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something is missing from TZX Vault's AutomonopoliWhile loading, the WOS version of this game (.tap) generates a quite nice red screen with a copyright notice. This version is identical with my ancie…
... matches the tape you have; compare the publishing label.[/quote]Unfortunately ... to compare. As I said, I have a tape [I]copy[/I ... . It appears I have a copy of Go To Jail.
Memory usageBrowsing the online documentation for the Spectrum I came across a peculiar discrepency. As we all know the start of the RAM is at 16384 which is whe…
There is no Printer Buffer at all on the ... /> The COPY command doesn't use the Printer Buffer but a ... printer buffer to be cleared at the end of the COPY ... obvious place for the buffer is after the system ... idea of a transient printer buffer in the 'Sea Change' ...Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
... if it's an unauthorised copy. And those that want a ... a reasonable margin as a buffer.
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It ...Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
... don't think anything can compare with the tape swapping extravaganza ... were cheap, and you could copy the games and build up ...Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... sprite + mask into a temp buffer.
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buffer before copying the buffer (one character cell ... a frame to perform the copy. Positives: flicker issues are ...More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…
... of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing ... those memory saving tricks and compare both you will notice the ...Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
... something. if someone has that copy of SU or a scan ... was 'exchange it for another copy' followed by, 'you're computer ... tape a picture, i cant compare it first hand to a ...Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
... ) and browse to where your copy of Genie is and open ...Announce: EmuZWin 2.4.1.0 with exact AY soundEmuZWin 2.4.1.0 with exact AY sound released today. In "exact sound" mode, should be very, very close to real sound. (My ears are sick, my head is sp…
... each 1/50 second sound buffer, so emulation became even more ... it sound. I just can compare sound with other emulators, and ...SpecEmu 2.1 betaFinally I think I've cracked all the gory contention details required by those trendy multicolour demos (48K/128K modes only, +3 contention can wait …
... URL when I decided to compare some effects I found in ... conflict while ULA reads video buffer. So, I do not see ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... /> I can compare it to a known good copy on WoS. This ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... /> I can compare it to a known good copy on WoS. This ...Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... generally slow. Using a buffer to prepare the scren ... much quicker to just copy a buffer than to decide what ... takes to fill the buffer but simply to flag ... the game to a buffer your game is still ... reenabling interupts) with a copy of the current game status ...Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …
... extended file/disk COPY command uses a 2K buffer at 60689 and ...Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
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Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
... actually slows down the copy. I would drop using ... buffer in linear order, which means you might copy ... , etc. With the copy hopping back and forth ... A back buffer to display copy should do the copy in display ... to perform a seemless copy with no screwed lines. ...Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
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; Fill Back buffer with a bright stripy pattern ...Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
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; Fill Back buffer with a bright stripy pattern ...On 48k, can I copy 4k before next screen updateFollowing on from my thread at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=6423&forum=11"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/v…
... I basically want to copy back to front screen ... you were copying the buffer is in the display ... delay the start of your copy routine after the interrupt. ... your pixel-line order copy, you will be updating ... this time, if your copy routine is still running, ...Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …
... beaten up with a rolled copy of SU when you were ... to support this. You just compare the games with the highest ...Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... draw everything into a memory buffer as you see fit (meaning ... as possible) and then copy the buffer to the display in a ... . The penalty is that this copy takes time and slows things ... 128k Spec has the double buffer mode, so this can be ...15th Birthday of the Sam CoupWell, December 2004 see's the 15th Birthday of the Sam Coupe! Throughout December i am putting up some special offers on the main Quazar website ([ur…
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I`ll email a copy of the SAM Disk with ...Changes to Retro Gamer magazine.For those of you who have heard of the UK-based magazine Retro Gamer, we are currently planning some changes. Here are the rough ideas that we have …
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Compare for example, a copy of Retro Gamer today ...looking for clones of CIty Bomber...what more to say : ) -looking for clones of CITY BOMBER i.e. I had such a game, one of my first games ever when I was 9 or 10. A plane flying f…
There was a City Bomber prog written by a guy called Dweezel (unlikely to be his real name), but AFAIK it was only available from Buffer Micro in Streatham, and I doubt that WoS has a copy (it was nothing special anyway)...Knightlore/Alien 8/PentagramIn the early days of Ultimate Play the Game each game release was something new and unique. However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was a cl…
... talking about it). If you compare it with the games reviewed ... /> PLUMMET!, Interceptor
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the original manic miner with the miner on frontDid the actual cassette have a paper label or was it a printed on plastic one like this [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category…
... moment so I can't compare it with that. Damn. I ... I would wait for a copy with the correct tape. (Like ...T.I.M. - A New Interlace - Demo for DOWNLOADHere's something that's been in the works for quite a while ( mostly in my head ) and recently I've aquired assistance to help it come to fruition. …
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JSW - Is this possible?There's an object in the Conservatory Roof which I reckon cannot be collected without losing a life. There's a snapshot taken in the Conservatory …
... *c) and takes a working copy of the 8 bytes for ... of each guardian in a buffer at 33024. A slice of ...ZZap lives on! Just a quick note, New Retro Gamer is out with the 20th anniversary ZZap64 64 page special which I was lucky enough to help out on, its awesome and…
Whahey! Got my copy today, and very good it ... (with modern day comments to compare with the original ones) which ...
