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Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
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Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... /> "Spacman" (which is, ahem, obviously an accidental misspelling of Spaceman or ... , and plays much like the average 1983 Speccy Pacman clone, except ... -
Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... - lined with smilies, an arrogant nastiness that would possibly ... could use on today's average console BS.
an emulator at silly speeds ... even use that as an excuse ( for voting ... and theory never wins an argument. people are swayed ... -
Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…
... and only 1 rotation on average.
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Fast division in machine codeHi Does anyone know what is the fastest way to divide a 16 bit number by 24 in machine code. Derek [ This Message was edited by: dmsmith on 2004-0…
... , maximum is 7 but the average number of lookups is 3 ... this would be faster than an approximate division though.
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... /> By the way I had an Amstrad when I was younger ... and I'm not an out of town loner... I ... bracket slightly younger than the average Spectrum owner with parents looking ...For everyone who sends stuff to the U.S.AFor all the eBayers, sellers, and swappers.... [url="http://forums.ebay.ca/thread.jsp?forum=7&thread=300013102&modified=1095873373697"]http://forums…
... using every day like the average European is.
an obvious way) "these are NTSC".
Such things the average ... European considers an every day thing is ... not for the average american ...Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
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ld ...sound sample rangesIf 0 is the midpoint for a range such as 127 to -128 then should the value -128 not be used for the sake of symmetry? Is this the way it is done wit…
... theoretical minimum (at least for an infinite length stream). A constant ... 128 as 011111111.
Average length per byte = ( 255 * 8 ...Highscore database?Have been playing Splitting Images all weekend and got 135,000 something, completing Marilyn Monroe. So a thought struck me - what about an online hi…
... , ekoman wrote:
...I run an online community here in Sweden ... 10 ST games (experience says average is 300% :) )
and more ...Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …
... childish etc just because of an opinion.
Crash gave ... , which in my opinion were average games , in a previous rant ... others ?
Whether its an argument stating c64 vs speccy ... get along but its just an argument between 2 people who ...Censorship alive and kicking in WoS forumsLocking threads is one thing, selectively removing posts is another. Everything posted after midnight in that 'speccy maps' thread has been removed. …
... I've only made ten average maps so, pfffft, who cares ... site with denied games in an appropriate topic (that very site ... 'd been slandered in such an underhand way, you'd feel ...Any news on the Minigame compo ?I was just wondering, does anybody have any idea as to when the next minigame compo will take place ? I'm eager to send my next crappy creation - per…
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I think that the average level of Spectrum games was ... .R.F. would have deserved an higher score, but these are ...Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... a big deal :) The average DC voltage delivered to the ... reduced ripple. So instead of average 9V (nominal), it will see ... peripherals and depending on what average power draw Sinclair thought reasonable ... generate solid 5V can tolerate an input of at least 25V ...OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... smooth as the Speccy (lower average framerate as I was saying ... - I went through most of an archive of 400 games, and ...OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... smooth as the Speccy (lower average framerate as I was saying ... - I went through most of an archive of 400 games, and ...Help required to calculate screen addressesDoes anyone have some code that calculates the screen address one pixel below the given address ? Is it best to use a lookup table ? Any examples of …
... the bottom, you'll get an article about the pattern fill ... the screen organization, how to calculate screen addresses and how to ...Weird coin-opsThe Japanese seem to have had some very strange games. :) Strip poker I can buy, and strip mahjongg just about accept, but strip Qix?!?! :D
... /> Well I saw that in an arcade hall here several years ... wasn't weirder than the average Japanese-themed game...Horrible - just horrible.Me & the wife were due to fly out to the Maldives on Jan 10th. We've donated our refund via [url="http://www.dec.org.uk"]www.dec.org.uk[/url] Give …
... country, the average wage is less than ?2.50 an hour, the ...The average salaryHow much is the average salary in your country? The average salary in the Czech Republic is 18000 Czech crowns = 600 Euro. The salary of 2/3 of peop…
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The 'MEAN' average wage is supposed to be ... minimum wage (currently ?4.85 an hour).
So if ... I'd call the REAL average - not the crap that the ...The average salaryHow much is the average salary in your country? The average salary in the Czech Republic is 18000 Czech crowns = 600 Euro. The salary of 2/3 of peop…
The minimum wage is 400 dollars
The average salary for an university graduate is about 1000 $.Er, a MILLION different ways?!?!In the UK recently, there have been adverts for a media player (I forget which) whose manufacturer is encouraging purchasers to use it in shuffle mod…
... can imagine the mails between an Apple engineers (AE) and the ... sound more impressives to the average MP3 player buyer than "", so ...Rarity GuideWill there ever be a rarity guide of Spectrum Games? The rarity guide on Atari games ([url]www.atariage.com[/url]) is awesome and this helps people…
Its an idea. I am currently designing ... it will work out the average price paid for titles. This ...Elite, Greatest Speccy Game Ever?Go ahead, name me a better speccy game.
Elite is an amazing game alright, but I ... have a rating of Above Average and lots of add-ons ...Rapscallion - Game OverIt's game over time folks let's have your final thoughts on Rapscallion and don't forget to vote by going [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infose…
... 30 people think its an 8, but its average is lower because ...Does anybody have Hacker2 RZX file?Does anybody have Hacker2 RZX file?
I'm pretty sure the difference will be quite substantial. From the little I understand, an RZX records merely the key presses so the average file size will only be marginally larger then the snapshot itself.
Cordially,
Jamie
