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  • Arcade Game Designer & How to Write Spectrum Games DownloadHi, Would anyone be able to stick Arcade Game Designer 4.6 (Spectrum) Software and Manual, and How to Write Spectrum Games (0.6) up to Dropbox or …

    ... to stick Arcade Game Designer 4.6 (Spectrum) Software and Manual, and How to Write Spectrum ... Games (0.6) up to Dropbox or ... />
    I did write to Jonathan regarding the links being ... download sites he uses to host the files, ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter October 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b]


    In ... be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.

    spectrum basic has its Y coordinate ...
    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 game[/b]

    [b ... tap to something, so that we can make out new game in ... />
    [b]II) Writing our game.[/b]

    From now ... fastcall for it. If you write normal functions you should not ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • 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…

    ... making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested ... /discussion/57925/how-to-write-a-simple-c-asm-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial-z88dk ... /forums/discussion/57924/how-to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"](Link ...
    Timmy Timmy April 2021 C
  • How to use your Spectrum 80's VidsI found these cheesy little 80's instructional video's. Someone may find them interesting. How to use your spectrum Part One: [url]http://www.you…

    ... interesting.

    How to use your spectrum Part One:
    [url ... url]

    How to use your Spectrum Part Three:
    [ ... url]

    How to use your Spectrum Part Four:
    [ ... url]

    How to use your Spectrum Part Seven:
    [ ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Games Where "How to Play" it advice is neededThis is the thread where advice on how to play any Spectrum can be sought .But why would anyone need advice on how to play Speccy games after all t…

    ... thread where advice on how to play any Spectrum can be sought .But ... why would anyone need advice on how to ... indifference.
    3) The said game may not have "aged well ... />
    So to kick it off . Here is a game I last ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2022 Games
  • How to Write ZX Spectrum Games As some of you may know, it has long been my intention to produce a document which explains pretty much everything I have learned - and am still lea…

    ... has long been my intention to produce a document which explains ... am still learning - about writing Spectrum games in case it is ... of assistance to new programmers.

    It ... what will probably turn out to be many mistakes are welcome ...
    jonathan jonathan February 2006 Announcements
  • Writing an emulator - how to / resourcesI'm looking for a holidays project, and I'm thinking I'd like to write a simple Spectrum emulator. I've googled plenty and read some resources, but …

    ... I'd like to write a simple Spectrum emulator. I've ... [/url]

    How to write an emulator guide: [url]http ... ]

    Assembly to hexcode translation table (plus loads ... information with regards to hardware architecture, reference to how the CPU ...
    PaulMdx PaulMdx December 2011 Emulators
  • Falling Blocks - new game from z80 assembly beginner<p>I started learning z80 assembly earlier this year, mostly from reading Jonathan Cauldwell's "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" and from reading arti…

    ... reading Jonathan Cauldwell's "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" and from reading ... finished writing my first game for the Spectrum, and I thought ... for source code to an entire game. While the game is pretty ... 'll just enjoy playing the game itself :-)
    It's ...
    soiaf soiaf June 2015 Development
  • New Game - Ishido: The Way of StonesHi! My name is Mezei Róbert (m/zx), I am an Assembly beginner from Hungary. Although I’m not an absolute rookie, but I didn't practiced for 23 years…

    ... felt sorry that the game was not released to Speccy, … then ... do the game for Spectrum. I did not know how to begin the ... chapters of “Jonathan Cauldwell: How To Write ZX Spectrum Games” appeared in Hungarian ... the game, and I am pleased. The ZX Spectrum version ...
    mzx mzx October 2015 Brand new software
  • How to Write ZX Spectrum Games - Jonathan CauldwellHello, I'm trying to improve my very basic level of assembler by reading the Jonathan Cauldwell guide. I'm fine with the basics LD, CP, and JP,…

    ... ,

    I'm trying to improve my very basic level ... , but I'm quite new to the assember instructions.


    string defb 'ZX Spectrum is cool! '
    defb 13 ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter October 2015 Development
  • how to load machine codeI'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ LD BC, (score) Call 6683 I tried putting…

    ... 'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter ... /> I tried putting REM first to get around the keyword cursor ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What Z80 development tools do you use? What books?Hi. I've been meaning to do it for over 25 years, but.. better late than never :) I'm starting to learn machine code and am trying to get a developme…

    ... ="http://retrospec.sgn.net/game/z80asm"]Z80 PC Assembler or ... (nicked from Johnathan Cauldwell's How to write ZX Spectrum Games)

    ... at all... any ideas on how to get this working?
    ... interested to know what you 'pros' use for Spectrum machine ...
    xyzzy xyzzy December 2009 Development
  • Newbie's development thoughts.Just wanted to thank WOS development forum regulars, for the amazing information etc contained within these pages. 20+ years ago a did a little asse…

    ... . Working through JC's "How To Write ZX Spectrum Games" has been amazingly informative ... I will be able to finish my game, although I'll owe ... ' to 'I completely understand how I can implement music in this game' thanks to ...
    uglifruit uglifruit July 2011 Development
  • Beginner questionThis might sound and be daft.... I've just been reading J Cauldwell's "how to write a Spectrum game" but was thinking of writing something in C as I…

    ... reading J Cauldwell's "how to write a Spectrum game" but was thinking of ... , without inlining assembler, to call Spectrum ROM routines from C? ... And would you even want to ... Would I have to set up pointers to registers to load data ...
    JerzyBulovski JerzyBulovski May 2012 Development
  • how to write a .trd to a floppyHi i need to write some .trd and .scl images to floppys on my windows pc. Theres any software to do this ?, i found some old russian software but do…

    Hi i need to write some .trd and .scl images to floppys on my windows pc.
    Theres any software to do this ?, i found some old russian software but don´t seem to work or look very hard to use.

    Thanks!.
    soviet9922 soviet9922 June 2017 Software
  • Are there resources to learn assembly programming for the ZX Spectrum?Hi, I've seen and read some tutorials about Z80 programming and I have now a pretty good understanding of how it works, I've been doing some 6502 pro…

    ... 3397800/JC_HowToZXSpectrum0.5.doc"]How to Write ZX Spectrum Games Version 0.5 ... written a tutorial on how to assemble code using a ... Rob!! Welcome back to the forums!!!
    Glad to see you around ... you finish your unfinished platform game?
    [url]http://www ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx May 2014 Development
  • z80 assembly helpEver since I was a child I wanted to program my zx81 then my zx spectrum + 2. However, it was such a mystical beast and I only ever used BASIC not kn…

    ... com/2012/12/18/how-to-write-zx-spectrum-games-chapter-1/"]chapter ... once you're back to BASIC (without assembling again ... be going back to BASIC from a real game, but you ... [b]will[/b] be going back to ... the start of the game after you ...
    lunarul lunarul September 2015 Development
  • Best place to start learning assembly on WOS ?So I'm pretty new at this forum but not the Speccy so my BASIC is pretty good. I can see lots of resources on WOS for doing machine code/assembly but…

    ... br /> My first suggestion is to read [url="http://s3.spanglefish ... documents/howtowritespectrumgames1.0.zip"]How To Write ZX Spectrum Games by Jonathan Cauldwell ... - and it goes straight to the point. The direct ... for something (a small game?) and tell us about ...
    Sokurah Sokurah October 2016 Development
  • Let's copy buffers!Figured I'd do some double buffered graphics, so I can render for several frames before displaying stuff. Yes, I mean on a 48k speccy, so no 128k spe…

    ... /> The most obvious optimization is to replace the ldir with 24 ... .wordpress.com/2013/10/02/how-to-write-zx-spectrum-games-chapter-13/ and ...
    Sol_HSA Sol_HSA April 2016 Development
  • Question about digitized sound and videoI searched the forums and couldn't find the answer, so here it goes. Regarding digitized sound: I remember reading an article long ago about a vid…

    ... is not a good way to write to the screen.[/QUOTE]
    Not ... don't have any idea how to write a spectrum delta player without LDIR ... forum, maybe someone here can write a better delta player? A ...
    LCD LCD November 2008 Development
  • Designing a game.Hi all Lets say that i have been impressed with the games being created by guys on WOS and want to have a shot at making a game myself,my ageing know…

    And if you fancy having a crack at machine language programming have a read of Jonathan's SUPERB beginners guide "How to Write ZX Spectrum Games" at [url]http://members.fortunecity.com/jonathan6/egghead/id2.html[/url]
    spud spud April 2011 Development
  • New WIP underway - 'Dingo'.Hi, Prepare for a long post. Perhaps I can even challenge ewgf here. :razz: Anyway, I've been meaning to get into Z80 programming and making a game…

    ... be the one to ask how simple it really ... is to do such detection ... your description, Im tempted to imagine that one checks ... , however... Is that how you would do it?... ... have a read of his How to Write ZX Spectrum Games document, Chapter 7. ...
    spud spud September 2011 Development
  • Assembly game programming on ZX how-to?Hi. I'm planning to build and release new software for the Speccy but I'm pretty lame as to handle its hardware despite a good mastery of Z80 assembl…

    ... Cauldwell wrote a document called "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" which I'd ... . Maybe he could be persuaded to upload a copy somewhere?
    ccowley ccowley September 2012 Development
  • Assembly game programming on ZX how-to?Hi. I'm planning to build and release new software for the Speccy but I'm pretty lame as to handle its hardware despite a good mastery of Z80 assembl…

    ... Cauldwell wrote a document called "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" which I'd ... . Maybe he could be persuaded to upload a copy somewhere?[/QUOTE ...
    guesser guesser September 2012 Development
  • 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'...

    See [URL="http://chuntey.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/how-to-write-zx-spectrum-games-chapter-2/"]Chapter 2 of How To Write ZX Spectrum Games[/URL].
    Arjun Arjun April 2013 Development
  • Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…

    ... .wordpress.com/2012/12/18/how-to-write-zx-spectrum-games-chapter-1/[/url ... />
    EDIT: GOODNESS! What happened to JCs site???!?!?!?!?!? Where's it ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman August 2013 Development
  • Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…

    ... .wordpress.com/2012/12/18/how-to-write-zx-spectrum-games-chapter-1/[/url ... />
    EDIT: GOODNESS! What happened to JCs site???!?!?!?!?!? Where's it ... gone off to, eh?!?!?!?[/QUOTE]

    Thanks ...
    wibble wibble August 2013 Development
  • coding guruOk I'm looking for a to help me in my quest to do my first proper game. The 80's child in me thinks he can do it, But the 2013 man in me knows zip. …

    If you can find it, read Jonathan Cauldwell's [B]How to Write ZX Spectrum Games[/B] guide.
    spud spud September 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Collision detection for interlocking shapes[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I?m looking for some advice as I?m not sure how to resolve the following problem. I have an in memory structure that holds info…

    ... .wordpress.com/2013/09/08/how-to-write-zx-spectrum-games-chapter-7/"]this ... the sprite collision box corners to more closely fit the sprite ...
    Arjun Arjun October 2013 Development
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