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Viewing SCR screens in a web-pageI wrote a small program in java some time ago which allows you to view the spectrum screen dump in a web page. how about using this in the world of s…
I wrote a small program in java some time ago which ... view the spectrum screen dump in a web page. how about using ... this in the world of spectrum?
Save BASIC programs in a TZX fileHow can I save BASIC listings with SAVE "name" in a TZX file?
How can I save BASIC listings with SAVE "name" in a TZX file?Retro Gamer issue two found in a charity shop!Just bought, for ?1 the cover disc to Retro Gamer Issue 2 - in a charity shop in Bedford. Did not even realise that it was THE retro gamer at first,…
... Retro Gamer Issue 2 - in a charity shop in Bedford.
Did ... to find one second hand "in the wild"?Name that game number 23,843,342 in a seriesHello! Name this game please, so I can play it later. OK, I'm not sure if you could select your screen colours but as far as I remember it by default…
... because it was in 3D.
You were in a craft of some ... you either had to destroy a number of enemies or find ... learnt to read the game in Cetan, but can't remember ...How do I put 1k game in a REM statement in TAP formatBasically, If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM. 1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement 2. What …
Basically,
If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM.
1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement
2. What do i need to do to get this into a .TAP format
CheersWhat's your favourite death in a game?In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies type thing or a brutal scene? Speccy only is preferable but feel…
In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a ... quick sprite dies type thing or a ... or an enemy sprite within a game.
... Here's a few of mine to start ... JSWII as the death noise in that game sounds like ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... , the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came ... idea - store tape header information in a file name, as opposed to ... -native filesystems. We put together a document which can be found ... writers. I think it's a good idea but it must ...Interest in a beeper music editor?Alone Coder (he of UnrealSpeccy fame) is currently weighing up interest in a possible new editor for 48K beeper music, most likely a tracker-style ut…
... ) is currently weighing up interest in a possible new editor for 48K ... beeper music, most likely a tracker-style utility.
a couple of channels and the ... odd drum or two, or a full-on Tim Follin experience?Best player controlled character in a gameAs the title suggests , which is the best character you've played in a Speccy game A tough guy like Rambo or Cobra ? Maybe a Champagne Charlie lik…
... you've played in a Speccy game
A tough guy ... imposing characters availble to play in a Spectrum game , but also ... down and snatch up a helpless villager for a snack , or ... enchantresses , this game had everything a teenage boy fantasised about , ...You're trapped in a well....You're trapped in a well with a goat and a slinky. Describe how you would escape.
You're trapped in a well with a goat and a slinky. Describe how you would escape.Stupidest voices heard in a gameI was just reading the "most overrated games" thread in the main Speccy bit, and I thought of Mortville Manor on the Amiga. I never could get anywher…
... the "most overrated games" thread in the main Speccy bit, and ... didn't seem to be a way to make it repeat ... annoying voices you've heard in a video game?There comes a time in a mans.........There comes a time in a mans life when he gets to a cross road, shall he turn left or right, he waits, unsure...pulls a fockin carrot out from his as…
... comes a time in a mans life when he gets to a cross ... he waits, unsure...pulls a fockin carrot out from ... br />
After a few scratches to his head ...
At the check in he shows them his passport ... ...loves codemasters...loves havin a kempston rammed up his ...My head hurts aka What is it? (#938375 in a series)I'm sure I asked about this one a long time before. You play a coat, floating around, you switch between positive and negative dimensions and someti…
... I asked about this one a long time before.
... You play a coat, floating around, you switch ... and sometimes have a little shmup section (maybe) in a tunnel between areas ... .
I seem to remember it had a ...Cheeseburger. In a can.[url]http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen[/url] It's game over for mankind. It's a cheese…
[url]http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen[/url]
It's game over for mankind. It's a cheeseburger. In a can.Bizarre stuff in Interface 1's shadow ROMAccording to the Complete Shadow ROM disassembly, the function that exits back to the BASIC interpreter after interpreting IF1 commands is this: [co…
... is pressed
05D1 IN A,(+FE) during runtime.
... br /> 05D6 LD A,+FE
05D8 IN A,(+FE)
05DA ... going to get overwritten by IN A, (0xFE) - why ... say what's REALLY in the RST 18 routine ... The disassembly contains quite a few instances of invalid ...ZX Spectrum Laptop mashes in a Toshiba Libretto 110 for some fun retro times[URL]http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-toshiba-libretto-110-for-some-fun/[/URL] Id love a laptop that uses a speccy…
[URL]http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-toshiba-libretto-110-for-some-fun/[/URL]
Id love a laptop that uses a speccy case!Killed in a road accident :-(I just found out today that a friend of mine in the USA was killed in a road accident last night :-( Both he and the other driver (my friend was on …
... today that a friend of mine in the USA was killed in a road ... on a motorcycle). A friend I shared many a beer with, many a tall ... was only talking to him in a usenet discussion about two or ...Is our existence based in a solid environment?I'm having a bit of a Deep-Thought/Milesy-Moment ... That is ... from the point of view of the photon, everything else must be slower, right? So m…
... photon may appear to move in a straight line, it is actually ... moving along a near-imperceptibly non-linear path ... route possible, thereby making a seemingly straight line yet multiplying ... ) then I claim that a photon is the ultimate sorting ...Most repulsive thing you've ever seen in a speccy game?What's the most repulsive thing you've ever seen in a spectrum game? Has there ever been a game in which the main character has projectile vomited i…
What's the most repulsive thing you've ever seen in a spectrum game?
Has there ever been a game in which the main character has projectile vomited in a jazzy, multicoloured fashion?Writing .dsk files in a +3How can I write .dsk files in a +3? I'm about to connect an external 3.5 inch drive, and I was thinking about "fixing" the drive so it always detect…
... can I write .dsk files in a +3?
I'm ... .
I've got a divIDE and I could write ... .dsk files to a CF card, but I don ... 't know if there's a program that could write those ...Tinkering with Quique Llar?a's Midi2Ay tool...Im tinkering with Quique Llar?a's Midi2Ay tool, found at: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/pc/midi2ay-0.1.zip[/url] Im not a v…
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Im not a very capable z80 programmer, so ... :
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in a, ($fe)
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and %00011111 ... the "jr bucle" usually appears in the usual output (just prior ... to basic (something more than a "ret", Im sure)... I ...How would you win ?1m in a Spectrum virtual reality challenge?Imagine, if you will, a strange opportunity in which you have been selected to play a virtual reality challenge game pitting your wits against the pr…
... , if you will, a strange opportunity in which you have been selected ... to play a virtual ... remain stationary or hide in a corner will result in your instant death ... can't opt to be a tile in 'Scrabble', for example), and ...Just found a MIA in a job lot :)I recently won [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280465240043&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]this[/URL] on ebay. Just been sortin…
... =0015074"]this[/URL] amongst quite a few other hard to find ... me, and glad :) I put in a lot higher bid than I ... at.
I've uploaded a few inlay scans that were ...Video problems in a +2BI was looking for the original thread, but I didn't found it... I've got a +2B with video problems through RF modulator (nothing special, all of my …
... RF output, in case I connect it to a old TV).
in a portable DVD player. I tested ... composite mods were tested also in a +3... they didn't show ...828k format in a dsk file ?Hi the maximun format that can offers the Garry Lancaster formater is 828k in a 3 1/2 floppy. I tried to extract this format to the pc and to a dsk …
... Garry Lancaster formater is 828k in a 3 1/2 floppy. I ... to the pc and to a dsk file with tons of ... help ?
thx in advanceWorst 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…
... I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum ... to give me cramp in my fingers, and were ... lost mid game resulting in some desperate keyboard prodding ... is this classic set-up in Arcadia (thanks Imagine!!!):
Thrust - Keys on A to ENTER row
< ...Life in a DayWill anyone here be submitting video footage for Kevin Macdonald's Life in a Day film project? Today is the day it must be shot, and we're almost hal…
... for Kevin Macdonald's Life in a Day film project? Today is ... /> Edit> If I had a real Spectrum available, I'd ...How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
... params have been tweaked in the VGA Box. Not ... />
Typed-in a short program to test all ... /> Just after booting from a Road Fighter cartridge, the ... br /> And, finally, an in-game screen:
[img]http ... /> The same picture, shown in native VGA mode does not ...Using a Z80 CPU in a 48K Spectrum?Will a Z80 CPU (which I have) work well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication as to whether the Z80A CPU in there is duff? Thanks for re…
Will a Z80 CPU (which I have) work well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication as to whether the Z80A CPU in there is duff?
Thanks for reading - weathereye.Worst thing you've ever done in a speccy text adventureWhat's the worst thing you've ever had to do in a speccy text adventure? Are there any stand-out moments of unnecessary violence/cruelty/destruction …
What's the worst thing you've ever had to do in a speccy text adventure? Are there any stand-out moments of unnecessary violence/cruelty/destruction in any speccy text adventures that stick in your mind?
