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The 150 pound home computerWe missing out on this still ... I think. I know the PC market has wrecked all chance for any alternatives to ever have a hope but ... what if. :lol:…
... waiting for the software writers to flock to it are long gone ... but 5 or 6 managed to string it out for a few ... you are going to be loath to change architectures just to get better ... just wouldnt be able to raise enough interest to make anything happen. -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... top. I set the path to c:\z88dk\bin as it ... should be. On trying to compile the test, I got ... " L:85 Warning:#8:Converting integer to pointer without cast
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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... " which translates into two integer adds to the pointer "g_land". As ... many times before adding an integer to a pointer is not ... h which returns both the integer division result and the ... then returns allowing p_VisitAllPlots() to move to the next plot. This ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... to stop scrolling. The message to be scrolled is a standard C-string ... end-of-string '\0'
g_scrollPos = g_textBuffer; // loop back to the start ... functions are non-standard additions to string.h and are described in ... -
Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... . one program just outputs an integer to the screen and then quits ... />
However, I would like to see this job completed, and ... unlikely I will be able to provide further useful screenshots of ... them are still very possible to do however, and other people ... -
1st. parts vs 2nd. partsThere are many games with 2 parts (even more): Beach Head 1 and 2, Saboteur 1 and 2, Gauntlet 1 and 2, Highway Encounter and Alien Highway, ... In g…
... is that you're able to string together attacks: e.g. backkick ... chuck him into a crowd to give yourself a breathing space ... with friends?
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1st. parts vs 2nd. partsThere are many games with 2 parts (even more): Beach Head 1 and 2, Saboteur 1 and 2, Gauntlet 1 and 2, Highway Encounter and Alien Highway, ... In g…
... is that you're able to string together attacks: e.g. backkick ... chuck him into a crowd to give yourself a breathing space ... -
games with bullfighting?how many are there?
... too much difficulty. Your inability to string together much of an argument ... extraneous. I'm trying to elucidate what exactly your political ... and mine should be to try to win over any lurkers ... this thread, thereby attracting converts to your cause. Surely this ... -
games with bullfighting?how many are there?
... too much difficulty. Your inability to string together much of an argument ... extraneous. I'm trying to elucidate what exactly your political ... and mine should be to try to win over any lurkers ... this thread, thereby attracting converts to your cause. Surely this ... -
Random access, file sizes and more.A few days ago Aowen mentioned that random access to saved data is not a problem. Here are my thoughts, doubts and suggestions regarding this subject…
... . its file descriptors are unique to itself).
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to generate stdio commands that ... coe itself which must do integer to ascii conversions, etc.
... none transfer any buffered data to device, carry for error
Reading from the 128 Serial PortDon't shout at me if this is a silly question. I have Googled extensively, and searched the forums, but I can't find anything discussing what seems t…
Reminds me of the days when we used to string up a null modem serial cable to play [I][B]Doom[/B][/I] at University.Great leaps forward... Timeline thoughtsHi guys What would you say were the great leaps forward in the life of the speccie. I was only in the scene for a few years (from 82-85) but in tha…
... that was so astounding. Able to string complex sentences together , which more ... game , which allowed the player to experiment with objects and other ...question about generating tap files with z88dkIs there any way to modify the output of appmake without recompiling the appmake binary. The tap file it outputs does a [CODE]randomize usr var "3276…
I can see why it does that now... converting an integer to a 40 bit float isn't simple lol
I give up :)Seeking alternatives to DATA statementsAnyone know of any memory saving alternatives to storing a list of numbers, other than using DATA statements or poking data into addresses?... Im ti…
... use of converting the numbers to string characters also appeals, but I ... br />
yes... I have to say, Im overwhelmed and impressed ... have more than enough ideas to look into...
... version of Mid2ASM with ability to output to BASIC using some of ...Booting with a programIf you ever had a VTX-5000, you'll remember it booted to a menu. The menu itself was written in BASIC. When the Spectrum initialized, this BASIC prog…
... want the programmer to have to add extra stuff, ... t have to convert a 16 bit integer to ascii ( ... like I would have to do with GO TO ... The trap itself is just to signal "ROM done initializing ... base modules uses it to display some useful information ...Booting with a programIf you ever had a VTX-5000, you'll remember it booted to a menu. The menu itself was written in BASIC. When the Spectrum initialized, this BASIC prog…
... want the programmer to have to add extra stuff, ... t have to convert a 16 bit integer to ascii ( ... like I would have to do with GO TO ... The trap itself is just to signal "ROM done initializing ... base modules uses it to display some useful information ...Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
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1) To learn how to make games
2 ... with optimisation. Try to develop routines to be generic, that ... rate
05 - Character and string printing routines
06 - ... if possible
08 - Number to string converting routines
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... interrupt routines, that is; to control a process that executes ... />
05 - Character and string printing routines
[B]Useful ... br />
08 - Number to string converting routines
[B]What ... routine, that is; pixels to display pointer using an ...Assembly Programming for IDIOTSOk are there any websites guides for what opcodes do in a z80 or books... but for really really thick people like me :-) Something along the lines …
... ) and peripherals (hardware) to name some of the important ... from scratch how to string instructions together to perform maths, program ... explains everything you need to know about display generation ... responsibility of the programmer to re-enable the interrupts ...Hobbit AI?Does anyone know anything about how The Hobbit worked? It's amazing they crammed so much in, and I was wondering how they did things like the NPC sp…
... , The Hobbit allowed the user to string together a series of complex ... parameters of what was needed to complete the game without always ... speaking the game allowed you to try most things ; when there ... it's also great fun to play , and (possibly uniquely for ...Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
The destination string doesn't need to be pre-defined. The " ... FN to handle copies from string to RAM or RAM to string or RAM to ... RAM. (It also works with string to string ... code, which is anathema to some, so I haven' ...Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
... $ could be used to assign a variable source string name on the ... requested parameters for up to two (optional) string variable definitions (destination & ... /> 41 REM TO COPY string to RAM or RAM to string or RAM to RAM
Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
... of FN m$() which handles string slicing in both destination & ... $=c$ restores the plain command to line 14 (if necessary).
to make room for possible (VAL ... "nnnnn" TO VAL "nnnnn").
15 RETURN ...Hughton sacked by Newcastle:-o:-o:-o This is the first football-related thread I've started but this announcement has left me gobsmacked..! Whoever walks into that job will h…
... might be right. Arsenal need to string a run of results together ... of the teams above them to start losing. Could be a ...Creating a new game - AssemblySo... finally I?m studying Assembly Z80... after 36 years. :) Well... it?s sooooooooooooo hard to make a game using Assembly? I bought a book (Spectr…
... /> Well... it?s sooooooooooooo hard to make a game using Assembly ... powers or Einstein-like intelligence to learn it, although it does ... instruction and you just need to learn which flags and ... bit is figuring out how to string those few very simple, basic ...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…
... I didn't took time to examine this (and others) ... :-( My method to fast map a 32bit integer to a 0-1 ... but when reverting back to the original one the ... The source code seems to indicate the result it' ... returned in DEHL (according to Gedlion routine above), but ...The Euro 2012 England supporter's threadCome on in, grab a beer and try not to get too depressed. Let's take the time to enjoy the Euros now, cos we won't be enjoying it once they start! :…
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[B]?England have switched to a more direct approach?[/B ... into their own half to protect their advantage while ... touch?[/B] ..The ability to control a football effortlessly when ... ? like England ? you struggle to string more than two passes together ...Well, it's over...Today, I got the letter in the post I was hoping would not arrive.. The wife and I have been having some problems during the year and my health issu…
[QUOTE=fogartylee;641146]Wrong. The victim is always Dr. Black.
Just saying.....[/QUOTE]
Ah. Of course. I forgot about the rope to string yourself up with. It always leads to Dr Black eventually.CODE SCREEN$ in MCIs there any way of determining what character is displayed at a certain co-ordinate from machine code like the 'IF CODE SCREEN$=' arrangement in bas…
... /> call STK_FETCH ;fetch string from stack
ld ... DE points to string
or c ;null string?
... the first character of string
ret
Compiler conventions for passing args/return valuesI've been mulling over this for a while, but I can't spot it covered anywhere. There are various methods for passing args and return values between …
... ; de = char *string
; exit : hl = char *string
; de ... />
push de ; save string
; there is ... compute_lp
; write digits to string
; ix = ...
