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Best game writte in BasicThere's probably already a thread about this but who cares. I'm going for Rebelstar raiders.
There's probably already a thread about this but who cares.
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From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
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TAPlist - the emulator versionI've got this working reasonably well; there's just a couple of small extra features which I want to add. (Recall that TAPlist writes a formatted lis…
... formatted listing of the BASIC program in memory to a ... problem, in that I wrote the program in BASIC and it ... as the last completed BASIC line is written out ... which isn't a BASIC line number, as it ... uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/taplist.bas]BASIC listing[/url] and some ... -
Several software titles, maybe interesting for preservation purposes?I don't know if this is an appropriate post in the appropriate forum, but this is my question. I have about 40 ZX Spectrum games and other software …
... this is an appropriate post in the appropriate forum, but this ... not included yet in the WoS archive, or in an incomplete state ... to check every game myself in the WoS archive. So I ... /> Jet Pac (2x)
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Game codeHi Quick questions. Would a game such as manic miner of the hobbit have been written just in basic or will it have been assembly? Also these slow …
Hi
Quick questions.
Would a game such as manic miner of the hobbit have been written just in basic or will it have been assembly?
Also these slow loading screens? Basic or assembly?
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sound issues from +2aFollowing on from this post... But now I have a scart lead and still have a sound problem with it. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showt…
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Beta-Pack, Filer etc. non working on original TR-DOS 4.12 Betadisk-InterfaceHi there, can anyone please verify this: I can?t get any of the programs of the utilities in "Beta-Pack" [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infos…
... the programs of the utilities in "Beta-Pack"
[url ... /> 2 BETA-COPY: C Nonsense in BASIC, 70:1
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Pacman monster helpso I am trying to write a pacman game in Specbas [youtube]0R4XmkzBfHs[/youtube] got it working ok so far.... now the tricky bit the monsters in p…
... to write a pacman game in Specbas
[youtube]0R4XmkzBfHs ... bit
the monsters in pacman go to a certain ... how to work it out in basic.
so the red ... which is closest to pacman (in a straight line), it then ... -
Read Data from memoryHi there. Not been on this scene for a long time. Does anyone know how to do a routine to read data from memory(peek..etc) rather than using lines of…
... than using lines of data in basic...
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bitmap vs tile based displayIf I understand it correctly the ZX Spectrum display is all about bitmap. On the other hand the Commodore 64 is not. Correct me if I am wrong. If I …
... altogether with text on C64 in BASIC. The real nightmare. Also many ... into segments, often resulting in various glitches in display.
I ... restricts them...
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Acua-Tor author, complete nameAs per the listing in BASIC, it is Juan Carlos Fern?ndez Romero [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0016350[/url]
As per the listing in BASIC, it is Juan Carlos Fern?ndez Romero
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UDG tricks?I always enjoyed using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXBasicManual/zxmanchap14.html"]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded th…
... "]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded ... handy methods for using UDGs in BASIC?
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Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …
... of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a ... flags on the cell (documented in the manual [URL="http://www ... think I would use MOD in C#, but I don't ... how to grab the remainder in ZX BASIC.
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Sultan's Maze - Potential remake of CPC game?One of the games I liked on the CPC was Sultan's Maze.. In it, you have to go through Hampton Court Palace's maze and get six jewels, get back, avoi…
... Sultan's Maze..
In it, you have to go ... right, the game was written in BASIC with possible machine code and ... !)
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How to tell a Spectrum +3BAnyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B? I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic. How rare are th…
Anyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B?
I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic.
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Manic Climber, help!I know this is not the best game around, its actually a BASIC game, but I have very fond memories of it, as our cousins and us used to play it a lot …
... game around, its actually a BASIC game, but I have very ... reach... as the game is in BASIC, could any expert check the ... =0017129[/url]
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JHCon 2014Hello, not sure if this is the right category but JHCon 2014 will take place[B] from 28. to 30.11.[/B] at usual place - gymnasium in Jindrichuv Hrad…
... completation of [B]ZX Basic megademo named Cowina[/B] ... - ZX Spectrum BASIC part for a new megademo (in BASIC, surprisingly)
... --- type a BASIC program and ... the last command of the BASIC program must be LOAD ""< ... -
Astronomy Compilation - SkysoftHi all, we talking for this [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011498[/url] :) I receive small lot with microdrive cartridges and…
... /astronomy.mdr[/URL]
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Air Traffic Control RomeLuca has taken an old game he wrote in basic back in 1987 and with a bit of help from me and Einar he's managed to get it into 16k. [IMG]http://www.…
... an old game he wrote in basic back in 1987 and with a ... for download.
A BASIC program for the 16K/48K ... originally dedicated to my father in 1987, who played Hewson's ... map of the Lazio region in Italy, stored inside the Spectrum ... -
Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…
... input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could ... write them super fast in C/ASM via z88dk, but ... - there is something wholesome in writing them in BASIC
So what ... B]" contains a restricted character in the first index it is ... -
PongyQuite boring pong game i made in basic a few years back i forgot about this. After playing spectrum for over 25 years I was so happy to finally make …
... boring pong game i made in basic a few years back i ... -
The best Tetris game on the Speccy?The recent [B]Tetris Ultimate[/B] debacle on the PS4 and XBox One* made me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum. I'm not famil…
... a few new (well, made in the last ten years...) games ... write a good Tetris game in BASIC on most computers 8 bit ... -
48k Music Software?Hi Guys, I need to create a short soundtrack for an art project, and Id like to use my 48k Speccy - Is there any music production software that w…
... apart from the 'beep' command in Basic?
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ZX games - music only / effects onlyYou know any ZX games using in main menu setup: MUSIC ONLY / SOUND EFFECTS ONLY ? I have one idea for Turbo Sound (2x AY chip) card. This games can …
... know any ZX games using in main menu setup:
MUSIC ... very easy. Before loading game (in basic loader) can be detected TURBO ... if exist then active patch in game code for support both ... -
Weird Island adventure game for the ZX SpectrumHello! Here's a new text adventure, and written in BASIC! It's a conversion of an Android game I wrote in 2014 called "Weird Island". I wanted to wri…
... text adventure, and written in BASIC! It's a conversion ... an Android game I wrote in 2014 called "Weird Island ... wondered what a Spectrum BASIC version might look like. ... want to play it in the old school way ... are more things going on in the Android version.
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What would have been the hardest game to write?<div>I was recently think about Code Masters' Fruit Machine Simulator and what a piece of **** that would have been to code. I bet it brought in some…
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New game: WordBlasterWords. Do you ever think that you have too many words to read in your life? Bills, contracts, reports, books, small print, documents? Wor…
... too many words to read in your life? Bills, contracts, reports ... to blast them to bits in order to feel free?
in BASIC!
Like other Android ... -
Oh MummyA game many CPC owners are familiar with as it came free with the £100 software pack withe CPC 464. A fun if limited little game. So when Amstrad …
... needed to bundle some games in with the +2 they had ... looks like it was coded in BASIC.
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SuperFo Harlequin crashes on EnterHello there, I currently have a SuperFo Harlequin at hand which suffers a crash/freeze each time I try to enter a line in basic. Doesn't matter if …
... try to enter a line in basic.
Doesn't matter if ...
