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SpecBAS gets asynchronous BEEP and PLAYHey guys - been a while. SpecBAS recently got update to v0.1234 which has brought with it the ability to issue BEEPs asynchronously - they no long…
... program execution. Use:
BEEP duration,pitch ASYNC and that ... . For example:
10 BEEP 1.5,"c" ASYNC: WAIT ... 500: BEEP 1,"e" ASYNC: WAIT 500 ... : BEEP .5,"g" ASYNC
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De zeven sleutels van TARKUSI've decided to type in the game "De zeven sleutels van TARKUS" from a book I have for many years now. And, it seems the game as it was printed in…
... /> Surprisingly this is quite a good maze game!
[code ... K(L)=0: BEEP .02,23: BEEP .06,30: BEEP .08,36: PRINT ... -
Games that would make good moviesHey, guys. With the trend of adapting videogames into movies (thanks, Super Mario Brothers and Mortal Kombat), I've been thinking: which Spectrum …
... effort would actually make a good sci-fi thriller/survival horror ... -
How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
Mr. Beep already mentioned the book, I ... it and looking for a good reference book, try "Programming the ... -
Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... could never use the spectrum combination of qaio and p. I ... fuel dump. Meteors (asteroids) is good but gets unplayably hard.
spectrum on pcI was just wondering,the pc is brilliant for speccy emus but wen playing speccy games on a pc keyboard it just doesnt feel rite for sum1 who used to …
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It would be nice to see something fresh coming out of these forums, Dr Beep.
Good luck and do keep us informed man.Calling all coding munkeez...Having spent the last 8 years as a Windows application developer I thought I'd try my hand at a bit of Z80 speccy coding - something I missed out on …
... (TASM on PC) or Dr. BEEP's way (assembler on emulator ... have to hunt for the good ones. U could try ur ...line routineWondered if anyone can help me out. I have been programming a 3d graphics library for the spectrum, in Machine code. The line routine that I have i…
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Dr Beep - yes my code basically does ... to hand this is a good way of finding out the ...Spectrum collecting and nostalgia.I have recently started to buy and collect old Spectrum games and thought that it would be easy, but easy it is not. Well I say not because on auctio…
... 7 colours and an inadequate "beep" speaker. Wot this resulted in ... . I guess they were so good, that most of the games ...WANTED: tape replacement for +2?Any tape replacement possible for a +2? My +2 works wonderfully but the incorporated datacorder is simply worn out and won't load ANYTHING. Dirty sig…
... from the table, the input combination '0 1' gives output voltages ... every keystroke, and the ROM beep routine contains a OR 8 ...DK Troniks Programmable InterfaceHow did this one work? Did you have to load in a program before loading the game in so that it knew what each of the joystick positions were mapped t…
Sounds good to me, Mr BEEP. Send it right away and I'll try it out.Books on Programming (ZX Assembler )Before you ask I trawl eBay on a daily/hourly basis. Any books in VGC wanted on programming games for the ZX Spectrum 48K. No creased, defaced or mi…
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If you want a good text file ... ]
Thank you Dr BEEP for your kind words and ...Name of a joystickThis is a really arb question. But can any of you guys remember the name of the grey joystick you used to plug into the 128k It was not kempston , t…
... . They don't seem particularly good or lasting, no.
combination).
[ This Message was ...Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... image of each other, one good, the other evil. Restore the ...Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
to dr. beep:
we have tons of ... programmers. we have a few good ones. you have tons of ... programmers. you have a few good ones.
i am average ... .
the rule of a good programmer is: think. then think ... you choose, not on how good you are at coding.
Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
to dr. beep:
we have tons of ... programmers. we have a few good ones. you have tons of ... programmers. you have a few good ones.
i am average ... .
the rule of a good programmer is: think. then think ... you choose, not on how good you are at coding.
A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…
... ,RND*22;"GOOD BUYER" {or similar message}
2 BEEP 0.01 ...new speccy game here!!You may remember a while ago I posted a demo of a game I was making on this forum, and I asked at the time whether or not anyone knew of any software…
Dr Beep, the keys do actually look ... . Andy, that sounds like a good idea, who'd be interested ...writing gameswhats the best games writing software/package for the speccy?i heard white lightning is good but it seems very difficult to me,apart from that and hu…
... they are kind of annoying beep music. Aside from that the ... game. Arcade Creator is pretty good. IT's here on WOS ... 've tried others that seemed good, alright and sucked but i ...which software company?.................hi there, which company brought out the most games for the zx spectrum? :)
Mastertronic is a good guess - when you add in ... , Sinclair Programs etc. with their combination of covertape-only games and ...What is a Kempston joystick?Just a quick question from an ignorant Commodore user (what, a Commodore user on this sacred ground? Relax, I'm a fan of all 8-bits, including the wo…
... -09-04 14:32, Dr BEEP wrote:
To explain it ... the keyboard (IN 254, in combination with the value in A ...POKEs that make games harder(!)Why not? I'm sure everyone has a few games that they always come back to, but wish they were a bit harder so it was more of a challenge. Not every ga…
... has a unique reference :( The good news is I have mapped ... Bat Belt
...OR any combination of above ie. to start ...tzx-ingjust to let you guys here know that i have just started to tzx my complete collection of games and will check the MIA/STP lists for any i have but it…
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I often use a combination of -a, -fr1, fl600.
good when it does.
good enough.
Have fun ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... 2nd quarter of RAM, in combination with the normal ROM select ... .
Software channel balancing a good idea.
VGA/SCART/RGB ...Game On exhibition- EdinburghI was there today and it was highly enjoyable. The game I enjoyed playing the most was IK+ on the C64- fantastic! The sprites look so close to Karate…
Another thing there that was good was the game music section- ... . And "Cobra" was another glaring BEEP omission. A very interesting section ...did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
Beep, really neat coding! Wish I ... />
Anyhow, I had a good time coding in machine language ...Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
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[quote] Is it beep music? [/quote]
THAT ... ]
Not really. Change beep notes to AY notes. Done ... . I'm a little skeptical good quality sound would be attainable ... without using a good sized portion of the 1 ...
