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JSW2 - Game Loader DifferencesThere are three official releases of JSW2. I'm not counting the 'JSW2-128' version here as far as I'm aware this was not in any way 'official' as it …
... it. A small piece of basic containing assembly to headerless load ... for myself after examining the basic itself I then decided to ... fake header to load the 'basic' at a higher address, and ... -
128 BASIC-compatible way of loading BASIC as code?On a 48K Speccy (or from 48 BASIC or USR 0 mode on a 128K machine), one can do a silly trick like this: [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program ld i…
... [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program
ld ix,23552 ... ]
Ta-da, BASIC program loaded as a headerless ... one tries this from 128 BASIC, it all falls in ... a total crash. Loading BASIC as code from the 128 ... there's a 128 BASIC-compatible way of doing ... -
Returning to BASIC from asmI never had to do it till now but there is always the first time :) At machine code program start I preserved SP register and all the other ones. A…
... I get "[B]Nonsense in Basic"[/B] :(
What could ... -
SpecBAS 0.789 releasedHi all! Back with another SpecBAS release - this one's mostly just about sprites and bug fixes. One new addition I do quite like is the expression c…
... can now (just like 128k BASIC) tap in an expression ... />
But unlike 128k BASIC, you can also get string ... br /> Sprite collision detection - with sprites and scenery, event driven with ... "filename" BANK id
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MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …
... automatically call NOTRAP to restore BASIC:
REM To ... enable the keyboard from BASIC:
REM RESTORE ... ; MOVE_M moving object control for BASIC
; runs with interrupts ... ; exceptions are dealt with from BASIC
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Basic sourceAre there any utilities available that will extract Basic source to a text file, or insert it from a text file into any of the common formats lie z80…
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Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
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SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…
Now you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead.
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New game: Tea and SympathyHere's something I knocked up in a few days with AGD, a horizontally-scrolling shooter featuring some very nice sprites Binman drew a while ago which…
... shooter featuring some very nice sprites Binman drew a while ago ... haven't bothered with a BASIC loader or loading screen, just ... 't want to return to BASIC at the end)
RANDOMIZE ... -
SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
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A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... automatically draws 8 "btile" sprites anywhere on screen during the ... contains a method to control sprites (move or change image), ... few tiles "manually" using sprites (just look at the ... [*]Support for Boriel's ZX BASIC interface [URL="http://www.mediafire ... -
New Game: Goku MalHello everybody. This time we have a nice run'n'gun game with heavy platforming and lots of shoots starring a bad drawn Goku and lots of monsters. Fi…
... started with the basic mixture of fluids in a big jar. Then ... -
Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
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Boriel's ZX BASIC (FAO: Karingal)It occurs to me that this "room" (which started out as the SE Basic "room"), could do with an update to its description. Currently reads: "Anything …
... Currently reads:
"Anything Sinclair Basic related; history, development, tips, Sinclair ... Extended Basic and BASin."
... something like:
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New Game: Spiker: Basic TrainingThis is a new game for 128K spectrums inspired by the Spectrum spaceship mascot thread here on WOS. Even if you hate the game, it is worth loading up…
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to this: your "[U]Basic Training[/U]."
to pass your basic training. You've got three ... ://blackjet.co.uk/spectrum/Spiker:-Basic-Training/[/url]
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SpecBAS 0.800 Released!Hi folks, it's that time again for another release. I was going to add a few more features, but I have other projects on the go at the moment, and it…
... don't cause collisions
Sprites can now wrap - use ... the various stacks allocated to BASIC
Sprites now have their own ... br /> Fixed sprite wrapping for sprites that don't quite ... ... now works again
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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
In terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggestions I hadn't heard of before. -
ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 31 December 2013Tuesday 31 December 2013 Happy New Year, all! I hope Santa was good to you * Andy Ford sent in POKEs for Back to Skool and Skool Daze. * Flavio M.…
... .T.A.C. , Ali-Bebe , Big Trouble In Little China , Brunilda ... Zombies ,
Spaced Out , Spiker: Basic Training , Strangers from Outer Space ... -
Born again Speccy user with problemsHello all, Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is my first post! When I was 8 or 9 or so my dad bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and a whole bunch o…
... 'd like to say a big hello - this is my first ... ! I never really got past BASIC programming though, and now I ... />
I started writing simple BASIC programs and everything was working ... -
****ing Awesome Spectrum Engine (FASE)This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX Spectrum machines. The engine set ups a runtime enviroment that leave between 24K and 30K byt…
This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX ... move between 8 and 16 sprites flicker free at 50fps in ... with SDCC and Borie ZX Basic, we plan briefly include also ... -
Game loopJust working on my first ever Spectrum game, and am struggling to work out what the game-loop should look like. I've got interrupts enabled (mode 2)…
... line, so I thought a basic game-loop could be this ... 've decided to XOR my sprites onto the screen, so the ... did think about padding the sprites with blanks around all edges ... invaders clone (so a few sprites on screen, though not all ... -
BASIC games.I remember back in the day, there was a way you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as Football Manager or Johnny Reb. I can't rememb…
... you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as ... it just goes into the BASIC listing? Can you still do ... which games were written in BASIC? -
Listing protected BASIC programsHi, Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged. Thanks. [I](sorry if this has al…
Hi,
Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged.
Thanks.
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Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL] Only an unidentified TZX in…
... .cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL]
sensible soccerDoes anyone think that sensible soccer would be possible to make on the zx spectrum ? With small sprites and basic game play it shoudn't be that har…
Does anyone think that sensible soccer would be possible to make on the zx spectrum ?
With small sprites and basic game play it shoudn't be that hard surely.What's the deal with hash tables, anyway?As there's nothing in the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/0-surc-contents.htm]Compendium[/url] about hash tables, and as I've …
... the Spectrum keywords, converted to BASIC. It builds the hash table ... 't have to be particularly big before some advantage can be ...BETA BASIC V 1.0I have preserved [.WAV File] BETA BASIC V1.0 and PDF'd the Manual. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007956"]Version 1.0 is not…
... have preserved [.WAV File] BETA BASIC V1.0 and PDF'd ...GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…
Hi!
I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works working very well for me at the moment. Thanks to Boriel for the excellent tool!
...eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…
... thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from ... works of course in 48K Basic etc. but returns missing vars ...
