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How did games started with LOAD "" CODE auto-start?Some early games (l remember for example [B]Galaxians[/B] from 1982) was loaded with LOAD "" CODE, which in one single block first loaded the loading…
... by itself, without any BASIC loader with Randomize usr ... game loading both screen and code together), but ... jump into game code and execute it?[/QUOTE]
and included in these variables is the one for "jump to BASIC ... line". And/or "Jump to ... -
Big BrotherHere we go again...zzzzz. Is anyone interested? Surely the novelty wore off about 4 years ago.
... starred restaurants to fish and chips, and she enjoys dinner ... world and enjoy life ? she wants adventure and spontaneity and her ... as ?crazy, sexy, cool, unique, creative and spontaneous?. She likes to ... Hindu, I go out and drink and smoke and party hard.? Love, ... -
RepositoryI am starting the code for a repository on Sinclair Heaven. What I need to know is what would people like to see, and what formats should I allow fil…
... I need to differenciate between BASIC listings and Assembler/Hex listings. -
RepositoryI am starting the code for a repository on Sinclair Heaven. What I need to know is what would people like to see, and what formats should I allow fil…
... I need to differenciate between BASIC listings and Assembler/Hex listings.[/quote ... -
WHERE: Best sources for repairing Sinclair hardwareI already collected quite some information, like the official repairers guide, but still got loads of hardware that I'm not able to repair. Any point…
... with almost ALL parts replaced and no shortcuts found, spooky ;-) ... for 10 GBP, and built it, resistors, capacitors and all. A ... Arjun named it Frankenspec, and she sits near me everyday ... use anything other than very basic tools (and a multimeter) to repair ... -
WHERE: Best sources for repairing Sinclair hardwareI already collected quite some information, like the official repairers guide, but still got loads of hardware that I'm not able to repair. Any point…
... for 10 GBP, and built it, resistors, capacitors and all. A fellow ... named Arjun named it Frankenspec, and she sits near me everyday ... use anything other than very basic tools (and a multimeter) to repair ... speccy's, 2 tape drives and 39 game tape delivered for ... -
Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... I've never used a basic compiler before.[/QUOTE]
basic (excluding the player)?
basic comipler and mcoderiii without any sucess ... -
Idiots guide needed for idiotI thought I would try and give a basic compiler a go. The trouble is that I have tried both hisoft and mcoderIII and it just doesnt seem to be worki…
... program is breaking the compiler and work around it
... out there...
And if you want to start ... breaking it.
And d) with all the grief ... are a no-no in basic full stop, as Ive ... way for a basic, one way for a basic compiler and by the ... -
New zx spectrum user (yes yawn)Sorry about this folks, bit of an uninteresting thread here, anyway firstly apologies if tis is in the wrong place, bu misc seemed about right. Anywa…
... , it is however larger and heavier than the original 48k ... probs loading games or running BASIC progs. If you need more ... Speccy keyboard layouts, and the meanings of BASIC commands and stuff you can ... emulators even let you enter BASIC using a PC keyboards layout ... -
The Spectrum game you always come back toIs there a Spectrum game that you still come back to playing after all these years? For me, after all this time there still isn't a game to match Ba…
... write a guide with hints and tips how to play the game ... -
best/worst arkanoid clones...?personally I always liked [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002768"]Krakout[/URL] better than Arkanoid itself. really addictive…
cool... thanks for the tips. Im stuck getting past level 4 on this. (tbh, Im fairly crap at most games though :( ) -
The Spectrum game you always come back toIs there a Spectrum game that you still come back to playing after all these years? For me, after all this time there still isn't a game to match Ba…
[QUOTE=Rickard;196319]
I am planning to write a guide with hints and tips how to play the game successfully. Watch out for it soon![/QUOTE]
That'd be a god-send! Yes please! -
After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
... having to install software first, and the hardware is mass produced ... , with less scope for tinkering and building your own stuff.[/QUOTE ... /> PCs used to come with BASIC (sometimes even in ROM), so ... had to rekey any BASIC programs and machine-code didn't stand ... -
A challenge thats probably impossiblehere's a challenge for all you coders. Given a snapshot, is it possible to create a program to sniff out the original start address for the game that…
... some programs and possible for others with a combination of tricks and brute ... -
New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
... be an updated version of BASIC interpreter, so it's ... +3 way.
New basic should be able to deal ... to have RSXes like MSX BASIC would be nice.
... be placed instead of old BASIC-128 and it could even stay ... be reserved page to flash BASIC-48 into it to ... -
New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
... know. Your DOSes are BASIC extensions. And this is correct. ... and cloned) here. TR-DOS uses horrible prefixes to work with BASIC ... ]
The original Sinclair BASIC can be coaxed into handling ... , hacky and braindamaged.
Of course new BASIC should have ... -
unheralded classic games...(in your opinion, of course.) [U]Kane[/U] great cowboy adventure game in 4 stages, I used to play this all the time. 1. shoot birds down (presumabl…
Bosconian `87 anyone? Great playability, nice graphics and a cool tune. Cheap and very cheerful. -
Is 'Theatre Europe' winnable?Can you actually beat the computer at this, as Nato vs Warsaw Pact? Even if I hold my nerve and refrain from chemical/nuclear retaliation to their n…
... game was made as a basic shooter and then it was decided ... to base the story and graphics as it ended up ... American cities from Soviet attack, and changed it to an "outer ... -
Z80 Developer ConsoleHi, This is a project I have meaning to do for ages, recently had a kid, had some time off work (as a software developer) and surprisingly had a bit…
... my job) in C++ and VB6 professionaly. Port to java ... all works and has all the basic features and then I ... the code as "functions" and data areas can be given ... required.
Function and data can be exported to ... 400 lines of code and looked at the help ... -
Baldurs Gate?I know a lot of the people on WOS like RPGs, I myself favour action type RPGs like Zelda and the Square/Enix titles. The most serious RPGs I've ever…
... bored of it very quickly and never bothered finishing it. Maybe ... you have a really cool multiplayer option and a great game construction ... -
Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
... want to exit to BASIC using the Multiface, but ... that is needed for the BASIC environment. Now, suppose ... me to exit to BASIC. I could import this ... B]) the sysvars are "BASIC usable" and you try to return ... (from where? I might add) to BASIC ... -
Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
... sometimes doesn't load the basic header, and when it does it ... doesn't load properly and crashes.
Woody's ... . Mainly for custom loading/saving and debugging. The only emulator I ... -
Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... , it's a great improvement, and as always you are welcome ... always like to learn new tricks, and see what can be squeezed ... snapshot file, along with screenshots and some very brief notes. -
A few questions about machine codeOh no... another noob. I'm giving my first steps in assembler (finally, after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article explaining that if I wan…
... , after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article ... still see registers as BASIC variables, and I want to change that ... a very successful return to basic with the interrupts disabled. The ... you return control over to basic. EI will do this.
A few questions about machine codeOh no... another noob. I'm giving my first steps in assembler (finally, after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article explaining that if I wan…
... after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU ... be used for something, and not others. For example ... de' is the destination address, and 'bc' sets the amount ... still see registers as BASIC variables, and I want to change ... than we ever could and will provide a more ...DarkStar.tzx in Spectaculator 6.25Hi all I think I have found a bug in Spectaculator. Darkstar.tzx(OriginalRelease) wiil not not load. DarkStar.tap loads The DarkStar Re-release t…
Hi Andy,
[quote=Andrew Barker;210139]
...I imagine the loader is only looking for a short datablock pilot so it stops looking resulting in failure. I'm no expert in taper loaders, that it just my assumption.
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...Got my mac mini and I'm in loveI have had it for about 2 days now and it is the 2nd best piece of computer equipment i have had, it is quieter then my dvd HD recorder i have been s…
... . If you want a basic laptop, and are prepared to pay extra ... , 1920x1200 resolution, 8600M GT graphics and T7700 2.4 dual core ... , but it is fiercely quick, and incredibly quiet. I didn't ...New versions of ZX-Editor and ZX-Preview publishedDear ZX-Spectrum Emulator fans, I want to announce that I published new versions of ZX-Editor Second Edition and ZX-Preview today. Refer to [url]www…
... BASIC data into two parts: BASIC program and BASIC variables. You may edit all BASIC ... program and BASIC variables ... , such as variables, Beta Basic procedures and perhaps, in future, other ...
