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RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
... is needed is a synch generator, for which the technical manual ... -
Help! Need to prove the Speccy's worthA friend of mine who used to own a C64 (well, alright, not a friend, an aquaintance ;) ) was saying how good Dropzone was, and how it proves that the…
... small sprites and decent sound fx. (Although I will say that ... -
manualat work we have a load of books in the kitchen that folk bring in, the idea is that you read a book and return it, anyway some silly sod has broght i…
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GP2X - Spectrum EmulationHi all. Looking for advice on the GP2X and (especially) the quality of its ZX Spectrum emulation. Has anybody anything to say about the console - is…
Reason for FLASH attribute?Is it known why Sinclair choose to implement the flash bit in hardware? Since flashing could be easily done with code when needed it seems quite un…
... things (a timer, a tone generator,...) that would have been easy ...Anyone used WinAPE before?Erm ... sincerest apoligies all around ... yes, I'm trying to run a game (Death Pit) in WinAPE but the silly bugger who made the emulator doesn't mak…
... for F2. I think the Fx functions are mapped to the ...Am I the only one that thinks this is home?I travel all over this thing called 'the web' but there is only one corner of it that really feels like home. And this is it! I dont mean the Chit …
... or electricity (other than a generator) where we are going!Am I the only one that thinks this is home?I travel all over this thing called 'the web' but there is only one corner of it that really feels like home. And this is it! I dont mean the Chit …
... or electricity (other than a generator) where we are going![/QUOTE ...What is the term......for a device which monitors a set of computers (via ping or whatever) and, if a computer is unresponsive, power cycles that computer (effectively …
... than 10 mins. If the generator failed to kick in after ...What is the term......for a device which monitors a set of computers (via ping or whatever) and, if a computer is unresponsive, power cycles that computer (effectively …
... want the UPS tripping a generator, the generator should be monitoring the ... time from power out to generator kick in.
Or ...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…
... SEED for the random number generator to the current value of ...Name the game, vol. 34829048390Alright, it was a game where you dig through the ground and have to collect some items while watching out for falling rocks (even though I'm pretty …
[quote=Jumping Stack;194438]Manic Miner was definitely set in the daytime:)[/quote]
You're absolutely right! How else would they have a working Solar Power Generator? :)
Necros.The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …
The pseudo random number generator probably isn't all that good. There are numerous algorithms - some better than others!The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …
Pseudo random number generation can be handy when using test data. If you seed the random number generator with the same number you get the same sequence.The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …
... a much better pseudo-random generator (in that it generates a ..."a different game every time"what games fit into this category, more or less? Elite Rockstar Ate My Hamster also possibly Emlyn Hughes, although I expect a few people would dis…
... argue that a random map generator only changes the route, it ...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…
I am going to look into an game where you orbit the earth.
I am also going to look into a maze generator.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…
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I am also going to look into a maze generator.[/QUOTE]
It is possible (I made one), but certainly not easy.
I am anxious of your version.WOS - The Computer Game I may start looking at putting some quick routines together for this over the weekend, so wanted to establish some sort of concensus as to the form …
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Mile ...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…
... contains a pseudo random number generator; all pseudo random number generators ...Difficult gamesWhich games do you think are difficult to finish? On my opinion, Abu Simbel Profanation: I finished this game with a cracked version with infinite l…
... the 19th cave (solar power generator). has anybody got through it ...Difficult gamesWhich games do you think are difficult to finish? On my opinion, Abu Simbel Profanation: I finished this game with a cracked version with infinite l…
... the 19th cave (solar power generator). has anybody got through it ... how to do Solar Power Generator (I bet I couldn't ...Interface 1 electrolytic capacitorsInterface 1 has three 47μF electrolytic capacitors. Is it necesary to replace them with fresh ones? I always do this with old speccys but is it…
... such as a reset pulse generator (where the pulse just has ...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…
... evening (I was at Special FX at the time and 'they ...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…
... him (to start up Special FX) and offered me a share ...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…
... - it too had scrolly atrribute FX as a reward! Not sure ...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…
... loop to activate the attribute FX, or at least an early ...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…
It also reminds me of that Jeff Minter 'Colour Space' (?) game (?). If you could link the sound to the colour FX being displayed it would be truly amazing!
EDIT - [url]http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/Phychedelia_C64.jpg[/url]I'll name that game in ...I was about to recommend Astro Blaster to someone, when I realised it's not the game I thought it was. Astro Blaster appears to be a space invaders …
The sound FX on 'Astro Blaster' are really great!