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Manic Miner in Basic ?Hi, I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ? C…
Hi,
I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ?
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ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think ... just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought ... the use of Spectrum Basic is relevant to some ... an idea" about Spectrum BASIC itself is also useful.. ... UK software titles in BASIC that could be given ... -
Star Trek 2 - special effectsI have a vague recollection of seeing a clip from Star Trek II many years ago, I think it was in a documentary about Star Trek - and either I am imag…
... it had some different laser effects during the space battles between ... re-do some of the effects - I seem to recall what ... -
BASIC ##linersThere was a thread in the past that asked people to send 140character BASIC games (https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52743/) Does anyone …
There was a thread in the past that asked people to send 140character BASIC games (https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52743/) Does anyone know where the entries are?
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Pascalated BASIC for those who do not have a Spectrum NextHere is a Pascalated BASIC converter for those who do not have a Spectrum Next: http://arcalusitana.fun/MuseuZX/Pascalated_BASIC/index.html
Here is a Pascalated BASIC converter for those who do not have a Spectrum Next:
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What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…
I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But ... little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were ... written exclusively in 128K BASIC without any machine Code ? ... decent software written using 128K BASIC .I wonder if this question ... -
BBC Basic on the ZX Spectrum - possible?I have never used a Cambridge Z88 - but I understand it was Z80 based and had a functionally equivalent version of BBC BASIC ( I'm guessing minus the…
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Strongest aspect of Spectrum BASICWhat would you say is the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on other micros at the time. I think it might have been the Fun…
... the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on ... any other aspects of spectrum BASIC that were better than other ... BASIC variants on home micros? Was ... -
Any adventure game frameworks written BASIC ?I remember INPUT published a simple adventure game, with about ten locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program framework one co…
... . It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program ... Adventure Game frameworks written in BASIC. Also any commercial adventure games ... written in BASIC, back in the day? -
BASIC Bug: DEF FN after REMHello all, Having mused the Spectrum ROM disassembly by Drs Logan ad O'Hara, I wondered about how good ZX BASIC was at locating the DEF FN when call…
... wondered about how good ZX BASIC was at locating the DEF ... -
How to return to basic properly from ASMI am messing around with a fast stack copying routine. But I am getting "A: Invalid argument" error when I later return to basic. I know you h…
... when I later return to basic.
I know you ... IY register before returning to basic but my code at the ... as IY when returning to basic. I think one of the ... -
PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …
... added a few bits of basic stuff on algebraic notation in ... 0-7 to change the border colour.
(N.B ... 5 seconds until you get Basic. Now you can type RANDOMIZE ... the program has not overwritten BASIC, or protected it with system ... -
Anyone Recognizes This Loader?Hi there! I live in Argentina. I have a -dead by now- CZ Spectrum (a ZX clone made by an argentinian company, Czerweny, which used to make... Excell…
... with a green and black border until the power was cut ... and then save
a BASIC loader, followed by the main ... -
Microdrive woesHi there! Just managed to pick up a 2nd hand Microdrive and interface one... Came with an introductory program which doesn't seem to load. Since its…
... the cartridge - notice the authentic border emulation.
Now CAT ... bug whereby loading a large basic program when there is insufficient ... -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... . Land Now!. Ohhh... nice colour effects Mr Robinson.
Name the ... -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... . Land Now!. Ohhh... nice colour effects Mr Robinson.
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Emulation and Debugging functionality[Cut n Paste from the original CSS post] Hi all, I'm currently working on SPIN's debugger, which is coming along nicely. Mostly, it's been devel…
... 's the problem.
Basic Poking support will be in ... (various screen rendering systems, sound effects enhancements)
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Viewing SCR screens in a web-pageI wrote a small program in java some time ago which allows you to view the spectrum screen dump in a web page. how about using this in the world of s…
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TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.
... software by Elite; and the BASIC loader of some CPC versions ... can see the loading sequence; border and all, and it loads ... -
32-bit handheld console GP32 / Spectrum emulatorFor your information Download Spectrum Emulator for GP32 [url="http://info2.info.tampere.fi/~teoarsa/ZardozJOnes/GPSPECCYV005.ZIP"]http://info2.info…
... help for some cool graphical effects (hardware sprites, alpha blending, tile ... GP32 is more like a basic PC in terms of custom ... -
ZX Spin 0.4 available for Download.Standard Cut-n-Paste from the CSS post: If all goes well, I'll upload it to WOS on monday. ----------------------------------------- Okay, it's th…
... -colour special effects.
As it is the bottom border time ... -
did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... , FranciscoVasco wrote:
A very basic AI game with my girlfriend ... in +3 basic. I made a couple of graphical effects, a text ... -
an unknown game - not even MIAI have here a game called 'word seeker' by perfection software, it's a 16/48k tape, dated 1983. no hits on infoseek - and the STP/MIA lists do not h…
... exactly that - a game in basic which effectively makes up a ... pressing 'fire', it activates various effects, some of which score you ... -
OT : Dragon 32 loading probsSomeone here must have one of these and be able to help. Just got a tape player I can use with my Dragon. I tried loading some games by typing CLOA…
... . There was certainly no flashing border.
I also think ... CLOADM (binary load, instead of BASIC load).
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What is SAM?Whilst looking at my spectum tape collection i foun a number of SAM only games. What is a SAM game and which emulators support it?
... default grafx mode, and the basic is very similar and works ... sprite, animation, music and sound effects editor. then you save it ... program it in an extended basic thats more powerful than normal ... manual to learn this special basic and also the compiler. if ... -
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... addresses. There's a simple basic one for beginners which displays ... own title screen maybe in BASIC, wait for the relevant ... staus with maybe even a border graphic or soemthing! cool. ... exciting. could even use compiled basic.
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What is SAM?Whilst looking at my spectum tape collection i foun a number of SAM only games. What is a SAM game and which emulators support it?
... default grafx mode, and the basic is very similar and works ... sprite, animation, music and sound effects editor. then you save it ... program it in an extended basic thats more powerful than normal ... manual to learn this special basic and also the compiler. if ... -
Graphics in bordersI am 50% certain that I remember a game that had graphics in the borders. This always made we wonder why none of the other games did. Am I right or h…
There was a very simple basic program in the Dutch manual which did this trick. It displayed the dutch and german flag (if I remember correctly) in the border.
I was always impressed with the high resolution border in Paperboy.
