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  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... deallocates memory to create and destroy objects. How a C compiled program is ... laid out in memory or how data structures ... />
    You can't program a Spectrum without an introduction to Z80.
    cyborg cyborg January 2004 Development
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... things and PRINT USR xxxxx to get BC back as a ... would be of much use to a beginner without some details ... if someone was asking me to start making games for the ... ; (boo, hiss !!!) - I could learn how to program the 6510 processor very easily ...
    GOC GOC January 2004 Development
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... do a definitive guide on how to program anything that is frankly ... 't really seem suited to a definitive guide anyway.< ... process of inputing a program into a Spectrum then ... 't that many options to cover and there's ... not much point trying to enthuse a best way ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2004 Development
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... good thing for making your program robust.
    [/quote]< ... to poor planning, but with a dozen people writing a large program ... , such eventualities are guaranteed to happen.
    If they want to know how to program a Spectrum, then learning ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2004 Development
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... on the approach on learning to program.
    A couple of ... />
    1. When learning to program remember the KISS principle.
    to learn to program, is funny enough to actually do it ... describe to other people who aren't programmers just how much ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2004 Development
  • Game Editor questionI'm currently updating my image utility - TommyGun and my old Map editor, which I haven't released on WoS yet. My question is this. Would people li…

    ... allows you to reference the tiles, sprites etc in your program from ... the code editor. The code editor could insert the ... choose the language they wish to program their game in, and not ... would be a good feature to add to TommyGun or any game ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2004 Development
  • Game Editor questionI'm currently updating my image utility - TommyGun and my old Map editor, which I haven't released on WoS yet. My question is this. Would people li…

    ... compiler that the user triggers to compile their code.
    So ... .
    You still need to know how to program for the lazy option, as ... .
    The laziest option is to provide a code generation tool ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2004 Development
  • AY MusicHi all. Happy new year! I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find a…

    ... />
    You don't need to program it.

    it's ... from my point of view to program for making music. That's ... . They either can't, have to program it, or use a tracker ... way trackers represent notes and how to use them; create simple effects ...
    Sadako Sadako February 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…

    ... Japan. I even used to program my owns applications in the ... successeful advrt campain, they managed to sell millions!!
    I ... only recently, beeing able to compare different machines emulated on ... inspite of some great sound) how poor and less playable where ...
    Arm73 Arm73 February 2004 Games
  • whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…

    ... Well since I seem to have something to do with all this ... simply making (and which seemed to have been missed altogether) ... to migrate to machine code. period. I should know because that's how ... of facts. BASIC encouraged people to program, and that's the first ...
    Arjun Arjun February 2004 Games
  • Just in case you think IT jobs are easy!I thought you might get a laff from this:- This guy called me last week from India. Me: Command Centre, Lee speaking Caller: IT Please Me: You're t…

    I remember trying to explain to a bloke how the internet worked a while ... realise that you had to have a telephone line to connect....he thought ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…

    ... WILL have to do everything yourself and know about how the hardware ... jaw-dropping how-did-they-do-that stuff has to be ... get a Word file describing how the display file is arranged ... tones without cpu intervention (except to program new notes).

    ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2004 Development
  • Type-ins for non-standard languagesDoes anyone know if there has ever been any type-in programs for non-standard languages e.g. Forth, Micro Prolog etc. I recently bought copies of tho…

    ... a Forth Stack Simulator designed to teach how the Stack works in ... use and it's enough to see how the stack works. Else ... accepted commands and examples on how to use each.

    It ... in other languages were I to program in other languages. ) And since ...
    Sadako Sadako May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…

    ... mostly being that I used to live down the road from ... Gremlin Graphics. Chris offered to teach me how to program the spectrum and design ... then I would like to know what happened to you're two ... know the eldest got married to G.

    [ This Message ...
    Spirit UK Spirit UK June 2004 Games
  • FAST PIXEL DRAWINGI'm looking for the fastest way to put a pixel to the screen (on spectrum ofcoz:). Here is my own procedure (written in PASMO). But I don't how do it…

    ... :
    Start ov every line is easy to calculate...it just looks ... strange since the intention was to make DRAM refresh easier (o ... />
    I don't see how it achieves that - the aim ... assembler for moving from one line to the next simpler within character ...
    cyborg cyborg July 2004 Development
  • FAST PIXEL DRAWINGI'm looking for the fastest way to put a pixel to the screen (on spectrum ofcoz:). Here is my own procedure (written in PASMO). But I don't how do it…

    ... assembler for moving from one line to the next simpler within character ... original reason...just wanna tell how it is organized from the ...
    klingler klingler July 2004 Development
  • in-game soundhas anybody an experience in writting beeper routines? i tried to code some sound fx but it sounds really horrible...

    I think I know how to use it now - I played ... />
    The tricky bit was to add new notes. You move ... fire, up and right to get to the next note position. ... 8 etc) you get a line to the right. Then you can ... use the bottomleft arrow to go to the next score, or ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • Computers For Educational NeedsAh!! the memories come flooding back. How many of you convinced your parents to buy a computer as it was "educational", and would help you in 'O' Le…

    ... kept me busy, though, trying to learn how to program BASIC games, progs, etc ... games :)

    We used to have computer classes (I can ... BBCs; some sort of introduction to computers. Of course at 11 ...
    General_Zod General_Zod July 2004 Games
  • Atlas Assignment - questions...(1) How do you know you have to fly to Quimper? If it's in the inlay of the "proper" version of the game, that's why I don't know - my copy was on a…

    ... N 4?W turns out to be Lorient, about 8 ... so you should be able to piece it together easily.< ... It didn't reveal the program itself, but did show the ... br />
    That's how I managed to get the safe combination ... still looking for a clue to why the combination is ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone July 2004 Games
  • ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…

    ... :
    That would be interesting, how about software support for the ... idea of how it should work. And that is to have the ... PLD would contain logic to allow the Spectrum to program the 512kx8 flash ... the 512Kx8 flash by a program.
    - turn everything off, ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ???? 2 Anybody here know how to program z80 ???? Anybody here know assembly / machine code ??? Anybody here know how to locate cheats / pokes ???

    ... wrote:
    Anybody here know how to program z80 ????
    [/quote]

    [quote]
    Anybody here know how to locate cheats / pokes ???
    [/quote ...
    Woody Woody August 2004 Development
  • ???? 2 Anybody here know how to program z80 ???? Anybody here know assembly / machine code ??? Anybody here know how to locate cheats / pokes ???

    ... wrote:
    Anybody here know how to program z80 ????

    Anybody here ... ???

    Anybody here know how to locate cheats / pokes ???


    Anybody here know how to play cricket?

    Anybody ...
    cyborg cyborg August 2004 Development
  • need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …

    ... perform a check after each line to see if you have crossed ... routine for each line and jump to it according to the result of ... each line.

    Hope this helps
    Let us know how ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2004 Development
  • Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …

    ... am trying to understand who does the refresh and how ?
    ... It has to access the memory ... IM2) is enabled, processor jumps to interrupt routine (TIME: 0)
    line (one line takes 224t, drawing one ...
    Fikee Fikee August 2004 Development
  • Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…

    ... i also want to have enough memory to add extra grapich ... interface and gives full spedd to the processor. Well, at ... you know how (I personally have no idea how to program a CPLD/ ... FPGA, especially to emulate something like ...
    secarica secarica August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…

    ... interface and gives full spedd to the processor.
    [/quote]< ... dual port RAMs are hard to find cheap. The best ... you know how (I personally have no idea how to program a CPLD/ ... FPGA, especially to emulate something like ...
    pern pern August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks

    ... some annoying poke or something to stop the player using the ... RANDOMIZE part from line 2, then RUN it to load the main ... blank BASIC lines to overwrite some of the main program, so I ... reset Speccy), copied line 9994 (a line the program GOSUBs frequently for input ...
    jil jil September 2004 Games
  • This month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …

    ... bother ... maybe to push them to get programming and ... 'aha! so that's how you do THAT".
    to not be anything exceptional ... more people will start to program more and get good ... was just a springboard to get more people programming ...
    Sadako Sadako September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks

    ... e.g. altered [I]line 9994[/I] to include [B]LET mon ... the record, it deletes [I]line[/I] [B][I]1[/ ... "M1"[/B] from [I]line 726[/I] during the hacking ... Still seems a bit pointless to program it so that the player ... , you could add a little program in between, say, [I ...
    jil jil September 2004 Games
  • Retro Gamer #7: The MegaTree / Matthew Smith interviewIssue Seven of Retro Gamer magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy community: 1. The data from the MegaTree developmen…

    ... take me about eight weeks to do it."
    [/quote]
    how long!!

    Eight weeks, it takes me eight weeks to program ...
    Vampyre Vampyre September 2004 Games
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