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  • Playing AY sounds with BASIC.Is it possible? If so how? I've seen in one forum a while back mention of using interrupts to play but AFAIK this is machine code only. The goal of …

    ...
    Playing AY music from BASIC interpreter - with interrupts - is ... write a special small program in BASIC, using DATA commands.
    BASIC interpreter however it takes ... - it will stop after "any key" is pressed.

    Yerzmyey Yerzmyey May 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • ToadrunnerDid anybody finish this game? I would like to map it, but I would need some concrete tips how to use objects, respective which object can kill druid,…

    ... use the battle axe to break the left lock
    ...
    move right through whole in wall

    put ... down

    pickup key

    make your ... )

    put key in pocket 4 and use it ... heart

    drop key
    pickup heart
    ...
    saiwong saiwong June 2010 Games
  • 'Hello World' in ASM ?Can someone show how to make the classic 'Hello World' print with ASM code ? I cant figure at this moment how to insert and handle strings with the s…

    ... can write magazine-quality games in BASIC, ones that would have been ... of commercial quality (in 1982) if only BASIC wasn't so damn ... only have two possible directions in which to move; and they ... precision and detail can you break the program down into manageable ...
    ajmoss ajmoss June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …

    ... hacky way around it to disable the divide once it had ... and the loader is written in BASIC so a poke might be ...
    brownb2 brownb2 June 2010 Development
  • Building a menu in ASMWEll as probably some figured, i am learning asm at least to make the basic menu i did in basic. It is a menu where we can select games to be loaded.…

    ... probably still do it quickly in Basic if the actual menu data ... was kept in an array file. I'm ... disks from what I see in this thread, and it won ... filenames and have a secret key press on the menu that ...
    mulder mulder June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • KING OF PONG: Pong revisitedHello everybody. I'm proud to announce you that my last personal project for the ZX Spectrum, "KING OF PONG" is available to download here at WOS si…

    ... a few bytes are free in RAM, so sadly no way ... of it. Just assemble straight in when loaded. Change the 'cp ... fire and it doesn't disable the key mode anyway and may ...
    Bandit Bandit June 2010 Development
  • Howto paint a squared zone of the screen ?You know what guys ? i begin to love this languaje. Cant understand why not put more effort on the 80's to learn it :( because it is really speedy. …

    ... cp 13 ;if 'enter' key
    ld a,(cursor)
    key, ignore and continue[/code]
    in basic to obtain the row ... cp 13 ;if 'enter' key
    ld bc,cursor
    key, ignore and continue[/code]
    arfgh arfgh June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... problem). School Report was mainly BASIC (with a hint of Machine ... a text adventure game in good old Speccy BASIC, and well worth ... I tried to break into it and decipher the BASIC listing.... with ... (also by Automata) also written in BASIC, as well as both Mad ...
    thezxfiles thezxfiles September 2010 Games
  • 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…

    ... problem). School Report was mainly BASIC (with a hint of Machine ... a text adventure game in good old Speccy BASIC, and well worth ... I tried to break into it and decipher the BASIC listing.... with ... (also by Automata) also written in BASIC, as well as both Mad ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 September 2010 Games
  • How compatibel is the Sprinter 2000?How compatibel is the Sprinter 2000? I have one but only trd software runs. Joystick did not work and tape in and tape out too. I have schematics bu…

    ... to load games with tape in in ZX Spectrum mode? I tried ... /> Micky[/QUOTE]

    Yes. In ZX,Pentagon or Scorpion mode ... tape (if TURBO 21MHz is disable via key "F12").
    velesoft velesoft September 2010 Hardware
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... gaz, I live up in the peak district and have ... I was expecting a rubber key 48k the previous xmas and ...
    I had a job in a newsagents shop at the ... d been writing adventure games in basic on the schools bbc's ... at least one game finished in this life. Wish me ...
    kilauea kilauea October 2010 Chit chat
  • divide deviceHi, This is first my first post,so hello to you all I first Spectrum 48k was a Xmas present way back in 1983,best gift ever. Then I moved on to a C…

    ... it will work in the games loaded from the basic file browser ... . Is possible reflash rom chip in DIVIDE PLUS with my BIOS ... systems via OUT 23,xx in basic.

    [QUOTE=Alien 8 ... MREQ on new connector. This disable connection of external memory rom ...
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Hardware
  • Programming flash eprom on DIVIDE+Can you test it on DIVIDE PLUS ? [url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/flasher-divide-plus.zip[/url] (This flash utility is WINSTON's flasher for dia…

    ... of it being written in BASIC and love the design ... some enhancements which are included in Tygrys' firmware selector:
    ... a) An option to start in 48K or 128K Mode
    in 48kB mode (I must disable paging on ... fixed versions for work in 48/128 mode)
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Hardware
  • Programming flash eprom on DIVIDE+Can you test it on DIVIDE PLUS ? [url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/flasher-divide-plus.zip[/url] (This flash utility is WINSTON's flasher for dia…

    ... of it being written in BASIC and love the design ... Option to start in 48K in Tygrys selector disable 128kB memory or ... only start original divide systems in ... 128kB enable/disable (yes, it's possible disable 128kB memory ...
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Hardware
  • joysticks?Is this ok [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Flash-Fire-Joystick-Atari-Commodore-Spectrum-MSX-Etc-/280598083389?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item4154f2f73…

    ... 's written entirely in Basic, you can press break and view the program ...
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause December 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to code a run and jumpHi all, Is there a way in basic to take action on two simultaneous key strokes. I want to add a run and jump i.e. keys Q and M but using inkey$ seem…

    ... a way in basic to take action on two simultaneous key strokes. ... limit me to only one key press at a time. ... this using only the BASIC language if at all ... [/QUOTE]

    The IN conmmand will read multiple keys ... [/URL]

    In line 42 you can see ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2011 Development
  • Spanner seeks helpHello, and HNY, all. I am presently writing a game in BASIC. It's a bit - a lot - crap, but I'm enjoying it! Anyway, a couple of questions, if you …

    ... loop that waits for a key to be pressed; if the ... key is ENTER, exit the loop, ... />
    As for protecting against BREAK (in a more graceful way than ... compilers will also block the BREAK key as a side effect of ...
    gasman gasman January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Spanner seeks helpHello, and HNY, all. I am presently writing a game in BASIC. It's a bit - a lot - crap, but I'm enjoying it! Anyway, a couple of questions, if you …

    ... loop that waits for a key to be pressed; if the ... key is ENTER, exit the loop, ... />
    As for protecting against BREAK (in a more graceful way than ... compilers will also block the BREAK key as a side effect of ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Character movementI have always liked manic miner and so want to try an write my own version. My first attempt is just focusing on the character movement, left right a…

    ... 16x16 pixel sprites which in BASIC equate to 2x2 UDG ... br /> Some horizontal moving sprites in Manic Miner/JSW have separate ... right each frame. The key is to understand that ... frames are all drawn in the same 2x2 character ... frame (0..3) in turn at X=30 position ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • +2b faulty keyboardhi. a friend has recently acquired a +2b that was sold as working. when switched on the menu is is displayed fine but none of the keys can be persua…

    ... is, there is no built in speaker in this model)

    break key down and keep ahold of ...
    spider spider January 2011 Hardware
  • JSpeccy v0.88.2 releasedHi, The minor update corrects a problem with the IF2 joysticks and implements the "natural keyboard" handling. No more learn strange key combination…

    ... revision updates the keyboard handling in several ways:

    - Shift ... again.
    - ESC is the Break key (Caps + Space)

    Two ...
    zx81 zx81 January 2011 Emulators
  • PS3 now fully cracked and open?About a month back, a hacking group claimed that they'd discovered the PS3's 'key' algorithms, meaning that they can 'sign' any code. What this means…

    ... 't have the encryption key, any good encryption algo ... *also* the "man in the middle". Necessarily to ... , he MUST have the key in his possession. Now it ... will ALWAYS make mistakes in their implementations. There are ... out there trying to break their DRM than there ...
    Winston Winston January 2011 Chit chat
  • PS3 now fully cracked and open?About a month back, a hacking group claimed that they'd discovered the PS3's 'key' algorithms, meaning that they can 'sign' any code. What this means…

    ... 't have the encryption key, any good encryption algo ... , he MUST have the key in his possession. Now it ... out there trying to break their DRM than there ... since the actual signing key has been discovered.[/QUOTE ... trying to deduce the key from proven examples? The ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2011 Chit chat
  • Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…

    ... 40kb+? Not in my experience. I had to break up a ... ~33Kb source in two so ... absolutely nothing beats Boriel ZX Basic. It's fast, and ... program into a new Basic. But I will forward ... ] . Nice new games, but all in Basic.

    Regards
    ...
    Speccyman Speccyman February 2011 Development
  • yeah - unix for zx spectrumI started a new hobby project. An operating system for ZX Spectrum. A unix clone. Talked to my friend about it and he asked me what if after I'm done…

    ... oh, yeah - and caps+break is ctrl+c and caps ... br />
    ;; process the key in a
    prockey: dec a ... /> ;; 0x04 - caps shift and break
    ;; 0x05 - symbol shift ... and break
    ;; 0x08 - left
    ;; ...
    tstih tstih March 2011 Development
  • Zetr0's Catchup Time (hardware / software)Hello there my fellow ZX'ers I have been soaking myself into the "world of spectrum" and more I do, the more I realize I have to play catchup.... a …

    ... for posting your knowledge in this thread, it is ... its a good chuckle in the process, I love ... shared is an experience doubled in life!


    ... people to test/play and break if they can =)
    ... adding program in hex on a DATA line in basic, I then ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 March 2011 Development
  • Wanted: Spectrum+ KeyYes, I was silly and bought a Spectrum+ from E-bay - it looked very sad and lonely in its picture, and I felt sorry for it. It has received lots of …

    ... looked very sad and lonely in its picture, and I felt ... keys in the right positions, however, I am missing the "Break" key.
    Macc Macc March 2011 Wanted
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... taken between two key-presses. This can be done in BASIC by PEEKing ...
    chev chev May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... taken between two key-presses. This can be done in BASIC by PEEKing ... -bit number.[/QUOTE]

    in short, you should put some ... ask user to press a key, then randomize.
    Arda Arda May 2011 Sinclair Basic
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