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Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
... (Some of the code has been posted on Char based sprites ... downloadable)
2. An emulator (I use Spectaculator)
3. A ... for such books
I have been 5 months now getting back ... Spectrum programming, and it's been great fun, well worth getting ... -
Storing your retro stuffLast Christmas I brought all my speccy stuff in from the garage as it was starting to get damaged. I kinda need to move it back out of my house into…
Well, I store my stuff in the lounge. :)
But I have been seriously looking at paid for long term storage too. ?5 a week for a 25 square meter lockable area is the best I have found. -
scuba diveis it a game with an end or do you carry on playing does anybody know? i fancy having a good crack at that :)
Join the club, mel! I have been thinking the same thing - I have cleared the first two oyster-levels and are down in the caves now, treasure-hunting! -
Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
Yes, Zynaps is amazing, when you consider the whole thing runs at a steady 25 fps.
I have been trying to figure out how he did it, using single step and breakpoints.
Derek -
I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... very interesting (albeit complicated!). I now understand much of your ... are? I think I understand but i'm not certain.
- 3.I have been reading ... /> - 4. Once I have written a Z80 core (i.e. a loop ... There is no way I would have been able to figure some of ... -
Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... 49, darkman wrote:
I have a suggestion.
Why ... people starting to enter [I]annoyingly self-knowingly [B ... ]good[/B] games[/I], in the hope of ... you know what I mean :)
I have been toying with ... "booby" prize, however. I'm also weighing up a ... -
Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…
Hello,
I have been emailing back and forth with ... Jonathan Cauldwell, as I asked the same question regarding ... LDI's as far as I can see
But ... -
Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…
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I have been emailing back and forth with Jonathan Cauldwell
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Hmm, and exactly how does one do this? ;) -
WOS archive on DVD?Hello This question has appeared few times, but I have not found any place to order WOS archive. Is anybody selling the whole arcive on DVD's? Jocu
... been about?
The point I have been trying to make is that I ... the way, I have no need for any extra. I have no problem with ... me with buyers details so I can just mail the DVD ... when its done. All I would need then is a ... -
the happiest days of your life-pt2hello,again i have come up with 2 solutions to the problem of solving this game:- 1.the more people that try to solve this game (by combining diffe…
... Mr Anonymous! :o I'm certainly gonna have another go at it ... now for sure!
(I have been sent the ending screen months ... hacked and very corrupted so I've been waiting for someone to ... -
TZX and the ZX81Evenin All. EightyOne is now is a state where I can support a more descriptive tape format. I know how some people have been calling for tzx suppor…
... , totally off-topic, but I have been trying to get EightyOne to ... SP81 ROM file, but everytime I choose the alternative ROM, ... of my RAM!
I've tried various memory configurations ... .tk[/url]
Insignians Destroyed! I Have Won!
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OT: Where should I go on Holiday? Tell me about where you live.Right, I need a holiday, I haven't been away for 2 and a half years and Im getting fed up of Burnley.Trouble is I don't know where to go. Seening as …
yeah, LOL I have been to "tattooine" and seen those caves, people still live there too.
And I've seen where Monty Python's Life of Brian was filmed too.
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Speccy games on AMIGA/STI can't play Amiga or ST games til the emulators era. And now, i need to know what old speccy games conversions on this computers are better or impro…
I couldn't afford a ST ... last couple of years that I have been playing the games, thanks to ... emulation.
I must admit that a lot ... from the 8-bit versions. I know there are some original ... -
Got myself a bargain!!I have never bough anything on ebay before but I thought I'd register and try and get myself a speccy bargain which I think I have done! Have a look …
... it which I have been collecting lately - I do not have the one ... that one called?
I prefer to buy systems ... costs.
Yesterday I bought a QL fully boxed ... in almost perfect condition. I also ended up with ... a few loose. After I cashed in the loose ... -
commodore64just download a c64 emulator and find this interesting site [url="http://www.c64.com"]http://www.c64.com[/url], lots of games and screenshots, ..i re…
... Spectrum was more playable. I've played both versions a ... one more often recently) and I think the slower speed of ... version makes it less frustrating. I have been literally screaming at the C64 ... land the craft, or when I smash into a wall that ... -
Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …
... Nick's excellent site, I have been able to read hundreds of ... even worse, you do not have - as I wrote above - any proof ... that research of [I]Bomb Jack[/I]? Have you any recordings/official ... been done.
You have created, for motivations of your own (and I ... -
ZX Spectrum on GBAHey guys could you do ourself a favor ? There s a tread on a Game Boy Advance site regarding what emulator for the GBA is mostly awaited. Could you g…
... , but like Republic d'Essex I am a complete novice and ... ' on how you achieve this. i.e. what hardware/software you ... 'load' on the GBA.
I have been to [url="http://www.flashgba ... -
was there a "perfect game"?i would say bruce lee, what about you? EDIT - trusting my memory i would say bruce lee, but i just downloaded , first got a good impression, just th…
Every1's gonna like different types of games.
But Elite, Codename Mat and Rebelstar Raiders did it for me. In fact I have been playing them recently...... :) -
Announce: EmuZWin 2.5 Release 2.2 Post-FinalEmuZWin Version 2.5 Release 2.2 post-FINAL (16-Oct-2004): [-] A small pause added between TAP blocks while loading tape from .TAP image (otherwise s…
... , and everything should be fine( I believe the gigascreen emulation is ... know about that, but lately I have been using build 2.4 A ... LOT because I am doing a 256 color ... of work( endless hours) and I have been streching the screen a lot ... -
Announce: EmuZWin 2.5 Release 2.2 Post-FinalEmuZWin Version 2.5 Release 2.2 post-FINAL (16-Oct-2004): [-] A small pause added between TAP blocks while loading tape from .TAP image (otherwise s…
Guys I am actually building a little ... host a few games that I have been working on and a few ... wip projects.
My I ask Vladimir, Arjun and the ... site on mine ?
I would appreciate that
OT: World Exclusive - US Election. I call Kerry.Yes folks, here it is another WOS world exclusive, John Kerry has won the US election! it's been a close race, but renouned one man news angency Sha…
I have been anti-EU for a long ... on the popular vote too, i.e the majority of US ... years?
So now I'm a big pro-EU ... , anti-women, anti-liberal stances, i.e exactly the stances which ...Best Emulator??Hiya Searching for a good emulator that will happily run all the games Ive got at the mo. The ones Ive downloaded so far do not either work at all o…
I have been using ZX32 which seems to run great but not in full 32 bit colour, you have to change the colour quality to 16 bit.Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... constant direct current.
I thought televisions were timed off ... own clock surely.
I have been told that the ZX machines ... .
However I am no hardware expert. I am just advising ...Ultra-OT: MSX emulatorsMy knowledge of the MSX is zero. However, having been alerted to a home-brew Rick Dangerous for the MSX, I need to track one down - if only to have a…
... get and it does have a Spectaculator feel to ... 't wast your time, I have been trough each one of them ... BlueMsx, which is something that I usually don't do ( ... even for the spectrum I use at least two emulators ... emulator and if you have more question feel free ...Band Aid 20What an acheivment!!! I didn't think anything could be worse than Band Aid II, but this is really the biggest pile of monkey puke to grace the airw…
My liquid diet is vegetarian.
Today I have been mostly drinking, water, hops, malt, yeast and sugar.Band Aid 20What an acheivment!!! I didn't think anything could be worse than Band Aid II, but this is really the biggest pile of monkey puke to grace the airw…
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My liquid diet is vegetarian.
Today I have been mostly drinking, water, hops, malt, yeast and sugar.
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No pork chop smoothies then ?Band Aid 20What an acheivment!!! I didn't think anything could be worse than Band Aid II, but this is really the biggest pile of monkey puke to grace the airw…
... is vegetarian.
Today I have been mostly drinking, water, hops, malt ...How will be the (real) new Speccy "thing"?I read about hundreds of cool and wacky ideas to get Speccy bring to new life. I know (and I adore) this new era of the speccy - new magazines, new g…
... is interested:
I have not written anything for the ... Speccy ... I was merely voicing out something I have pondered over ... expected to know what I have been thinking or what kind ... many others) ... these are games I have been playing for close to 20 ...DilemmaHi all i had a member on my forums asking me a question and i would like to know what you think..if anyone could help it would be great because i hav…
I can reveal to you all ... 's work like a dream! I have been using one on my +2 ... work really well.
I got mine from the Maplin ...Retro Gamer Magazine - Controversial questionOk, I'm interrested in views on this subject, which I think is pretty interresting (and I haven't seen it covered before, although I could be wrong).…
... no arguing - you're right, I have no right to expect something ... , but I usually never have anything to say, and it's been this ... the website. I may not have been a longtime member, but I HAVE been here "always ...
