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ZX-Paintbrush 2.5 publishedDear readers, as there were many updates since the last version, I want to bring this to public, so that I hopefully can return back to ZX-Assembler…
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The raster is a way to let the mouse position jump ... the movement of overlay rectangles (which indeed lay over the screen ... appear on screen. Thus besides "pixel grid" and "character grid", we ... are drawn in the order: pixel grid, character grid, user- ... -
clear a windowed area of the screenHi everyone! Ain't been on here for donkeys, but have recently started messing around with a little game. I'm looking for ideas/opinions on the bes…
... a slightly quirky way to do it which takes 28 bytes ... ld bc,32 ; dist to next pixel line or attrib row< ... CODE] ld a,192 ; 192 pixel lines
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Unnecessarily hardThat second screen of Airwolf? What kind of divot put that there? It was far too difficult a challenge for someone new to the game. I finally got …
... /or timing to get the objects.[/QUOTE]
Which reminds me ... have to be accurate to the pixel. As it takes 5 seconds to make ... the platform, as Dick has to fall until he lands on ... has to be restarted whenever Dick falls all the way back down (which ... -
All Too EasyFollowing up on Biggz' suggestion, I made the thread. I nominate 'saboteur' on skill level 1 (escaped the first day I had the game, got the disk and…
Way Of The Exploding Fist was ... if you forced yourself not to use it.
The ... C64 (which looked and sounded better); so one really had to decide that ... it was a banned move to enjoy the ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... weaknesses by not having the fastest cpu, although architecture differences between ... it comes to vector/isometric games that rely on fastest cpu, it ... so the best way to cover all bases is to get the C64 ... exclusives like Get Dexter, of which there are a few, but ... -
All Too EasyFollowing up on Biggz' suggestion, I made the thread. I nominate 'saboteur' on skill level 1 (escaped the first day I had the game, got the disk and…
[QUOTE=weesam;802542]Way Of The Exploding ... (which looked and sounded better); so one really had to decide ... that it was a banned move to enjoy ...
2 that spring to mind.. nightmare rally after I ... not massively, but enough to throw you off just ... -
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…
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FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
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This is the way it is now -- the vertical ... thing by applying attributes to the first pixel row and then ... the second attribute application needs to occur, which will often be less ... -
RGB video issue on +2 and +3. Signal high?I have a couple of +3's and a new +2a that arrived today. When I plugged in the +2a using my RGB lead from Retro Computer Shack I was reminded of a n…
... There is a trace which connects the two 12v ... up again depends which pin you want to use for ... to be customised[/B] to work with whatever scheme you decide ... seems the least invasive way to me as you don' ... it doesn't work, which is a distinct possibility ... -
FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
... 4:3, which is what the spectrum is attached to, but these ... there is a difference between *pixel aspect ratio* and *device resolution ... 256x192 resolution an actual pixel is supposed to be a perfect (1 ... think it is up to the user to decide whether he/she thinks ... -
Raycasting (3D Games!) with SpecBAS<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see …
... that way - as you rotate, the texture slopes. So each pixel ... of floor and ceiling has to be done ... added a variable "scl" to the top of the program ... (line 20). Set it to 1 if you want full ... high resolution textures. Set it to 2, and although the " ... -
The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…
... (so nobody had access to the pictures and pending ... , and there was no way to post there)? Perhaps you ... the forum's choices over which screen was used, 'picking ... will finish it the way I want without asking ... release is a beta, decide the remaining screens as a ... -
TV Pal, odd and even framesI have been researching, but haven't found any real interesting information on this subject, so far. What I mean is, since TV PAL signal is interl…
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Resuming, there is a way to avoid the interlacing, but still ... lines, which also helps to mantain the 4x3 ratio (256x192 pixel area)
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Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…
... not interested in debating which is best, which is worst, or the ... search for more information. Then decide for themselves. As I said ... all this nonsense looks like to potential customers. I think posting ... may not be the best way to promote the Interface 1bis.
1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... walls and barriers, unblocking the way to new areas [like in Bug ... like a 1984 platform with pixel perfect requirements, almost UDG sprites ... animation, and buggy instances in which you die forever in the ... be of interest to Jet Set Willy fans [which I've never ...Turkish air strike on Russian war planeMaybe not a subject for WoS, moderators please use discretion. I'd just like to say that as a UK citizen I am saddened to learn that two Russian p…
... , then the West has to choose which authoritarian pseudo-democracy it will ... intolerable?
So you decide that you'll keep those ... that is likely to be wishful thinking. Either way, if we do ... go in, it has to be for ...ZX81 Character SetHello, hope I don't offend anyone with my request. I've put together a program on my Amstrad that redefines a condensed text and displays it appropri…
... doesn't have any way of placing characters anywhere ... to the weird way the display works and the limitations on which ... seems to be a chapter on Graphics which is ... silly little way of plotting an image to screen, ... much up to the Nested Loops to Decide when to go ...Clashbasher a new interface to reduce colour clashI've been working on this for a while now. [IMG]http://markamy.uwclub.net/cauldron.JPG[/IMG] Basicly its an add on for a 48k spectrum, which reinte…
... interface gives you the option to output either signal. It ... , don't be tempted to etch and build a small ... their display tv's to see which ones will accept a ... I'll be happy to help in any way I can.
to see if this method of every pixel different ...Spectrum USB KeyboardI know you can buy these but how do you make one . What I am thinking of be similar to the type described in Issue 1352 of Micro Mart at page 45 .The…
... this is small batch production which is quite high risk ...
Now I had to decide what to do with it! This kit ... assuring to have someone "go first" in this way as ... help in "showing the way" as a pathfinder is ... and Jason had shown the way . So now I can ...It's a Pixel THING - recent retrogaming Youtube channelHi, guys! I've recently started my own YouTube channel "[B]It's a Pixel THING[/B]" where I do weekly videos about retrogaming (Spectrum, Amiga, DOS)…
... and inovation were always side-to-side with arcades, and, it ... dark places, that I would decide which title I would buy next ... Tribute to Arcade Classics - My TOP 26 Games - It's a Pixel ...Just.SCR - effective tool for reversing Speccy's pictures back to ZX Spectrum[i]'One more cross-platform picture converter to ZX Spectrum .SCR format? Why?' [/i] Don't be hasty in resume. It's simple, but very effective t…
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really, there is no way to define it =) the program offers ... variants, but it is possible to change it one click. Also ...Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... I developed simple recompiler which took disassembly listing and ... data formats (separating pixel and mask data which will allow faster ... sprites have masks equal to pixel data, so rendering mask ... see you have found a way to optimize sprite sorting. Can ...Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... I developed simple recompiler which took disassembly listing and ... data formats (separating pixel and mask data which will allow faster ... sprites have masks equal to pixel data, so rendering mask ... see you have found a way to optimize sprite sorting. Can ...Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... /> There are lots of optimizations which you may consider while porting ... objects and I found a way to make these comparison do less ... br /> - sprite data splitted for pixel data and mask data (rendering ... game (as these are two which are flipped most often by ...Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... /> There are lots of optimizations which you may consider while porting ... objects and I found a way to make these comparison do less ... br /> - sprite data splitted for pixel data and mask data (rendering ... game (as these are two which are flipped most often by ...I don't think I'm getting the $22AA Pixel-Add rom routineDear all, I'm misunderstanding how the PIXEL-ADD rom routine works. My code... [code]ld b,175 ld c,1 call $22AA ld (hl),a ret[/code] So…
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Now putting a pixel on the screen simply means ... got inverse colors). As to which one you have to set, there's ... the pattern continues all the way to X = 7. When X = 8 ... byte (screen address) to write the pixel value to, but doing AND 7 ...z88dk v1.99A Release Candidate[b]Z88DK VERSION 1.99A RELEASE CANDIDATE[/b] Download from: http://nightly.z88dk.org/Releases/ The release candidate will be available for te…
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But the correct way to do this now would be ... They do things this way because sdcc's tools are ...Function with push and popIm trying to see if I understand push and pop when it comes to using to pass parameters to functions: [code] LD HL,16384 LD A,5 Push AF Ld A…
... talk about fastcall functions half way down this page:
... t actually do it that way. This way is better:
to decide whether parameters are pushed left to right or right to left ... real example using callee linkage, which is how you would pass ...Function with push and popIm trying to see if I understand push and pop when it comes to using to pass parameters to functions: [code] LD HL,16384 LD A,5 Push AF Ld A…
... actually do it that way. This way is better: (snip ... to decide whether parameters are pushed left to right or right to ... bytes and cycles that way. I think it suits ... LD A,(HL)
(which is only slightly slower than ... gives you the "pointer" to it, in the index ...Games featuring... relevant bugsThere was a recent improvement to the WoS database in order to classify [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34261"]Games fea…
... it is related to the girl which appears every now ... not sure the best way to fix it. Some alternatives ... before falling. This way you would hopefully avoid ... really don't know which alternative would work better, ... that's for you to decide. See what you think.< ...
