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  • Not exactly an idea for a new game...... or even something new but more of an idea for existing games. However, I don't know if this has been tried before (or if it is possible to pul…

    ... possible to pull off) on the spectrum?

    In short, how about ... /> Could this work on the spectrum?

    I believe the ... '3D maze games' on the spectrum would provide a more immersive ...
    Renegade Renegade August 2018 New game ideas
  • [Asm] Is this nested loop faster than LDIR or a bunch of unrolled LDI's?Hi all. I'm learning Z80 asm on Speccy 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own "CLS" routine (without relying on ROM calls or LDIR) as a lea…

    ... 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own ... call $229B/8859 (Spectrum ROM function to change border color).
    to the system variable 'ATTR_P'.< ... the source of a game by a certain J. ... this method next to see how well it works!
    ST1 ST1 November 2018 Development
  • Setting breakpoints in source code to make debugging easierAfter two years I've resumed my Speccy coding project. I'm porting a yet "unported" game from C64/Atari to 48k Spectrum using Z80 assembler. At the m…

    ... a yet "unported" game from C64/Atari to 48k Spectrum using Z80 assembler ... know with my current setup how to efficiently debug my program. What ... time, I have enough time to manually trigger the debugger, and ... couple of lines and "run to cursor". This works but is ...
    arttu arttu August 2019 Development
  • Educational MIA free to a good homeI've just rediscovered a box of educational Spectrum tapes in my loft. Looking at the WOS MIA list, I've got possibly ten items listed on there, many…

    ... rediscovered a box of educational Spectrum tapes in my loft. Looking ... , I'm open to suggestions on how to get them to you.

    The Trading Game - Reelax Games - Boxed with manual ...
    Bigland Bigland August 2019 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Need some help building a cable for Spectrum 128k +2 to US Commodore 1084S-PHello WoS users! Does anyone have a diagram detailing how to build a cable to go from the Spectrum 128k +2 (grey) to a Commodore 1084S-P (US version…

    ... diagram detailing how to build a cable to go from the Spectrum 128k +2 ... (grey) to a Commodore ... a cable, or instructions on how to make a cable. I have ... purchasing a female SCART to connect to the male output end ...
    chris80502 chris80502 September 2019 Hardware
  • New game released: my game, The Great Washing Machine King!Hi, WOSers! :) I have the great pleasure to announce that my latest Spectrum game, [b]The Great Washing Machine King[/b], is now finished and rele…

    ... the great pleasure to announce that my latest Spectrum game, [b]The Great ... /> Once I've figured out how to do it, I shall upload ... get the game [url="http://joonaslindberg.fi/my-zx-spectrum-software/"]from ...
    TMS86 TMS86 April 2020 Brand new software
  • The Best ZX Spectrum FRUIT MACHINE Simulator title There are loads of Spectrum Fruit Machine Simulator games and titles . But it hard to pack out the best one . How could this be done? There are pe…

    ... are loads of Spectrum Fruit Machine Simulator ... hard to pack out the best one . How could ... to understand
    4) The overall level of sophistication of the game ... the gambling element add fun to the game ?

    to find out . Any ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio June 2020 Games
  • New "special" issue of CRASH (with tribute to Jonathan Smith)Hi everyone, so it's [i]not really[/i] an issue of CRASH and also lacking a bit as far as page numbers are concerned. This is just me having a bit…

    ... /> [b]
    [u]How to read this:[/u][/b]
    to display it properly) or ... to people, games, names and events from the Spectrum ... Spectrum and Spectrum Computing[/b], but if you liked it and wish to ... It was a fake game cover I made for ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG June 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Xcel - how to win this gameHi. I have been exploiting lockdown to do ridiculous numbers of RZX longplays (mostly boring text adventures that you hate, because everyone did the …

    ... . I have been exploiting lockdown to do ridiculous numbers of RZX ... /> I am interested in the game "Xcel": this is a vertical ... in Xcel you are supposed to find three (?) "special" planets out ... ).
    So: does anyone want to do a little hacking and ...
    equinox equinox July 2020 Games
  • ZX Spectrum +2B 128K sound distorted and vertical jailbars. How to fix it?Hello, I have a ZX Spectrum +2B 128K (Issue 4 Motherboard) which suffers from sound distortion (the AY music is loud and distorted) and also very fa…

    ... -> https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/+3sound/#furtherimprovements
    which I ... there anything I can do to eliminate this problem? It ... ghosting (which I would like to eliminate) but I also ... these issues?
    I forgot to mention that I already recapped ...
    rfthunder rfthunder February 2021 Hardware
  • Best way to rip zx spectrum graphicsHi, I'm in the process to create a clone of REX just for fun. I'm just a programmer so, if I could rip the graphics from the z80/sna/tap image it …

    ... for this game.

    I Have been able to extract some ... like tiles are incredibly difficult to extract because it is pretty ... the right direction in order to extract graphics in a ... and https://nexus23.com/sge-spectrum-graphics-editor/

    ...
    HexDump HexDump September 2021 Development
  • The ZX Spectrum 40th Birthday Game Mix Tape(I have done a search and could not find a thread on this, apologies if one does exist somewhere. The below text is from the person who put this toge…

    ... /b/1343/the-zx-spectrum-40th-birthday-game-mix-tape

    to some awesome Spectrum game developers who have very ... generously donated their paid games to ...
    WhizzBang WhizzBang April 2022 Games
  • AGD 5 Sneak PreviewLet's be honest, AGD 4 was first released in 2013 and is long overdue an overhaul. Many users have migrated to the far superior MPAGD but not everyo…

    ... that simply shows how users will be able to write their own fast ... entire Spectrum's memory and everything AGD knows about a game are ... now subject to a developer's ... . You're going to have the power to manipulate memory directly and ...
    jonathan jonathan June 2022 Announcements
  • Hardware Reference Manual for ZX SpectrumHi, I want to write games for ZX Spectrum in assembly language. I have lot of books in PDF format from SpectrumComputing. Still missing a book lik…

    Hi,
    I want to write games for ZX Spectrum in assembly language.
    Spectrum console.

    Copperlist support ... selection for current Screen
    How we define playfield, vertical and ...
    Tymo6666 Tymo6666 October 2022 Development
  • Ripping Text from ZX games running on EmulatorsHello one and all - All hail Retro! I'd like to know how to rip all the .txt from ZX games running on a windoze emulator (I'm a writer and like do…

    ... your posting on World Of Spectrum - thanks. Re: snapshots ... so do not know how to use them to their full potential.. ... and inclination to write something that could help (a spectrum dissasembler? ... any long text-based advneture game, eg. Africa Gardens.
    mr. swanson mr. swanson January 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New Spectrum Game Released - Egghead 3Just to announce that I have finally completed the third outing for the little fellow, Egghead In Space. Anyone wishing to download a 48k version of…

    ... discovered and converted the file to .TAP format.

    ... /> However, I think you misunderstand how the game was created - I haven ... first two games on the Spectrum itself using LERM Z80 Toolkit ... emulator. As such I had to write all the code from scratch ...
    jonathan jonathan December 2002 Games
  • Z80 AssemblerSome of you may know that I'm working on a Z80 assembler. I thought I'd start a thread so I can see what people think and what they might want to see…

    ... z80v4 assembler by Nick Fleming to write World Shaker - a follow ... complete, but u know how slow it is writing in ... I'm really looking forward to your game man! David Pegg told ... />

    Art Site including Spectrum:
    [url="http://mondodizzy.members ...
    Amigo Amigo February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…

    ... following: ever see a game where the loading screen is ... you undertand Z80 and how spectrum functions as i barely ... [/quote]

    Hey, you write leet? ;)
    Okay, BMP2SCR was ... similar to spectrum screns ) if the program could for example, detect how ...
    LCD LCD March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... wants to write a version of Double Dragon for the ZX Spectrum. ... your n00bness more. Just how long have you been using ... arcade game, releaed in 1986, playable on a ZX 'Spectrum' for ... refer you to impending TCPA).

    The Spectrum emulation scene ...
    cyborg cyborg June 2003 Games
  • GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…

    ... to the spectrum.[/I]

    ...with...

    [I]I want to write ... a raycasting engine on the Spectrum.[/I]
    to the Spectrum rather than the game that employs it ...
    I don't see how - you either can do it ...
    cyborg cyborg July 2003 Games
  • More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…

    ... />
    Also the more you write on one single line also ... years cause i left my Spectrum abroad, until i found emulators ... can't remember how to disable Shift now ( better to disable Shift i ... ? like if you wanted to do a Skiing game or something:
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • 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…

    ... and then back 2 lenslok write up :) That reminds me, ... previously....
    Shows you how to find pokes for 3 games ... then follow the instructions to reset the spectrum (press symbol shift and ... Now press R to (R)eturn to game. Start the game. Presto Hey! It ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... only Spectrum software that's still worth developing is either a game ... b border , o over, t write text ( normal and/or double ... cant think of anything else write now. i might call it ... your games, laoding screens and how to load the compressed compiled screens ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Development
  • Game votingWe often see threads querying which games are any good, which ones would be nice to remake, personal top 1/3/5/10, etc. To help people out, why not v…

    ... I want everybody to vote like me", how else they could ... single speccy game belongs to a contest (the history of spectrum production, ... of absolute subjectiveness" (err how should I call it) because ... SO OBVIOUS from what you write you are completely driven ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel August 2003 Games
  • Game votingWe often see threads querying which games are any good, which ones would be nice to remake, personal top 1/3/5/10, etc. To help people out, why not v…

    ... I want everybody to vote like me", how else they could ... single speccy game belongs to a contest (the history of spectrum production, ... of absolute subjectiveness" (err how should I call it) because ... SO OBVIOUS from what you write you are completely driven ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Games
  • New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…

    ... hardware and then trying to persuade an existing game to use it by ... , it is quite easy to understand how Spec256 works and it's ... not really necessary to "pry" ... the point that most Spectrum users are unable to write remakes and this ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2004 Emulators
  • ebook on graphicsi would like to learn coding about sinclair graphics in machine code. is there any scanned ebooks about it on a site?

    ... , but i want to write a sall game for starters, how the heck do ... are great ( "Supercharge your Spectrum" and "Advanced Spectrum Machine Language" - this last ... Code on your ZX Spectrum", aswell as "Spectrum Machine Language for the ...
    Sadako Sadako January 2004 Development
  • 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…

    ... on a Spectrum without resorting to assembler** and this allows you to write significant ... writing a spreadsheet or decent game AI in assembler. Why? Because ... the commands" -- it's about how to solve problems and structure solutions ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2004 Development
  • 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…

    ... br /> Both are simply enough to write in basic and are not ... create a simple and addictive game.
    Giving yourself a ... try to write the biggest and best RPG on the spectrum, your doomed to ... t describe to other people who aren't programmers just how much ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2004 Development
  • "TommyGun" gets a complete MAKEOVER for next release ...From the author, Tony Thompson ... """""""""""""""""""""""""" [B][I] I hadn't worked on the TommyGun editor for while. But when I got sick (about …

    ... develop serious plugins for the spectrum and its clones (eg. Sam ... you do not have to know how to program to use it. This is ... , again if someone wanted to write a plugin to do this then by ... steps you need to take in order to create a game and place ...
    Kiwi Kiwi April 2004 Development
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