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can someone make manic miner in b.a.s.i.c (oh, the horrors!)can someone make manic miner (or it's first level) in b.a.s.i.c . yes i know this is stupid, but i would like to know what would happen! from matthew
That`s remarkably fast for basic, pleasantly surprised, although it`s very very tricky to control and it doesn`t seem to wanna jump when your not pressing left orright first/ at same time. -
New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
... this game. Well, it is fast for BASIC. :D
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SpecOS progressOk, As you can all see, I'm back - and I've been working away on SpecOS for a while now. There's a few videos, which you can see on my blog: [url]h…
... windows programs with a super fast spectrum basic tool would be pant ... -
best antivirus softwareHi folks Any tips on trustworthy - and if possible free! - antivirus software? My wife and I seem to have been stung by antimal and our other lapto…
... also very good as a fast but basic browser, but it has ... -
best antivirus softwareHi folks Any tips on trustworthy - and if possible free! - antivirus software? My wife and I seem to have been stung by antimal and our other lapto…
... also very good as a fast but basic browser, but it has ... -
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…
... /> Result, it prints stupidly fast for BASIC and you even get a ... got it by reading a BASIC listing in one of those ... -
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…
... /> Result, it prints stupidly fast for BASIC and you even get a ... got it by reading a BASIC listing in one of those ... 'm quite fond of these BASIC platformers, I've been playing ... -
ZX SPIN (P and newer) issue.Why, oh, why doesn't Spin work ... (Let's just leave it at that, shall we. -Ed) Anywho ... I extracted it (P and later S) into a folder and then mov…
... the job done - Sinclair BASIC on a PC.
... BASIC and I thought to myself: "What if CPUs got so fast ... that BASIC would run like Machine ... br />
Of course, BASIC kind of died as newer ... wanted to make Sinclair BASIC run like the wind.< ... -
New game: Dex[b]DEX - A painty-maze game for the 48K/128K Spectrum.[/b] [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/ip5zeu.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/euqyv6.png[/IMG]…
... you say it shows how fast compiled basic is.
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WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
[QUOTE=WibbleBibble;647421]Its like BASIC was just like a gateway ... solution to slow BASIC, which definitely doesn't provide fast (and I ... mean [i]very[/i] fast) Sinclair BASIC on a PC. It almost ... -
How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…
... 10, and I typed in BASIC listings from magazines. Then we ... was already writing bits of BASIC but the moment I saw ... on the BBC Micro in BASIC (the pinnacle of the language ... on the Amiga in a fast compilable BASIC that I forget the ... -
A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
... OUT 254,24 repeatedly from BASIC, you'l find it generates ... tone because that's as fast as BASIC can run. (It also ... -
I feel like such a moron having to post this but stillI started out to write a simple cursor move program to demonstrate how easy it is to program in Basic! Hah, serves me right. I started by setting…
... two arcade games in BBC BASIC for the Arc and got ... World. That is how fast the BASIC was on the Arc, this ... -
Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…
... work, and full of advanced BASIC techniques. Really interesting to study ... screen can be redrawn that fast in BASIC.
Overall the ... you use the typically ZX81 BASIC definitions of integers e.g ... -
BASIC compilersI'm looking for a BASIC compiler that can actually handle the SAVE and LOAD basic commands. Hi Soft Basic doesn't, so I'm in a fix now since my BASIC…
I'm looking for a BASIC compiler that can actually handle ... the SAVE and LOAD basic commands. Hi Soft Basic doesn't, so ... a fix now since my BASIC program uses the SAVE and ... handles almost all of BASIC commands and generates fairly fast code too? -
Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…
... loads the game too fast so you actually cannot ... to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I have ... can see, there are 2 "BASIC" blocks, the first one ... br />
The second "BASIC" block at the end of ... to build a new BASIC loader that loads up ... -
CellularBasicPro - enhanced BASIC interpreter for mobile phones and devicesDownload location : [url]http://code.google.com/p/cellularbasicpro/downloads/list[/url] Features of cellularBasicPro include : - Extensive mathem…
... Color (RGB) color graphics.
- Fast double buffered graphics support.
- Large BASIC programs support.
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ZX BASIC (Boriel's Compiler) - LibrariesWell, we have a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to na_th_an's fourspriter being retooled for the job. It's not general pur…
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I've done some fast trig and square root stuff ... is simultaneously almost completely sinclair basic compatible (It even allows line ... easy fix to a Sinclair Basic Program) and a very powerful ... add-in functions for the basic compiler to make it more ... -
fast font engine possible?inspired by the recent "proportional font" thread for zx basic and ideas for gui and having done some of the work on this in the past i wonder if it …
... "proportional font" thread for zx basic and ideas for gui and ... is possible to have a fast raster font engine on ... character width). this would enable fast 8-bit calculations for measure_font ... experience ... do you believe ultra-fast draw_text could be made using ... -
smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... (Hi Res) for moving a pong bat but that is slow ... split second.
My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... try make some games in basic 1st. -
New Game: Spiker: Basic TrainingThis is a new game for 128K spectrums inspired by the Spectrum spaceship mascot thread here on WOS. Even if you hate the game, it is worth loading up…
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to this: your "[U]Basic Training[/U]."
to pass your basic training. You've got three ... you:
1. Blue = fast bullets
2. Red = faster ... ://blackjet.co.uk/spectrum/Spiker:-Basic-Training/[/url]
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fastest Sound FX methods in ZX BASIC?Right now I'm doing an alternating footstep sound in my game using this following Beep statement. [code]beep 0.008,-4 + tog+tog+tog+tog : let tog=1-…
... able to get out of BASIC, but it still slows down ... sound, or some sort of fast sound?
Could I ... do music and sounds from BASIC? My emulator (Spectacular) emulates those ... -
Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…
... routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in ... wholesome in writing them in BASIC
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Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... Heels. The routine is quite fast and returns a reasonable random ... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.
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BASIC compo on our Facebook page - join in, win cash!1st - will receive £50 2nd - will receive £20 It's been a few years since our game competition, so I think its time for another! This time t…
... the player to reach a fast enough momentum to beat a ... code must be 100% Sinclair BASIC no MC***
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How to return to basic properly from ASMI am messing around with a fast stack copying routine. But I am getting "A: Invalid argument" error when I later return to basic. I know you h…
... am messing around with a fast stack copying routine.
But ... when I later return to basic.
I know you ... IY register before returning to basic but my code at the ... as IY when returning to basic. I think one of the ... -
smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... suppose and it least its fast this way moving 8 pixels ... the AI for pong should be very easy even in sinclair basic. -
Buddy 0.1 demo[url="http://wischner.co.uk/downloads/app.tap"]The tape is here[/url]. Load it, then enable kempston mouse emulation, then reload it. [url="https://g…
... all it seems reasonably fast with empty windows. Basic resize logic is ... already programmed in. So the basic framework is close to complete ... yx network file system), and pong. The rest will be up ... -
What's this racing game?Hi 2 everyone who likes Spectrum. Does anyone know what was the name of this RACING game. It was 2 words i'm pretty sure. It used the ZX Spectrum ba…
... . It used the ZX Spectrum basic font (you know what i ... WAS OUT OF CONTROL, TOO FAST.
Something like this ...
