouls 'n' Ghosts,
... , RoboCop 3 ,
Rock 'n Roller , Rockman , Rod-Land , < ... -
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…
... bainstorming in as possible? All tricks and tips are welcome, no matter ... -
WOS Times magazineOK folks, as promised in the latest ZXF I'm starting a thread up to discuss the issue of a new magazine. I know this has recieved some discussion al…
... compilers. (new!)
* RZX recordings - tricks and tips!
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T.I.M. - A New Interlace - Demo for DOWNLOADHere's something that's been in the works for quite a while ( mostly in my head ) and recently I've aquired assistance to help it come to fruition. …
... to my document file of tips, tricks and useful code snippets :) ( too ... -
Maps in progressIf you are working on some map, this thread is just for you! Post here the name of that game for which you are creating a map. Only then we can preve…
... in the margins or hints'n'tips of some sorts. I'll ... -
Maps in progressIf you are working on some map, this thread is just for you! Post here the name of that game for which you are creating a map. Only then we can preve…
Welcome to the club ... I think the only one here who actually pounds out the maps is Pavero ... I am very anal about my maps ... I like to include hints'n'tips etc,etc so I have PLENTY of 98% maps ;)
Skarpo
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guys, you gotta help me...Calling all old-school spectrum players out there! I REALLY need your help! i need to track down ANY information on a game i used to own on the sepc…
... .pl?name=N%2eO%2eM%2eA%2eD%2e"]NOMAD tips/cheats[/url ... .speccyspoilers.co.uk/games.html#N"]Speccy Spoilers[/url] but there ... -
Gamepads and Spectaculator 6.25I need good opinion: Which gamepad is best to use with Spectaculator 6.25? Does anyone have any practical experience with Logitech? Cordless Rumble…
... on the right and the N+M buttons at the bottom ... - Appreciating the AY and the BEEPer since 1982! [url="http://www ... -
ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …
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Treasure Islandizzy bugNow I?ve noticed a strange thing in Dizzy 2 - when going into the water with Sinclair Abuser Mag+Small Video Camera+Rubber Snorkle and taking the Coi…
... game, not the [I]find?n?use[/I] one where you ... myself with no help and tips from mags was the fourth ... -
total eclipse remake.myself and the ovine boyo's are currently doing a remake of total eclipse , the old freescape game. its early days yet but here's a few w.i.p shots …
... of the best remakes , looks n sounds great and plays just ... rooms meant that certain alignment tricks couldn't be employed, and ... -
Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... Torinoth) Which the Cronosoft guys n gals said they'd take ... a few WOS peeps' hints n tips.
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MinderAnyone else like this or knows how to play it?
... at it. Watch that for tips. I tried doing the same ...
The Your Sinclair Rock'n'Roll Years: [url="http://www ... -
+3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …
... have even sussed out the beeper addition....
BP (err ... - if Laser's pin-counting tips are right!) :D
thanks for the book tips Death, though i'm more ... -
The ZX Spectrum Book of MapsFollowing some discussion in a maps thread, I have decided to make THE ZX SPECTRUM BOOK OF MAPS - VOLUME ONE At the moment, I have the following in…
Multiple loading screens[i]Action Biker[/i] suffers from having to endure multiple loading screens. Any other games that have this annoying "feature"?
... my memory isn't playing tricks on me, I had the ... and it loaded the tank'n'chopper (non-colored I think ...ZX Maps Book - Final Template UpdateHi all, after a few hours work, I've finalised the template for the map book and finshed the section for Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monster…
That looks really good. Nice n simple.
I like the tips, pokes and SAM screenshot in there aswell.
Job well done I'd say :-)If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... last summer taking tips from Dunny`s Basic Tips thread.... has a ... to write and employ some tricks...
anyway.... :)
Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…
... [i]very[/i] nice little tricks available like pairing off channels ... even the 48K Spectrum's beeper, so I don't see ... music for the Spectrum's beeper after all. I wonder if ...
