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Trying to remember an old Speccy game!Hello boys and girls, Back in the day I used to play this one often, but I cannot remember the name: It is a sort of text adventure style game where…
... a locked door find the key, eek a monster good thing ... -
Help with loadingI made a simple input game, and saved to tape/verified it (I bought the spectrum for ?1 at my church fete on saturday) and when I go to 'loader' on t…
... , but when I press any key, it goes back to the ... -
Recommend a joystick for Microsoft Flight Sim?I just installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 professional edition, on my XP laptop. Works fine. Picked it for 50p with two expansions for 50p e…
... a nightmare. I press a key to pull up, nothing happens ... -
Speccy Hardware IssuesSo I spent the weekend backing up games to Microdrive after playing the TZX files through winamp and have a problem. Im using a rubber key 48k specc…
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Name the gameThere was a helicopter that flew on the ocean. When i pressed a key, a map appeared. Do you remember the name of the game?
There was a helicopter that flew on the ocean. When i pressed a key, a map appeared.
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Linux problemWell, the other day I converted... I now have a computer running Red Hat Linux, but I am having some trouble with getting those usb keys to work. I…
... USB mouse.
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Controls on Arkanoid I and III just cant seem to set the controls properly on these games, i want to play on Kempston but everytime i press fire on the joystick it seems to set i…
... 've pressed i thought every key to try and select joystick ... no avail. Is there a key you press to get a ... -
Anyone know where I can get retro clacky keyboards for PCs?I have tried the ubitquitous Google, and about the best I can find are old IBM microswitched keyboards. Which were great, but not what I'm after. Wh…
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Keyboard help !Wonder if anyone could help me or have an idea ! I'm dying from the flu and i dont wanna drive 110 miles just to get my laptop fixed at work (i work…
... like that like a stuck key or i thought some sort ... scans etc, taken off the key and its not stuck down ... -
how do i read the keyboard in assembly? here is the code i tried writting to find out the value of a key call 28f (hex) loop: ld a,255 cp e jr z loop ld (50000),e ret notes from what i …
... out the value of a key
call 28f ... is in e if a key is not pressed when i ... wait until i press a key.
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Programming MC challengeIn the 80-ies I got the following assignment for a programming course. 2 16-bit values stored in #8000 and #8002 must be added together and stored i…
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Kempston joystickI don't have a joystick connected to my PC so I'm not able to get the values I need so can anyone help me out ? I read in this forum that I can read …
... not able to get the values I need so can anyone ... /> Can someone tell me what values I could expect when a ... -
screen$I'm wanting to create a game which is written mostly is Basic, due to lack of MC skills but i need a MC routine if someone would kindly supply it I…
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Keyboard problemI have a bug in my game where the main sprite moves slightly almost as if there is data left in a keyboard buffer. I read the keyboard using code alo…
... current state of the specified key and not reading from a ... -
Games Club Week 27It seems the votes are in for Solomon's Key. Go here, [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Solomon%27s+Key$&pub=^US+Gold+Ltd$&mo…
... are in for Solomon's Key. Go here, [url="http://www ... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Solomon%27s+Key$&pub=^US+Gold+Ltd ... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Solomon%27s+Key$&pub=^US+Gold+Ltd ... -
Solomns Key - Game OverSorry about not posting yesterday, I was very busy.. Anyhow, what do you think of it? For next weeks game, I'll make it an open house and the fans …
Sorry about not posting yesterday, I was very busy..
Anyhow, what do you think of it?
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Myth - corrupted file ?Greetings, I've recently started playing Myth and so far found it to be quite a nice game, though not exactly breathtaking :) Anyway, I have notice…
... you use digits in the key-definition dialog, only garbage will ... -
48k spectrum, video problems help neededHi All, I have been browsing this site for a long time and today i have finally registered and am after some help!! I have a 48k speccy and the vid…
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DS Spectrum emulator is going to be released...I thought this news deserved it's own space !!! TheHive, the author of the exellent ZXAdvance for GBA, is really working on a speccy emualtor for th…
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Dark EmpireI just downloaded The Dark Empire which I used to play as a lad all the time, I have a problem however anyone played this and can remember the key co…
I just downloaded The Dark Empire which I used to play as a lad all the time, I have a problem however anyone played this and can remember the key combination to bring up the in game menu as it is very difficult to play without this? -
Why doesn't somebody who isn't me make a blahdiblahdiblahThere have been many interfaces, and suggestions for plugging a PC keybourd into a 48K, but reading the forum, what people really need (instead of ha…
... of having to remember the key mappings in emulators) is a ... -
IN command in BASIC to read keyboardThis weekend on a Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character. The maker of the game assumed that the result of an IN …
... of an IN without a key press would always be 191 ... -
Help with game namesHello! I'm looking for a couple of games for the Spectrum which I can't recall their names. First game was about a spaniard that had to rescue a dam…
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My 48+ Power Supply is buzzing.Is this a bad thing? It only started doing this a few days ago. Can the original 48K power supply be used on a +? The FAQ says that they both have t…
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Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …
... be faster to PEEK/POKE values at an absolute memory address ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 30 September 2005Friday 30 September 2005 I've been busy helping out with WoS things, and Real-Life goings on (see below), so this update was almost late. Enjoy! * …
... Riot , Scrabble , Snoopy , Solomon's Key ,
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Hard drive and Multiface problemsI recently read about the Spectrum +3e, and thought to myself - "I'll give that a try, and I'll build the Hard drive Interface while I'm at it". So,…
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Hmm, what have ... /> I/O error - press any key
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TetroidI load it and it flashes Enter to play. But I can't get any key on my keyboard to play it. Ed
I load it and it flashes Enter to play.
But I can't get any key on my keyboard to play it.
Ed