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'Interesting' Issue 2 modSo I've been lurking on this forum for a while and I've got to the point where I want to see if I can repair a speccy.. so I bought me a 'broken' one…
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There's a square under D6 which appears ... test the ULA chip in an Issue 3b or ... a mod to use a different PSU..?
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What five games that you've not played/briefly played would you want to take?I was thinking the other day about, how every so often on almost every gaming forum, you see a "What are you top ten favourite games?" style thread. …
... thread. I've posted in a few of those threads ... ) I like the atmosphere in Morrowind. Oblivion and Skyrim are ... love rain in games), a house in a bottle, a mod that ... s so rarely mentioned in gaming conversations, and ... complex (so I've read) and older than Chess. ... -
Mods to build a Spectrum Games console?The iccle boy asked to keep the Spectrum hooked up to the TV permanently to be used as a games console. I thought yeah I could do that, have it sat n…
... that I really do need a pair of joysticks, preferably wireless ... easily achieved on a PC emulator by using a pair of ... />
Has anyone ever built a spectrum joystick interface board that ... with a wireless 360 pad and emulate in hardware a Kempston or a pair ... -
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…
... Is there a way to ... made my routine to last a number of T ... -states which is a multiple of 4, ... to check for a key press and ... 't HALT last a number of cycles ... now is my routine starting at cycle ... m using Spectaculator, emulating a standard Spectrum 48K.
Wrong information in the Khazzad-Dum entryIt states that "Originally planned to be published by Idealogic (in 1987). A few tapes were even manufactured - and since preserved - but they never …
... be published by Idealogic (in 1987). A few tapes were even ... officially sold release was done in 1989, by SPE.", ... in a recent podcast, he found a copy of the game in a shop ... , so it was commercially distributed with Idealogic, although, apparently, in ...Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…
... its about an input routine that just a tad too slow for ... routine is to limit what the user can type in - e.g. a ... a set of limits to a routine, check against them and deny those in ... then followed by a GO SUB to input routine.
so ...Random object placementI'm looking for some advice on placing objects randomly in a game. I have a routine that reads a table and prints the corresponding object: 0 prints…
... randomly in a game.
I have a routine that reads a table ... nothing, 1 prints a strawberry, 2 prints a blackberry, 3 prints ... extra life etc...
Although always in ... blank screens etc. i.e. a quota.
I ...Raycasting (3D Games!) with SpecBAS<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see …
... in the form of "3dmaze" in the SpecBAS demos archive) read ... an array from a position that ... you occupy. If a block ... screen. When drawn in a loop, you get a nice 3D representation ...Vulcan expansion pack expansion - now with even more contentDownload link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxhNrntzyp5hMXBLdVFlVHFZRTQ/view?usp=sharing (REMEMBER: READ THE README. Its a beta and ha…
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(REMEMBER: READ THE README. Its a beta and has some ... release, as it was a work in progress at the time, and ... supplies originate from the bays in the very south and very ... map bugs that have been a thorn in my side. I am ...Does this game sound familiar or have they misremembered some things?I read this in a youtube comment section. "Memory is vague on this but I seem to remember there being a ZX Spectrum game that was meant to be impo…
I read this in a youtube comment section.
" ... seem to remember there being a ZX Spectrum game that was ... the last levels. They put in a section with couldn't be ...Info Guide #11[img]http://content.pouet.net/files/screenshots/00066/00066207.png[/img] A few days ago was released a new issue of e-zine Info Guide. By this li…
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A few days ago was released ... a new issue of e-zine ... just don't want to read this in emulator or even on ... real Speccy, can read it in youtube.
[url="https ...Code structureHi all, I'd be interested in opinions on the neatest way to do this. I've got a print string routine in which 0-31 are reserved for control codes, …
... br /> I'd be interested in opinions on the neatest way ... this. I've got a print string routine in which 0-31 are ...
control_code
...jumps to routine in jp table based on contents ... ;>
But each routine ends with JP PRINT_STRING so ...Top 10 WoS requests for improvements?Since WoS administrators are now requesting feedback on possible ways to improve WoS, I would like to share my thoughts about this subject, and encou…
... and Elite keyboard releases have raised recently a lot of ... inlays, and additional materials in the past, WoS reduced resolution ... knowledge about developer roles in many games, but this ... screenshots.[/b] Supporting multiple in-game screenshots for each game ...Mocks ups - Spectrum classics in multicolour.The [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/51209/full-screen-32-columns-bicolor-engine-nirvana#latest"]Nirvana+ thread[/url] gave me …
... think the biggest challenge in trying a multicolour MM is graphical ... would be interested in how others might do a multicolour MM. ... I would still be interested in seeing a multicolour Manic Miner, or ... I'd also be interested in seeing any multicolour re-imaginings ...WANTED proper commandline and INI-File-Support for EmulatorsI´ve tried yet some Spectrum Emulators and not find one which satisfies my needs completely: As I´m now trying to write some MCode routines for TR…
... -Image should be automatically loaded in Drive A:
I´ve ... /> Or I hope, Emulator Authors read this and add proper command ...A happy Christmas for Deus Ex fans! GMDX is here.If you're a fan of Deus Ex (the classic PC FPS/RPG that's a decade and a half old and still better than 99.99 to 100% of all PC games) then you're in…
... FPS/RPG that's a decade and a half old and ... games) then you're in for a great time, as GMDX ... ! Actually, it was released a while, back, but this ... is version 8, which is a *massive* overhaul. Almost every ... would have hoped to see in a sequel. GMDX is executed ...Opus Discovery - a Christmas taleBack in the day, when the ZX ruled the home computer market here in the UK, it suffered from 1 obvious problem: it lacked a fast mass media save/load…
... led Spectrum +2, and in particular a game called GliderRider. I had ... with it to run a simple presentation in my absence. I left ... ." before it ran a small text request for a change in my 'main ... . I am as happy as a nerd in a retro pile of computers ...Internet enabling a SpectrumHi, Yonks ago, I floated the idea of using one of these: http://www.mycal.net/old/wsweb/img/s7600a.pdf ..to Internet enable a Spectrum. I d…
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..to Internet enable a Spectrum. I did use of ... back devices back in about 2000 for a Uni final year ... and coupled it to a really low functionality PIC ... had succeeded in having a go at Internet-ising a Speccy? < ... could be coupled to a modem and you'd ...Fuller FDS keyboardHi folks, Bit of a head scratcher for me since I found one of these whilst looking for dead Speccy boards and there doesn't appear to be a whole l…
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Bit of a head scratcher for me since ... one and I have a [url="http://binarydinosaurs.co ... onto the keyboard circuit board and has a follow-on ... said that the SagaONE keyboard managed fine without extra ... but nothing from the keyboard. All 3 chips get ...**** You, Gamers (yet again)I don't have an XBox One, and have no plans to buy one, so I was very happy to discover that the XBox One Exclusive [b]Quantum Break[/b] (a third per…
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But then I read that the game will not ... than twenty minutes in length, and tie in with a TV series. < ... – including consumers (and gamers in particular), software developers such as ... and commerce monopoly, over time, in a series of steps of which ...A ZX Printer returns to actionAfter quite some messing about, I've got my second printer working. There were 2 reasons it sat idle (apart from the obvious being it's a sh*tty 30 y…
... just by being plugged in!
- Had a 'header' missing ... the multimeter and found a short at the connector. ... too. After a cleanup, I dared plug it in, and ... the belt, I had a disaster. During attempts to ... solution was obtained with a staple and super glue, ...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…
... will NOT be in vain.
A short quick ... my little ZX-Uno. A Raspberry PI sized Speccy, ... card, P/S 2 keyboard and audio in (for loading) and ... what you will experience is a non-working Spectrum core. ... ZX Uno (while running a Speccy), press CTRL-ALT ...Suggestion for ZX Uno improvementsI really enjoy my ZX Uno, however, I do see some improvements that I think could be made to the Uno. 1) When you press CTRL-ALT-Backspace or when …
... You could place a nice looking demo in the place of ... those items.
7) The Keyboard at ... times seems unresponsive or at times too responsive (press a ... Video connector physical connector seems a bit weak, caution needs to ...help with broken +2 greyHello, the other day I was trying to record sounds from my grey +2 "sound" socket to an old cassette recorder. Suddenly the screen went to a solid…
... the screen went to a solid black border with vertical ... be ok everywhere. However, in pin 11 of TEA2000 the ... 6 of the z80 shows a clock signal. But it ... round and less than 5v in amplitude, instead of square ... " pauses which I've read about in the internet.
< ...Unreal Speccy Portable. my reviewHi to all Just downloaded today the USP for android. I have been trying to get the best one for droid to see which one could get me the best contr…
... surprised is that it has a linkage to WOS something ... interesting with a mini keyboard and a quick change to a gamepad cursor ... at the multipress possibility in such a tiny keyboard.
Then ... managed to pass 5 levels in chuckie egg with the ...Spe 128k +2 problem, can anyone help?Heya folks, I was trying to get back into real Speccy gaming for a change, since I hadn't been using my grey +2 in a year or so. Last time I did, it …
... been using my grey +2 in a year or so. Last time ... respond to any keyboard commands, but I hear a BRRRRRR sound from ... push any key (apart from a few select keys) the BRRRRR ...Do girls throw like girls?I should explain. I've just read a book (one of the Cadfael's) in which a detective realises a young woman is in fact a boy (in a monk's cowl) by …
... just read a book (one of the Cadfael's) in which a detective realises a ... young woman is in fact a boy (in a monk ... plain wrong, but I asked a female friend to throw an ...The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…
... computer formats were just a blur in my head and I ... impressive bundle going on, throwing in a Cheetah Pro joystick (and its ... I moved onto Rambo next, in a "name I've heard of ... -less keyboard, which resulted in [i]LET OAD ""[/i], suffixed with a flashing ...RWAP Software 30th Anniversary - Week 3 CompetitionRWAP Software 30th Anniversary celebrations continue. To win a keyboard membrane of your choice from our wide range - can you name which two Sincl…
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To win a keyboard membrane of your choice from ... we brought to the market in 2016 (neither of which were ... below to be in with a chance of winning a membrane. Winner will ...RemakesHello everyone! I am new to the forums. (I was in read only mode for a while before I decided to join.) I owned a 48K Speccy when I was a kid (cca fr…
... forums. (I was in read only mode for a while before I decided ... later: in 2013)
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In 2012 I decided to give a try remaking Down ...
