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A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... the whole game was completed and was ... but not for a Pacman game.
Until this day ... implement this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ... -
Boulderdash style game in compilationHello, I remember playing a boulderdash style game that came in a compilation. The game's graphics were rubbish (looked like it was written in BASIC…
... boulderdash style game that came in a compilation.
The game's ... graphics were rubbish (looked like it was written in BASIC) ... but the gameplay was great !!! The game also ...
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Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... .
Like in the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... the BASIC listing.
I accidentally "broke into" the game ... a random fluke. The game is highly playable but the ... So if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ... -
Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…
... with or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... the parser and main game should be Basic.
I can ... -
Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment? -
A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
... of densely packed listing in a tiny font that ... into designing and writing the game, and I think that ... something that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a ... the animation can be seen in action - there's a ... . It'll be included in the archive whenever I do ... -
Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …
... of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The ... any favourites which were written in BASIC? There were certainly a few ... Mad Martha might have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that ... -
Scrolling in BASICI remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that claimed to be scrolling the screen. Obviously vertically its not too difficult - once you dis…
I remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that ... thinking of horizontally as in a scramble type game
Solid ... (not sure if its written in BASIC) on the Apple II, and ... like this could be done in BASIC on the Spectrum using Arrays ... -
A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
If I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... would make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ... -
i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…
... help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time ... statements that i can view in basic to make each screen easier ... intend to speed it up in an emulator. i also ... 'to' statement to implement this in print but am unfamiliar as ... want to create a full game. -
How to write a simple game in C+asm.This is just a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested that this thread shou…
... post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. ... BASIC version of the tutorial first, which explains a bit more in BASIC ... what the game is doing. [url=" ... -to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"](Link)[/url] -
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... it said he wrote the game in basic and used a compiler to ... or were written using a game creator like hurg? Was there ... -
SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…
How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed! -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.
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super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…
do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
(i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) ) -
How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... games and ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had ... -
Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures. -
Saving game in ZX SpinHello. I am trying to save a game in Spin but the program tells me I am using an ambiguous file type. How do you do it?
Hello.
I am trying to save a game in Spin but the program tells me I am using an ambiguous file type.
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Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a ... implement a'la vector font in BASiC.
I've got ... /> 510 PRINT ""
520 PRINT "IN ORDER TO USE FLEXITEXT, SIX ... /> 1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
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How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
... characters. Not in basic, and not in ASM. For example in asm with the ... " Games 48K "
Also, in this url we can see ... -
Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…
Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?
I use
if inkey$="z" then goto...
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checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728 ... binary held in character strings for ease of handling from BASIC, with ... using binary digit character strings in BASIC for bit manipulation, but the ... -
Jonathan Dunn participating in a russian game in 1994?I just saw this game in the archive: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020742[/url] And was very surprised ti see Dunn as one …
I just saw this game in the archive:
[url] ... ).
I cant try the game now because Im at work ... -
smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... do I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... position and printing blank space in previous is that correct or ... split second.
My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... gonna try make some games in basic 1st. -
The next time you play a game in Fuse...The next time you play a game in Fuse, could you do me a favour and capture some profiling info using Fuse's profiling feature? Here's how to do tha…
... next time you play a game in Fuse, could you do me ... :
1. Start a game in Fuse.
2. Start the ... ;Start.
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Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette)Couldn't find this in the archive. Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Kluwer+Techn…
Couldn't find this in the archive.
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Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
... type a specific animated screen in BASIC on whatever 8/16 bit ... Amstrad version of the type-in[/url].
[url="https ... "]Here's the C64 type-in as well, if that helps ... -
Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
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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…
... 2[/B] (an unofficial game: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum. ... odd crash. For a game that runs well on any ... s attempts at controlling the game! Alright, so it's ... write a good Tetris game in BASIC on most computers 8 ... paid good money for the game, then I doubt you ...
