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Spectaculator/Kempston/Spanish gamesWhen I use the kempston joystick emulation via the keyboard (cursor keys) in Spectaculator some Spanish games (e.g. Nonamed, Jungle Warrior) don't wo…
It seems a common problem with Spanish games. Some emulators have implemented some tricks to avoid this strange behaviour of the kempston emulation. This thing doesn't occurs in real machines... -
2 questions regarding partial port decoding1) What happens if the Spectrum reads from a port whose number matches the criteria for more than one device ? Does only one of the devices get to r…
... exact criteria for triggering the Kempston joystick ? The standard "IN 31 ... have a look at the Kempston interface schematic here at WOS ... -
2 questions regarding partial port decoding1) What happens if the Spectrum reads from a port whose number matches the criteria for more than one device ? Does only one of the devices get to r…
... exact criteria for triggering the Kempston joystick ?
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Kempston' interfaces behaved differently (either A5 ... -
Spectaculator/Kempston/Spanish gamesWhen I use the kempston joystick emulation via the keyboard (cursor keys) in Spectaculator some Spanish games (e.g. Nonamed, Jungle Warrior) don't wo…
... much money to buy a Kempston interface. Now, many games didn ... -
2 questions regarding partial port decoding1) What happens if the Spectrum reads from a port whose number matches the criteria for more than one device ? Does only one of the devices get to r…
... exact criteria for triggering the Kempston joystick ? The standard "IN 31 ... /> Port 31 = 0001 1111
Kempston = 000x xxxx
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Kempston joystick will not put garbage ... -
Spin interface enhancements...Seeing as I had so much luck with my suggestion of adding the 'keystick' feature to Spin last time around, I thought I'd try my luck with a couple of…
... keystick to act as a kempston, then those keys will mimic ... the kempston joystick. You can set a ... keys QAOPM to mimic a kempston. There is a small bug ... -
Abu Sumbel ProfanationI just downloaded the new TZX from the TZX Vault, but I can't get it to play. When I use Spectaculator it loads and will get to the menu then nothing…
... the keyboard to emulate the Kempston joystick always solves the problem ... -
What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…
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4 Microdrives
Kempston Joystick interface
x2 Sinclair ... -
Spectaculator keybord problem in 6.3In Spectacultor key presses no longer respond in the emuluator. Hot keys work fine. I have tried removing Spectaculator and re-installing. I have…
... would be set back to Kempston).
I suspect you ... -
Spectaculator/Kempston/Spanish gamesWhen I use the kempston joystick emulation via the keyboard (cursor keys) in Spectaculator some Spanish games (e.g. Nonamed, Jungle Warrior) don't wo…
Many spanish games using port #DF for kempston joystick.
Usually games using port #1F
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Spectaculator/Kempston/Spanish gamesWhen I use the kempston joystick emulation via the keyboard (cursor keys) in Spectaculator some Spanish games (e.g. Nonamed, Jungle Warrior) don't wo…
Surely it's just a matter of partial decoding of the address bus. Ports of 1F and DF would suggest the Kempston interface responds to any address with the bottom 5 bits set. -
Remapping spectrum keys to the arrow keysIs it actual possible to remap spectrum keys to the arrow keys on a PC keyboard in Spin or Spectaculator?
... supported Spectrum joystick such as Kempston, Sinclair 1 and Sinclair 2 ... can turn on/off the Kempston mouse emulation, which is supported ... -
Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
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Depends on final functionality. I haven't calculated it but a guess would be: >$100 and -
If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…
Accidently starting a game with Kempston joystick option, when you don' ... t have a Kempston interface. Then watching your character ... -
Kempston emulation broken?Take an emulator of your choice (I chose Spectaculator and Spin) and load up Gauntlet 3. Choose to control player 1 with 'Kempston' and play the game…
... not resulting in reading the Kempston Joystick... but a few games ... port decoding was different on Kempston 'clones' as compared to the ... real thing from Kempston themselves.
I ... have a real Kempston and a Datel Kempston/Mouse combo. I ... -
Fun with games!Does anyone have nonstandard ways of playing any games? On Heathrow ATC, I found the first two exercises a bit easy, and the third just about imposs…
... I used to select the kempston option (without joystick attached) and ... -
Spectrum Joysticks...Hi, this is probably a really obvious question to most of you but I just needed a little advice about joysticks. I never owned a Spectrum back in th…
... you'll need an interface. Kempston or compatibles (that use IN31 ... to find. RAM interfaces are kempston compatible.
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ST04 - Games (are slowly showing...)'Tension' (i.e. atmosphere) slowly rise... on [url="http://www.speccy.org/st04/"]http://www.speccy.org/st04/[/url] ST04 games are announced in rhyt…
... the accel always
Kempston is buggy, use other joysticks ... -
Interface Zero joystick interfaceHello I just built a joystick interface with instructions I found from Your Sinclair ( [url="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr05/yr05_72…
... , I have started to build Kempston interface inside my Speccy. Hopefully ... -
Amstrad and the SpectrumWhy has Amstrad made so little of their rights to the ZX Spectrum? In the last few years we have seen various retro products celebrating the Coleco, …
... different flavors of the stick: Kempston, Sinclair Interface 2, Protek and ... -
Games not working on the plus 2a/plus3Can anyone please tell me the name of any games that would not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k mode? Games that were simply not compatable …
... to recognize: it asks for Kempston joystick before the game starts ... -
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,…
... an RZX file where the Kempston mouse and the lightgun have ... -
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,…
... an RZX file where the Kempston mouse and the lightgun have ... -
Joystick Interfaces?OK, forgive me if this is a dumb question, but... I bought a +2 Speccy a little while ago, and I've been struggling to find joysticks that work with…
... cut the plug off any kempston compatible joystick and just rewire ... -
Precise control at last!Since I started using Speccy emulators I've either used the keyboard or a cheapo Logic3 Intruder pad for control. Not any more! I bought one of those…
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Kempston Competition Pro joystick (of Amiga ... -
What is difference between "128" and "128+"?What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ?? And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc. Tnx! blakes…
... would also suggest buying a Kempston Pro joystick interface and a ... -
ORSAMIt's that time of year again... (no, not the time when baseball cap wearing youth stick fireworks up the bottoms of cats) .. but the ORSAM show in …
... 2 with both Sinclair and Kempston joystick inputs. If only it ... -
Straw Poll - Wot machine did u get after the SpeccyOK here goes, after the speccy with no time line; Atari st520 (Great great sound and music) Super Nintendo (Some great games) Playstation 1 (Now) P…
... used to using a gamepad (Kempston joysticks are best etc. mentality ... -
Read the joystickAnyone written a nice joystick reading snippet?
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ld bc,31
in a,(c)
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joystick port switchingI want to switch a pin on the joystick portwith a transistor, which way does the current flow, e.g LEFT to COMMON, or COMMON to LEFT?
... /> You'll see that the Kempston joystick is active high whereas ... on input pins to a kempston and a low voltage on ... (ie, common is high on kempston and low on others).
