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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... can be read with IN 61438 and IN 63486, respectively.
... can be read in port 31: IN 31 which give ... /> On other machines: search in VARS for start of BASIC ... printed out is contained in ROM starting at ... as everything coming as graphics as in G mode. 252 ... -
help me identify this TYPE-IN for the Spectrum back in '83I've had an amazing time downloading some of the type-ins on this site and bring back lots of fantastic memories (I can still remember typing in Stas…
... that someone has found the type-ins on this site useful ... and effort to send in all those lovely type-ins!
type-in called "Trapper", also in the archive? It ... , even though it has simplistic graphics! But hey, nothing to stop ... -
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".
... moving without leaving trails, add in another(uncontrolled) pixel and make ... .
A look in the archives at type-in games in early magazines will ... -
ZX computing scans in the archiveHi, I was looking for a couple of issues of Zx computing in the archive that I used to own, but they don't appear to have been added yet. One had a …
... year before the Blockbuster type-in was published in ZXC, so the ... was a popular game type - particularly for type-ins (originally from ... an arcade machine, I think), and the graphics in ... of the same game type, compare Blockman from Your ... -
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…
... ////
uchar idtypetbl[] = { // (id,type) pairs
SP1_ID_MASK2 , 0,
type
defw SP1Mask2Data
... C Variables to Sprite Graphics Declared in ASM at End of File ... -
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…
... (), that will create shifted graphics in memory for you. The idea ... />
uchar idtypetbl[] = { // (id,type) pairs
SP1_ID_MASK2_NR, 0,
type
defw SP1Mask2NRData
... -
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…
... implemented using the heap data type in adt.h.
in some way from splib2, ... compression. Pucrunch was successfully used in Phantomas Infinity.
graphics) and later a 256x192 ... -
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…
... sprites and about generating graphics in the correct format using ... is being made a mask type -- this is pretty ... slower by making it MASK type instead. Speed isn't ... left_frames[], right_frames[], etc store graphics pointers in the animation sequence order ... -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
... the Z80 based Speccy.
In fact, some games where born ... the MSX and Spectrum had in common. I don't think ... two machines with more different graphics arrangements in the 8 bit era ... Spectrum. Sure, games like R-Type and Zynaps play better, but ... -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
... MSX and Spectrum had in common. I don't ... machines with more different graphics arrangements in the 8 bit ... Sure, games like R-Type and Zynaps play better, ... Europen MSX releases were in most cases identical to ... Spectrum had been popular in Japan, then we would ... -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
... the MSX and Spectrum had in common. I don't think ... two machines with more different graphics arrangements in the 8 bit era ... Spectrum. Sure, games like R-Type and Zynaps play better, but ... complicated game engine than R-TYPE.
NEMESIS (and ... -
Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…
... be obtained.
R-TYPE, whilst not as good as ... playability is there, and the graphics are still great.
NEMESIS ... />
Games like GNG, R-Type, More Tea Vicar?, Cobra, and ... up with the Spectrum's graphics capabilites in mind and this really ... -
How do I run games/programs from TR-DOS?Hi, the World of Spectrum is a nice and great site. I already looked a bit through it but despite of its hugeness I couldn't find any information reg…
... okay, so I had to type in all spaces and not just ... for that the game's graphics didn't work fine at ... be able to see the graphics.
Well, thank you ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... CGA? It stands for Colour Graphics Adapter. It supported 4 lousy ... worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/i/InternationalKarate.gif[/url ... be done with a contemporary graphics engine and a non-"shoot ... , and still be able to type in a new sub-routine or ... -
Two gamesHere is my "I remember the game but not it's name" post. These two games are in my blurry memory, maybe my memory playing games with me. my 1st unkn…
... - Were the aliens full graphics (as in castle master vectors) or wireframe ... there any sound in the game? If so, what type?
4 ... - can you remember the colors in the ... load, basically the type of load (multiload ... -
Best-illustrated adventure game?Which Speccy text adventure had the best illustrations? It doesn't matter if they took ages to load, just as long as they were pretty.
... . Mind you, you only get graphics in a few locations and even ... 're very limited in the text that you can type in, and it ... get on the Spectrum in terms of graphics adventures and there are ... . They've both got nice graphics in the Lords Of Midnight style ... -
Passing off games as your ownWe ran into a rather interesting case over the past day: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011821"]Jukebox[/URL], which appeare…
... 169332]Hot Shot, a YS type-in, appeared to be a blatant ... users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm]TTFn[/url ... both being centipede-games, the graphics, gameplay and effects are quite ... programs credited to Jason Charlesworth in YC, both Maggot and ... -
Passing off games as your ownWe ran into a rather interesting case over the past day: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011821"]Jukebox[/URL], which appeare…
... URL], which appeared as a type-in in YS ish 21 (1987), ... url] was apparently notorious in the early 90s for ... demos and replacing the graphics and text with his ... text if hacking the graphics was too difficult), and ... Day 3[/url] demo in recognition of his work. ... -
Good 128k games?As I only got my +2 in the twilight years of the spectrum and then discovered cider and Doctor and the Crippens (punk band), I never really had many …
... featured it. I remember a type in that could display all the ... about Amaurote 128k, the extra graphics/presentation and awesome haunting AY ... version. It should go down in history as the best value ... -
Good 128k games?As I only got my +2 in the twilight years of the spectrum and then discovered cider and Doctor and the Crippens (punk band), I never really had many …
... featured it. I remember a type in that could display all the ... about Amaurote 128k, the extra graphics/presentation and awesome haunting AY ... version. It should go down in history as the best value ... -
I have a couple of MIA type-ins.What's the procedure/format for submitting them? I only have .sna files of them from when I converted them a few years back. Is the preffered format…
... /> [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/type-in-upload.html[/url].
Is there a type-in archive (of the actual listing ... graphics etc. :roll:[/QUOTE]
If it's a magazine type-in ... an infoseek search for the type-in and see if it ... -
Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
[QUOTE=BloodBaz;191160]Remember that Graphics 'A' will not PASTE correctly ... /> How do you store UDGs in a REM statement? Are you ... you must be able to type in the
ONELINER, but you ... will be shorter than sorage in a string. -
I'll name that game in ...I was about to recommend Astro Blaster to someone, when I realised it's not the game I thought it was. Astro Blaster appears to be a space invaders …
... good. The code was written in such a way that every ... did some of the graphics (if you type in "who is Joffa" on ... because it had been advertised in a catalogue (many months before ... -
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…
... draw table" or the "id/type pairs". There are 33 sprite ... function table" or the "id/type pairs table".
... __LIB__ *sp1_CreateSpr(void *drawf, uchar type, uchar height, int graphic, uchar ... C Variables to Sprite Graphics Declared in ASM at End of ... -
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…
... ) ? gfx_greyMountain[m->type] : gfx_blackMountain[m->type], 6, mtn_rotateRight);
... ) ? gfx_greyMountain[m->type] : gfx_blackMountain[m->type], 6, mtn_rotateLeft);
... uses to describe the background graphics in a character cell. This ... -
"Bouncing Bug" and "In-betweening" - missing games?Has anyone heard of the following two Speccy games: - Bouncing Bug - In-betweening They are not listed on World of Spectrum Infoseek at all, and I …
... type-ins from an Usborne book, possibly called simply 'Computer Graphics ... '. Bouncing Bug was a UDG-based game, and In-Betweening ... they could well have been type-in games. Although most of the ... games in that notebook are normal commercial ... -
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... if Farmer Jack was released in the 80's i can ... crappy type-in for people but it would be very amateurish. Eg graphics ... -
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... if Farmer Jack was released in the 80's i can ... crappy type-in for people but it would be very amateurish. Eg graphics ... originally, but just about "amateurism" in connection with them. i read ... in a dictionary, amateurish should really ... -
most graphically impressive....?...probably a re-post of some sort but I been here a year and not seen this thread, so... *not talking about gameplay...only graphics... I reckon t…
... /niceness/sharpness, at least in the maincharacter and ropes, ... didn't receive more small graphics type games like this (and ... graphics, but when you see what can be achieved in ... , Flying Shark, Super wonderboy in Monsterland, HyperSports, daley Thompson ... -
searching for ASM bookI am searching for a book with simple examples of assembler code. I found one, but i cant remember where.. i forgot even the title.. it was a scanned…
... ? You might recognise the name in the listing.
[ ... generic. Was all code examples in assembly code only or did ... Spectrum programs which you could type in and run which poked the ... /infoseekid.cgi?id=2000355]Spectrum Graphics and Sound[/url]
[ ...
