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IN or INKEY ?just curious which is better to use.. I have a menu done.. and use 6/7 to go up down it + space to cycle thru the options (using inkey).. obv. if I w…
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3) From BASIC you would then POKE the two values in to ... want. The result would be in FEF4.
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I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... There are major gameplay balance differences between the two. Weapons ... survivability also make vehicles in Battlefield 3 more fair than ... a fight in the version of Battlefield 3 I played ... change resulting in a cascade of differences in how Battlefield 3 will ... -
FN nesting error?While playing with FN functions that call assembly, I've found something weird. Check out this code: [code]10 DEF FN f(a,b)=a+b 20 PRINT FN f(FN f(…
Incredible! The SAM Coupe BASIC gives me the same result, 11. :confused:
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SP1 and memoryWhile developing my program, I've run into memory related issues and haven't (yet) run into any advice over how SP1 uses memory. The examples all sb…
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So a 3 char x 3 char sprite requires:
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Need help with tzxing once again :)You people helped me so much in this thread witch a custom loader: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36109[/url] Maybe we…
... course have 8 different bytes in basic (may be variable area ones ... blocks should match the ones in the pilot tone (yours are ... , the 1st 2 or all 3:
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RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... easy to use when programming in BASIC. The only inconvenience is that ... [/LIST]
Now you have 3 choices for the comma operator ... ", "fast comma", "no comma"), 3 choices for the inverse operator ... "zx81 inverse", "no inverse"), and 3 choices for the 4x8 font ... -
tiny routine to shift RAMTOP & stackCompressing some data areas above RAMTOP and wanting to make the released space available for BASIC arrays, I needed to move RAMTOP without using CLE…
... , this routine allows BASIC programs to dynamically adjust ... +2A/+3/+3e to keep the 48k ROM in situ, ... otherwise it will page in the +3 ROM ... and then everything goes to pot. The BASIC ... 253 203 1 166 ;+2A/+3/+3e fix
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Distinguishing between models?I'm running the risk of being pointed to the faq here, so sorry in advance. Something I'm trying out requires that the program can distinguish betwe…
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48 from ... paging variable, or the differences in some of the rom. ... can install to +2A/+3 models original roms from ... fast = ZX+2A/+3)
3) if +2A/+3 models is detected, ... values then FDD exist = +3 model is detected. (or ... -
Mazes and Tremaux's AlgorithmI've done a version of Tremaux's maze solving algorithm which solves my current test maze with 400 junctions and 715 connections in a reasonably quic…
... forward directions are allowed whereas in these cases some directions are ... then it sets off backwards in a different direction by specifying ... item. I did it all in BASIC first to get the logic ... processing loop of each phase in machine code.
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How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…
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In the erstwhile ZX Shed magazine ... on writing a speccy game in BASIC. You may find it of ... need issues 1, 2 and 3 from [URL="http://zxshed.co ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... the Spectrum had at least 3 important characteristics:
3. a nice BASIC (I think the ... more better than the CBM BASIC V2.0).
in my opinion.
... fun to learn to program in BASIC with it.
So easy to use.Back in the 90s I was off work for 3 months following an operation, anyway in my boredom I dusted off my old speccy+ and the manual, and got my head …
... off work for 3 months following an operation, anyway in my boredom ... , and got my head around basic.
It was surprisingly easy ... pegs..
The game has 3 difficulty levels and even a ... now more tools to program in Basic, whose results are really amazing ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the first ... snapshot. Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading.< ... only under +3 BASIC.
[*]Terramex: Type USR0 in +3 BASIC prompt before ... loading the game in order to ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
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[*]Amaurote 128K: Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC ... snapshot saved after loading the +3 disk version. Only differs from ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the ... website. Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading. ... in +3 BASIC prompt before loading the game.
[*]Terramex: Type USR0 in +3 BASIC ... prompt before loading the game in order ...New game: "Quest for Witchcraft"[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/QuestForWitchcraft.gif[/img] This is a new game which I made exclusive for Scene+, so sorry, no download (yet)…
... /> 1. The games are in german
2. There ... that much Spectrum Users in Germany
3. They do not ... They do not believe that BASIC games can be good
in the pre-PayPal times< ... way. These games are in BASIC so they can be translated ...New game: "Quest for Witchcraft"[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/QuestForWitchcraft.gif[/img] This is a new game which I made exclusive for Scene+, so sorry, no download (yet)…
... that much Spectrum Users in Germany
3. They do not ... do not believe that BASIC games can be good
in the pre-PayPal times< ... way. These games are in BASIC so they can be translated ... original german games are not in WoS either, so it ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the ... website. Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading. ... in +3 BASIC prompt before loading the game.
[*]Terramex: Type USR0 in +3 BASIC ... prompt before loading the game in order ...Screen routinesHello. For my games I?m using the sprites routine method of a screen buffer and when I finish to print all the sprites I dump all the buffer in the …
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3.- Boss is coming, I'll ... try to find more information in my notes and come back ... that there must be very differences in the speed deppending on the ... number of sprites to print in each momment. And I suppose ...Creating a new game - AssemblySo... finally I?m studying Assembly Z80... after 36 years. :) Well... it?s sooooooooooooo hard to make a game using Assembly? I bought a book (Spectr…
... easier and see the differences between PRINT AT in BASIC and your first ...Creating a new game - AssemblySo... finally I?m studying Assembly Z80... after 36 years. :) Well... it?s sooooooooooooo hard to make a game using Assembly? I bought a book (Spectr…
... easier and see the differences between PRINT AT in BASIC and your first ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the ... website. Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading. ... in +3 BASIC prompt before loading the game.
[*]Terramex: Type USR0 in +3 BASIC ... prompt before loading the game in order ...Noob needs helpSorry gents but decided to have a play with basic...see if I could knock up a shonky as hell space invader type game I seem to have gotten myself co…
... -ordinates AND checks for limits in one line, rather than several ... to do movements in BASIC without having to write 3 lines and keep ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the ... website. Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading. ... in +3 BASIC prompt before loading the game.
[*]Terramex: Type USR0 in +3 BASIC ... prompt before loading the game in order ...New Flash Rom Board for +3 and Black +2As per the other thread I've now sold out of these boards. There is however the possibility of getting a new batch made, and at the same time making …
... straddles both rom sockets in the +3/2B and can be ... four 16k rom images. In other words it has the ... put different versions in the banks e.g. +3 in one and + ... 3e in the other.
... images in each page e.g. original 48k rom, SE Basic, ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the ... website. Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading. ... in +3 BASIC prompt before loading the game.
[*]Terramex: Type USR0 in +3 BASIC ... prompt before loading the game in order ...Which kempston joystick schematic is the best?I'm looking for the best Kempston Joystick interface schematic. It has to be as cheap as possible. But it must be as compatible as possible. I've c…
... return D7,D6 or D5 in log.1 state. D5 ... on port 31 work in some games as next button ... on port #1F is active in log.1)
... internal keyboard in +2A/+3 models).
This basic program can ... data collision
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...New Tool: CheqEdit[b]CheqEdit[/b] it's a simple and small program that helps you to draw 64x48 graphics on screen in GRAPHICS MODE. Program can output as text in CHR$ …
... a simple full screen display in about 3 seconds and had it ... memory efficient, although Im in love with your Compressed string ... almost forgotten about when using Basic from my past... Few ... this is a BASIC tool, but even BASIC programmers occasionally like to ...Best game ever?Not sure the best way to do this, thinking top 10s with a sliding scale of 10 points awarded to the game you vote 'best' down to 1 point for your 10t…
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2. Laser Squad
3. Lords of Chaos
4 ... for early efforts mostly written in BASIC. The latter even has a ... scenarios that weren't revisited in either the later Rebelstar games ...
2. Laser Squad
3. Lords of Chaos
4 ...LZ77 en/decodingI've written an LZ77 en/decoding routine as I couldn't find one around for the Spectrum. Initially I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right.…
... I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right ... . It works, in that it encodes the file ... distance and lenght are encoded in the smallest possible way. This ... when there's no match, 3 when there's a 1 ...
