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Spectrum Gaming Eras.Hello everybody. A question I'd like to submit: In which eras would you divide the Spectrum years from the point of view of game production? Examp…
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(Mostly simple games written in BASIC, or sub-standard arcade clones ... mostly about basic clone of famous arcade games - but does ... it really started and ended in ... lot of this stuff around in, at least, 1983 - ... -
Manic Miner Basic Source?Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making…
... moving without leaving trails, add in another(uncontrolled) pixel and make ... learning games programming in Sinclair Basic.
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Cronosoft 'Cassette 50'I'm currently looking to start work on putting together a 'CASCADE CASSETTE 50' compilation. Admittedly, I might not get 50 games submitted, so if t…
I've got a not very good game in basic with Machine Code subroutines game that I wrote in 1989 - it was sold mail-order.
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commodore 64 site???when I was a kid, I had the old +3 spectrum, most of my friends had the 48k and the +2 (my dad baught the +2 on christmas...got to impatient and swap…
... machine. For games anyway... Anyone who says otherwise is in denial.
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commodore 64 site???when I was a kid, I had the old +3 spectrum, most of my friends had the 48k and the +2 (my dad baught the +2 on christmas...got to impatient and swap…
... machine. For games anyway... Anyone who says otherwise is in denial.
"Yeah but the Spectrum has got better Basic ... the anoraks who sat in their rooms programming in basic.
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sprite making in +3 BASIC?Any sprite tutorial I come across is far too complicated! Can someone help me? For instance, how do you create a person-shaped animated sprite which …
... looking to write a game in BASIC that implements pixel perfect collision ... said, BASIC isn't really the language to do it in. ... / used, with examples based around BASIC commands rather than machine code ... list your occupation as a games developer. Do you know z80 ... -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... the music updated" in the interrupt service routine ... In moggy, I ... there are a couple of games I must finish and release ... my final rendition to compiled BASIC), but be sure that ... whole experience more like programming in BASIC than assembler, where many ... -
Horse racingCan anyone tell me of any good horse racing games for the spectrum or even pc i am particulary interested in those over the jumps!!!
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What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…
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What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…
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football managers ( portuguese competitions..? no?)))just wondering if exists any football manager game with the portuguese league, im asking this cus some of this games have team/players editors and ma…
... copy). As the game is in BASIC, I guess you could edit ... ://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games/f/FootballManager(FutbolManager)(Microbyte).tzx ... ://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games/f/FootballManager(FutbolManager)(Microbyte).tzx ... -
ZX computing scans in the archiveHi, I was looking for a couple of issues of Zx computing in the archive that I used to own, but they don't appear to have been added yet. One had a …
... actually be called Block Buster in Aug/Sept 85. Basically its ... as Time Bomb in the archive but written in basic. I was just ... released commercially as the two games are so alike.
Another Cauldwell game shocker!Turbo Mania 16k was released yesterday at the time of writing. Does the man ever sleep? Regards, Shaun.
... ala Warioware which fits cool in the gameplay.
brilliant ... . Most of the games in Warioware are very basic so i'm sure ... with 12 or so mini games in one.Calling Woody and Andy Ryals: Shed stuff...?Guys - Andy Ryals has some stuff he wants to publish for ZX Shed and Fogartylee has approached me for copy ... do you fancy hooking up and writing so…
Done these! Thanks for writing new games Nathan, I have virtually all your games which you have released, please keep writing new stuff. I have to hack Galaxy Fighter but thats soon, i will also do the games in your basic competetion if I get time!!If it wasn't for Uncle Clive...ISTR that until the Speccy came out, the C64 was ?350 (or something ridiculous like that) in the UK, and the Speccy's release was held to be directly…
I used to love writing games of my own in basic on the speccy. You`s write it out and it would take you weeks to do. I even put my own loader and loading screen ..... good days those were and i still get a buzz even now thinking about it128k, +2, +3ok i`ve asked a lot of questions over the few days but this is gonna be my final one on whats what unless i get lost once i get my apeccy so here goe…
... playing a lot of games. I mean would it ... effect the games badly ?
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No. Games would be just as good ... more compatible with older games than the +3 or ... any serious programming (especially in BASIC) then I'd say ...damn damn and damn againwell the 128k speccy i was going to have has gone from the shop but i got the guy to hold another speccy for me cuz i wanted your views on it. It`s …
... intend to relearn the basics in both the speccy and c64 ... that. I`ve tried the Basic`s on the pc and ... and it does my head in.
I got some ... . I used to write games for it in basic and foudn it to ...Chuntey - what a fantastic word!Just thought I'd share that
... with vertical rolling of the Basic message around the screen first ... /> ...but I cannot load the games in it, don?t know if ...more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …
... if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this ... of games.
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Professional games are usually done in Machine ... , games like Football Manager and The Biz (also Valhalla?) were written in BASIC ...more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …
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Professional games are usually done in Machine Code since it ... , games like Football Manager and The Biz (also Valhalla?) were written in BASIC ... ]
Valhalla was indeed written in BASIC with MC used for the ...Advice needed - Xbox EmulatorsDoes anybody have experiance of using a speccy emulator with an Xbox ? My intention is to install Linux and then try and run an emulator (most like…
... be generated from FuseX, for games that have no file) detailing ... something like (just the stuff in square brackets) :
... if the virtual Spectrum was in BASIC entry mode, not that that ... note:
* pressing [BACK] in Jet Set Willy would end ...Best Loading ScreenWhat the hell ... we had worst so let's explore the other end of the Spectrum. * Some of my favourites are what I like to call [B]Picture Frame[/B] …
... /w/gif/WinterGames128.gif"]Winter Games loading screen[/url] was rather ... ://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/r/RoyalBirkdale-ChampionshipGolf.jpg ... ]) for Ocean way back in '83. It was in BASIC, not very good ...Woody?s Tape2wav tested[quote] I've uploaded a new version of Tape2WAV to the same URL as given above. Any chance of giving this version a quick test? [/quote] Hi Woody, …
... want a 30-secs-load BASIC game in the same track as ... ? I mean, the game is in memory already, if the CD ... beeper-noise for the other games in the other tracks.
Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... can get quite decent results in BASIC on the Spectrum, at least ... in the realms of text adventures and simple strategy games. Look ... . The guy wrote the Horace games, amongst others, so he knew ...Unpublished spectrum gameHi there I have a Spectrum PDS development environment and before I get rid of my old PC which has an ISA slot I thought I should ask this question i…
... just importing the binary file. In Spectaculator, for example, if the ... KB file will overwrite everything in BASIC area, and it *might* ... for some of the spanish games released in 2005/2006.
< ... Maybe this thread fits better in the "Development" section of ...Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
The Wild Bunch was written in BASIC? Who would've thunk it?< ... Firebird club one (The firebird games with the screenshot on the ... ton of these Firebird club games but I never actually joined ... it, supposedly these games were supposed to be quite ...Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... consider a game "written in BASIC" if the main portions ... of it are written in BASIC, i.e., the ... BASIC". That's the case of XADOM or Colditz Story, two games ... with a main loop written in pure BASIC which ... two of my fave games of all time, specially ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... load the 48K games in 48K mode then most games will work (for ... and music).
* Some games, including some Ultimate: Play the ... /> * If you load a BASIC program/game in 128K mode, then it ... , if you want to program in 48K BASIC).
I would ...Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... can consider a game "written in BASIC" if the main portions of ... it are written in BASIC, i.e., the main loop ... Story, two games with a main loop written in pure BASIC which use ... main loop was actually written in BASIC; compare with, say, Mined Out ...Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... br /> DICTATOR was written in BASIC except sound routine a the ... /> BOWLING 2000 is in basic
BOXING is in basic
THRU WALL ... so there are my favourite basic games. WILD BUNCH is pretty ... of basic inside
PAINTER was written in basic except main in- ...
