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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…
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problem using FRAMES to generate 'random' numbersI realise the pros use bytes from ROM to get their random numbers, presumably because they want to use FRAMES to synchronise the printing and avoid s…
Amiga Spectrum emulationOK, I have the Spectrum emulator(s) to play Spectrum games on my Amiga A1200, but where on earth do I find the (legal) games I can download to work w…
... ('030: ZXAM easiest, Spec1.7 fastest; '040/060: give ASp a ...BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... a complex calculation in the fastest time, and the beeb won ... work out some sum the fastest way, i wanted games games ...Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... instruct the CPU in the fastest way possibly, ie, not through ...What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
... version of Scramble, maybe the fastest one I've seen on ...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…
... will have to choose the fastest algorithm that produces a good ...What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
... version of Scramble, maybe the fastest one I've seen on ...Fastest loaderWhat was the fastest speed loader developed and could you name a game using it?
+3 discs were pretty fast compared to the tapes. I'd say those loaders were the fastest.
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[quote=Dunny;256491]+3 discs were pretty fast compared to the tapes. I'd say those loaders were the fastest.
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Not as fast as ROM carts. :)Fastest loaderWhat was the fastest speed loader developed and could you name a game using it?
I think the fastest loader that used a standard ...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…
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Is this the fastest we can do in basic ...Fastest loaderWhat was the fastest speed loader developed and could you name a game using it?
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If you stick ... Falcon Patrol to be the fastest (I'm sure there's ...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…
[QUOTE=bigjon;256767]I started to think about doing a lightforce-style scroller[/QUOTE]
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s-(IN 64510High Quality Audio SampleHi Guys, Would someone be able to help me out? I'm trying to get hold of a high quality audio sample of the spectrum loading sound for a music proje…
Get PlayTZX and use it to play a TZX file - if you don't have a real Speccy, using PlayTZX will be the fastest way to do it. Just capture the output of your sound card.Emulators on the ZX SpectrumHaving released a Spectrum 16K emulator for Spectrum 48/128 machines as part of CCG2008, I was wondering if anybody knows of any emulators which actu…
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ZX81EMUL is not my fastest Z80 emulator, but for the ...Emulators on the ZX SpectrumHaving released a Spectrum 16K emulator for Spectrum 48/128 machines as part of CCG2008, I was wondering if anybody knows of any emulators which actu…
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ZX81EMUL is not my fastest Z80 emulator, but for the ...Beeper octave range...A dumb question, I know, but I've found two conflicting sources of information on the octave range of the Sinclair beeper. I suppose I'm being a lit…
Mine just about doubles the speed of the fastest in this thread so far. Again only on certain Spectrums though ;)
Edit: No it doesn't double it. That was me being a bit thick there :pSpeccy LaptopHi, Since my subtle announcement in another thread was underwhelmingly too subtle, I'll repost it in a new thread ;) I have started work designing…
... to each directly. Even the fastest PICs (in the 8-bit ...Speccy LaptopHi, Since my subtle announcement in another thread was underwhelmingly too subtle, I'll repost it in a new thread ;) I have started work designing…
... the code right. (PIC's fastest instruction takes 4 cycles, most ...any one seen the top 10 games from retro gamer???are they crazzy??? what the hell??? the top 2 I've never even heard of... turbo esprit on 16th??? no nightmare rally, trantor or match day?(and I…
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Deathchase is the fastest game ever made, it requires ...metallica vs. anthrax vs. megadeth vs. slayera/k/a "the big four". lets face it we're all from the 80's (ish), they used to tour every year as "the big four"...who was the greatest? - non-metal …
... and it's probably the fastest album ever made. A classic ...Next step in MIDI to AY conversionI e-mailed the author of MID2AY with a few questions. While I wait for a reply, I would like to expose my ideas. There should be a better way to conv…
It would... I suspect the purpose is to be able to write chip tunes using a MIDI keyboard as the user interface (which, I suspect, would be fastest/easiest for most people who want to write chip tunes)Come and compete :)Hi If you feel like competing in Spectrum games or just wants to show your talent in your favourite Spectrum games, come and join the fun on HARP Sp…
When this game first came the game maker had a competition to see who could complete the game the fastest. The first prize was a sports car.Some Q's on home Wi-fi network...I nearly took the plunge today to set up a wi-fi enabled home network but stopped short when I realised I still needed some answers to some nagging q…
... wifi router. They're the fastest (well, N is but is ...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
I've just realised ... this may not be the longest thread we've seen so far but it has to hold the record for fastest growing. :)Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
[QUOTE=Necros;272196]I've just realised ... this may not be the longest thread we've seen so far but it has to hold the record for fastest growing. :)[/QUOTE]
Not unlike El ZnorXo's back-hair ...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
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hmmmm ...Microdrive CATIs there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful info on the contents of a Microdrive? File size, head info for example? Also, is it possible in ge…
... it to write data the fastest. On some machines, the interleave ...
