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Technically Brilliant But Ultimately Crap GamesMy vote goes for H.A.T.E by Costa Panayi of Vortex Software (one of my fave programmers by the way) H.A.T.E.'s diagonal scrolling was so smooth and …
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Tour Top 5 Spectrum Programmers.........And What 1 Game Should They Be Remembered For. 1. Costa Panayi - I just loved the evolution of his 3D and/or scrolling ideas you saw in his game…
... always did them brilliantly. His fast scrolling routines looked fantastic on ... hour has to be Firefly - fast scrolling shoot-em-up with ... -
help sought with first foray into machine code - pixel scrolldownI have started to code my first machine code program, a simple roadrace game. I've based it around the pixel scrolldown routine in 40 Best Machine Co…
... reached the top of a block with posn to be copied ... reached the top of a block with posn to be cop ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…
... statements, or as a memory block. It will be used by ... -
TRD file support in ZX-ModulesDear readers, this is not an announcement for new program releases, but I want to tell you that I'm ready programming the full TRD file support with…
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online multi player gamesi wouldn't mind having a shot at one of these. what are every ones thoughts on them. do you need a super fast computer, a decent internet connection,…
i wouldn't mind having a shot at one of these. what are every ones thoughts on them. do you need a super fast computer, a decent internet connection, a copy of the game, etc. -
Lerm MicroMate - A Full CircleWell, it's taken a long time... but while eventually making an image of my [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008433"]MicroMate[…
... supplied in a K7ZX super fast loading format, and has been ... -
CPU question about various emulators for and on various machinesRight, you know how nowadays the latest CPUs seem to be dual (or more) core 2.4GHz (or whatever speed) as opposed to, say, single core 5.8GHz? Now I …
... Macintoshes or any other reasonably fast hardware? See, I have DOSBox ... at the speed of a fast 386, and the XBox itself ... on a console at a fast enough speed to play No ... -
Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
... one other colour per attribute block.
Fixed - Stepping over ... -
Data ExportIs there a tool or emulator that would allow me to export a block of data from a TZX or even a tape, to a format readable by a PC? This is for an ar…
Is there a tool or emulator that would allow me to export a block of data from a TZX or even a tape, to a format readable by a PC?
This is for an artsy project I'm working on.
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Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
... , select Edit -> Fill Memory Block. Apart from the fact that ... Spin1 header and main code block. Right click, select Delete.
block. Right click, select Cut.
block.
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Proyecto o.t.l.aSpectrum users know hi-speed loading from a digital audio source. Now that is available to other 8 bit machines thanks to Proyecto Otla [url]http:/…
... tzx files with non standard block. It's not trivial but ... -
list of ZX games with raining effect(ula snow)If you know any ZX games with raining effect in screen, then add game name to list. I know about this games only: (tested on real ZX128+2 - grey) 4x…
... arena
dizzy forever
fast breed
jackals
shashki ... -
Trying to add a play lead to my +2(grey)I know this has been discussed at length and rediscussed again but I'm still not sure how to do it! I just want to add a line in so that I can turbo …
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Specdrum 3 W.I.PIts a new app so i needed a new thread sorry :) I am sorry i have been neglecting this site and i have been working hard on Specdrum 3 Honest i hav…
... the song files load really fast
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Does this Windows program exist (no. 275,873,238)There are a lot of video/movie file viewers that allow you to choose and save any given frame as a graphics file, but are there any programs, be they…
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XBox vs. PS2 vs. GamecubeWhich of the three machines did you prefer? Personally I prefer the XBox, with the PS2 second and the Gamecube third, for the following reasons. […
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Infoseek icons requestedAs you may have noticed, Sinclair Infoseek now sports an extra set of links in the title bar of each program, displayed to the right, next to the '[t…
... , next to the '[tzx]' (Archive Block) generation thingy.
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Games with Parallax ScrollingI loved that effect. It gave a false depth to the game.. To me a game with parallax scrolling was a better game. How wrong I was.. anyway, a list of…
Inlay images in TZX files for WoS/TZX Vault?I've just added support to Fuse for Mac OS X for Apple's Quick Look file thumbnailing and previewing system. This allows the OS to see loading scree…
... -blocks of the TZX Custom Block, which allows me to incorporate ...*The* Sinclair Knowledge baseOk, get ready for a long post. :p Let's consider a few facts: -The WOS ftp has thousands of important files, but it can be difficult to find what w…
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-Such site should be fast and easy to navigate. I ...Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... be so absolutely brilliant and fast? I know, I know, it ...YSRnRY Documentary distribution methodsWith the rise of YouTube and the forthcoming release of the 1989 chapter, I'm now wondering whether or not to keep offering BitTorrent links for thes…
... speed and downloads from the fast WWW site.
So ...Classical music on the Speccy?While I was watching CVP409 videos on YT, I found a few movie scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY chip. I know the beeper and…
... AY composers can do things fast using their favorite tracker, but ...Simple CF card interface for interested...I'm about to manufacture smaller count of simple CF card interfaces for Spectrum 48K. Some details and supporting SW are here: [url]http://www.ppest…
... kind OS) is simple and fast, intended mostly for gaming. There ...Creating a network bridge with linux/eepcI wasn't sure if the process for creating a network bridge would depend on the OS or the platform hence the ambiguous title. Anyway, i've read somew…
... this theory. the only stumbling block is that i've no ...Multiplayer online Speccy gaming - an actual technical proposalAs is so often the way, [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=274215&postcount=121]trying to put into words why something is impo…
... instruction, and then fast-forward the emulation (as fast as the CPU ...Microdrive Not Present.... the little fibber!Hi chaps. I've just dug out my IF1 and microdrive to search from some long lost stuff on cartridge. I cannot find the ribbon cable for the life of m…
Flood Fill ConundrumI have written a flood fill alogirithm. It uses the stack, but only with the y axis. It works quite well, but on large polygons it does take a while …
... I cannot find a simple, fast assembler routine that you can ...School Dentist...What about the School Dentist though, eh? Did you have to go see one? Some mong/sex offender who had clearly failed medical school and choose dentist…
... turnover rate of patient so fast, that it's a wonder ...
