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  • Arcadia and Ah Diddums keyboard bugfixesHi all,<br><br>I did these while the forum was away and sent them to the Tipshop, but thought I might share here too for anyone who's interested.<br>…

    ... game is expecting a Fuller joystick interface to be connected. ... the keyboard input, rather crudely, by disabling the Fuller joystick ... will respond perfectly to keyboard control without jerking about the ... course, your fancy Fuller joystick won't work any more ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks May 2015 Games
  • Is there a way to map e.g. CTRL to --joystick-keyboard-fire on FUSE?Is there a way to map e.g. CTRL to --joystick-keyboard-fire or CURSOR-UP-Key of Keyboard to --joystick-keyboard-up or on FUSE? I can not find a w…

    Is there a way to map e.g. CTRL to --joystick-keyboard-fire
    or CURSOR-UP-Key of Keyboard to --joystick-keyboard-up or on FUSE?

    I can not find a way from the menu, as there a only Numbers, Letters and some other Keys selectable.
    Luzie Luzie January 2017 Emulators
  • Looking for a utility (keyboard and joystick tester)Hello everybody! I'm looking for a utility program of the Spectrum (hope this is the correct place to post it!). It showed the keyboard on screen,…

    ... post it!). It showed the keyboard on screen, flashing a key ... . I think it showed kempston joystick presses, too. It had decent ... 's receiving anything (key presses, joystick movement, ...) so if you have ...
    Viking Viking October 2020 Games
  • Q on Spin (Keys vs. Joystick)I'm here: Spin -> Options -> Control -> Joystick -> User Defined -> Define keys -> UP ... how do I make that direction (or any other) become None???…

    I'm here:

    Spin -> Options -> Control -> Joystick -> User Defined -> Define keys -> UP ... how do I make that direction (or any other) become None???

    Skarpo
    :)
    Skarpo Skarpo June 2005 Emulators
  • The So What's This Buzzsaw All About Then? Thread.Erm. This: [URL="http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_1.tap"]http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_1.tap[/URL] Keys…

    ... will switch over to Kempston joystick control.
    If you press 'K ... Q/A/O/P/SPACE keyboard control (handy if you're emulating ... to use a PC's keyboard).

    It should auto ...
    joefish joefish June 2009 Development
  • Skooldaze TooDear WoSsers, Thanks to Skoolkid's disassembly I'm attempting to write a new "improved" version called [B]Skooldaze Too[/B]. As part of the improvem…

    ... get lines.
    25 - Control keys - Keyboard/Kempston Joystick
    26 - Press 'C ...
    Jimmy Jimmy July 2009 Development
  • Joysticks for Spectrum +2?I have a +2a, with a joystick that came with it. Interface II compatibel fo course, the ususal. The yostick itself is a bit of a pain, it's overly re…

    ... have a +2a, with a joystick that came with it. Interface ... each game. I generally prefer keyboard control, but I find that uncomfortable ... to the height of the keyboard from the table.
    < ... on with Ultimate's awkward keyboard controls layout.

    ...
    Retro_eido Retro_eido July 2013 Hardware
  • New game: Krunel[IMG]http://www.speccy.pl/images/news/krunel_00.png[/IMG] Game name: Krunel Type: logical Author/group: [url]speccy.pl[/url] Platform: ZX Spectrum …

    ... statistics pressing H.

    Keyboard control:
    Q, M SPACE - rotate ... and Poland equiped with 2 joystick ports and AY-3-8912 ...
    tygrys tygrys October 2013 Brand new software
  • NEW GAME: Elixir VitaeOnly 2 weeks after Janosik I have a pleasure to announce my next creation - a logical minigame called [B]Elixir Vitae[/B]. Just like another Polish …

    ... the board.

    [B]CONTROL[/B]
    LEFT: move elements ... elements down
    Control selection: keyboard, Kempston Joystick, Sinclair Joystick
    Keyboard keys: Q-up ... the game independent of chosen control.[/COLOR]
    Ralf Ralf October 2013 Brand new software
  • USB Keyboard Interface interest?Hi, I was wondering if anyone else out there is interested in a USB interface for the ZX Spectrum (particularly the rubber key models, though it sho…

    ... to be using the Spectrum keyboard.

    I've ... to essentially breakout out the keyboard membrane connectors without damaging or ... to run the broken out keyboard lines along a thin strip ... power and drive just the keyboard and joystick ports for PC, tablet ...
    BarryK BarryK May 2014 Hardware
  • Key repeat weirdness with EI & IYI finally (after 35 years!) decided to write something a) for 48k speccy b) in z80 assembler. It's been over 20 years since I've written anything in …

    ... thing was to create a keyboard and joystick routines. What I have ... QOAPSpace keys or alternatively Kempston joystick can be used.
    ... sprite whenever I use keyboard to control the sprite. If I ... have something to do with keyboard repeat.

    If ...
    arttu arttu July 2017 Development
  • Joy (not) Stick Only gamesIt seems relatively common to find say C64, Amiga and in some cases Amstrad CPC games that are 'joystick control only' To be fair the port or two …

    ... CPC games that are 'joystick control only'

    keyboard controls (moreso in ... joystick for their operation ?

    As in 'no keyboard ... joystick=game unusable completely rather than 'its almost impossible via keyboard control ...
    spider spider September 2020 Games
  • Confounded modern thingsIt appears the server instability has left a gap in the forums listing so I'll post this again. Given a complete lack of anything on the projects pa…

    Mouse control? No problem. There are many games which have used cursor control from the keyboard or joystick.
    I just don't have a clue about Dungeon Master that's all.
    cyborg cyborg January 2002 Games
  • Conversions better than the originalRenegade was way better than the arcade version. Better sound, better graphics and better playability. Just load up Renegade in Mame. Any other conve…

    ... Speccy Bomb Jack with a joystick and it behaves like the ... 'up' key being available under keyboard control.
    Refrenz Refrenz November 2003 Games
  • Playground Battles - Ridiculous ClaimsAah, the old days! All that rivalry between the various 8 bit computers. Can anyone remember any ridiculous claims made by the Spectrum haters to tr…

    Keyboard control for games - the method of choice for the true connoisseur (except for the Ultimate games, that is). That's an argument against the c*mm*de - true gamers don't NEED a joystick.

    But I digress.
    monty.mole monty.mole February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Name of a joystickThis is a really arb question. But can any of you guys remember the name of the grey joystick you used to plug into the 128k It was not kempston , t…

    ... use! (I always use keyboard control - those joystick thingies are for amateurs :lol ... performance, I select the Sinclair joystick option, and use 6789-0 ... telling you what the bloody keyboard controls are without all this ...
    monty.mole monty.mole March 2004 Games
  • 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…

    ... but the lack of a joystick port meant some of the ... built in joystick interface made me get used to keyboard to the ... most games didn't support keyboard control. I don't know if ... differently if I used a joystick from the word go. It ...
    monty.mole monty.mole September 2004 Games
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... />
    [code]
    // Keyboard Control

    struct in_UDK keys ... the input library's keyboard joystick function and it will ... function returns a standard joystick status byte that indicates ... asserted. The standard joystick status byte is returned ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2006 Development
  • Astro2008, new (good) gameProbably some of you already know, but there was a new game released 3 days ago, Astro2008 : [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0…

    ... /> 3. Keyboard
    To use the keyboard to control the protagonist. ... a combination of joystick and keyboard control the protagonist. See ... /> M Right (Joystick Right)
    N Left (Joystick Left)
    ...
    E Perform Action (Joystick fire)

    ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn October 2007 Games
  • Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …

    A hack to enable mouse control in [I]Slaine[/I]. It seems to have been developed with that in mind and keyboard or joystick control completely ruins it.
    Zagreb Zagreb April 2008 Games
  • Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …

    ... ]A hack to enable mouse control in [I]Slaine[/I]. It ... with that in mind and keyboard or joystick control completely ruins it.[/QUOTE ...
    velesoft velesoft April 2008 Games
  • Bad Kempston Joystick ControlI test game OPERATION WOLF with kempston joystick controll but is impossible use bombs ? What is wrong ? If I use keyboard controll then press SPACE …

    ... game out of control. I play game with KEMPSTON JOYSTICK, but FIRE ... button is FIRE + BOMB(random). Keyboard control is OK, but keyboard ... "3" to set KEMPSTON control if joystick is connect. If I disconnect ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2008 Games
  • Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …

    [QUOTE=TVzombie;315708]Mouse control for [B]Action Force 2[/ ... />
    Modify game for mouse control is easy. You must find ... cursor. Find routine for detect keyboard( or joystick controll ) and rewrite this ...
    velesoft velesoft November 2008 Games
  • Isometric games - rotational or directional control?I always found rotational control totally instinctive on games like Knight Lore but the subject is polarised it seems. What do you think?

    ...
    You may use keyboard or joystick. Keyboard controls are not re-definable ... /> whether you wish to completely control the movement of your character ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat February 2009 Games
  • Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …

    ... to me - why disable keyboard input on the title screen ... because you've detected the joystick? Auto-detecting it is ... Spectrum game to provide a control menu.[/QUOTE]

    ... routine was reading both of keyboard and joystick. as port $1F provide ...
    Fikee Fikee March 2009 Development
  • Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]

    ... :

    01 - A keyboard and joystick reader
    02 - Divide and ... interrupt routines, that is; to control a process that executes at ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Development
  • Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]

    ... .

    01 - A keyboard and joystick reader
    [B]LD BC ... interrupt routines, that is; to control a process that executes at ...
    Ralf Ralf October 2010 Development
  • BMX Racers (mastertronic) techie queryHi, Am new to this forum (hello everyone) and have recently downloaded Spectaculator so I can relive my childhood experiences of PC games - had a Sp…

    you want to control it via keyboard or joystick?

    [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info/b/BMXRacers.txt[/url]

    CONTROLS:
    Kempston/Sinclair
    Z = Left X = Right
    L = Decelerate P = Accelerate
    fog fog October 2010 Games
  • How to Write ZX Spectrum Games As some of you may know, it has long been my intention to produce a document which explains pretty much everything I have learned - and am still lea…

    ...

    Chapter Two - Keyboard and Joystick Control
    One Key at a ...
    jonathan jonathan October 2010 Announcements
  • Did you have a favourite/hated game genre?Tried a quick forum search but couldn't see anything specific on this. Thinking of the YS top 100 thread, it struck me that growing up with the spec…

    Hated strategy games. That sort of thing works with a mouse, but with either keyboard or joystick-cursor control they were major GUI fails. The Magic Knight games with their pop-up menus were a bit of a pain too.
    joefish joefish September 2011 Games
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