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Changing the colour of the loading 'stripes'I was wondering if it were possible to alter the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of some descri…
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The new GP2Xpectrum releases threadYeah, I know the thread title isn't exactly too original, but I've decided that just one post to hold all updates makes more sense than a lot of smal…
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The most overrated games of all timeWhich games did the magazines say were really good, but are actually... um... not so good? By a combination of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/b…
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The most overrated games of all timeWhich games did the magazines say were really good, but are actually... um... not so good? By a combination of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/b…
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New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…
... it worked fine in 48 BASIC mode.
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OpenZXRom v2007-12-31 releasedI've just put out a new release of OpenZXRom, the freely licensed replacement for the Spectrum ROM rewritten from scratch with no Amstrad code: [url…
... newly-added orange-border-of-death diagnostic error ...
Alien8 - Unsupported BASIC command: 0xdc
Amaurote ... Works
Aquaplane - Unsupported BASIC command: 0xf5
Athena - ... 48k - Unsupported BASIC command: 0xf5
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Buying a camera.Any photography enthusiasts in here*? I was planning to finally make the graduation from hobby photography (ie my n73) to amateur photography (ie SLR…
... Photoshop can certainly mimick the effects of many filters, but it ... to 20m plus (my most basic one goes that far), but ... -
Why hate the C64?Well, why? I've never understood the bitter rivalry between C64 and Spectrum fans - both computers had their strengths and weaknesses. Both had goo…
... times before. Ultimately, atmospheric weather effects and orchestral music are all ... palette, simplicity of Spectrum BASIC vs wierd C64 BASIC. Good that was! -
help sought with first foray into machine code - pixel scrolldownI have started to code my first machine code program, a simple roadrace game. I've based it around the pixel scrolldown routine in 40 Best Machine Co…
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Why are we here? (At WoS)No, not a deep philosophical question about the nature of life, the universe and human existence. The thread “what does your partner think of …
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And Spectrum BASIC, which was always present, very ... is a pity that Sinclair BASIC was so slow, as otherwise ... , you can run Sinclair BASIC at full host PC speed ... -
Did you ever annoy someone with Speccy sounds?... or with any other video/computer game sound effects? I remember in Starquake, there were those small "holes" at the side of a wall that would th…
... /> My current ringtone is a BASIC loader. The other sounds on ... tunes and game sound effects.
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BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
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devices, 48k BASIC has generally become the ... Keypress
Sinclair BASIC has several modes of entry ... BIN : E : B
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BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... use the 128 editor for BASIC programming. If you're not ... open source version of SE Basic that I hope to release ... to detail how various demo effects are done on the ZX ... -
A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …
... ;261637]Is this using Sinclair BASIC (appears not, judging by ... /> Nope, I first considered Sinclair BASIC, but discarded for many reasons ... with some Spectrum-only commands (BORDER, IN, OUT, PLOT, DRAW, ... purist, much of the ZX BASIC dialect could be used (once ... -
Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
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Can the BASIC program edited in BASin be ... overwrite the area of the basic code edited in BASin? ... do try to lessen the effects.
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Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
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I ... able to corrupt the original BASIC code? even if you run ... it also resets and the BASIC code dissappears, but this is ... -
FAST and SLOW .TAP loading in RESIDOSWhy is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this fi…
... active version of BASIC (eg Gosh Wonderful, SE BASIC). These are ... because the modified versions of BASIC that ResiDOS contains cannot be ... /> Loading is slow with multicolour border lines (how ? You can ... for safety. Only the BASIC ROMs are patched to enter ... -
FAST and SLOW .TAP loading in RESIDOSWhy is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this fi…
... routine for CALLs to small effects. I don?t know if ... you like (hacked versions of BASIC such as this, or Interface ... -
New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
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Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
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[CODE]10 border 0: paper 0: cls
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48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
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[I]On a ... games that draw in the border area (such as Paperboy and ... " SCREEN$. This will only affect BASIC programs.
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48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... 's ... still have the 128k basic and editor, and the compatibility ... mode - but some of the effects will be missing (The nice ... -
How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
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10 border 0 : paper 0 : ink 7 ... *256 = 6912 (This is the basic length of screen$)
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
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10 border 0 : paper 0 : ink 7 ... /> Technically that's not a BASIC trick but a piece of ...Spectrum Arcade ConversionsI have added my Spectrum Conversion Classics video to YouTube is you fancy taking a look. It is my top 10 arcade conversions and follows up the vid I…
... more from it, the sound effects sound all 'wimpy' as well ... shame 1942 which is a basic game wasnt betterWhats the name of this game? Drawing includedHello. There was this game that was one of the first ones I have played on Spectrum. I never got into it, but I remember it as a decent game. In the …
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Basic, with the character based hero ... have some pretty nice multicolour effects in the intro of the ...Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …
... Basic, but I can't even get the alternating red/cyan border ... , as the BEEP command in Basic works fine. I've given ...
