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My first attempt with z88dkI've just completed my first attempt at a Spectrum game with z88dk. Before you get too excited, it's pretty crap - it's a port of a game I wrote for …
... 'proper' game using z88dk and Sprite Pack. Expect it sometime next ... -
name of the gameim looking for (probably) older game -you play character on a bike (or another vehicle in later levels), sprite was small (say like manic miner badd…
... another vehicle in later levels), sprite was small (say like manic ... -
name of the gameim looking for (probably) older game -you play character on a bike (or another vehicle in later levels), sprite was small (say like manic miner badd…
... another vehicle in later levels), sprite was small (say like manic ... -
Fairlight 2, once againOK, so I'm determined to make Fairlight 2 crumble and reveal its secrets. I've been running around in part 2 with a "go through all locked doors" POK…
... . Note though that the player sprite faces at 90 degress to ... -
Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
... rather than simply moving the sprite! (I'd love to play ... -
Decimals, bcd etc in z80...Working bloody full-time on my Ragnar Revival game right now - just finished the basic sprite engine and before I go on coding the actual 3d engine (…
... now - just finished the basic sprite engine and before I go ... -
InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…
... as it cannot be disabled ('masked') by the DI instruction, and ... -
TommyGun - Utility ... what's going on...For those interested, Tony has been busy lately and unable to put as much time into TG as he'd like. He also has a child on the way soon. He told me…
... . Then the functions of the Sprite Editor and Tile Editor were ... -
Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
... present I have a rough sprite engine working, and a routine ... -
Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…
... Games had a much better sprite for the Turtles and a ... -
Video codecs in Spin?Hi all! A question regarding Spin: I would like to do a video capture (when I move my Ragnar sprite behind blocks - yiihah!) but I have some problem…
... (when I move my Ragnar sprite behind blocks - yiihah!) but I ... -
Wanted: Machine Code Sprites and Graphics BookWould anyone be willing to either sell or swap this book. Its full title is Machine Code Sprites and Graphics for the ZX Spectrum : A complete guide…
... Spectrum : A complete guide to sprite coding
By John ... -
need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
... left and right sides of sprite.
DB %00000000
sprite in memory (sprite is stored in such ... ,(SPRXLEN) ;| taking width of sprite
DEC A
... ' preshifted bytes of mask and sprite.
DRAWEND
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3 in 1 NTG3 in 1 name that game 1) You are a ninja cyborg or something. A side view flip screen. Most screens look alike with just a few details different. Th…
... through mountains. Wireframe landscape, plus sprite objects. You had bombs and ... -
Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
... LD IX,sprites ; Point to sprite data
LD B,TOTALSPRITES ... return so we can print sprite to screen
sprite
LD E,(IX+3 ... char, 9 chars per 16x16 sprite)
gfx:
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IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... /> LD IX,sprites ; Point to sprite data
LD B,TOTALSPRITES ... /> PUSH BC
; Is sprite enabled, ignore if not
; Get beginning of graphics for sprite
LD E,(IX+3 ... -
Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…
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Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
... only areas that have changed" sprite type, how exactly did this ... -
Announce: EmuZWin 2.5 Release 2.2 Post-FinalEmuZWin Version 2.5 Release 2.2 post-FINAL (16-Oct-2004): [-] A small pause added between TAP blocks while loading tape from .TAP image (otherwise s…
... .ZX and .SP snapshots.
[*] Sprite Finder made available without switching ... -
Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... I am trying to make sprite movement routine. Actually I ... did it, however my sprite
flickers terribly while ... background
2. Draw sprite into background
3. Delay ... Draw stored background into sprite
5. Change sprite coordinates
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Is the IY register used by the spectrum rom?Hi I've been writing a sprite routine and have noticed that the sprite data gets corrupted at some points. I have no idea why and can only guess tha…
... /> I've been writing a sprite routine and have noticed that ... the sprite data gets corrupted at some ... -
Combining NostalgyHi, Perhaps a childish idea, but in the name of nostalgy... Most if not all of you know and remember the cards that were about cars, planes, motorc…
... )
3) Main character sprite size (not of course in ... -
Help needed with "The Devils Crown". Bugged!!Hi there, just joined the forum,nice to see such an active community. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me. : ) Ok, I've been playing…
... when this item spawns, the sprite is always stuck inside the ... -
JX-Speccy bugs.A few bugs i have noticed upon testing JX-Speccy out, Renegade runs too slow and Kwik Snax has corruption and lots of sprite flicker like Rainbow Isl…
searching for that game.My friend used to have a game that we used to play, I cant remember what it was called the only thing I can remember was that during the loading scre…
... bit like the manic minor sprite I think).
If anyone ...Name of dungeon gameHi all, Hope someone can help save my sanity! I have fond memories of a very old spectrum game I played back in my youth. It was a mono 2d grid ba…
... odd at times as your sprite filled the block, but so ...MariosoA game mapped by Pavero, and already mentioned in this forum, is not present in the WoS archive. The game is named [I]Marioso[/I] and appears to be a…
... ] (using the same Miner Willy sprite) and has an interesting end ...Fast MDR creation...Hi, I still have a load of Microdrives I want to get into mdr files so I can erase them and put better stuff on (like Sabre Wulf) and also to preser…
... mdr files so I can erase them and put better stuff ...What was the first game/program you wrote?Mine: ZX81 - a centipede clone with just one piece to shoot at - I called it Monopede :D Spectrum - a Basic game co-designed with a friend. I prog…
... etc. His brother designed a 'sprite' which was two UDGs tall ...
