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IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…
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When no key is pressed, each wire is ... is the “5” key. If no key is pressed, the value ... is 255 in decimal. If, say, the “1” key is pressed ... still just the “1” key that is being pressed ( ... the unwanted bits in BASIC (it’s trivial in assembly), but the ... -
Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... s text, declared in DEFMs, can easily be emulated in BASIC - just use ... which records which locations occur in which zones would be ... points to the first byte in the (initially empty) DATA ... 80 Bytes:135
The key marked "Boathouse" does actually unlock ... -
Loading Images/Screens mid-gameHi all, Looking to get back into a bit of coding and I couldn't figure out a way to do the following: I have an image/SCREEN that I'd like to b…
... , then you can do this in BASIC (this takes 3.6 seconds ... -
How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…
... I learned to do in BASIC for starting to program ... games, so, in my opinion and experience, ... you, but more complicated in the stage I guess ... new coordinates depending on the key pressed"
5 " ... this to your speccy in its BASIC English, and you will ... -
Books for the lay public?I always wanted a book where they explain to newbies how to approach and code classic favs such as XONIX, TETRIS, SNAKE, ARKANOID, PACMAN and so on--…
Back in the day we used to ... search for games written in Basic, try and break into them to list ... than seek out Sinclairs own Basic handbook and work your way ... to learn much by typing in commands you don't understand ... -
Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
... due to the terrible "One Key" ZX BASIC keyword entry mode. Using ... had a "grown up" approach. In addition, the 32 character display ... -
My 128k +2 Clean upI decided to pull my old 128k +2 and 48k rubber key out of the attic this weekend. Not been switched on in 30 years or so. The rubber key is dead …
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Switched on the ... clicking noise as though a key was stuck. As a result ... . The keyboard membrane was covered in dust.
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Faulty as sprctrumsHi guys I have just received a dk tonics keyboard and to my surprise there is an issue 6 as spectrum inside and an interface 1 yay me but I am ge…
... have desoldered the break key and the enter key and there is no ... small piece of tin foil in and switch is working great ... -
Artillery - projectile motion gameI started writing this around 25 years ago and abandoned it due to performance issues, and a lack of physics knowledge. Bandersnatch on Netflix fille…
... that had interactive GUI elements in that lower screen space designed ... =551&key=3170[/img]
Way back in the 90s ... flag movement had turned out. BASIC games don't often have ... 's using every trick possible in BASIC :) -
is there a way of bypassing the rom and having 64 columns mode running all the time?i have tried various 64 column print routines but none of them seem to do this. i would like it to do 64 column mode for listings, typing, editing, p…
... this one has bigger chr$ in BASIC
http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... after you LOAD just break and look in the BEGIN for the ... the chr$ get BIG, and in BASIC actualy unreadable.
"how the ... except that this is running in 128K mode and reverting back ... -
+3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…
... it by holding down the Break key). Then measure the voltage on ... 5 (they are commoned together) in AC mode. You should be ... the way up to Vcc. In either case, the result would ... -
+3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…
... still removed), boot with the BREAK key down, and probe the base ... fine. TV works fine. Nothing in the 3.5 mm port. -
random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…
... seed used.
In BASIC the RANDOMIZE statement seeds the ... , detailed scenarios. For example, in Elite, there are eight galaxies ... the info for every planet in every galaxy. The starting ... randomisation.
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Can I record binaries from any emulator with Basic commands, machine code, macros or something?Hello I do not know if this is the right place to put this question Normally with ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm going to: file ->…
... /> 1) we make the program in Basic or ZXBasic de Boriel with ... putting
a PRINT "Press key for SAVE": PAUSE 0)
without waiting to press key or anything. Recording all the ... program with Boriel's ZX BASIC or in pasmo, etc, without the ... -
Breaking the Ice (another 1 line BASIC game)@Patters pushed me to do it... This is another 1-line BASIC game, with the same restrictions discussed. The mission: to save 10 penguins that a…
... br /> i changed the key routine to
let ... remaining from other versions in which I needed a ... sensitive as "PEEK 23560" in this game (I tried ... character is "magenta" the key is not detected). I ... am somehow obsessive with key detection in BASIC games (for me ... -
Will be away for at least a week.Just signing in for one hour, and typing this up in advance, hopefully i will be able to get it posted and do anything else I need, because one hour …
... quote="dmsmith;57603"]Just signing in for one hour, and ... typing this up in advance, hopefully i will ... online will probably go in pretty quick. Using a ... key in digits of my password, and my phone is a basic ... get through to anyone in the company explain my ... -
Technically terrible games you likeHighrise Harry by Blaby is technically awful. It's got tiny UDG graphics, no animation, rubbish jump mechanism, dodgy collision detection, poor keybo…
... portion of it written in BASIC (I can break into program). The scrolling ... hit tank hull or turret) in 1983! If only it would ... and more responsive with less BASIC in it.
4) Maziacs (from ... -
Who Has Got The Earliest ZX Spectrum Software?I think this has to be limited to 1982 . I think it will all be mostly16k or more precisely 16K/48K ( but you never know , maybe they "forward plan…
... into them, it was written in BASIC.[/quote]
If I remember ... varying heights. Presssing just one key to 'drop' a bomb onto ... -
If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... to be crammed in, BASIC is SLOW. In fact, for a ... routines.
BASIC would then be in its own area ... the OS routines and BASIC could have been programmed ... a line when typing in BASIC code. So I ... above suggestions will instantly break compatibility...
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Problem with Pasmo Assembler/Speccy emulator?I'm at the start of trying to learn Z80 assembly for the ZX Spectrum. I'm using Speccy 1.7 as my emulator, Pasmo as my assembler, and am following t…
... when you should see 3 basic lines.
... those three lines of basic that it mentioned, I ... I've never used the basic in the emulator until now, ... appears above the "L" key in green - green means it is ... finally press the "L" key to obtain the "USR" ... -
One question...Is it all worth it?
... put a real crimp in my creativity by reason ... requirements of making a game in Basic or any other language. ... to my satisfaction, probably in a linear fashion like:-< ... Fuse using 128 mode Basic as its easier to ... prefer 48k Basics single key commands but to do it ... -
ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... it is easy to break into the BASIC . It asked for ... of the script is already in English (Highway Improvement)
LINE 1163 PRINT ist , in verschiedenen der 10 gegebenen Firmen ... zu in- vestieren und in einem wahl- baren ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... users compared to the single key entry system and dead rubber ... to go for writing code in BASIC... I still prefer that even ... , was a pain to program (in basic)... I never comprehended and sort ... able to remember all those key entries necessary to program anything ... -
How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... oops, to fast, you say in MC and LOWER screen. normal ... is #0 or #1
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ret ; back to basic
; Print text ... /> flags equ 23611 ; bit 5 = key not pressed or processed
How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
Are you defining the UDGs in BASIC first?
This code ... fetchan
ret ; back to basic
; Print text ... /> flags equ 23611 ; bit 5 = key not pressed or processed
