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What game font did you like?Carrying over the slight venture into game fonts when it was mentioned how some games didn't have their own font in the "What was the first Spectrum …
... the inclusion of the used font into a Speccy conversion was ... />
I like the "Namco font" which was present in arcade ... Konami - strange). To me, this font epitomizes early 80s arcade gaming ... remember is Moon Cresta. This font can be downloaded [url=http ... -
BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type? -
48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…
... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ... -
How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ... -
Help with hi-res 40 column fontI have created a 12x8 pixel font for use with Timex hi-res (Mode 6).
I have created a 12x8 pixel font for use with Timex hi-res (Mode 6). -
Unprotecting games without knowning m.c.DivIDE or MB02 users don't need unprotected games, but those who still use the Microdrive, Wafadrive, Timex FDD, +3, Plus D, Disciple or use the new …
... , but I only have a basic concept of JP, LDIR, etc ... overwrite the System Variables and BASIC area.
[url]http ... /> -Once a game loader leaves BASIC permanently and starts running machine ... the game starts but the font doesn't look right (Batman ... -
Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... trap RST 8 and extend BASIC.
The ... little bit unfinished in ZX BASIC - for example, it' ... a big deal because the semantics of ZX BASIC's ... channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended to ... # entry point in the BASIC ROM, which is not ... -
Confess to KaijaThis from Furries thread: [quote] Interesting opinions there..it's like being back in UK among the terminally oppressed again. Well, I got invited t…
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Zombie outbreak in Big Brother!!!Charlie Brooker, comedian/writer/tv presenter/ex Oink-comic type cartoonist person is going to be doing a series for E4 about a Zombie outbreak occur…
... people are stuck in the Big Brother house! That would make ... is a link that MY Big Brother put up! Ohmygod! Spook ... -
Next big retro eventEarly days yet but... [url]http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10861[/url] Byte Back 2009 The event will take place on the weekend of …
... -Trent.
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telecom soft - Firebird FontHi ho peeps Anyone know where I can get hold of the font, if not a font that looks like the Firebird logo font? All help greatly appreciated :)
Hi ho peeps
Anyone know where I can get hold of the font, if not a font that looks like the Firebird logo font?
All help greatly appreciated
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BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…
... and some of the really big new features are unfinished.
BASIC forum.
Here' ... the binary number. (Nonsense in BASIC)
Fixed - A small oversight ... user, which are parsed for BASIC functions, now accept the $ABCD ... -
Looking for a font from a ZX Spectrum game!Some of you know (based on another thread) that I am trying to remake the ZX Spectrum game "Legend" into Flash (for reasons of playability and also t…
... trying to find a specific font that matches (or comes close ... ) the font used in the game. Here ... /> I am looking for the font that is used in the ... -
alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... under 32K is available for BASIC
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Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.
I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.
So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ... -
Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures. -
A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.
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About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive? -
Random access, file sizes and more.A few days ago Aowen mentioned that random access to saved data is not a problem. Here are my thoughts, doubts and suggestions regarding this subject…
... way to deal with really big files?
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the load command from basic for video playback would be ... POKEs (or even a small BASIC program) and use Randomize USR ... -
Memory and BasicQuestions 1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs? 2. How do I check how much is left? 3. How much memory does an array take up?
Questions
1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs?
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Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url]. -
MIA: Sir GawainAs previously announced, here's the release of Sir Gawain, a Microhobby type-in program. Included in the archive is the .TZX with the generated bina…
... the BASIC program as printed in the magazine.
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Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
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Broken links on Sinclair Basic pageThe links ([ Introduction | Licence | Interpreters | Extensions | Compilers | Manuals | Articles | Source ]) at the top of the [url="http://www.world…
... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic/"]Sinclair Basic[/url] page are broken.
"Big Ball of Wax" Movie?I'm sure that a movie of Shepherd Mead's 1954 novel [I]The Big Ball of Wax[/I] (predicting how, in the year 2000, XP would take over!;)) was made dur…
... 's 1954 novel [I]The Big Ball of Wax[/I] (predicting ...Machine code and Basic system variablesSpectrum system variables (I mean 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started my machine code program and it's never going to return t…
... 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started ... never going to return to Basic? Can I overwrite system variables ...Program for showing Basic listnings in gamesCan somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that…
Can somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that matter.
Regards Tommy F-H8-channels music in games/demosHello there. Currently we are working on scrumbling out music engine from ZX-7 editor (8 channels from BEEPER) and using it in your own games or dem…
... it works without it, in BASIC, without problems.
Also XXL ... the editor and it was big inconvenience.
I'll drop ...Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... typed in various bits of BASIC, know your way round the ... you through the subset of BASIC you need to make arcade ... it after you venture beyond BASIC. There's also a couple ...25 years with the SpectrumTo paraphrase JFK, ask not what your Spectrum can do for you, but what you can do for your Spectrum. Well I've done quite a bit since I joined the sc…
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