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Disabling the +3 disk buffer; yes, but how?I would like to disable the +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those 4K from the machine's RAMdisk. By reading the computer manual and some posts on…
... +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those 4K from the ... I did not yet understand how to call +3DOS routines from BASIC ... don't even know where to start from, except that simply ... -
TommyGun with AGDHi everyone, I have been working with Jonathan to incorporate his excellent Arcade Game Designer utility into TommyGun. Jonathan has created a compi…
... have any idea's on how to improve the Sound tab, please ... *
This editor allows you to create your sprites (always 16x16) and ... 255) TommyGun will show how many unique tiles you currently ... the AGD game tutorials on how to programming using the AGD scripting ... -
How do you restrict this routines actions?I'm trying to plagiarise a piece of code I came across in the 80's, but seem to be banging my head against a brick wall! The routine fades the scree…
... 80's, but seem to be banging my head against ... is I cant seem to work out how this routine defines ... />
I only want to fade 672 bytes starting from ... 22528+32 (22560) down to the bottom of the #2 ... )
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[STP] Battle for Midway + Theatre EuropeI've just realised that I didn't finish or get any further with two STP's, both from the Classic Conflicts series: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.o…
... of clicky pilot tone similar to speedlocks.
The ... directly, I had to create CSWs for them to load. I might ... I also can't remember how the TZX was made, ... back in 2009 according to the date stamp. Not ... welcome. It'd be nice to get these resolved.
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Switch 128k to 48k modeNot sure how to go about this using MC, in 128 basic you can type SPECTRUM to revert to 48 mode (I think), but how would I go about switching modes u…
Not sure how to go about this using MC, in 128 basic you can type SPECTRUM to revert to 48 mode (I think), but how would I go about switching modes using MC?
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Archimedes file to diskBanging my head against a wall here but i dont seem to be getting anywhere fast, all I want to do is put the Acorn Archimedes version of Elite on a f…
... here but i dont seem to be getting anywhere fast, all ... I want to do is put the Acorn ... an Archimedes, does anyone know how to do that? All I can ... -
Emulator audio...how?Hi all. I am in the process of writing a Spectrum emulator (c#) for my final year project at university. I've got it all working, apart from sound. …
... It's easy enough to trap the ROM routines ... give me an idea of how to approach this? I'm ... easier than it seems to me. My current system ... over that timeframe, trying to recreate the pitch and duration ... - I get sound to output, but inaccurately.
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Importing binary data to paged memoryI really could use some hint :) Many emulator have a feature - open/ import binary. I select the file, give starting adress and voila ! But most of…
... thing and I need to write my file to a page which ... emulators and only Spin seemed to have something similar:
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Adding games to Spectaculator on un-jailbroken ipadI have just found that you can manually add games to Spectaculator on an un-jailbroken iPad, but, just wanted to check if this is classed as 'hacking…
I have just found that you can manually add games to Spectaculator on an un-jailbroken iPad, but, just wanted to check if this is classed as 'hacking' before I post on how to do it? -
2013 projects: new PlusD, DivIDE and MultifaceI have written about this before, but as I want to let these project be influenced by your opinions, I thought to create a separate topic about it. …
... to let these project be influenced by your opinions, I thought to create ... a separate topic about it.
... parts will not cause problems to find anymore.
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How to use +3 disks with other Spectrums?Or, in other words, was there ever an external +3DOS interface or complete drive kit, or is having actual Spectrum +3 the only way to run those disks?
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Spectranet: Basic extension to get directory listingThis is a short basic extension for the spectranet to assign a directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required! It could be…
... for the spectranet to assign a directory listing to a basic variable ... /> 20 *opendir "path"
to select directory to read from, this on ... someone could enlighten me as to how to return a value from these ... created so you could assign to a variable of your ... -
How do I detect if key 'H' is pressed in machine code?How do I detect that the key has been pressed? I have been using the IN 239 command for keys 6-0, but dont know how to detech 'H'...
How do I detect that the key has been pressed?
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Games with time travel in themOn another forum the topic came up about time travel related video games, and it is disappointing how few games involve something as interesting as t…
On another forum the topic came up about time travel ... games, and it is disappointing how few games involve something as ... even more disappointing how few games allow you to move forward and ... you the freedom to decide when to jump to, or how to effect the future ... -
Arcade Game Designer 4Just released over at the AGD forums. New this time: Sprites can now be individually coloured using the SPRITEINK command. If 16x16 sprites aren't…
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The call to the keyboard/joystick control routines ... so that you can see how to do it.
to load in a loading screen, and will create ... automatically. If you choose to create a loader automatically, AGD ... don't ask AGD to create the BASIC loader ... -
How to run Survivisection (trd) with DivIDE?Been a happy DivIde owner for about six months now. Runs perfectly with my +2 :) I found a really impressive home brew game called Survivisection, bu…
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How to test Z80 Code?Hi All, Is there a way to test a block of z80 code (nothing speccy specific in it) with many different inputs? The reason I ask is that I'm writing…
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Is there a way to test a block of z80 ... a dice game and want to check my code's output ... -
More tea, vicar on disk?Hello, can somebody help me putting the 128k version of this game on disk? The 128k version is free available from Jonathans Webseite. However, the g…
... therefore I have to jump back to Basic and load from ... br />
I cannot find how to do it and need help ... cannot find a way how to jump out of the MC ... to save whole memory, even memory bank and so create ... a file with header, but I don?t know where to ... -
FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
... and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ... configurations make it possible to define proportional fonts ... br />
So how do you use [B]FZX ... I have worked together to create [B]FZX[/B]. ... (even commercial releases) and to create new [B]FZX[/B] ... -
Are these files of any use to anyone? (MANIC MINER MUCH FASTER AND SMALLER CODE)I've not touched any of this for 3 years, I thought I lost it when I had to reformat my C: drive. EDIT: These links might work Z80 source [url]http:…
... thought I uploaded them to megaupload not mediafire, and ...
* I'm unlikely to finish any of this off ... can't even remember how to assemble it or what ... /> Special keys: A - quit to basic S - reset level, D ... - skip to next level
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"Jumping Jack" on Kempston Joystick.Hello. I'm new here, so at start I want to welcome everybody :) I'm totally newbie in ZX Spectrum. But I'm still own Timex without cassete player (I …
... (I can even rember how to do it and use List ... do not have any experiance how to use both things. So ... /topic,1071.0.html[/url] and they recommand me to ... request of porting Jumping Jack to Kempston. I know ASM ... not know how to convert it to TZX/Z80 file to use with ... -
New game: MORPH!Hi there, WOS people! I am a new member here. Quite recently I bought myself a 48K Speccy from a mate of mine. It is my very first Speccy as I never …
... t seem to be. But that could be the topic of an ... as I don't know how to do TZX tape files... yet ... of all the balls to proceed to the next one. You ... more pleasurable for players to be able to look at the ... and useful way for me to learn how the Speccy works. Z80 ... -
ZX Spectrum upper RAM module (4532/4164 replacement)Following the [URL="http://zx.zigg.net/LRR/"]lower RAM replacement module[/URL], there have been quite a lot of requests for something similar for th…
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I am pleased to be able to offer such a thing ... it isn't so easy to create a simple internal plug-in ... />
If you want to upgrade a 16K Spectrum and ...
If you'll have to remove faulty RAM ICs in ... and you aren't sure how to, then [URL="http://www ... -
Interview with Bob Wakelin. elmundodelspectrum.comHere you have the interview with Bob Wakelin from [URL="http://www.elmundodelspectrum.com"]elmundodelspectrum.com[/URL] in its original format. Enjoy…
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How to write self-relocating code using Pasmo?With z80asm, I can write code like this: [CODE] org 0 ; a total lie, but makes the reloc sums work .dest: equ …
... reloc_start ; addr of code to reloc, relative to 0...
add hl ... bc,.reloc_len ; length of code to relocate
ldir ; perform ...
jp .dest ; jump to the relocated code
how to load .SNAOk all, here is my problem. I have got the lead so I can run an external floppy drive unit as "B:" I have used the CPCdiskXP software program in Win…
... .Z80 but when I try to load them in they dont ...BIFROST* LogoDespite my lack of artistic talent, I decided to design a BIFROST logo, that could be used for either the currently available 18 columns multicolor e…
... artistic talent, I decided to design a BIFROST logo, ... 20 columns multicolor engine (to be called BIFROST? or ... version is big enough to have a different color ... If you create a game using BIFROST*, feel free to use this ... but it's your choice how to do so.Brutal Doom (if you don't like Doom, then move along, nothing to see here!)For any fans of the ancient (but still great) PC game Doom, have you tried Brutal Doom ([URL="http://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom"]http://www.moddb…
... the gameplay, not enough to lose the Doom 'feel', ... />
I had to type up installation instructions for ...
[B]5.[/B] Create a folder on your hard ... you might want to create a shortcut to ZDL.exe on ... desktop. Anyway, double click to load ZDL.exe
...Larry The Lander II-Cosmic Carnage[size=4]LARRY THE LANDER II ? COSMIC CARNAGE[/size] By Steve `Jammajup` Dixon 2013 Purple Unicorn Software [u]The Story[/u] Deep in space Larry rec…
... surrounded by attack formations belonging to the evil `Commodorecrass`.Long ... remaining ships in the blockade to intercept Commodorecrass
... can kill an enemy and create an explosion on screen every ... do not run out,learn how to shoot the enemy in a ...Ataching a usb hdd to bt home hub.Anyone know how to do it and get it working, cheers.
Anyone know how to do it and get it working, cheers.
