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  • Help to run Abu Simbel in a +2A SpectrumI bought this game some weeks ago, but the version is the old one. When I loaded it in the emulator, I had to switch the keyboard issue to 48Kissue.…

    ... -Some code stays near Basic area and does the following at ... going to create a new Basic loader, it should:
    and execute it (start address ... creating a very small Basic loader shouldn't be ... and easy to type. You would then use that Basic ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2009 Games
  • TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …

    The BASIC+variables and CODE have ... separately, with SAVE "..." and SAVE "..." CODE address,length ...
    PS.
    A BASIC program + CODE (+ UDGs + ... program lines within the BASIC program area - eg ... and restricts which lines can be EDITed or LISTed from BASIC ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2009 Emulators
  • Cro S2008Hi everybody!!! I hope this is right thread? :-) I want to share with you my new project. I call it ?S2008?? The idea was to build Spectrum48K clo…

    ... basic, not exist comfortable NMI menu and FILE BROWSER. FATWARE and ... !) it does have extensive BASIC and machine-code API support, ... purely written in BASIC.

    Oh, and of course, as ... with IDE device only from basic command line.... [/QUOTE]
    ...
    glancaster glancaster January 2009 Hardware
  • about ZXAM Amiga emulatorHello I have a question, ZXAM was shareware... do you know if Aminet ZXAM is shareware version or registered version. i am very interested in ZXA…

    ... much to get it optimised and working fast enough? {shrugs}[/ ... ) run great on fairly basic A1200s, and features AY3 sound. Granted ... was running my 68030 accelerator, and would have loved to have ... adding accurate AY-3 sound and not through 128k functionality? I ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace January 2009 Emulators
  • Wireframe GraphicsI'm trying to get my head round 3d / wireframe graphics and not really having much luck. I've had a good look on google, but mostly come up with wir…

    ... the learning curve is steep and you almost don't see ... wouldn't even consider clipping and model-view transformations at this ... whole new area of possible tricks (and bugs :)). It should be reasonably ... points so it's easier, and the clipping is easier too.
    baze baze January 2009 Development
  • Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…

    ... - perhaps a corruption in the BASIC listing.[/strike]

    EDIT ... the problematic line through the BASIC editor and re-committed it to ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn January 2009 Games
  • Hi-colour gamesDoes anyone remember some of the games that used something called Ho-colour? Like the options page on the Agent X games, and a few others. If memory …

    ... frames were created with a BASIC routine, and the rainbow effect with ...
    bcass bcass January 2009 Games
  • How many of you are game programmers?So, how many of you programmed a ZX Spectrum game? Was it released commercially? :)

    Only amateur games:

    Ragnablock (in CEZ GS)
    Viaje Centro Tierra Extendida (two new stages, in Topo XXI)

    Retrocoding (assembler with Pasmo). In the golden years only Basic games and assembler first steps.
    gandulf gandulf January 2009 Games
  • Hi-colour gamesDoes anyone remember some of the games that used something called Ho-colour? Like the options page on the Agent X games, and a few others. If memory …

    ... frames were created with a BASIC routine, and the rainbow effect with ... took forever to render in BASIC, but I don't remember ...
    The Starglider The Starglider February 2009 Games
  • Ultimate backlash?Looking at all the polls posted on here recently, it would seem that Ultimate's games are not so fondly thought of as I thought they would be. I jus…

    ... a few basic puzzles, some sort of goal, and be bug ... a basic maze game where you have to find and pick ... many of the million and one basic 2D collect-em-ups ... labels were churning out basic 2D and 3D clones by the ... bucket load, and after the first slew of ...
    NickH NickH February 2009 Games
  • RBS loss of ?24.1bnJust closed my accounts with Natwest - I'm sick of the bankers. I opening accounts with the Co-op. What a differance.

    ... he made of RBS and keep his fat pension ... just deal in basic savings and loans and investment banks which ... the contributions going in and what's coming out ... they resorted to high finance and, after the current crisis, ... for our own pensions and also to pay for ...
    Matt_B Matt_B February 2009 Chit chat
  • Top 5 Speccy Games.Hi there, Here's an invitation to visit my blog [url]http://andyremic.blogspot.com/[/url] and post your top 5 Spectrum games. I'm currently working…

    ... the game for fun, and personal nostalgia reasons; I ... into the writing business? Any tips for aspiring writers...
    ... enjoyed storytelling, I guess. And tips:see Ian Irvines website (Australian ... /> I like Iain Banks and Charles Stross, although there are ...
    Andy Remic Andy Remic March 2009 Games
  • TZX SuitabilityHi All, Firstly thanks for a wealth of info been a long time since Ive seen those set of rubber keys and symbol-shift and now it back around and we d…

    ... data. Read in the tzx and checksum the bytes that are ... version of manic miner the basic loader and the data that loads ...
    MrCheese MrCheese March 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Unoriginal Unimaginative UnplayableOK, never mind all those great games, what were the worst? Keep it to games you (or someone you know) actually paid money for back in the days when 8…

    Yeti ... nuff said.

    Looked cool, looked suave and sophistimacated ... proved to be an utter pile of steamed vegetables ... scratch that! I'd rather want the steamed veggies instead of [the] Yeti.
    ZnorXman ZnorXman March 2009 Games
  • A tattoo with "Sinclair ZX Spectrum" :)[url]http://8bitcollective.com/images/TransparentPurpleTrip/ZX+Spectrum+tattoo/[/url] I thought I'm a big fan of Spectrum but I must admit I'm not s…

    Too much geek for me...

    I don't like tatoos, but if I had one it might be any speccy-related one, like a cool game character and so on, but never a company's name... I've never seen people with tatoos of Coca-Cola or Mc Donald's brands!
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • MDR file to real MicrodriveHow do you get a MDR file onto a real microdrive cartridge? It is possible without a bunch of jiggery pokery?

    ... I find the transfers of BASIC, CODE and SCREEN$ almost 100% < ... and SAVE "program" in Spectaculator
    will transfer the BASIC ... Intro cartridge
    with Spectaculator) and type
    * MOVE " ... TO "m";1
    and the files are automatically transferred ...
    Geoff Geoff March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…

    ... the both the v0.622 and v0.666 assembler.
    I ... a method to store 3 basic files and 1 code file that ... [/CODE]

    Example asm and bins are [URL="http://www ...
    jp jp April 2009 Emulators
  • Most accurate emulatorThere have been various discussions about the best emulator but has been subjective due to different features. So to simply this, and what I conside…

    ... the job even the Visual Basic ones and M.E.S.S ... 's , Debugger , map maker , Cheats and Joystick's)

    SPUD ...
    ASH-II ASH-II April 2009 Emulators
  • "POPIE" Spectrum Game from 1984While trying out some old microdrive carts on my real Speccy I came across this game which I had written on the loading menu as "never released". It…

    ... border black, in the first BASIC block and supress screen messages. Also ... a play with the TZX and see if I can fix ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker April 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Newbie Loading IssuesSo I just bought some [I]new[/I] games from the internet to bolster my new spectrum collection but I have having trouble loading a couple of them: F…

    ... Rambo: First Blood Part 2, and I'm using the built ... it by going into 48K Basic mode and typing Load""

    Basic mode, type 'Spectrum' (hit enter), then type Load"" (hit enter) and ...
    ToxieDogg ToxieDogg April 2009 Games
  • Spectranet updateSince I've not written an update in a while for those who don't follow the blog on the Spectranet wiki, I hit an important milestone on Saturday. Th…

    ... be possible with ZX BASIC channels and streams, but the code ... using the programmable trap, and also use that for stepping ... read from this filehandle" etc, and the underlying network filesystem code ... done (so the same BASIC extensions work regardless of protocol ...
    Winston Winston April 2009 Hardware
  • resident evil zxi thought i might write a text adventure based on the first resident evil game. i'd be happy to map the thing out and write all the code/ text and t…

    ... through the resident evil walkthroughs and guides to get all ... playthroughs to get the atmosphere and plan some graphics.
    < ... working out how to acomplish tricks and write the AI. its a ... crappy idea, but working through and trying to accomplish an existing ...
    mile mile April 2009 New game ideas
  • Alllmost Sinclair Basic CompilerYou guys looked at the compiler Boriel is working on over at boriel.com? It's definitely interesting work - and makes Spectrum m/c as output...

    ... the fact that the BASIC source has little to do ... with Sinclair BASIC has prevented me from ... would prefer a real Sinclair BASIC compiler, free of the ... . I voted for the BASiC compiler. It would be ... to create a huge BASIC listing and still be able to ...
    zxbruno zxbruno April 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Pera Putnik's RGB interfaceI am sure some (if not many) of you will have seen Pera Putnik's RGB interface [URL="http://members.tripod.com/%7Epiters/uvyrgb.htm"]circuit diagram…

    ... and young then :-) I used word termination with reason - it is basic ... thing, and it not reduces signal ... . MilliVolts are not problem, and ULAs video output is not ... limited color bandwith (sharpness), and it is well visible even ...
    piters piters May 2009 Hardware
  • Pera Putnik's RGB interfaceI am sure some (if not many) of you will have seen Pera Putnik's RGB interface [URL="http://members.tripod.com/%7Epiters/uvyrgb.htm"]circuit diagram…

    ... with reason - it is basic thing, and it not reduces signal so ... terminology. MilliVolts are not problem, and ULAs video output is not ... of a transistor stage) and do not show effects of ... similar schematic using standard transistors and found it to be very ...
    ingo ingo May 2009 Hardware
  • "POPIE" Spectrum Game from 1984While trying out some old microdrive carts on my real Speccy I came across this game which I had written on the loading menu as "never released". It…

    ... 23739,244 to the next BASIC block and it all appears well ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker May 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • how do i....yank open a game and look at the stuff inside? (im sure there is a technical term for this.) someone mentioned that 'jet set willy 5, ZX heroes' has…

    ... with only one channel and minimal note-alternation tricks. And on the other ... ago, going "that's nice" and putting it back on the ...
    gasman gasman May 2009 Games
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... can hide behind the meat and he'll run to you ... 's not using his gun, and one hit when he's ... /> Uncovered 2 of the basic endings and the rebirth ending which is ... dark and as misrable as the "in ... more I have to get and I know how to get ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek May 2009 Chit chat
  • DeathchaseHi all, I was just wondering if someone out there could help me... I have the ?2.99 rerelease from 1986 and I'm trying to hack the loader. The tape h…

    ... ?2.99 rerelease from 1986 and I'm trying to hack ... tape has a basic loader, and then the screen$ and main program block ... copyright message, a randomize usr, and a line of gibberish. Presumably ...
    FrankT FrankT May 2009 Games
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