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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…
... the system is. The number of new recruits is related to the SQUARE of the ... 16) 8 members on average, I think. The catch with that strategy ... month by the number of members. Going all in on fund ... and then spending two months on recruitment and then one fund ... -
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…
I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually ... is causing the character to flicker, is there a way to avoid this ... />
5 FOR x = 0 to 20 STEP 1
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what components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power onwhat components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power on? i remember doing this a few times when i had …
... a joystick interface in with the power on?
i remember ... a speccy in the 80's and having to send the thing back ... -
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…
... is the Spectrum RAM. MPAGD gives the user 40K to play with on the 48K ... blocks, WHILE loops and commands to redefine the keys. There's READ, DATA ... you're stuck not knowing how to use an editor, just press ... -
A Sunday grumbleGIVE IN & DROP OUT OR WHAT? The following is not a sensible message meaning that I'm not necessarily going to act upon what the title suggests, I'…
... isn't a simple Windows program requiring no jiggery pokery ... working through the examples of the various commands and how to get the best ... It seems to me that the majority of users on the two websites ... I had someone to talk to who would be on the same level ... -
Last Problem in Chapter 3 of Toni Baker's Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum.Chapter 3 of this great book is all about how to use the registers and covers the operations LD, ADD, ADC, SUB, SBC, INC, DEC, SCF and CCF. The la…
... is all about how to use the registers and covers the operations LD, ADD ... .
The last task asks a program be written to produce a ... mind this only expects us to use the operations outlined above.
to output a zero. Any help ... -
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…
... ://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57925/how-to-write-a-simple-c-asm ... are new to the game, you might also want to read the BASIC version ... the game is doing. [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57924/how-to ... -
Did anyone ever hack Zynaps to remove the player ship inertia?I've always loved this game, but I am not a fan of the inertia on the player ship. Is anyone aware of a hack that removes this inertia? Or does anyon…
I've always loved this game, but I am not a fan of the inertia on the player ship. Is anyone aware of a hack that removes this inertia? Or does anyone have the Z80 skills to hack it out? -
How to return to basic properly from ASMI am messing around with a fast stack copying routine. But I am getting "A: Invalid argument" error when I later return to basic. I know you h…
... to restore the IY register before returning to basic but my code at the ... I save all registers on the stack (including the shadow registers) before calling ... not see the error, so presumably something else needs to be restored ... -
WiP Raspberry Pico Microdrive Hardware EmulatorDecided to take the plunge and learn how to program a Raspberry Pico Micro Controller and, after messing around a lot with Oqtadrive, decided to crea…
Decided to take the plunge and learn how to program a Raspberry Pico Micro ... ve taken advantage of the two cores on the Pico, one for ... handling the Menu, OLED & SD ... wifi access via the Pico W, focusing on file transfer, but ... -
3d Monster mazeWas 3d Monster Maze ever out on the Speccy? I LOVE this game on the ZX81 but have never found it for the Speccy. If so, is it on WoS anywhere? I can'…
... never released for the spectrum,New generation released ... have worked pretty well on the speccy in colour and ... little beepy tune at the start and end and ... they could translate the game to spectrum format add ... release it on here,if i knew how to program id do ... -
Machine code loaderI was wondering how people wrote games. On the trail to this knowledge I discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers. Which i…
Assemblers are better. There are lot of ZX books which tell you how to program using Assembly Language. Try them. There are also Assembly Language tutor programs available on the WOS archives. -
Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…
... a mint copy of Horizons on E-bay about a year ... now, I have the same trouble with the little half brick.
I liked the bubble sort program. Actually, when I first ... in '82 I did learn how to use the keyboard with the Horizons tutorial. -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... /> I decided to base the computer completely on the ZX Spectrum hardware ... a faster processor due to the fact that nowadays people ... about the ZX Spectrum was that it taught me how to Program! It ... 's built-in BASIC language is very simple to ... -
Spectrum musichello, I was wondering if anyone had released some kind of music sequencing software for the spectrum? if so, can anyone point me in a direction of …
... out of the 48K beeper if you know how to program it properly ... s got brilliant sound effects on the Speccy - which can' ... by the AY chip - just listen to the dismal sound on the Amstrad/ ... BBC versions! OK so the processor ... -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... the Data on the Spectrum went through the CPU first.
I'm trying to ... info on the web ... to be a nightmare to program the system to respond to the clock.
The Idea to clock it to ... maximum, it's a trick to show punters how ... -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... didn't know the Data on the Spectrum went through the CPU first.[/quote ... it is going to be a nightmare to program the system to respond to the clock.[/quote ... ]The Idea to clock it to maximum, it's a trick to show punters how ... -
BC Bill does this game work with a emulator?Can anyone get this game running with a emulator. I get as far as the main screen but can't start the game
... br /> On 2003-02-07 20:11, Pollster wrote:
The Y ... Cheers for the help folks.
forgotten how sexist this ... how to get the thing to start. Of course, after pressing all the keys ... one by one and finding the correct one ... -
More "fake" screenshots, please.I don't know about anyone else, but I really like seeing Spectrum screenshots of modern and/or original games - even if there ends up being no game t…
... like the way the ship looks or the pod where you get the add-on to the ... people asking what program i used, despite the preceding text to it. maybe ... I can't figure out how to operate the demo. I've tried ... -
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... the BEST EVER GAME MAKER - " THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE NEEDING TO KNOW HOW TO PROGRAM ... " that has ever been released on Spectrum! ... and if you DO know how to program, even a little just ... ' while who dont know how to code. it's worth ... -
Nokia Ringtones?????hi all does anyone know where to get spectrum ringtones for a nokia? thx
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You need to know how to use the ringtone composer for this ... ...
[1] Keys 1 to 7 are musical notes C ... /> [2] Keys 8 & 9 alter the duration of the note (duration ... />
The main problem with composing on the Nokias is the 50 note ... -
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…
... that works on the +3? One where I can work on the program 'live'??? If ... on nicely I must say but I couldn't find how to enable the ... MF? I can't see where to select ... /> I hope the ability to step backwards is next on the cards :p hehe ... -
AssemblersProbably asked a question that's been asked a million times before... but... I've decided to do a bit of old Speccy machine coding again, after 20 y…
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[I]- zooming in on the picture ( this i have firgured ... />
[B]- Redefinable keys and possibly Mouse support[/B ... used in games, or placed on the screen. + create full ... games, laoding screens and how to load the compressed compiled screens, usiing ... -
The WoS Type-Ins ProjectGood folks of WoS! Lend me your ears (figuratively speaking of course)! At long last, the kind and noble Martijn has cleared the Type-Ins project for…
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Users wanting to run the programs on their emulators will be ... like to have a program that is closest to the original. In case, later on ... the modifications would give an indication as to how "modified" it is from the ... -
The WoS Type-Ins ProjectGood folks of WoS! Lend me your ears (figuratively speaking of course)! At long last, the kind and noble Martijn has cleared the Type-Ins project for…
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Users wanting to run the programs on their emulators will be ... like to have a program that is closest to the original. In case, later on ... the modifications would give an indication as to how "modified" it is from the ... -
Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... a machine code routine (and how to use the .ASM files, if it ... will allow it to be transported to any other program. I've also ... saves on space as well; saving a stand-alone BASIC program to redefine ... now thinking of writing a program which defines a new character ... -
Machine CodeI would like to learn how to use it. Where do I start? Thanks.
... the imaginatiom but how to call the functions certainly is. What the functions do and how ... " which is your machine code program assembled to start at 32768 (changeable ... so you may want to hold off on this for a while ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
Learning how to write games requires you ... (otherwise you are limited to simple drag 'n' drop ... in scope).
On the Spectrum if you want anything ... fast you are going to have to learn assembler - arcade ... you don't know how to program then you'd better ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... should do a definitive guide on how to program anything that is frankly an ... doesn't really seem suited to a definitive guide anyway.
on the process of inputing a program into a Spectrum ... aren't that many options to cover and there's not ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... about how things actually work on the hardware or how they are implemented on the hardware ... . It is much harder to ... want to know how to program a Spectrum, then learning Basic first is the best ...
