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Acorn Computers help...Hi, I've got an Acorn coming, not sure if its the A5000/A4000/A3010, but it should be here beginning of next week... Now... Does anyone know of a …
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Which Speccy sounds 'best'? ie, differences in AY outputDoes anyone know if there's any noticeable difference in the quality of the sound output on the Speccy models with an AY chip?i'm wondering if there'…
... please run 'spectrum' command in +3 basic mode and report output ? 4 ... 4.1 ROM, but I'm still not sure if it ... -
Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …
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I'm sorry if I didn't ... trdos, etc. So indeed, I'm looking for an easy way ... /> with
50 LOAD *"m";1;"level1": RANDOMIZE USR x ... and replaced with a "call BASIC line 50". Is that ... DELETE.
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Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
... lack of pre-defined functions in Sinclair BASIC![/QUOTE]
C ... /> That's just 13. (I'm sure I've forgotten one ... all of the keywords defined in C (i.e. types etc ... -
Which non spectrum game(s) gobsmacked you the most?Having read this thread - [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22537[/url] I decided to start a thread about non-spectrum ga…
... only option. The subtle differences in the armour system and boss ... playing it, and I'm not really sure if the ... to the next game I'm going to mention.....
... , that's all I'm saying, basically because this ... US Version, and I'm surprised it passed the censors ... -
1K ZX ChessIt's a great surprise to discover that there were a guy who programmed a chess game for the ZX81 with only 1K! of memory. His name was David Horne. …
... you can do breakout in a BASIC one-liner. No ... has achieved Chess in a BASIC oneliner yet because ... algorithm for such a BASIC one-liner I think ... /> [QUOTE=gasman;323364]I'm undecided whether this is actually ... eso/bef/chess/]Chess in Befunge[/url], a ... -
Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... 0 the speccy from 128 BASIC, it goes into 48k mode ... and available in 48k mode. Whereas if you select 48 BASIC from ... or use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching features are ... locked. I'm sure someone else ... -
Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... s not what I'm asking. I don't ... use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching features ... are locked. I'm sure ... other/zx128rom-enable-paging-in-48-basic.zip[/URL]
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Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... away. Typing USR 0 in 128 BASIC evaluates the function and ... Since the 48 BASIC ROM is paged in, this is effectively ... to store bits of BASIC and other banks are ... the desired values and paging in the 48 ROM, however, ... ask whom? Me? I'm not a democoder :) All ... -
Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
... =Arjun;325615]Yes Matt, I'm aware of that and was ... figure out how to READ in multiple strings for a variable ... />
You can do it in exactly the way I described ... />
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Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
... br /> It certainly works in Sinclair BASIC, although your mileage may ... a lot trickier. I'm working on it at ... hanging up earlier because in my earlier version of ... the BASIC listing anymore!
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TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
... br /> If the Z80 incorporates m/code routines and there are ... amp; extent of the m/code is to disassemble it ... the USR calls from BASIC. In the simplest case, where ... blocks which are not m/code but simply data; ... suggest, with Z80s including m/code or data blocks ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... compared to the 6502 emulator in 20 Commodes. I hope to ... 's a really bad bug in the version I released to ... />
But for now I'm working on the BBC emulator ... , I hope to write programs in BBC BASIC which meet the criteria ... -
the S.P.I.T. awardsthat is the Spectrum Programs Incineration Thank you AWARDS your top five WORST games ever ever ever first!!! no order SUPER SOCCER (much promi…
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Sqij! - I'm surprised that this prize turkey ... really crap shoot 'em up in compiled BASIC.
Embassy Assault - A ... is no substitute for quality in this instance.
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Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…
... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of ... rooms and the status screen in the future...
This is ... to c64. There are subtle differences in the rooms ... you can see ... that in the lemon thread about the ... -
How many of you are game programmers?So, how many of you programmed a ZX Spectrum game? Was it released commercially? :)
The Life Of The ZX81I was thinking about this on my way to work this morning? What if the Spectrum had come out in late ?84 or even 1985? Would the ZX81 have had a longe…
... . I have to disagree I’m afraid. The ZX81 was my ... . I learnt to program in both BASIC and Machine Code on that ... twice and then put back in its box. The box is ... have yet to see one in as good condition come up ...User reviewsAs often requested (e.g. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18135"]here[/URL]), user reviews are now possible through the s…
... a 2 because I was in a generous mood and "Fishing ... least it isn't written in interpreted BASIC, but yes it is ... course).[/QUOTE]
I'm glad that Ralf has found ..."POPIE" Spectrum Game from 1984While trying out some old microdrive carts on my real Speccy I came across this game which I had written on the loading menu as "never released". It…
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To MERGE a BASIC program in on microdrive you use the ... MERGE *"m";1;"filename" command. ... the BASIC loader in using MERGE *"m";1;"filename" as before (Beta Basic ... load, so load it in using LOAD *"m";1;"filename" SCREEN$< ...The 8-bit book...Filed under miscellaneous because it has quite a bit of speccy stuff in it... It's almost the ZX Spectrum book version 1.5 :) Anyway, I've finally p…
... C64 games that we covered in the first two books, that ... the previous two books, I'm sure we would have got ... own just as well... And in my opinion, Jerry really has ... question. Are you putting in a basic web guide to the best ...Games not working on Timex 2048Timex 2048 is a very good Spectrum 48k clone, over 90% of games work fine. But there are also not working games or working but not properly. Is there…
... is that the TS2068 (I'm not sure about the TC2068 ... unmapped port as is done in a handful of Spectrum games ... :-)[/QUOTE]
Despite any differences in the bus coupling the TC2048 ... I have seen anyway!). I'm happy to run any test ..."POPIE" Spectrum Game from 1984While trying out some old microdrive carts on my real Speccy I came across this game which I had written on the loading menu as "never released". It…
... & Eskimo Eddie, but I'm unsure if these are any ... allows me to Jump to BASIC. I'm not sure how to ... . The save lines were in the BASIC which allowed me to save ...Defender of the crownI have checked recently the Spectrum version of this well known, great game and the Spectrum version is strange. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org…
... the Crown[/I] was featured in Crash, and I really hoped ... Desert[/I] in Laser Basic and a lil bit of m/c. It ...speccy games at your school?this will probably only apply to those of us who were at school from say 82 to 92ish (guessing thats the majority of people here?). anyway did your…
... and later a degree. In my first year of Aeronautics ... week and work through it in pairs. It was actually ... re-write the program in BBC basic, and got paid a ... despite the fact I'm a diabetic! (in their defence, they ... file, a elaborate routine in LOGO and a few ...Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…
... it is the first line in program, you can then poke ... loaders are stored as m/c data in REM mines.
[code ... decoding is a bit hard in Spectrum BASIC because Spectrum has no ...Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…
... it is the first line in program, you can then ... loaders are stored as m/c data in REM mines.
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I'm still having a hard time ... how this would work - BASIC can display 256 x 176 ...Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... with "END IF" (as in Free Basic, Visual Basic, etc...). This is a ... rather hard task, and I'm even surprised I was able ... point. ;)
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in original Sinclair BASIC). Also the machine code ...Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... to check them against 48K BASIC in an emulator.
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in Microsoft BASIC because the way Sinclair BASIC does it, ... with user variables and Sinclair BASIC didn't allow them either ... . But I'm going to fix it using ...Ultimate! Time WasterThis used to bug me big time 25 years ago.:mad: In the early 16k releases of Ultimate Play the Game , Games Jetpac Cookie Trans am there are three …
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In the early 16k releases of ... the end of the main m/c file
WHY ... 15, 1 and 2 bytes in length. If they didn't ... could store the smaller blocks in the BASIC stub - I've not ...Russian Translations...As i have once again been reminded (by the "Homebrew games" thread), there are some funky looking Russian games that I can't play due to not understa…
... , I'm going to put a credits banner in the basic loader that ... time this has happened. I'm still able to upload and ... ://frankt.co.cc/spec/?C=M;O=A[/url] (If its ...
