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John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... soon got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually bought ... was your first published Spectrum game - had you written anything ... add-on. The game was to come in a BIG box containing ... used the same game engine. Incidentally, that same game engine was ... -
Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... 's code to draw everything in upper memory area, but what ... -
Most accurate conversion?There have been lots of threads about the "best" conversion to the Speccy, but which is the most accurate? Not necessarily in terms of graphics, as t…
... of threads about the "best" conversion to the Speccy, ... most accurate? Not necessarily in terms of graphics, ... on the Speccy, but maybe in terms of "feel", " ... brilliant "version" and great game in it's own right, ... other Super Sprint type game was on the Speccy. ... -
The search for a gameI post this is the misc section because unlike most name the game posts I've never played or even seen the game in question running on a real speccy.…
... played or even seen the game in question running on a ... ago there was an advert in several computer mags for ... sure I last saw it in C+VGs dying days ... a screenshot of a Speccy game in the background, that is the ... game I'm looking for. ... -
JamJust wondering what progs everyone always keeps on their computay`s and why? I`ll start the ball rolling :- BSPlayer Pro... My fave Video player, or…
... trouble with brightness setting`s in Media Player Classic.
in dsk format so needed just ... .
Elastomania... IMO, the best game ever on any platform, never ... `d sit and play a game for 12+ hours straight. 4 ... -
Bug in CONTINUE?I've found this anomaly in Spectrum Basic, but I don't remember have seen it in lists of ROM bugs: 10 FOR i=1 to 3 20 PRINT i 30 IF i=2 then PRINT a…
I've found this anomaly in Spectrum Basic, but I don't remember ... have seen it in lists of ...
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Name that gameI'm trying to find a game in the archive with no luck due to the fact i've forgotten the name of it. It's a mountain climbing game by Epyx and came …
I'm trying to find a game in the archive with no luck due to the fact i've forgotten the name of it. It's a mountain climbing game by Epyx and came out about '88 or '89 and i think it had 'ascent' in the title but i may be wrong.Identify this game: A Shockway Rider clone.I'm pretty sure I've seen a game in MAME once that looked exactly like Shockway Rider, but was called something else. It [i]could[/i] have been on a…
... sure I've seen a game in MAME once that looked exactly ... sure it was an arcade game.
Does this mean ...pole positionhello i downloaded the RZX of this(thanks C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1)and then i decided to check out the adverts,reviews for it.i then noticed that th…
... of this(thanks C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1)and then i ... were 2 versions of this game(atarisoft and US gold)does ... to say about spectrum owners in 1984?!.anyway i hope everybody ... celebrating bringing the new year in...thank you
colinWanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…
... be analysed.
Anyone game?
If the first ... equivalent of the Open command in BASIC ( which the manual sayes should ... ,"P" command is executed from BASIC prior to running your program ... could be a twin disk game for which I could include ...Battle of Games IIGreetings to all in the forum. :) This is the second of my battle of games series, which I decided to continue after such a nice first one. Today, t…
... things take on during the game.
Quazatron ... is another brilliant game. The story during the loading ... great circuit war grapple game in the game itself. Full of addictiveness ... you Steve Turner, and my best regards and thanks
...basin & spinWhen a basic program is loaded into Basin from .tzx does it display the real basic underneath or what the basic has been made to look like by the sof…
When a basic program is loaded into ... the real basic underneath or what the basic has been ... views? Think game loaders.
In Spin is there ... it loading a full game when you load a ... - works in realspectrum but spin just loads the whole game in.
...PAW or GAC?Greetings all :) You might have heard me saying I was about to start in the programming of (quite silly and totally unworthy playing) games in BASIC…
... and totally unworthy playing) games in BASIC. :) I have discovered it ... the time needed to learn BASIC, considering I'm a ... is: which one is best IYO? What experience do ... I will keep making tests in PAW to see if ... /> I hereby thank all in advance that can help me ...Vortex's best gameGreetings :) Been a while since I made a poll, but it seems that I created monsters in here, people have gone poll-crazy. :) I'm in for it of course.…
... seems that I created monsters in here, people have gone poll ... -crazy. :) I'm in for it of course.
in cases like Ultimate, Hewson or ...VB 2005 ExpressAm I having a bad day or is .net really as bad as all that? I've used VB 3 4 5 6 It just kept getting better and better fo…
... /> None of the help is in understandable English.
If ... I wouldn't be programming in BASIC for christ sake.
in VB6 best part of a day ... in 2005 and I've uninstalled ...1982 speccy gaming pioneersThe games that helped get the Spectrum noticed are about to be 25 years old. Which is the best game from 1982? A list of the 30 with the highest rati…
... years old. Which is the best game from 1982?
A list ... 30 with the highest ratings in the archive[URL="http://www ... &year=1982&type=game&players=0&memory ...deCyphernoid: Cybernoid editor release threadFollowing on from the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14711"]development thread[/URL], the Cybernoid editor I have been …
... The editor is written 100% in BASIC and developed using a modern ... showthread.php?t=14622"]Sinclair BASIC plugin[/URL]) and emulator ... thread to ask a question in.
Also, ... any general comments/bug reports in this thread.
game.one more, please...encouraged by meating chinese jungler again after some 20 years, i'd have a question more. i am looking for a "game" or "sim", where you just bet on …
... /> i am looking for a "game" or "sim", where you just ... racing passively. it was written in BASIC, i believe (but am not ... have a suspicion, it was in my - i.e. czech - language ... /> (in this case, i'm really curious, if anybody knows the game.)Snes game chatnow you can talk about snes games in here instead of the zombie thread :) i know i mentioned a snes game in there but still.... :D some of my faves…
... can talk about snes games in here instead of the zombie ... know i mentioned a snes game in there but still....
Back in the 80'sIn the late 80's I had all these friends who also had a Spectrum and we would gather at someone's house to play games in turns or 2-player games, rea…
In the late 80's I ... s house to play games in turns or 2-player games ... spectrum magazines, try to unprotect basic loaders, type apps and games ... remember my first Pacman written in Basic, for eg. Did any ... All those tapes with simple basic+m.c. routines games and ...BattlecarsI don't think this was ever a very popular game. But I really liked it back in the day. The only problem with it is that you have to do a lot of re…
... very popular game. But I really liked it back in the day ... hacked version though. The game is programed in basic and so apparently it ... difficult to put it all in one load. Well, I say ...Spectrum 25th Birthday Competition************************************************** ***** HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY ZX SPECTRUM! ************************************************** ***** T…
... Cauldwell has written a new game, featuring our old farmer friend ... " (from Higgledy Piggledy). The game is entitled
"QUANTUM ... go snorkelling instead. In order to ensure the best
results ... SPECIAL EDITION COPY OF THE GAME in a giant clamshell case, ...Z80 gamesHello, I am looking for the following in Z80 format... The Great Escape (best game ever made!) Run the Gauntlet Microprose Soccer Football Manager …
... the following in Z80 format...
The Great Escape (best game ever ...HURG competitionI remember that there was an article regarding this program in one of our magazines back in those good days. I never had a chance to see or try this …
... an article regarding this program in one of our magazines back ... in those good days. I never ... was a competition for a best game written with HURG. So, anybody ...Re-released game in Non UK countrieshello when i was looking through the WOS archive a thought came to me what did non UK countries(spain,italy,etc)what did they do about games that we…
... that were not Re(-released)in there countries,was there an ... ?and today are there people in non UK countries(spain,italy ...Type-in resolution help reqd.In preparation for the next type-in update, I noticed that Infoseek has 2 type-ins wrongly attributed (quite likely be me :oops: ) to the book "49 Ex…
... the next type-in update, I noticed that Infoseek ... that there is a Zombies! game in "49 Explosive games for the ... this is a different type-in)
I have a ...Warlord - Japan StrategyMorning All. This game has been on my computer for some time and I can't find a reference to it on WOS. There is a ZX81 version listed (I assume its…
Morning All.
This game has been on my computer ... (I assume its the same game) but there is no information ... />
WARLORD - a Japan strategy game written in BASIC.
Any info anybody?Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... the code slow (for a basic program) I really dont want ... as far as possible in basic (maybe compiled basic) and will run ok ...+3 sound cureHi all, As most of us know the Spectrum+3A has this sound problem, distortion. The +3B had this problem fixed. I done some looking at the circuitry l…
... a game the sound was clear and nice.
I tried in basic ...Sherwood ForestAre we absolutely sure this game was made by Delta 4? It doesn't mention the company anywhere in the game, there's no mention of it on their [url=htt…
Are we absolutely sure this game was made by Delta 4? ... 't mention the company anywhere in the game, there's no mention ... [/url] plus it's written in BASIC (all their other games were ...
