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Making TZXsI would like to be able to make new TZX files containing new software/data. If at some point I do manage to complete the writing of a little game or…
... can save it all out block by block from Basic and save ... leave .tzx headers between each block which emulators have to skip ... the syntax right):
[code]copy /b basic.tap + screen.tap ... -
Machine Code Microdrive File LoaderI've been experimenting with transferring games to run from microdrive. Typically I like to see a loading screen while things are happening, and I li…
... -rom1tab ; how many jumps to copy
ldir
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xor ... ; dive into microdrive load/verify block
call lvmch
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Memory concerns with z88dkI've retaken my old spectrum project and sadly I've reached a dead end very fast. I'll try to explain my worst problem in a few lines. I'm not a vet…
... by malloc for each allocated block of memory (that's how ... it knows how big the block is when free() is called ... to free the block). If you are done with ... the extra rampages and then copy what is needed for the ...Everiss - A "highly respected person" ?It gets better..... [url]http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/12/13/high-drama-in-evony-llc-vs-bruce-everiss/[/url] Roughly - Ebony's lawyer (Dean Grou…
... life like international playboys with fast cars etc.
When ... , even if i had a copy of a friend. The game ... these games (Instead of a copy on a C90) as they ...How do I know where my C compiler is putting my variable?Let me show you my code. I am writing a Z80 emulator (z80.c) which sets up a bit of shared memory for communication with another process. Well, I got…
... process will have a copy of the parent's ... will refer to its own copy of that variable, different ... this case a shared memory block. You deal with this ... start of the shared memory block.
shmdt ... processes refer to the block and when that reaches ...What Z80 development tools do you use? What books?Hi. I've been meaning to do it for over 25 years, but.. better late than never :) I'm starting to learn machine code and am trying to get a developme…
... books I have in hard copy are the Basic Manual (has ... ?
It's mentally fast though, doing 60000*7 border ...What Z80 development tools do you use? What books?Hi. I've been meaning to do it for over 25 years, but.. better late than never :) I'm starting to learn machine code and am trying to get a developme…
... /> [B];All of the above block (in red) can be reduced ... to this block:
dec hl
fast? Perhaps even too fast? But, as I ...What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…
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You can copy n paste the listing into ... version with the main code block named 'p'. If not change ...Matthew Smith's Delta Tau OneGoing through some old boxes I've managed to dig up some stuff on Matthew Smith's first commercially released game [B]Delta Tau One[/B]. I don't know…
I've got a copy of Delta Tau One on disk and it's quite a good game as it goes; not great graphically and boasting a colour palette of just black and white but still a very playable fast moving game nonetheless.Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... genre for coders. You need fast,smooth routines and the worst ... blocks per level, so a block could be stored with one ...Matthew Smith's Delta Tau OneGoing through some old boxes I've managed to dig up some stuff on Matthew Smith's first commercially released game [B]Delta Tau One[/B]. I don't know…
... sight this appears like a fast version of Invaders, but there ... the attack is extremely good, fast, crisp and very definitely on ... of the Spectrum's 2x2 block graphic characters) and arise out ...Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…
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Original tzx block is split up like this ... 38648 bytes
; copy 24576-29184 = 4608 bytes to ... BANK 6
; copy 29184-41184 = 12000 bytes ... to BANK 1
; copy 40184-54008 = 13824 bytes ... BANK 4
; copy 54008-63224 = 9216 bytes ...Help my Mouse to live a happy lifeYes I have a mouse, probably only one, it must have been forced in by all of the snow, it is in the cupboard under the stairs. I boxed in the bottom …
[QUOTE=mile;418545]maybe you should be driving so fast in a built up area, it's not the people fault you are driving like a maniac.[/QUOTE]
Run over the cat, then go around the block and kill the people at the bus stop. Problem solved.Official CSSCGC 2010 Competition ThreadDear Wossers, As 'loser' of the 2009 competition, I am now obliged to host the 2010 competition. I have created a site which will provide a hub for …
... , so I had to be fast to be the first one ... 's why I had to copy my last year's compo ...Mass storage - why backup battery?I wasn't sure to post this under "hardware" or "development", but here goes: There are these mass storage devices for ZX Spectrum, and on many desig…
... store your configuration.
* Fast to write to - same ... byte, you have to copy the entire sector (however ... The disadvantage of having to copy/erase sector/modify in ... flash, and do the copy/erase/modify/write cycle ... - mass storage is fast enough that there's ...Gaming Epiphany?!?!?Not sure if this has been asked before, but, here goes. I was wondering which games people had played on what ever system and thought 'WOW now that?…
... til' Boozy had his own copy after that. It's simple ... general, and the simpler more block coloured look due to the ...Character scrollingOk, first I'd like to say that I'm not looking for a complete routine (but that might help) because I am hoping to write it myself and learn a bit mo…
... fast. It's self modifying code, doesn't use PUSH/POP copy ... , (SCRLinesDown + 2)
ScrollDownLoop: ;copy a single char line
Gaming Epiphany?!?!?Not sure if this has been asked before, but, here goes. I was wondering which games people had played on what ever system and thought 'WOW now that?…
... always loved this game, the fast pace and difficult gameplay somehow ... />
Puyo Puyo: Best puzzle/block type game ever (Dr. Robotniks ...Microdrive Games CartridgeI've just noticed that Ant Attack on the microdrive [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014815"]Games Cartridge[/URL] (also bundl…
... affords a good level of copy protection.
For microdrive ... loading or during preparation the block has been saved with a ...Playing undeleted video filesI've dug out an old 320GIG SATA external hard drive which I've stuck in a tower. I've run a file undelete program on it and have found tons of vide…
Well, it let me copy them from the internal hard ... again just case stopping the block scan caused the problems.
OptimisationI've participated in several thread hijacks about this, so perhaps I should open a new thread. Et VIOLA! Here it is! Knuth, who was earlier reporte…
... multiple data items into one block using the same tree, but ... offset addresses into the resultant block for extracting each original item ... (with a predictable upper limit), copy that as 1 line to ...OptimisationI've participated in several thread hijacks about this, so perhaps I should open a new thread. Et VIOLA! Here it is! Knuth, who was earlier reporte…
... multiple data items into one block using the same tree, but ... offset addresses into the resultant block for extracting each original item ... (with a predictable upper limit), copy that as 1 line to ...shifting spriteshi. have anyone experience with shifting sprites by table ? some neat tricks ? i don't want to see complete code (really don't want, it trashes thr…
... multiple data items into one block using the same tree, but ... offset addresses into the resultant block for extracting each original item ... (with a predictable upper limit), copy that as 1 line to ...Z80 compressorIs there one available? Is it any good? Peeps have been suggesting we should look into this, so here's a new thread! I'd do the compressor on the …
... gives good compression and a fast, compact Z80 decompressor.
block, using a single common encoding ... the start of the data block, then all is saved as ...How do you destroy an enemy or object?Hi guys I allways wanted to know this, but how would you go about making and destroying enemies in basic or any language? What, do you use a huge ar…
... /> I forgot to mention the block memory allocator in z88dk which ... blocks. Allocating a certain size block is a simple matter of ... taking the first block from that queue. Deallocating a ... fast in terms of cycles consumed. Overhead is one byte per block ...Super Hang On (Speedlock deprotector program needed)Hello all, I been looking into finding a way of decrypting the speedlock on Super Hang On. I want to create a deprotected tap version of the game, w…
... I have a tzx'd copy that says Speedlock 6 !
block so this hack doesn't ... work. Just one Program: block before the loader runs.
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... on these for the attribute block. If a colour is [I ... laced in usr0 mode: just copy first image to 49152 in ... ,23:LOAD "img"CODE 42240), copy other image to screen (slow ...The Grim Reaper is coming for your consoles...According to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8556874.stm[/URL] [COLOR=Blue][B]"A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional …
... hell are you gonna play fast games where timings are super ... my very own private, personal copy to tangibly hold in my ...Some help needed, pretty please! :-)Hi there WOSsers! Long time no see! :-) I'm going through a process to get all my tape games (some real, some downloaded from here) onto +3 disk. I'…
... , SCR$ and another BASIC block) and 1 headerless block (the game code ... - I use LERM's transfer program to copy ...tricks to simplify codingWhen i started with programming in assembler i had very simple approach to do things. Just shifting bytes around, doing simple tests and so... Later …
You should get a copy of ZX BASIC, and also ... for things like a fast square roots, fast sin (and thus cosine ... above is likely to be copy-paste useful for an assembly ...
