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name the game in the picture, pleasecould anybody name the text adventure in the picture on the right, please ??? [url]http://lifeslices.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/play-classic-zx-spectru…
could anybody name the text adventure in the picture on the right, please ???
[url]http://lifeslices.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/play-classic-zx-spectrum-games-online-httpwwwzxspectrumnet/[/url] -
Help with maze in Sorcerer's Mountain.:-? Does anybody out there know how to get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text adventure (with some pictures) written by Martin Sykes and r…
... get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text ... realeased in for the Spectrum in 1984? The program is written in basic but ... -
Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…
... remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to ... . I also made experiments with game loading screens and loading the ... of characters.
I know BASIC is slow and it should ... be compiled or done in assembler, but I would like ... -
MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…
... computer with a well designed Basic and with a tape ... of computers ? not a simple game machine.
Interfaces connected ... disk content is fully implemented in basic and there is no ... be formatted without destroying drives in the neighborhood.
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BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
... lists the keywords available in Sinclair BASIC
as ... commands in 48k BASIC. The
keywords are listed in ... the various controls available in BASIC using the keyboard.
in specific colours within strings in a BASIC listing.
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Racy type-in fold out questionHi all, I was the proud owner of a ZX81 (I remember buying it on Saturday 20th Feb 1982 at around 3pm with my Mum at WHSmiths!) then for Christmas th…
... a fold-out featuring a game in zillions of hex numbers to ... be typed in and then (hopefully) played. One ... good one was a cricket game and I remember writing my ... /> Does anyone remember these type-in poster mags? and what was ... -
Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... swap' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . ... Computing or Sinclair Programs sometime in the mid 1980s (probably no ... -
Worst graphics ever?There's (yet another) thread about the best Spectrum graphics, so here's one about the worst. Of course, if you want to be fair then a "worst" graphi…
... to decide if a game's bad graphics are ... mean, a 1983 type-in listing can perhaps be ... commercial platform or race game doesn't deserve such ... think of a really bad game (graphically wise) on the ... in BASIC, then it's perhaps excusable. And it's a great game ... -
Can someone compile Mined Out, please?For those of you who are unaware, there is a great Spectrum game called [I]Mined Out ( [/I][URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=000…
... , there is a great Spectrum game called [I]Mined Out ( [/I ... better. Anyway, it's written in BASIC, and takes a few seconds ... one compiler could compile large BASIC programs in sections, but since I ... -
Another game for you guys to guess :-)Since i asked a few days ago for a game id been searching for four years ( millionaire ) I thought id ask for another! Anyway not a whole lot to go …
... few days ago for a game id been searching for four ... something, i bought the game in woolworths and i think it ... -
Whats the name of this game? Drawing includedHello. There was this game that was one of the first ones I have played on Spectrum. I never got into it, but I remember it as a decent game. In the …
Hello. There was this game that was one of the ... remember it as a decent game. In the game I am a man ... in a helmet who runs screen ... a sketch from my memory in paint and uploaded it to ... -
Suggestion: A new (and simple but good) feature for emulatorsOne slight but real problem with emulators is that when you load a tape file (.tzx/.tap) then the randomise seed system variables are always set to z…
... -zero before loading starts (in effect the game is loaded onto a ... -on Spectrum). This results in any game that uses the random seed ... the game Mined Out, but since it's fortunately written in BASIC I ... -
ZX-style gameLooking at the new Spectrum games, like Vera, I surprised. Two pages of discussion in your forum and twelve in Russian one ! Other new games has the…
... original game begins to work slower, when 3 enemies are in the ... not more then 3 enemies in my game.
2. Use original ... of you recognized the original game. In my opinion, the main defect ... like 640*480. In my remake the game scene will use 1280 ... -
Fastest way to decide which pixel to paint in order to draw a straight line(after I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ask this in here) in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a direct…
... I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ... ask this in here)
in fact, I want ... pixel. since target changes position in every iteration, so a new ... fastest method to do this in basic? -
Help Identifying a GameHello fellow Spectrophiles (now legal in 28 countries!), I need your expert help in identifying a particular game I used to play when I was but a la…
... need your expert help in identifying a particular game I used to ... memory.
The game is set underwater, and the ... of frogman/scuba diver (the game is not "Scuba Diver", however ... quite accurate, actually, because the game in question was also very dark ... -
Developers developers developers developers developers!OK, I think it's at a stage where someone else can also have a go at doing things with the Spectranet. If you've not been following the hardware foru…
... it is. If you're in this situation...well, the ... is programmable from the Spectrum in software) and 128K of static ... new
* A networked strategy game.
* A simple web browser ... planned to support socket programming in BASIC but it won't be ... -
april fool joke game in the archiveI was looking at this yesterday and have already forgotten the name. It's got a CRASH! review and they give it 98% but it's a joke. anyone remember w…
... a little yellow square man in the review pages. I just ... -
About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive? -
Help name this game please.I remember playing a game in my youth that I liked but did not complete. I've got the urge to complete it now after so many years. All I remember was…
I remember playing a game in my youth that I liked ... it was a multi screen game with a top down view ... the direction you moved him in (his top half would lean ... -
Help designing a Jonathan Cauldwell game !Going to Byte Back retro show next March They've challenged the homebrew developer Jonathan Cauldwell to create a new Spectrum game in just one day …
... to create a new Spectrum game in just one day at ... Jonathan will create the game engine in advance but the levels ... an idea for a great game in your head for the ... 'll turn it into a game...
[url] ... like to be involved in creating the game on the day, ... -
Viking Quest 3I was reminded about this game in the 2007 games thread. It is the first in this series with an English translation and I'm keen to 'support' it by m…
I was reminded about this game in the 2007 games thread. It ... is the first in this series with an English ... first enclosure or have any basic instructions or hints? Is anyone ... -
Soon to come: Mine AlertOne of my projects for 2009 is already completed, i typed one of the missing games from Microhobby, Mine Alert. This is a long time favorite of mine …
... new Mine Alert 2 game in machine code sometime in 2009/2010) and ... , this is a real nice BASIC game with excellent technique. Good work ... -
Game you'd come back to.Wotcha, folks. Happy Easter. I've always had in mind a few games that I'll come back to when I get that beloved 'spare time' back (yeah, right). Na…
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I've always had in mind a few games that ... always thought there was more 'game' in the following than what I ... got out of them back in the 80s:
* Wolfan ... -
Corrections to "Authored with Quill"Started testing today from the end of the list... These are not written with Quill: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^You+Ca…
... Interceptor Micros, not Players (inside game is message [B](c) 1986 ... ] is not a Quill game, it is written in Basic.
[URL ... "]Xtroth[/URL] also is a Basic game
To be ... -
8-channels music in games/demosHello there. Currently we are working on scrumbling out music engine from ZX-7 editor (8 channels from BEEPER) and using it in your own games or dem…
... Mister_Beep-A_piece_of_disaster.mp3[/url] easily in own programs and for now ... compiler/player. He wrote in some article on the beginning ... fitting music and its procedure in RAM.
For now ... and it works without it, in BASIC, without problems.
Also ... -
The best ... beginning with "G"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "G", which do you think are the: [B]Best …
... br />
[B]Best game:
Best text adventure ... music (in a game):
Best graphics (in a game):
in a game): [/B]Glider Rider ...
[B]Best graphics (in a game): [/B]Green Beret.
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MIA / STP records in Infoseek which could be removed?There's a few records in Infoseek which if removed could clear a few MIA / STP entries:- Sector 90 by Quicksilva. I'm not sure there were seperate …
... case that Quicksilva advertised the game on behalf of Pixel, ... same version of the game, from the stock they ... the footballer endorsing the game was Spanish and it ... 'm certain that this game was only ever published ... or previews for the game in any of the UK ... -
Game idea databaseJust had the idea to make some kind of game idea database. Everyone could add a coding idea and someone could get the idea and make the game. In…
... to make some kind of game idea database.
make the game.
In this way ideas ... view is like in the ZX81 game "Red Ants", ... the snake an its head is in ... in opposite direction. You must eat all pixels and during the game ... -
InkosiI uploaded this a couple of days ago, but not sure if it's worked yet. Although quite slow and written in BASIC, it's quite a good little rescource …
I uploaded this a couple of days ago, but not sure if it's worked yet. Although quite slow and written in BASIC, it's quite a good little rescource management game, a bit like an educational Mugsy!
