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St. Michael Micromasters: Computer GamesHi, The [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000988"]St. Michael Micromasters: Computer Games[/URL] book doesn't currently have a…
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220 let r=r(a):let c=c(a):gosub 4000
230 ... cw then let c=w
270 let c(a)=c:gosub 4000:print ... =c:print q$(c):input a$:print
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BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... br /> entered while in a specific mode. Changing ... CAPS+2 when in C mode
C : Uppercase : ... br /> Keyword : KLCEG : SYM | KEY
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ABS : E ... I
CONTINUE : K : C
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Computer SpacegamesBook Title: [B][URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000089"]Computer Spacegames[/URL][/B] Authors: [B]Daniel Isaaman & Jenny Tyler…
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New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
... since [B]A-Maze[/B] will also need a map with different ... such as the one used in #488.[/QUOTE]
in the main loop.
... and drawing only the doors in the main game loop. ... since it is written in m/c they could draw onto ... -
most graphically impressive....?...probably a re-post of some sort but I been here a year and not seen this thread, so... *not talking about gameplay...only graphics... I reckon t…
... actualy start a game? (Is it Clint Eastwood in a pyramid?) : ... smile:
Very nice loading screens in ... press Enter and any key to start the game.
in loading screen. :)
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Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
... mode and try in type in OUT (C),H it won' ... find if you set a conditional breakpoint checking the value ... and I will take a snapshot of the breakpoint ... am switching register sets quite a bit in my code.
... s enabled both CTRL keys map to joystick fire. This ... -
Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
... mode and try in type in OUT (C),H it won' ... find if you set a conditional breakpoint checking the value ... and I will take a snapshot of the breakpoint ... switching register sets quite a bit in my code.[/quote]
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Who is still an active gamer?Does anyone play contemporary games? I'm a big fan of Battlefield 2142, Enemy Territory Quake Wars and the delightful Urban Terror.
... ve just become an apprentice in alchemy though, so that' ... and trap yourself in the corner of a wall and bed ... as it will be in effect an Infinite Repair ... are awesome. One is a Skeleton Key which is an unbreakable ... tools for the PC to map all of the keyboard ... -
pieid like to start maknig my own pies. so do any of you make your own pies? i suppose i need a pie tin first off. so give me some recipies and sugge…
... ". For best results use fresh Key Limes, not bottled juice. The ... .gourmetsleuth.com/equivalents_substitutions.asp?index=C&tid=1557"] sweetened condensed ... N S T R U C T I O N S ... press them into a 9" pie plate. Bake in a preheated 350F oven ... -
VIC 20 emulation on the SpectrumI'm sure most people are aware of the my attempt at bringing the full Commodore experience to Sinclair users with the "Twenty Commodes" program. It e…
... copying in 6502.
How allocate space for m/c ...
;Check for key
LDA 197
; Get position of head in A
LDY WORMHEAD
LDA ... index and store new position in A & WORMPOS TABLE
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Help Identifying a GameHello fellow Spectrophiles (now legal in 28 countries!), I need your expert help in identifying a particular game I used to play when I was but a la…
... character in constant motion (in some direction perhaps?) in ... Well, he'd float in a stationary position, horizontal at ... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...mmmmmmmm...hmmmmm...70/40 in favour of "Yes"
key that I don't ... wasn't it? C'mon you know ... -
Changing the way SCREEN$ is loadedThe way the speccy loads in a SCREEN$ is interesting - top two-thirds first, then middle and finally the bottom, which is due to the way the speccy d…
... version of a colour test card.
Assemble in Spin, ... 3 GOTO 1
Pressing a key undraws (?) the screen.
[ ... 0000 ; counter
colour: ld a, c ; get colour
and 71 ...
dec c ; decrease counter
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How would you make Cybernoid a better game.Following on from the Cecco thread, it might actually be quite interesting to hear people?s views on how they would improve the recognised ZX Spectru…
... , fixed some bugs. Experimented with a key item that could explode parts ... of the map, and pushable blocks. It was Mr A that worked ... what I'm looking for in a ZX Spectrum game.
map to buy additional weapons, ammunition ... -
ZX Spectrum (16K) sound/beepHi all, I think I'm in right place now, I've tried to find an answer how to generate two channel sound using ZX Spectrum 16K. Only think I've found …
... the beeper.
XOR A ; Zero accumulator.
IN A,(254) ; Read keyboard ... /> JP NZ, keyp ; Jump if a key is pressed.
INC IX ... ; Get the volume.
LD C,A
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A List Of Zx Spectrum Music EditorsWell, not for me actually, as 99,99% of them are for AY, covox and GS cards but several times some people asked about music editors for ZX Spectrum. …
... remember how notes displays in tracker: C-4, C#4, D-4, D ... drums samples are made for C-3..C-4 range of notes ... note key (see above) - it will be entered in pattern. First . is a ... as sample 1. Enter C-4 1... .... in the first row of ... -
A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
... key you press. This is intentional (Imagine a spacecraft sprite in ... position
LD A,C ;Every odd numbered star, move ... position
LD A,C ;Every odd numbered star, move ... position
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Crash Magazine, the ZX, and the power of nostalgiaI'm currently selling some Crash mags (see Sales section of WOS *PLUG!*) and I started thinking about the power of nostalgia and what keeps us intere…
... ve still got issues of C&VG and Your ... ever type-in I programmed in, which was Stasteroids from C& ... I still can't find in a magazine, anyone know? I ... It was noticeable how annoying C&VG could be sometimes ... Issue 14 with the full map of Tir Na Nog, ... -
Playing 128k music with z88dk ?Hi, I'm amazed how easy seems to make things with z88dk to build spectrum asm programs. After my first approach I miss some way to play 128k music, s…
... interesting polyphonic BEEP code in there) but it does ... IM2 routine from a C program in z88dk (in large part, the ... /> im2_Init(0xd300); // place z80 in im2 mode with interrupt vector ... consistent with the suggested memory map used by SP1.
Isometric games - rotational or directional control?I always found rotational control totally instinctive on games like Knight Lore but the subject is polarised it seems. What do you think?
... trying to rotate the character in the direction you want to ... the controls to directional in Movie... there is a menu system inside ... the speak cloud in the beginning ... the option displayed press
C key to change to next option ...ZXSpin for Spectrum DevelopmentI found this handy guide to setting up a cross-platform development environment for the Spectrum: [URL="http://zxspectrumdev.blogspot.com/2009/01/set…
... it can be pencilled in for a later version. God ... being able to re-map spare joypad buttons onto ... to change this directly in a config file? I would ... available.
In the window that opens, click ... a direction (the blue arrows) and then press the key ...Cheat Mode BookHi all, I'm considering making and releasing a book of game cheats - it would cover the C64, Amstrad CPC and Sinclair Spectrum. It would feature PO…
... could be compiled into a book, as in cheats etc. I ... , go onilne, look at a map, and then go back to ... page book about and c) to me would be ... out of pocket a ton.
In a perfect world we ... would get full colour Speccy books for a ...What happened to...A thread for the old ideas that are still hanging around on the forum somewhere. I'll start with that Zelda-esque game that somebody drew a nice map…
... RPG that can be completed in a lunch hour.[/QUOTE]
I ... it cracked, then it throws in a plot twist that makes it ... work. But still, bear in mind a way to complicate things. And ... could probably leave the overland map, key storyline plot points, and dungeon ...Rainbow Generator for 48K Spectrum using PUSHThis is what I came up with from [B]gasman[/B]'s suggestions. It's stable in ZXSpin and ZX32 simulating a 48K Speccy. Anyone like to try it on the …
... of bytes occupied,
; held in a, forms the offset for the ... "ColorFONT.bin"
; attribute map
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org 56320
c ; to a
ld bc, colour_map ;
add a, c ;
ld c, a ...+3 BREAK-key in FUSEI'm trying to locate the +3 BREAK key (for use in D.I.C.E) in the FUSE emulator. However, reading the docs and reading the source does not immediate…
... remember that the BREAK key was a separate key[/quote]
... Physically, it's a separate key on the keyboard. From the ... on, Space on in one frame. That's a pain if they ... ]
Bodge a key into the source. See the table in keyboard.c.+3 BREAK-key in FUSEI'm trying to locate the +3 BREAK key (for use in D.I.C.E) in the FUSE emulator. However, reading the docs and reading the source does not immediate…
... D.I.C.E. uses the ROM routine for key scanning ... same frame, since D.I.C.E. also uses CAPS ... (alone) for something else. A bit fiddling and I managed ... next problem: D.I.C.E. doesn't want to ... Bodge a key into the source. See the table in keyboard.c.[/QUOTE]
New to developmentHello there my fellow forum chummies, I have recently been bitten once again to go into software development, its been a while. I have a lot of ski…
... there... z88dk is a development package that includes a C compiler, assembler ... projects, C programs, or C programs with asm mixed freely in them ... easy to share code, in particular the z88dk library code ... a small machine. This means be aware of the memory map ...Windows problem - please helpA friend of mine's PC (XP service pack 3 *shudder*) has a problem - when he connects a USB stick the PC hardware Blue Screen of Deaths, a known probl…
... process all the commands in a text file sequentially. ... Press the F8 key.
On a computer that is ... registry files currently in the C:\Windows\System32\Config ...
copy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\ ...Thinking of making a "Wicker Man" text adventureI introduced my friend to the wonderful world of Speccy text adventures the other night, after she reminded me she liked D+D/MMORPGs; so we played an…
... ve drawn out the map of the game, containing ... writing potential room descriptions in Notepad, I can ... a puzzle right there! Get the oil thats locked in a ... cupboard that requires a key thats owned by a ... man who's dog is stuck down a ...Reading the Spectrum KeyboardI've been playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin 0.666) using Z80, and I believe I've discovered that the number of …
... keys are arranged in a matrix so key combinations can cause short ... pulled low. Then any key pressed in that row will short ... keys CAP, Z, X, C, V. If V is pressed ... appear in the row of keys ASDFG. The A key held ... down places a 0 on data ...Memory concerns with z88dkI've retaken my old spectrum project and sadly I've reached a dead end very fast. I'll try to explain my worst problem in a few lines. I'm not a vet…
... references might include c code in another file, code in a library, etc.
in a final binary and resolves all ... operating on in each step. Eg, zcpp will take a c source ... this could very well be a memory map problem. What area of ...
