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Loading screen recreation in HTML 5I have just developed a LOAD "" SCREEN$ simulation using the new canvas object in HTML. It is imitating the image bytes loading, as well as the attr…
... into ZX Spectrum screen memory has different effect on screen (top, middle, ... in, short header (+file name on screen), pause, another lead-in, ... shows up at once, not character-by-character). And speed is off ... "Similar to ZX Spectrum" is a better description. -
Hi Res Print Routine neededHas anyone seen code for a print routine with pixel accuracy? That is print(y,x,CHAR) that allows 0 < y < 192 and 0 < x < 255 - that takes a charact…
... sprites do you want on screen? How big? Character or pixel-based?
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Beepola v1.01A new version of Beepoa, v1.01, is now available for download from:- [URL]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/Beepola_v1.01.00.zip[/URL] (650KiB) …
... to try to enter a tune on a piano keyboard because of ... know the notes on a piano, but was never a piano player. ... imaginative/creative to keep the character of the song. Often playing ... I enjoy finding how the playing of a note on one channel effects ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... 453652]what system is it on, how does the multiplayer work ... the multiplayer is a breeze - you each control a character and can play ... controlled character would do it).
It also features split-screen ... you can't each be on different levels). It has ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... s on PS3, and the multiplayer is a breeze - you each control a character ... isn't around then a computer controlled character would do it).< ... br />
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Golden axeNot colorful,but not bad port either,theres even more on screen characters than the c64 version,even the ending retains the arcade original.
... speccy writes straight to screen.. each character on c64 was 2 sprites high ... .. and remember playing it vga on a 286 elonex.. errm all versions ... music.
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Golden axeNot colorful,but not bad port either,theres even more on screen characters than the c64 version,even the ending retains the arcade original.
... great but only two characters on the screen at one time?! Typical ... get people to buy a game soley on the strength of the ... speccy writes straight to screen.. each character on c64 was 2 sprites high ... onscreen, but the result was a lot of flickering.
Invasion of the Zombie Monsters - What do you think of it?In case you missed it, RELEVO Videogames have just released their excellent Invasion of the Zombie Monsters game for free... (See [url]http://www.wo…
... (I was playing it on a laptop, maybe I'm ... challenge proper should start on level two with level ... a few easy-to-shoot enemies wander onto the screen ... "charge".
On the plus side, the presentation ... that moves things a character square at a time to be. ...Mr Do! ?Not exactly a new idea (at least twenty-seven years old now :-o), but how about a port of Mr Do! to the Spectrum? There was never an official one, ev…
... happening on screen, including position of all enemies, etc... looks like a nice ... them up or down 1 character space and if there happened ... top or bottom of the screen there will be compromise either ...Knight Lore on c64.. after 25 years..It seems that Knight Lore coming on commode a quarter century after speccy version. ;) Well, better late than never.. The game is still in developmen…
... on other 6502 machines. It's display is basically bitmap in a character ... in KL's case a 256 wide screen so I had to ... calls, which on KL are pretty simplistic key checks, screen clears and ... some code to change the screen colour when you change rooms ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... sprites on-screen. There are never more than about 12 sprites on-screen ... because they don't overlap character cells they are much ... the data on to the screen at a reasonable speed. Cybernoid is a better ... only count about 16 sprites on-screen at once, and the ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... static bits of the screen would have been to ... and places limitations on the number of sprites on screen. As a programmer, you ... on games that use character based movement simply in order to have a ... colour in a game play it on a machine with a different display ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... top and bottom of the screen, there would not be ... layout, but there is a switch to determine regular 8x8 ... hide the paper colour a bit more as you ...
BTW, has anybody got a map of the original arcade ... I keep finding myself saying on here, I'm on a Mac now.Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... ;462124]BTW, has anybody got a map of the original arcade ... as I keep finding myself saying on here, I'm on a Mac now ... ). Start on each level in turn, then press F12 for a screen cap.Who can repair a 48K Spectrum?My Spectrum is broken, please see: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29351&highlight=7805+heat+sink&page=2[/url] Does anyb…
... loaded Knight Lore and the character went berserk, this doesn't ... I switched on I got a fuzzy black and white garbled screen, so ... and white bars filling the screen, sometimes with random colour mosaic ... bottom of the screen. Sometimes it has a colour mosaic and ...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. …
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Well after a lot of research and studying ... to calculate the address of a character position on screen.
[CODE] ... to use this formula in a machine code routine and this ... simple to understand and quite a bit faster than the previous ...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. …
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rst ...The best modern(ish) RPG/FPS (and Deus Ex 3 and Thief 4 discussion too).What's the best first person shooter/RPG game on the XBox 360 (well, on the PC or PS3 too, as most big name games are cross platform now, so if you p…
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... vital on the higher difficulty levels. The Tactics screen is a brilliant ...
1. Main character low on health? The mage will always ... /> 2. A ranged enemy has focused a character not in direct ...How do you work with fonts on speccy?just curious really.. I know c64 workings, and obv. the spec you draw direct to screen.. on 64 , you'd make what would be equivalent to UDG.. and sa…
... could do something similar on a Speccy by defining upper- ... function you could either design a larger font for it, ... defined character the one on screen changes instantly. The Spectrum screen is ... so you draw on the screen by copying character pixel data into ...ccompletly baffeled machine codeHi everyone, BEFORE you ask i have not asked help for loads of problems i have recently now encountered and i figured the problems out myself, hones…
... methods of printing to a particular position on the screen (with comments) are ... Calling from Dr. Beep and a self-contained version from myself ... in both of them for finding a particular screen address, amongst other things.Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
... The internet has a wide range of material on the subject.
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09 - A debug screen that displays the register values ... modifying code was widely used on the Spectrum so what ...Gaming annoyancesWhat are everyone's gaming annoyances? Mine are respawning enemies, time limits and games that change styles on each level. I hate buying a side scro…
... a first person game, and when moving in any way the character ... player's character has his back near a wall, the ... camera turns to the character's ... 's in front of your character's face :sad:
on screen other than the wall, ...Medal of Honor, new low in unoriginalityJust tried out the new Medal of Honor for xbox360 and guess what? It's one of those run-on-a-track-and-shoot-people kind of games. I remember this w…
... 's one of those run-on-a-track-and-shoot-people kind ... of it being on released on the Playstation (a very popular and ubiquitus ... doesn't give you a big red arrow on screen pointing in the ... , and instead have to rely on finding skilled, serious players to play ...Medal of Honor, new low in unoriginalityJust tried out the new Medal of Honor for xbox360 and guess what? It's one of those run-on-a-track-and-shoot-people kind of games. I remember this w…
... [QUOTE=Dave_C;484021]Of course a computer game can *never* be ... when the NPC (non-playable character) soldiers died, they just ... injuries, you never lost a limb or suffered permanent weakening ... of the pre/post game on screen quotes were interesting, for ...Medal of Honor, new low in unoriginalityJust tried out the new Medal of Honor for xbox360 and guess what? It's one of those run-on-a-track-and-shoot-people kind of games. I remember this w…
... when the NPC (non-playable character) soldiers died, they just " ... injuries, you never lost a limb or suffered permanent weakening ... of the pre/post game on screen quotes were interesting, for example ... gameplay any more relevant to a real world setting.[/QUOTE]< ...FairlightJust had a quick browse at the top 100... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/bestgames.html[/url] (No i'm not moaning about whats on the list for …
... the starting screen, I used to enter the screen from on the balcony ... I killed a troll, I always dropped a barrel on the space where ... next time I entered a screen.
Finding out things like that ...The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
... flip, sprite priority etc. Each character consists of 16 colours defined ... ). The default number of colours on screen at any one time is ... scroll the screen, you only need to add the new character map ... whole map. An example character map for a playfield of 320 x ...Why are speccy games so ****ing cool?I grew up with a spectrum and fell in love with it from a young age, so I may be slightly biased, but it seems to me that the look and feel of games …
... to see yourself in a dungeon, or on a spacecraft, or whatever, as ... book, which is merely words on a page, is more atmospheric than ... fact a single pixel would often be larger than the character's ... when I see those faces on screen I don't subconsciously add ...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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ld a ...Directions in isometric gamesThis is my biggest bugbear when playing isometric games. Something that is more of an annoyance when playing it on my DS. There is no standard in w…
... =ewgf;489299]but that the on-screen prompt should be of arrows ... the direction in which your on-screen character will move when you press ... used to play that a lot, but had a joystick and do ...
