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Steve Davis Snooker 128k?I'm in the middle of an, erm, interesting discussion with a bloke on AtariAge. The long and the short of it is he's claiming to have written a 128k …
... some programming on the Spectrum in Basic, ie nothing of which would ... how to program in assembly and how to compile basic programs. That ... of writing a complete commercial game on his own, would ask ... (as you did), and Forest in the WOS database, and all ... -
A Public Service AnnouncementThis thread is here for anyone to plug brand-new websites. I'll read it, so you'll get at least some marketing/exposure out of it... I'll start the …
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It's written in BASIC, should work in XP (that's what ... instructions. It should be placed in C:/Program Files/ECSE/HARRIS/. -
The best adventure game on the speccy.I'm on a roll ain't I? Well the best adventure game this time. The Hobbit for me for various reasons: it was the first speccy adventure game I playe…
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Seabase Delta, a budget game that was very well designed ... dungeon every game and although a lot of it is in BASIC, it ... -
Whats the slowest game?By this, I mean, what game has the slowest response time. The Hobbit takes a fair while to draw some of its picures, and you have to wait quite a bi…
... football manager type game, fairly complex and all written in basic. I tried ... ). Can't remember what the game was really, would be nice ... -
New Games WantedI'm sure 99% of you know already, but just in case you don't... CRONOSOFT.CO.UK is happy to release quality Speccy software you may have written!
... my red dragon adventure game. I should hopefully get ... it's being programmed in BASIC and that my programming ... 't know about the game already (I'm pretty ... a very different adventure game compared to others on ... the Speccy. The game itself is being designed ... -
Steve Davis Snooker 128k?I'm in the middle of an, erm, interesting discussion with a bloke on AtariAge. The long and the short of it is he's claiming to have written a 128k …
... the Nokia NGage Gamming phone in them. I beleive this was ... as writing a fruit machine game in HiSoft BASIC isn't exactly that ... -
Whats the slowest game?By this, I mean, what game has the slowest response time. The Hobbit takes a fair while to draw some of its picures, and you have to wait quite a bi…
... football manager type game, fairly complex and all written in basic. I tried ... Can't remember what the game was really, would be nice ... it, and that was written in Basic. There`s a new version ... or something like that, anyway, in his new version unfortunately it ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... And I hated the new BASIC interface. Typing was terrible ... up the notoriously slow BASIC. In fact, it was ... and the system variables in BASIC, but they could ... clash or monochrome graphics in many arcade conversions, ... gameplay that makes a game. And the Spectrum ... -
Rock Star Ate My HamsterI loved that game, its only problem was that you had to load in each singer/musician from tape. I know it has been denied distribution, but I have t…
... shouldn't be too tricky in theory. I wrote a character ... (complete with a graphics editor in BASIC). I don't recall there ... files were headerless.
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Steve Davis Snooker 128k?I'm in the middle of an, erm, interesting discussion with a bloke on AtariAge. The long and the short of it is he's claiming to have written a 128k …
... your posters here about my game Quiz Master (Atari ST Public ... his name appears on my game on the LGD website.
game in ST Basic which doesn't (as ... protection - lens lok?) and Quazatron in action when I was a ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... and z80 since the game software is influenced by ... the underlying hw in a big way.
... same algorithm as was used in the spectrum -- one ... Tandy Color Computer even in BASIC and it's pretty ... the second display file in the 16k version. They ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... you are comparing processors manufactured in the same process. So ... the range. Having specialized game hw does not indicate anything ... even easy to animate graphics in Basic if you have hardware ... />
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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... do software sprites in several versions of BASIC (e.g. ... and Ocean's Laser BASIC) on the Spectrum. ... do with the built in BASIC, but I've seen ... I wrote a space game that drew the corners ... implement graphics accelleration features in hardware, scrolling and ... -
How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... game "moggy").
To code in BASIC I fire up the emulator in ... 48 BASIC mode, I ... +3, load the sources in +3 BASIC and compile it from there ... real bummer. And I coded in BASIC, I can't imagine the ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... familiarise myself with Sinclair BASIC than to learn a ... never write a PC game in BASin, but if you ... COLOR=red]"using Sinclair Basic on multiGHz machine is ... ability to jump into BASIC and start programming haphazardly ... it. Typing in a few lines of BASIC, as they ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... because whether playing a game on speccy in 2006, or whether programming ... programming on speccy and especially in Basic is how approachable and relaxing ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... worth - especally when your in the business of producing Graphical ... Graphical Demo with the occasional game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier ... sample program is all written in BASIC, I've poked M/C ... routine). I still believe Conventional BASIC is capable, just a ... -
New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
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printing in 72DPI = 9 characters per inch ... the ones that pops in my memory right now ... got a C NONSENSE in BASIC error. I think basin ...
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Save button in the toolbar always executes "SAVE ... to finish my Fish Tycoon game someday - I run ... -
Ideas for possible entries for CSSCGC 2006Has anybody got any good ideas for possible entries to the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2006? (CSSCGC 2006?) Here's a few of the ideas I'…
[QUOTE=alban lusitanae]I'm just starting to do things in BASIC, so I can't code yet.[/QUOTE]
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Spectrum RPG'sOff the top of my head I can think of [i]Lords of Midnight[/i], and [i]The Bard's Tale[/i], but are there some other good RPG's on the Speccy that I …
... SORT-OF rpg/adventure madde in basic by me. :) Yes it's ... dream I have, making a game in Speccy :D
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Spectrum RPG'sOff the top of my head I can think of [i]Lords of Midnight[/i], and [i]The Bard's Tale[/i], but are there some other good RPG's on the Speccy that I …
[QUOTE=alban lusitanae]...madde in basic by me.[/QUOTE]
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WooHoo!!!I have the next 10 days off work and I want to spend a lot of it playing Speccy games! Ok, here's the question! Which games do all you good people …
... Dive - old school Speccy game. Something about it sums up ... in the Life - It's the head of Sir Clive.... in a game ... ... very basic game really but kind of ... Matchpoint - Best Tennis game around (until Virtua Tennis in my opinion).
Wich key of a rubber Key Spectrum get used least??I'm wondering of all the Keys on a rubber key ZX Spectrum on average wich one do you reccon gets used the least?? I have played with the idea whilst…
... be used quite a bit in Basic Print statments where abreviation is ... equal wear under normal non game use.Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... the screen in a very similar manner as in Basic. And ... would like to write in Basic, Basin is the ideal ... you can write your basic program from the comfort ... support the few additional TS2068 basic commands (SOUND, STICK, ... to write your first game but to get the ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... like to create something in Basic before beginning with C ... 1- Create a good game, maybe a puzzle, in Basic.
2- Create ... an improved second version of the same game in ... C.
Can I work with Sprites in Basic?< ...Location, Location, Location.Guys, Quick question. Im starting to plan my game (as stated in a previous post). You are trapped in a house with zoombies attacking left right and…
Yep I have coded in basic, but also, java, delphi, ... I did have a spectrum in 1983/4 before going ... but the design of the game is important, as through ... cade and the spectrum in particular Im going to ...
What I was interested in was for games like robotron ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... 128K Spectrum had had longer in development...
And ... person shooters not having bots in multiplayer mode.
... simulator for the c64? full basic emulator, and loads tapes ... You can load a Spectrum BASIC game in (like Mined Out) and ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... to do hardware pixel scrolling in multicolour 160x200 or hi-res ... positions . This can be done in BASIC.
For example, you ... hi-res hardware sprites in a 3D game to speed it up ...PSPSIM - SamCoupe Emulator for the PSPI have just been playing around with PSPSIM and just wanted to know what Sam Coupe users thought were the best games/apps for the Coupe? Cheers,
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That bouncy bouncy game that came out on the ... to play the arcade game on an 8-bit ... one, yet still 100 % in Basic, it`s got added copper ... and enhanced sound effects... This game owns hard :D Could ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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Tile Editor?! Written in Basic?!
:o NINJA STUFF!
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