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How often do you play Spectrum games every week?It's been asked before, I'm sure, but there's some new people here now, so it needs to be asked again. And what emulator do you use?
It's been asked before, I'm sure, but there's some new people here now, so it needs to be asked again. And what emulator do you use? -
How do I enter the code ?OK, I have a problem with Pro Tennis Tour from Ubisoft. The original version of this program has a protection system where the program asks you to na…
... yet?
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Do these qualify as MIA?I remember a book called "Exploring adventures on the ZX Spectrum" by Peter Gerrard. This book had three text adventures (type-in) in it: 1) Collosa…
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How do I convert a spectrum audio tape into a spectrum file?Hi there, I have a couple of old tapes lying around with some v.old spectrum basic programs written many years ago. I'd like to digitise these for po…
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Do you think the Speccy will live forever?Sorry if this was already discussed, but what do you REALLY think...will the Speccy live forever, or will the machine die with our generation... I …
... was already discussed, but what do you REALLY think...will the ... Pac and similar games... but do you really think the machine ... I never will, but what do YOU think about this? -
How do you play your Speccy games on your PC?Hi everyone, I was wondering what kind of device you use to play speccy Games under emulation, or if you play just with the keyboard. I do use an X-…
... the keyboard.
I do use an X-Arcade Stick ... /> Action keys 3- 8 I do usually use as ' Space ' or ... than !!!)And above all HOW DO YOU CONNECT THEM !
+2a / +3 rgb csyncI want to separate the csync signal comming from the RGB port into vsync and hsync. Dose anyone have a circuit diagram, parts list etc of how to do t…
I want to separate the csync signal comming from the RGB port into vsync and hsync. Dose anyone have a circuit diagram, parts list etc of how to do this?what to do with old gamesHi guys, never posted on this forum before although i've spent loads of time using this site - a few years ago i downloaded an emulator and…
... 've been wondering what to do with
my old games ... don't know what to do with them or whether
So how many coders do we have here?Just out of interest, how many coders do we have here who are capable of knocking out a game? [ This Message was edited by: Swainy on 2004-02-02 15:…
Just out of interest, how many coders do we have here who are capable of knocking out a game?
[ This Message was edited by: Swainy on 2004-02-02 15:20 ]Soooo.........how do you play urs?I mostly play the speccy games on emulators these days but on the odd occasion i do get the real thing out and wait 10 mins for a game to crash errrr…
... on the odd occasion i do get the real thing out ...How do I know if I have Sasser virus?Ask a silly question, but how do I know if I have the Sasser virus? I use Windows XP Home. Thanks! (I have Norton Antivirus, updated 3rd May - a…
... a silly question, but how do I know if I have ...VSYNC FunctionI have written a VSYNC function, so that I can clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the address 2367…
... flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the ... this the correct way to do it, or is there a ... VSYNC Met
VSYNC:
EI
LD HL,(vsyncst)
Do you know a strategy game like "stonkers"?Hello to all. Do you know a strategy game like "stonkers" with a CONTEMPORARY movement of troops? Thanks!
Hello to all. Do you know a strategy game like "stonkers" with a CONTEMPORARY movement of troops? Thanks!do i need a joystick to play games?hi, right now i have games working, but, can i use the keyboard to play them (if so what are the common buttons) or do i need a joystick (if so wher…
hi,
right now i have games working, but, can i use the keyboard to play them (if so what are the common buttons) or do i need a joystick (if so where the best place to get one?)
thanks for your time.IM 2 interrupts and smooth scrolling - easy peasy!Okay, been fiddling around with IM 2 and have actually mastered (I think) how to use IM 2! Now I run my game Ragnar Revival in IM2 and use HALT to sy…
... right now, but I'll do some reshuffling later on. Though ... (hl)
pop hl
ei
reti
start ... IM 1 and enable
ei ;interrupts. Jump to 0056 in ... ,a
im 2
ei
ret
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My speccy is ill :(Hi all, this is my first post and all so go easy on me ;) I've got a +2 (gray case) speccy which had a really poor tapedeck, basicaly on any tape, t…
... , basicaly on any tape, the signal was so weak and noisy ... story short. i tried to do that, got sound going into ...How do I fix faulty keys?I have recently bought a 16K Spectrum off e-bay,when I came to test it I found several keys where not working,is there a way to fix this problem by m…
... connections inside the keyboard or do I need a new membrane ...Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... the game loop and could do with some hints and tips ... and working with a simple EI,RET interrupt function, so that ... interrupt? Perhaps I should only do the actual redrawing every 2nd ... add a counter and then do a check in the game ...Loading tape files in to a real spectrumHi I have just bought a real (rubber key) spectrum on Ebay. I would like if possible to load some of the games that I have downloaded to use on emu…
... nunerous ways to do this but cannot get the signal level right ... tried saving onto tape the signal from the headphone socket on ... PCs speakers. Then saved the signal directly from the back of ...How do you talk to monsters on Heavyonthemagick?It sais you have to use quotation marks but i cant get it to work. The game doesnt seem to recognise these: " " ". Theres probably some simple proces…
It sais you have to use quotation marks but i cant get it to work. The game doesnt seem to recognise these: " " ". Theres probably some simple process behind it and im just being dumb.Does anyone know how you do it?IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... ; if no xdir, only do 2 columns
CP ... CP RECTRIGHT+1 ; Do we need to wrap
Do we need to wrap
ei
RET
...Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
... on bbc basic.
where do you start programming a game ...Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
... to use IM2 interrupts to do the moving of the sprites ... /> LD SP, 0000h
EI
; Get GFX for ...
POP AF
EI
RETI
; **** ...Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
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LD IXH,2 ;do middle third of screen :2 ... br />
* Do first tile in row
do next tile.
do next row
EI
RET
...How do it do this?Hello everyone! I have digged out my old ZX Spectrum but my gametapes are gone. I would like too play on my orignal machine and not some emulater …
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So i wonder, how do i load down a image ... ?
I tried to do a search but could not ...How do I poke a Spectrum?I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?
I've forgotten how to do it. Does anyone remember?who do you use 1 key b.a.s.i.c?well how do you. is there a web site about it. i do not have the original instruction book. from a 14 year old kid (named matthew.......) [ This Me…
well how do you. is there a web site about it. i do not have the original instruction book.
from a 14 year old kid (named matthew.......)
[ This Message was edited by: miner_willy on 2004-10-25 11:47 ]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…
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What do some of the more electronically ... basic PVR system - simple input signal from SCART, basic software encoding ...
