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  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be ... .

    So post all tips, tricks, etc here! Lets see wot ... )!

    Dunny, a BASin Tips companion would be an excellent ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Assembler snippetsI was just thinking that a thread for small but useful assembler snippets to do useful things would be cool for people learning z80 coding. Not to me…

    ... in on a webpage somewhere and then make the link to ... /forums/showthread.php?t=7243]Cool BASIC tricks and tips![/url] a useful thread?
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall January 2009 Development
  • Assembler snippetsI was just thinking that a thread for small but useful assembler snippets to do useful things would be cool for people learning z80 coding. Not to me…

    ... in on a webpage somewhere and then make the link to ... /forums/showthread.php?t=7243]Cool BASIC tricks and tips![/url] a useful thread?[/QUOTE ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan January 2009 Development
  • The official CSSCGC 2014 threadJust to announce that the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2014 is now open. It's home for the year will be; [url]http://www.mykeweb.co.uk/c…

    ... decide the worst and best games (and any subcategories) at ... the Beginner's Guide to BASIC series)
    [url] ... ://chuntey.wordpress.com/category/sinclair-basic/[/url]

    ... url]

    The Cool BASIC tricks and tips! thread:
    [url]http://www ...
    MykeP MykeP April 2014 Games
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... the best path is: BASIC>Intro to assembly ... which introduces simple arithmetic and logical operations as well ... , tape, etc), interrupts, and lists some cool performance tricks and tips.

    ... between what constitutes intro and advanced. There is no ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2004 Development
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... to keep this tread about BASIC TRICKS AND TIPS

    instead off ... MC tricks and tips.

    this tread is STICKY becouse off BASIC what ... - let's keep this about BASIC, folks. [i]However[/i], ... c trick that directly enhances BASIC (such as a ROM ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... to keep this tread about BASIC TRICKS AND TIPS

    instead off more ... MC tricks and tips.


    this tread is STICKY becouse off BASIC ...
    Graz Graz July 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …

    ... the things in basic to check the logic) and everything seems to ... intensive and complex (hence the reason I've written it in basic ... the direction of a good basic compiler and give me some idea ... debugging features in BASin ROCK! And Tasm is superb too! Top ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich September 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Rebelstar 2 - hints and tipsI'm somewhat depressed as my games console broke the first day of this holiday period and getting a replacement is not so easy and taking time. I wan…

    ... predecessor, might want some hints and tips to it. First time I ... like Vasquez.

    [b]Tips[/b]

    - Before you ... reason for splitting the forces and going across these two ... reeds (other side now) and reinforcement Daniel Dare down the ...
    Rebelstar Rules Rebelstar Rules December 2011 Games
  • Hewson's Hints and Tips For Videogame Pioneers[url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hints-and-tips-for-videogame-pioneers[/url] This will be epic if it comes out.

    [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hints-and-tips-for-videogame-pioneers[/url]

    This will be epic if it comes out.
    morcar morcar October 2013 Announcements
  • Basic SAVE and ZX Printer supportIs there a list of emulators that support any of these two features (basic SAVE and print to printer port)? Is there a emulator comparison some wh…

    ... of these two features (basic SAVE and print to printer port)?
    and/or emulator, and I need these features ...
    RMartins RMartins July 2015 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... collating a few bits and bobs for a "BASIC Programming FAQ" style ... document, and everything is welcome.
    tricks and tips are welcome, no matter how ...
    Dunny Dunny April 2005 Development
  • WOS Times magazineOK folks, as promised in the latest ZXF I'm starting a thread up to discuss the issue of a new magazine. I know this has recieved some discussion al…

    ... scene is changing very quickly and, more importantly, there is ... core of WoS Times and a features section that ... are added constantly as and when they become available.< ... of the various BASIC compilers. (new!)
    * RZX recordings - tricks and tips!
    ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • One-liner articleHi to all ZX Shed people. At Dr BEEPs request, Einar Saukas and I have put together an article about one-liner games. Tricks and Tips etc.. I'm unsu…

    ... article about one-liner games. Tricks and Tips etc.. I'm unsure as ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn November 2007 ZX Shed
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    Thanks for the link - there are loads of really great programming tricks and tips there :)
    chaosmongers chaosmongers July 2003 Games
  • Static vs stacked local variables in z88dkHello everyone. I'm doing a program for Spectrum 48KB with z88dk v1.8 (XX Mar 2008), and I eventually discovered that if your local variables in fun…

    ... I'm a C (and later C++ and alikes) programmer since 20 ... love ya olde speccy, and I feel very comfortable programming ... code" devoted to reveal some tricks and tips to get better results. ... }[/CODE]

    [LIST]
    [*] And what are discussing, to convert ...
    Ricardo Cancho Ricardo Cancho April 2010 Development
  • Multiface.Hi, I'm messing with the concept of building a multiface like tool, and was wondering if there are any disassasemblies of the Multiface ROM around t…

    ... up a speccy from parts, and i think that multiface-like ... done this before and was wondering about any tricks and tips. Got a bit ... deal with the Shadow ram and wire in a AY-3 ...
    spodula spodula May 2011 Development
  • Burn The Lighter #1 disk/tape magazine - English version[img]http://speccy-live.untergrund.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Burn-The-Lighter-1-ENG-Splash.gif[/img][img]http://speccy-live.untergrund.net/wp-co…

    Could some code tricks and tips be added on the magazine?
    Things as... some techniques used on demoscenes... there are amazing demos that I don?t understand how they are possible on Spectrums!
    Turrican Turrican January 2012 Brand new software
  • Burn The Lighter #1 disk/tape magazine - English version[img]http://speccy-live.untergrund.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Burn-The-Lighter-1-ENG-Splash.gif[/img][img]http://speccy-live.untergrund.net/wp-co…

    ... =Turrican;593795]Could some code tricks and tips be added on the magazine ... [/I] of Russian Speccy diskmags, and the coding articles have probably ...
    Crash Nicker Crash Nicker January 2012 Brand new software
  • Clearing 22 lines of the screenHow do I go about clearing the top 22 lines of the screen and leave the bottom #0 area untouched? I have a routine to reset the attributes, but cant…

    ... about this place, the skills and brain power that go into ... I thought about the code and could've changed the INC ... very early stage of writing and learning this Z80 coding it ... shocks me on how many tricks and tips there are to learn. Thanks ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins January 2014 Development
  • Clearing 22 lines of the screenHow do I go about clearing the top 22 lines of the screen and leave the bottom #0 area untouched? I have a routine to reset the attributes, but cant…

    ... this place, the skills and brain power that go ... thought about the code and could've changed the ... early stage of writing and learning this Z80 coding ... me on how many tricks and tips there are to learn. ... solving maybe. :) That and the mutual learning aspect is ...
    Hikaru Hikaru January 2014 Development
  • Nintendo SwitchSo, £280 with no game. Ouch! That might have just killed any chance it had to succeed. Still the new Zelda game looks good and the new Mario ga…

    ... never need to use again and as it's timing window ... 'm slowly picking up more tricks and tips for Zelda now. I've ... the nearest one I think) and I've opened a couple ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob March 2017 Chit chat
  • Speeding up select processing...Hi Folks, I have the following code in my program and it works fine but is rather "sluggish". I have even moved it to the beginning of the program …

    ... code in my program and it works fine but ... paper with black ink and prints a two line ... attributes using the cool basic memory move routine and go to line ... memory used by the cool basic memory move routine to ... hoping there are some tips/tricks some of you might ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman June 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • What speccy games have cool loading tricks?I just came across '[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003268]Moon Strike[/url]' and it's doing lots of cool stuff whilst loading…

    ... Strike[/url]' and it's doing lots of cool stuff whilst loading ... anyone know other cool (turbo) loaders that do tricks with the screen ...
    Asure Asure March 2012 Games
  • The Spectrum Games Compo 2005It's open. Learn about it at its website: [url="http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/sgc"]http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/sgc[/url] The …

    You link to the thread on cool BASIC tips and tricks... doesn't :(

    D.
    Dunny Dunny April 2005 Development
  • Spin / Emuzwin and reading keys with IN in BasicIt's just a bit of a quirk I've found really, but here goes... Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered lately , use IN to read the ke…

    ... />
    Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered lately ... actually had a speccy and the magazine, and had a good ... tried it in Realspec and Emuzwin, and neither of these emulators ... it's possible that these Basic games were not programmed with ...
    mulder mulder October 2005 Emulators
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... , that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an ...
    2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... />
    And in fact, regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I ... and then it was only to write a few very basic BASIC programs ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
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