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TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... quality and appeal.
An obvious one is [b]The ... much less interesting cartoon character, an indestructible idiot in a world ... the IMDB website, showing the average rating of each series as ... a joke graph taken from an episode of the Simpsons where ... -
Lower & upper ram IC's for an issue 3 please.Would any of you great folks have 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you would be willing to sell. I'm fixing up a poorly Spectrum that is…
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Can a Spectrum connect to an Amstrad CPC 464 monitor via RGB?Can a Spectrum connect to an Amstrad CPC 464 monitor via RGB?
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RAD for SpeccyJust wanted to share a fine technique of rapid app development for ZX Spectrum in C. Programming without debugger is a pain. It comes down to needing…
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The R-Tape loading Era. An Easter story?R-Tape loading era Nostalgia's a funny thing you know. You might remember what at the time seemed a damn nuisance, only to recall it much later…
... the title pun, it was an era when cassette tape loading ... , hence the need to drill an access hole for adjustment purposes ... that power packed into such an attractive package. I think it ...Tutorial: Using UDGs in SpecBASSpecBAS is capable of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original Spectrum. Like most things though, the extended nature of SPecBAS's ab…
... set itself, you need to calculate the address of the character ... ) so it looks backwards. As an example, BIN 10000000 = 128. Bit ...Can an emulator send and receive via a PC's USB port?Interesting little question arises out of a conversation today with my son who is taking a Rockwell automation course. His latest test was to write …
... for two traffic lights controlling an intersection.
Now this ... real machine has it over an emulator because how can I ...Testing an Interface 1As title, is there an easy way on how can I test to see if its functional or not please ? :) Please bear in mind I do not have *any* microdrives n…
As title, is there an easy way on how can ...Not exactly an idea for a new game...... or even something new but more of an idea for existing games. However, I don't know if this has been tried before (or if it is possible to pul…
Help identifying an old sci-fi movieI only saw the movie once on TV and as I was much younger I never paid much attention, but now that my interest on such matters has matured... I wish…
... weird story about scientists creating an artificial intelligence.
- There is ...The Vectornauts (first attempt at an AGD game)Hey folks, I’m new to the forum, also new to AGD. I wanted to share my progress with my first attempted AGD game with you nice people! It’s prett…
... rooms, it has an end, of sorts, albeit an anti-climactic one ...Out Of Compo - an erotic pixel compo this November!Hello, guys! I'd like to welcome you to participate in our graphics compo. [url="http://ooc.retroscene.org/en"]Out Of Compo[/url] is a virtual con…
... compo, and get an extra challenge of getting an international mail delivery!an easier way to do a composite modive noticed that there are all these complicated ways of doing a composite mod on a spectrum. also they involve removing wires, etc. i have found…
... easier way. i just get an old phono cable (or whatever ...Getting an even random numberWhat would be the best, simplest way to do this ? I was thinking of say: A = RND*100 Then a conditional along the lines of: IF A / 2 <> I…
... ) then it must be an even number not an odd number" , if ... ) , but it must always be an even number.1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…
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An exercise in memorization, so much ...Converting an .rzx to .avi...Good evening, folks! I'm trying to convert an .rzx file to .avi (any "regular" video format will do though) using Spectaculator. I seem to be able…
... /> I'm trying to convert an .rzx file to .avi (any ... record that's just under an hour long, and whenever I ...A Little Fish Big Tale- An open AGDx-mini gameHi there i wanted to share this little game i made using AGDx-mini (an AGD based Game designer that allows to make 8x8 mini sprites, created by A…
... made using AGDx-mini
(an AGD based Game designer that ...Scarlet Revolution - an idea for a text adventure based on my novelDear WOS, I have recently completed my first (and possibly only) novel, "Scarlet Revolution", after a decade's worth of writing and rewriting (and…
... characters, but it's essentially an ensemble piece) and spans over ... philosophies can be corrupted into an oppressive and even malevolent form ...Climate ChangeThis has been on the News for a couple of days now, including coverage of worldwide rallies calling for more efforts to tackle climate change. I have…
... footprint is probably smaller than average. But I still remain somewhat ... we throwing more away? At an individual level its hard to ...How many New Style "Speccy" PCBs are Made to Fit in an "old style" 48K Case? And what are their names? Most of them are produced in small batches so there could be quite a few small variations. Many of these are not produced…
... do) . Some try to replicate an original 48K Spectrum (to some ... all made to fit into an old style 48k original Spectrum ...Moon Ranger an incomplete, jerky but colorful and playable Moon Patrol-inspired gameThe title of the thread almost says it all. let me just add: P =forwad, Q=jump, M= fire Also: I am not a coder (i just learned how to use AGD a fe…
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the video below shows an earlier version, where the game ...Help request for an injured Issue 4A spectrumHi folks, I'm hoping to resurrect an issue 4A spectrum that has been in my hoard for a couple of decades since buying it for spares. Someone ha…
... /> I'm hoping to resurrect an issue 4A spectrum that has ...ZEsarUX 8.1 stableHi! I've uploaded a new ZEsarUX 8.1 stable version. Go to the github released webpage to download it: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesaru…
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Fixed average cpu statistics when footer is ...Mostly Harmless - an Elite save game editor[img]https://i.imgur.com/MoNgWCe.png[/img] [b]Mostly Harmless - an Elite save game editor The most complete save game editor available for the…
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[b]Mostly Harmless - an Elite save game editor
an Elite save game editor. It ... happen to be caught in an isolated cluster. Planet names are ...Mighty Maths ProgramsIn a break from typing in listings from 37-year-old magazines, I had a sudden urge to write a maths-related program, as I do, occasionally. Some, suc…
... tapes, and a printer, and an enormous amount of that shiny ... least these days I have an emulator with savestates to make ... accurate. I found pi would calculate to 13 hex digits after ...papAYa - an AY-3-8912 sound chip expansion board for the Raspberry Pihttps://github.com/gasman/papaya papAYa - an AY-3-8912 sound chip expansion board for the Raspberry Pi Why? I do ZX Spectrum chiptune perfor…
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papAYa - an AY-3-8912 sound chip ... Spectrum chiptune performances, but taking an entire ZX Spectrum setup to ... that is to hook up an AY chip (or two) to ...Was there ever an Emulator which directly support access of Compact Flash Cards instead of Images?Was there ever an Emulator which directly support access of Compact Flash Cards instead of using .HDF- or .RAW-Diskimages? I´m asking because I ha…
Was there ever an Emulator which directly support access ... 6.22/Win98) which has an integrated CF-Connector together with ...
