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  • Proportional Print Routine...Hi Folks, Does anyone know of a good proportional printing routine for the ZX Spectrum? Ideally I am looking for something that prints with charact…

    ... as the time is only part of the information on the bottom ... understand, you want to clear a part of the lower screen (bottom two lines). Those ... are my theories of doing ... bytes in the screen area to zero to clear the text. ...
    Arda Arda May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…

    ... a, b ; df-sz to a
    inc a ... /> call cl_line ; clear lower part of screen
    .ifdef ROM1 ...
    chev chev November 2013 Development
  • Laser Squad League......does anybody remember this project? To remind you, in LSL, players after every turn send a game's snap to their opponent. Fair play means that w…

    ... you won't search positions of other team members and then ... developers will find a way to make a part of screen not visible for ... via message or menu option, a part of screen (e.g.75%) could be ... />
    [1] This would be a perfect chance for some players ...
    Alex_Lux Alex_Lux December 2003 Games
  • 48K protectionWhich games were 'protected' by loading a full 48K block of code so that no copy program could fit in to memory? I know of 2 by heard. Pole Positio…

    ... decompressor placed to overwrite a part of screen area and autostart at decompression ... the end of compressed code, and add a small mc ... the decompressor with a JP command. The screen stays intact until ... I made disc version of A View to a Kill (all parts) ...
    LCD LCD August 2001 Games
  • saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …

    Here's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The ... can be merged into a program and then used ... programs. It's sort of a slow version of copy & paste ... start to the last line ="A"):
    DEF FN b ... FN p(a)=PEEK a+fg*PEEK (a+1)
    9990 CLEAR : ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • clear a windowed area of the screenHi everyone! Ain't been on here for donkeys, but have recently started messing around with a little game. I'm looking for ideas/opinions on the bes…

    ... recently started messing around with a little game.
    ... best way to clear a window on the screen RAM.

    My last attempt at a ... code took up a lot of room. This time ... I want to clear a 25x24 char section of the screen.

    Atari_Jetman Atari_Jetman October 2014 Development
  • Fastest way to clear a screen.We haven't had an optimizing fun for some time, so let's have some: What's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the 6912 bytes at 16384 w…

    ... 's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the 6912 ... . Oh, and for the sake of simplicity let's ignore the ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak February 2009 Development
  • The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…

    ... /> As many of us know, a handful of publishers/authors of Spectrum entertainment software ... in the Spectrum only as a part of general emulation) are there [I ... be clear how deprieving the Spectrum emulation community of the delight of playing ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2002 Games
  • Erase part of memory in SPIN?A question for SPIN (or perhaps Spectaculator). If I have a game loaded in memory and would like to erase part of the memory while keeping the rest …

    A question for SPIN (or perhaps ... have a game loaded in memory and would like to erase part of ... the memory while keeping the rest of the game ... would like to erase the screen memory and watch what will ...
    Rickard Rickard August 2009 Emulators
  • A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…

    ... one or more LETs after a CLEAR and then VARS moved to ... not affected by RUN or CLEAR. The aforementioned Chapter 9 describes ... of a bunch of prior LETs; ie. in the form "GO SUB FN a(a$,a ... space does a number take? (May)
    * General purpose full screen input ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…

    ... />
    is there a way to suppress error R ... when trying to load only part of file.

    ... E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start from ... br />
    Is there a way in Spectrum BASIC (even ... with a POKE) to suppress this ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • [Asm] Is this nested loop faster than LDIR or a bunch of unrolled LDI's?Hi all. I'm learning Z80 asm on Speccy 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own "CLS" routine (without relying on ROM calls or LDIR) as a lea…

    ... 767 ; Start from end of attributes RAM and loop backwards ... />
    ; Clear screen memory.
    ld a,%00000000 ; Select the byte ... Start from end of screen RAM and loop backwards. Screen RAM = 6144 ... at the source of a game by a certain J. Cauldwell ...
    ST1 ST1 November 2018 Development
  • Looking for a game.I'm looking for a game and I don't know its title. I played it years ago and I still have a casette with it, but I haven't got right player and caset…

    ... arcade game. You fly a plane and you must shot ... . At the bottom of screen there is a big ship. When ... falls, it blows up a part of ship. When ship get ... was red. Control consist of 3 keys: turn up, ... . Everything happens on one screen without any scrolling. Fourth ...
    MaxEd MaxEd January 2002 Games
  • A Spectrum, a couple of felt tip pens and a lot of free time on Sunday afternoons...In my opinion the best part of having a Spectrum was drawing a game map of the latest Ultimate game in the back page of my geography text book thereb…

    ... the best part of having a Spectrum was drawing a game map of the latest ... Ultimate game in the back page of ... text book thereby failing most of the exams I ever took ... .

    Surely this is a lost art now? I blame ...
    AndyHerbert AndyHerbert July 2002 Games
  • Here is a list of all the games on the Amstrad e-mailer.I reallydon't recommend getting this e-mailer for the Spectrum games! I bought it cos my BT e100 died. Anyway this is a list of the games, as a coup…

    ... this is a list of the games, as a couple of people asked ... **

    Space Raiders (A Classic)
    Galaxians
    Hostile ... )
    Moon Cresta
    Pheenix (A Classic)

    ** Arcade / ... as it appears on the screen.


    top ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2003 Games
  • Why Spectrum has a lots of software?I'm thinking a lot of it and can't find "magic" which produced a lots of software (games, educational, utility) for Spectrum. My suggestions: 1. Ea…

    ... a lot of it and can't find "magic" which produced a lots of ... using PRINT AT to draw a game screen. Draws 8x8 bitmap in ...
    kmatveev kmatveev June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Kilobyte, a series of unknown cassettes???Hi! I was just wondering if anyone has heard of a series of cassettes (for the 16k/48k Speccy) called Kilobyte? I have 2 of them (numbers 1 and 3), …

    ... if anyone has heard of a series of cassettes (for the 16k ... Kilobyte? I have 2 of them (numbers 1 and 3 ... Speccy anymore... The first of them is probably lost for ... one of the games on Kilobyte 3 was a duel ... down on each side of the screen, and there were cactuses ...
    Falconer Falconer June 2005 Games
  • Retro Fusion - A weekend of GamingHi everyone, for those of you who are into a little retro gaming you might be interested in the following event: The organisation of the Retro Fusio…

    ...
    The organisation of the Retro Fusion:: A Weekend of Gaming event is ... will be bringing along a number of Pachinko machines to play ... 2 dual setup and a myriad of other consoles and ... place throughout the weekend on a projector screen.

    Confirmed ...
    retro-mark retro-mark August 2006 Chit chat
  • Will we see a return of the microcomputer?The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I notice that computer makers are marketing more and more ultraportable l…

    ... an 80's like phenomenon of "mass-microcomputing" with at ... the 48K and with a built-in screen.

    What is ... you think? Will there be a return of the microcomputer? Will we ... the day when efficient use of limited resources is considered profitable ...
    torstum torstum September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problem with ZX Spectrum 128k +2B Tv Output and RGB imageHello, Last week I've been ofered with a ZX Spectrum 128k +2B but I have a problem with the tv out (through RF modulator) .The image is clear on the…

    ... modulator) .The image is clear on the screen but it has some ... these risks only appear in a part of the screen as they were interference ... . Also, in that afected part, all ... to mention that the pot of the modulator is loose so ...
    rfthunder rfthunder April 2007 Hardware
  • Games on the "big" screenI don't know if any of you listen to Chris Evans on Radio 2, but I usually do and a part of his program around 5.45 is the business news where some t…

    ... I usually do and a part of his program around 5.45 ... who's had a great bit of business recently or ... to play them on a 40 foot screen. Let's assume ... you had a day of playing games on a huge screen, what would ... the girls with my control of a huge Willy!!!
    ...
    Vampyre Vampyre July 2007 Chit chat
  • A bit of info from a +3 manualHi eveyone I wonder if someone can save my sanity, I am after a bit of info out of the manual, The part I am after is under sounds, There is a paragr…

    ... after a bit of info out of the manual, The part I ... am after is under sounds, There is a ... paragraph that says "So, to send a little tune (in four-part ... harmony) to a four- ... the PLAY command in some of
    its full ...
    Avinitlarge Avinitlarge December 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for a remake of Jet Set WillyHello! Last sunday I checked the list of Best Games on [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/bestgames.html[/url] and verified that the game Jet Set Wi…

    ... to have played that game a few times on my ... I'm looking for a good remake of that old game: I ... /> During the search for such a remake, I found this: [URL ... Player Classic (MPC), which is part of the K-Lite Mega Codec ... that one can't see a thing! However, on just ...
    Port_H Port_H October 2008 Games
  • Using INPUT without clearing last two lines of screen?I'm trying to print to the 22nd row of the screen using the ol' print #0 trick. Unfortunately, I require user INPUT which seems to wipe out the botto…

    ... print to the 22nd row of the screen using the ol' print ... bottom two lines of the screen. Is there a way of keeping line 22 ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • List of existing games that needs a port to zx spectrumPlease post here the games that exist in other platform(s) but does not exist in speccy. Please keep in mind this is not a to-do list, so don't hesti…

    ... Gametitle:" keyword at the top of your message.
    0 ... .Please write a short description about the ... br /> 1.Please provide a direct link to the ... /> 3.if possible provide a link to the game map ... your entries will be a part of the database in the future ...
    Arda Arda May 2009 New game ideas
  • A rundown of SundownI figured it was worth highlighting a few compo entries at this weekend's [url=http://www.sundowndemoparty.org/]Sundown[/url] demo party, as it seeme…

    ... to be quite a noteworthy one from a Spectrum point of view...
    a "standard" (as in "only one level of mindblowing-ness ... above a standard Speccy screen") Gigascreen pic ... the middle of end' by rnR/T.A.D. was a dual-AY ...
    gasman gasman September 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • (part of) screen to UDGHere is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG. 0<=y<=23 0<=x<=31 144<=udg<=165 (UDG "A" to UDG "U") [code] ; start code with ; PRINT …

    Here is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG.
    0
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2011 Development
  • Software Home Bochnia (Missing company/group name ????????????) ... And C.A.S.I notice the loading screen for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006622&loadpics=3"]Mozg Procesor[/URL] has "Software Home Boc…

    ... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/m/gif/MozgProcesor ... loading screen message is either a direct reference to the source of the ... it's just referencing to a part of the gameworld?

    Maybe ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2011 Infoseek database
  • A lot of Sinclair pieces for saleDear all, Due to relocation and a family expansion :-P I have to part with a lot of my Speccy collection. I have a lot and will send them to anywhe…

    ... have to part with a lot of my Speccy ... collection.

    I have a ... br /> I also have a lot of (used) spare parts ... a few new membranes.

    Besides hardware, I have tons of ... or PayPal from outside of the Netherlands.
    ...
    EddieThEad EddieThEad April 2012 Sales
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