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Speccy games programmingI've got a question. Where games written in pure machine code or was it a level higher with Assembly language being the choice? I always thought it…
... mucking around writing a game in BASIC. I'm aware there are compilers ... I can do as a BASIC monkey to maximise the efficiency ... -
Speccy games programmingI've got a question. Where games written in pure machine code or was it a level higher with Assembly language being the choice? I always thought it…
... mucking around writing a game in BASIC. I'm aware there are compilers ... I can do as a BASIC monkey to maximise the efficiency ... ?[/QUOTE]
Use HiSoft BASIC and typedef *all* your variables ... . Most of the time HiSoft BASIC is fast enough. It will ... -
POKING graphicsI remember using binary code (in BASIC) to POKE graphics (thanks Input magazine!) Using a FOR..NEXT loop you would POKE each square in the 8X8 charac…
... ]Is there a way in assembler to save memory by drawing a ... draw any graphic located anywhere in memory, so you don't ... head round it, and I'm not helping much. -
POKING graphicsI remember using binary code (in BASIC) to POKE graphics (thanks Input magazine!) Using a FOR..NEXT loop you would POKE each square in the 8X8 charac…
... Is there a way in assembler to save memory by drawing a ... your graphic data anywhere in memory, as long as ... one that's dictated by Basic, because they have to ... get more custom characters from Basic - you can POKE the ... use that to switch in complete new banks of ... -
POKING graphicsI remember using binary code (in BASIC) to POKE graphics (thanks Input magazine!) Using a FOR..NEXT loop you would POKE each square in the 8X8 charac…
... there a way in assembler to save memory by drawing ... and every time the BASIC PRINT (or ROM routine ... with his legs and arms in slightly different positions, and ... all this with the BASIC PRINT functions and using ... are way round this in BASIC but you won't get ... -
Windows 7 Installation issuesNeed some more help chaps as I'm totally bloody snookered on this one... My PC spec is this :- Intel Core i7 2.66GHz CPU. nVidia GTX-260 1792Mb Gai…
... first boot device in the bios, save bios settings Windows ... .
I'm told that your previous version ... be more reliable. I'm assuming you have a ... onboard stuff - I'm a little snookered in that respect.
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Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…
... "][COLOR=#000066]DIM[/COLOR][/URL] M[COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR][COLOR=#cc66cc ... seen such a DIM statement in ZX BASIC
what did i ... use DIM without the $ in ZX BASIC you always set the space ... of the reasons I code in MC, you can reduce a ... -
Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…
... model with just 48k ram in which basic source code, the resulting ... new notation arises because Sinclair Basic lacks an IF..THEN.. ... a>c then m=a else m=b
[/code]< ... a>c then m=a else m=b
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The Chuntey InitiativeIt's the start of a new year and with it brings a new wave of optimism and hope! :) In light of the relative success of twitter/speccynews (in the s…
[QUOTE=Alcoholics Anonymous;413621]Arjun, the upper$ and lower$ functions only return the first letter of the string capitalized. Something like this will do the whole word:
DEF FN u$(s$)=VAL$ "CHR$ ((CODE s$)-(32 AND CODE s$>96 AND CODE s ... -
What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…
... but it simply doesn't save. I thought I was ... br /> 2. Select all the basic program lines 10 to 160 ... As...'
12. Type in name to save e.g., 'Penetrator Keys ... new keys.
Save a snapshot if you wish ... the new keys as a basic listing because I like ... -
What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…
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2. Select all the basic program lines 10 to 160 ... As...'
12. Type in name to save e.g., 'Penetrator Keys ... with new keys.
Save a snapshot if you wish ... the new keys as a basic listing because I like to ... -
Most impressive game you've ever seen which has been written in speccy BASIC?What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC? +3 Basic or 48k basic. No machine code routines…
... many games in the Bytemaniacos competition were made of pure Basic with ... impressive, for Sinclair Basic.
I'm not sure if the ... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/j/JohnnyChispas.gif[/IMG ... -
Thunderbirds (by Firebird) on 128k SpecciesHi all. Anyone got Thunderbirds working on a 128k machine (+2) ? On WOS there is an original TZX and a Z80 snapshot in 48k mode, but you cannot run …
... there is something else in the game it's the ... decryptor. So simply decrypt in 48k mode, save it out, then ... to 23552) then bear in mind that the default values ... in this area of memory ... . But then again, if BASIC gets its hands on it ... -
Tape loading question...I'm getting back into BASIC after some 20 odd years away from it and i've started saving stuff to tape. How do I go about making a loaded program aut…
... off i think, then when basic tries to print at the ... that one :D , that causes basic to crash if you attempt ... could add or poke in before saving I'm sure...
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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…
... the top level magnum in RE5, with infinite ammo. ... firepower of 5000 (a basic handgun starts at roughly ... /> It's very useful in most situations, but the shotgun ... 3 dogs running towards you in one go.
in the Mercenaries. I'm pretty shite ... -
Urgent!!!! Need help with saveHi guys, This is URGANT! I am making a turning moment program that uses many arrays. Each array is of size 500 and there are about 6 of them. The c…
... in on the relevant background details:
- SAVE ... because a number in Spectrum Basic is stored as a ... minutes to save to tape;
- in the Spectrum' ... pulse.
In other words, the high ... sometimes get within the Basic editor when the ... -
Machine Code for BeginnersHi folks. [sort of] newbie alert. Not new to Spectrum - been there since getting first rubber key 48k in 84 and a regular visitor to WoS for many y…
... s the stack,... well, the basic.
Then, ... br />
In the basic compiler you can easily include ... pieces of assembler in your basic program, so you ... That's what I'm doing now because I ... post your advances. I'm in a similar situation and ... -
Questions about Velesoft boot BIOS for divIDEI've been playing with that new BIOS, and I've got some questions not answered in readme. When powering the computer, it shows a menu with some firm…
... do they only work starting in 48K basic?[/QUOTE]
... tasks area (for load/save 48kB snapshots in SNA format)
3 ... manually.
Save snapshots/tasks is supported in BIOS rom and ... only if you select "48 BASIC" in BOOT menu. But all divide ... -
Blackstar by Richy Pitch[youtube]FQLznlyLONI[/youtube] Discuss. Points will be deducted from the first person who asks "can this be done on a real Spectrum?"
... 128K Game
SAVE BASIC
SAVE Loader
SAVE Gamecoder
Version 2 ... utility splits the data block in 2. Can someone figure out ... -
machine code player routineHi all, Collecting all my courage to ask more (rather stupid attitude from me, but so difficult to ask questions and bother other people, don't unde…
... them already (the POKE commands in the BASIC program).
That ... only need to modify the BASIC program which "generates" the sound ... sound you hear. This will save tons of memory. -
Exclusive?!Well, today I read that [I]GTA IV: Episodes From Liberty City[/I] is being released on the PS3 next month (I think that's in the US, not sure when th…
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Back in england I have 2 PS1s ... Saturns 1 working 1 in pieces in a Kwik Save carrier bag :lol ...
Over here in the US I have A ... and a Wii, and I'm not really looking for anything ... the min.
May save up some cash for an ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... dusty but other than that in very good condition. It ... without drift, its +3 basic seems to work well. Now ... .
Still I'm sure some knowledgeable souls on ... me to put in a tape. I'm guessing the drive ... of other games. I'm guessing the disks were made ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... dusty but other than that in very good condition. It ... signal without drift, its +3 basic seems to work well. Now ... .
Still I'm sure some knowledgeable souls on ... asked me to put in a tape. I'm guessing the drive ... new out of the box in 1987. I seem to ... -
Spectrum v Amstrad CPC rangeAmstrad seemed to be a rather late starter in the 8 bit micro computer race. I never really saw one outside a shop, only a few people at school had o…
... with its 4 colours in an attribute square? I ... breadbox in the house was in the kitchen), I'm familiar ... coded timing-critical stuff in my demos on the ... the code requires for the basic FLI.
Anyway ... I'd say they in general would certainly have had ... -
Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …
... ben,
i'm amazed you managed to get ... editor rom but i'm using +3e roms so ... if you are in +3 basic mode. If in USR0 mode the ... changed to the value contained in 23388 during the course ... i'm almost certain the divide starts in usr0 mode. if in ... -
Detecting ZX Interface 1 ROM VersionIs there any way of checking which version of the ZX Interface 1 is present? I know that the later ROMs were better at networking - what other impro…
... to Andrew Pennell's articles in Your Spectrum: [url=http://www ... way to do this:
SAVE *"m";1;"rom" CODE 237,1 ... : LOAD *"m";1;"rom" CODE 23296: PRINT ... -
Detecting ZX Interface 1 ROM VersionIs there any way of checking which version of the ZX Interface 1 is present? I know that the later ROMs were better at networking - what other impro…
... to Andrew Pennell's articles in Your Spectrum: [url=http ... to do this:
SAVE *"m";1;"rom" CODE 237,1 ... : LOAD *"m";1;"rom" CODE 23296: ... /> The number being returned in both his routines is essentially ... of the HOOK-CODE routine in ROM.
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