-
Loading tape files in to a real spectrumHi I have just bought a real (rubber key) spectrum on Ebay. I would like if possible to load some of the games that I have downloaded to use on emu…
... I have downloaded to use on emulators, into the real spectrum. I ... mode on the emulator, with my spectrum connected directly to the headphone socket ... on the PC speakers. All to no avail ... -
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…
... +1 ; Have we gone beyond the edge of the CLIPRECT?
JR ... /> DEC C ; Get the column to the left of the sprite
... /> ; Print a 1*8 char to the screen
; On ... -
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] ; ***********…
... +1 ; Have we gone beyond the edge of the CLIPRECT?
JR ... /> DEC C ; Get the column to the left of the sprite
... /> ; Print a 1*8 char to the screen
; On ... -
RETRO GAMER ISSUE 7 now available to pre-order!Retro Gamer issue 7 will be available to buy from August 31st, and copies can now be pre-ordered from [url="http://www.retrogamer.net"]http://www.ret…
... computers, from the original 520 model to the STE and beyond ... . We also consider the best ... . We talk to Alexander Goldscheider, the man behind this ... to those who lacked decent coding skills. The programs in the spotlight include The ... -
The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
Sorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy? -
"Frankie goes to Hollywood" HAS BEEN COMPLETED !!!!Yup ! What we thought impossible has now been proven possible ! There is no bug in the game, either - there are just some parts where you have to be …
... ! There is no bug in the game, either - there are just ... to be careful :)
Needless to say, I'll be sending the ... snapshots to SpeccySpoilers and I'll add my solution/hints to the ... -
The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of ... time (2001 to be somewhat ... precise!) when the forum in its ... one, would like to know more about the people who call ... -
How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?Found this on another forum... 1 to change the light bulb. 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of ch…
... .
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that ... "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no ... forum member (or ninja) to respond to the original post 6 months from ... now and to start it ... -
Interface 1 problemsI'm new to the forum but can anyone help with a problem I have recently gained? My Interface 1 has gone up the spout and now interferes with my Spec…
I'm new to the forum but can anyone help ... ? My Interface 1 has gone up the spout and now interferes with ... white border and it refuses to boot. This has only just ... fix or is it going to be resigned to the bin ? -
Retro Gamer #7: The MegaTree / Matthew Smith interviewIssue Seven of Retro Gamer magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy community: 1. The data from the MegaTree developmen…
... has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & ... />
1. The data from the MegaTree development-disks on ... to ask myself was how come I'm a director of the ... are legal complications with the copyright law as it ... rights I have to it. But with the case of ... -
Games which are just about impossible to *not* completeWe've had a thread about games which can't be completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you're almost ce…
... completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so ... which you're almost certain to complete even if you play ... Repeat and you're bound to eventually get a Target of ... to be confused with any recent game of similar name) and The ... -
The ZX80 lives againI have often wondered if there was ever *any* commercially released software for the ZX80. I have never seen any, or even seen any info about it. Bu…
... commercially released software for the ZX80. I have ... sumbitting type-ins to the Type Fantastic, and ... Following my announcement of the Crap Games thread that ... to write a ZX80 game for the CCSCGC, does anyone else want to ... ZX81 1K Chess to the ZX80. About 24 ... -
Name (of) the gameExcuse this post. If it sounds odd then blame the 8th can of Stella I'm currently on. Have you ever though about the name behind a game? The words …
... has suddenly joined the Jet Set?
.....come to that, what ... Ultimate used 'wulf' in reference to the 8th century poem, 'Beowulf'..............if ... thought that it was suposed to be the same character!
Back 2 Skool - the waterpistolHow do you fill the middle cup near the stairs leading to the boys' classrooms? I've collected the water pistol, and press G to fire the pistol. The …
... the middle cup near the stairs leading to the boys' classrooms? I've collected the ... water pistol, and press G to ... fire the pistol. The water goes right through ...Please help! Spectaculator stopped working with .TRD files...I am using Spectaculator 6.1 (also tried 6.25, same prob). This is what i now see when i try to load a .TRD file: [url="http://server5.uploadit.org…
... 1) A reinstall of the emulator (delelting the directory to)
2) Installed ... the file on the emu i have gone through the menus to find the ... message when clicking on the icon for the prog:
the same!
...FLIPPIN' ECK... Seen the RETRO GAMER 8 PREVIEW?Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there. Uridium, Paradr…
Just strolled over to the Retro Gamer website - turns out that issue 8 coverdisc has a GRAFTGOLD special with 50 odd games on there.
Uridium, Paradroid, Fire and Ice etc.
CAN'T WAIT!!! :)TZX and the ZX81Evenin All. EightyOne is now is a state where I can support a more descriptive tape format. I know how some people have been calling for tzx suppor…
... All ZX81 tapes use the standard ROM routine. So ... Speed Data Block), containing the first program
4 ... like to throw one or two spanners in the ... thought out with regard to the ZX80/81. Why ... /> Computer Type 0C becomes the ZX80
Computer Type ...Amstrad and the SpectrumWhy has Amstrad made so little of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few years we have seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, …
... of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few years ... seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, Sega Mega drive ... how Amstrad could do justice to the Speccy? An official Emulator? ... A direct to TV game along the lines of the Tulip-Ironstone ...Games for the Magnum Lightgun and SpinI have downloaded the games for the Magnum Lightgun from this site but they don't work. I load them in Spin and choose the otion "PC Mouse Emulates M…
... choose the otion "PC Mouse Emulates Magnum Lightgun" and go to the fullscreen ... mode and the lightgun doesn't fire ... . The games work well in a window but I'd like to ... play them in full screen. Is this the emulator ...Can anyone name the game?Having not found the answer despite a thread running into several pages on another forum, I was wondering if anyone can identify this game (I'm rapid…
... game (I'm rapidly coming to the opinion that I imagined it ... that you had to go running into the mine - which was on ... number of levels - to do something. IIRC the potential nasties were gas ... don't generally tend to go upwards, so the chances are my ...Zaf-forth to Z80 compiler Build 5This forth like complier is changing almost every day with new items been added. Here is a new Zaf-forth word add it the sptword.fth file - which is…
... Demo"
;"Draws 30 circles to the screen"
;"random sizes ... - SPT"
;"shows the use of the following"
;"Zaf-forth ... br /> ;"Start label used to jump back to start"
... />
zxcls
;"clear the srceen"
...I forgot how to play this gamePlease, could anyone tell me how to play Hostages? I played it on my Speccy many years ago and I completed the whole game but I don't remember how I …
... , could anyone tell me how to play Hostages? I played it ... years ago and I completed the whole game but I don ... it. On the first level I walk all the way to the right, enter ... still can't get into the embassy.If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
... to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the ... already popular ZX81. Which features would you change to the ...You want to read this. Oh yes you do.1) Go to [url="http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro9.shtml"]http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro9.shtml[/url] 2) Read to the very bott…
1) Go to [url="http://www.livepublishing.co. ... [/url]
2) Read to the very bottom.
3 ...Speccy Maps: Just what the hell is going on here then?Some time ago, a chap going by the name of Pavero built a few maps of Speccy games. Though they weren't brilliant, but they sufficed. He decided th…
... of the rzx's from the archive. No, he links directly to the RZXArchive ... , thus piling up the bandwidth.
to the RZX linking (The maintainer of the RZXArchive has put ...My websiteI've had a couple of emails (when the damn thing works!) regarding my website, asking when it'll be up, what?s in it, where's the pdf's gone etc.. so…
... in it, where's the pdf's gone etc.. so here goes ... with some ideas for the site ... .
Sam Section: Dedicated to the Coupe. (Especially for CKAY)
I expect to start work on the site in the new year, so ...The Spectrum is a Piece of ShitHow can you all stand there and defend a computer that was ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH even back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore…
... back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore ... />
BASIC - The idea of whole commands assigned to keys is for ... , and it severely limits the commands available to the number of keys available ...Can someone help me remember the game titleHi all, I am a long-standing fan of Speccy, yet for many years now I've been looking for the title of one of the games I enjoyed very much. I am ho…
... be able to help me with this one.
The game ... device for which you had to clear the way so that it ... ," right from the character from the game "Movie", and to the right and above ... from the ET-like ...gta on the spectrumhas anyone thought about converting the game grand theft auto to the spectrum or mayby making a parody of it.
has anyone thought about converting the game grand theft auto to the spectrum or mayby making a parody of it.
