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Why are most people dumb lemmingsWassup WOS, haven't made a thread of my own in a while, but here goes. I live in a city with a substantial public transport network and we have pl…
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... ? FYI, this particular line is scheduled to run every 10 minutes ... to the door (safety) sensors ... to add insult to injury, one bloke came running to ... have to get on this one no matter how full ... -
1st steps in animation Having finally resurrected my familiar old graphics programs, chief amongst which is DPaint Animation, I was a little taken aback to reali…
... largely ignored because of how sharp and colourful they ... hopes high but knowing how rusty I would be ... you may not realize how crucial colour is even ... can select the graded line to suit the background such ... you'll want to add more details maybe to the snake ... -
How to hack Youth ClubNot sure if this belongs in Games or Spectrum Basic. But anyway : There was a type-in called Youth Club that I was fond of : http://www.worldofspe…
... Decoding the basic, it seems to mostly work like this :
Each month (From line 1500 onwards) :
recruits = social ... events, so its reasonable to either spend all your resources ... raise once every 4 months to stay solvent.
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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 ...
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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.
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 ... destination base pointer down one line
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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 ... -
SpecBAS really needs a manual!That Word doc that I converted to an RTF for you Dunny and ASH-II, is still somewhat sparse. I spent bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer m…
... 'm afraid the instructions on how to achieve this dont have enough ... you can make a drawn line appear 'solid' by not ... /DRAW if one knew how many pixels line/col and chr squares ... intend to attempt to document these queries and the answers given to add to my ... -
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 ... as well as setting LINE and COLUMN in LET ... 're stuck not knowing how to use an editor, just ... more formats to this tool. I continue to support the ... 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 ...Wanted: Game testers for Spectrum to Microsoft Excel portSo there I was one day at work, filling in spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel as usual when I idly thought, "Hey, if I made the cells small enough, they…
... down the line (and God knows how many thoroughly ... the early Spectrum strategy games to Microsoft Excel.
... Particularly people who know how to hide/unhide/make visible/ ... lot if you know how to do it anyway so ... the Excel UI back to how you like it ...PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …
... a "G" on the status line);
2 = "Position" mode ("P ... following syntax (the computer will add a "-" where necessary):
To tell the computer how to move a piece, you ... one second;
"6" will add 1 hour;
"7" will ...PAW questionThis may not be the right place but anyways there it goes: I've been trying to figure out how to import graphic files in .SCR format in the PAW parse…
... is to shift the interpreter to start text at the line after ... 'm not going to tell you how to get the 1/3 ... I am going to tell you is how your external routine ... and add that to HL
multiply: ADD HL,DE ; add DE to HL ... you'll need to keep in mind how much room ...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…
... left to right, top to bottom would be how much you'd add to move ... don't move to the next line down but to the next
to the top line of the
; next ... want the start of the line
; to scroll into the end ...TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.
... /Schemes/schemes.html[/url], then how come we've not got ... 's a simple step to add CSW style compression to DRBs).
Anyhow, I've wibbled enough. Bottom Line ... about, is hopefully going to be able to do all this - you ...Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
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it will add up... also, i'm not ... /> of course it would have to line up correctly but with a ... ! :) ) ... though im not trying to tell you how to do things by any ... agree, but that's how it seems to me.
Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
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it will add up... also, i'm not ... /> of course it would have to line up correctly but with a ... ! ) ... though im not trying to tell you how to do things by any ... 3000 games on it - how long to you give each game, before ...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 …
... and my advice to you is to stop being so ... Message 88
Yes, but how? Try SIPHON TANK.^{7}
how to escape and then he' ... 's swallowed it hook, line and sinker."^{7}"Yes, ... vases, and framed paintings add to its decor.^{7}The exit ..."TommyGun" gets a complete MAKEOVER for next release ...From the author, Tony Thompson ... """""""""""""""""""""""""" [B][I] I hadn't worked on the TommyGun editor for while. But when I got sick (about …
... it means they can add more features to someone elses software without ... you do not have to know how to program to use it. This is ... to either convert BASin to a plugin or change it to accept command line ... t need to be changed for years to come. Just add more ...Sound DreamJust daydreaming, don't beat me for this, if any of you assembler guru's (especially emulator developers) ever are in need of new ideas, it would be…
... . It does have a gradient line option, but it isn't ... think it's useless to recolour them ( or add sound samples, whatever ... if it tries to get as close as possible. how many programs ... program be able to add more colour without having to write a program ...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 up ... 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 ...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 …
... is how all the game snapshots manage to work ... compiled with the following command line:
tasm -80 ... ;I register, points to rom spare locations filled ... bc, 16384+4096
add hl, bc
ld ... [/code]
edited to add: at the end it should ...Any Windows based Spectrum Progam makersHi. I am looking for a game maker that i can use to make spectrum software. If possible could it not be a code typing in program and Windows based. T…
... but you still need to know how to code in some sort ... see these. although to be honest to make a truly ... s where I draw the line. With dung and popsickle ... that that will add some spice to your programs. But ... you do some cool stuff to add into your programs. You ...loading techniques I never worked outFirstly, how do games that load with LOAD "" CODE autorun? Secondly, how do you save a basic program as a CODE file (but not as BASIC compiled into …
... :58, mulder wrote:
Firstly, how do games that load with ... . It's usually best to have say a line 9999 (This is ... could also, to prevent hacking, just issue that line 9999 SAVE:RUN ... the job without you having to add another line to your program.
i have the entire WOS archive on 5 dvd's here, what do people think of ebaying themwhat would peoplethink of ebaying the entire WOS archive on 5 dvd's?, what would be a reasonable price to charge as Buy It Now?, i'm not in it for pr…
... I`ve already said how he (sorry to call you he, ... night... and tried to add some lucidness to the reasons why ebaying ... sorts, and you want to see how much the Mame guys ... go up...
How many times have I seen ... if ah`ve stepped outa line, and I know ah` ...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…
... ]I don't even know how things are arranged in spectrum ... between lines. Instead 4020h refers to line 8 rather than 1 (which ... a line (when drawing 8x8 characters), rather than having to add 20h to HL ... and 128.
[quote]How the bleeper is used?[/quote ...BASIC performance tips?Been fiddling around with an old project a little after rescuing it from tape, and I'm toying with the idea of completing it (hey, better late than n…
... no point at all trying to optimise until you know ... /> The problem in is obviously how to do the profiling on a ... />
Looks like I need to enable the "program information" menu ... was going to add in the profiling options, which times statements, line seek ...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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... bytes (corresponding to the first line number) with 0 ... any program line; you'd have to ensure that ... it was the last line, ... as once a condition arises to end ...GamestageI've just been over to the gamestae site now i don't want to get into THAT debate but I have this to say, the gamestage site looks very nice, use of …
... 300 REAL people... not ON-LINE people. Of course they are ... ,000 people had nothing else to add beyond what was already said ... you have so many supporters, how come the ones who speak ... spelling mistakes as you? And how come there's precisely one ...
