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The most unique game loaderFor me it has to be Technician Ted, when the stripes give way to walking men and a timer.
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Ram Turbo Joystick IntefaceAnybody know how to crack open this interface - non destructively. There are no pads on the bottom so no hidden screws.
Plug it in. This one makes the power led on the PlusD flicker with a +128K, but Rich has tested one on a 48K and PlusD and it works ok. -
i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…
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i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…
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Game Programming Source Code & Startup HelpHi there, I'm planning on porting an existing commercial title to the speccy. I'm in the process of disassembling the original code and commenting i…
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Avoiding screen flicker and tear. If you're ... in raster order to limit flicker, which may make your code ... -
Those RANDOMIZE USR lines that look like tape loading...I often see on here people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to simulate a tape loading, with the colours and lines in th…
... 'd get was a horrible flicker on the screen and the ... -
Speccy-loving celebritiesWhile trawling through some old issues of Crash I chanced across some playing tips for Spy Vs Spy in the September 1985 issue, submitted by "Charlie …
... ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Barley]Nathan Barley[/url] (and I assume ... -
Speccy-loving celebritiesWhile trawling through some old issues of Crash I chanced across some playing tips for Spy Vs Spy in the September 1985 issue, submitted by "Charlie …
... ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Barley]Nathan Barley[/url] (and I assume ... -
Game Programming Source Code & Startup HelpHi there, I'm planning on porting an existing commercial title to the speccy. I'm in the process of disassembling the original code and commenting i…
... art of rendering the screen flicker-free?
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@ footy management gamesIve tried to get back into these management sims on the emulator (which Ive only had about 6 months, - hadnt played a speccy game in about 13-14 year…
... ' pop up, then it would flicker through each player and if ... -
Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... stay still the character will flicker as you are continually clearing ... -
Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... /> Im 50/50 on the flicker thing. I can see that ... moved it would stop the flicker (or cut it down) but ... stay still the character will flicker as you are continually clearing ... -
Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... ]Im 50/50 on the flicker thing. I can see that ... moved it would stop the flicker (or cut it down) but ... -
Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... /> There is now very little flicker and the udg's move ... -
How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
... two things to worry about: flicker, which is caused by graphics ... /> An easy way to avoid flicker is to simply completely draw ... way you will never see flicker, but you may see tearing ... to screen. There is no flicker on screen and only dirtied ... -
How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
... do to help "visualise" sprite "flicker" and "tearing" in machine code ... the undraw routine and eliminate flicker -
How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
... things this way to reduce flicker. The Spectrum outputs the same ... -
Idiots guide needed for idiotI thought I would try and give a basic compiler a go. The trouble is that I have tried both hisoft and mcoderIII and it just doesnt seem to be worki…
... /Spectrum/HiSoftBASIC/[/url]
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Loading soundIs there a way to kill the loading sound coming from the spectrum during loading but restore the sound when playing a game. This would be for a 48K …
... tantrum screams), doesn't even flicker.
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What a w*nker I hope this is not one of you.This is so awfully naff and lame it made me laugh out loud. Here is a ZX Spectrum game review from YouTube user PaulIsTheBest3UK: [url]http://www.…
Great review Nathan. It's a hell of an improvement over the other one.
NickH - I think you've found your voiceover guy. :)
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Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... AT 0,0 and occasional flicker on second score digit is ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... cycles there will be no flicker or hesitation.
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Speccy emulator on a Nintendo DS, with M3 cartridgeAny recommendations for a good Speccy emulator on a Nintendo DS (using a M3 cartridge)?
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Yep, many games flicker, that's due to the ... -
horizontal shmupsare there any speccy horizontal shmups where you freely move your ship (or whatever) pixel-by-pixel except penetrator? (i?m glad to realize, the lack…
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SAM COUPE and GALACTIC GUNNERS with mouse controlGalactic Gunners with mouse control for SAM COUPE [url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/samcoupe/sammouse/sammouse-software/galactic_gunners-sm.zip[/url] Th…
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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... 'll still see a smooth flicker-free scroll. So this is ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... within 50000 cycles to avoid flicker, which seems to be an ... -
Platform Game Designer 2?I've started tinkering around with some code today and have decided upon a number of handy little features that it would be nice to have. For the li…
... of a nightmare. I got Nathan to help me as he ... -
Something completely different (new game tech-demo)Since finishing Stranded 2.5 (available soon from Cronosoft - plug!) I've been playing with the idea of doing an attribute-based, rather than pixel-b…
... turning on the "Reduce Gigascreen flicker" option in Options -> Display ... -
Something completely different (new game tech-demo)Since finishing Stranded 2.5 (available soon from Cronosoft - plug!) I've been playing with the idea of doing an attribute-based, rather than pixel-b…
... turning on the "Reduce Gigascreen flicker" option in Options -> Display ...
