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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…
... them at the time) that can make a significant time difference ... you draw vertically then you can loop every 24 bytes - be warned ... look a bit nasty - you can avoid this by either doing ... final transfer even though the code is quite complex
AgentX2 RemixingI`ve started to remix AgentX2 and need some help with the drums. Anyone care to add the drum track to [url=http://www.franksmusic.homecall.co.uk/spe…
... worth a try, although I can think of a couple of ... take account of something like every 8th note detuning. I don ... you can use AYSplitR to get at the raw Z80 code). It ...SupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…
... the cartridge header (appearing on every sector) are set at ...
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So ... 17 and $13 - you can do this with my * FORMAT ... free space!
You can make copies of the ... as much as I can without access to real ...How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
... . So generally speaking the detection code will run no more than ... sure it can certainly be fooled with just the right code. And ... forcing a loader scan once every frame on a 2.8Ghz ... need to add a little code in there to catch those ...Pretty CrashesTo make a 48K spectrum crash spectacularly and beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k in 48k mode though not quite as prett…
... machine code works. There are no error conditions in Z80 - every possible ... byte is an instruction that can be executed ...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…
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While I can't speak for returns, the ... http://www.timexsinclair.org/2068/code/TimeDesigns/pages/td02.htm[/url ... believing its market size. I can speak from my personal experience ...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…
... not equal success. Every article I can find says sales went ... it takes more lines of code to do the same ... refresh takes place you can see part of the ... seeing arguments on boards supporting every kind of old 8 ... platform. But the same can be said in reverse so ...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…
... /> All this is just ranting. Every machine has better end worse ... games. But some limits simple can not be passed. If you ... ) than Z80 make some real code comparison - let say some sorting ...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…
... say no look-up tables, every integer from 2 onwards would ... and these were just code fragments so you'd have ... back it up with actual code.
I' ... For instance, I can write half-decent code for the Spectrum, ... lot more about Z80 code than me from this ...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…
... not equal success. Every article I can find says sales ... takes more lines of code to do the same ... *good* z80 code than *good* 6502 code. The reason is ... The best way to code on the 6502 involves ... and the instruction set can be considered orthogonal since ...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…
... cycles or look at the code to know it.
... calculated.
For every point you don't have ... 200 clock cycles for every point you don't ... The biggest speed improvements in code aren't by counting clock ... display it and you can draw to the other ...Emulator for viewing variables dataI am looking for a windows emulator, this emulator can view variables data used in game (tap,sna,z80...). It knew edit variables data. I dont remembe…
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Each and every single program would be bloated ... then complain that their machine code games that rely on obscure ...How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... on (expensive) SW which can produce code for different CPUs.
Every who has posted in this ...How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
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To code in C, I use z88dk ... and Spectaculator to test the code or to patch some M ... game "moggy").
To code in BASIC I fire up ... mode, I can't be arsed to type every single letter in ... coded in BASIC, I can't imagine the hassle of ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... don't need to squeeze every last bit of speed and ... usually able to understand the code without much problem.
can deny that picking up BASIC ... packages in Perl, and you can see the results in the ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... code by freshers that I've reviewed in our company, nearly every ... the design process. Apparently, they code first and then try to ... requirements by tweaking/hacking the code to hell.
... because they think you can design and code at the same time ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... students were caught turning in code where they only changed variable ... %-25% can get by but don't write the best code and ... at and they always traded code, tests and assignments. Professors ... similar but had different answers. Every Asian student in the class ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... good and bad programmers of every ethnicity to know that it ... the theory.
What I can't figure out is how ... many programmers that survived calculus can't even put distributive or ... properties to use in their code even though we learned that ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
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10 LET c ... datatype for your variables. You can turn the computer on, ... done quickly. And you can create pretty pictures using PLOT ...Which arcade game do you wish...... had been converted to the spectrum? There`s a lot of people who seem to not like arcade convo`s but personally I loved most of them, I know they…
... finished) I am planning to code an
Colecovision-emulator ... the ZX Spectrum which can 'translate' the Z80 code
from ... running the
'translated' code directly. During intrupt the keyboard ... have about 6 hours every week free to code.Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... under basin thread). You can save your udg set into ... addresses 65024 and 65368 :
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(each UDG set ... program you can compile it by MCODER3, which compiles almost every basic ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... hardware scrolling but a blitter can also be used to shift ... simple VHDL blitters and the code is pretty small.
The ... insert a real refresh step every 2ms or so, so you ...What are people using TommyGun to do?So I was just wondering what people are using TommyGun to do?
... /> I like positives too ;) but can only make it better when ... emulator, assembler, compiler and linker can take a little while to ... image editor. Like every IDE, you need to code something on it ... what I want!
People can choose other environments if they ...Xenon TriOxide (Xeo3)I just wanted you all to know that a new cross platform game has started development (well the +4 version has been around a while, but my colleague f…
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you can see this is not ...Star Heritage::TranslationHi all! I am almost finished with a translation of a Russian adventure game Star Heritage (demo) to poor English. I need a volunteer(s) with a good …
... the game manual:
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whereof is responsible ... indicates how easily the hero can withstand enemy's
... br /> combat. Experience and level can be increased only through
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... the tape is advanced after every opcode is executed. That would ... EightyOne, as marko passed the code over to mike iirc.
can be gained in normal mode ... /> The loader that edge mode can't pick up probably means ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... why they do it either. Every once in a while I ... Infinity came with the source code.
I wish I get ... , as you said? :)
Can you give me directions?
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... restrictions on what you can do with the original ... will not be the original code - it will be ... the FP Unit, 32bit code etc.. means that very ... little of the original code would survive intact even ... be directly ported. As every single byte would have to ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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If you can match a compatibility level, maybe ... tracker as well meaning you can compose music using sampled instruments ... song data following. The machine code updates the song's position ... border behaves the same in every mode. It is not a ...Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... especially know that every single archived piece of spectrum code can be downloaded ...
