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Games wanted for 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…
... , I might not get 50 games submitted, so if this is ... wants to contribute any games, please send 'em in.
I ... 50) games, but 50 reasonable ones - they can be in BASIC or M ... />
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Are there still any good games to be found among MIAS?There is over 1000 of missing games listed at WOS, however I have the impression that the best games written for Spectrum are already preserved. The …
... the impression that the best games written for Spectrum are already preserved ... ), or later games which got so bad reviews in the mags, that ... . It is quite ironic that games
that nobody wanted then ... the still any valuable
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+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... /> This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo ... thing that should be programmed in basic, but I don't see ... only ever just load"" speccy games) to get more people using ... is an operating system programmed in basic", It even uses WINDOWS:-o ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... platform sprite engine, which means games written with it will be ( ... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason ... standard zx library with prototypes in spectrum.h
- ... The final blank column required in splib2 for horizontal pixel placement ... -
2-player games common on the Speccy, rare on the PC, keyboard as the cause?Hello everyone Does the Spectrum have an edge over semi-modern (from the 90's) computers, when it comes down to keyboard input speed? I've always …
... comparatively so few 2-player games could be found for this ... if there were any commercial games written with "White Lightning", and if ... possible to send programs created in emulators to the dos environment ... -
John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... soon got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually bought ... could put me in touch with a new games company who ... published Spectrum game - had you written anything previous to this on ... freelance doing conversions and original games for the likes of ... -
Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…
... # that switches to UDG mode in the PRINT statement?
BASIC program in a Text Editor (TextMate ... with a Sinclar Basic plugin).
in memory location in a UDG type format ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not ... of the better 8-bit games made in the '80s and it ... to continue producing MULEs, the basic workhorse of plot developments. No ... .
The game is written in C and uses the SP1 ... -
Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
Back in the days I was ... idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program ... that there are some games with a BASIC listing inside the code ... I also know that some games use all the available ram ... remembers any game that has BASIC listings (inside the game ... -
The hunt for a game in Welsh!Just out of pure curiosity, were any Speccy games or apps ever made in Welsh? I was earlier performing an "Advanced Search" of the archive, and noti…
... , were any Speccy games or apps ever made in Welsh?
< ... common languages of speccy compatible games (e.g. English, Spanish, ... ever was a speccy title written in Welsh?
I don ... non-commercial releases, or enthusiasts games?
I can' ... -
Speech In BASICIs it possible to produce any speech in just Spectrum BASIC?
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line editing in emulatorhi, it's been a very very long time since i messed around in basic on the speccy.. wrote a couple of games back then on the original machine.. and w…
... around in basic on the speccy..
wrote a couple of games back ... ? how come there's lines in my listing which i cannot ... get a low pitched beep in return..
i had ... -
Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …
... (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I ... 'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the ... I try to save from BASIC, the "Start tape and press ... -
A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …
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I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum ... to z88dk. It's entirely written in python language (so it runs ... /> It also has a tiny (basic) TZX library (to save standard ... the moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX Spectrum ... -
Wrong language in some entriesThere are some entries which give wrong describtion of the language used in game. I'll deal with my native Polish language, which I can be sure about…
... using Polish letters should be written as :
- Boguslaw Juza< ... not Czech.
Dis BASIC
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum ... the city, the game was written in.
Author is A.Durych ... 0006709[/url]
It is in Polish, not English
The ... -
About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
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Vote for the best games everGamefaqs.com are having a best ever game poll, and since Gamefaqs are very well frequented (it's a great site, apart from the trolls and the useless,…
... of it's members in favour of games released in America (i.e ... computer, PC not counted) games will appear in the final results.
basic, but at least it's ... of the few truly defining games, and in some ways is still ... -
New games listingsI've not been perusing the site as often as I should, curse me... So in my ignorance, I was wondering if there is a collated list of all the post Sp…
I've not been perusing the site as often as I should, curse me...
So in my ignorance, I was wondering if there is a collated list of all the post Spectrum games written? -
Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
... for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have ... different ways to do this in BASIC.
And I'm ... -
The point of fixing a QLHi All Recently picked up an old QL that was in pieces, all the screws are missing and the keyboard membrane is shot, but it does work. Gave the me…
... an old QL that was in pieces, all the screws are ... sway me? Any good games werent written by amateurs in basic years later, any ... I can find are homebrew games, and office apps. Spending 20 ... waste, especially as twenty quid in Australian pesos would get you ... -
Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
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Stansett Trade games22 years ago, in 1987, there were few games released in Poland by a company called "Stansett Trade". Those games weren't written by this company - th…
22 years ago, in 1987, there were few games released in Poland by a ... company called "Stansett Trade". Those games weren't written ... by this company - they were just Polish versions of those games ... -
Help to identify games in a videoCan anyone help me identifying the games in this video? Concretely, which games are, in : 1.39 3.14 6.20 7.54 The link for the video is this : …
Building a menu in ASMWEll as probably some figured, i am learning asm at least to make the basic menu i did in basic. It is a menu where we can select games to be loaded.…
... least to make the basic menu i did in basic. It is a ... menu where we can select games to ... 's i programmed a lot in basic and always wanted to make ... /> knight
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In basic was easy to build all ...unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…
... about fixing this games ?
- detect in ZX emulator instructions ... [B][U]STEP BY STEP IN REALSPECTRUM EMULATOR : (patch for ... Exist debugger (ESC) and continue in play game with kempston joystick ... method for fix similar games with same problem with ...storing machine code in BASICApart from putting m/c above RAMTOP, which means that it has to be POKEd or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, which …
... separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, ... 's another method, described in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine ... between the end of BASIC and the beginning of ... ; easier than putting it in a REM, as it ... m/c is effectively in the PROG area, because ...Ultima SeriesHi, Have any fans ever ported the Ultima series to the Sinclair Spectrum? Ultima I to VI was released for the C64 and as you all know these games ar…
... as you all know these games are perfect for 8-Bit ... years; originally written in 1980 for the Apple II in BASIC it eventually made ... maps modelled on later RPG games like Lords of Chaos.
Need in beta-taster`s helpHello to all. I have developed hard-soft emulator of ZX Spectrum 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.or…
... 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url ... /> Some games works, but another stops at some point. Basic 48 shows ... the number must be printed in BASIC, for example, PRINT 2.33 ... /> Anyone who can help enters in the history of developing new ...Two different games which are actually oneThe games "Marte" and "Marte : La batalla cosmica" are the same game :) Edit : And the game was written in 1985 but pubished in 1986
The games "Marte" and "Marte : La batalla cosmica" are the same game :)
Edit : And the game was written in 1985 but pubished in 1986+2: 128k enhanced games no longer loading (but OK in 48k mode) :-/Having a spot of bother with my +2, a couple of my favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based 128k mode - Marauder (Hew…
... of my favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape ... try to start the game. In fact, they don't so ... .
Both load fine in 48k mode, but with the ... had a problem with these games back in the day on my ...
