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Your Most Disappointing MachineWhich computer / console that you have owned / bought has turned out to be the most disappointing? Of course, I know it won't be the Spectrum. For m…
... I just didn't know the right people but all the "examples" ... of how great the ST was (games wise), didn't impress me at ... me - loved the Amiga stuff. Games just seemed to run that bit quicker ... were two fantastic ST games that weren't on the Amiga though - Oids ... -
Tip: removing part to fix +2 taperecorderI have found one quick fix to repair a +2 taperecorder. This one made a lot mechanical noise. Also the tape wouldn't run consistently, hence a wobbl…
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I don?t use the pause button. :)
And my datacorder makes a lot of noise. :D
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Bounding into the App Store in the morning - Spectaculator 5Happy 31st Birthday, ZX Spectrum! [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIfVWmpCEAAQ84S.png[/IMG] :) Jon.
[QUOTE=Mousey;708500]That's great - any chance of adding leaderboards to existing games that don't have one?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I thought I might add a few more with each release :)
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New game: The curse of OddvilleDon't get too excited! :p Just wanted to share this because the coding of it is driving me mad, or rather the game designer is. The curse of Oddvil…
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Assembly - Loops bigger than 255Hi, It looks like it's a bit difficult to make loops with more than 255 cycles on Z80 machine code, since the 16-bit decrements (DEC) do not alter a…
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Assembly - Loops bigger than 255Hi, It looks like it's a bit difficult to make loops with more than 255 cycles on Z80 machine code, since the 16-bit decrements (DEC) do not alter a…
... Jones;729536]And since that doesn't use the d or e register ... both the use of CPI, and the tweaking above. At the expence of ... shave a Tstate off the main part of the loop:
... br /> dec hl ; Undo the "inc hl"
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Charlie Brooker: Videogames Changed the World (C4 30th Nov 9pm)Hiya! Don't think anyone else has mentioned this but I saw an ad for it yesterday and it looks worth a watch... Charlie Brooker: Videogames Changed …
I think this is the first "History of Gaming" documentary that didn't use the tired cliche of "The Great Video Game Crash of 1983" and "Nintendo like the Phoenix rising from the ashes". -
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…
Most games listed in this thread have ... to list truly good looking games that don't have a predominantly black background ... />
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Has anybody ever thought about......Life? You know....life? Reminiscing about old times, playing on the Spectrum with Renegade, Legend Of Kage, Punchy, Disco Dan...the list is endless…
Even though i still (casually) play games i don't get the same excitement going home with a new game and playing it.
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Need help with custom loaders againGorski, Lfaria are you still here? :) I have more MIA software saved with Szybka Pamiec Tasmowa loader. This is [B]"Czytaj i pisz po angielsku"[/B] …
... last note for the curious: the data part for ... with 9 bits (the last one is always ... with the last 'byte' being the checksum.
Don't use the 'digital' ... samples provided by Gorski unless for 'educational interest', because the ... -
What's so good about the Metal Gear Solid games?Since I posted about the Castlevania games, I thought I'd do the same about another series that I've seen endlessly praised, but never played any of;…
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Better screens for Star Wars games?Since there's some interest in new / reworked game screens, what about doing something better for the Star Wars games? To me the originals look unim…
... you don't use the cover artwork. The same reason why I never used the cover ... " loading screen but still use original Capcom GnG artwork. Star ... of original artwork to use to create newer loading ... /4o1aVHclPns/s1600/Star+Wars+-+The+Empire+Strikes+Back+(1980)+ ... -
Assembloids for the ZX Spectrum in the makingAfter coding Assembloids for the C64 and having basically finished Assembloids 2600 for the Atari2600, I will continue to work on Assembloids ZX ;-) …
... , once I get used to the keys.
I would ... are some weirdos out there that don't like the 'kingkeys'*.
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Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…
... just to off-set the adverts in the above two posts...
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What's on your saucer?Thanks go out to frobush and zx1 for inspiring* this WoSser to create a yet another excellent WoS thread. Lunch 10 minutes ago. [IMG]http://i300.ph…
... at a Premier Inn? And the art of cantilevering toast outwards ... over the edge of the plate to get more ... :[/QUOTE]
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What's on your saucer?Thanks go out to frobush and zx1 for inspiring* this WoSser to create a yet another excellent WoS thread. Lunch 10 minutes ago. [IMG]http://i300.ph…
[QUOTE=Morkin;789469]...So you don't use the [URL="http://www.findmeagift.co ... Christmas do I stayed the night in the country hotel we'd ... out mine was missing the black pudding, so the waiter came back ... pudding placed exactly in the centre. I wasn't sure if they ... -
1st interface in 30 years (update)Hi all, Just a wee update to my "1st ZX interface in 30 years" project. Main IC's: 82C55 three 8-bit port I/O (configured for 12 dig in, 12 dig out…
... I've set the width the same as the Spectranet card, but ... also decided to use screw terminals for all the analogue & ... hardware.
The digital inputs are selectable pull ... route effectively. And no, I don't use the autorouter!
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Games that didn't pass the test of timeI was reading an old brazilian comic book (spider-man) from late 80's, early 90's, and noticed an ad for a game system called "Phantom System". Phan…
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The thread title is "Games that didn't pass the ... test of time". That can ... took it, as 'games that are still worth playing ... be taken as 'games that we would still enjoy ... -
Games that didn't pass the test of timeI was reading an old brazilian comic book (spider-man) from late 80's, early 90's, and noticed an ad for a game system called "Phantom System". Phan…
[QUOTE=ewgf;795285]The thread title is "Games that didn't pass the test of time ... ". That can be taken ... opposite. A game that [B]didn't[/B] pass the test of time ... -
Games that didn't pass the test of timeI was reading an old brazilian comic book (spider-man) from late 80's, early 90's, and noticed an ad for a game system called "Phantom System". Phan…
... saying this is games that are still good or that aren't? My
understanding is games that DIDN'T pass the test of time are ... for games that are as good now as they were back the. I ... -
Games that didn't pass the test of timeI was reading an old brazilian comic book (spider-man) from late 80's, early 90's, and noticed an ad for a game system called "Phantom System". Phan…
[QUOTE=ewgf;795285]The thread title is "Games that didn't pass the test of time ... ". That can be taken ... opposite. A game that [B]didn't[/B] pass the test of time ... -
ZX-Modules voting eventDear readers, before I went to a 10-hours shift on my real workplace, I want to announce that I've started a voting event for ZX-Modules, where you …
ZX Blockeditor was a great use for me. I believe in ... some aspects it is the best and most advanced tool ... graphic editors (I most often use Paint Shop Pro) and then ... Spectrum formats.
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ZX-Modules voting eventDear readers, before I went to a 10-hours shift on my real workplace, I want to announce that I've started a voting event for ZX-Modules, where you …
... formats.
I don't use the other stuff unfortunately, never needed ... big directories to the scan window (reachable in the 'tools' section) ... announced by the dialog buttons.
Even so, I use it ... new WoS archive files I don't have got...
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Alien FeroxAfter several stop-start ideas that haven't come to anything, i've kicked myself up the arse and decided to actually do something with AGD 4.5. Thes…
... Jonathan, that's one problem solved. Managed to change the event ... code so the sprite changes directions ... i'm sure the EXIT command resets the sprite positions, ... looking for Images that don't exist.)
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Lo Profile keyboard issueWorks great except two keys, Caps lock produces 2 and full stop on the numeric gives an m. Anyone any ideas?
So, two dedicated keys that don't produce the expected result unless caps/symbol shift is also pressed? From new?
That wouldn't be annoying at all :lol:
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2K11 firmware helpHi, I have a Divide 2K11 from Lotharek. I have used it for a while, and it's worked great. Now I want to use it together with my peripheral: RAM Mu…
... /> Yes, you need to redirect the tape output to a .tap ...
Although if the program doesn't use the ROM routines to save it ... won't work - it will still ... to see a list of the options. -
DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…
... Islands and a few other games still hang before starting.
games that don't work at all, and a ... large proportion that might work depending on what ... -
Simple sprite inertiaDoes anyone have or can anyone point me to any good examples of sprite inertia (in assembly)? I'm not after anything vector related, just simple x,y…
... most of the sprites but I want the player to ... attempt to[/I]) give the illusion it's smoother ... additive method, the first few times the character moves it ... be able to render the sprite in one-pixel ... , you just don't use the bottom bit of the co-ordinate within ... -
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…
... I will add this in the hopes that most fonts will be ... that understand control sequences. These will be in addition to ones that don't ... since the latter are required by ... /buffer to one past the last char that will fit a given ...
