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Advanced forum searching is now available!!!i don't think anyone has mentioned (or noticed) it already, but WoS forum searches work [b]much better[/b] now, and after the first search it offers …
..You should know - "leespoons" is in the top keyword search list on the advanced search page...
Along with "fastest screen routine", "stack", and... erm... "anal"... :-O -
Advanced forum searching is now available!!!i don't think anyone has mentioned (or noticed) it already, but WoS forum searches work [b]much better[/b] now, and after the first search it offers …
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Along with "fastest screen routine", "stack", and... erm... "anal"... :-O ... ? Can't even see that screen, although I did do a ... -
Fastest fill m.c. routine ever?What is the fastest fill routine you've ever seen? Is there a listing somewhere? Most games and adventures that use fill routines were considered slo…
What is the fastest fill routine you've ever seen? Is ... />
Example of slow fill routine: The one in 'The Hobbit ... searched the forums for 'fill routine'.[/SIZE] -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
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This will be fastest. ... an alternative sprite draw routine for drawing sprites without ... algorithm draws directly on screen. I eliminated flicker by ... issues and allow the fastest screen update possible, giving you ... -
Problem with rotating procedureHi folks! I wrote a proc in z80 asm, based on: x' = x * cos (z) - y * sin (z) y' = x * sin (z) + y * cos (z) I used a precalculated table of sin a…
... pixel directly to screen (avoiding copy routine which takes ages), ... "How many T takes the fastest plot routine ? 100T ? 90T? 85T ... [code]
;draw routine
compute next line point ... stupid.
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More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... the ULA palette for every screen line? What are you going ... fast when even using the fastest multicolour routine around, it can only ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... the ULA palette for every screen line? What are you going ... fast when even using the fastest multicolour routine around, it can only ... -
Pixelwise scrolling sideways - how many ways to do it?Not that I need to, but I've been wondering if there's a good way to do this that I haven't considered. Scrolling [B]pixelwise [/B]vertically is "ea…
... periodically copy to the main screen, but that's not fast ... That re-renders the whole screen from blocks at any position ... through fixed chunks of the screen rather than the tiles themselves ... [I]Cobra[/I] (the fastest scroll routine he wrote), there's actually ... -
Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... a competition to find the fastest priniting routine for the ZX Spectrum ... have been done before). Every routine should include a benchmark to ... than that. The ROM print routine is reasonably fast, providing you ... to be writing to the screen or the printer. Then it ... -
Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... is [I]this[/I] the fastest code of all?
di
ld de,16384 ;screen address
ld bc,string ... /> stk ld sp,0 ;exit routine
ei
ret
routine I can get 290 chars on the screen within ... to be useful as a screen routine? -
Edge Grinder, how would YOU do it?I always meant to post about this and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games. [QUOTE=AndyC;808887]The thing I love about threads like this is…
... renderer that can redraw the screen from the pre-shifted transitional ... />
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SpeedloadersSince I read Lee Tonks' post about the speedloaded version of MM3 he did, I've been playing around with various speedload routines I found on TTFn & …
... wondering - which was the fastest speedload routine used on the Spectrum, & ... anyone know of a speedload routine that will run in the ... -
that "listing variables during runtime" thingWell, I did eventually finish this, but with my meds playing up I don't have much time each day that I can spend at the computer, so it's taken rathe…
... the 3rd - the improved SCREEN$ routine assembler listing:
[url ... 4th - the streamlined print routine assembler listing:
[ ... the 5th - the relocation routine assembler listing:
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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…
... what 'remains' means. But the fastest program will be the one ... fewer calculations you make, the fastest the program is, simply because ... /> Something like "write the fastest filling routine for closed shapes" might be ... -
Now here's an idea...I don't know if anyone's thought of this before, if they have then I ain't heard of it. How about putting all the electronics required for a kickass …
... Spectrum ROM and Alter the Screen routine and I would be ready ... -
Codies help? Werewolves of LondonHi All, never one for shying away from the deep end, having only just dipped my toe in to the world of machine code I find myself trying to find out …
... beeper and sometimes the print screen routine for menus.
... . Then the interrupt service routine for up to 6 peripherals ... will be grabbing the IM2 routine address from.
... are they enabled) that the routine would seem to operate normally ... -
Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... in BASIC except sound routine a the "chaos screen" routine
BOWLING 2000 ... -
Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... lifts when the "draw screen" routine redisplays a previously edited and ... stored screen containing lifts. The routine would either have ... double pass of all the screen codes (the second time ... would just require a reset routine after each level/game - ... -
Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
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07 - A fast clear screen routine using the stack if possible ... filling the whole screen
11 - A slow sprite routine, that is ...
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Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
... br /> 07 - A fast clear screen routine using the stack if possible ... /> 10 - A solid fill routine that is optimised when plotting ... /> 17 - A line draw routine, optimised when drawing one pixel ... br /> 20 - A fast screen address lookup routine, that is; pixels to ... -
Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
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; Very simple clear screen routine to set PAPER 0 / INK ... routine to XOR pre-shifted 8 x 8 pixel sprite on screen ... -
Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
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; Very simple clear screen routine to set PAPER 0 / INK ... routine to XOR pre-shifted 8 x 8 pixel sprite on screen ... -
Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
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; Routine to wait for next video ...
; Very simple clear screen routine to set PAPER 0 / INK ... routine to XOR pre-shifted 8 x 8 pixel sprite on screen ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... a 'move a character around screen' routine? Right now I'm reading ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... a 'move a character around screen' routine? Right now I'm reading ... -
BackgroundDoes anyone know how i would create a background similar to [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/backgroundmockup.png/][IMG]http://img42.ima…
... /> ld bc,767 ;fill whole screen with 96
ldir
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BackgroundDoes anyone know how i would create a background similar to [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/backgroundmockup.png/][IMG]http://img42.ima…
... Doctor) could code a fill screen routine like this!)[/QUOTE]
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Specbas Photo'sOK here's a place to show us some screen grabs of Specbas programs Here are some of my Invaders screen grabs [IMG]http://i699.photobucket.com/album…
... I have speeded up the screen routine by Poke$'ing the graphics ... -
Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... a competition to find the fastest priniting routine for the ZX Spectrum ... have been done before). Every routine should include a benchmark to ...
