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Why on earth did I buy...Couldn't see a topic for this, so apologies if it does exist. Aside from games, what did you buy, and put away in a draw the next (or same!) day - …
... one of a crap game using Laser Basic (which was essentially White ... 't count. Laser BASIC let's you program in BASIC. You have to ... write it in Forth for ... all know Sqij was written in Laser BASIC. :smile: -
Why on earth did I buy...Couldn't see a topic for this, so apologies if it does exist. Aside from games, what did you buy, and put away in a draw the next (or same!) day - …
... "]BLAST![/URL] (great in-game screenshot in the archive BTW)
BASIC game into machine code ( ... fast but quicker than BASIC. I never did ... a couple of BASIC games running a ... finally loaded the compiled game it would immediately crash ... -
LOAD "" CODE in machine code/store 128 bank dataHow do you LOAD "" CODE from machine code? I have written the following MC routine that fits into a REM statement in a basic program. I want to cal…
... fits into a REM statement in a basic program.
... fancy headerless loaders, just the basic function.
How ... br /> [/B]
;LOAD main game code
[B] ... br />
call 61900 ;start game[/CODE][/QUOTE]
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PongyQuite boring pong game i made in basic a few years back i forgot about this. After playing spectrum for over 25 years I was so happy to finally make …
... nice to see some AI in a basic game.
It's ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/123/20Tons.gif[/IMG]
in Basic and Machine Code is one ... -
Chuckie Egg 2 PokesOkay, so, I fancy a crack at Chuckie Egg 2 before FA Cup MotD comes on. Loaded it up, and tried the Multiface poke, but the one that crops up EVERYW…
... and returned to BASIC.
Then typed in the RANDOMIZE USR ... number as shown in the basic program on screen, this ... space and the chuckie egg game menu started, pressed any key ... it via a cassette adaptor in 48k mode.
Then try ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/d/DevilsDescent.gif[/IMG]
in an abyss controlling a flying ... game is playable enough, with three different lateral speeds, but rather basic ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/d/DevilsDescent.gif[/IMG]
in an abyss controlling a flying ... game is playable enough, with three different lateral speeds, but rather basic ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=/screens/in-game/k/KryptonRaiders.gif[/IMG]
Basic and unappealing. More like Krapton ... -
One off games that were never copiedNow we all know how it would go. Take Knight Lore for example. Ultimate release it and suddenly every other game on the market is an isometric clone.…
... /showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/i/Infection.gif[/IMG ... made into an arcade game, called Ataxx, which ... It's a very basic strategy/puzzle game (I love it, ... ="Green"]"Infection is a game for two to four players ... only three rules to the game:
1 ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/l/LaserLord.gif[/IMG]
in basic. Masterpiece.
[B]1/5 ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... /showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/StanleyAndTheWallbangers.gif[/IMG]< ... COLOR]
Another action game requiring painstaking precision, and ... walled room, you're in costant motion and you ... It's all rather basic. The game doesn't manage successfully ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... =/screens/in-game/r/Robotron.gif[/IMG]
Basic clone ... showscreen.cgi?screen=/screens/in-game/t/TachyonCommand.gif[/IMG ... screen=/screens/in-game/a/AttackOfTheEmpire.gif[/IMG]
Basic thing ... showscreen.cgi?screen=/screens/in-game/123/1985-TheDayAfter.gif ... -
ZX games - music only / effects onlyYou know any ZX games using in main menu setup: MUSIC ONLY / SOUND EFFECTS ONLY ? I have one idea for Turbo Sound (2x AY chip) card. This games can …
... know any ZX games using in main menu setup:
MUSIC ... very very easy. Before loading game (in basic loader) can be detected TURBO ... if exist then active patch in game code for support both chips ... -
Scrolling in BASICI remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that claimed to be scrolling the screen. Obviously vertically its not too difficult - once you dis…
... dabble in Speccy Basic again and this masterwork, a scrolling jumping game, was ... as it's gonna get in Speccy Basic if you want a ... -
Jetset Willy 2015 - Bug Fixed EditionLots of minor fixes to the original without distracting or modifying it to any great extent. Take a look at the link (with screenshots etc) to see:<b…
... code that causes the in-game tune to deteriorate with each ... always considered it a bug in some way. I also ... br />
The game's music deteriorates as you ... significant part of the game's overall charm and ... of POKE's in the loader Basic or I could ... -
New game: Sixteen SkirmishThe hamlet of Sixteen Skirmish has been cursed by the presence of 16 Scumels, and you are the only one that can defeat them. [IMG]http://i1142.photo…
... there are lots of issues in this BASIC version. But yep Crisis ... as it sounds, if the game worked properly, CLODROG the TIRED ... version of this with all BASIC issues addressed. Watch this space ... -
New game released: EXPLORER<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New';">- EXPLORER -</span></div><div><span style="font-si…
Instead of compiled BASIC, you could ... clear, Boriel's ZX Basic offers more than just ... integrations which was impossible in standard Basic. Effectively i had ... the ZXB syntax, simply, in a text file (renamed ... br />
This game is inspired by many Spectrum ... -
The magic's goneI dunno, i'm glad the new site is now up and running and most of the regulars are here but there's something missing and i can't quite put my finger …
... graphics can make a game impossible. You'd need ... level of graphics before a game can be appreciated.
... to fix these things in our Stylish stylesheets, as ... , grab a Stylish style in the Stylish thread (see ... , but the BASIC is still in a basic level and there ... -
Who wants to play with my Willy?While cleaning up my PC a few weeks ago, I stumbled across an old Jet Set Willy mod I started back in the early 2000s. Although I don't quite have th…
... able to do a new in-game tune as well, which would ... numbers 128-255 in JSWED) are unused in the game. However, there ... BASIC loader would certainly add some more value to this beautiful game ... , just like new in-game music.
BASIC to Python - bringing a modern view on an 80's obsession...Howdy! I don't know how relevant this will be here, but I've just finished up a 3-part overview on my blog where I convert an old 1K ZX81 basic pr…
... that Python, although like BASIC in many ways, is suitable ... modification of the original BASIC into Sinclair BASIC for PCs:
... font isn't vertically stretched in-game, that's just the ... key shortcuts the delay in Sinclair BASIC, so a different strategy ...Falling Blocks - new game from z80 assembly beginner<p>I started learning z80 assembly earlier this year, mostly from reading Jonathan Cauldwell's "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" and from reading arti…
... and Solaf (for this wonderful game of course)
... you start with Boriel ZX BASIC instead of Assembly Z80...[/ ... Adventure[/b] is implemented in Sinclair BASIC and it has some ... memory in Sinclair BASIC, but all my Speccy games in Boriel ZX BASIC ( ...Trial version of CharAde graphics engine for Sinclair BASICA trial version of my <span style="font-weight: bold;">CharAde</span> graphics engine for Sinclair BASIC is now available. It consists of a block of …
... program, so I'll bear in mind your suggestions on the ... to have so many graphics in a BASIC game would be a bit ...Want to buy versions of Fairlight I don't own...Hi! I am trying to collect every version made of the Fairlight series. I'm looking for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=00017…
... I reckon its the rarest game of all. Also the ... that its the only game I know of that ... load on a 128 toastrack in 48k Basic either.
Its in A1 condition, no scratches or ... creases in the included instruction booklet, ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/l/LilAlien.gif[/img]
basic instructions say you're picking ... this type of game I see the potential in there for a ... great game, but the package ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... .worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/SpyStory.gif[/img]
in the game. The Maze is a ... cave in a scramble/penetrator like game (a lot simpler tho, almost basic ... even some beep-ed music in game too so it's definitely ...What is the name of this train game?Hello fellow Spectrumites. Last time I lurked here the forum looked different. I am looking for a train game. It was published between 1984 and 1986,…
Another similar game I know is [b][url=" ... ]Puzzcar[/u][/url][/b], written in BASIC, though. It's from an ... .worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/p/Puzzcar.gif[/img]1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... type-in game published in Microhobby. It's a very, very long BASIC list ... , it took me many days to type it in ... some difficult screens. Difficult, even in a BASIC program. Original too. Nice ...
One of the best BASIC programs I've ever played ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... /screens/in-game/b/BarmanEl.gif[/img]
Another BASIC program. First game ... I typed in, only some days ... . It's a frogger-clone game, where you're a waiter ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... type-in game published in Microhobby. It's a very, very long BASIC list ... , it took me many days to type it in ... some difficult screens. Difficult, even in a BASIC program. Original too. Nice ...
One of the best BASIC programs I've ever played ...
