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How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…
... mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you ... understand but it only goes to U. How do I get more ... than 21? How do I call them from ... -
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…
... sub-optimal, would love to know how to make it optimal as ... literal string length 1-32
// 32+ means copy from an ... quit
cp 32 ; 7t - >=32 then offset+length copy ... length
add a,(hl) ; 7t - add to next byte to get full ... -
How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say ... currently I'm telling it how long the number is if ... -
Sinclair QL Preservation: how to dump a MicrodriveHi Guys. Just want to let you know that I'm making some videos on my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works. If…
... Guys.
Just want to let you know that I ... my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works ... />
If someone would like to know more about it please ... -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
This is all completely new to me, so please be ... done some reading up on how character sets are handled ... and 23607 that points to an area of the ... the address can be altered to point to the ram.
< ... empty, Exolon has a pointer to 65536, and Commando still ... -
How do I clean my desktop?Back in January I asked about problems with Vista and most of these got fixed when it crashed and I pressed Reinstall and to my surprise it seemed to…
... pressed Reinstall and to my surprise it seemed to have all the ... know its a good idea to keep the desktop clean as ... know how to take something from the download folder and add it to the ... and I dont know how to safely move them to the right place ... -
How to run trd filesI am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730 I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo does…
I am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730
I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo doesn't run. Should I type some kind of text command to run it? Thanks. -
How to refurbish my black +2?So I'm pretty chuffed with my black +2A/B just wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ? I suspect the tape drive needs a service bec…
... wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ... running. It doesn't seem to save to tape properly either, once ... do you guys recommend ? Recap ? How do I clean the pcb ... -
Parallel to serial z80 i/o portI have an Opus Discovery and an Alphacom 32 printer. I want to see if I can make a cable that will use the Opus Parallel printer port. The question i…
... Discovery and an Alphacom 32 printer. I want to see if I ... . The question is how to map the Alphacom 32 pins to the Opus printer ... Opus manual and the Alphacom 32 manual.
[url= ... />
However on the Alphacom 32 they also mention
A2 ... -
How to Record Retro Games to Blank DVD's (Scart & Composite)First of all my apologies if this should be in another section but it is about recording games :-D I've been meaning to do this video for some tim…
... been meaning to do this video for some time explaining how I ... record old retro games in perfect picture quality on to ... games from the original hardware to blank DVD's, I personally ...
Please feel free to pop by retro game channel ... -
Printing text, part MMXIIXI'm pretty sure there's been a zillion threads about this already, and I don't think it's the first one by myself either, but here goes. Proportiona…
... but I'm unsure as to how to go about it.
32*8 because data starts from ... /> ld iy, #0x00
add iy, bc
... br /> add hl, hl
add hl, hl
add hl, hl ... add a,a
add a,a
add a,a
add ... -
Adding command to BASICI am looking for an article about adding commands via software to sinclair basic. I know there was one published and to the best of my knowledge it w…
... about adding commands via software to sinclair basic. I know there ... search by directing me not to the issue, but which ... was. This particular article explained how to use some of the system ... Could interface one be used to add commands, new self-made commands ... -
Multi-Platform Arcade Game DesignerFirst of all, I should say Hello, having left the Spectrum scene around a year ago. I'm not planning to make a return but figured that I have some n…
... /> The editors allow you to scroll sprites around the grid ... BBC model B, Dragon 32/64, Acorn Atom, Enterprise ... re stuck not knowing how to use an editor, just ... more formats to this tool. I continue to support ... who want to help add other formats to the tool ... -
type in to learn about IM2I'm trying to mess around with learning about IM2 and I found a nice little article in Sinclair User September 1988, issue 78, Page 70-71 [url="https…
... /> jr nc, PD10
add A, $3a
push AF ...
add HL, HL
add HL, HL
add HL, HL ... /> ld A, H
add A, $3c
ld H ... br /> I am using PASMO to compile it with the string ... what is going wrong and how to fix it.
How to Find a Game You Are Looking for - in a TZX (Emulator) Context I was looking for information about something else but I found a totally different concern instead . Whilst looking I found out that have been lo…
... because it would be easy to find and play stuff .For ... in one place and easy to find in future.
How many Sub Genres can be ...How to copy games to a Spectrum +3 floppy? [HELP]Hi you Guys, Can someone please explain, how can i copy a game from a pc to a +3 floppy disk? Or its also possible, to copy to a floppy using a …
... explain, how can i copy a game from a pc to a ... , to copy to a floppy using a SD device, like the picodivsd? how ...Hunchback is back!Hi, I would like to publish again an old-fashion style writing what perhaps should be valueable if we wrote 1985. Maybe somebody will try it ... …
... -right"
150 PRINT " 32 = fireball from upper-right"
190 PRINT "Add values to each other making"
... /> RUN your program and decide how to play!
For ... jump
POKE 26350,32
for correct ...ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... Rather than adding
; 32 (which if the screen was ... to right, top to bottom would be how much you'd add to ... you can't ADD HL,32, but you can ADD HL,DE), ... line down is
; 32+the original address of the ... will place the first 32 bytes of the attribute ...Number 6 in the Village (text adventure) Please help!!!Does anyone have a solution to this text adventure. I've tried to escape by air and sea using the jammer but it hasn't worked. I've been playing it …
... 'll work out how to escape and then ... and framed paintings add to its decor.^{7} ... 1
Object 32: weights 1
... 250
GOTO 32
PLACE 48 ...Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
... available previously....
Shows you how to find pokes for 3 games ... search for
3E 03 32 ...can you see it?
32 02 8A yet the address ... (8E7A)
8E6A C6 30 ADD A, 30
8E6C 11 ... do anything
9D1E 32 7A 8E LD (8E7A),A ...Spectrum programmingI have a Spectrum+ at home. I tried to write some programs in BASIC (IIRC i wrote a breakout clone in which you had to hit those spider-like characte…
... 't even know how things are arranged in ...
Starts at 4000h, 32 bytes per line of bitmap ... lines. Instead 4020h refers to line 8 rather than ... ), rather than having to add 20h to HL. This produces ... br />
[quote]How the bleeper is used?[/quote ...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…
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The best way to read the keyboard is reading ... br /> -------------------
To prevent "Program: foo" or "Bytes ... print output is to be send to the printer. A ... mean it is to be sent to the TV screen ... the same again to get back to normal L/C ...sprite making in +3 BASIC?Any sprite tutorial I come across is far too complicated! Can someone help me? For instance, how do you create a person-shaped animated sprite which …
... don't have to use machine code to do pixel perfect ... the sprites, and testing how they collide.
For ... * 2 character tall is 32 characters needed. oops only ... br /> For the X position add 2 * frame num.
to add a character to the height of ...WoS on mobile!World of Spectrum ([url]www.worldofspectrum.org[/url]) works great on any mobile with wap/web integrated browser. How about to create special page de…
... , then I just have to add one entry (a specific ... and/or iPAQs/PDAs.
How about that?
how to handle AvantGo, and it ... .
How about to create special page dedicated to iPAQs and ... on 2006-02-13 09:32 ]
[ This ...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…
... sp1_cs"s. You will see how BALLOC is initialized when we ... struct sp1_Rect cr = {0, 0, 32, 24}; // full screen
32 characters and height 24 characters ... need to add free memory blocks to BALLOC's queues. In addition to its ...Smax?I've got SMAX v0.0.1, has anybody got any information about it? It isn't on WOS any more as far as I can see. What language does it use (seems like…
... I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to do speccy development in ... other). The MSX1 also has 32 8x8 pixel hardware sprites (mono ... />
Then I'd like to add the 256x192 pixel, 32x192 mode ... /> I'm still not sure how to use all the extra display ...Background image with SP1 and Z88DKWhat is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list o…
Scratch that -- I am going to add the optional back buffer thing ... speed.
This is how it will work: tile code ... /> struct sp1_Rect fs = {0, 0, 32, 24};
uchar *addr ... screen$ for whatever (maybe add it to the block memory allocator, for ...Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... would you have preferred to have 32 colour display? Of ... a game good is how well it plays. Yes ... colours have to either add something important to the game ... Beret on the Spectrum though to comment.
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how it plays, maybe someone ...The 150 pound home computerWe missing out on this still ... I think. I know the PC market has wrecked all chance for any alternatives to ever have a hope but ... what if. :lol:…
... run Spectrum software (it's 32-bit).
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Another thing to look up, great
to add them to the prototype, but a ... interested in an SE, although how much use it would get ...
