-
How to write files from PC into a +3 disk image?I'm thinking about creating a utility that converts 48k snapshots into tap and dsk files. To do so, I've found that libspectrum allows me to read sna…
... m thinking about creating a utility that converts ... libspectrum allows me to read snapshots and copy/create ... found any function to read or write data ( ... John Elliot's libdsk has read/write data functions, but they ... to create / read / write files from a dsk or edsk ... -
Jump AlgorithmAfternoon all, trying my hand at a liitle basic coding ( it's a quiet work day :) ) and wondered if anyone has coded a platformer type jumping routin…
... all, trying my hand at a liitle basic coding ( it's ... a quiet work day :) ) and wondered ... if anyone has coded a platformer type jumping routine in basic.
in diagonals and frankly looks s ... -
Disabling the ROM without removing the whole thingHi! I've got my hands on a non-working issue 6a. I suspect the ROM may be bad, but other things may be faulty as well. I've read that in an otherwis…
... ve got my hands on a non-working issue 6a. ... as well. I've read that in an otherwise working speccy removing ... bootup. That seems like a good way to see if ... />
But the ROM (a NEC type) is soldered on ... d have to desolder with a pencil-type pump. Would ... -
Always chew your food!Well, I had a bit of an interesting Easter weekend while staying with my girlfriend in Filey. Warning: fairly icky medical stuff and ewgf lengthiness…
... always sorted itself out in a minute or two even ... br /> Booked in at A&E and put in one of those ... grateful for anything to read then you're literally ... ward (all of them in a worse condition than me)...
in a day or two.
... -
New AGD videogame: Blimpgeddon by NarwhalJust discovered this game today. No idea the exact day of release, but it doesn't matter. It's something new and developed by this author called Narw…
... are two versions with a different keyboard control set in each one of ... -
How to improve my program using oversized numbersI'd like my dice program to print out the number four times bigger than normal if possible. Anyone know how to do this? Or I could write a sub rou…
... /> Or I could write a sub routine that uses block graphics to ... make a square and put the ... dots in like a dice and ... -
Crash Annual 2018 now on Kickstarter!The new Crash Annual 2018 is now up on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/crash-annual-2018-the-next-chapter "Roge…
... on many occasions on producing a magazine - so this year, ...
To make it a little more special, we wanted ... that we used to read back in the 80s and 90s ... well as creating a brand new cover in the style ... be in full colour throughout - the first for a Crash ... -
TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... of real-life(-ish) characters in a real world, and varying ... character, an indestructible idiot in a world where logic doesn't ... had a fairly large increase in budget, and a much larger drop in ... type program, with a crime being committed in such a way that it ... -
Lower & upper ram IC's for an issue 3 please.Would any of you great folks have 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you would be willing to sell. I'm fixing up a poorly Spectrum that is…
... that is re-cased in to a Saga Emperor keyboard. It has an ... -
Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …
... which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is ... simply is there a list of various tunes/music ... mean 'demo's rather something in Basic using the PLAY command ... -
The Crystal MazeDear WOS, I thought about conceptualising a Speccy game based on the classic 1990s game show "The Crystal Maze", which has recently returned to TV…
... of each game. If a player completes a challenge in a game, then they ... are awarded with a crystal. Each ... per Zone)
- Support for keyboard, joystick AND mouse
- MINIMISE ... -
Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
To put this in context: a while back (i.e. ... pressing anything on the keyboard; both Godkiller games crash ... ] has it loaded properly in 128K mode, on either ... other games that failed in 128K mode but were ... remember ever working properly in the first place, so ... -
Proportional-width fontsFor reasons that are still not quite clear to me (because I’ve always loved typography and design,) I never bothered to write a proportional-font rou…
... never bothered to write a proportional-font routine. Never, that is, ... s still a work in progress—the main downside being the routine’s ... lack of speed. Not a great deal ... nailed the bulk of the routine in a couple of days, though, ... -
RAD for SpeccyJust wanted to share a fine technique of rapid app development for ZX Spectrum in C. Programming without debugger is a pain. It comes down to needing…
... calculate position on screen and read/write to it. For ... an example of work in progress. A C# code for displaying ... got intersection, all still in host coordinates, calculate y ... {
// Calculate line pos. in vmem.
int addr = 0 ... -
Bruce Lee Completed in 5m52s - A perfect speedrun WR?!Hi, I just wanted to share this as I'm really over the moon with it. I set a couple of very fast speedruns of Bruce Lee during my last 2 livestream …
... with it.
I set a couple of very fast speedruns ... broke the 7m barrier by a second, then last week I ... hit a finishing time of 6m04s but ... today I really fancied a couple more goes and to ... t think was possible with a run time of 5m52s.
Genuinely wanted - Make-A-Chip, etc.Does anyone have neat, non-scuffed copies of [i]Make-a-Chip[/i] and [i]Survival[/i], optionally [i]Scrabble[/i] too (with instructions) to spare? …
... Milestones museum in Basingstoke a week on Saturday. They have a Speccy in their ... display case and I was going to take along a ... set of the six coloured pack-in games (Punchy ... copies of these sloshing around in other people's collections ...Editorless AGD Now for Spectrum as well as Next/TimexI've updated the editorless version of AGD to 0.3, fixing the Next/Timex CLS routine and adding a Spectrum engine and compiler. For those not alread…
... Next/Timex CLS routine and adding a Spectrum engine and ... compiler. For those not already in ... will take code written in AGD script and turn ... no editors to get in the way so the ... declarations you can create a game for both machines.< ...divIDE interface not workingA while ago I bought a divIDE interface for my two spectrums (one is a 48k rubber keyboard one, the other is a 48k Spectrum plus). Sadly I never actu…
... two spectrums (one is a 48k rubber keyboard one, the other is ... the above mentioned rubber keyboard spectrum is otherwise in a fully working condition ... . Loading from tape works, keyboard has ...Testing an Interface 1As title, is there an easy way on how can I test to see if its functional or not please ? :) Please bear in mind I do not have *any* microdrives n…
... :)
Please bear in mind I do not have ... some pokes or a short routine I can try ... in.
As a sidenote after a reset or a ... " does correctly ( ? ) give a "Program Finished" message so its ... a working +2A and a +3 but I've not tried it in ...News in Hood's download sectionDear all, autumn has started, winter is upon us and this triggers in me a strong feeling I need to pour out something for Speccy. As a warm up …
... upon us and this triggers in me a strong feeling I need ... /> As a warm up I placed 4 new programs in my download ... of them I reworked for a special hardware that only me ... to a certainly better level. All info to be found in links ...Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…
... was because it was in quite a state of repair. Not ... at a time. I thought you all might like to read ... powering up but producing a poor picture, a garbled mess and ... were a bit of damage to a few pads. I soldered in a ... I don't own a 16k in my collection. I'm ...48K Issue 2 RAM issuesI have 48K issue 2 board (I've checked, the upper memory is present!). It's not very well. I've not attempted to diagnose one before, so please bear …
... both lines in as a short programme and ran it a few ... 125 = 01111101
I read this as faults with
in the upper RAM as ... been recapped at some point in its life, but I ... correctly (require a reset makes me think a cap isn't ...What are the "lost" Ultimate arcade games?I've always been really curious to know what Ultimate did before they were Ultimate, and I've been having a little dig around. We know for sure t…
... to whether you read the instructions).
A [url="https://archive ... We know we're looking in quite a narrow window - Jetpac, the ... , which came out in 1982, may in fact have been the ... jet scroll onto the screen in a manner rather reminiscent of that ...ZX Spectrum NEXT[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckYN_TwbGiQ&t=3001s"]Hardware Review[/url] I'm surprised nobody has posted this, looks very good! Tons of o…
... the original spectrum designer had a say in the design, and has ... sadly now passed away, this is a ... !
The keyboard looks and sounds like a laptop, better than ... pi add-on to feed in a genuine tape play experience!
Will be away for at least a week.Just signing in for one hour, and typing this up in advance, hopefully i will be able to get it posted and do anything else I need, because one hour …
... will probably go in pretty quick. Using a payasyougo wifi server ... I also got taken in for a bit by the hype ... . get through to anyone in the company explain my problem ... news for a bit, so just sat in the house ... get up again for a bit. People in the past say " ...Name Game: sharpen coloured pencilsMany moons ago (back in the day) I saw a type-in that I REALLY wanted to try. Doing so has been very near the top of my 'todo' list for decades. It's…
... ago (back in the day) I saw a type-in that I REALLY ... game in has been a lifelong goal. So I have now read every ... text nearby; about this type-in being a colourful game. I recall ... too methinks. It was definitely in a speccy-specific publication, I hated ...How to write a simple C+asm horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial, z88dk)[b]How to write a simple C/asm horizontal scrolling game[/b] [b]Note:[/b] This tutorial has multiple parts... I am still writing but this first pa…
... can finish the tutorial in a later post in this thread.
... should work, in theory.
Download a version and ... game in tut2.c.
[b]A) Drawing a scrolling ... scrolling function in here, in assembly.
A more portable ...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 …
... to not have keyboard controls (moreso in games that were ... appeared there was not a built in Joystick port, as we ... a joystick for their operation ?
As in 'no keyboard ... than 'its almost impossible via keyboard control'
:)
...
