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  • How to code a run and jumpHi all, Is there a way in basic to take action on two simultaneous key strokes. I want to add a run and jump i.e. keys Q and M but using inkey$ seem…

    ... />
    Is there a way in basic to take action on two ... key strokes. I want to add a run and jump i.e ... me to only one key press at a time. I am ... not ready for machine code yet ... so would like to solve this using ...
    hedge hedge January 2011 Development
  • How to get a minimal splib2Hello. We are designing a new engine and stuff, coded in ASM and to be used from z88dk. I was just wondering how to get a minimal splib2 with just th…

    ... I was just wondering how to get a minimal splib2 with just the ... need these functions:

    [code]sp_InitIM2
    sp_CreateGenericISR
    sp_RegisterHook ... sp_JoyKempston
    sp_JoySinclair1
    sp_KeyPressed[/code]

    All the display ...
    na_th_an na_th_an July 2011 Development
  • How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…

    ... , we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling ... up stuff for later.

    [code]
    10 CLEAR 59999: FOR a ... /> 900 GO TO 100
    [/code]

    Remember to save the program ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • How to write a simple C+asm horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial, z88dk)[b]How to write a simple C/asm horizontal scrolling game[/b] [b]Note:[/b] This tutorial has multiple parts... I am still writing but this first pa…

    [b]How to write a simple C/asm horizontal scrolling ... it:

    [code]
    ECHO Setting up parameters

    ... is just a simple batch file to start compiling your code. It ... just simple setting up stuff for later.

    [code]
    ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • How to convert a .txt file (ASCII/PC) into a Tasword file?Short version: [B]How can I convert a .txt file (PC) into a Tasword file (ZX Spectrum)?[/B] Longer version: {Maybe I should first re-introduce mysel…

    ... . It is fascinating to see how kids react to a Spectrum. They are astonished ... on page 22 how to convert a Tasword file into a .txt file that ... way round: [B]how to convert a .txt file into a Tasword file (Tasword ...
    ZXHistory ZXHistory May 2013 Games
  • How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…

    ... to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up ... 'm experimenting with a character that moves ... character to flicker, is there a way to avoid ... this?

    5 FOR x = 0 to ... 20 STEP 1
    10 PRINT AT 0, x; "A ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch May 2018 BASIC
  • How to write a simple game in C+asm.This is just a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested that this thread shou…

    ... a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a ... .org/forums/discussion/57925/how-to-write-a-simple-c-asm-horizontal ...
    If you are new to the game, you might also ... .org/forums/discussion/57924/how-to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling ...
    Timmy Timmy April 2021 C
  • How to put up a SCREEN$ - VB6 only.I'm making a little [B]Opus Discovery[/B] floppy image creator/viewer (thanks, [B]Obo[/B]!). It is made in... VB6 (sorry, don't know any "real" langu…

    ... but I'd like to add a [B]SCREEN$[/B] viewer ... looking for some way to display a Speccy screen, like in ... a picture box (BRIGHT, ... on how to get a [B]StdPicture[/B] from a 6912-byte binary ... to figure out screen handling in VBSpec, but the code ...
    Marcelo Marcelo May 2006 Development
  • How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…

    ... />
    I am trying to find a way to transfer an old BASIC ... Interface I, to connect to my PC and try to save it there ... 't save the source-code, but rather the byte-code representation or so ... a dead-end street?

    Are there any other hints how ...
    mad-manne mad-manne November 2006 Emulators
  • How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…

    ... you all exchange assembly code and wondering how the &^%$ you ... years on a few occasions to read up on these guides on how to code, but ... how do you make it look so easy? Do you need to have a ... proper good "maths head" to ...
    alexsut alexsut March 2014 Development
  • Up/Down Left/Right scrollCan anybody give a newbie some pointer to simple one char scrolling by pixel? I've looked at a lot of resources, but as you can imagine, it's all a …

    ... repetition for next sprite byte
    [/code]

    aligned to a 256-byte boundary then each table occupies ... byte can be the byte to look up for shifting. The remnant table and the current table ... your background changes, how you restore the ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous November 2011 Development
  • Learning to code from scratchI'm going to start learning how to code my own games this week, and figured that I may need some (or perhaps a lot, depending on how complicated it i…

    I'm going to start learning how to code my own games this week, ... some (or perhaps a lot, depending on how complicated it is) help ... on the best/easiest books to read, or simply just some ... up with a semi-decent Football Management game (that will of course look ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi April 2007 Development
  • how to reflect a byte's bit-pattern in assembly?I'm trying to use 16 pixel-wide graphics which are symmetrical around the vertical, i.e. if the left byte is 01001110 the right byte will be 01110010…

    I'm trying to use 16 pixel-wide graphics ... . if the left byte is 01001110 the right byte will be 01110010 ... . Is there a fast way in assembly to ... generate the right byte given the left byte ...
    bigjon bigjon January 2009 Development
  • How to Poke a real Spectrum....Hi everyone. Can anyone remind me how to use POKES? (using a real Spectrum, not via the tipshop on an emulator). I've searched around and I can't f…

    ... Can anyone remind me how to use POKES? (using a real Spectrum, not ... will differ from one game to another.
    I ... 've found, for Back To Skool (which is what ... the rest of the code for this particular game. ... the old days, LOAD CODE, RANDOMIZE USR, and DATA ...
    Jim M Jim M January 2016 Games
  • Preferred way of determining Y co-ord in assembly?I know of 2 ways of calculating the y-cord of a pixel row for the speccy in assembly. One is to calculate the address by ways of shifting and masking…

    ... . The other way is to use a look up table I suppose that holds the ... / 39
    [/code]

    TABLE points to a 192 bytes table, aligned to a 256 byte boundary, and followed ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain July 2007 Development
  • Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]

    ... with how Z80 machine code is used to create games on such a low ... of code being 256 byte aligned or position dependent code. Calculated jump targets would screw up ... also had to build a table that stored a flag for each byte in the ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Development
  • how to make a (protected) .DSK to disk transfer ?I know how to make file transfers between .DSK files and physical disks (logical copy). However, how can be done a physical sector transfer (disk im…

    I know how to make file transfers between .DSK ... ).

    However, how can be done a physical sector transfer (disk ... those .DSKs that are supposed to have some protected data on ... , from standard boot sectors (512K), to custom sector size.

    secarica secarica August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to create pretty screenshot maps[size=+1][b]A. What will I need?[/b][/size] 01. Your favorite [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html]Speccy emulator[/url]. 02. An util…

    ... size=+1][b]E. How to remove a main character?[/b][/size]
    look at [url=http://maps ... if it is needed; look at the section C). ... values, colors, etc. (look at the section D).
    06. Remove a main character (look at the section E ...
    Pavero Pavero May 2006 Support files
  • How to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum ?Is it possible to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum 48K ? An how to do it. What is needed ? Reason: I live in Denmark and here you MUST pay TV…

    ... possible to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum 48K ?
    An how to do it ... TV-licence if you have a TV-set. Even if you ... /> Rearly - I don't have a TV-set and I don ...
    Tommy F-H Tommy F-H May 2009 Hardware
  • How to connect a ZX Spectrum to a QL (RGB) monitorI recently acquired a pretty nice (old) original QL Vision color monitor. It works GREAT with the QL and the ZX 128K. The normal ZX Spectrum however,…

    I recently acquired a pretty nice (old) original QL ... however, has a VHF output and I know how to do this composite ... .

    Is it possible to somehow translate the normal video ... signals to the RGB-signal needed for ...
    georgedb georgedb January 2011 Hardware
  • How to load a +3 dos file from disk to memory in z80Hi all again, Are there any example z80 code listings (not BASIC) to load a +3 binary dos file from disk to a specific memory destination? Thanks.

    Hi all again,

    Are there any example z80 code listings (not BASIC) to load a +3 binary dos file from disk to a specific memory destination?

    Thanks.
    Speccy_James Speccy_James February 2014 Development
  • How to cancel a Paypal payment?Hi there, Paypal "help" is not working at the moment and I need to cancel a payment that has been automatically made from my account. Any ideas how…

    Hi there,

    Paypal "help" is not working at the moment and I need to cancel a payment that has been automatically made from my account.

    Any ideas how to do it?
    Graz Graz May 2014 Chit chat
  • Best Z80 Assembler for PC?There's probably already a thread for this so if somebody could please point me at it I'd appreciate it. If there isn't then please respond here wit…

    ... />
    section da1 ;; aligned to 256 bytes, multiple of 256 bytes size
    org ... code ;; code section
    [/code]

    Since da1 is ORGed at a 256-byte aligned address ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2015 Development
  • I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…

    ... has created a 256-byte aligned table inside the executable and has written asm code to access ... showed up frequently enough.

    In this case:

    [code ... of code has to be 'corrected', if it can be, further up the ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2016 Development
  • How to be a complete bas***dI remembered the other day about a game that I once played that was given away on the cover of a speccy mag (can't remember which). Don't suppose an…

    ... remembered the other day about a game that I once played ... away on the cover of a speccy mag (can't remember ... has, or knows where to find, a solution to this game?

    JBoy JBoy April 2002 Games
  • How to get a TAP directory listing?I want to be able to list a summary of the contents of a TAP file to a text file so that I can add comments to it. I've got several utilities and emu…

    ... to be able to list a summary of the contents of a TAP file to a ... text file so that I can add comments to ... feature summary. What's available to do that? (DOS or Win3 ... reader program to send to If.1 and save that to an external ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2008 Emulators
  • How to make a comp video cable for +2 greySorry to bog, maybe the clue is just laiden on another thread but.... I have just obtained a 128 +2 grey, fully working BUT the aerial signal is bad…

    ... I
    begin to think to the RGB DIN socket ... /> an "RGB socket to SCART plug" cable with ... br /> best way to obtain a quite good image. But ... " composite cable, to be used on a dedicated
    ... a direct connection ?
    3) Is truly needed to worry about to ...
    Cignale Cignale June 2010 Hardware
  • How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…

    I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy games for dummies" available?

    where should I start with?
    VanTammen VanTammen December 2011 New game ideas
  • How to PAUSE in JAVA emulator...As title says I wanna know how to pause a game in built-in emulator here on WofS web page ?

    ...As title says I wanna know how to pause a game in built-in emulator here on WofS web page ?
    CTOJAH CTOJAH October 2012 Emulators
  • Hoping to build a zx spectrum laptop in futureHi, I'm new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech. I like computers, computer stuff and I'm sort of a laptop fan - have several laptop…

    ... 'm new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech. I ... I was googling for how to's on how to build a zx spectrum laptop ... and I found some info on how to ... />
    I'd like to know how many of America's population ...
    AlienBZ AlienBZ November 2012 Hardware
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