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If games were......ripped off by Adult Movies. It always gave me a bit of a chuckle when I used to go into Blockbuster back in the day and have a look at the titles…
... bit of a chuckle when I used to go into Blockbuster ... me of the entertaining interlude I thought...what if you could ... and crown jewels.
I'm sure with the wealth of wit ... />
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game of Tron(es) discrepancy questionhello dear readers... my question here might possibly be featuring a spoiler, so anyone who hasn't yet read the fifth book (a dance with eragons), pl…
... br />
I/m not sure if I do read the book ... can make their way to [I]Hardhome[/I] to get aboard some ... distracted or what(ever).
I'm sure about this.
but ... my own eyeballs - this "[I]Hardhome[/I]", deserted village is in the ... -
Were there any truly scary Speccy games?Having played numerous Survival Horror games on the PS1, PS2 and PS3 I started to wonder if there were any creepy games on the speccy. Due to graphic…
... the PS1, PS2 and PS3 I started to wonder if there ... were any scary ones, but, I'm sure some must have been creepy ... .
I always thought 'Ah Diddums' was ... creepy, but, I'd like to know if ... -
'Best' Emulator?As mentioned in other threads, I'm in the process of disassembling and recreating my Finders Keepers source code so that I can write Finders Keepers+…
... mentioned in other threads, I'm in the process of disassembling ... Finders Keepers+.
I started this some months before ... />
So what I'm looking for is an emulator ... debugging information
I'm sure there's something that does ... -
SpecBAS 0.789 releasedHi all! Back with another SpecBAS release - this one's mostly just about sprites and bug fixes. One new addition I do quite like is the expression c…
... bug fixes. One new addition I do quite like is the ... /> SPRITE FRAME id,n [PAUSE m] - sets a sprite's current ... versions will be along soon, I'm sure :)
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Converting my old programs from tape to TZX or the likeApologies up front for this noob question which I'm sure will have been answered many times before. I have lots of BASIC programs I wrote as a kid …
... for this noob question which I'm sure will have been answered many ... times before.
I have lots of BASIC programs ... converting to TZX.
I have tried various programs from ... degrees of failure. The closest I got was using Taper, which ... -
Help with calculating screen addresses[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I?m having a bit of a coding session whilst at work so can?t spend too much time on my current problem. I?m sure someone on thi…
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I?m having a bit of a ... time on my current problem. I?m sure someone on this forum can ... me with a code snippet. I need to move a cursor ... and right is easy as I just inc or dec the ... is reasonably straight forward until I need to cross one of ... -
Wow! This is really a staggering achievement (programming, but still interesting!)The subject of good/clever programming came up in the SE BASIC topic, and I thought I'd mention this, but then that thread went back on topic (er, no…
... the SE BASIC topic, and I thought I'd mention this, but ... on topic (er, not that I mean good/clever programming is ... SE BASIC, I'm sure Andrew did his best ;)), so I thought I'd post ... game is from 2004 (though I only saw it recently) so ... -
Has there ever been a virus or malware on a console?Just something I was wondering - owing to the (to me inexplicable) behaviour of virus/malware writers* we have to waste PC (and our own) time and res…
... from modded it whilst I waited, as I partly wanted it for ... virus/trojan did exist then I'm sure I would have read about it ... />
* I can understand people who write ... your credit card information. I certainly don't support it ... -
Worst/least effective weapon in a game?Just a bit of fun, like. Mile's 3-way (fnar!) comment in the other thread got me thinking - What's the crappiest weapon ever used in a Speccy game? …
... Speccy game?
I'm thinking the 3-way (fnar ... !) gun in [I]Robocop[/I] was pretty crap (I actually used to ... as soon as I got it so I could switch back ... the normal one), but I'm sure there are far, far ... worse that I can't remember.
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Trying to remember the name of a book about computer virusesSome years back, I read a book about the origin and progression of computer viruses (the book was mainly or totally about the PC), and I'd like to tr…
... was very interesting, but I can't find my copy ... least the paperback version I had, I don't know if ... had a cover that was (I'm sure) white, and might have had ... blue writing. Sorry, I can't remember much else ... PC.
BTW, I'm not trying to re-get ... -
"Press any key" detectionWhat would be the simplest way to detect if *any* key is being pressed? No LAST_K trickery, I can't rely on that. It has to be reading the keyboard p…
... being pressed? No LAST_K trickery, I can't rely on that ... ideas, but they look dirty. I'm sure there's a really smart ... -
Happy Birthday, WoS!Happy 18th Birthday, WoS. I'm sure everyone on here will buy you your first/second/third/etc legal pint of cider. Toodle-pip! Gerard (Hopefully I'…
Happy 18th Birthday, WoS. I'm sure everyone on here will buy you your first/second/third/etc legal pint of cider.
Toodle-pip!
Gerard
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Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
... ?
I know I could output a sna file ... game in seconds so I'm sure there must be ways ... speed.
I've seen mention of SpectraNet ... was called). Is that what I'm looking for?
Mostly I'll be developing via emulator ... -
name the arkanoid cloneeasy one :) best description would be by taking the first glance at the picture... anyone? I'm sure I know the game, but can't remember it's name…
... the picture... anyone?
I'm sure I know the game, but can ... name no matter how hard I try :(
[IMG ... -
An interesting Gamecube articleIf you're a fan of the Gamecube, or curious as to the reasons surrounding Rare leaving Nintendo and going to Microsoft, or want to know what Nintendo…
... -gamecube/[/url]
(I found the link in [url ... /> It's very interesting. Also, I'm sure I posted this before, but if ... you missed it (or I didn't post it) there ... -
Outputting debug trace to RS232 (assembly)Hi Guys, I'm working on a game at the moment (written in assembly) but I am really needing to write out a debug trace of what is going on with the p…
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I'm working on a game at ... written in assembly) but I am really needing to ... on with the physics. I am using Spectaculator as ... .
However... I cannot find any information on ... RS232 port via assembly. I'm sure hook codes are required ... -
The Dream Team (Ocean)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011664"]Dream Team[/URL] is MIA still? I'm sure I made TZXs of this and uploaded them a year …
... [/URL] is MIA still?
I'm sure I made TZXs of this and ... -
Luca Bordoni Lost Treasures....For some reason today I came across Luca Bordoni's name. That ringed a bell so went and checked it out. Luca was the author of one of the most ambiti…
... a "Jungle King" game, but I failed miserably).
< ... and Zippy (tough i am not sure this one in ... on this last one I totally agree with Dandyboy ... One of those first games I ever tried ... not spectacular ... it, I?m sure... and so will I. ;D"
I think ... -
"Me and my ZX Spectrum" blog...I am running [URL="http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com"]this blog[/URL] for some time now and having a lot of fun with it. [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.…
I am running [URL="http://meandmyzxspectrum. ... /1989_Fantasy_World_Dizzy_(ZX).gif[/IMG]
I'm sure some of you will have ... -
This HACK PACK stuffI'm sure it's great content and whatever but it's kind of ruining the flow of the forum. Can it be put somewhere else?
I'm sure it's great content and whatever but it's kind of ruining the flow of the forum. Can it be put somewhere else? -
divide off switchI have a divide 57c. I would like to have an off switch so I don't have to remove the card if I don't want to use it. Eg to access 128 basic etc. …
... divide 57c.
I would like to have an ... off switch so I don't have to remove ... the card if I don't want to use ... basic etc.
Can I just but a switch on ... supplies the power?
I'm sure this is a dumb question ... -
Looking for a computer science show.A long shot probably, but sometime around the late-ish 80's (I think 1986 or 87), my dad got a videotape from the British Council Library about compu…
... Council Library about computers. I'm not sure if it was a ... documentary series but one I think I'm sure about is that it ... a couple of shots I can recall are 1) ... text. 2) Another shot I remember is of someone ... Dragon's Lair but I'm not really sure about this. That ... -
ZX Alien Breed - WIPI'm sure a lot of you have seen the discussion in the New Game Ideas area about a Speccy version of the classic Amiga game Alien Breed. I've been dro…
I'm sure a lot of you have ... Amiga game Alien Breed. I've been dropping snippets of ... much the standard approach. I'll possibly post the code ... and does the job... But I'm sure it could be quicker!
I can shift individual alien data ... -
Looking for a threadA few weeks back, I made a thread about sorting files on a USB stick, and someone replied with a working DOS method. But now I want to use the method…
... DOS method. But now I want to use the method ... search engine?), and even though I'm sure I'd have stored the . ... BATch file somewhere, I can't find it
I'd imagine the mods can ... please. And this time I'll be sure to keep a copy ... -
Spectrum-related musical entertainment![quote]This is a metal podcast. There will be no fluffy kittens. There will be no gender politics. There will be no straightedge dogma. No one will h…
... might like what I'm doing. None of what I've said about ... hierarchy we go, but overall I'm trying to spread the word ... a redirection URL, and although I'm sure you're all computer-literate ... characters of a Spectrum file. I'm claiming it as artistic licence.) -
Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... display file layout.
I'm sure that loads of people use ... , or are just interested. I'm also pretty sure that there are many ... . I'd be interested to see what sort of framerate I'm getting ... -
Best or most unusual high score tableReading the recent post about jet pac and the initials in the high score table got me wondering about the best or most unusual effect used to display…
... /> Has anyone got any contenders? I'm sure I saw one once where the ... -
looking for a Thomas Hardy quoteI've been trying to track down a quote from a Thomas Hardy novel that's running around in my head. Although I've got all of his books I haven't been …
... in my head. Although I've got all of his ... any of those in which I thought it might be ... found, and I've spent half an hour ... and most ridiculously desperate effort I've decided to ask ... words from my illustration which I'm sure do actually occur in the ... -
Sorting BusinessThis is a little bit different from the usual game-related fare but I know there are a few people here who like this sort of thing. This is about so…
... z80 cycles. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this ... with the timed sorting tests. I'm testing three sorting algorithms -- ... (i=0; i!=5000; ++i)
{
numbers[i] = rand(); // random
// numbers[i] = i; ...
