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  • U-Boot Hunt[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/uboothuntingame.gif[/img] "U-Boot hunt" is available from my homepage now. I had lost the sources for years, b…

    ... delay for the sky border effect on the opening screen!)[/QUOTE ... usr0 mode. Loaded in 128K BASIC or 48K it is out ... just a experiment.
    The explosion effect was a experiment too. Every ...
    LCD LCD June 2012 Brand new software
  • Can Care v1.5 (a PC remake)Hi all Just to let you know I've released an updated version of my remake and it incorporates many of your suggestions. eg shoot guns on walls impr…

    ... br /> - The meteor explosion effect is still missing something. First ... dots in the meteor explosion effect should have a slightly ... a half-decent synthetic explosion (made with cellular automata ... really, apart from the explosion sequence everything goes smoothly ...
    GOC GOC October 2003 Games
  • explosion sound effect how?Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip? I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly? …

    On the 48K machine, I did a good (albeit a bit high-pitched) explosion effect, complete with psychedelic border, simply by using an OTIR loop to send the first 2K (I think it was) of ROM to port 254! :)
    robert@fm robert@fm July 2007 Development
  • explosion sound effect how?Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip? I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly? …

    ... (albeit a bit high-pitched) explosion effect, complete with psychedelic border, simply ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz July 2007 Development
  • New BUZZSAW+ Demo, No.2OK everybody, here's the latest demo of [I]Buzzsaw[/I]. This includes the title screen I wrote in Corfu with control selection, some new sprites and…

    ... a very pretty wide-field explosion effect (it's a bit ... you pause during the explosion, when it resumes it ... simply re-starts the explosion from the beginning.
    ... an on-screen 'PAUSED' effect. As it's written, ... wipes out any visual effect that I've built ...
    joefish joefish February 2010 Development
  • Picture quizOne for the weekend. Name the games. [IMG]http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af288/Thirdharmoniser/Quizzy_zpse6e47881.png[/IMG]

    [QUOTE=Morkin;736589]I think that means that just 14 and 17 remain identified...[/QUOTE]
    17 looks like the explosion effect from Dan Dare 3.
    alex alex November 2013 Games
  • Picture quizOne for the weekend. Name the games. [IMG]http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af288/Thirdharmoniser/Quizzy_zpse6e47881.png[/IMG]

    [QUOTE=alex;736598]17 looks like the explosion effect from Dan Dare 3.[/QUOTE]

    It's an enemy being shot & destroyed, but not from Dan Dare 3, sorry..

    I thought #14 was one of the easier ones too..
    Morkin Morkin November 2013 Games
  • Exploding routineI've been mucking about with 'Explode' from YS Program Pitstop, but I can not get it to work independently of the basic program. LET L=USR 61456 doe…

    ... /> :-)[/QUOTE]
    I admired the explosion effect in "Hyperactive". I think, this ... is the most sexy explosion effect I ever saw on the ...
    LCD LCD January 2014 Development
  • New multicolor game: Pets vs Aliens Prologue[IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/24obua1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/2qbenuf.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/13ye6x4.png[/IMG] [IMG]h…

    ... it is the upward strobing effect of the animated pets/aliens ... the rotating cursor and the "explosion effect" (when enemy pieces are captured ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas February 2015 Brand new software
  • New multicolor game: Pets vs Aliens Prologue[IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/24obua1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/2qbenuf.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/13ye6x4.png[/IMG] [IMG]h…

    ... the rotating cursor and the "explosion effect" (when enemy pieces are captured ... I said before, a strobe effect regardless of the speed of ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins February 2015 Brand new software
  • Foggy's QuestDetails here... http://johnblythe5.wixsite.com/rucksackgames/foggy

    ... :
    - a death animation or explosion effect could be added whenever the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu February 2017 Brand new software
  • border effectsive been playing around with border effects like 10 border 1 20 border 2 30 pause 1 40 goto 10 ,etc i even wrote one in machine code. …

    ... Now the BORDER command in BASIC is reasonably quick (it requires ... unlike some other computer's BASIC). The net result of this ... reasonably stable on-screen effect.

    BASIC itself is a ... the border colour changes take effect - then you can, to ...
    AndyC AndyC May 2019 BASIC
  • explosion sound effect how?Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip? I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly? …

    Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip?

    I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly?

    So far all I can come up with is a helicopter effect. :confused:
    dmsmith dmsmith July 2007 Development
  • Just remembered - Spirograph Effect. - Please ExplainJust remembered that we used to mess about with the Draw command to get a spirograph effect in Sinclar Basic. Squares 10 plot 75,75 20 draw 80,48,…

    ... to get a spirograph effect in Sinclar Basic.


    Squares ...
    murtceps murtceps February 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sound Basic 1.7Hi, I'm new here, anyone heard of Sound Basic 1.7 for Spectrum 48 ? The program can be found from WoS, it contains a manual/instructions/demos in t…

    ... here, anyone heard of Sound Basic 1.7 for Spectrum 48 ... parameters explanation for *ENV and *EFFECT, otherwise I've been able ...
    jp48 jp48 February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…

    ... that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a few ... , although they appear to best effect when the animation can be ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2011 Games
  • saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …

    ... to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Changing the colour Atributes at y,x (+3e BASIC)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am currently writing away on my +3e and I am wonder is there a way I can just effect the Paper / Ink attributes at Y…

    ... a way I can just effect the Paper / Ink attributes at ... ,X on the screen using BASIC?

    What about the ... as a prototype in +3e BASIC to be precise.

    Zetr0 Zetr0 July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic IV 4.1 Buffy previewSE Basic IV 4.0 Anya was released back in December 2012. You can read about it here: [url]http://cheveron.github.io/sebasic4/[/url] But here's some …

    ... />
    * A fork of OpenSE BASIC.
    * Supplied with FUSE (> ... language closer to the Minimal BASIC 78 standard. It still ... of the characteristics of OpenSE BASIC.

    While Anya ... next character. This has the effect of retaining BLOCK graphics on ...
    chev chev July 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Autorun for BASIC programs on DSK files?I recall there being a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk and have it RUN automatically. I have saved my program as 'DISK', which seems to ha…

    ... a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk ... ', which seems to have the effect of loading the code automatically ...
    Dock Dock June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Return to basic from sna created by Z80 compilerHow can I go back to basic when running sna created using Z80 Assembler ([url] http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html#crossass [/url])? For e…

    ... can I go back to basic when running sna created using ... "space" I am back to basic prompt.

    I tried ... (tried several emulators and the effect is the same).

    princm princm January 2015 Development
  • Alien-B: a simple invaders in Beta BASICIn 2011 I wrote a simple invaders game in Beta BASIC 4.0+D (for Spectrum 128 with the Plus D interface), just for fun and to try some of the graphic …

    ... simple invaders game in Beta BASIC 4.0+D (for Spectrum ... I find the final invasion effect quite nice.

    I ...
    programandala.net programandala.net September 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... I started writing a BASIC program for making and ... help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be ... />
    [b][u][u]BASIC listing:[/u][/u][/b]
    effect.
    1265 PLOT 0, ... FX keypress, move up one effect, draw waveform graphic
    ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Can Care (a remake)Hi All I've just released my remake of an old speccy game which I've called Can Care (guess which one) and seeing as this is the place to be for all…

    ... think of regarding to the explosion are:

    - Put ... many moving dots as Blitz Basic can handle without slowing ... sound effects (Duh)
    - An effect which would be cool would ... an executable containing only the explosion code and essentials, then send ...
    GOC GOC August 2003 Games
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... ]. It made my very slow basic mapdata compressor program a bit ... could find that trigger an explosion are the first tile of ... plant at the bottom. This effect is carried over into subsequent ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • 1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…

    ... the year. It's a basic shoot'em up mixing very ... , frenetic and unexpected, the explosion sound effect is ok. It hasn't ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel January 2017 Games
  • AY musicThis is a format I'm proposing for an AY music player. If anyone can see any problems or anywhere it can be improved please say so. An AY music form…

    ... repeating, clearing the pitch bend effect when it does so. If ... only wanted to turn one effect off upon the next note ... music is intended. As the basic structure doesn't change it ...
    cyborg cyborg October 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SPIN Public Beta 0.1b Available for downloadHi all, back again, and as just recently announced on CSS, SPIN has been updated. Here's the post to CSS (or the relevant parts): It's been a bu…

    ... support.
    Added ULA Snow effect, and Floating bus based on ... protected disks yet.
    Added *Basic* +3e emulation - it loads and ...
    Dunny Dunny May 2002 Emulators
  • BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…

    For the BASIC-coders among us.

    ... program below.
    The fastest BASIC-program wins.
    Timing will ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
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