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Creating a loading screen in 80'sToday painting a picture using a computer is easy with mouse, scanner etc. But in the 80's it was harder. So, how did "game artists" create their loa…
... /games-extras/Gryzor_Development5.jpg"]pen and paper[/url] ... compare this hand drawn ... Ocean had put onto graph paper from 'Mission Impossible' on the ... screen onto paper then translated it onto the Spectrum. Basic laziness really ... -
Amazing Short Type-InsHey all ! Been having some pretty stressfull days lately so I tought I would type in some games. There was a very nice type-in book here in Slovenia…
... since they are too big and maybe not that great to ... /> [code]
1 PAPER 7: BORDER 7: INK 0: CLS
30 ... =-21
70 BORDER 7: PAPER 7: INK 1: CLS
80 ... +1: PRINT AT 0,0; PAPER 5; INK 0;w
160 ... -
Amazing Short Type-InsHey all ! Been having some pretty stressfull days lately so I tought I would type in some games. There was a very nice type-in book here in Slovenia…
... PRINT AT 0,0; PAPER 1; INK 7; BRIGHT 1;" ... , addtogether both digits and then subtract the total ... Find your new number and remember the symbol ... PRINT AT 0,0; PAPER 1; INK 7; BRIGHT 1;" ... -
A hyperthetical Speccy FutureDo you think if the Speccy had've continued through the 90's or maybe up until present day, that maybe they would've made multi-button joysticks/pads…
... board with a built in BASIC, Speccy emulator, that can be ... plugged into the telly and packaged in a simmilar rubber ... that the hardware didn't change much and the programmers learnt to ... 's an ever changing mess and who needs to write small ... -
A hyperthetical Speccy FutureDo you think if the Speccy had've continued through the 90's or maybe up until present day, that maybe they would've made multi-button joysticks/pads…
... board with a built in BASIC, Speccy emulator, that can ... that the hardware didn't change much and the programmers learnt to ... progression on adding more hardware and RAM than actually cleverly ... Usually resulting in a pleasant and clean product. That's the ... -
M3 UnlockDoes anyone know where I can obtain a copy of "M3 Unlock"? Apparently it will allow the loading of Multiface 3 snapshots without having a multiface…
... (without C extension) and load it
Change disks as the program ... br /> load program again and select 4 basic setup program
Select ... disk, press break and finally you see the basic listing (just ... files). Save basic loader to the disk and run it.
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... was made an INK-only sprite and should have looked ... colour clash. However, it turns out the fan graphics are mostly ink ... (the yellow areas are ink) so the ... A struct to hold background colour and tile pairs
uchar ...Extracting the Multiface ROM?Is there an easy way to save the contents of a real Multiface 128 ROM to tape, on a real spectrum, for the purposes of transferring it to PC for emul…
... you have to do is change the value of the IN ... , page out the MF128 and return to basic. Save the code copied ... something like:
From BASIC, CLEAR 32767
RET
Then, from BASIC, SAVE "mf128" CODE 32768,8192 ...WOS ChatlogsGood for a read this one, [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/chatlogs/technical.log.1.txt[/url]
... days, sitting in tiny cubicles and listening to eight different bosses ... though. there's scope to change
[10:54] The ... office, filling it with servers and selling dedicated servers or webhosting ... :22] i think a pen and paper would be advisable tho
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... to the main menu and select 48 BASIC. The SPECTRUM command is ... to drop into 48 Basic to enter embedded colour codes in a ... program. Not possible from the 128 Editor, and ... selecting 48 Basic from the menu loses ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... I can say that Basic (and old fashioned Basic at that) is ... ) but because of the change of development as oppsed to ... to keep typing Run, change something if it`s not ... wish their was some modern Basic that didn`t look ... looked more like 80`s Basic I`d learn it ...SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... to run from BASIC, execute itself and return to BASIC after execution. However ... black screen with white ink (instead of BASIC white screen with black ... ink) but I couldn't enjoy ...SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... to run from BASIC, execute itself and return to BASIC after execution. However ... black screen with white ink (instead of BASIC white screen with black ... ink) but I couldn't enjoy ...How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... the SCREENS$ blank, setting INK 8 and PAPER 8 and positioning the print cursor ... technique to set BRIGHT, FLASH, INK, PAPER etc.. colours in your filename ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... ;-) The resolution is 256x192 pixel and 32x192 colour. This is the same ... /> First, I´ll start with Basic for TS2068 because I´m ... in software on the spectrum and 2068, basic is much too slow ... moved around quickly and with almost no effort from basic.
5 albums (only) that you could only have for the rest of your lifeamebix - arise (fucking awesome heavy as fuck, paranoid anarcho nihilist punk) leftfield - leftism (perfect mix of dub and dance) snuff - snuff said …
... black origin is Craig David and the Sugababes then it can ... a 'best of' and Living Colour, Public Enemy and Dr Octagon would make ... days of the blues and jazz masters and Jimi Hendrix has given ... and all the misguided good intentions in the world won't change ...Fixing Attribute Clash via emulationI'm sorry if this has been posted already, but is there a possibility to fix attribute clash via emulation? I'm not talking about RealSpec or any of …
... a ; Increment to next colour.
and 7 ; Cycle back to black ... .
or 56 ; Add white paper colour.
ld hl, 22528 ; Start ... : ld (hl), a ; Store this colour.
inc hl ; Next attribute ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... 6.
The big change (and challenge) was reorganising the tile ... data areas during editing, and so that correct graphics tiles ... in the map editor, and write some basic input stuff for level ... /ship specific data and we ...At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... ZX Spectrum+, excellent condition and working with manual intro ... /> A Alphacom ZX Spectrum Printer and paper with PSU.
A Sinclair Book "ZX 81 Basic Programming"
and great programming language. It ...48K Speccy not workingHey, A few months ago (hope it´s not to late) I was loading a game into my speccy and from one moment to another it stopped working! I unplugge…
... message as being the "black paper and white border" black screen. Forget ... the paper area and set the attributes all to black paper/red ink and then ... freeze with just a black paper and white ...Does anyone else find Dan Brown suspect?Don't get me wrong, he's a good entertaining [i]fiction[/i] writer -- as long as the emphasis is on "fiction"; unfortunately, he has the annoying hab…
... of the false Spectrum, and, with infinite care, quickly ... but in excellent heatlth, and the two assassins were surrounded ...
"Alright!", said Andrew excitedly, and he pressed the ON switch ...
[B]20 PRINT INK 0; PAPER 0; "Please enter code number ...You're gonna bloody well read this...I took the time to write this rubbish, so you can damn well read it! In the thread about Dan Brown (a third class writer who has achieved major fin…
... of the false Spectrum, and, with infinite care, quickly ... but in excellent heatlth, and the two assassins were surrounded ...
"Alright!", said Andrew excitedly, and he pressed the ON switch ...
[B]20 PRINT INK 0; PAPER 0; "Please enter code number ...Thunderstorms coming...Check lightning strikes (updated in realtime) here: [url]http://www.meteorologica.info/freedata_lightning.htm[/url] (there are also European maps o…
... and C41 colour process, D76 and acutol developer, Ilford FP4 film and Multigrade II paper ... . Purple and ...Thunderstorms coming...Check lightning strikes (updated in realtime) here: [url]http://www.meteorologica.info/freedata_lightning.htm[/url] (there are also European maps o…
... and C41 colour process, D76 and acutol developer, Ilford FP4 film and Multigrade II paper ... . Purple and ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... by performing a bitwise-AND of "bmp" and the hexadecimal value "0x80 ... through the code with pencil and paper to see that, indeed, " ... you are coming from a basic background, the above is ... are having difficulty understanding everything and want to learn, now ...Platform Game Designer 2?I've started tinkering around with some code today and have decided upon a number of handy little features that it would be nice to have. For the li…
... not pose a problem, the PAPER colour is no longer changed by ... in the main game loop, and a "kill player" action to ...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... object o$ (commercial, residential etc...) and returns the value of the ... recovering this colour information back from the SCREEN$ value, and the same ... new object is built, the PAPER colour to be displayed will not ...Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
... SPIN to load the BASIC as bytes (with both ... pilot tone for the BASIC part is a pain ... the leader tone of the BASIC loader block somewhat extended, ... I mean I can change tapes and load anything else, but ... I need to remove the BASIC header altogether, dunno.
...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... I notice you are using "PAPER 8". I have never ... things without altering the existing paper colour on the screen?[/QUOTE]< ... way to extract the background colour (to alter the BEEP ... or via your cleverly compressed colour information string, without exceeding the ...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
There is also PAPER (and INK) 9.
This will ... best contrasting color from the INK or PAPER.
So this ... /> 10 INK 2 : PRINT PAPER 7; INK 9;"PRINT IN BLACK AND WHITE"
