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Which Emulator do you use the most? and whyI currently use ZX32, it's free, which is great but it's not as fast as I'd like. Please everybody, tell me your fave emulator and why. I'm quite …
... time was written in Visual BASIC and hence was crap and ... need for some sort of graphics ripper, but I really don ... -
Switchblade - Game over Game over time so go here [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Switchblade$&pub=^Gremlin+Graphics+Software+Ltd$"]here[/url] vot…
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Ultima-style RPGs on the Spectrum?Were there any Ultima-style top-down RPGs on the Spectrum? Anyone know why Ultima itself wasn't converted, as it was for the C64?
... have looked fine with the basic graphics.
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First Speccy game with gfx you can call realisticAt the beginning there were games with poor gfx. But later, one day you loaded a game and wow! what a difference - good, realistic gfx. So - tell me …
... Egg, Manic Miner) have such basic graphics , look at Elite also.< ... and Karnov had better graphics but the playability wasnt ... .
Good realistic graphics dont make a huge difference ... later, not really for the graphics , mostly because of memories ... -
BBC BASIC for the SpectrumThe latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic"]http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software…
Excellent! BBC Basic works really well for the Z80 - the interpreter timings are very good. [SHAME on ZX Basic!] Will graphics be implemented?
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BBC BASIC for the SpectrumThe latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic"]http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software…
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Excellent! BBC Basic works really well for the ... very good. [SHAME on ZX Basic!] Will graphics be implemented?
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wouldnt it be good if:I know that some guy basicly said he waqs going to do what Im suggesting here but anyway: I was thinking and worring about the future of the spectrum…
the creation of games.. but they would have add ons to make creating graphics easier.. a modern day sinclair basic -
Manic Miner Basic Source?Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making…
WhiteSnake.
Start simple - ignore graphics and all other "dressings".
... learning games programming in Sinclair Basic.
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z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... last slot to page in graphics and game data.
BASIC), but be sure that I ... -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... last slot to page in graphics and game data.
BASIC), but be sure that I ... experience more like programming in BASIC than assembler, where many projects ... -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... to design - mainly tons of graphics and a nice framework where ... nothing with the 128's Basic RAMdisk. A RAMdisk is very ... -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... to be callable from Sinclair BASIC by one of my pals ... yesterday that the BASIC trick of "switch to the graphics charset, draw ... -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... zx81 mode with sprites and graphics primitives. Every pixel can be ... yesterday that the BASIC trick of "switch to the graphics charset, draw ... . The only time the tile graphics are referenced is inside sp_UpdateNow ... -
What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…
Like, poke 10000? I've never done poke before! Plus, if I were to create a pacman game or a character game, how would I create a character shape, e.g. pacman in BASIC? Would I need to define a graphics key, or something? -
What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…
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Scart - S videoWhat is the difference, I know they are both RGB. I want to make a Scart cable for my speccy, and my tv card has s video input, however I don't know …
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horror text adventure scenario writer neededany outthere? I started to make program for text adventure [B]Mysterium Magnum[/B] on basis of ?multiple choice? which was project I wanted to make …
... can ensure its functionality in Basic game: not knowing the way ... a way to locate the graphics in the memory (like sprites ... the way to put the graphics into the memory through peeks ... -
horror text adventure scenario writer neededany outthere? I started to make program for text adventure [B]Mysterium Magnum[/B] on basis of ?multiple choice? which was project I wanted to make …
... on the text, not using graphics at all - my problem was ... programming :)
in real Basic only ?two lines? long command ... to be tested in real Basic, something can be only done ... -
OT: Graphic Card problemAhem. It's me again with a computer problem! Last time I posted with a problem I was pleasantly suprised with some insightful answers that helped fix…
... own bios to handle the basic i/o required at boot ... card must be capable of basic functionality (CGA probably) without any ... is the copyright of the graphics card bios. Mine says something ... to trace sometimes. Is your graphics card designed to use "shared ... -
BASin and the 128k commandsI've decided to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE!, VERIFY! for the ramdisk. It won't be full 128k emulation. No …
... you point out, and the graphics characters. Essentially, a lot of ... much of the behaviour of BASIC was machine level and how ... />
Actually, all of the BASIC is machine-level. BASin "hooks ... direct command, for example). The BASIC editor is the biggest thing ... -
WOS 10th Birthday Bash?I see that WOS will be 10 years old in under six weeks time. Will there be any major surprises coming up? Will there be any TZX Vault updates to cele…
... long to put together the basic source for a WOS platformer ... people might want to draw graphics, others design rooms, and one ... -
Gyroscope vs SpindizzyTwo games that play similar, both based on the Marble Madness theme. Gyroscope has more great graphics, with neat use of BRIGHT on the playing area a…
... theme. Gyroscope has more great graphics, with neat use of BRIGHT ... backgrounds. Spindizzy is much more basic in terms of looks, but ... -
ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
... different people and has fantastic graphics. I've not beed so ... do like to experiment with BASIC listings etc. If you go ... -
Would you buy speccy games if they were made/sold today?Say for some crazy instant that ZX Spectrum came back on the scene bigtime and they started making selling ZX Spectrum versions of the latest games, …
... drive limits, but the same basic graphics and sound hardware. It would ... -
Books!I am after as many books as possible for the sinclair book preservation project. If you have any *duplicate* copies of sinclair related books that y…
... Graphics and Sounds
Steve Money - Granada
Practise your Basic ...
Understanding Your Spectrum - Basic and Machine Code Programming
Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools, etc)
Basic, C etc)
[B ...Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools, etc)
Basic, C etc)
asmDevelopment SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools, etc)
Graphics Editor (SGE), Paint Shop Pro ... language do you use? (Asm, Basic, C etc)
Optimised ...Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools, etc)
Basic, C etc)
Asm for ...Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools, etc)
graphics or music bod.
Basic, C etc)
asm ...
