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  • Help! Cauldwell's PGD.First of all I just want to say what an absolutely wonderful program The Platform Games Designer is. It's nearly everything I've ever wanted for the…

    ... /implementation of sound/music, better collision detection and perhaps some sort ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman January 2008 Games
  • Another Vacancy!Is there anyone here that would like to join the ZXS team? Don't worry about being able to write anything as this role is more of a research positi…

    Is there anyone here that would like to join the ZXS team?

    Don't worry about being able to write anything as this role is more of a research position.

    All we need is someone that is able to dedicate a couple of minutes a day.
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty January 2008 ZX Shed
  • How to rotate an imageI'm working on an idea for a game and to test it I want to draw some graphics on the screen which are made up of 8x8 pixel squares (single characters…

    ... data and applying a screen position I can draw a shape ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside January 2008 Development
  • PC tech - laptop touch pad keeps freezingAnyone know why every few minutes my laptop's touchpad goes unresponsive for a second or two, then the cursor goes to where it should have when I was…

    ... second or two, then the cursor goes to where it should ...
    Vertigo Vertigo February 2008 Chit chat
  • WoS - The wonderful World of SpectrumI've just been browsing the WOS [I]Site Awards[/I] and my initial thoughts are that it is quite outdated. On the contrary however, WoS is no longer …

    ... is no longer in a position to prove itself. The [I ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz February 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Saving games using RealSpecI was just wondering if anyone knew of any way to save your game position using other than the snapshot feature. I'm new to the Spectrum emulators, …

    ... way to save your game position using other than the snapshot ...
    honeybunch honeybunch February 2008 Emulators
  • What is it? Number a billionBudget Speccy game where you were a white robot having to collect computer chips and get to the exit (I think) coupled with bad versions of classical…

    ... and approach. I think the collision detection may have been a ...
    Vertigo Vertigo February 2008 Games
  • ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…

    ... inaccurate information about the play position in buffers, there is now ...
    Dunny Dunny February 2008 Emulators
  • 3D Lunattack: message recorded on tape?I've been having a blast on [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002955"]3D Lunattack[/URL], which has proven to be a surprisingly…

    ... of the gameplay (hold the cursor down to activate the navigation ...
    j00ce j00ce March 2008 Games
  • The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …

    ... , the ability to emulate the cursor keys (including Caps Shift held ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Firefox woes. Anyone else have jumping cursors?I keep finding that as I am typing away on a bulletin board with Firefox, every so often, the cursor jumps elsewhere on the page. It happens often en…

    I keep finding that as I am typing away on a bulletin board with Firefox, every so often, the cursor jumps elsewhere on the page. It happens often enough to be annoying! Is it a known issue, and can I stop it?
    thx1138 thx1138 March 2008 Chit chat
  • BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…

    ... keyboard.
    They act as cursor controls and input modifiers - for ... Caps Shift and 'Space'
    Cursor Left Caps Shift and '5 ... '
    Cursor Right Caps Shift and '8 ... Caps Shift and '7'
    Cursor Down Caps Shift and '6 ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... now showing a flashing E cursor (extended mode). This is more ...
    Jimmy Jimmy April 2008 Emulators
  • smallest character?- games like Earth Defence where you basically control a cursor don't count, I'm talking about where your character is an actual sprite. any suggest…

    - games like Earth Defence where you basically control a cursor don't count, I'm talking about where your character is an actual sprite.

    any suggestions? who is the smallest of them all...
    def chris def chris April 2008 Games
  • most graphically impressive....?...probably a re-post of some sort but I been here a year and not seen this thread, so... *not talking about gameplay...only graphics... I reckon t…

    ... to catch ghosts with your cursor (Ghost-Catcher?) something like that ...
    def chris def chris April 2008 Games
  • Julian Date / Mean AnomolyHere's another bunch of nonsense that (when finished) might be helpful*: [quote] 10 CLS : PRINT AT 0,0;"Please enter the information required:": …

    Here's another bunch of nonsense that (when finished) might be helpful*:

    [quote]
    10 CLS : PRINT AT 0,0;"Please enter the information required:": PRINT
    20 DEF FN a(d,h,m,s)=d+(h/24)+(m/60/24)+(s/60/60/24)
    30 DEF FN b(j,m,d ...
    gcallard gcallard May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Got an interview for Managers job on WednesdayHave been on the technical hands on side of television broadcast engineering for past 18 years. Decided to move up into management at same company. C…

    ... assumed based on current senior position.

    Any advice on ...
    IN31 IN31 May 2008 Chit chat
  • Web Developers Please Help - IE6 CSS BugI have constructed what seems to be a nice looking well behaved 3 column dynamic web page layout in CSS. It looks fine in IE7 and FireFox (latest) H…

    ... repeat:repeat-y;
    background-position: top left;
    background-color ... :repeat-x;
    background-position: top left;
    position: relative;
    left ... -repeat:repeat-y;
    background-position: center left;

    }< ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk June 2008 Chit chat
  • Help with EarthLightBeen trying to play Earthlight (format z80) in the ZX Spin emulator, but all I'm able is to see the initial screen with a yellow cursor, that doesn't…

    Been trying to play Earthlight (format z80) in the ZX Spin emulator, but all I'm able is to see the initial screen with a yellow cursor, that doesn't respond to any key I press. What am I doing wrong? :(

    Help please
    FranciscoVasco FranciscoVasco June 2008 Games
  • What games have you played this week.I've been playing the remakes of Atic Atac, Quazatron and Head over heels on the PC. I am very inpressed with the grapics and the sound of these rema…

    ... . Having problems in saving my position on Head over Heels and ...
    Spectrumplayer Spectrumplayer June 2008 Games
  • Sprites...What is fastest way for drawing masked sprites at any screen position without using preshifted data ? I want to use it for isometric view game... li…

    ... masked sprites at any screen position without using preshifted data ?
    popmilo popmilo June 2008 Development
  • Fancy a challenge ????I played one of my MINIGAMES from the 2008 competition and got a very hard game. It took me several days to find the solution. So if you want to gi…

    ... />
    Controls:
    QAOPZ or cursor
    U = undo move
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2008 Games
  • Xpadder - map pad buttons to keyboard keysI like to play PC games with a joypad (using a Gamecube pad with an adaptor), but some games do not support all joypads or are not convenient to play…

    ... for it to the appropriate position - this only takes a minute ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG June 2008 Chit chat
  • The 7th GuestI've been playing this recently (this game sold at an amazing RRP of ?70 back in 1992!) with DOSbox (an excellent utility); and eventually managed to…

    ... got myself into a hopeless position. It's one of those ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2008 Chit chat
  • Collision Course by AmericanaDoes anyone know who wrote this game? There's no credits on the inlay and the only in-game credit is "Black Run Software". To me it as the hallmarks…

    Does anyone know who wrote this game? There's no credits on the inlay and the only in-game credit is "Black Run Software".

    To me it as the hallmarks of being a Costa Panayi game (although not quite as technically accomplished as the later ...
    Martyh! Martyh! July 2008 Games
  • Joysticks on Amstrad boardsNever mind the oddly wired connectors for this post... as we all know, the joystick ports on the +2 and +3 are Sinclair Interface II equivalents. Is…

    ... ) and the other is a Cursor? Of course, this would need ...
    emleymoor emleymoor July 2008 Hardware
  • How will my computer improve if I add a graphics cardAllright, at the moment I have a dual-headed set-up (I think it's called dual-screen in the windows world), with a 1280&#215;1024 screen hooked up to…

    ... screen to render the mouse cursor (and presumably this is some ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm July 2008 Chit chat
  • ZX Spectrum +2A, doesnt respond...I have a ZX Spectrum 128k +2A. Trying it out for first time in over 10 years. It starts fine and displays the initial menu and also supplies the tv …

    ... ... It doesnt react to the cursor key for selcting anythhing in ...
    drumon drumon July 2008 Hardware
  • Test your PC keyboardPlease test yout PC keyboards in ZX emulator. Searches for the appropriate keyboard for real ZX Spectrum / ZX emulator. This is keyboard tester: [url…

    ... /> 7+9+0

    (cursor test)
    LEFT+UP+0 ... with all this combinations, only cursor keys+0 is impossible use ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2008 Hardware
  • Thor published author search help neededAs many of you have noticed, yesterday [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/McKennaPaul.pmt"]Paul McKenna[/URL] kindly cha…

    ... McKenna[/URL] kindly changed his position on the early freelance games ...
    mheide mheide August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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