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Data on tapesHello, I am developing a pc application that is going to calculate data which used to be calculated on ZX Spectrum machine. The data is registered s…
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Montana JonesJust recently discovered this game, looks quite good, quite basic gameplay but on screen 1 i just cant get the two items in the top right hand corner…
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budget PCsi've been asked to have a look around for a PC for my brother, preferably around the 500 quid mark. He's only going to be using it for net access and…
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Loading Screen ProblemI am putting together files on a tape that my game needs. The problem that I have is that after loading the "loading screen", the image is spoilt by …
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Additional functions in keysHey, I got my hands on a ZX Spectrum after a very long time (used to have one borrowed when I was a kid). I think I remember the general coding of t…
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Plug in the TV Joystick Games Thingys (Spectrum one??)I brought a from a car boot one of those plug in the TV joystick games thingys for a pound. This one happened to be full with 20 or so Commodore 64…
UKretro - New stock addedHi, The latest additions to our site are listed below. As always, all titles are Brand New original stock. Best Wishes Mike [url]www.UKretro.co.uk[…
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uk2557 Golden Talisman - MAD - Commodore 64 C64 ...Various Games to TradeHi Another list (this time with slightly rarer games =D), I am looking to trade for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom…
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"Learn BASIC programming on the Sinclair ZX ...Speccy character set address in ROM?Hi guys Can anyone tell me where the speccy character set lives in speccy rom, say, starting from the ! (ASCII 33) character? I'm actually writing …
... /> I'm actually writing a BASIC program on another computer (TI ...CLEAR does not RESTORE the DATA pointer??According to the Spectrum manual, one of the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA pointer. Either it doesn't actually do this, or some…
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BASIC bug, or error in manual ...TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…
... onwards, respectively) and shove a BASIC loader in front of it ...K.J.Toms football managerwhen we were children, football manager was the game for us, we played it for months. Today I replayed it, and it's still fun to me. after playing it…
... lazy to look at the basic code today, but this discovery ...Pretty CrashesTo make a 48K spectrum crash spectacularly and beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k in 48k mode though not quite as prett…
... beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k ...ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolie [Special Edition]I am delighted to announce the release of a Special Edition of my 2003 Manic Miner game, [i]Ma jolie[/i]. It's based on the game-engine from Matthew…
... and solving physical puzzles. The basic controls are left, right, jump ...Ancient BBC Microcomputer GameDoes anybody remember a game for the BBC Microcomputer ... think it was called 'Kingdoms' or something like that? I'm sure I remember playing it at …
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Possible a really basic forerunner of the current Civ ...Favourite game musicSo, what game you played sometimes just to listen to its catchy tune? My votes go to several titles you should try if you don't know them already. H…
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(I liked Lemmings ...A Rare First EditionFor twenty years I've been searching for a rare first edition of the Orange Spectrum manual. This had typos and goodness knows what but the corrected…
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The typo is in BASIC line 30. See if you ...R@re (maybe?) BASIC Programming Manual with Typo'sI'm listing a potentially r@re manual as discussed in:- [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13193[/url] [url]http://cgi.e…
I'm listing a potentially r@re manual as discussed in:-
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13193[/url]
[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&item=150037991881& ...Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be ... /> 1) Using the standard Spectrum BASIC variables, i.e a and ... /> Also, which is quickest for BASIC maths operations
1 ...1942 isn't all that badIt isn't, you know. I played that for the first time in 15+ years earlier today and it's alright. It's got all the enemy patterns, power ups and basi…
... enemy patterns, power ups and basic gameplay of the arcade, which ...Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
... simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of ... the row/column limitations of BASIC I can't center the ...Google Code SearchJust launched in Labs is Google Code Search which allows you to search for source code on the Web. You can restrict on language so using Basic and '…
... restrict on language so using Basic and 'GO SUB' brings up ... a way of spreading Sinclair BASIC files in readable BAS format ...128K memory testingDuring a mad half hour I decided to write a little memory tester program in BASIC using the information from the 48K service manual. Now I was wonder…
... little memory tester program in BASIC using the information from the ...2 Hot 2 Handle TZX'sRight, here's a question for you preservation guys. Downloaded and tried to play the 2 Hot To Handle compilation. Shadow Warriors won't load on Spe…
... Spectrum 128 toastrack.
Golden Axe is the same, and ...How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... a TZX directly from the basic programming (or from any program ...Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... 's neglect of such a basic function), and I don't ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
I was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very annoying movement comes up because of slow loop code.
is there any possible way to draw anyting ...Help where do i startIm thinking of writing a game or two for the speccy. At the moment Im not sure what type. But Im after some general info. I know laguages like Basi…
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I know laguages like Basic and Java etc.. But Im ...Wich key of a rubber Key Spectrum get used least??I'm wondering of all the Keys on a rubber key ZX Spectrum on average wich one do you reccon gets used the least?? I have played with the idea whilst…
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