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Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... them all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... $&model=spectrum&loadpics=3"]Diox[/URL] the main character ... $&model=spectrum&loadpics=3"]Glub[/URL] and am actually ... /> So if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ... -
Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... implement a'la vector font in BASiC.
I' ... /> 220 LET i=3: FOR k=3 TO 25 STEP 2 ... =12: LET o=3: LET h=3: GO SUB 9000< ... 830 PRINT ""
840 PRINT "3 = SIDEWAYS, READING UPWARDS"
850 ... PRINT ""
1040 PRINT " 3 = FOR EXTRA BOLD"
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HiSoft Basic +3 version and booksI have been summer cleaning and found a couple of old things that might interest some one: HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case with +3 disc and…
... br /> HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case with +3 disc and manual ... . I looks like it is in ... 86161-112-8. Used but in fine condition.
A ZX Spectrum +3 user guide. Used but has ... with clear plastic and is in fine condition.
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OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…
... replacing the BASIC ROM and patching the editor in the 128K machines). Where ... you might want to consider SE BASIC ... Geneva Mono font used in SE BASIC to give you a ... optimized for space, which resulted in BASIC being quite slow. For ... -
Questions about BasicHi everyone, I am Max, student of media studies in berlin, and I have to do a little project on the spectrum. I am working on a sinclair zx spectrum…
... are some questions, examples for differences in basic language. Maybe you can ... /> let a(2)=-3
let a(3)=5
FOR i=1 to 3: b=b+a(i): next ... a(1)+a(2)+a(3)
2. ...
val$="hallo"
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Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette)Couldn't find this in the archive. Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Kluwer+Techn…
Couldn't find this in the archive.
Avonturen In Basic (Book & ... +Boeken+B.V.$&loadpics=3"]Kluwer Technische Boeken B.V ... -
getting c nonsense in basic when trying to load a program through a string in +3 basicstrangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works withou…
strangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works without an error. why is this? -
SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…
How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed! -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.
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super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…
do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
(i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) ) -
How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... games and ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had ... -
Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures. -
Writing .dsk files in a +3How can I write .dsk files in a +3? I'm about to connect an external 3.5 inch drive, and I was thinking about "fixing" the drive so it always detect…
... can I write .dsk files in a +3?
I'm ... about to connect an external 3.5 inch drive, and I ... disks (I'm pretty sure +3 won't work with 1 ... -
Differences in game demosGame demos on mag tapes sometimes offered a glimpse of a game before it was fully finished (as they had to be put together early to tie-in with the m…
... I noticed there are several differences to the finished game, ... some small graphical differences (crosshair is easier to see in finished game ... Robocop demo had a few differences (you could keep a ... /> Anyone else remember any interesting differences in demos? -
A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... implement this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ... -
How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
... characters. Not in basic, and not in ASM. For example in asm with the ... " Games 48K "
Also, in this url we can see ... -
Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…
Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?
I use
if inkey$="z" then goto...
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Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…
... with or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.
I can quickly ... -
Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment? -
A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
... pages of densely packed listing in a tiny font that I ... something that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a few ... the animation can be seen in action - there's a demo ... screens. It'll be included in the archive whenever I do ... be the odd typo still in there. -
checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728 ... binary held in character strings for ease of handling from BASIC, with ... using binary digit character strings in BASIC for bit manipulation, but the ... -
Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …
... which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing ... any favourites which were written in BASIC? There were certainly a few ... Mad Martha might have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that ... -
smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... do I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... position and printing blank space in previous is that correct or ... split second.
My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... gonna try make some games in basic 1st. -
Diodes placed the opposite way in +2A/+3 PCB'sI was just going to report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser, but I saw a real board and realize that the schematics are right. […
... report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser ... the same in the +3,... does this mean that the +3 gate array ... -
Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
... type a specific animated screen in BASIC on whatever 8/16 bit ... Amstrad version of the type-in[/url].
[url="https ... "]Here's the C64 type-in as well, if that helps ... -
Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done. -
+3DOS routine missing in the +3 manualThe other day I realised the details of the +3DOS DOS DELETE routine are missing in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/ch…
... DOS DELETE routine are missing in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum ... .org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt27.html"]+3 manual, chapter 8, part 27 ... I found the confirmation in the +3 Spanish manual and prepared the ... -
Scrolling in BASICI remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that claimed to be scrolling the screen. Obviously vertically its not too difficult - once you dis…
I remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that ... was thinking of horizontally as in a scramble type game
in BASIC) on the Apple II, and ... like this could be done in BASIC on the Spectrum using Arrays ... -
how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?
how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?
