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  • Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …

    ... simple, as the following basic code doesn't work ... The following correctly fills the screen with vertical lines. This ... br /> ld c, 0 ; Screen Normal

    call ... /> ld c, 8 ; Screen Shadow
    call change_bank< ...
    pointblnk pointblnk August 2016 Development
  • Type a screen of text from the start screen.I've forgotten all the combo's of symbol-shift and so on, but is there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text? Problem is, as soo…

    ... there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a ... , you get one of the BASIC commands come up. I want ... the commands, from the initial BASIC screen.
    Farflame Farflame October 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Anybody know what program can:Does anybody know of a PC program (or a "set") that can scan through a BASIC program, and replace "D*, D1 or D2" with two spaces. Then, save that sc…

    ... ") that can scan through a BASIC program, and replace "D*, D1 ... spaces. Then, save that scanned BASIC program as a TZX or ... , I want to scan a basic loader program and remove the ... load Transit and copy the BASIC, screen and main file block to ...
    DEATH DEATH April 2007 Development
  • 48K COMPOSITE VIDEO infosI'm not familiar with the Composite Video, so I'm asking help to WOS. I've got a 48k with Composite Video Mod. I am used to my Toastrack, that I plug…

    ... Speccy.
    For example, the Basic screen (all white) looks almost yellowish ...
    Spectrum Spectrum February 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128 malfunctioning with DIVMMCI recently got myself a spectrum 128 (toastrack) and a DIVMMC card so I could load games from it. It all works fine until it has warmed up and then t…

    ... to basic after the title screen and bugs occur such as screen garbage ... than being greeted with the basic screen or empty folders!
    Neosodium Neosodium May 2014 Hardware
  • [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…

    ... more byte.

    ; Clear screen memory.
    ld a,%00000000 ... ; Move back to the previous screen address.
    djnz cls_screen_loop ; Keep ... infinity ; Avoid going back to basic. Screen is cleared now, continue writing ...
    ST1 ST1 November 2018 Development
  • Games cracking...A question for the crackers out here.... What was your very first game you cracked and for how long were you 'in clouds' of it? My very first progr…

    ... wulf" conversion to three-part: Basic, screen and one code, the other ... poked directly into memory from Basic. My first real crack with ... my name into the loading screen, because they are too beautiful ...
    LCD LCD August 2001 Games
  • Microdrive woesHi there! Just managed to pick up a 2nd hand Microdrive and interface one... Came with an introductory program which doesn't seem to load. Since its…

    ... in three or four files (BASIC, SCREEN$, Machine code and UDGs). Not ...
    JHutcheson JHutcheson March 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…

    ... much of the blue/purple BASIC screen though.

    Perhaps the ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • C64 30 In 1 TV Game on Ebay for ?7.50Check it out here: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130040466346"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1300…

    ... it takes you to the basic screen....

    But for the ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Sales
  • Another dozy day...I can find the TZX Format documents but I seem to be having a mental fizz. Where are the .MGT Format documents? Cheers

    ... i just want to drop basic, screen$ and code from tzx to ... probably also want to manipulate basic autorun lines and code start ...
    dekh dekh January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…

    ... /> I just put this pure-BASIC screen-flipping demo together.

    Download BASIC demo screen flipping snapshot here:-
    [url ... ] Copies current screen RAM into second screen (Very slow in BASIC - takes a ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…

    ... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of it ...
    CUCHULAINN CUCHULAINN January 2009 Games
  • Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…

    ... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of it ... straight for 4 screens. The screen he ends up in with ...
    alanspec alanspec January 2009 Games
  • Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…

    ... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of it ... the rooms and the status screen in the future...
    This ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat January 2009 Games
  • I Ball - is .tap version available?Hi all, I'm after a .tap version of I, Ball (released by Firebird). The original game used the dreaded bleeploader. I checked WOS and other web site…

    ... create a final tape with basic+screen+code.

    edit: Found ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2009 Games
  • StarmakerMorning all, A nice game written by our very own forum member Dave Hawkins has just been reviewed on my site - [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot…

    Hmm, tried to play it using Spectaculator, the machine beeped the went to 48K Basic screen. Dosen't seem to work sob!
    zx1 zx1 May 2010 Games
  • StarmakerMorning all, A nice game written by our very own forum member Dave Hawkins has just been reviewed on my site - [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot…

    [QUOTE=zx1;445685]Hmm, tried to play it using Spectaculator, the machine beeped the went to 48K Basic screen. Dosen't seem to work sob![/QUOTE]

    Are you in 48k mode ? Sometimes some 48k games dont like being in 128k mode i've found.
    psj3809 psj3809 May 2010 Games
  • Received 128K, keyboard not working. Help.I just received ZX 128K, visually it looks brand new. I turned it on, the initial screen comes on, but none of the keys work. I can hear the audio cl…

    ... able to get into the basic screen. All keys 1-0 and ...
    pkupcik pkupcik June 2010 Hardware
  • running this game in zxspin assemblerHello all I've written this game out in the zxpin assembler. [url]http://chuntey.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/tutorial-zx-spectrum-machine-code-game-30-m…

    ... directly in MC than BASIC when just using BASIC screen layout like PRINT ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP May 2013 Development
  • generating a pre-defined list in an un-defined sequenceI've decided to become a drunkard, to which end I've been drinking a whole bottle of beer in one day (whereas normally I'd make it last 2 or 3 days).…

    ... and intros esp from the basic screen to clear it over the ... ) quick way to clear the screen.

    there is ... draws a vine on the screen in hi-res like a ... mode.. and scrolls up the screen, really clever how it's ... do use pre-calc'd basic for sinus tables for ...
    fog fog July 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • New Game: DreamWalker (Alter Ego 2)[B][I]"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" [/I][/B] [I]I will tell you a tale about a little boy. A little boy which was not like the othe…

    ... going back to the 48K BASIC screen. Also, the music which was ... before the crash stays on screen although a bit out of ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2016 Brand new software
  • The state of source level debuggingI was just wondering if we can put on a table everything we collectively know about source level debugging for ZX Spectrum to get an overview of curr…

    ... before giving user control in Basic (with basic screen Sinclair Research Ltd. already ... code and assembly on the screen to match the address. If ...
    tstih tstih November 2016 Development
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …

    ... 'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically ... I try to save from BASIC, the "Start tape and press ... couple of lines of the screen. Is there a way of ... saving the complete screen without losing any of the ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…

    ... :

    1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the ... bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by ... BASIC loader to load back a block of code, the loading screen ...
    Hercules Hercules March 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…

    ... "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun ... copy a SCREEN$ (or any segment of memory) in ZX BASIC without ... , then press "j", the screen will erase and then will ... /> 35 PRINT #0;"load a SCREEN$ then press ""j"""
    ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …

    ... screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC ... moving objects on a particular screen and must have an ACTION ... returning to BASIC when a jump to a collision handler routine or ... & across full 24*32 screen

    ;graphic display ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Collision detection for interlocking shapes[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I?m looking for some advice as I?m not sure how to resolve the following problem. I have an in memory structure that holds info…

    ... br /> [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Screen Address[/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE ... have an image on the screen starting at 22528 in ... first I decided to use collision detection based to the ... bounding rectangles to do some basic "fast" collision detection and then looking ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside October 2013 Development
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