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Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... that you move the sight with ,.qa and space does ... ok on a 48K rubber key beast.
[ ... 1;" "
120 IF INKEY$="," THEN LET playerx=playerx-1 ... 1;" "
130 IF INKEY$="q" THEN LET playery=playery ... ;" "
140 IF INKEY$="a" THEN LET playery=playery ... -
Spin 0.666 Little Bug using 48K Keyboard helperHello, There is a little bug in the 48K Keyboard Helper. If you try to write an inverted commas ("), LOAD "", for example, if you press the p key a…
... if you press the p key after you press the SymbolShift ... key, the letter p is written ... ", like usual. The same happens with all letters. It never writes ... other functions of the SymbolShift key in conjuction with Shift work correctly. -
Joy to key?Anyone know who to get Joy To Key working with MAME32? I've got one of those Hori Virtura Fighter 5 Xbox360 arcade sticks, but it doesn't work with M…
... who to get Joy To Key working with MAME32? I've got ... , but it doesn't work with MAME (it sais something about ... people use this Joy To Key program to get around it ... -
key on laptop keyboard problemThe 'o' key on my Sony Vaio laptop is only working when pushed on the top left corner. I'm crap with computers but also can do without having to find…
The 'o' key on my Sony Vaio laptop is only working when pushed on the top left corner. I'm crap with computers but also can do without having to find a repairman in rural France. Any ideas? -
What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…
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1. The "Delete" Key
You've spent ... deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k ... to put a delete key on the complete, opposite ...
Wow, with a 128k Spectrum games take ... Chuntey Field is very strong with these machines... I mean ... -
Help with EarthLightBeen trying to play Earthlight (format z80) in the ZX Spin emulator, but all I'm able is to see the initial screen with a yellow cursor, that doesn't…
Been trying to play Earthlight (format z80) in the ZX Spin emulator, but all I'm able is to see the initial screen with a yellow cursor, that doesn't respond to any key I press. What am I doing wrong? :(
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Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…
... ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, ... this is my first experience with it. I feel as dumb ... a way to load it with regular speed and listen ... side could act as CAPS+6 and CAPS+7?
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Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
... .org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia ... . Or use the 32bit variant with less seeds.[/QUOTE]
Keyboard routinesI'll ask here first - since this must be a long-ago solved problem, and hopefully I can avoid re-inventing the wheel... I need a keyboard routine th…
... of the key (or key combination, in cases where shift or symbol shift are ... since they aren't compatible with this).The best ... beginning with "J"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "J", which do you think are the: [B…
... opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter ... of good Speccy games beginning with the letter "J" than for ... Heroes. yes, I'll stick with that.
[B]Best ... say the Speccy's "J" key, as it had the "LOAD ...Couple of questions...Howdy, 1. Is there a decent way to get a random number in BASIC/MC? I've been using LET a=INT(RND*2)+1 but the numbers tend to stay at 1 or 2 most …
... . I'm currently messing about with getting numbers from the ROM ... statement after an INKEY$ statement, then when a key is pressed it ... passes the INKEY$ (as expected ...ZX Spectrum + with WHSMITH Computer Program Data Recorder and box of casettesHi I'm selling a ZX Spectrum + with WHSmith Computer Program Data Recorder and a box of casettes. I held onto this hoping I'd have the time and incl…
... 'm selling a ZX Spectrum + with WHSmith Computer Program Data Recorder ... my partner) have caught up with me.
If your ... of these was the load key!
After reading a ...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…
Im tinkering with Quique Llar?a's ... return to basic when a key is pressed, something like:< ... I can put after this key routine to get it ... retrieving them at the end with:
[QUOTE]STORE ... retrieved them at the end with...
[QUOTE]RETRIEVE:< ...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 …
... 've been playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard ... the number of simultaneous key-presses I'm able ... T', 'A-G' and 'CAPS-V' respectively) when pressed at ... could only see two key-presses at once, until ... the number of simultaneous key-presses I can detect ...Spot 4.0The SPOT+SPEX Spectrum magazine index at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/spot-on/default.htm]SPOT*On[/url] has been updated. The foll…
... definitions below are marked in CAPS. The changes are:
... fgpubl2/FGPRBUD, fgpubl3/fgproth; with each publisher code relating to ... char[18] compacted search key index, comprising the first ... and replaced other special characters with the equivalent word (eg ...BEEP pitch values for key of G?I've been transcribing a listing which is supposed to include a DATA statement with the pitch values for the key of G. What it's got is: DATA 5,7,9,…
... a DATA statement with the pitch values for the key of G ... . Apparently the notes for the key of G should be:
key of G? - and what's ...An update on ZX BASIC support for the SpectranetOne for zxbruno, I hope :-) So just an example of what now can be done with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of a program …
... now can be done with the network filesystem and ... one..."
100 LET k$=INKEY$
110 IF k$="" ... )"
2020 LET a$=INKEY$
2030 IF a$=" ... #1;INK 5;"Press any key to start..."
2520 ... More --"
2710 LET a$=INKEY$
2720 IF a$="" THEN ...My Spectrum has gone a bit dud since doing some Mods, HELPMy father in law and I did some modifications to my 48K rubber key Spectrum last weekend, and now it seems to be very keen to crash, especially when …
... modifications to my 48K rubber key Spectrum last weekend, and ... are pressed, eg SYMBOL SHIFT or ENTER. It also ... toggle switch built in with a simple in line ... , ", M, N, SYMBOL SHIFT etc were pressed. I also ... replacement one from RWAP, with which I have been very ...Strange problem with divIDEHi everyone I bought a divIDE + CF/IDE adapter. It has only started ONCE on my Spectrum+. I'm using a 1'2A ZX81 power source, with the apropiate ada…
... 1'2A ZX81 power source, with the apropiate adapter.
key is not working. General keyboard ...PLEASE HELP ME: favorite zx 48k games onto game boy advance with FooN injectorDear World of Spectrum forum users, as first a very [B]big thanks[/B] for your great database and the effort to bring up [I]the world largest zx spe…
... onto my game boy advance with the use of the FooN ... can I get the correct key set for every game?[/B ... don't know the right key set for every game. I ...a "few" games ;)well since ebay is chopping my limit to 100 items very soon.. heres 250+ and I know a few are not so common.. I combine post.. up to 5 single covers …
... /s
Chess by Psion with Miro gen / Sinclair
Chickin ... Silverbird
Nebula by Red Shift
Ninja by Mastertronic Entertainment ... by RAD
Solomon's Key by Kixx -
Space Ace ...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…
... Spectrum games was the bizarre key configuration that was set for ... /> Left,Right - Alternating keys on CAPS to SPACE row
Fire ...Problem with new DivIDE+ on ZX +2A?I just received DivIDE+ from RWAPSoftware and am having trouble getting it to work on my +2/A. The device came with 1GBCF card preinstalled with 3 ga…
... The device came with 1GBCF card preinstalled with 3 games. ... anything. Powering up with SPACE pressed doesn't ... is working, just not with the DivIDE+ device.
press any key[/I]
... I pressed a key and the first message displayed ...Problem with Centropods?Just been trying to play Centropods on a real 16k Speccy and come up against a snag. The keys don't work! They're meant to be O and P for left and …
... bit of a wrestling match with the keys, the player gun ... that there's nothing wrong with the keys themselves. Well, I ... and put the keys on Caps-lock as that sometimes works ...Help and Advice with DivIDE PlusHi Guys, Really struggling to get any reliable actiivty with my DivIDE Plus and am looking for some pointers. I am trying to get it to work with on…
... it to work with one of two 48K rubber key spectrums. The ... an "Issue Two" with an Interface 1 attached. With DivIDE Plus plugged ... , this particular state ends up with:
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[*]the Residos ... b] is an "Issue 4B". With DivIDE Plus plugged fully into ...Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…
Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?
I use
if inkey$="z" then goto...
but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.Keyboard mapping...Hi Folks, This is probably going to be one of those daft questions but... On the emulators (Spectrum and CPC) why are the keyboards not mapped to t…
... know this is difficult with the Spectrum one key entry system but ... CPC the parenthesis are on SHIFT+8 & 9 rather than ... SHIFT+9 & 0 on the ... when I ask why the key legends are not mapped from ...General purpose full screen input routineHi Folks, One of the things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack of a full screen "formatted" input function. You could …
... me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack ... )
9110 REM i(6)=Key
9120 REM i(7 ... /> 9270 LET i(6)=CODE INKEY$
9280 IF i(6 ...Inkey problem||This is on a REAL speccy|| Hi everyone I have a function where the user presses a key and then it shows it on the screen. So this is what I do (no…
... where the user presses a key and then it shows it ... />
Pause 100
Print Inkey
Now here is ... , if you quickly press a key it displace a space, just ...JSpeccy with SEBasicHi, Just a quick post to update everyone on JSpeccy. A new version is out which has a couple of new machine types: Spectrum 48K + SEBasic v2.18 Sp…
... fixes have been added, along with some key mappings (so that it ...
