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Any interest in a printed ZX Spectrum Gamer book?I've had some success with the printed version of my 'PC Engine Gamer' ezine and was curious to test the water in regards to doing something similar …
... curious to test the water in regards to doing something similar ... ZX Spectrum Gamer.
A printed volume would contain the ... new ones that fill out a 100+ page booklet. The format ... -
Back in the day when schools had 'a' computer.I stumbled uppon this photo when looking for something completely different on-line. It got me thinking and reminiscing. Do you remember when schools…
... ) computer and that a school getting a computer was a news worthy event ... />
I do we had a research machines Link 480Z. I ... my spectrum. The computer was in a small but well lit stock ... .
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Once Upon A Time In Speccy Land....Yea, once upon a time in f@ckin Speccy Land huh.... Pissed off, fed up..basically don't give 2 ****s! Mongy Lards, Big Boobs, Big Women...F@CK IT!!! …
Yea, once upon a time in f@ckin Speccy Land huh ... music, your supposed to be in a maze with ghost chasing after ... to be f@cked in the ass with a red hot poker ... br /> If I wasn't in 2014 and brought this offal ... back in 1988 I would smash my ... -
displaying all memory activity in a screenDunno why I keep thinking about this, but here goes Is it easy enough to add a screen to an emulator that shows every memory address' activity.... …
... easy enough to add a screen to an emulator ... squares (well, rectangles) each showing a row of 8 squares representing ... you could see say a row of 49152 x 8 ... columns, etc ....im thinking a 256 x 1536 would be ... the status of every bit in speccy memory
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searching for a sum in a listBy which I mean I have a list of 187 figures (175 +ve, 12 -ve) and I want to find two or more of them which add up to some figure (let's say 19.56, …
... straightforward, until I did a couple of calculations. Taking ... the formula for a distinct combination of 'r' ... br />
Is there a more efficient way of doing ... eliminating figures in advance which couldn't possibly be a constituent ... -
Converting a 16K speccy in +3??Yes, you heard right. A new interface to convert a 16Kb speccy into a Spectrum+3 have been developed. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/N2eAoz5…
... right. A new interface to convert a 16Kb speccy into a Spectrum+3 ... ROMs by BIOS software (included in the main board for the ... evident gap to convert a 16Kb speccy in a +3 is the floppy ... />
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Hunchback Olympics showing up in a collection in Facebook!Looks like somebody has this MIA in his collection, although so far it hasnt been loaded, but in my opinión all looks a non-fake:<br><br><br><br>
Looks like somebody has this MIA in his collection, although so far it hasnt been loaded, but in my opinión all looks a non-fake: -
Developing a gameHello. <div><br><div>Karl McNeil and me are developing a game. Its Isometric and with scroll.</div><div>I want to show you, for testing and perh…
... ideas.
You are in a ship (for example) and ... that in each stage youll have to eliminate a number ... br /> You have a peak and a pyramid, and you can push ... the peak to a wall or to the pyramid. If you ... If you go to a plattform with a button, your power will ... -
A doubt about IN and OUTIN (and OUT) can use bc to define a 16 bit port to be read or write, when used as in r,(c) or out (c),r. Also, if you use in a,(n) or out (n),a yo…
IN (and OUT) can use bc to define a 16 bit port to ... or write, when used as in r,(c) or out (c ... , if you use in a,(n) or out (n),a you use that ... read or write. The question (a dumb one) is... what value ... -
Forum Section Titles in Bold and a New Posts Button.At the moment the forum feels like a wall of text with little visual 'signposting'. I think the forum section titles should be in a bold font. It w…
... forum section titles should be in a bold font. It would ... just make things a little clearer on screen ... and make the forum a little easier to navigate ... certainly didn't show a thread in which I had ... only 2 days ago posted in...
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Where could I buy a B1367Y transistor in the UK?I'm after a B1367Y transistor, must be T-220 package type that can be mounted to a heatsink. Anybody know where I can buy them in the UK? Tried Googl…
... to a heatsink. Anybody know where I can buy them in ... fitted 7805 5V voltage regulator in instead of the B1367Y ... be there going by a schematic I found online ... God knows why they put in a voltage regulator, I'm sure ... 7805 as it's used in our beloved ZX Spectrum' ... -
Print (to screen) avalue held in a register pairHi guys, looking for a routine that will print any value from 0 to 65535 to the current position on the screen. I once heard that there was a PRIN…
Hi guys, looking for a routine that will print any ... heard that there was a PRINT_BC routine in the ROM, but I ... , I want a routine that will print a value held in theBC register ... -
A videoaventure in 16K - Cartridge for IF2Hello all, After an intermitent work I am near of reléase my new game: a videoaventure (exploration game) in 16K ROM carttridge. Your objetive is…
... my new game: a videoaventure (exploration game) in 16K ROM carttridge.
a spaceship base.
[img ... the result is a complete game 48K like in a 16K native cartridge ... 1 April at Retropixel event in Malaga (Spain). -
How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and ... from the current PLOT position a line up 20 then left ... next character it reads in the string a$ is a number or char ... get confused or "r100u10". Thanks in advance :) -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
... ram.
So looking in games like Starquake, Lords Of ... to use this. In fact the binary in Knightlore around 23606 is ... entirely empty, Exolon has a pointer ... -
how do i input a text file in a zx spectrum emulator?simply that. i have a basic listing i dont want to have to type in.
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Interest in a Videopac game?Hi, I released a couple of prototype ROMs on the Videopac years ago and I have a few copies left. I released Night Fighter and Robot City I'm just…
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I released a couple of prototype ROMs on the Videopac years ago and I have a few copies left. I released Night Fighter and Robot City I'm just wondering if there is any interest in buying the last few copies?
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Bruce Lee Completed in "6:04", is this a Speedrun WR?!Hi all, as some of you are aware during a livestream recording yesterday I managed to speedrun Bruce Lee from start to finish on the ZX Spectrum in a…
... you are aware during a livestream recording yesterday I ... finish on the ZX Spectrum in a time of 6mins 4 ... or records anywhere showing a faster run and many ... to share this with you in both pure recorded form ... sorry I've placed this in two places but the other ... -
Revolver - Help needed. Get stuck in a room.So, I'm playing [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004127&loadpics=3"]Revolver[/url], and need your expert hands at hacking, cra…
... 't move, no enemies appear, a big fat nuthin' happens.
A preliminary map to guide you ... the way. The game starts in the jail. Oh, and the ... error happens in both files in the WoS archive. I ... -
Alternative to Poke 23659,0 to prevent a 'break in' to a Basic Program.Good morning everyone, My memory fails me these days but in the early days of programming I used to use Poke 23659,0 as a crude way of offering so…
... fails me these days but in the early days of programming ... use Poke 23659,0 as a crude way of offering some ... />
I then recall using a new way which rendered the ... end up crashing the program in a 'Break-in' attempt.
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A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…
... is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. ... remembered the said bug in the said game and ... my vague recollection of a major flaw in this popular game ...
So I set myself a challenge . I would give myself ... play them .But back in the the 1980s when I ... -
looking for a bin2tap-like tool in python/lua/perl/ruby/bash/etc.i was about coding a tool for converting binary files to .tap in a language like python, lua, perl, bash, ruby, etc. (i think i actually coded someth…
... converting binary files to .tap in a language like python, lua, perl ... i actually coded something alike in Amos or sdlBasic that i ... -
The unspoken question in 2001: A Space OddesseyFrom childhood I have watched this film probably more times than I can remember. As I got older it kind of appealed to me on a different level from…
... they played Chess against a computer, and in this case the computer ... be human-like, and responds in a Eliza like manner, but also ... who were not in hibernation, prematurely, and as a result this ... or concealment and resulted in HAL entering a "H moebius loop" ( ... -
Anyone interested in a brand new Sinclair ZX80 case?A member of the Sinclair ZX World forum is trying to get a run of brand new Sinclair ZX80 cases manufactured. He says this: [quote=jomac] I've b…
... working hard recently in getting together different manufacturers in order to ... and cut out using a CNC, screen printed in exactly the same ... but after discussing the idea in the FaceBook groups i was ... So if you are interested in buying one or more, please ... -
Use PC mouse in a spectrum game (eg Footballer of the year)Hello, Is there any emulator that lets you use a PC mouse inside a normal spectrum game (that doesn't support Kempston or AMX mouses). The idea ca…
... that lets you use a PC mouse inside a normal spectrum game ... but it could be used in many other games too.
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Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …
... to be able to type in a BASIC program using notepad or ... image files.
However, loading in a basic file from notepad or ... wrappers.
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Spectrum in a BoxI had a Spectrum+ sitting around for quite some time collecting dust. The case wasn't much to look at, and the keyboard was already missing two keys.…
... interface. Physically it's a USB type A socket, so I can ... keyboard connectors. Additionally it provides a joystick port (joystick actions get ... Microdrive emulation when connected to a PC via USB (https:// ... the yellow and red LEDs in the Spectrum logo at the ... -
A Family Man's Lament of Wifes, Family, Mother In Laws and New Cars.So after working tirelessly in the USA since my wife asked me to emigrate in 2013 our family has grown and the car I brought when we came (a Subaru F…
... I had gotten a pay rise and promotion in the past ... hard toil a man feels is a well earned reward in return ... the nice family SUV and in a month it will be covered ... I explain what a state her car is in and that ... not grow up in an environment where a nice car was ... -
Kempston problems in XPOK, I've been running ZX32 on Win98 for a year or so and using my Sidewinder Pro pads with games providing the Kempston joystick option. Everything …
... running ZX32 on Win98 for a year or so and using ... option. Everything working fine. Get a spanking new SB Audigy Platinum ... has decided to continually move in a South-Easterly direction no matter ... -
loading programs using taper on a spectrumHello, I have the taper program and a bunch of games in a tzx and tap file format. I'm trying to load them to my spectrum/or make copies on new caset…
... the taper program and a bunch of games in a tzx and tap ...
