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  • i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…

    ... , it would still be fast enough to resemble something playable ... bottom layer scroll half as fast as the one above ... move him, but only occasionally print animation frames over top periodically ... something like this, or any BASIC programming, is usually the ...
    digital digital January 2018 Development
  • How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…

    ... I learned to do in BASIC for starting to program games ... variables for coordinates"
    2 "Print the sprite on its coordinates ... in its BASIC English, and you will see how fast and easy ...
    IvanBasic IvanBasic May 2018 BASIC
  • im looking for a fill routine written in basici know this would be slow but i want to tinker with it to produce something else.

    ... bit ago, based on a basic whatsit, but I don't ... recall where the basic was.


    http ... of it in Boriel's basic:
    [code]

    SUB ... )
    REM isqrt is a fast integer square root

    Gedlion Gedlion July 2018 Development
  • Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…

    ... you use the typically ZX81 BASIC definitions of integers e.g ... $ variables. This is much fast that doing PRINT AT; INK; BRIGHT; etc ... game, type CLS, then type PRINT a$; for starting again the ... /> Glad to discuss about our BASIC programming!
    IvanBasic IvanBasic April 2019 Brand new software
  • Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…

    ... remember where unfortunately) that Sinclair BASIC on the Spectrum will still ... $ variables. This is much fast that doing PRINT AT; INK; BRIGHT; etc ... game, type CLS, then type PRINT a$; for starting again the ...
    patters patters April 2019 Brand new software
  • BASIC games that could be better if compiled?I was looking [url=https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57843/best-compiled-basic-game#latest]this thread[/url] and I was wondering is speed…

    ... of BASIC commands - the ones which could run fast whem ... PRINT stuff.

    So it's possible to write fast ... games in compiled BASIC, but you can ... compiler that could handle any BASIC program:
    https://worldofspectrum ...
    Gwyn Gwyn July 2020 Games
  • Looking for any maze game where the map is different every timeHi folks, I'm looking to sharpen my game writing skiils (or lack thereof!) and I need an example of a simple maze game which creates a different map…

    ... . This maze algorithm is fast and super handy!
    ... needs, but as usual Basic programs are pretty hard ... (3)=1
    100 PRINT AT 0,0;"###############################";
    ... NEXT i
    120 PRINT AT 21,0;"###############################";
    ...
    JianYang JianYang September 2020 Games
  • Strongest aspect of Spectrum BASICWhat would you say is the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on other micros at the time. I think it might have been the Fun…

    ... second strong point of Spectrum BASIC:

    It fits ... />
    Yes indeed, the Spectrum BASIC was quite economical in terms ... , and while not as fast in some operations as some ... keyword system (command operators, eg. PRINT, GOSUB, etc. stored as one ...
    dmsmith dmsmith March 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • Strongest aspect of Spectrum BASICWhat would you say is the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on other micros at the time. I think it might have been the Fun…

    ...
    Yes indeed, the Spectrum BASIC was quite economical in terms ... , and while not as fast in some operations as some ... keyword system (command operators, eg. PRINT, GOSUB, etc. stored as ... you compare Sinclair BASIC with, for example, Locomotive BASIC on the ...
    AndyC AndyC March 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…

    [quote="Crisis;992784"]oops, to fast, you say in MC and ... /> in Basic you use the lower screen as in
    PRINT #0 ... the NExt message will over print that LOWER screen part
    ret ; back to basic


    ; Print text on screen
    Kotek Kotek June 2022 Development
  • 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 ...
    Martin Martin September 2001 Games
  • ZX48k terminal...Hello everybody, I thought someone might help me. I connect my good old ZX48k to my PC via serial (IF1) link, and I was trying to write a little term…

    ... a little terminal program in BASIC.
    Can anyone tell ... need to consider how slow BASIC is)
    open a ... from the old one) print it to stream #4.
    print it out.
    in BASIC:

    ... let o$=c$
    60 print INKEY$ #4;
    70 ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi October 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…

    Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game.
    There are 63 points available this time.

    You can either email your completed answers (along ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins May 2002 Games
  • 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
  • Machine CodeOk i had a spectrum when i was younger and only used it for playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like 10 Pri…

    ... simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like
    10 Print ... did they do that in basic?! lol im just curious now ...
    alexsut alexsut July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …

    ... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…

    ... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to print with colour using DiscipleHi! I was wondering if there is any way of printing in colour using the Disciple. I am using an Epson Stylus 600 Printer with one of my +2s and I wo…

    ... I would really like to print some colours apart from greyscales ...
    Anestis Anestis August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev October 2002 Emulators
  • SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Announcements
  • Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…

    ... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].
    chev chev December 2002 Games
  • ZX PC Interface : The manual, schematics and more info... ZX &lt;-> PC Interface ------------------- Contents 1) The ZX &lt;-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Install…

    ... fast load and save possible without altering the software.

    PRINT ... the current directory.
    PRINT USR 14500;D;"*.*"
    ... directory.

    PRINT USR 14500;X
    This ... will do syntaxchecking for the PRINT-instruction.
    However ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2002 Emulators
  • Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …

    ... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...
    Arda Arda December 2002 Emulators
  • Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…

    ... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • ANNOUNCE: SPECSAISIE 1.2 released!SPECSAISIE is a Java system which enables one to perform surgery on SNA and TAP files, and various other gubbins (some functions relate to Spectrum e…

    ... functions:

    - PrintHeaders: Print the header of each Spectrum ... checksums.
    + Peek: Print the byte-value(s) stored ... br /> - Saisie: Generate a BASIC program for typing data from ... specified intervals.
    + ASCII: Print an address-range from an ...
    andrewbroad andrewbroad January 2003 Emulators
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