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FBSThis is one of those things that is more like an experiment than a real project. I was trying to do this in BASIC, then realised my BASIC was too ru…
... was trying to do this in BASIC, then realised my BASIC was too rusty ... , so I ended up written it in ... ]
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IF1bis: I give up! WARNING to casual usersI guess the title of this thread really says it all. I have had an IF1bis for a number of months now, and feel that it is time to express my final fe…
... that the basic and shadow ROM files used to run it keep ... (albeit sometimes in a perhaps slightly abrasive manner) in trying to answer these ... sending my IF1bis back to Dan in South Africa for a ... .
In short, I am very sorry to have to warn other ... -
From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
... is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url] ... RAM with 160 bytes corresponding to 16*10 tiles. Each ... a bucle from 0 to 159 bytes for read ... br />
- Repeat bucle to end...
This ... I try changing POKE to v$(pos to pos+1)=chr$(byte ... -
Which ULA to fit in which issue SpectrumI spent a little while studying the resistor changes on page 30 of the ZX Spectrum 48K service manual. They all concern aspects of the video circuit …
... ceased production. The quick way to check which version your Issue ... four resistors that change, according to the service manual.
< ... . The older ULA seems to be designed for higher currents ... cause the bias point to be slightly lower in the older circuit ... -
Pause XWhat would be the best way to implement a short delay (unlike with basic, without any key detection to cut it short) in assembly ? Basically somethi…
... (unlike with basic, without any key detection to cut it short) in assembly ?
Basically something like a 3 to 5 ... 'm just after something to stick in between the return from the ... -
How to tell a Spectrum +3BAnyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B? I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic. How rare are th…
Anyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B?
I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic.
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Machine Code in 30 minutes - car gameWotcha folks, 30 years on and I'm still struggling with Machine Code. I'm going through the 30-minute tutorial on the Chuntey blog and it's all made…
... ,65278 ;read keyboard caps to v
in a,(c)
cp ... ,32766 ;read keyboard space to b
in a,(c)
cp ... /> Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be too much explanation as ... totally independent of the left key check! It doubly infuriates me ... -
1st interface in 30 years (update)Hi all, Just a wee update to my "1st ZX interface in 30 years" project. Main IC's: 82C55 three 8-bit port I/O (configured for 12 dig in, 12 dig out…
... /> Also, I'm trying to code it entirely in BASIC.
The ... , this is where coding in BASIC is starting to be a problem. I ... bitwise so it has to be written....and in BASIC this will be ... slow as it involves DEC to BIN ... -
New BASIC game: 'RPS' Drop.My BASIC is rather poor, but I've been messing about trying to make a playable game using it ([I]It's also helped to distract me from gum-ache while …
... -ache while waiting for antibiotics to kick in[/I]).
So ... DROP![/B][/URL]
In my opinion it's not ... of fun, an attempt to improve my BASIC, and an open invitation ... may do a fancier version in assembly.
Hope you ... -
From Bedrooms to Billions - Sept Release![url=http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/shop/blu-ray][img]http://lifeschool.mikendezign.com/pix/bedban1.png[/img][/url] [url=http://www.frombedroo…
... the UK to play a key, pioneering role in the shaping of ... ?Unicorn Sequence? to find in some film vault in 10 years? time ... .uk/e/from-bedrooms-to-billions-screening-tickets-12999827835[/ ... www.frombedroomstobillions.com/backers[/url] to visit the ?Backers Zone? ... -
Ensure my interrupt handler begins at the same T-stateHi! Is there a way to ensure that an IM 2 interrupt handler starts always at the same T-state (related to the moment the ULA triggers the INT line, w…
Hi! Is there a way to ensure that an IM 2 ... the same T-state (related to the moment the ULA triggers ... , I've made my routine to last a number of T ... , with some instructions to check for a key press and close the loop ... Spectrum 48K.
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Weird Island adventure game for the ZX SpectrumHello! Here's a new text adventure, and written in BASIC! It's a conversion of an Android game I wrote in 2014 called "Weird Island". I wanted to wri…
... new text adventure, and written in BASIC! It's a conversion of ... also choose not to if you want to play it in the old ... things going on in the Android version.
Press H for ... I'd like to take this opportunity to say thanks to World of ... -
What would have been the hardest game to write?<div>I was recently think about Code Masters' Fruit Machine Simulator and what a piece of **** that would have been to code. I bet it brought in some…
... would have been to code. I bet it brought in some nice ... could really have been done in BASIC (albeit without the rapidly smooth ... . Anyway, this turned my mind to the opposite of that...
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Turbo RAM Glitch or feature ?I have been testing a Spectrum [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]RAM Tur…
... I used a simple basic program to check port 31 for ... command line / basic editor to check for key strokes in other modes.< ... br />
Everything seems to ... I believe the problem is in Basic Editor does not support ... -
The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
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‘Firmware’ in this case means the BASIC extensions for the ... />
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ROM and RAM in More Detail
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Chompston Mazes in SpecBASAfter the discussion in ASH-II's Pacman thread, I checked out the link there about generating 2D Pacman style mazes. This one was quite good fun, …
... each character can be 0 to 255 in size. So long as ... $ and store that in a, and use that to store the number ... at that position in e$ in a ... use the information stored in the strings directly to build the maze ... -
Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is ... has said in an interview he dabbled with BASIC for a couple ... say it took two weeks to make in the accompanying article when ... like to know why Andre's Night Off was written in BASIC, why ... -
140 characters Basic game contestHey there, I've announced a new micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it might be interesting also for the non-Czech/Slovak …
... micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it ... short game program in the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC that will fit ... of the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC syntax
[code]1 FOR ... f=10 TO 20 STEP 2: PRINT f ... -
ZX-Uno first impressionsZX-Uno first impressions Hello: I received my ZX-Uno last Saturday and I wanted to give everyone my first impressions of this latest ZX Spectru…
... firmware. This will be fixed in the future, what you will ... and will have to get in touch with Antoniovillena to restore the Uno ... br /> ZX +2a
SE Basic IV
ZX Spectrum 48K ... press CTRL-ALT-Del. To Reboot your ZX-Uno, press CTRL-ALT-Backspace. To ... -
Presenting TK-Pie interfaceTK-Pie is an interface to connect a Raspberry Pi (all models, except the first one, with composite conector) to Spectrums and clones. I designed this…
... Pie is an interface to connect a Raspberry Pi ... one, with composite conector) to Spectrums and clones. I ... :
- Gamepad USB emulating keyboard key press
Maybe(???)
... - sound
Videos in portuguese only, sorry
video ... -
Help needed with broken Basic programI got recently into my hands a Polish program written in Basic. But it doesn't run, after loading it hangs. It is set to start from LINE 0 whic…
... hands a Polish program written in Basic.
But it doesn ... .
It is set to start from LINE 0 which ... changed it in Zx Blockedtitor (utility by Claus Jahn) to LINE 9999 ... />
Maybe somebody would like to have a look and diagnose ... -
bin to tap with basicI have compiled some machine code to binary. How I can convert it to tap (or tzx, doesn't matter) with custom basic part? Of course, I can create …
... with basic, and later save basic+code manually. But I prefer to have ... more automatic solution.
Basic ... will contain clear, request from user to enter number ... -
Play it again, Fred!Important! This is NOT my work, not my product! This is an old story from 2004 ... dedicated to uncle Andrew grandpa who died in 2015 (r.i.p.) …
... where ghosts and mummies try to get in his road.
... then had tough Fred to put bullets in his pocket,
... gave ... by 'M' key and ...
... press ENTER to continue,
... Press 'L' key to make a ... -
Arrays in BASICHi so I'm making this crappy game and I wanna store the screen positions of some UDGs in in a 50x2 array cause I have 50 characters. So I made the ar…
... screen positions of some UDGs in in a 50x2 array cause I ... )
20 FOR n=1 TO 50
30 LET a ... ]
I know how to access the elements how can ... -
Noob's guide to joysticksWhy on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity. Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's …
... offerings?
Only in my twenties did I find ... never attempted to program one!) I'd further assume that in BASIC it ... br /> LET x=x+(IN 31=*value1*)-(IN 31=*value2*) where * ... (Aside: does putting "timedata joystick" in quotes and getting one hit ... -
Control methods to support in new game (kempston, sinclair, redefinable keys etc)Hi guys, I've been busy lately working on porting a game from the C64 to the Spectrum, and I'm at the point where the main game is working pretty …
... implementing?
2. I seem to remember that some games, rather ... offer a choice, simply react to all input methods so you ... br /> 3. If you attempt to read from a Kempston interface ... but redefinabie keys seem ubiquitous in Spectrum games.
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NEW GAME : Pickaxe peteI have ported a 3rd game from the Philips Videopac, this time it is Pickaxe Pete. Again using Jonathan Cauldwell's fantasic AGD Download [url="ht…
... direction you want him to jump and press the action button.
key. he gets caught in the revolving door, possibly exposing himself to ... the joystick in the desired direction and then press the acion button ... -
New Game: A Yankee in Iraq (2017). A shoot-em-up.Last year, I [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53207/new-game-2016-revival-a-yankee-in-iraq-1992"]resurrected my old shoot-em-u…
... , which I’d written in Sinclair BASIC. It was a fun ... all the limitations inherent in BASIC.
To commemorate the 35th anniversary ... I decided to rewrite it from the ground up in assembly. For ...
The goal was to stay true to the original (i.e ... -
"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... no exponential key (in this version) but it checks to see if ... it in +3 BASIC which goes mad if I try to use ... 've set d to 1 if the M key (for .) is ... and e back to 0 once the ENTER key is pressed ... 8, the decimal point key needs to be disabled anyway until ... -
Jet Set Willy 2's original author releases a modded version of the game!Apologies if this has already been posted, but Derrick P. Rowson, the original author of Jet Set Willy 2, has been modding JSW2, and the latest versi…
... /> Sprite routine changed to permit the reformatting of horizontal ... /> Sprite routine changed to permit in code generation of reverse ... there are then two two key sequences.
Or simultaneously press ‘6’, ‘8’, and ‘0 ...
