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  • Monitor/debugger that doesn't use the Speccy ROM?Was there ever a Spectrum monitor/debugger released that didn't use the ROM, for key input and character output routines? The reason I ask is that i…

    ... Spectrum monitor/debugger released that didn't use the ROM, for key input and ... character output routines?

    The ... reason I ask is that it would be ... seen so far appear to use the standard RST 10 for ...
    glancaster glancaster February 2007 Development
  • Good games that don't have a black backgroundIn an effort to think of something Speccy related that we've not discussed before (though Alessandro Grussu will correct me it I'm wrong ;)), this to…

    ... to list all of the great Speccy games that don't have the colour black as ... most BASIC type in games from 1983 aren't allowed, well, ... game). There are some games that have some screens with different ... maybe more Chess games?),

    Can't think of any ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2014 Games
  • Recommend games that don't need the ROM ?I'm looking for a few games that: * Are freely available as .sna files * Do not need the ROM at all * Have motion on screen after snapshot resta…

    ... 'm looking for a few games that:

    * Are freely available ... files
    * Do not need the ROM at all
    * Have motion ... to press a key
    * Use fairly simple coding (e.g ...
    Mr X Mr X October 2016 Games
  • Games that don't use loading screenI thought it would be helpful to start a new topic in which we can say what games (still without loading screen shot in the archive) don't use it, ju…

    ... say what games (still without loading screen shot in the archive) don't use it ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx July 2006 Games
  • Games that won't work with the +2a/bIs there a list of all the games that don't work with the +2a/b? Like Fairlight for example. Ta :)

    Is there a list of all the games that don't work with the +2a/b?
    Like Fairlight for example.
    Ta :)
    itsallgood itsallgood November 2004 Games
  • 48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…

    ... 've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my ... as soon as you start the games.

    Is this a ... there a list of games that won't run on the +2?

    Kenz Kenz June 2008 Games
  • Games that shouldn't be in the YS top 100What on earth is Rastan doing in the top 100? It's not a bad game just distinctly average. Same goes for Mined Out and Bounder. When you consider som…

    ... earth is Rastan doing in the top 100? It's not ... you consider some of the great games that didn't make the cut like Myth ... Stuart Campbell was smoking at the time!
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause July 2011 Games
  • MF3Z80 without +3e (like M3Unlock)Recently I've had a pop again at putting the copy protected Rainbow Islands onto real +3 disk. Some people may remember I tried to do this some time …

    ... 521807]I remember reading somewhere that Garry Lancasters +3e roms ... B, so maybe that will mean that the 3.5 drive can ... work with custom loaders that don't use the ROM. Most games loaders are hard-coded ... for it to work. The loader code is often encrypted ...
    obo obo March 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... . It only works with games that don't access the ROM and fit in 32k, but ... using the same 32k ROM and some kind of compression to use larger games ... to use a diagnosis ROM or some of the prototypes (namely Gyruss), you don't ...
    Zup Zup May 2016 Hardware
  • Windows Vista is it worth it ?I have been looking at the microsoft site at the specs and stuff ( but most of it went over my head )for Vista, is it going to be worth buying, it lo…

    ... stuff. Also, the new graphics system ensures that each app gets ... means that if one app crashes it won't take the whole ... however will be in the gaming dept. The DirectX 10 API ... graphics. MS is claiming that even games that don't use the DirectX 10 API should ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2006 Chit chat
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... other than the NES games, but sh*t! That bundle was 18 games for basically ... a good few of the games on the bundle won't be getting played ... to reconfigure per game for games that don't use the same button set up...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek July 2021 Chit chat
  • audio streaming devices that DON'T use TVsomeone at work has been annoying me about em.. he don't want a pc and doesn't want it on his tv screen etc.. he want's one of these [url]http://www…

    ... me about em..
    he don't want a pc and doesn ... 't want it on his tv ... else I can suggest besides the gigajuke ?
    fog fog November 2010 Chit chat
  • Spectrum contributors for Games That Weren't(Admin - please feel free to move this post if in the wrong place) Hello all! I run a lost/unreleased game website called Games That Weren't, wh…

    ... /unreleased game website called Games That Weren't, which has a main ... and report from around the various communities on any ... do the odd feature/review to help uncover various lost games.< ... miss something and not give the coverage it deserves. Unfortunately ...
    fgasking fgasking July 2011 Games
  • Games That Weren't bookHi all, I've been running the Games That Weren't archive ([url="https://www.gamesthatwerent/com"]https://www.gamesthatwerent/com[/url]) for just …

    ... /> I've been running the Games That Weren't archive ([url="https://www.gamesthatwerent ... book on the subject of unreleased games to mark the milestone. The ZX Spectrum ... who might be, here is the link:

    [url="http ...
    fgasking fgasking June 2020 Announcements
  • New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…

    ... would say 99%) of the old 48k games, there is no problems ... start-up code with other games that don't have the same issues. I suspect ... my own stuff, and never use ROM routines. But I'm sure ... right! (I did use some in PUD PUD - but that works fine!)
    frobush frobush December 2007 Games
  • New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…

    ... -up code with other games that don't have the same issues. I suspect ... my own stuff, and never use ROM routines. But I'm ... (I did use some in PUD PUD - but that works fine!)[/QUOTE ... the standard ROM loader. In particular, it's the following routine at $ADA3 that ...
    StuBruise StuBruise December 2007 Games
  • IF2 Rom snapshot creationHi, is it possible convert a Speccy 16k snapshot to a Interface 2 Rom file? I've the original Ultimate Pssst, Cookie, Trans-am and Jetpac tapes and …

    ... ]I may revisit that project then, unless you ... that got pre-release machines (Psion, Beam, Ultimate are the ... since the ROM wasn't fixed at that point they couldn't depend ... games (1983 at the latest) don't use the ROM at all, except for the character set. The ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz April 2008 Emulators
  • Recommend games that don't need the ROM ?I'm looking for a few games that: * Are freely available as .sna files * Do not need the ROM at all * Have motion on screen after snapshot resta…

    ... t use too many 'dirty tricks', pretty sure the only thing it uses the ROM ... for is the character set ... on a +3 with the ROM paged out and it seems ... doubt there are any games out there that don't use the stack at all. If ...
    GReW GReW October 2016 Games
  • ZX games that work only in the USR0 modeExist list of ZX games that can't be loaded from 128 menu/128 editor/+3 basic ? (I need all games that need be loaded from USR 0 mode).

    Exist list of ZX games that can't be loaded from 128 menu/128 editor/+3 basic ?
    (I need all games that need be loaded from USR 0 mode).
    velesoft velesoft September 2011 Games
  • How to load tzx files into REAL spectrumI have 2 zx spectrum computers, and have been trying to load tzx files into them. I have used several programs to convert them to wav files and them …

    ... can't even get 1 game to load. The strange thing is that the games ... from working.

    Also, the games that don't use speed loaders... are they 16K ... a long shot, and required that the "working" games are 16K only. Basically ...
    Phu Phu May 2008 Hardware
  • Multi platform games developmentWe all know there are a lot of multi platform games. For example, Boulder Dash, River Raid, Exolon, Zynaps, Flying Shark, AMC and so on which were av…

    ... find features that just aren't implemented on some platforms. Maybe the developers ... from spectrum games that don't use sprites, and abandon any smooth scrolling that the Spectrum may ... have had as the MSX can't update the screen at the ...
    joefish joefish April 2009 Games
  • About divIDE firmwaresI was testing a original divIDE, and I've found that it seems that firmware development is non existant. - FATware doesn't support TZX, and doesn't …

    ... to trap the ROM routines, and turbo loaders, by definition, don't use the ROM routines. To ... be honest I think that cheveron and ... for usability. Just don't set your expectations too high, that's all...
    gasman gasman July 2009 Hardware
  • How to safely maximise available memoryHi All, I'm toying with an idea that will require I have as much memory available as possible. I'm a little embarrassed I have to ask this tbh. As…

    Did anyone mention that if you don't use the ROM routines (use IM2, or don't use interrupts at all), you can use all of the available RAM any way you want. There's no harm in running code in contended RAM so long as it isn't timing critical.
    chev chev April 2012 Development
  • How to safely maximise available memoryHi All, I'm toying with an idea that will require I have as much memory available as possible. I'm a little embarrassed I have to ask this tbh. As…

    ... that if you don't use the ROM routines (use IM2, or don't use interrupts at all), you can use ... all of the ... taking from uncontended (with the program running in uncontended), ...
    R-Tape R-Tape April 2012 Development
  • IX register - using/problemsAre there any rules on using the IX register? Are there any restrictions on the memory locations that it can access? Yes, I know it's slower than us…

    [QUOTE=karingal;739305]Don't use the ROM routines and then it'll ... /> But in order to avoid ROM use for interrupts, you'd almost ... , in a worst case scenario that adds 257 bytes plus whatever ...
    The_Bert The_Bert December 2013 Development
  • Harlequin clone...PCB manufactured!Using Chris Smith's detailed schematics and project notes from the Harlequin... a Speccy fan in the United States by the name of Don (Superfo) has de…

    ... mode how would PAL Spectrum games play on it?
    t[/QUOTE]

    It depends. Anything that uses the interrupts to ... faster. There's also the possibility of running out ... could be some glitching. Games that don't use interrupts should run normally, ...
    chev chev December 2013 Hardware
  • eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…

    ... some way you could call the ROM routines to convert text into ... /> Note that I don't use the ROM tokenize routine, as it doesn't exist on the 48k ... Spectrum, although I do use the ROM token ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…

    ... honestly in z88dk we don't care because we don't use the rom :) But in ... IY in generated code so that the same library code can ... But now what about the machines that need one index register ... to have versions of the library that preserves IX around some ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous March 2014 Brand new software
  • TAP version of CrosswizeIs it possible to create a TAP version of Crosswize with all levels? On the tape or a TZX file, the levels are in the same block and a custom loader …

    ... ....[/QUOTE]

    The problem is that Cross size don't use the ROM to load levels ... the data level (8192 bytes), so a single patch to use ROM load ... routines won't work.

    I guess the best ...
    Zup Zup July 2014 Games
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