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  • A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…

    ... loader and I created a disk image with a game ... bytes in length. Your loader takes care of bank ... programs. I think your example has one large binary ... br /> When I assemble the loader and call it with a ...

    file: db 'game',$ff

    table: db ...
    Speccy_James Speccy_James February 2014 Development
  • A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…

    ... (yet) another incarnation of my loader (actually, there are four), I ... 3 versions of the same game that differs on few bytes ... you have a code example of your loader reading data one after ...
    Speccy_James Speccy_James February 2014 Development
  • A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…

    ... in ram, 24000 for example so the depacker and it ... 24000. Before calling the game to run I do a ... call $1eaf) but the game doesn't run when my ... xx"code/randomize then the game runs. I don't ... menu to stop the basic loader from preventing the game from running?
    Speccy_James Speccy_James February 2014 Development
  • New game and need some helpdoes anyone have a menu in ADG as an example I could use. (Event code) I have a new game complete other than bug testing. When I test my game with …

    The example game Diamond Geezer has a control ... you save your game with a BASIC loader it will loop back ... code file without a BASIC loader the program assumes you'll ... your own BASIC or MC loader/menu system and returns to ...
    jonathan jonathan March 2014 Chit chat
  • New game and need some helpdoes anyone have a menu in ADG as an example I could use. (Event code) I have a new game complete other than bug testing. When I test my game with …

    ... />
    [QUOTE=jonathan;761158]The example game Diamond Geezer has a control ... you save your game with a BASIC loader it will loop back ... code file without a BASIC loader the program assumes you'll ... your own BASIC or MC loader/menu system and returns to ...
    Dazman Dazman March 2014 Chit chat
  • Roller CoasterThe game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004231"]Roller Coaster[/URL] should have a "known errors" description as follows: […

    ... that there is no custom loader in this tape.
    After ... ]

    To my surprise, game has hanged up at the ... continue from some points.(for example, some door becomes useless, and ...
    nittamituaki nittamituaki April 2014 Infoseek database
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... can't get the game files and loader to coexist.
    game files to be loaded ... [/URL] is a good example of this technique. When ...
    [*]The saver and loader source would have to be ...

    [*]The game start address changed to that ...
    jp jp November 2014 Announcements
  • Any love for Ranarama?I reviewed Ranarama this week for ChinnyVision and just got sucked straight into it again. Doesn't seem to be a game with alot of love for it though …

    ... loader that showed you the back story and tips while the game ... 's also a good example of a game that nowadays is just ... to make yourself better"-type game, I'll just fire up ... have HUGE respect for the game and fire it up once ...
    arttu arttu November 2014 Games
  • Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …

    Rambo by Ocean for example.

    Three minutes of ... that's just whilst the game is loading.

    Then ... a loader. I don't think I ever saw a Spectrum game ...
    BuzzySounds BuzzySounds December 2014 Games
  • Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …

    ... ][B]Rambo by Ocean for example.

    Three ... that's just whilst the game is loading.

    loader. I don't think I ever saw a Spectrum game ... version plays a much better game, and whilst Rambo on ... has better graphics, the game itself isn't too hot ...
    paranoid marvin paranoid marvin December 2014 Games
  • AGD loader helpHi guys, Ive been making a little game in AGD and I'm really stuggling to get a basic loader to load the game. AGD creates a loader for you, which …

    You must save the game without a BASIC loader, then take notice of ... custom loader pointing to such address less 1.

    An example ... =45050"]Cronopios Y Famas[/URL] game is saved by AGD at ... etc., just the AGD "bare" game), I should enter at the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... the character set from the game.  (In order to demonstrate ... charset in the initial BASIC loader; the Speedlock variant loads the ... between the screen and the game).  Even though it's such ... him first.the 47loader "native" example has a clicking pilot.  This ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 June 2015 Development
  • Code structureHi all, I'd be interested in opinions on the neatest way to do this. I've got a print string routine in which 0-31 are reserved for control codes, …

    ... org/forums/discussion/50753/new-game-complica-dx/p1"]Complica ... source code is a good example IMHO. I suggest you take ... create .tap file with BASIC Loader only
    ZMAKEBASLOCATION=~/dev/unix ... 24200

    # cat loader.tap complica$.tap complica.bin ...
    dbolli dbolli August 2015 Development
  • Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …

    ... use skool daze as an example. Most of its size is ... was a double speed turbo loader but loaded an 82k block ... a turbo loader though - the anticipation of whether the game would bloody ... sometimes more exciting than the game itself, particularly when it was ...
    leespoons leespoons March 2016 Development
  • Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …

    ... the worst example possible of a turbo loader on the ... speccy. That microsphere loader is nuts. It loads ... gets overwritten by the game it changes the increment ... by the time the full game has loaded. So although ... to load. That stupid loader was used on Skool ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae March 2016 Development
  • Some Graphic Coding & Audio help.Hello my fellow WoS'ers I am in the process of writing some code for graphical purposes - I have Z88DK raring to go but I do not know how to take…

    ... with a small basic loader. You would then pass ... /zx you will find example programs that use all ... beepfx (see examples in that example dir).

    [ ... a small graphical adventure game for the +3e environment ... the long run. The game would based on the ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2016 Software
  • ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…

    ... to be re-drawn by game.

    Another possibility is ... maximum memory, for example by using a custom loader, or by overwriting ... to simplify operations, like for example, have copy routine in RAM ...
    RMartins RMartins October 2016 Hardware
  • Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…

    A good example of the importance of ... Kingdom Dizzy 2017. This game was created based on the ... point into the subroutine tape loader at 1366, whereas programmers ... the original ROM ZX Spectrum game loaded without problems, and ... modified ROM image, the game freezes.
    Black_Cat Black_Cat April 2017 Hardware
  • Crystal Kingdom Dizzy Remake[img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hu3KFlY4PPQ/WPKTFRnh2mI/AAAAAAAAhRo/Fb92COWf6oMPL4oyEQ_z_Ep6BrRHUCOPgCLcB/s640/Crystal0.jpg[/img] [quote]Dizzy fan…

    ... for some update. We tested game on original "toadrack" 128К, ... latest
    [i]A good example of the importance of using ... point into the subroutine tape loader at 1366, whereas programmers used ... the original ROM ZX Spectrum game loaded without problems, and on ...
    Ralf Ralf April 2017 Brand new software
  • Speedlock Source CodeOooh - found some interesting Amstrad/Spectrum Speedlock source code over at [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20070126232648/http://andercheran.aiind.…

    ... source files, together with example Boot loader files for each of

    I downloaded lots of game disks and eventually found [url ... would be the main loader for the game, which the
    programmer ...
    jp jp July 2017 Development
  • Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…

    ... background.
    A well-recorded game (or wav from computer) can ... still have a great music loader.
    All 8bit computers ... have any Spectrum game with color clash for example, but we have ... attempt in one homebrew loader in MSX game, which prove that all ...
    Pegaz Pegaz July 2017 Development
  • Is it wrong...Decided to go through some of my favourites from the 80s. Most of which I did not finish at the time. As I have little in the way of time these da…

    ... wasted money if say a game was say £9.99 but ... that I retain the original loader. This can work quite well ... />
    Here's a random example this is what I did ...
    spider spider August 2017 Games
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    Oh I agree. I have done this with various games although the temptation to alter the loader can be quite great sometimes. Random example: I have a 'infinite lives' Bruce Lee game which retains its original protected Speedlock for instance...
    spider spider July 2018 Games
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... alter the loader can be quite great sometimes. Random example: I have ... a 'infinite lives' Bruce Lee game which retains ... the Amstrad version, it looks (loader wise) almost the same complete ...
    spider spider July 2018 Games
  • TAP creator for 128k —tapbas question, PASMO alternative?Hi I have always used pasmo to assemble and output with a loader using —tapbas However, this only works for 48k I want to be able to specify…

    ... where a single simple loader is not wanted and ... up loading, place customized loader code in certain sequences wrt ... using z88dk as example):

    bas2tap loader.bas -o loader.tap -s ... ...
    cat loader.tap bank7.tap bank3.tap ... > game.tap
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous March 2019 Development
  • New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…

    ... an example. I've gone with a generic loader rather ... br /> A simple basic loader code would be as follows ... INPUT "Game 0-9?",a
    30 LOAD "loader" CODE< ... br /> In theory the loader will handle any single char ... /> As default the loader uses the z80 snapshot ...
    TomD TomD May 2019 Development
  • TZX/Taper headachesI've been doing a stocktake of all my Spectrum stuff, most of which I bought in a job lot a few years back, and there's a whole load of covertapes in…

    ... blocks for the next game and then to ALKATRAZ ... ringing.

    For example: the gap between the Program ... a second on a standard loader - but it can never ... TZX with a standard loader, ran it through TZX2WAV ... the shell... so the loader for Monty On The ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2019 Games
  • New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…

    ... to add
    your own loader routine later
    -h ... 16k. If known 16k game then force clear top 2 ... than one z80 snapshot specified, example:

    Z80onDSK ... settings but options are global, example:

    Z80onDSK ...
    TomD TomD May 2019 Development
  • Loading Schemes > 1-bit per 2 edgesHi Guys, I'm just having another look at loading schemes again (a subject that interests me). Does anyone know if there any loading schemes t…

    ... ="Hikaru;955411"]If a custom loader is part of a copy ... ]Nether Earth[/i], for example, loads the game code twice; I even ... moving and decryption after the game was loaded. (The Alkatraz ... .) Sometimes it backfired, too. For example, the custom loaders in [i ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore August 2019 Games
  • Animated loading screensDoes anyone know how many spectrum games had an animated loading screen? The only ones i can remember are Technician Ted and I think, Manic Miner.

    ... still have the tape. Good game actually but far too difficult ... . There was an arcade game that was very similar too ... Harold on the CPC for example plays a lovely tune during ... 'free time' with a normal loader to do a few things ...
    spider spider September 2020 Games
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