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  • Coming to Byte-Back ?Months in the making, now coming up quite soon ! Retro event in Stoke coming up in March... [url]http://www.byte-back.info/[/url] Just read a post…

    ... ...

    [url]http://www.byte-back.info/[/url]

    Just ... news for you...

    Byte Back will be hosting Ocean Reunited ... />
    Bill Harbison
    Jonathan 'Joffa' Smith
    Mark R. Jones ...
    psj3809 psj3809 January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back, videos & photos'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back Longton, Stoke On Trent, 7th March 2009 "One of the most famous software houses of the 80s and early 90s was Manchester…

    'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back
    Longton, Stoke On Trent, ... company will be appearing at Byte Back to share their memories - professional ... his website.
    * Jonathan Smith - 'Joffa' as he is affectionately known ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ocean Reunited in March 2009Well, some of us. At least 4 of us will be taking part in a Q&A session. We all did lots of work on the Spectrum so thought I could post it here. It'…

    ... ! :)

    [url]http://www.byte-back.info/event_guests.html[/url]
    Byte Back to share their memories - professional ... Experience website.
    * Jonathan Smith - 'Joffa' as he is affectionately known ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Byte Back, anyone else going?Anyone else from these forums going to be attending this in Stoke this weekend? I know Joffa, Mark and Jonathan are but what about "civilians"? ;)

    Anyone else from these forums going to be attending this in Stoke this weekend? I know Joffa, Mark and Jonathan are but what about "civilians"? ;)
    Zagreb Zagreb March 2009 Chit chat
  • What Speccy things are we looking forward to?Waiting for downloading to finish, so I thought I'd type something to pass the time. So, what Spectrum related things are you looking forward to? For…

    ... game he did at the Byte Back show),
    Bobs (called W ... ] overdue indeed, hint bloody hint, Joffa and DM), plus no doubt ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • party tricksDo you have any party tricks and what are they? i can juggle enough to impress.

    I was looking forward to meeting Joffa at Byte-Back but now i'm nervous, the second he gets drunk and then goes looking for toilet rolls i'm leaving
    psj3809 psj3809 January 2009 Chit chat
  • Did anyone produce anything for a commercial game at home before it came out?I.E: Way back in '85 I saw that 'Ghosts'n'Goblins' was coming out for the Spectrum so I made a loading screen for it. Wasn't used of course, I was at…

    ... seen Joffa Smif since about 1989! Though I did get back in ... too!!)
    [url]http://www.byte-back.info/event_guests.html[/url]
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones January 2009 Games
  • Paul Hughes interview.Over at [url]http://www.c64.com/[/url] there is a very interesting interview of Paul Hughes whom worked for Ocean 1987-92. This is what he had to s…

    I'm meeting Joffa on Saturday cos he's coming with me in the car to the Byte Back show. I haven't seen him since 1989!
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones March 2009 Games
  • Byte Back, anyone else going?Anyone else from these forums going to be attending this in Stoke this weekend? I know Joffa, Mark and Jonathan are but what about "civilians"? ;)

    Byte Back was a very impressive ... and work resumed on the Byte Back game shortly before the doors ... spent with Joffa as we worked on the Byte Back game was ... honour. Most impressive was Joffa's inability to find his ... have been hanging on for Byte Back. It's in a ...
    jonathan jonathan March 2009 Chit chat
  • 'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back, videos & photos'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back Longton, Stoke On Trent, 7th March 2009 "One of the most famous software houses of the 80s and early 90s was Manchester…

    ... . Even 20 years ago Joffa and Simon barely knew each ... same company. So where Joffa had got all this stuff ... beat him up, something Joffa has admitted to me he ... hadn't even got to Byte-Back yet. Had it been ... crap.

    Seeing Joffa like that made me very ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back, videos & photos'Ocean Re-united', Byte-Back Longton, Stoke On Trent, 7th March 2009 "One of the most famous software houses of the 80s and early 90s was Manchester…

    Yes Joffa, people here appreciate you a ... 't worry what happened at Byte back. Its normal that Simon is ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ** New Game In Development **As one or two of you may already know, Jonathan (Joffa) Smith is currently developing a brand new Spectrum game. The program is called 'SAUCER' It'…

    Met Joffa the other week at the Byte Back convention, he was very drunk and was teasing Jonathan Cauldwell while he was writing Banger Management. I said to him he should get it finished, but it may have fell on deaf ears.

    shame
    BiNMaN BiNMaN March 2009 Games
  • ** New Game In Development **As one or two of you may already know, Jonathan (Joffa) Smith is currently developing a brand new Spectrum game. The program is called 'SAUCER' It'…

    [QUOTE=DRaLLaFE;343314]Met Joffa the other week at the Byte Back convention, he ...
    frobush frobush March 2009 Games
  • Rest in Peace, Jonathan Smith (was: Frobush Absence)You may or may not have noticed the absence of the honourable Frobush aka Jofa Smifff from your forums... The explanation is a little sad but does ha…

    Really sad to hear the news. I'll never forget meeting Joffa at Byte Back last year.
    merman merman June 2010 Chit chat
  • A message From Jonathan Smith (Joffa's) sisterI got an email today from Jof's sister (Christine) .. it was meant for all of us,so here it is. I'm guessing she won't mind [QUOTE]Dear Paul, Than…

    ... /> "I met Jonathan Smith at Byte Back in 2009. I was writing ... I was trying to, with Joffa sitting next to me for ... technique for displaying sprites which Joffa himself had mentioned on the ... ended so prematurely is devastating. Joffa was a legend, and an ...
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington July 2010 Chit chat
  • Has anyone got Joffa's autograph?Hi guys, I'm sure Joffa signed one of my computers at a retro event but as it's covered in autographs I'm not sure which signature is his! If anyon…

    Cheers Mark. Yeah, it was at Byte Back and Joffa was, well, a little "under the influence" - which means his signature may not be quite as legible as the one on your pic ... ! :)
    Kenz Kenz April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 500+ Tapes Plus, Swapping PreferredHere is a long list of current games i want to get shot off. Im after pretty much everything i dont have, please send you dupe list to me, and you wa…

    ... /> Steve David Snooker

    Byte Back
    Night Gunner

    Bug Byte
    A View to a ... Dreams
    Aliens US
    Back to Future
    Dandy
    Chiller
    Empire Strikes Back
    FA Cup
    Finders ...
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) June 2003 Sales
  • Anybody wanna swap ???Send your dupe list or requested to :- [email="cornishdavey@dsl.pipex.com"]cornishdavey@dsl.pipex.com[/email] Quite a long long list, come very co…

    ... /> Steve David Snooker

    Byte Back
    Night Gunner

    Bug Byte
    A View to a ... Dreams
    Aliens US
    Back to Future
    Dandy
    The Empire Strikes Back
    The Newzealand Story
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) July 2003 Sales
  • Updated Swap List, some nice new ones anda lot gone walkies :- And if that dont float your boat, have a look at ebay :- [url="http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid…

    ... 2
    Wulfpack

    Byte Back
    Night Gunner

    Bug Byte
    A View to a ...

    Electric Dreams
    Back to Future
    Dandy
    The Empire Strikes Back
    The Newzealand Story
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) August 2003 Sales
  • Ok Dokey, ive got 700+ Dupes to shift ;) Swapsie??I will sell the below, but id rather swap for missing tapes i dont have on a 1:1 basis. if you would like to swap send a list of your dupes to me at …

    ... Wulfpack

    Byte Back

    Bug Byte
    Antics
    American ... />
    Electric Dreams
    Back to Future
    Dandy
    The Empire Strikes Back
    The Newzealand Story< ... 2
    The Empire Fights Back
    Toy Bizarre
    ...
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) September 2003 Sales
  • Wanted Software to Swap for Rom Carts ;)Wot I have for grabs is 4 Complete ROM Carts which I will swap for my wants below Horace [url="http://www.cornishdavey.dsl.pipex.com/4.jpg"]http://w…

    ...

    Bug Byte
    Fridge Frenzy Bug-Byte Software Ltd
    Cosmic Pirate Byte Back
    Death in Russia 1941 ...
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) February 2004 Wanted
  • My collection for sale. Full list here!Here's the list of what I am selling. Please contact me at cheggersplayspop*@boltblue.com (remove the *) and make me an offer! TITLE PUBLISHER YEAR …

    ... 1987
    Kendo Warrior Byte Back 1989
    Bionic Commando ... 1989
    Empire Fights Back, The Mastertronic 1985
    ... Empire Fights Back, The Mastertronic 1985
    ... /> Midnight Resistance Ocean 1990 back of box missing
    ...
    Steve B Steve B May 2004 Sales
  • Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…

    ... />
    ; ********************************************

    #define DEFB .BYTE
    #define DEFW .WORD
    LD L,A ; Get Hi Byte back, so H now is 48h ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ... />
    ; ********************************************

    #define DEFB .BYTE
    #define DEFW .WORD
    LD L,A ; Get Hi Byte back, so H now is 48h ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …

    ... assembler instructions
    #DEFINE DEFB .BYTE
    #DEFINE DEFW .WORD
    CALL INITIM2

    ; Fill Back buffer with a bright stripy ... /> LD L,A ; GET HI BYTE BACK, SO H NOW IS 48H ...
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • Smooth Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48k Part 2Ok, After all the suggestions in Part 1, which were all excellent (Thankyou), I opted on the following: I have 2 x 6k Offscreen areas (Yes, that's …

    ... assembler instructions
    #DEFINE DEFB .BYTE
    #DEFINE DEFW .WORD
    CALL INITIM2

    ; Fill Back buffer with a bright stripy ... /> LD L,A ; GET HI BYTE BACK, SO H NOW IS 48H ...
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • UKretro.co.uk - Stock AddedHi, The latest additions to our site are listed below, Best Wishes Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url] PS We will be exhi…

    ... Micro?
    Galaxy Wars - Bug Byte - BBC Micro?
    Elite - ... ?
    American Football - Bug-Byte- Sinclair ZX Spectrum?
    Ikari ... Spectrum?
    Hocus Focus - Bug-Byte - Sinclair ZX Spectrum?
    ... 464?
    Cowboy Kidz - Byte Back - Amstrad CPC 464?
    fairziff fairziff February 2005 Sales
  • ANN - ZXSoftware UpdateHi folks, A few titles have been updated and added. Enjoy, ADJB 3D Snooker Zeppelin Games 4 Game Pack - No 2 Atlantis 4 Most Cute Alternative So…

    ... /> Computer Cookbook - Recipes, The Bug Byte
    Confuzion Incentive Software
    Fighter Pilot Byte Back
    Fighting Warrior Melbourne House ... Disassembler Kobrahsoft
    Kendo Warrior Byte Back
    Knight Tyme 128 Mastertronic ...
    ADJB ADJB November 2005 Announcements
  • Ultimate Pentagram and some other junk.Just got, yet another box of junk, from yet another friend of my mother-in-laws. Kinda enjoyed an afternoon pottering in my study looking at it all. …

    ... Simulator - US Gold
    Tomohawk - byte back
    Alien Highway - americana
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2007 Sales
  • 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…

    ...
    ld a,(de) ;copy byte. . .
    ld (hl),a ;. ... /> sub a ;?? prepare blank byte to print
    ld ( ... /> dec de ;move one byte back along the line to be ... push de ;save posn of byte to be copied
    ... load posn of byte to be copied, save byte to be ...
    bigjon bigjon February 2008 Development
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