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Look whats possible in 924 bytesSo, finally after over a year of development and nearly 25 years since I first designed the graphics, I've actually made it to the point where this i…
... a short summary of how each part works and/or what it ... to Z, and here's how... and so on, you get ... -
In-game AY music and sound effectsI'm currently working on various aspects of a Spectrum game and thinking now about the sound side of things. I know you can use a utility like Vortex…
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Test your emulator with one damn tricky TZX file!Some time ago I got hold of this tricky TZX file with a custom [i]super[/i] turbo-loader. [i]The load time is 18 seconds (!)[/i]. Until recently, I w…
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XeldaI've decided to take on the Zelda tribute game and take over the Xelda title (because it's a great title name). Working with the MK2 Mojon twins gam…
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z80 Helper?When you are programming with z80 do you get 'lost' you are in the middle of making a routine and you can't remember which registers are holding val…
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Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…
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ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... ;905337"]Here's another suggestion. How about adding support for custom ... is the way the offset works, it would look for the ... be overcome by changing how the offset works though.
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Keeping Your Spectrum Original. This "thread" believes this is best approach to owning Speccies and will cater for all those who like a Museum Approach . How does one keep one…
... . Not caring whether equipment still works or not.
If ... but not care much [i]how[/i] that's done, might ... be able to check how original hardware works, then reverse engineering, preserve ... -
Disabling the ROM without removing the whole thingHi! I've got my hands on a non-working issue 6a. I suspect the ROM may be bad, but other things may be faulty as well. I've read that in an otherwis…
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I've lost my FUSE to PC keyboard conversion filePlease someone help me. I have lost my laboriously drawn keyboard map showing how to get Spectrum keywords using a PC keyboard with FUSE. I just cop…
... astonished and impressed at how well it works and what its capable ... -
Used games are killing the games industry and should be banned (wibble wibblI was on a forum for flash cartridges ('backup' devices that allow you to play digital images on a real console, so you can download a game and play …
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Better "Hello World"are their any more visually impressive Hello world loops i can do in basic other than the print-goto one.
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1 LET a$="Hello World!!"
2 PRINT INK 9; PAPER INT (RND*8); BRIGHT INT (RND*2);CHR$ CODE a$;: OUT 254,RND*32: POKE 23692,PI: LET a$=a$(2 TO ): GO TO 2-(a$="")
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Cringe worthy songsThere are so many, what are yours? My top 3 are:- MacArthur Park - Richard Harris Whiter shade of Pale - Procol Harum Jumbo - BeeGees
I was/am astonished at how many examples of awful bloody ... Perfect Strangers just to show how out of touch I am. -
z88dk multicolour enginesI've been trying to work out how the multicolour sprite engines have been implemented in z88dk. It's not obvious. Looking in the source, I found …
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I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... go very indepth about how it actually works, it basically just tells ... you how to use the Chalice ... -
6 months of uselessness!How about you? This is just Chit Chat nothing serious.... Okay let me explain. Traditionally I do my best work drawing/writing/painting/music (I …
... satisfy my curiousity about how the world works. I like learning things ... -
Just watched Paul Jenkinsons's spectrum chanel and now want to write code againPlease assume for the purpose of this thread I know nothing... I want to look to write games on the spectrum but want to develop and test on my wi…
BTW I meant that one I have a firm idea how the game works, I would re-code as mc or assembler. In the same way you create a visual in web design before you code the site. -
Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
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Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
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Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
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Are social media and cloud computing technologies making computer users stupid?I've noticed of late that young folks seem less and less technically competent with computers when they leave school. With the advent of social medi…
... I had to show him how to access a USB pen ... they don't know how it all works, and some service takes ... -
Flight Deck JoystickJust curious if anyone ever onwned this one :P [img]https://i.imgur.com/ghgCQ8k.png[/img]
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Best and worst loading coloursWas just thinking the other day about this, what are the worst / best loading colours that have been seen ? :) Apart from loaders with either mult…
... (Speedlock4) does but its blacked out thus during loading:
35102 OR 8
34104 OUT (254) , A
etc
OR 8
OUT (254) , A
You can ... -
ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…
... me more insight in how this system works.
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Magazines LiveThe magazines are now live on the "live" domain - we are still working on these and adding more features. In the meantime, here is a link to play wit…
Speaking as some one who has no clue what so ever as to how this all works, and is therefore an end-user only, I have to say top marks Lee this is bloody excellent for a bozo like me to use, thank you. :) -
Magazines LiveThe magazines are now live on the "live" domain - we are still working on these and adding more features. In the meantime, here is a link to play wit…
... so ever as to how this all works, and is therefore an ... -
Magazines LiveThe magazines are now live on the "live" domain - we are still working on these and adding more features. In the meantime, here is a link to play wit…
... so ever as to how this all works, and is therefore an ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... 'm not really sure how the Recreated works as a USB keyboard ...
