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!Warning Vapourcompo! A BASIC competition with a twistI have an Idea for a Games compo with a twist, 1. BASIC because I don't Know Machine Code (selfis reason I know :) ) 2. The actual game is supplied …
... a twist,
1. BASIC because I don't Know ... it will be hideous GOTO, IF THEN, bloatware.
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Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…
I use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ? -
Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... ]
If anyone could help me fix the BASIC program, I ... ]
[b][u][u]BASIC listing:[/u][/u][/b]
if...then line of thinking
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How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…
... /> it, is no quicker then the basic FOR F=0 TO 19 ... appears to
happen instantaneoulsy. If you could suggest a
pixels are stored in memory) then that would be
truly ... -
Screenshot as screen$What's the best way (I'm using Spin) of saving the a screenshot and then turning it into a code file. Sorry if its a basic (no pun intended) :oops: …
... saving the a screenshot and then turning it into a code ... file.
Sorry if its a basic (no pun intended) :oops ... saved it as a .scr then it appears but any attempt ... -
SpecBAS 0.690 Now AvailableHi folks - 0.690 is now available at the usual location: [url]https://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/SpecOS.zip[/url] You can also download the rece…
... works. Try hitting BREAK, then PALETTE DEFAULT, then use CAT to see ... .
A small bug in IF THEN ELSE caused code to flow ... line length issue.
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Operator ANDHi I'm trying to write some very simple game in ZX Basic, but I guess I've forgot most of it because I can't understand why simple IF....THEN sequen…
... very simple game in ZX Basic, but I guess I've ... can't understand why simple IF....THEN sequence in this example was ... behaving like I was expecting - IF...THEN was not executed because second ... doing wrong, why these two if...then sequences give different results? -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
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Since then, I checked ZXodus and I ... work exactly the same if it provided instead a ... tiles on screen (if called from BASIC it would just need ... know!
If anyone has questions, suggestions or ... email for him), so if someone stays in touch ... -
Designing an icon-driven adventure: looking for adviceHi fellas, after the release of Funky Fungus, I am currently contemplating the possibility of designing an icon-driven adventure with location graph…
... 'd just need the four basic directions and commands such as ... need to write it in BASIC and maybe compile it later ... , the BASIC program would be a long list of IF-THEN conditions and ... . I would like to understand if there is some more efficient ... -
DIM DATA and the likeSo...I'm trying to work out arrays in BASIC a bit more and have knocked up the following quick test bed to fiddle about with before trying anything m…
... to work out arrays in BASIC a bit more and have ... problem as if I can force a change like this then I ... am sure I can "IF.....THEN" a change ... -
An odd floating point error. Avoid!While working on the revival of my old game ([url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53207/new-game-2016-revival-a-yankee-in-iraq-1992…
... ]), I stumbled across this odd BASIC behavior:
[code]10 ... that in mind, as if your code checks if a=0, that ... was being evaluated by an IF . . . THEN statement. -
Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
... to stack registers if working in BASIC as only HL' ... at HIGHBYTE * 256 then get IM2 vector as ... />
RST 38 ; BASIC IM1 routines
PUSH IY ... once
RET ; return to BASIC
ORG VECTOR ... someone can suggest improvements here if any).
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... maybe in BASIC, wait for the relevant keypress and then call the ... game, then return to the ... sort of a basic program doing its thing, then running a game ... to be done from basic? and if done from basic , how would you ...BASin's BASIC Editor! Suggestions?Hi all! I'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's finalised as a resizeable window that uses the spectrum font. Kind of like Notepad mee…
... . Hence when exporting to BASIC you could have each statement ... obviously branches: GOTOs, GOSUBs and IF ... THEN clauses.
GOTOs one would ... generate a line numbered minimal BASIC program - which may or ... d fill 9999 lines of BASIC without first running out ...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…
... /> It would be wonderful if we could sit down and ... need to shackle beginners if other more permissive ... If they want to know how to program a Spectrum, then learning Basic ... know a little about Basic and it doesn't ... time.
Basic will get you active on ..."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 …
... get in contact with me if they need help.
I ... this time around but if people require BASIC support then I will include ... like to write games in BASIC, so I will endeavour to ...maketzx problemsDoes anyone else have problems running maketzx v2.33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4? I've just changed my OS from Win Me where i've m…
... out the block name, then for BASIC blocks the block length ... number of lines of BASIC. For code and screen ...
If I'm about to dump a BASIC block, I ... the BASIC into memory without it autorunning. I then save ... checking sorts that out, if there are any loading ...Spin format & real "Sinclair" compabilityHi to all! May be anybody use real ZX-48? I'm suppose that more of people had waste it many time ago, but I believe that somebody can help me. Can I …
... if you mean BASIC or machine code written in Spin, then yes -- if you ... to the emulated machine, then no.
If, on the other ... .tzx file from Spin, and then use an utility like playTZX ...RFC: Sinclair Extended BASICSE Basic is no longer being developed.
...
30 PRINT "Code after IF THEN ELSE code"
... to implement ELSE in ZX BASIC would involve a considerable amount ... knowing how cramped the SE BASIC code is getting, this would ... any other extension to Sinclair BASIC though?
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< ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... game which will win COMPILED BASIC GAME COMPO :D
< ... game in compiled BASIC, the second MC/BASIC mix and the ... games ? developping in BASIC is just faster. and if it means that ... politic.
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if anyone starts BASIC GAME COMPO then i join in ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... , what`s all this then 0_0 ! ... another Basic Compo... and in the ... />
But if it`s Basic gaming you want then there needs to ... compiler for Beta Basic? If that`s the case then it`s such ...Sprite DesignerDoes anybody know of a good sprite-designer package? The game I'm currently working on is requireing a lot of sprites, and coding them all as binary…
... bit gfx, 8 bit mask, ..., then attributes.
In TG you ... the image editor and can then use the code editor to ... outputs ASM code, but if you using BASIC change the defb's ...Extracting the Multiface ROM?Is there an easy way to save the contents of a real Multiface 128 ROM to tape, on a real spectrum, for the purposes of transferring it to PC for emul…
... MF128 and return to basic. Save the code copied ... like:
From BASIC, CLEAR 32767
... RET
Then, from BASIC, SAVE "mf128" CODE 32768, ... you.
If the above routine just gives ... 63 to page OUT. If that fails, are you ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... , it is lack of Sinclair Basic - such functions are present in ... to write them in Sinclair BASIC, albeit a *lot* slower ... maths functions and sometimes even IF THEN statements. It could be done ... bit manipulation, but surely no BASIC in the early/mid eighties ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... language for absolute beginners is BASIC (not VB). You're trying ... very small subset of BASIC too: LET, IF...THEN, GO TO, and PRINT ... being functionally equal: no. ZX BASIC can't do pointers nor ... can do pointers in ZX BASIC. What else do you think ...How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... READ a
30 IF a=999 THEN STOP
40 POKE ... your in 48k mode, if in 128 BASIC type SPECTRUM before RUN ... type RUN 10 first and then delete lines 10 to 50 ... . LINE 1 will make the basic header autorun from line 1.Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
[QUOTE=BloodBaz;169234]If ZX Spectrum BASIC came with either a MOD( ... 5 for issue compatibility and then bitwise for keys.Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... the IF THEN ELSE structuur with i.e JR NZ. So all BASIC ...Cannon BubbleHello! I would really like to transffer this game ( [url]http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=14[/url] ) to my REAL +3 disk drive. Becau…
... the dumped files into TAPs then glue them together using ... use Tapir if you prefer). Then use the following BASIC program to ... the dumping from there; then you could remove the RANDOMIZE ... will already be enabled if loading from BASIC anyway). However this ...
