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building a computerFor some reason having come of age (25 last feburary) I've begun to get the itch to build my on computer, i.e. from scratch, not plug together pc par…
... 'll need to know about timing diagrams: these diagrams show how ... to respond properly. Zilog's timing diagrams show what goes on ... -
I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... found the FAQ's on timing invaluable.
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RZX for Sabre WulfI was just about to send an RZX for Sabre Wulf to the RZX Archive when I noticed they don't accept Ultimate's (and other companies' who haven't given…
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RZX for Sabre WulfI was just about to send an RZX for Sabre Wulf to the RZX Archive when I noticed they don't accept Ultimate's (and other companies' who haven't given…
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Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
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Cobra - scrollingHi everyone, I have been studying some of the code in Ocean' Cobra game using a debugger, in the hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In cas…
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Graphics in bordersI am 50% certain that I remember a game that had graphics in the borders. This always made we wonder why none of the other games did. Am I right or h…
... machines, but with distorted border timing.
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Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
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Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
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Can I alter the timing data for a block in a TZX file to produce a double-speed loader?
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Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... are so tricky, and the timing thing (which shocked me, with ... -
Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
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[B]Portability.[/B]
Timing-independent recording logic for maximum ... things are claimed are about timing only, but no words about ... -
Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
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[B]Portability.[/B]
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Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …
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New Turbo-Load version of Tales From A Parallel UniverseNot very interesting to most, but I know some of you still use 'real' Spectrums. While fiddling around with a program I created ages ago to build c…
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Sir Fred helpAnyone know how to kill guard with the sword? I always get killed during a swordfight, I know that you have to use the sword to get past these guys.…
... , rollback or totally accurate colour timing (all games work, and most ... a few hyper-precise colour timing demos don't work, such ... -
What's wrong with YS94...Hello, I'm Steve Anderson. You might remember me from such magazines as Your Sinclair and, um, that's it. I was the one who wrote a platform game in …
... to financial woe and importune timing (e.g. the total lack ... -
OT - PVRsAnyone got one? I'm interested in getting one because my VCR keeps chewing up tapes and shutting down when it tries to record - which is most unhelp…
... now, mine was ?175 - typical timing. Anyway, it's excellent, especially ... -
Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
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+2A "Ghost" programHi all - first time posting here, so I'll do a quick background - I was a (far too) dedicated 48k and +2A gamer in my younger days. Thanks to the mi…
... custom loading routines as the timing will be all screwed up ... -
Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
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Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
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Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... ]Using the mains frequency for timing sounds horribly inaccurate to me ... -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... a simple matter of grabbing timing from the supply to ... broadcast, and that transmission has timing information in it.
< ... matches well with PAL video timing. On NTSC Timexes the ... matches well with NTSC video timing. These frequencies are fed into ... -
1 MAYBE 2 MIA AVAILABLEI HAVE +80 VAT MANAGER BY OCP IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED. I ALSO HAVE JEWELS OF DARKNESS COMPILATION BY RAINBIRD ON CASSETTE FOR THE 48K. ON THE LISTI…
... been done but either need timing refinements or have just slipped ... -
Bad conversions from other platformsThe most disappointing of these for me was Loco (Alligata Software). The original on the C64 was a really challenging and cute game. I think the soun…
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OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
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Games that won't work with the +2a/bIs there a list of all the games that don't work with the +2a/b? Like Fairlight for example. Ta :)
OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... not until the 128. So timing loops that were in place ...