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Saving and restoring data in 128kHi all I'm trying to program a game using compiled ZX Basic for the +2A/+2B/+3. Thanks to a lot of info I found on the forums, I manage to access …
... to efectively save and retrieve data in the 45152-65535 address range. I ... prepared some programs just with data arrays, saved with something like ... load it from the main program but no data is restored, so ... it wrong and saving no data at all.
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Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…
... draw the sprite to the screen using the mask. On the ... next screen update I would erase the ... old image with the data in the buffer. Re-fill the buffer if the sprites ... screen address then draw the sprite again. Does ... -
Jet Set Willy with 2 channel in-game musicI've hacked a copy of JSW to play a 2 channel beeper tune during the game -- Tequila by The Champs (it seemed appropriate to the JSW storyline). [U…
[QUOTE=Mister Beep;442844]Erm... The TAP doesn't work...?[/QUOTE]
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Nasty 'Gotcha' for multicolour timingI thought I would be better developing my multicolour routine on the 48K first, being the slowest, so it would then be sure to work on the 128K varia…
... 8x2 multicolour from a buffer to the centre of the screen.
This ... line of colour data in the buffer is a pointer to the next line, so ... as it is processed, the buffer automatically wraps from bottom to ... OUT (254),A from a buffer after each row of colour ... -
Reading digitized data from the DivIDE......MB02 or any other IDE interface with cf, cd, sd or an hd connected to it. What would be the best route? I don't know if there's a size limit for …
... to it. What would be the best route?
I ... , the player would load data from the inserted media and create a small buffer in ... memory to allow a smooth playback (I think this is the ... -
Just wondering (Data compressors back in the 80s)While utilizing some sort of data compression is admittedly the norm for Speccy productions nowadays, it doesn't seem to have been the case back in t…
... some sort of data compression is admittedly the norm for Speccy ... seem to have been the case back in the 80s. [i]Or ... the tape recorder as the sole widely used means of data transfer (hence the ... since early days in the Speccy history. The obvious question thus ... -
Once again about saving data in emulatorsI have already posted a topic asking how to save data in zx32. Now I have the same question concerning Real Spectrum emulator. I have already found o…
... how to save data in zx32. Now I have the same question ... to save BASIC programs in Real Spectrum but I ... work using ZX-Spectrum utilities in Real Spectrum. I tried ... music in Wham! and when I try to load it the ... emulator doesn't open the tape file ... -
Back in the day Speccy related problems.Thinking back about the days where i used to play on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber keyed wiith seperate data recorder) i recall some of the prob…
... on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber keyed wiith seperate data recorder ... ) i recall some of the problems associated ... with cassette entanglements or data recorder problems back in the day?,did anybody ... -
Changing the font in z88dkEither I've got this backwards or the documentation is incorrect... :smile: "[URL="http://www.z88dk.org/wiki/doku.php?id=platform:zx"]The standard Z…
... 've got this backwards or the documentation is incorrect... :smile:< ... doku.php?id=platform:zx"]The standard ZX Spectrum console driver ... font you need to send data in the order "2,ll,hh" where ... swapping them over which gave the following result:
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Double Buffer UtilityHi Folks, I've been experimenting with double buffering on a 48k Speccy for a small project I'm working on. After reading lots of good advice here…
... (character) 2 in the buffer.
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#Copy from buffer y-position in (integer) pixels ... copying data from the buffer
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Retro Asylum reaches finals in the UK Podcasters AwardsRetro Asylum has reached the finals in the video games section of the UK Podcasters Awards. If you enjoy the show then please give us a vote: http://…
Retro Asylum has reached the finals in the video games section of the UK Podcasters Awards. If you enjoy the show then please give us a vote: http://newmediaeurop...campaign=buffer -
Saving and loading data in assembly.I want to add a save and load feature to an project I'm working on. Since it's not that much data in size I thought I'd use the ROM functions, but ho…
... that much data in size I thought I'd use the ROM functions ... , but how do I go about doing this in ... saving? I've searched the net and the forum but I can ... -
What in the hell does...(UL), (AL), (S3) (DI), (DL), (PW), etc. mean? I found these in the games list, and have no idea about the meaning. Thanks in advance
(UL), (AL), (S3) (DI), (DL), (PW), etc. mean? I found these in the games list, and have no idea about the meaning.
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Spectral Invaders screenshot in the Saturday TIMES.I was just reading ''PLAY'' the arts & entertainment supplement in the Saturday TIMES newspaper. In the gaming section there is an article about the…
... supplement in the Saturday TIMES newspaper.
In the gaming section ... there is an article about the histroy of ... :cool:.
The article mentions a History of ... exhibition being held in London at the Barbican from May ... -
Play The Last Ever Shaw Brothers NEW Spectrum Game - Hop 'n' Chop ...it's in the WoS Archives now!The last ever Shaw Brothers Spectrum game is now available to download in the World of Spectrum archive section, it's called... Hop 'n' Chop it's p…
... is now available to download in the World of Spectrum archive ... it's probaby better in 48k, but the 128k version features more ... these emulators can speed up the gameplay (try Skatin USA ...
FULL INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE IN A POST BELOW!
Two Manic Miners in the top 100 games table?A while ago I was checking the top 100 games (according to WoS visitors' votes), but I couldn't help notice that there are [I]two[/I] distinct "Manic…
... ago I was checking the top 100 games (according ... release version, while the second to the original Bug-Byte ... version. Now, since the [I]only[/I] differences ... a little paradoxical to say the least?
... Manic Miner 1[/I]s in the top 100 table?
...How soon should we expect Uploads to appear in the archive?I appreciate people have other things to do, and are doing us all a favour sifting through all the downloads and posting them in the Archive, but I h…
... sifting through all the downloads and posting them in the Archive, but I ... one has so far appeared in the archive, although there have been ... two archive updates since the uploads.
Just ... my e-mail address with the uploads.
Not ...Complete books in the InternetDoes anybody knows good links to Sinclair books in the internet (except the links of WOS)? Or book covers? Or book descriptions? Or sinclair book dat…
Does anybody knows good links to Sinclair books in the internet (except the links of WOS)? Or book covers? Or book descriptions? Or sinclair book databases?Thundercats episodes in the UKHi all... This is a request for help from Thundercats fans in the UK.. I'm trying to build up my collection of episodes but all I can get is downlo…
... for help from Thundercats fans in the UK..
I' ... get is downloaded copies from the net in poor or medium quality ... Is there anyone who taped the episodes The Ghost Warrior, Return to ... were shown on UK television in the 1980s? These were my favourite ...Rich Pelley...in the news?!In the Daily Record yesterday, the whole of page 3 was dedicated to how Rich Pelley (yep, THE Rich Pelley, I saw the photo) took inspiration from the…
In the Daily Record yesterday, the whole of page 3 was ... Rich Pelley (yep, THE Rich Pelley, I saw the photo) took inspiration ... to end up in hospital. He did this for the magazine "Nuts ... ", which was shown/advertised in the corner of the article...
[ ...What was in the 'Shadow/Unicorn' add on box?'Shadow of The Unicorn'. What was actually contained in the add on box? Was it just extra memory?
'Shadow of The Unicorn'. What was actually contained in the add on box? Was it just extra memory?Who will you vote for in the UK General Election?The miscellaneous section used to be mainly about miscellaneous Spectrum things, but since its now changed, I'll break with tradition: Just out of i…
The miscellaneous section used to be ... 's gonna get your vote in the forthcoming election?
Personally ... , I'll be voting the way I always do- Conservative ...Retro Arcades in the UKAnyone know of any arcades in the UK that still have some beaten-up old arcade machines from before 1992? There are probably none, but just in case …
Anyone know of any arcades in the UK that still have some beaten-up old arcade machines from before 1992?
There are probably none, but just in case anyone knew of a place that had defied time...Little mistake in the Archive, check itI have found out that there little mistakes in the archive page of the game "Nonamed" In the authors category it should say Nacho instead of Nacko, …
... little mistakes in the archive page of the game "Nonamed"
In the authors ... Cubedo instead Thomas Cubedo. Also, the year of release was 1987 ... /> Incredible, its the first mistake I've seen in many years of ...Makosi in the News of the WorldWell, looks like Makosi sold her "story" about "shagging" Anthony in the Big Bro pool to the News of the World anyway, despite both Anthony and Craig…
... "shagging" Anthony in the Big Bro pool to the News of the World anyway ... />
Read the full fabrication, erm, I mean story, in the link above. :)How to play Alone in the Dark on the PC?I have all three Alone in the Dark games, and they all run fine, but I don't have the manuals, so can anyone tell me the control keys, please? I don'…
I have all three Alone in the Dark games, and they all ... , but I don't have the manuals, so can anyone tell ... me the control keys, please? I don ... to know how to complete the games, so no spoilers please ...Any other real Spectrum users in the USA?Hi, I bought a Spectrum +2a off e-bay (I collect old computers) and managed to make it run here in the US. I'm curious; is anybody else running an a…
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I bought a Spectrum +2a off e-bay (I collect old computers) and managed to make it run here in the US. I'm curious; is anybody else running an actual Spectrum (not an emulator) over here?ZX computing scans in the archiveHi, I was looking for a couple of issues of Zx computing in the archive that I used to own, but they don't appear to have been added yet. One had a …
... of issues of Zx computing in the archive that I used to ... had a dragon on the cover the other had a guy sitting ...Verification of data from MakeTZX (FAO Steve specifically)Hi all, I've TZX'd up a tape of files which just use the Spectrum ROM loader (Steve, FYI it's the XLR-8 mastering utilites we were talking about on …
... were talking about on the phone at the weekend). They *seem* ... I go about verifying the ingetrity of the data in the TZX's? Would MakeTZX ... have come back with the XP ... How do I compare the TZX with the original tape - do ...Mag scans in the archiveI know that if you change the page number of the scan you'll get the next page, but a lot of the time with multi-page reviews only the first page is …
... that if you change the page number of the scan you'll ... page, but a lot of the time with multi-page reviews ... only the first page is linked to in the archive.
in future? I think it's ...
