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More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... couldn't figure out how to get the recoloured games ... on the ulaplus site to work in Spin. I ... obtained from this thread to work though. Do you ... /> settings -> files -> tapes
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FMV on +3eOK, so about 6 months ago i posted here that i got full motion video on +3e, with a bunch of scr files called passion. I added the glider rider music…
... IDE sector loader adding a sample out every 322 t-states ... changed the audio sample rate and video frame rate to run it ... believe him - Please tell me how to make the AY sing :)
sample only every 496 t-states ... -
Code that doesn't autorun.I've just been trawling through a load of old C15s and I came across some tapes which have no basic loaders, and don't autorun when loaded. They just…
... and i came across some tapes which have no basic loaders ... .
I'm not sure how to execute the code when it ... of my uncles old tapes and he used to do a bit ... />
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So you want to be a poser. Again.Imagine operating a website that got exposed for gamestaging other people's work, hilariously forgetting to remove the author names when claiming it …
... I actually still have, in tapes and disks). But then, suddenly ... WRONG person to deal with companies copyrights (how handy to say that ... he the one to know what to write and how to deal with companies ... a very large archive of tapes from magazines, such as ... -
game inlaysjust curious if people keep them...I have loads of tapes without the inlays or compilation tapes.. with 1 tape missing etc.. I should list em, just…
... a couple of odd compilation tapes:
Screen Heroes (tape 2 ...
Ground Force Zero
How to be a Hero
Joe ... second-hand games - too many to list here. -
The Red dragonHis just wondering if any one has published a version of the Red Dragon game for the spec as Im a keen rail Enthusiast in the are that is covered by …
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How about asking that collector to loan one of the tapes to you ... ? Or if the person knows how to do it themselves, direct them ... -
The Red dragonHis just wondering if any one has published a version of the Red Dragon game for the spec as Im a keen rail Enthusiast in the are that is covered by …
... ;444703]How about asking that collector to loan one of the tapes to you ... ? Or if the person knows how to do it themselves, direct them ... -
Interfering Mother-In-LawMy mother in law is pissing me off! I say mother in law im not married lol The baby's birthday is coming up (he's 1) and all I wanted was a little …
... the interfearing like trying to tell you how to raise your children. We ... vowed to raise our children our ... way, not how anyone things ... , film it and send the tapes to the others. I did that ... -
How do you make a CV shine without actually lying?My CV has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese, and it looks pretty rubbish quite frankly. I am pretty good at my voluntary job at the Citizens Advic…
... very useful for seeing how to describe skills and experience ... in concise terms, and how to avoid repeating yourself with different ... . Obviously a blank or sample form, rather than anything ... But since recruitment is similar to staff assessments, anything that ... -
Ziggy 0.4The latest version of Ziggy is now available from the same link as before i.e [URL="http://ramtop.wordpress.com/"]here[/URL]. I've made changes to t…
... sound services :( (luckily I know how to turn them on :) )
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Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... /> There was a discussion about how to put the Spectrum automaticaly in ... the +D and DivIDE. How about other potential purchasers. Do ... description of the game, to know what to avoid.
Now ... Who is still using original Tapes to wait 5 Minutes until loading ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... routine in Sinclair BASIC to ensure I understood how to manipulate the memory ... had a brain wave about how to write a double height ... maps.
Anyway, to the code. The first program ... font by simply pointing CHARS to a different memory location. ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... routine in Sinclair BASIC to ensure I understood how to manipulate the memory ... had a brain wave about how to write a double height ... maps.
Anyway, to the code. The first program ... font by simply pointing CHARS to a different memory location. ... -
Games in machine codeHi everyone, How do go about doing multiple shots like a machine gun, do you have to store every x and y position of each bullet? When you kill som…
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mov eax,-1 ; Null sample
cmp ecx,255 ... qword [edi+edx*8] ; Output sample
fadd st0,st1 ; Scale ... loaded into registers. It shows how complex tasks can be coded ... above code, if you know how to use it then you can ... -
Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
... that Z80 out to test it! ill stick to using the ... />
I'm inclined to agree. I suppose my +3 ... ! That said, I seem to recall a distinct lack of ... on getting 128 tapes I will need to learn how to load them from ... it works, it seems to be a reality that there ... -
Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
... . My new problems going to be sourcing some 3" ... and a multiface 3 to transfer some tapes, as much as ... is an obtuse charm to watching all those coloured lines ... I'll have to work out how to load Spectrum 128 ... games from my PC to the ... -
Oscilloscope Speccy ProgramHi all, I remember very well in the old days when my Speccy was my single computer (around 1992) that I have had an oscilloscope software. This uses…
... the Spectrum because it can 'sample' the input voltage into ... Signal to noise ratio (SNR) is used when calculating how much of ... usually set to 44100hz. Sample rates can range from 3khz to 192khz. DVD ... looks like it is attempting to sample the mic port on the ... -
Microdrive faultHi, After a chat with "Winston" at the R3PLAY show I have been able to fix my 48k spectrum faulty M1 signal. My problem with the microdrive is int…
... . I have got my Microdrive to work.
... The little rubber wheel was to blame and after a bit ... all my tapes and have got a few to work. As ... " working and have been able to "Poke" infinate lives in ... I don't know how long these tapes will last but having ... -
Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…
It really depends how you qualify "best"
... /+3 has the ability to load tapes from an external source without ... hybrid... A +3 with modifications to make it into a +3B. -
Why doesn't my loop work?Can anyone help me understand why my loop doesn't work? Is it to do with how DEC HL affects the flags? [code] ; Read 32k bytes from port 191 as fa…
... ,(port#)" doesn't according to Z80 reference?! so you ... ; also overwrite trigger routine with sample data - why not?
... to you to decide whether that's useful, and how to modify above code to ... Almost forgot: you might want to include a DI somewhere before ... -
Harley Systems LimitedI see from the infoseek database that Harley Systems Limited released some hardware for the Spectrum. I have come across a microdrive cartridge, wit…
... still unsure how to extract. I might have to copy the ... files to tape and hodge ... them. I was hoping to find a until as ... />
I need to get my arse into gear ... sell of some Amstrad tapes, and generic speccy tapes.
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USB cassette decksI've been preserving my ZX81 tapes using a combination of a portable (not walkman) cassette player, Hi-Fi amplifier, ground loop filter and iMic, whi…
... and might help get some tapes dumped, ROM Loaders at ... useful although only dumps MP3 to SD/USB Stick, but ... can be used to record
from Cassette ... 'd have to convert the MP3 back to WAV to try a ... don't have the know how to hook up a tape deck ... -
Specific memories attached to certain gamesThought it might be interesting to share a few memories attached to certain games. For me a few spring to mind... [B]Agent X[/B] One morning I had …
... and I showed him how to type in programs from ... ish) Finally finding out how to type in those large ... last I figured out how to enter those hex dumps ... television and raster display to produce brilliant rainbow ...
1990 - Swapping tapes with a friend I had ... -
Retro Gamer Issue 88Good issue this month, fair bit of Missile Command. I 'presume' Rainbird Rich is the guy who wrote the article on Firebird this month, looks really …
... on the WoS archive seem to be corrupt. In the ... my DivIDE+ and settled for tapes in the end, it ... are at least able to be used pretty much by ...
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Retro Gamer Issue 88Good issue this month, fair bit of Missile Command. I 'presume' Rainbird Rich is the guy who wrote the article on Firebird this month, looks really …
... DivIDE+ and settled for tapes in the end, it ... such like, for example, how to prevent people from hacking into ... in the Speccy (Or to be honest crappy type ... but probably be tough to please everyone, eg the ... Gamer had the 'rights' to do another Your Sinclair ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... . Still, I don't know how to treat them. An emulator should ... to begin with are the .sna and .z80 snapshots formats. For tapes ... screen you will have to work out how to transfer the raw pixel ... data of the speccy screen buffer to ... -
Student looks for material stuff to do with 80s gameplayHi everyone, Thanks to everyone for their help in advance by the way! I'll be posting this message or something like it on other retro gaming forums …
... for "Journeys End" like how to throw a Fireball without losse ... make any objects to help you to play the game ... do not know where these tapes are now.
to store games on paper tapes, but did ... interested in posting something to me send me an ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... discs and a few original tapes
all the usual ... /> So I had to resort to reading the manual and ... HAS to be complicated, you have to POKE memory to change colours ... beginners and I dont like how it loads stuff, it ... not be able to tell you how to do this on ... -
Is it a must...Since this ZX Evolution thing I have been wanting another ZX Spectrum but with the ros and an ide device. Well yesterday I was very lucky as I had a …
... all, we all programmed using tapes, and disks ourselves long before ... in an evening or two, tapes (and especially disk) are more ... 'll have to face the issue of how to transfer that to the real ... sure... if you want to develop using tapes and disks - go for ... -
Oceans 'Melbourne Draw+' utility and MOREWas this preserved? I thought I had all my microdrives from Ocean salvaged but I don't seem to remember this being put on WOS? It's Melbourne Draw bu…
Bounce to audio. I know what that means but where can I go to tell me how to do it please Mr Fog?
I have a Mac, an old PC laptop and the only tape player is the one I load my Spectrum tapes with (vintage 1990!)
