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The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…
... a lot of multifaced games and managed to take quite a ... them with a standard basic loader and designed my own loading screen ... -
The Speccy Games Programming CompetitionFor those who weren't following the OT thread... We have the CGC and we have the Minigames competitions, but we don't have an actual Spectrum Games …
... coded programs, compiled BASIC programs and compiled C programs and I can see ... we can resolve issues if and when they arise, eh?
BASIC section. Makes sense.
Type-ins for non-standard languagesDoes anyone know if there has ever been any type-in programs for non-standard languages e.g. Forth, Micro Prolog etc. I recently bought copies of tho…
... 's from the book, "BASIC & FORTH in Parallel" ... knowledge of BASIC ) as it takes BASIC examples and shows how ... , and what you can do that goes beyond BASIC. ... I happen to like Forth since it's high-level and ... for Forth either. My Basic got better. I ...BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …
... , I was a decent basic programmer once, but I ... I tried some of those basic compilers ages ago, but ... be to automatically translate the basic code into mc , ... the creation of new basic programs a little more ... to do some new basic programming, and if I had more ...The Sinclair ROM questionThe simplest questions are the most difficult to answer. And here is my questions: 1.) Who was the programmer of the ZX Spectrum ROM? 2.) Is there a…
... .html"]The History of Sinclair Basic[/url] and his [url="http://www ... .worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic/source.html"]SE Basic ...Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…
... builds that were released and the versions on WoS ...
I have and used the version 3 but ... br /> Sample of Beta Basic code and programs will be in the ... Beta Basic Neswletters. ... I have 1 - 15 of them and ...Program sizeI am typing a basic program into a ZX and I need to find out exactly how much memory it is using. Is there a way to calculate this? :confused:
... to the start of the BASIC program and the variable area, respectively ... . Since, according to the ZX BASIC manual ... the exact size of the BASIC program.maketzx problemsDoes anyone else have problems running maketzx v2.33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4? I've just changed my OS from Win Me where i've m…
... thingy, I tried Cool Edit 2000 and wondered why everything was ... the signal up/down and this could effect some ... blaster are probably worn and I have poor results ... 's drive belt died and the tape mecanism locked ... doesn't have filters, and it's a pain getting ...maketzx problemsDoes anyone else have problems running maketzx v2.33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4? I've just changed my OS from Win Me where i've m…
... smoothing thingy, I tried Cool Edit 2000 and wondered why everything was ... I use version 1.2 and don't think it has ... find the equivalent filter on Cool Edit.
The default ...Loading TR-Dos game (not autoload)When I can`t autoload a TR-Dos game, what do I type? I`ve got the Pentagon set up, CAT alogued the disk, and get the following:- Title: AMD4ever 6 …
... and dont bother with the rnd usr in 48 or 128 basic ... utility to pass that and other basic programs or code onto ... which is just a basic file that acts as a ... (B) after them are BASIC files and (C) are code. just ... XXXX" on one of the basic files that seems to be ...The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
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LOTS of support and tips and stuff about MM & JSW ... and many "clones" too! :)
Andrew ... is the guy behind it and he?s a pro! :)The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
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LOTS of support and tips and stuff about MM & JSW ... and many "clones" too! :)
Andrew ... is the guy behind it and he?s a pro! :)
Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
Cyborg, while you are at it, could you also specifically point out tricks/routines/tips that will come handy in writing games?
Like sprite masking, fast scrolling, sound, keyboard interrupts, etc.Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
... you also specifically point out tricks/routines/tips that will come handy ...PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks
... was probably written in BASIC :p and it is (mainly ... MERGEd the initial loader and removed the RANDOMIZE part ... merges in some blank BASIC lines to overwrite some ... before the RETURN statement and saved this line along ... ]
...and voila! The player now has ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... Yet, as I`ve said, and others, it`s about games ... themselves, and this 2d, versus 3d... ... of Call of Duty (and for sure Im buzzin I ... the simple pick up and play games that rock ... simplicity (or even complexity, tricks) and get a buzz from thinking ...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…
... I suppose being a Basic coder Im trying to be ... dead world, using emulation and overclocking as my kinda ... something on Spectrum, and something nice, and I know in my ... if I use Beta Basic 4, and overclock Im never gonna ... you have with MC, and despite my fear, I ...Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... thought I could code. In Basic, obviously - nobody of that ... I knew the BASIC commands and what they did. And how to use ... I want to do and how I'm going ... the point of the competition and so my entry will ... -year-old.
And if anyone wants proof that ...ahm ... what is "Type-ins" ?On 24 September, the what's new page tells me "The next Type-ins update!". But what is Type-ins ? Cristi
... have our share of utilities and even BASIC games, some of which ... type-ins, including a nice BASIC game and two software clocks.
and I'm a bit in ... I should find the authors and contact them. Maybe Martijn can ...Jet Set Willy Problems...I THINK I've completed the "Lord of the Rings version of Jet Set Willy...I've reached the "Grey Haven" (or whatever it's called) but when I jumped ov…
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…
... I dunno about C and z88dk for z80 development ... to write games in BASIC (quick and dirty) you will ... be better of picking up a Spectrum BASIC ... them were utter crap and the games were ... alongwith the excellent manuals and program a text adventure ...New Game Production ChallengeGreetings to all the communiy :) I have been around long enough to see that there are some very good spectrum programmers out here. Now, [start obvi…
... opportunity to relive the past and maybe trying something new, ... see this as HOBBY and ENTERTAINMENT and FUN, I MOST SURELY ... from scratch with my BASIC knowledge and BACHELOR OF ARTS degree ... and pics and stuff) out of fun, and been made animations and stuff ...New Game Production ChallengeGreetings to all the communiy :) I have been around long enough to see that there are some very good spectrum programmers out here. Now, [start obvi…
... from scratch with my BASIC knowledge and BACHELOR OF ARTS degree ... bad considering the fire...) and a 25 metre swimming certificate ... to program from scratch and recently i've started ... and pics and stuff) out of fun, and been made animations and stuff ...How do I poke a Spectrum?I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?
... able to MERGE the initial BASIC loader and put the POKEs just ...How do I poke a Spectrum?I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?
... able to MERGE the initial BASIC loader and put the POKEs just ...Speccy Maps: Just what the hell is going on here then?Some time ago, a chap going by the name of Pavero built a few maps of Speccy games. Though they weren't brilliant, but they sufficed. He decided th…
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This game has cool 128k speech and music (well the speech ...You want to read this. Oh yes you do.1) Go to [url="http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro9.shtml"]http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro9.shtml[/url] 2) Read to the very bott…
... YS, YS is dead and for some reason everybody ... out pill, calm daown and take it for what ... ok for a read now and again
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and tips and nonsense in it, and was rather good ... It had reviews and tips and nonsense in it, and I will tell ...If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
... Speccy a few weeks ago, and coming from a 128K +2 ... I used to use 128 basic editor and never 48K...
If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
... Speccy a few weeks ago, and coming from a 128K +2 ... I used to use 128 basic editor and never 48K...
Censorship alive and kicking in WoS forumsLocking threads is one thing, selectively removing posts is another. Everything posted after midnight in that 'speccy maps' thread has been removed. …
... which contained nothing but a BASIC listing, and my replies as to ... why I wouldn't support ZX81 BASIC ...
