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Anyone recognise this time-travel story/book?Need your expert assistance chaps - I'm trying to identify a book (or possibly short story) for my mother-in-law, and have few details to work with. …
... assistance chaps - I'm trying to identify a book (or possibly ... />
It apparently involved a guy who - through making and ... appear just in front of a train, which promptly runs ... /> Does anyone have a clue?
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New graphics of Double DragonHi people, I did a batch of graphics of Double Dragon for speccy. [URL="http://pixdial.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/double-dragon-spectrum-sprites-batch…
Hi people,
I did a batch of graphics of Double ... [/URL]
I profit this to begin a new blog based ... on digital art and painting.
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What's the correct Spectrum colour palette?Prompted by the recent SCR-to-GIF conversion thread, I was pondering writing one in Z80 assembler. As I did a LZW compression routine a while ago tha…
... , I was pondering writing one in Z80 assembler. As I did a LZW ... compression routine a while ago that's ... I might as well have a go. Anyhoo, incidental to this I prepared a ... little test card program so I could ... -
Grey +2 Composite mod questionI did a composite mod, taking the composite from the RGB connector and connecting it to a phono out on a seperate pcb I knocked up. Picture is good i…
I did a composite mod, taking the composite ... connecting it to a phono out on a seperate pcb I knocked up ... in.
Which capacitor do I need to remove to decouple ... to find any info when I search.
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Machines Whose Graphics Have Dated BadlyI have owned a string of machines over the years (see my signature for the list) usually having to sell one machine to be able to afford the, because…
... play for years. I had not played a Spectrum game since ?upgrading ... much worse that I remember it!? as much as I did a couple of ... weeks ago?
I decided to ... play a couple of PS1 games ... -
Retro Gamer 112New issue is out soon, a real 8-bit treat with an article on Chaos (and lords of Chaos) and a making of the Martech run and gunner Rex which I did a …
New issue is out soon, a real 8-bit treat with ... run and gunner Rex which I did a coupla months ago.
Chuckie Egg remake for Android / HTML5 / WindowsI did a remake of this for Windows in 2006 and I've completely rewritten that remake for Android. And also released the new version for Windows and …
I did a remake of this for Windows in 2006 and I've completely rewritten ... crucial to playing the game, I've gone with tilt controls ... .
The main criticism I've received is that the ...What kind of skates does Chaplin wear in "Modern Times" ?Of Roller Blades and Roller Skates. I can stand and roll around on roller blades, and amazingly enough have fun while doing so. But roller skates a…
... Skates.
I can stand and roll around ... of transportation for me. I've always thought it' ... stunts while wearing them, I just do not seem ... .
Today I saw "Modern Times" with Charlie ... they just make sense. I did a search on ye olde webbe ...8-bit podcastI posted this a minute ago but thought it deserves its own thread. My mate Tim (who a few of you met at the WoS meet last weekend) has a long-runnin…
I posted this a minute ago but thought it ... />
My mate Tim (who a few of you met at ... WoS meet last weekend) has a long-running podcast - Radio Clash ... "This Is Radio Clash" and I did a Beepola'd 8-bit version ...Apple Dash / Jim BagleyI'm just putting the finishing touches to an article on legendary coder Jim Bagley for Retro Gamer magazine. He coded loads of ace Speccy games such …
I'm just putting the finishing ... platformer called Apple Dash and I did a little making of for my ...Overclock the Z80 cpu to smooth out gameplay?Was thinking today of a Genesis/Megadrive mod I did a while back. It involved lifting the CLK leg on the motorola 68000 cpu (which in the MD, if I r…
Was thinking today of a Genesis/Megadrive mod I did a while back. It involved ... games that slowed down a bit when a lot of moving sprites ... /music (sound/music, I believe was handled by a Z80 cpu).
Well, I was wondering ...The Making of PippoEvenin' all I did a little Making of this budget classic [URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-making-ofpippo.html"]http://jdanddiet.bl…
Evenin' all
I did a little Making of this budget classic
[URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-making-ofpippo.html"]http://jdanddiet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-making-ofpippo.html[/URL]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL] Only an unidentified TZX in…
... TZX in the archive, so I did a proper one.
[URL ... [/URL]
Comes with a 200 page book, not sure ... if I want to scan that yet.How Many 128k+ machines sold??i had a 128k+ as a youngster and recently decided to get another to sit alongside my +2a after a long search for the right one i found one in imacula…
i had a 128k+ as a youngster and recently decided ... alongside my +2a after a long search for the right ... one i found one in imaculate< ... pollys and all cables. i did a little reading online about the ... how rare they are i would love to know ...Make your own Foldskool Heroes from paperNote sure if this has been discussed here before (I did a forum search but couldn't find anything). I found a fun link which shows you how to make r…
... has been discussed here before (I did a forum search but couldn't ... find anything).
I found a fun link which shows you ...Composite video mod on +2 grey: same as 48k?Hello all, Sorry for the n00b question but I couldn't find an answer yet... I did a composite video mod for the 48k in the past. Now I got a 128k +…
... answer yet...
I did a composite video mod for the ... in the past. Now I got a 128k +2 grey model ... TV doesn't have a scart so I would like to ... ? In other words, can I proceed following the exact same ... mod or there's anything I have to do differently?< ...Interview with skeleton #2 from Curse Of SherwoodGood evening and welcome to my interview with an unsung hero, or should I say, villain from the ZX Spectrum scene. Speccy owners on a pocket money bu…
... fly out of you. I'm told I did a successful screen test, but ... I wasn't about to accept ... #2: [I]Sorry?[/I]
I said, I guess you looked like a bag ... , it's been a joy. I hope I've shone a light on my ...Best version of SE Basic for use in real 48K machineAs title really. :) I did a search but I'm still confused a bit. :( I've seen a few versions, namely 'SE Basic 0.80a' which has the nice 'bar' abov…
... I did a search but I'm still confused a bit. :(
I've seen a ... well.
I looked at SE 312 as ... .
I'm then planning to burn ... />
As a sidenote where can I get a 7805 (7905?) direct ... but had no response. I did have one about 2 ...Recommended wireless modem router?I did a quick search for this, but any relevant threads were years old and therefore the information was a bit obsolete. We have a BT HomeHub 2.0, w…
I did a quick search for this, ... good for a while again. Weird.
I did some research ... despite trying a myriad of settings. I'm not a network "expert ... " by any means, but I ... and no matter what I tried, I couldn't get the ...Tablets - Power Down when not in use or leave onI was asked by my mother in law if it was a good idea to turn a smart tablet off when not in use, or leave it running on standby(screen off and locke…
I was asked by my mother in law if it was a good ... idea to turn a smart tablet off ... locked).
I didn't have a definitive answer because my ... tops 1 week.
I did a bit of web searching too ...Wizards In WinterThat Carol of the Bells thingy that cole posted reminded me that, I did a beeper version of the festive-ish tune "Wizards In Winter" by the Trans Sib…
... cole posted reminded me that, I did a beeper version of the festive ... " by the Trans Siberian Orchestra a little while ago.
Merry Wotsit and a Happy New Meh, my fellow ...Sinclair User scans down?I may have missed an announcement somewhere ([i]I did a quick forum search, honest[/i]), but have discovered today that the SU scans - in fact the en…
... an announcement somewhere ([i]I did a quick forum search, honest[/i]), but have discovered ... .co.uk/[/url]
I assume this isn't just ... me, as I tried various other magazine scans ...Baffo JonesIt is a small game inspired to Pitfall (a way to make things right after that hideous Pitfall III i did a while ago) Did not put any music on it (a…
... hideous Pitfall III i did a while ago)
Did not put any ...Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …
... up to date / take a look at extending if ... .
However, if I try to caps shift+space ... it, it causes a reset.
I did a bit of looking ... me the basic listing as I expected.
... br />
Also, if I try to download an emulator ...Display bandsHi all, I'm busy working on an issue 3 16k Spectrum I picked up on eBay. I've upped it to 48k and put a new membrane in. I noticed the display was…
... 48k and put a new membrane in. I noticed the ... right (see pic) so I did a composite mod and replaced all ... 2, no difference. Finally I replaced the 7805, no ... and means putting a socket in, I'd rather be ... it's definitely that before I did it.
...Character Based SpritesHi, I'm working through Jonathan's excellent guide to writing games, and have mastered the animation of single UDGs. Before or move onto Pixel…
Hi,
I'm working through Jonathan's ... onto Pixel scrolling sprites (which I think wil blow my mind ... it briefly, but I learn better from examples. I did a search through previous ...Game reviewsHi to all I did a game review but it didn't show up, so it's basically with Phillip for review of my review right? Or has he to vopy paste into th…
Hi to all
I did a game review but it didn't show up, so it's basically with Phillip for review of my review right? Or has he to vopy paste into the page's code directly?
Cheers
AlbanSpeed (nano seconds) of memory chips ZX SpectrumThe ZX Spectrum uses 4116 memory for the lower memory, which can be replaced by other sorts or a whole, modern, module, but when searching for 4116 m…
... replaced by other sorts or a whole, modern, module, ... MSM3732-L OKI
I know about the 3/4 ...
It might be a simple calculation related to the ... that, but I actually wouldn't know. I did a quick search on ... 't actually find what I was looking for: nano ...New ZX Pinter beltI recently bought a new belt for my record player and noted the specs of it were the same as those listed on the well known guide to building a repla…
... building a replacement zx printer belt.
So...I thought I'd ... give it a go at making ... do this so I played around a bit till I got it right ... long it will last...I did a few llists and a couple of full ...Proportional fontsI've been doing some proportional font drawing, purely on C level at the moment, but it's orders of magnitude slower than I'd want it to be. It's sti…
... (with source).
Anyway, I like reinventing the wheel, so ... taking most of the time. I did a couple variations of the function ... scanline, handling one character at a time.
[img] ... case, if this was a problem I could just draw black-on ...
