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Babylon 5I came across this a long time ago. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Babylon+5$&pub=^unknown$"]http://www.worldofspectrum.o…
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Cascade 50 questionI remember playing on this around summer 1984. There was a game on this tape which was basically a 'W' shape made up of numbers and a moving line whi…
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Graphic Adventure CreatorHello all. I am wondering if using GAC is possible using an emulator. I have downloaded the file and can load it ok, but the first problem I have fou…
Hello all. I am wondering if using GAC is possible using an emulator. I have downloaded the file and can load it ok, but the first problem I have found is the standard stuff that you could load up on the original. It was called the quickstart file I ... -
Graphic Adventure CreatorHello all. I posted this on the emulation area but maybe this would be a better place to post. I am wondering if using GAC is possible using an emula…
Hello all. I posted this on the emulation area but maybe this would be a better place to post.
I am wondering if using GAC is possible using an emulator. I have downloaded the file and can load it ok, but the first problem I have found is the ... -
Bug in Match Day...maybe this is old news.This may be old news, but I thought I'd share it with you all. I remember once when playing Matchday I scored a goal just as the timer (which, if yo…
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Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
... memory. But where does the line organisation come from, that is ... thought that the Spectrum's line organisation might have some advantage ... -
BLINK can now be downloaded for freeIt's now been a year since my adventure game, BLINK, was released as the first ZXIF adventure game. To coincide with the release of ZXF magazine iss…
... been a year since my adventure game, BLINK, was released as ... the first ZXIF adventure game. To coincide with the ... -
Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…
need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
... an address of next bottom line on the screen.
JP ...Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
... and move to next char line
CALL AChar
... H ; *256 to get next line
LD A,(DE)
line
LD A,(DE)
line
LD A,(DE)
IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... and move to next char line
CALL AChar
... H ; *256 to get next line
LD A,(DE)
line
LD A,(DE)
line
LD A,(DE)
Name the game(s)Another thread reminded of this compilation that had one of the most addictive games ever that had me and my brother playing for ages. I'm sure the …
... a very simple 1 pixel line for each bike, a plain ...Tribble trubbleThe levels in tribble trubble are in this order. SHEET 1 Brian is stranded at the foot of Firebug mountains. Firebugs eat tribbles. So dump the trib…
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SHEET 3 Spheroids Cave. Spheroids eat tribbles. You can ... .
SHEET 3 Spheroids Cave. Spheroids eat tribbles. You can ...BlinkAnyone know where I can get some tips for Colin's adventure, 'Blink'? I'm stuck. I know, I know - I'm an adventure lamer. :)
Anyone know where I can get some tips for Colin's adventure, 'Blink'?
I'm stuck. I know, I know - I'm an adventure lamer. :)ANN: Issue 10 of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now (Sam CoupIssue ten of Sam Revival magazine is out now, and features an exclusive game on the coverdisk. The magazine starts off with the usual Quazar News, a…
... . Invasion II is a platform adventure game where you have to ...UKretro.co.uk - Website UpdateHi, The latest additions to our site ([url]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url]) are listed below, Best Wishes, Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro…
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Quattro Adventure - Codemasters - Commodore 64 C64
Castlevania Adventure - Nintendo Gameboy
Super Mario ...BASin problemsDunny, I seem to have some problems with BASin under WindowsXP. BASically (sorry.ahem), if I maximise the screen it crashes giving me an access voila…
... C Nonsense in Basic in line 7060 (always). The same snapshot ...Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
... ; *256 TO GET NEXT LINE
LD A,(DE)
LINE
LD A,(DE)
LINE
LD A,(DE)
LINE
LD A,(DE)< ... ; *256 TO GET NEXT LINE
LD A,(DE)< ...Smooth Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48k Part 2Ok, After all the suggestions in Part 1, which were all excellent (Thankyou), I opted on the following: I have 2 x 6k Offscreen areas (Yes, that's …
... H ; *256 TO GET NEXT LINE
INC B
... H ; *256 TO GET NEXT LINE
INC B
... H ; *256 TO GET NEXT LINE
INC B
... H ; *256 TO GET NEXT LINE
INC B
...Saving games today on a real speccyOne thing I can't do on a real speccy is save games, or programs in general. My MD player doesn't have a mic minijack socket, and it's not really app…
... to save positions in an adventure game, for example, because it ...Wanted: Code to wait until Border has been drawnWhen my IM2 interrupt fires, I want to wait until the ULA is past the first line of display before drawing. I know I need to wait about 14300T after…
When my IM2 interrupt fires, I want to wait until the ULA is past the first line of display before drawing.
I know I need to wait about 14300T after interrupt but how can I tell if the ULA is now past the border and onto the screen?Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... /> SBC HL,BC ;next char. line
POP BC
line
SBC HL,BC
line
SBC HL,BC
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 27 September 2004Monday 27 September 2004 Crash 1991/92, and loads of new stuff * I've finally got round to OCRing the tips from Crash 1992, and a few I missed from…
... 7, Unitrax and Willow Pattern Adventure, The - TOP STUFF!
OT: INKJET REFILLS..Is it me? Or has any body else have a hassle with re-filling Inkjet printers. My Epson C82 , now a few years old cost ?29.99 for the black cartridg…
... it? I rang their help line , only to find out you ...Spectrum Development IDEI am currently writing an IDE that works with the "z80/.sna Assembler" found in the cross-development download section. The appearance is similar to …
... you would expect it has line numbers in a gutter, Cut ...Loading games via CD on a real SpectrumWhen I went to the Back In Time Live show in Brighton last year and at this years Retro Gamer expo in London I was fascinated to see this guy using a…
... one of those cassette tape line-in devices. Hed converted the ...YSRnRY documentary - BitTorrent problemsWell, I installed that new ADSL modem/router/switch thingy, and there's a slight hitch. The IP address of obdwww.egyptus.co.uk is 80.168.134.171, an…
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Anyway, the bottom line is that I cannot provide ...NEW CRONOSOFT RELEASESHi all, A few things happening at the moment, which may be of interest ... PLATFORM GAME DESIGNER ----------------------- A surprise this one... …
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Another text adventure, this one, which should be ...
