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Barn find #4I think this is some sort of backup device. Its got "007" on the motherboard and the mice have chewed the buttons. Will do a little research later in…
My Rocky Gush Floppy Disk Drive interface has this function. If I press the NMI button, then the interface saves a complete 48K image to the disk. This is great to save games at any stage and then start again at the same place where you saved the game. -
Barn find #4I think this is some sort of backup device. Its got "007" on the motherboard and the mice have chewed the buttons. Will do a little research later in…
... ;718710]My Rocky Gush Floppy Disk Drive interface has this function ... image to the disk. This is great to save games at any ... place where you saved the game.[/QUOTE]
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... to demo with a full game at some point.
save as much memory as possible ... which will finally dump RAM disk saving/loading and PLAY commands ... -
Wow! This is really a staggering achievement (programming, but still interesting!)The subject of good/clever programming came up in the SE BASIC topic, and I thought I'd mention this, but then that thread went back on topic (er, no…
... textures and models in that game are probably procedurally generated, and ... the game will still rely on the ... The game will generate the textures at runtime and then save them ... out to disk anyway, so just ... -
Which Spectrum game has seen the most playing time?Which Spectrum game in total has had the most playing hours spent on it, do you reckon? Obviously quality is not the only factor here, the older the …
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The most played game would take into account several ... of 3:
1.Elite
2.Football Manager
save the game, so you never felt ... (possibly the biggest) selling Speccy game, lots of replayability and able ... -
Which Spectrum game has seen the most playing time?Which Spectrum game in total has had the most playing hours spent on it, do you reckon? Obviously quality is not the only factor here, the older the …
... of 3:
1.Elite
2.Football Manager
save the game, so you never felt ... -
Which Spectrum game has seen the most playing time?Which Spectrum game in total has had the most playing hours spent on it, do you reckon? Obviously quality is not the only factor here, the older the …
... playing LOM to bring one game to a succesful conclusion. My ... the ability to save and with the addictiveness, Elite probably takes the ... -
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…
... it is important to save humanity for kindling).
save all my upgrades and ... I have gargoyle helm and elite warrior everywhere else.
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Good game though ("Surprise! Have some of ... really a "role playing game though" unless your ... -
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…
... realised it is important to save humanity for kindling).
< ... ? I have gargoyle helm and elite warrior everywhere else.
[/QUOTE ... ve got used to the game and comlpeted your first playthrough ... It doesn't make the game easier, just more manageable. My ... -
Getting some info from infoseekI've been working with some spectrum titles (to get them work from hard disk in a +3e), and I'd like to know: - How can I know what games are 128k m…
... protected) games to run from disk in +3e, and most ... allow loading/saving from disk, but there are games ... that patching a multiload game (Turrican) is out ... to save/load, but I did remember saving a game ... ...
- a game that loads everything at once ... -
Help with File Compressor by Mladen PopovicHi, I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer it to a +3 disk (Yes I own the original game :) ). I'm unsure about the addresses to enter in…
... Kokotoni Wilf done previously, the game code was packed with MegaLz ... screen ram.
To save disk space I've now created ... all the depacking setups and game run address calls for several ... -
Help with File Compressor by Mladen PopovicHi, I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer it to a +3 disk (Yes I own the original game :) ). I'm unsure about the addresses to enter in…
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Kokotoni Wilf game depack setup and game run call 23974 to ... Another games depack setup and game run call (depacks to 25200 ... beginning before loading the packed game data and calling the ... together in one file to save disk space. The only thing ... -
Elite Kickstarter ProjectAs some of may know Steve Wilcox of Elite is currently close to raising ?60k via Kickstarter to begin manufacturing a USB spectrum keyboard. I have g…
... for legal action from game developers, therefore Elite could claim afterwards that ... Kickstarter funding, then bypass both game developers and Kickstarter investors, producing ... raise enough additional money to save Elite from the current situation).
Ghosts n' Goblins loaderI'm trying to put Ghosts n' Goblins onto a +3 disk but struggling to understand the mc loader. Basic loader [code] ink 7 : clear 25000 : load "" cod…
... , based on the disk version posted above the game code "gng.1 ... that original code from disk but packing the game code with MegaLZ ... basic to save the unpacked game code back out to disk so I ... could use the original disk ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... is a 5 1/4" disk drive, or an SD-card ... a pan because otherwise the game wouldn't sell ;)
< ... energy cheat and play the game through in order to learn ... sake, and then I use save states, because I don't ... for them regarding any single game? Of course, this is ...A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…
... loading picture file and packed game data file into a ... I want to read the game data?
What ... continue to load the packed game data so I assume ... for the packed game code?
I should save disk space combining ... individually on the dos disk.Mercenary 1+2 CompendiumDear all users of +3 disks, I am an eager fan of Mercenary game, in which I made a good deal of progress years ago. I was looking for some standart …
... already have a Mercenary 1 disk loader (using BASIC), ... fully save/load your in-game positions. Actually, the game has ... of them on the disk you will either have ... number 1 on the disk. But as those positions ... not have names in the disk catalogue (unlike Driller, ...Mercenary 1+2 CompendiumDear all users of +3 disks, I am an eager fan of Mercenary game, in which I made a good deal of progress years ago. I was looking for some standart …
... code for in game load/save routines, and here ... * * *
;SAVE/LOAD of game positions for MB-02 ... found, it returns to the game
org 56560
;SAVE routine is on 56501:
disk, please? If so, ...Elite : DangerousAh, the years I spend playing Elite on the speccy! And still only ever made deadly rating, meh. So, Elite Dangerous coming out on the PC, could my c…
... people - we're talking about Elite: Dangerous - not the bloody Spectrum ... mindless shmup fan than an Elite enthusiast. What the hell are ... couldn't. You used the SAVE/LOAD exploit to avoid docking ... that you'd ruined the game for yourself and have been ...Games with Plus3/Disk enhancementsFor about 95% of games of +3 disk, it was simply the tape version with the only benefit being reduced loading times. However, there were a few excep…
... ; South - Disk version has the train robbery sub-game not found ...
-Iron Lord - 3 save states. The game has music. Another extras ... screen
-Vindicators - Disk version has AY music, while ... the Darius + disk version has music in-game? I managed to ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... SCR images from the disk, or even save them onto tape and ... get it into my BASIC game.
Also, does anywhere ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... SCR images from the disk, or even save them onto tape and ... get it into my BASIC game.[/QUOTE]
Use BMP2SPEC ... 's fairly straightforward as well. Save your BMP as 256x192 resolution ...Frontend for the +3e projectHi, I have recently finished building the 8-bit simple interface and installed the +3e ROMs into my spectrum +2A (Back model) and it is working fine …
... didn't know abut the "DISK" possibility (newbie), that opened a ... do, I'm editing the 'DISK' with BASIC on file on ... save a .z80 file that can be loaded called from the "DISK ... instruction needed to load a game. Any idea here?
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... you take a game like Desert Strike, putting aside disk vs. cartridge ... versions, but look at a game like Sonic, Mario, Kirby, Megaman ... have done games like Zeewolf, Elite: Frontier, Speedball II, Sonic, It ...Elite Dangerous: The origin story[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujlufM-XQsI[/url] Here's a nostalgic trip back to the original elite and some information on the new version, to…
... the second best version of Elite ever made (the best is ... features to the game. This does mean its disk only, but still ...The best version of Elite?Various versions of Elite are mentioned in another thread ([URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48049"]Elite Dangerous: The o…
... underwhelmed by the original Speccy Elite. It was missing too ... Shadowsoft (Otherwise know as Novosibirsk Elite)
Now this is ... here is the game.. (Obviously its a Pentagon disk image, so only ... And give the game a go. The best 8bit Elite there is ! ...The best version of Elite?Various versions of Elite are mentioned in another thread ([URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48049"]Elite Dangerous: The o…
... Shadowsoft (Otherwise know as Novosibirsk Elite)
Now this is something ... here is the game.. (Obviously its a Pentagon disk image, so only ... And give the game a go. The best 8bit Elite there is ... a game again as I could in the 80s, even Elite: Dangerous ...The best version of Elite?Various versions of Elite are mentioned in another thread ([URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48049"]Elite Dangerous: The o…
... time to delve into the game as I would have done ... a good high level save position on the disk means you get ...ZX-Assembler file handling concept[QUOTE=clausjahn;777075]Dear readers, At this time, it's a good time to ask you, the future users, how to implement the file usage. Let's suggest so…
... for program development, nor for game analysis. You told me the ... can import files from disk and back to disk. E.g. the ... could be a way to save all edited information that comes ...Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... grand scheme of things, a game that has been through the ... /infoseekid.cgi?id=1000034"]Beta disk[/URL] interface.
[B ... /> For all the LOAD and SAVE operations the default filenames are ...
