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Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
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What Speccy software uses Kempston Mouse?I wanted to implement this feature in my emulator but did not find any Spectrum software to test it. I heard earlier that the Art Studio use it, but …
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No speech in Cobra's Arc? A mystery tale from Spain...I once downloaded CsA - probably from some Spanish retrogaming website - in TAP format. While I usually discard TAP files in favor of TZX ones as soo…
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Basic problems with +3Hi everybody, sometimes ago I bought the ZX Spectrum +3. Currently I have some questions, to verify my thinking. 1. How I can easy copy the ZX Spec…
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256 colour gamesFollowing on from the thread in the Emulator section... Will people who are working on converting games to 256 colour using Emuzwin please let me kn…
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VSYNC FunctionI have written a VSYNC function, so that I can clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the address 2367…
... if you weren't using BASIC at all and the entire ... frames system variable -- pure overhead from Basic. It's this code that ... -
COVOX works?My Sprinter "simulates" a COVOX soundcard at port 4Fh, but I don't know how to use it! Can anyone explain to me the process of programming it? (To be…
... , you might still be okay from Basic. Would be a very nice ... *can* program the AY directly from Basic though. Make sure you use ... . The main loop of 128 Basic insists on shutting off the ... it to do anything. Downloaded from raww.org or one of ... -
An intriguing question...Well, intriguing for me anyway. As we all know, when calling a Machine Code function from BASIC, we use the USR (address) function. But for this to …
... of BC, but the call from basic can also affect the output ... SYSTEMVARIABLE SEED with the value from BC, to be used with ... -
Spec on phones, plus spec, SAM to phone Do you think it`ll ever be possible to have a phone where you can use a Spectrum AY tune as your Ringone? I couldn`t really give a flying fart for …
... telephone. it could be done from basic, i don't see why ... not, and a simple basic program to input your number ... -
3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
... Im scared of going from a confident Basic coder to a crap ... into an abyss - the jump from BASIC to Machine Code - I know ... won't look back at BASIC! -
Starting from scratchHello, I'd lack to have a crack at writing a Spectrum game. I have very limited programming experience from mucking around with javascript and VB an…
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How do I save to tape, as it wereSo I've written my game, I've written a loading screen, I want to now put everything together with a loader etc so that it is the same as loading str…
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Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... modified rom with a new basic keyword similar to the MSX ... deapth and make it work from basic or mc, but then old ... games would not benefict from this. However one could have ... -
Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... rom with a new basic keyword similar to the ... deapth and make it work from basic or mc, but then ... old games would not benefict from this.[/quote]
BASIC keywords. It would be ... write your own Sinclair BASIC style environment for a ... -
Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... in MC, and especially not from Basic.
I think that ... screenshots of games to pick from is really neat, knida like ... -
Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... in MC, and especially not from Basic.[/quote]
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How do I poke a Spectrum?I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?
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How do I poke a Spectrum?I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?
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Key Redefine RoutineAnyone written a nice key redefine code snippet?
... :, I was after assembly not basic, but appreciate the effort, cheers ... if you're masochistic, IN from BASIC, but what about in this ... -
Key Redefine RoutineAnyone written a nice key redefine code snippet?
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More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... , you can even do it from basic, originally using kind MC`ers ... , but then with MasterBasic (Beta Basic 6 ?) it has a command ... work with Mode 2, since Basic treated Mode 1, and Mode ... -
MemoryI am writing a game for the Spectrum and need to store a lot of map data. What is the lowest address I can start to store the data at ?
If you're loading from Basic, a simple one-line loader ... over the top of the Basic memory (but don't forget ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
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The BASIC language is simply not powerful ... comes from the compiler, not the BASIC.
Sinclair BASIC, although ... s no way to tell from BASIC. There's no Pointer ... smooth sprites using only compiled BASIC with no extensions!
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ZX SpinIs it possible to use the Z80 Assembler in spin as a means of entering mcode? I'm struggling on some of the basics like SCREEN EQU 4000h. It keeps …
... won't stop your code from running.
Here's ... , execution of your code commences from that point when you use ... symbol, your code starts executing from the address of the very ... assembled, you can save it from BASIC:
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... joystick (Kempston for instance) in BASIC routines?
2 ... to make first line in BASIC start from 0.
... Admittedly these are all BASIC related stuff ... 1. Reading the kempston joystick from BASIC is very easy. You just ... -
CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... program, that can be called from BASIC if necessary, so you can ...
