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1st interface in 30 years (update)Hi all, Just a wee update to my "1st ZX interface in 30 years" project. Main IC's: 82C55 three 8-bit port I/O (configured for 12 dig in, 12 dig out…
... to my "1st ZX interface in 30 years" project.
in BASIC.
The ... this is where coding in BASIC is starting to be a ... to be written....and in BASIC this will be slow ... different, or faulty mem in the toastrack......who knows ... -
RF Video noise on Grey +2's with Z70700 motherboardHi folks, As we know, some limited numbers of Z70700 Iss 1 boards exist (reported by Ben [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?…
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What would have been the hardest game to write?<div>I was recently think about Code Masters' Fruit Machine Simulator and what a piece of **** that would have been to code. I bet it brought in some…
... could really have been done in BASIC (albeit without the rapidly smooth ... mere 48K of memory and 3.5MHz CPU could spring up ... -
New game released: EXPLORER<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New';">- EXPLORER -</span></div><div><span style="font-si…
... Luca Bordoni
PREFACE*******In far 1981, EXPLORER was ... alternate vertical-scrolling version in a TV show, I ... Atari.So in 1989 I've written a Basic version ... of this game was written in Basic in far 1989, known as ... with Boriel's ZX Basic (www.zxbasic.net), ... -
Chompston Mazes in SpecBASAfter the discussion in ASH-II's Pacman thread, I checked out the link there about generating 2D Pacman style mazes. This one was quite good fun, …
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LET x=3+(INT(RND*((mw-4)/2 ... ))*2),y=3+(INT(RND*((mh-4)/2 ... ,y)=1,n=INT(RND*3)+2,e$="1234":
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Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off ... it written by him in the Software Projects office ... has said in an interview he dabbled with BASIC for ... two weeks to make in the accompanying article when ... s Night Off was written in BASIC, why he would risk ... -
Help needed with broken Basic programI got recently into my hands a Polish program written in Basic. But it doesn't run, after loading it hangs. It is set to start from LINE 0 whic…
... hands a Polish program written in Basic.
But it doesn ... protection.
I changed it in Zx Blockedtitor (utility by Claus ... ? Is it missing something? Thanks in advance :)
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Arrays in BASICHi so I'm making this crappy game and I wanna store the screen positions of some UDGs in in a 50x2 array cause I have 50 characters. So I made the ar…
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Remake permissionsHi everyone, sorry if this is not the correct forum. I'm new here and just getting my bearings. I am a hobbyist programmer since typing in BASIC f…
... hobbyist programmer since typing in BASIC from the magazines on ... to my research efforts in the production of Android ... not distribute whatsoever
3) Seek permission from the copyright ... defeats the point in creating anything.
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A BEEP program I want to make in Basic. Helpful remarks gratefully receivedI want to explore the possibilities of the BEEP command. So I need to be able to try different combos of pitch/duration and sequences of same. I'm tr…
... be able to type this in 'on the fly' to modify ... even if it ties me in knots.
I was ... gunshots (its hunting season here in VA) from a distance and ... analyzer, so as to help in having some idea of how ... -
How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…
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+3 file browserI'm about to change the Roms in my +3 to the +3e. I've seen a couple of videos with some file browsing/management software. Does anyone know wher…
... about to change the Roms in my +3 to the +3e.
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New Game: A Yankee in Iraq (2017). A shoot-em-up.Last year, I [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53207/new-game-2016-revival-a-yankee-in-iraq-1992"]resurrected my old shoot-em-u…
... -game-2016-revival-a-yankee-in-iraq-1992"]resurrected my old ... 1992, which I’d written in Sinclair BASIC. It was a fun ... from all the limitations inherent in BASIC.
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"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... of Starfire, the early, mostly BASIC-based release from Virgin Games ... ve made some routines work in BASIC that I could never have ... - because I've written it in +3 BASIC which goes mad if I ... ZIP package contains the program in tape, +3 disc and microdrive formats ... -
Game quiz: Spot the differencesAlways loved these puzzles from the newspapers when I was a kid. Why not make something similar here, Speccy related? Hope it comes out fun. You k…
Basic versions of popular Spectrum games?A couple years ago I saw a game in Basic which was part of a Spanish competition, and it looked amazing. I forgot most details, but remember it resem…
... ago I saw a game in Basic which was part of a ... Set Silly clone completely written in Basic. Is there a list of ... Basic games which are similar to ... when I see something written in Basic, but with good UDGs and ...How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a ... the next character it reads in the string a$ is a ... get confused or "r100u10". Thanks in advance :)Minidisc and tap/tzx playerHi I have 2 questions: Is there a player for Windows that can play tap/tzx files (The old links for winamp are no good) I have tried to save to min…
... +3 and I have bought the proper cable for the sound) in basic ...ZX ROM in 64 characters a lineDear ZXS users, I am glad the today's release is not only concerning MB-02+ as it is normally the case with me, but it concerns really everyone, sinc…
... patches which make ROM print in 64 characters a line. The ... will be for those programming in BASIC since two times more information ... -02+ I placed the patch in the autoexe, so after the ... my BSROM reports itself already in 64 chars a line:))Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…
... ,2) "variabilities"in the manufactured product and 3)"tokenism":-
... up which makes for 3 names altogether including Elite ... :There are of course 3 names :- Elite , Ceratech , ... to have been in some cases . Differences in packaging etc give ...Working with streams in BASICHi I've been screwing around with streams and Spectranet, there's something I can't figure out. If you want to send data to a stream how can you tel…
... listen till it's finished? In other words instead of reading ...Connecting a 3" CF2 drive to a PC... or anything else, really!This one might well have been done to death - but in an eBay auction I've just won (and the stuff should be winging its way to me already, arriving b…
... been done to death - but in an eBay auction I've ... " (got one that's working in a +3) "and a special cable ... -year-old Compaq laptop comes in handy, armed as it is ... with a 3.5" floppy drive, and serial ...Bugaboo - speed run checker hackHi there, Here is a special mode of Bugaboo what helps you to press the jump key to perfect time. It is written in old-fashion magazine style for …
... perfect time. It is written in old-fashion magazine style for ... border effect.
3; Now you are in BASIC.
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and type these data in row (just 28 bytes):
Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…
Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compoare there any basic conversions of machine code games out there?i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.
i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.How can I make a UDG rotate?I designed a set of UDG's that can be used for making shapes or letters. Trouble is that my circle - for example - consists of 4 pieces and it would…
... pieces and it would save 3 UDG's if I could ... . This is to be done in Basic and ideally it would be ...Saving in BASIC in ESXDOS, the date is interesting :)I just got my hands on a divMMC Enjoy Mini. What a fantastic device!!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A curious thing happens.…
... !!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A ...How would I turn memory paging on/off in Assembler?Sorry for the noob question. It's perfectly ok to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging off. But how do you do it in assembly language? I kn…
... to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging off ... how do you do it in assembly language? I know there ... 's an OUT in assembly and it's like ...New TAPmaster 3.0 for MB-02+Hello all eager MB-02+ users, after this year's flood of rather dull programs from me, this one's real smash ;;) . Well, I have to thank to Busy f…
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What's new in TAPmaster 3.0?:
1) it ... extracts more TAP files in one ... files can be entered
3) if target disk is write ...Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... ’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit ... that I want to add in to the game.
in to memory as and when ... heavy game just not achievable in Basic?
Thanks for any ...
