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I don't want anyone to panic, go insane or anything but today I......bought a Commodore 64!* Boxed, ?10.00. Eek! *-for research purposes, naturally. I swear I won't be having any fun with it. [IMG]http://i416.p…
... loved the original Doom I and II on the PC. It ... 's computer for the atmosphere and plot. Would happily get my hands ... -
Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... loading and in +3 BASIC, 48 BASIC, USR 0 and spectrum command from ... -
Other than Games, coding and demos what else have you done with your Speccy?Someone posted an auto workshop in Poland where they were still using a C64 to drive a machine used for wheel alignment :) It was caked in dust which…
... time typing programs from magazines and books, but also used ... presentation, exploded view of pyramids and explanation of its contents, etc ... were some things made with DRAW and PRINT, nothing fancy, but ... presentation was a success, and the only one that didn ... -
XeldaI've decided to take on the Zelda tribute game and take over the Xelda title (because it's a great title name). Working with the MK2 Mojon twins gam…
... that leaves a branching path and various dead-ends. Then you ... is equivalent to a key and the obstruction is placed where ... be randomly generated character names and plot clichés assembled on-the ... would be tough to implement and vary in difficulty; converesely you ... -
48K vs 128K BASIC, I prefer the keyword entry system how about you?Being brought up with the 48k rubber and 48k+ I find the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When I've played around with the 128k…
I had a +2A and I always switched to 48 ... Horizons starter pack tape, and the command list and meanings in the back ... the Spectrum+ manual. I learned and remembered where they were that ... -
User-friendly UDG banks/sheetsHello, retro-colleagues) Sometimes I still play Speccyal games and try funny things in BASIC, but one thing keeps me slow: [b]sprites[/b]. Alright…
... see how other better people draw and (2) to learn from them ... , I often check pixelarts resources and lessons, but they don't ... about it here--any relevant and useful help will do) -
Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
... now been fixed, the AND 7 command I used has been ... computer controlled bomb explodes and the explosion wipes out ... /> - when your bomb explodes and the explosion covers white tiles ...
Arguments would probably start and keyboards smashed.
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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…
... guy falling off roofs and complaining about he should ... between surrealistic/myopic/quixotic and real situations would be cool ... signs outside the buildings, and a short gag in the ... other characters, the structure and plot would be other quite different ... -
Queries regarding Sir Clive's millionth ZX Spectrum.Just looking for your views on the aesthetics of the famous, Sir Clive's own, millionth made ZX Spectrum. By that I mean the colour of the faceplate,…
... over here with the voltage and AC timing difference. Anyone know ... Speccy again while I wait and plot how to obtain the Next ... -
Fuse 1.3.7 releasedA new release of Fuse, the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator, is now available at the SourceForge project: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulato…
... use the --rommultiface1, --rommultiface128 and --rommultiface3 command line arguments for the same ... -
Good MAME gamesJust as everyone has a list of must-play spectrum games, which arcade games are worth playing either because they are still good, or are just a big n…
... spot for Gradius.....oh yeah and Missile Command
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Almost (In-) Complete List of esxDOS DOT-CommandsI´ve created a List of esxDOS .DOT-Commands (="esxDOS-Systemcommands") which can be runned from within esxDOS. Here you can found actual Version V…
Also exist command TESTRAM and OWNROM. TESTRAM run test of zx memory and OWNROM command enable installing own 16kB zx rom or games for interface 2 to allram mode in DIVMMC or DIVIDE. -
Almost (In-) Complete List of esxDOS DOT-CommandsI´ve created a List of esxDOS .DOT-Commands (="esxDOS-Systemcommands") which can be runned from within esxDOS. Here you can found actual Version V…
[quote="velesoft;921116"]Also exist command TESTRAM and OWNROM. TESTRAM run test of ... zx memory and OWNROM command enable installing own 16kB ... -
compilersHello Humans, i walk with peace. no matter what many games for the Spectrum are written in high-level languages in particular games from the s…
... medium between
ZX BASIC and embedded command extensions.
But ... -
compilersHello Humans, i walk with peace. no matter what many games for the Spectrum are written in high-level languages in particular games from the s…
... medium between
ZX BASIC and embedded command extensions.
But ... -
Loadsa bullets on screen (silkworm)Did games like silkworm just draw everything to the screen or did they have complicated optimisations? and the types of games where sprites can occu…
... games like silkworm just draw everything to the screen ... my sprite drawing routines and draw directly to the screen. ... Then there’s the draw behind the beam trick. ... plenty of time to draw and redraw your sprites off ... of the top border) and starts drawing behind the ... -
New Z80 Assembly Syntax Highlighter!I made a syntax highlighter for TextMate for the Z80 assembly language. While it’s designed specifically to work with [b]zasm[/b], an assembler writt…
... for a BASIC loader and a command to assemble and run your code ... -
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…
... the previous A, move then draw the new. This means if ... can all go after the draw and the A will not flicker ... -
1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…
[b]Gunpowder, Treason and Plot[/b] Sinclair User/Shaw Brothers ... through the streets, parks and cemeteries of London collecting coins ... a fuse, barrels of gunpowder and a source of flame. ... such as rolling barrels and cartwheels, bats and fires which can be ... -
That there new Star Wars movie.[spoiler]I'm not sure if I saw that right but did the little kid in the end scene use a Force pull to grab the broom?[/spoiler]
... interesting from the previous movie and introduces nothing of its own ... the interesting bad guy (Snoke) and elevate that whiny brat - ... Ren (well, call it a draw), and let's remind ourselves that ... On the plus side, aurally and visually it was magnificent. Come ... -
Atari ST Thread.I've just purchased a 4mb upgrade for my Atari STe. I always loved my STe, which I got in 1990, amost as much as my ZX spectrum. Way back in 1991 I h…
Oids and Carrier Command are two of my favourite ... between the Atari 520 STFM and whichever was the relevant Commodore ... -
Which 128k games actually used 128kA lot of 128k games were 48k games with decent AY music, or used screen flipping features, What games actually used 128k, e.g. all banks for game …
... ? Where Time Stood Still and Carrier Command can only run on 128K ... -
Which 128k games actually used 128kA lot of 128k games were 48k games with decent AY music, or used screen flipping features, What games actually used 128k, e.g. all banks for game …
... ? Where Time Stood Still and Carrier Command can only run on 128K ... -
Shrinky challengeInspired by this contest on c64: http://nurpax.github.io/posts/2019-08-18-dirty-tricks-6502-programmers-use.html Make the smallest possible .tap t…
... "? If I issue a PAPER and INK command before I load the ... -
Shrinky challengeInspired by this contest on c64: http://nurpax.github.io/posts/2019-08-18-dirty-tricks-6502-programmers-use.html Make the smallest possible .tap t…
... "? If I issue a PAPER and INK command before I load the ... -
New emulator: InkSpector 2Hi, The first preview of InkSpector 2 is available from www.inkland.org.uk/inkspector/inkspec_2.0.0.27.exe It's a brand new emulator with all …
... now it works perfectly, and on one of the cores ... How it works. First we draw and fix 4 green squares on ... we add all conceivable and inconceivable Z80 commands to ... ticks remains the same and the picture does not ... will be other commands, and this effect will not ... -
English Aristocratic GamesHow "nobby" do you want to go? Well I reckon "Lord Harry" is worthy of consideration . Yup, all the games about "toffs" can be listed here .B…
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The Gunpowder Plot (Jaxsoft) is MIA
... is "Gunpowder , Treason and Plot" (Redwood Deigns) 1988< ... -
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…
... a Marvel movie, terrible and discarded plot lines, a bad guy ... whiny bitch than Anakin, and stretching suspension of disbelief to ... .
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And did Finn's character really ... over every idea and plot line that movie had and ROS tried to ... -
How to copy games to a Spectrum +3 floppy? [HELP]Hi you Guys, Can someone please explain, how can i copy a game from a pc to a +3 floppy disk? Or its also possible, to copy to a floppy using a …
... Snapshots usually lack loading screen, and seem plain wrong to me ... part, a basic loader (and add command for FDD motor stop), modify ... it to load screen and code, and ... use BASIC).
oh, and multi level games would need ...
