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  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... byte of
    ; character map in FONT
    push hl ; ... new character
    ld c, a ; store in c
    ld a, (de) ; read ... character
    ld c, a ; store in c
    ld a, (de) ; get ... character
    ld c, a ; store in c
    ld a, (de) ; get ...
    chev chev June 2011 Development
  • Atic AtacI tried to use the solution from the Tips Section on here but I only got as far as Down left, pick up green key left, left, left, left, up, up when I…

    ... to look at the map and get a feel for the layout ... habit of coming out of a bookcase in a different direction to when ... he went in can be disorientating.
    key is somewhere in the house. As is ...
    joefish joefish June 2011 Games
  • writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…

    ... = speccy[16384+offset]. offset in current speccy_display not back_buffer.
    in the attribute map of speccy (offset ... in a byte array that correspond to the key matrix in the speccy, in ... for details on how the key matrix is set up.< ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2011 Emulators
  • Bride of Frankenstein mapAs part of the debugging for Bride of Frankenstein I was intending to compile a screen-shot map, as the painted map in SU has some incorrect connecti…

    ... SU map shows 48 rooms, but it shows the Key G room ... the screens in context - although remember that on that map a number of ... />
    I've a feeling that a screen-shot map for this game ... very messy. Maybe dividing the map into segments, with arrows connecting ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny June 2011 Support files
  • Games with "depth"Ok, 8bit times were era of limited-sources. Yet still there are some games that can occuppy you more than you expected. For example, Elite, Space Cru…

    ... amp; sub-games were included in this one.[/QUOTE]
    ... . Ok there is a big 3d map to search, but there ...
    Sentinel is also a interesting game, but it's ... br />
    pudpud is just a platformer.

    ... are listed in the inlay as k=key, r=rope ...
    Arda Arda June 2011 Games
  • Games with "depth"Ok, 8bit times were era of limited-sources. Yet still there are some games that can occuppy you more than you expected. For example, Elite, Space Cru…

    ... able to drop two objects in a room, each room reseting ... of a feel of different areas/regions of the map, ... etc.

    By the way, isn't it a ... was very handy with a sword in the prequel, Sabre ... wouldn't need an ATTACK key? Just a thought.

    ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2011 Games
  • Bride of Frankenstein TAP has been hackedThe Bride of Frankenstein TAP on WoS doesn't have any spooks in it, so you're just wandering around an empty maze. This is because there's a RET at $…

    ... tapping the direction key when passing through a door rather than ... interference to the gameplay. In a nutshell, we must restrain ... can intentionally jump outside the map ([URL="http://www.the ... consider it important enough in comparison to other priorities ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas July 2011 Infoseek database
  • Improving existing games by hacking?Certain ZX-Spectrum games are already too close to perfection so it seems nothing else could be changed within the hardware limitations to make them …

    ... unlock them), but the map layout would be too boring ... I don't think the map is really inconsistent. The graphics ... ] since it would require a multi-layer holographic map. :)

    < ... php?t=29982"]"Worst default key configurations in a game"[/URL] but no ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas July 2011 New game ideas
  • Fuse: what do you want to see?An open brainstorm. If you had a team of programmers working on [url=http://fuse-emulator.sf.net/]Fuse[/url], what would you tell them to work on? …

    ... (by holding down a pre-defined key) to the maximum ... /> e:\Spectrum\Games\TZX\C
    etc up to< ... /> e:\Spectrum\Games\TEXTA\C
    etc up to< ... /> e:\Spectrum\Games\TEXTA\C
    etc up to< ... the same file name, but in a \txt\subdirectory, as SGD ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2011 Emulators
  • Amiga - Hidden GemsI'm looking for some lesser known Amiga games that may have passed me by. Gameslike Wizkid, D Generation and Wings are fantastic but not that well kn…

    ... of Amiga ROMS within a massive emulator bundle on ... . All the games are in a hard drive format and the ... end (MALA) makes it a simple case of just picking ... for that displays everything in funny colours and I ... t work out which key the "C=" button is configured to ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob July 2011 Chit chat
  • Worst default key configurations in a gameSomething I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum games was the bizarre key configuration that was set for some games. What made matters worse is t…

    ... the diagonal positions were mapped in a logical way to the various ... they decided to map every single attack to a separate key; given that ... on one hand [*]. And in a game where you're trying ... , there were huge delays in getting this peripheral into production ...
    j00ce j00ce July 2011 Games
  • Worst default key configurations in a gameSomething I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum games was the bizarre key configuration that was set for some games. What made matters worse is t…

    ... the diagonal positions were mapped in a logical way to the various ... moves - and a few combo moves were thrown in as well, such ... the crouch-and-punch-him-in-the-knackers attack. However, ... , they decided to map every single attack to a separate key; given that ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain July 2011 Games
  • Fuse: what do you want to see?An open brainstorm. If you had a team of programmers working on [url=http://fuse-emulator.sf.net/]Fuse[/url], what would you tell them to work on? …

    ... (by holding down a pre-defined key) to the maximum ... /> e:\Spectrum\Games\TZX\C
    etc up to< ... /> e:\Spectrum\Games\TEXTA\C
    etc up to< ... /> e:\Spectrum\Games\TEXTA\C
    etc up to< ... the same file name, but in a \txt\subdirectory, as SGD ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2011 Emulators
  • writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…

    ... keypresses by changing bits in approriate ports and map part of my ... care of which emulated Spectrum key is actually pressed-I thought ... be done by a keyboard handling routine written in ROM, not me ... author treated pressing Shift as a special case.

    ...
    PeterP PeterP August 2011 Emulators
  • Sinclair Programs uploaded.I've just uploaded a ZIP containing all the 'Sinclair Programs' programs and the instructions for each one. (Well all the ones from 'The Type Fantast…

    ... '83
    Carol - Rodney C Muskett - Dec'83
    ... - May'85
    Collect-A-Key - Mark Freeman - Jan'85 ... '84
    Grand Prix - C Stock - Oct'83
    ... Lonsdale - Feb'85
    In a Spin - GP Grandin - Sep' ... br /> Word Processor - Rodney C Muskett - Sep'83
    ...
    Neil L Neil L August 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…

    ... imagine? A "professional" product and theres a blatant typo in the manual ... to first press that damn "C" key before it continues.
    ... and now plugged in the printer, read a bit of the ... . Unfortunately.

    And in case you're wondering........ its ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Kobrahsoft DB1 - doesn't work?Hi, I've tried loading [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^DB1$&pub=^Kobrahsoft$&loadpics=3"]DB1 by Kobrahsoft[/URL] into two …

    ... DISC
    On pressing the "C" key, you are prompted to insert ... disc. This is
    a protection method - the program checks ... message
    "PROHIBITED DISK IN DRIVE" appears. If the disc ... OR TAPE" appears. BEFORE pressing a key, remove the
    Kobrahsoft ...
    Bandit Bandit August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Computer questions that seem to defy answer1. "Why is it flashing?"

    Exhibit A

    Me: "Press the 'Y' key to ... "I can't see a 'Y' key?"
    Me: "It ... The 'Y' key, I was looking for a 'Why' key!"
    < ... icon...you should get a menu appear"
    ... a senior director at a ?40m pa company!

    Exhibit C (back in ...
    STeaM STeaM September 2011 Chit chat
  • numbers to binaryHi everyone, I have looked through the manual and have found nothing. How do you change a number to binary easily? I know you can go binary to decim…

    ... n$,b,c) and FN m(n$,c) need a string pointer 'c' which ... is passed as a parameter ... all the digits in a string so that they occur in a simple ascending ... converting each character, giving a final key code which can be used ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Keys redefine routine and key check.I have written some asm code which allows me to redefine keys (for a game etc.), and also allows me to be able to check any keypresses for the redefi…

    ... djnz gk_loop ; go check next key
    jr gk_exit
    ... : set 0,d ; indicate key is pressed
    djnz gk_loop ... /> ld c,a ; stick it in BC also just in case anyone ... br /> ;
    ; check for key being pressed
    ; On entry ...
    polomint polomint September 2011 Development
  • What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …

    ... I went looking for a copy in my local shops but ... listed a year or two later by a mail order outfit in ... one. My copy will be in a box in the wardrobe. I don ... the Quill, rather than C. I'll persevere with it ... how much I enjoy making a map as I go along, listing ...
    Moonchild Moonchild September 2011 Games
  • Multi-screen mazes?Well, it's been decades since I last mucked about with speccy BASIC, so over the last couple of weeks I've been starting out as a newbie learning a b…

    ... been looking at Jonathan C's guide which has ... need to create a full maze map in memory or can ... I just build the map ' ... which direction the player is in.

    2. ... nasty, just place him in a random but sensible position. ...
    Winston Winston October 2011 Development
  • Surely not Buzzsaw+ Already..?But this game has had such a short development time, how can this be? Free version of [I]Buzzsaw+ (Foxton Locks Mix)[/I] available here: [url]http:…

    ... compete against Pavel on map-making? That would be ... held down the 'J' key on the dedication message ... way they're all drawn in a 3/4-view, turned ... s a 'Buzzsaw' and a 'Ton Weight' shown on that map, but ... I actually designed the sprites in the original order you' ...
    joefish joefish October 2011 Brand new software
  • SP1 library questionsI'm working on my first game. I've not written a game since the late 1980s and that was a text based multiuser dungeon for BBC Micros with econet... …

    ... *are* the documentation. Being a C bod you should be used ...
    The rotation tables mentioned in connection with SP1 are the ... set

    * OVERWRITE_DFILE = map SP1's internal characters to ... always used after a sprite is created in examples but this ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2011 Development
  • IN or INKEY ?just curious which is better to use.. I have a menu done.. and use 6/7 to go up down it + space to cycle thru the options (using inkey).. obv. if I w…

    The "LD A,C" isn't needed either, as $ ... /pop pair.

    Numbers in strings don't have the ... evaluating a numeric literal expression, so it would return "C Nonsense in BASIC ... needs a little table to map operator characters to opcodes and a CPIR ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • New WIP underway - 'Dingo'.Hi, Prepare for a long post. Perhaps I can even challenge ewgf here. :razz: Anyway, I've been meaning to get into Z80 programming and making a game…

    ... djnz gk_loop ; go check next key
    jr gk_exit
    ... : set 0,d ; indicate key is pressed
    djnz gk_loop ... /> ld c,a ; stick it in BC also just in case anyone ... br /> ;
    ; check for key being pressed
    ; On entry ...
    polomint polomint October 2011 Development
  • Pac-Man EmulatorMy Pac-Man Emulator for the Spectrum +2A/+3 is now available for download from: [url]http://simonowen.com/spectrum/pacemuzx/[/url] You'll need to su…

    ... colour is that the attribute map of the Spectrum would ... mean is, could you add a control key, say [H], so that ... the player presses the H key then the game pauses, ... (1 to 7)
    C - Colour is now set to ... be black), and option C cycles between three modes that ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2011 Brand new software
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... and more natural than the C stick ever did...
    < ... have learned to always do a dungeon in a single session, and not ... to complete it in time...

    Actually, in Hyrule, IIRC you ... - maybe the better map on the bottom display makes a difference? Or ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak November 2011 Chit chat
  • Mazes and Tremaux's AlgorithmI've done a version of Tremaux's maze solving algorithm which solves my current test maze with 400 junctions and 715 connections in a reasonably quic…

    ... route permutations to search through in a reasonable time. So, with ... adjacent connections forward & backward, key item & restricted locations, ... this is an error in the map definition or an error ... in the search algorithm. So ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2011 Development
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