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Another infinite death loop strikes!Oh, blinkin' bother and similar expressions of extreme exhasperation! Roller Coaster. Was doing very well on it, cleared 14 screens, which is more …
... game then re-sets my position high in the sky, and ... -
IN for KempstonHi all A few years ago I wrote a Spectrum program that used graphics on screen to indicate what position a Joystick was in. I need the read IN instru…
... on screen to indicate what position a Joystick was in. I ... -
Blitz Basic questionHello my saucy lil code-kippers... I'm crap at making games. Sorry but I am, but it doesn't stop me from trying. Oh, actually, it has! You see,…
... is the best method of collision detection between 2 bmps of ... -
ZX81 - Modulator problems...Not a spectrum I know, but does anybody here have an experience of repairing ZX81s? When I dusted mine down recently and plugged it in, the display …
... further to the right the cursor is.
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Parts & RepairsHi, For those who may not have been following other recent threads, I was recently handed a huge[1] box of ICs, for a wide variety of 8-bit machines…
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A slightly more reliable top 100Has anyone checked the Retro-Remakes top 100 yet? It only got 100-70 up at the mo but the 30 games on there are a helluva lot more realistic than the…
Has anyone checked the Retro-Remakes top 100 yet? It only got 100-70 up at the mo but the 30 games on there are a helluva lot more realistic than the Edge top 100.
Still can't say I'm happy with JSWs position though 99....Sacrilige!!! -
Retro Fighter shoot-em-up development updateHi all, Some of you might recall I was developing a little shoot-em-up with the working title of Retro-Fighter. Well after a long hiatus I managed …
... flight paths for the baddies. Collision detection for your shots so ... .
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Spectrum Diagnosis: Purple is not my colour!Hi, I thought the self-fault-finding amongst you might appreciate my learning experience this afternoon in fixing my home-made speccy 48K. Yesterda…
Collision detectionI understand the basic methods for testing for collisions but I have question about the trickier situation of testing for when shots hit the backgrou…
I understand the basic methods for testing for collisions but I have question about the trickier situation of testing for when shots hit the background. What's making this tricky is that there is a starfield which obviously should not trigger collisions. ...Human Pole Position[url]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=6543921[/url] Pretty cool! :)
[url]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=6543921[/url]
Pretty cool! :)Game screenshots wantedSince the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16942"]question[/URL] in the preservation forum didn't seem to yield replies, …
... "]Quantum Gardening[/URL] in the position to please provide us with ...Sinclair+3 Disk Help Please?Hi everyone Can somebody help please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work. I replaced the drive belt which was worn. During which I a…
... . During which I altered the position of an adjustable nut on ...Cheggers - the video game!Wow... this is my Xmas sorted then! Did Cheggers ever appear in any Spectrum games? [url]http://www.oxygenintpress.com/release.asp?i=127[/url] [QU…
... renewed vim, and maintained his position in the very hearts of ...I want to build a new, super spectrum ;-)only kidding Andrew :-) my brain's going at a mile a minute at the moment, so I thought I should put some of the ideas down in case one of them is w…
... missing but sockets on every position. It was the testing board ...a zombie at chelsea?So what's your views on the new Chelsea Coach? I was never a Chelsea fan, but I've been a mourinho and Ricardo Carvalho fan (although I dislike Porto…
... 2 top players for each position) followed by a close Arsenal ...Trying to create NMI, whats this switch?Hi, I have been reading a book Z80 Applications, and I am trying to create a simple device for creating a NMI. Here is a schematic: [url]http://www…
SupertruxI was not familiar with this game at all until i saw the 'review' of it on SpinnyF###s youtube account. I had a play on it last night and its pretty…
... little bit bad on the collision detection but its a nice ...Irrelevant QuestionThis is an indeed irrelevent to the speccy scene question but since i searched and i searched and coulnd't find any help elsewhere, i desided to ask …
... 's switch was in OFF position).
I already ordered ...First box of c64 games for saleGot another box to go through yet. Will list them later on after spooks. These have been stored in a garage for a while by the looks of it, as the b…
... Superstar Challenge - martech
Pole Position - Datasoft
A View to ...Halloween Special!Like all the best zombies, the ZXSpin project rises again on the last day of October. Here's release 0.666 for your enjoyment - get it at [url]http…
... relative to
a set position
Added BASE assembler ...Shiny Sinclair C6Jim Burns has produced the artwork on ZX81 software and, as mentioned by Rick Dickinson here, he did the airbrushed rubber ZX Spectrum that was used …
... in early adverts (with triangular cursor keys).
What is ...divIDE woesHi y'all ! Last night I built my lovely divIDE ;-) I downloaded flasher and +divide.tap from [url]http://www.biehold.nl/rudy/+divide/index.htm[/url…
About F-16 Fighting Falcon (Codemasters)I found the game when reading the light gun thread. WTF? A simulator controlled with a light gun? When I saw the info about the game... the screen s…
... -16 supports Kempston, Interface II, cursor and keyboard, and also that ...It's like goldy or steely......but is made of iron. I wonder if Morrissey saw the doublethink in his position on immigration... how immigration into Britain is so terrible, yet…
... saw the doublethink in his position on immigration... how immigration into ...Vaguely half remembered game description - what is it?This is driving me nuts - I can remember a few things about it but not what it is called. I played this game to death as a kid but it was 20+ years a…
... radar that told you the position of the enemy boots in ...More Weird People in the News...[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7131532.stm[/url] Now what the heck was this guy actually doing to get himself in this po…
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7131532.stm[/url]
Now what the heck was this guy actually doing to get himself in this position?Charts dataBefore I do anything myself... has anyone extracted the charts data (month/game/position) from the various Spectrum magazines and has made it/can mak…
... the charts data (month/game/position) from the various Spectrum magazines ...I also quit my job todayAlthough I didn't get into a blazing row, sleep elsewhere and get drunk- so my story is a bit more boring than thx1138's. But it still felt fucking …
... crap involved of my current position.
I've dreamed ...ANNOUNCE: JSW64 Manic Miner: James BondTo celebrate "Two Double-Oh Seven" before it ends, I am delighted to announce the first gamma-release of [i]JSW64 Manic Miner: James Bond[/i] (v1.0),…
... to flip Willy's horizontal position every 32 time-frames in ...Shoot em up designerJust seen Jonathans site, years ago he started doing a Shoot em up Designer utility. Could be very good, i think if people are interested please ema…
... make a sound ?
- Collision detection - need this to be ...
