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OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
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Double buffering on SpectrumHey! I am new to Spectrum developing and I have a hard time to find some specific info or tutorials explaining the basics. I have already found simp…
... to find some specific info or tutorials explaining the basics. ... how the speccy vram works or how to vsync, sometimes by ... know if speccy can double buffer and how to ... help me with this or at least show me ... one. Does speccy has double buffering capabilities? -
Double Buffering Artefacts on Real HardwareI have a project that I've played around with for a while and always tested using emulators, either ZX Spin or Spectaculator. It is a 128k game th…
... using emulators, either ZX Spin or Spectaculator.
It is ... uses the shadow screen for double buffering and when emulated it works ... the screen.
The double buffering code is simply an IM2 ... -
Your mission, whether you like it or not.A member of my family was diagnosed with lung-cancer yesterday. Chemo started today, radiation treatment in the coming weeks. So ... dear reader ..…
... mission, whether you like it, or not is this:
Go ... them (whether you actually do or not).
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TV's Belive it Or Not.Just saw a clip of the speccy, on TV's belive it or not, on BBC four. Sean Lock doing a sarccy voice over, to old tv clips. From me and my micro, 1…
Pirates on ebay or not???Great lines are appearing in the item listings now... [SIZE=2][B][COLOR=#ff0000]NOTE TO EBAY STAFF:[/COLOR] [/B]WE HAVE HAVE PERMISSION FROM ALL RE…
... BEEN INCLUDED. NO EBAY POLICIES OR COPYRIGHT HAVE BEEN BREACHED WHEN ... party to selling pirated software or not.
I know I ...WANTED: working or not spectrum+ 128k toasterHi, WANTED working or not spectrum+ 128k toaster. I am from Spain so shipping to Spain required. Cheers.
Hi,
WANTED working or not spectrum+ 128k toaster.
I am from Spain so shipping to Spain required.
Cheers.double buffer or not ? (dizzy games)What method did they used, to animate the objects in game ? I am still puzzled about this thing Catalin
What method did they used, to animate
the objects in game ?
I am still puzzled about this thing
CatalinFast way to clear the screen ?So I was wondering fastest way to clear the screen. I've tried this and this works but is it better than CLS ? LD HL,16384 LD BC, 6144 Loop…
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LD A,B
OR C
JR NZ, Loop ... I still have to use double buffering or something ?Lost Has Been Found AgainThe new series begins tonight at 10PM on RTE. I can't wait. :) Necros.
[spoiler]Now we know who the last member of the "Oceanic 6" is - it's Claire's baby (Aaron IIRC). However, they're pretending it's Kate's baby.
Next week's is the season finale, don't know if it's a double ep or not.[/spoiler]Lost Has Been Found AgainThe new series begins tonight at 10PM on RTE. I can't wait. :) Necros.
Double Buffer UtilityHi Folks, I've been experimenting with double buffering on a 48k Speccy for a small project I'm working on. After reading lots of good advice here…
... br /> # - does no error checking or validating of input. This means ... to
# ensure you are not overwriting, for example, the buffer ... .getParameters() #0 - Get parameters for double buffering
self.createBuffer() #1 - ...Tipshop update page - wanted or not?Hello SpecChums.. I've been asked a couple of times about an updates page and email notification service similar to WOS. This would mean (in theory…
... part service being used
or anything like that :)
not compulsary - it just makes keeping ...Speccy 128k Double Buffering.If I understand this right, you display either of the screens, and draw to the one that is not being displayed. Am i right in thinking that the Non …
... to the one that is not being displayed.
Am ... be stored ?? In the 9k or so above each screen (duplicating ...To E-bay or not to E-bay that is the question?At the moment I have 12, 45 ltr plastic storage boxes of duplicate spectrum games to dispose of, but would like to ask advice on the best way to sel…
... sensible level, but I would not have the time to list ... Spectrum games on E-bay, or elsewhere, which they would be ...Character scrollingOk, first I'd like to say that I'm not looking for a complete routine (but that might help) because I am hoping to write it myself and learn a bit mo…
... to say that I'm not looking for a complete routine ... /pop? Should I use "halt" or just let it run full ... third before scrolling it? Also double buffering, would it make a great ... difference when scrolling one third or 2 thirds of the screen ...SPECTRA - RGB SCART Interface for 48K SpectrumSince the launch of the SPECTRA interface back in June 2012, some discussion of it has appeared in the forums in the past (mainly [URL="http://www.wo…
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[*] Support for screen double buffering, allowing new software to produce ... connecting to a printer, modem or a PC.
[*] A ... to achieve smoother animations, or on flat screen TVs to ... modification (the Spectranet does not route all signals through to ...Tranz-Am Sinclair tape reissue. Did it ever exist or not?According to WOS Infoseek [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009443[/url] it is said that the Sinclair reissue of this game som…
... reached to see it somewhere, or better than that, have it ... inlay scan is really needed, not a mock-up...Advices for double buffering ?Hi, I'm currently coding graphics routines for a forthcoming game, I use a double buffer (the dummy screen is at $e000, the code at $8000) to pro…
... game,
I use a double buffer (the dummy screen is ... refresh the buffer copy should or shouldn't occur ?
128k memory musingI've been pondering on the 128k memory thing a bit, and it's just bloody stupid. The 64k memory space is divided in four chunks. One is always los…
... one video page that's not used for video memory). ... don't want to use double buffering, things get a bit ... easier, but the double buffering is one of the major ... banks (probably 0, 4 or 6 as they aren't ... least four banks or 64k left for storage - or four "game ...The sound quality (or not) of AM radioInspired by [url=https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/995799/#Comment_995799]this comment about the BBC's methods of beating pirate …
... (something like Black Sabbath or Deep Purple or similar bands from the ... data.
I would not be able to tell the ... , 24-bit), and it's not just that my 43-year ... I switch from Five Live or whatever they're calling it ...New Speccy Image EditorHi, This is my first time in the forums at WoS. So 'Hello all'. I have written a little image editor over the christmas break, last 12 days or so. …
... us have more than enough) or Hard disc memory? The only ... /> I only use double buffering, as tripple buffering is not available yet in PB ... , and this kind of buffering ...T.I.M. - A New Interlace - Demo for DOWNLOADHere's something that's been in the works for quite a while ( mostly in my head ) and recently I've aquired assistance to help it come to fruition. …
... , but doing the sprites only or small parts of the screen ... the normal 50Hz. I'm not sure how noticeable the increased ... game on a 128K or Timex with double-buffering ability. (Double buffering allows one screen ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... hell of a pain. Hardware double buffering can help but then you ... " like [B]Mission Genocide[/B] or [B]Zarkon[/B] (since i ... one) work on every machine or are there exceptions?
[/quote ... , but from memory it's not the same model of CTRC ...z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... extra blank row or column if not needed. You can ... />
Pros and cons versus double buffering:
PROS
... table (unless rotations are not needed) and larger struct ... whether you wanted it or not :razz: Every engine ... in an interrupt or not.MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... bit-mapped, so it's not as easy to track changes ... vector display (not too bad, especially if you're double-buffering), and some ... care about the running speed, or how it looks on the ...Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…
... 'fast way' if shifting not necessary, otherwise shifting done automatically ... /> The engine is really double-buffering taken to the limit. Ie ... assigned the same plane. Or small sequences of plane numbers ... -order in the same hall or empty space.
...Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…
... 'fast way' if shifting not necessary, otherwise shifting done automatically ... /> The engine is really double-buffering taken to the limit. Ie ... assigned the same plane. Or small sequences of plane ... exactly 0 isometric game or demo implementations :-D[/QUOTE ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... a c64 and spectrum but not of the 6502 and z80 ... and explain that a room or two was redesigned in the ... a little more. We used double buffering like that on the Tandy ...
