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What is everyone thinking right now."Hmm, I'll scroll through WOS, then I might put the kettle on. Need to look through the column draw routine in Tir Na Nog. Oh that itch is back again…
Putting the finishing touches to a new Spectrum BASIC game.... wondering if the explosions should be in 4 directions or 2 . 4 looks better but is slower....... -
Trial version of CharAde graphics engine for Sinclair BASICA trial version of my <span style="font-weight: bold;">CharAde</span> graphics engine for Sinclair BASIC is now available. It consists of a block of …
... so many graphics in a BASIC game would be a bit of ... -
Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …
... but there's an old basic game in the I'd like ... GReW said, there is a BASIC (sort of) to machine code ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
[b]War Game[/b] (Microhobby)
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A very good strategy game made in BASIC. You play over a ... /> I've never enjoyed a BASIC game as much as this one ... -
I had a go.I haven't written anything in ZX Basic since the 80s, so I thought I'd have a go. Now just to put you in the picture, I am a developer and know sever…
... together to show that ZX BASIC is still fun and useful ... a kid and write a basic game which is magazine printable (without ... part is to make the game playable and challenging... -
Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
Having said that, there were an awful lot of rubbish machine code games and some great BASIC games. I admire a great BASIC game more in some ways because of the limitations. -
What is your gaming guilty pleasure?For some very odd reason I really like Fahrenheit 3000!!! It's a blatant JSW ripp-off, the graphics are pretty w4nk, the colour schemes are worse tha…
Another BASIC game that I loved was a ... rogue-like element that each game was different as the map ... -
Fallout 4Looks like it will be announced tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/<br>
... the Google app store. The basic game is free (though there are ... -
Something is missing from my life.I've been bandying around with the idea of why it's just not quite the same, even when playing Spectrum games as it was back in the eighties. . A…
Angry Dragon indeed. A slow basic game, typical of the time. Kinda ... -
Fallout 4Looks like it will be announced tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/<br>
Finished the basic game earlier. Don't think I' ... about 0.01% of the game - thought there would be situations ... -
A Spectrum emulator for the C64Recently I found this, a emulator that runs ZX Spectrum BASIC on a Commodore 64. It was made in 1985. I remember reading about it in a magazine. Curi…
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Fallout 4Looks like it will be announced tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/<br>
... -ed out after finishing the basic game. I'd like to say ... -
New game: ZoomBloxHi everyone, this is my first post here, so first off I'd like to say hello to the Spectrum development community :) I've been developing on an…
... -new-type-of-match-three-game"]Link[/url]] And this looks ... , I was surprised the game plays fast enough for a BASIC game too! -
New game: ZoomBloxHi everyone, this is my first post here, so first off I'd like to say hello to the Spectrum development community :) I've been developing on an…
... was surprised the game plays fast enough for a BASIC game too![/quote ... goes to NIRVANA, so the game logic can be slower.
New game: ZoomBloxHi everyone, this is my first post here, so first off I'd like to say hello to the Spectrum development community :) I've been developing on an…
... -new-type-of-match-three-game"]Link[/url]] And this looks ... was surprised the game plays fast enough for a BASIC game too![/quote ...New game: ZoomBloxHi everyone, this is my first post here, so first off I'd like to say hello to the Spectrum development community :) I've been developing on an…
... was surprised the game plays fast enough for a BASIC game too![/quote ... goes to NIRVANA, so the game logic can be slower.
Fallout 4Looks like it will be announced tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/<br>
Don't think I'll play this one either, just like I didn't play the other DLC. Just the basic game has left me exhausted...Anyone remember this space gameI vaguely remember owning an early space game where if you died it displayed the Sinclair Research screen as a joke to make it look like your machine…
If it helps jog anyone's memory it was quite a basic game early in the spectrums life cycle.Usefullness of program listings in magazinesEarly computing magazines had printouts of program listings. I always felt this was a nice thing in that you might read the code and learn something,…
... very early days I remember BASIC type ins.
I ... (here actually) how many non-BASIC type ins there were. I ... to have a machine code game type in, after the regular ... an hour typing in a BASIC game.. :))2016 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2016 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found some…
... programming languages, of a TRS80 BASIC game. Therefore 2 different entries.2016 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2016 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found some…
... games, for example: Mods, Same game with different version, Different entries ... programming languages, of a TRS80 BASIC game. Therefore 2 different entries.[/quote ...2016 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2016 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found some…
... games, for example: Mods, Same game with different version, Different entries ... programming languages, of a TRS80 BASIC game. Therefore 2 different entries.[/quote ...How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…
Pitman seven was another largely basic game with a lot of redesigned charactersRompetechosHi, At last, I've finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character, called [b]Rompetechos, created by Fr…
... of nice touches. A great game in its own right but ... has to be the best BASIC game I've seen.
RompetechosHi, At last, I've finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character, called [b]Rompetechos, created by Fr…
Incredibly impressive as for a Basic game!
Now what are you supposed to do? ;)RompetechosHi, At last, I've finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character, called [b]Rompetechos, created by Fr…
That is an excellent little BASIC game, :) Wish I knew how to play it though lolA few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
... to simulate a bit of BASIC game logic running between beeps, but ...how to load machine codeI'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ LD BC, (score) Call 6683 I tried putting…
... is:
When a binary game is loaded all memory can ... ) but what if is a basic game? How many RAM is available ... ?. I know basic comes from ROM, are there ...A few Speccy loading questions.So I want my program which is mostly BASIC to automatically run after it's loaded from .tap file. How do I do this ? Also how would I add a loading …
... a .Z80 snapshot of my BASIC game that has music,fonts and ... LOAD ""SCREEN$:LOAD""
SAVE "GAME" LINE 1
Does ...
