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Video codecs in Spin?Hi all! A question regarding Spin: I would like to do a video capture (when I move my Ragnar sprite behind blocks - yiihah!) but I have some problem…
... (when I move my Ragnar sprite behind blocks - yiihah!) but I ... -
Wanted: Machine Code Sprites and Graphics BookWould anyone be willing to either sell or swap this book. Its full title is Machine Code Sprites and Graphics for the ZX Spectrum : A complete guide…
... Spectrum : A complete guide to sprite coding
By John ... -
need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
... left and right sides of sprite.
DB %00000000
sprite in memory (sprite is stored in such ... ,(SPRXLEN) ;| taking width of sprite
DEC A
... ' preshifted bytes of mask and sprite.
DRAWEND
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3 in 1 NTG3 in 1 name that game 1) You are a ninja cyborg or something. A side view flip screen. Most screens look alike with just a few details different. Th…
... through mountains. Wireframe landscape, plus sprite objects. You had bombs and ... -
Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
... LD IX,sprites ; Point to sprite data
LD B,TOTALSPRITES ... return so we can print sprite to screen
sprite
LD E,(IX+3 ... char, 9 chars per 16x16 sprite)
gfx:
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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] ; ***********…
... /> LD IX,sprites ; Point to sprite data
LD B,TOTALSPRITES ... /> PUSH BC
; Is sprite enabled, ignore if not
; Get beginning of graphics for sprite
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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 …
... H,A
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Smooth Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48k Part 2Ok, After all the suggestions in Part 1, which were all excellent (Thankyou), I opted on the following: I have 2 x 6k Offscreen areas (Yes, that's …
... H,A
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9-Game Set with New ZX SpectrumCan anyone tell me which games were in the 9-Game set that was sold in Europe with the ZX Spectrum 48k. I know there were Psion (Flight Simulation, ?…
... were Psion (Flight Simulation, ???), Ultimate (Jetpac, Cookie, Pssst) and some others ... -
Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…
... the smoothness of say a sprite on the Spectrum is better ... -
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…
... only areas that have changed" sprite type, how exactly did this ... -
Where to get Speccy bits and pieces...Hi everybody, My poor little 16K Speccy is begging to be fixed but I think the ULA has given up the ghost - when I power it on the screen stays the …
... this machine back and running JetPac again, so does anyone know ... -
Announce: EmuZWin 2.5 Release 2.2 Post-FinalEmuZWin Version 2.5 Release 2.2 post-FINAL (16-Oct-2004): [-] A small pause added between TAP blocks while loading tape from .TAP image (otherwise s…
... .ZX and .SP snapshots.
[*] Sprite Finder made available without switching ... -
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…
... I am trying to make sprite movement routine. Actually I ... did it, however my sprite
flickers terribly while ... background
2. Draw sprite into background
3. Delay ... Draw stored background into sprite
5. Change sprite coordinates
6 ... -
I'm a newbie with SPIN and can't load SNA /Z80 filesGuys I need help... I'm running SPIN on XP system but when I load a game using file Load snapshot and use a game ( ihave a Speccy cd from 97 with lot…
... not find the specified file jetpac.z80.
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Is the IY register used by the spectrum rom?Hi I've been writing a sprite routine and have noticed that the sprite data gets corrupted at some points. I have no idea why and can only guess tha…
... /> I've been writing a sprite routine and have noticed that ... the sprite data gets corrupted at some ... -
Combining NostalgyHi, Perhaps a childish idea, but in the name of nostalgy... Most if not all of you know and remember the cards that were about cars, planes, motorc…
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3) Main character sprite size (not of course in ... -
Old Cheats - Nutting the Bell !!!We were discussing this the other night - trying to remember some old cheats. Our three favorites were - Jetpac - on the level with Planes sit on t…
... three favorites were -
Jetpac - on the level with Planes ... -
Lunar Jetman is rubbish i think Lunar Jetman id rubbish, a great shame as jetpac is one of my favourite games. on load-up Lunar Jetman looks fantastic but it is too diffi…
i think Lunar Jetman id rubbish, a great shame as jetpac is one of my favourite games.
on load-up Lunar Jetman looks fantastic but it is too difficult to play and no fun at all.
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Sinclair branded softwareI am very interested in the Sinclair branded range of software and plan on creating a website on this at some point in the future. First I need to d…
... been used on inlay spines) - Jetpac was released as G27/R ... -
Help needed with "The Devils Crown". Bugged!!Hi there, just joined the forum,nice to see such an active community. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me. : ) Ok, I've been playing…
... when this item spawns, the sprite is always stuck inside the ... -
Bigger is not better!Now that I have your attention... ;) What great [B]16K[/B] games were there? Offhand I can remember: <UL><LI>[I]Timebomb[/I] (CDS Microsystems) (s…
... Currah ?Speech.
[I]Jetpac[/I] (ACG aka Ultimate aka ... -
Jetpack thing (not Jetpac), name the gameI can't for the life of me remember the name of it. It had loads of screens, and my one endearing memory is flying into a screen and (I apologise for…
I can't for the life of me remember the name of it. It had loads of screens, and my one endearing memory is flying into a screen and (I apologise for my lack of PC terminology) a load of 'chinamen' fly at you straight away and get you.
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DarwiniaJust got hold of this rather impressive game [url="http://www.darwinia.co.uk"]http://www.darwinia.co.uk[/url] and it has a very nice little feature w…
... , and it is a modified Jetpac loading screen. I recognised those ... -
What Spectrum games are valuablehi all, first post and its a question. I'm thinking of getting rid of a load of Spectrum games and putting them on ebay in bulk may be the easiest w…
... that Nightshade, Martianoids (and the Jetpac / Horace carts etc) fetch good ... -
JX-Speccy bugs.A few bugs i have noticed upon testing JX-Speccy out, Renegade runs too slow and Kwik Snax has corruption and lots of sprite flicker like Rainbow Isl…
searching for that game.My friend used to have a game that we used to play, I cant remember what it was called the only thing I can remember was that during the loading scre…
... bit like the manic minor sprite I think).
If anyone ...Name of dungeon gameHi all, Hope someone can help save my sanity! I have fond memories of a very old spectrum game I played back in my youth. It was a mono 2d grid ba…
... odd at times as your sprite filled the block, but so ...The Rubber Keyboard Muffler.One of those long forgotten memories arose from my mind the other day. The great invention of the Rubber Keyboard Muffler aka the pillow. Let me e…
... in another wee shot of Jetpac. The loading noise was the ...
