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  • 180 (loading screen)I've got an original version of 180 from BITD that I used to play to death ( on 48 and 128 ) but it never showed the loading screen when loading (bla…

    ... never showed the loading screen when loading (black screen until loaded).
    screen after all these years and ... that the 'no loading screen' version is not available for ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC May 2011 Games
  • Wow! Splitscreen gaming goes full screen!!! One screen gives two fullscreen views!Sounds a bit Alice in Wonderland (If Lewis Carroll had written it in the twenty-first century) but aparently, using 3D glasses you can get two full s…

    ... you can get two full screen displays on one TV, so ... ' yet both get the full screen image of their point of ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2011 Chit chat
  • Espejos - Loading screen problemThe loading screen in this game belongs to a cracked version (the tap available is indeed a cracked version, I fear!), so maybe it would be nice to r…

    The loading screen in this game belongs to a cracked version (the tap available is indeed a cracked version, I fear!), so maybe it would be nice to remove it (I mean the loading screen :) )
    Ivanzx Ivanzx June 2011 Infoseek database
  • (part of) screen to UDGHere is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG. 0<=y<=23 0<=x<=31 144<=udg<=165 (UDG "A" to UDG "U") [code] ; start code with ; PRINT …

    Here is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG.
    0
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2011 Development
  • Spectrum+ fault - lines on boot screen, freezesThe ZX Spectrum+ I bought in the car boot has a fault. When you boot it, it's displaying the Copyright screen, but each character position has a vert…

    ... , it's displaying the Copyright screen, but each character position has ...
    Muzer Muzer June 2011 Hardware
  • SpecBAS 0.690 Now AvailableHi folks - 0.690 is now available at the usual location: [url]https://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/SpecOS.zip[/url] You can also download the rece…

    ... size the horizontal scrollbar.
    Sprites, when moved a distance over ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 59 animated loading screen reveals in 15 minutesHere's the product of a lazy Sunday listening to Test Match Special :) 59 of the more interesting loading screen reveals in 15 minutes - I've doubled…

    ... of the more interesting loading screen reveals in 15 minutes - I ...
    NickH NickH July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • screen$ out ?I've converted something via a scan and dithered it/saved out as a png in 7-up.. It'll load into 7-up , but I can't export it as a screen$ .. and …

    ... 't export it as a screen$ .. and the paintbrush zx wants ...
    fog fog September 2011 Development
  • Screen sizeWhich screen size are you currently using to view WoS? 800x600 used to be the most common resolution, but with mobile devices and higher quality mon…

    Which screen size are you currently using to view WoS? 800x600 used to be the most common resolution, but with mobile devices and higher quality monitors, has the average browser size gone up or down?
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty September 2011 Chit chat
  • Making Loading ScreenJust designing a loading screen for a game I'm working on. Are there any speccy(tape based) programs for making and saving screens? It's been a whil…

    Just designing a loading screen for a game I'm working on.
    Are there any speccy(tape based) programs for making and saving screens?

    It's been a while since I used a spectrum, and my memory fails me.

    48K
    fortyeightkay fortyeightkay September 2011 Development
  • Question about PC screen resolutionFor those windows users here: What screen resolution are you currently using? My apps used to be 800x5500 max on fixed forms, but I think these can…

    For those windows users here:

    What screen resolution are you currently using?

    My apps used to be 800x5500 max on fixed forms, but I think these can be too small nowadays.
    Juanma Juanma September 2011 Development
  • Multi-screen mazes?Well, it's been decades since I last mucked about with speccy BASIC, so over the last couple of weeks I've been starting out as a newbie learning a b…

    ... to start with) multi-screen, flip screen maze. I've managed ... a single screen based on a map ... not in the current screen) and when he might ... to enter the current screen? I've been looking ... I just build the map 'screen by screen'?

    Any ...
    Morkin Morkin October 2011 Development
  • Display half a screenWorking in 128 Basic and saving screens to memory via - SAVE! "image" SCREEN$ . Is it possible to display just the top half (or the bottom half) of t…

    Working in 128 Basic and saving screens to memory via - SAVE! "image" SCREEN$ . Is it possible to display just the top half (or the bottom half) of the screen ? (leaving the bottom half of the previous screen visible). Thanks in advance.
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • SP1 library questionsI'm working on my first game. I've not written a game since the late 1980s and that was a text based multiuser dungeon for BBC Micros with econet... …

    ... putting a sprite on the screen and moving it.
    ... />
    2. Deleting sprites. I note the function to ... to move it off the screen, then call sp1_DeleteSpr?
    4. Moving from one screen to the next. Does SP1 ... each time you move screen, or is it just ...
    Winston Winston October 2011 Development
  • Byte MeEventureland, part one. Written for Replay, this is the first part of what will eventually become four games on four different machines. Throw saus…

    ... at the sides of the screen - don't keep them waiting ... the top corners of the screen. Extra supplies parachute in regularly ... further you get, the more sprites appear and the the more ...
    jonathan jonathan November 2011 Brand new software
  • 128k multicolour graphics...ok over the years I've been a fan of multicolour graphics on zx spectrum, an I clearly get that on a 48k the (8x1@2)multicolour limit stands at 18cha…

    ... out command to switch the buffer, and gain a full raster ... others), they are using full screen 8x2 mode, with flickering images ...
    Arda Arda November 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Print Screen not Working on Windows 7I know I know this is chit chat and not a tech support forum. I ask here because the info on the web about this issue is generally shyte. I'm asking …

    ... pressing the "Print Screen" to commit the current screen to the clipboard ... the clipboard but screen dumping via the print screen feature does nothing ... laptops have. The print screen key on this laptop does ... can I restore my print screen feature, I've tried ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2011 Chit chat
  • Dizzy, Prince Of The YolkFolk: Alternate loading screen?Hi, Please have a careful look at the new Dizzy remake teaser (seconds 0:42-0:52) [youtube]LGW53914gDk[/youtube] That certainly looks like a [b]*r…

    ... real*[/b] ZX Spectrum loading screen (please forget about the, ... completely different from the loading screen currently shown at Infoseek:< ... br />
    This last screen is certainly used in the ... of the first loading screen matches the cover illustration ...
    jpablo jpablo November 2011 Support files
  • Vampire Hunter WillyA very nearly finished version of a game I started in 2004. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/DaRkSiDe74/VHWTitle.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i…

    ... been 100% playtested, and the sprites need redrawing, and another 20 ... to keep the original title screen instead of completely redrawing it ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi November 2011 Brand new software
  • ZX81 Dark screen, could it be the ULA?Trying to get a ZX81 going for a mate of mine, already replaced the membrane (Cheers Rich!) but now its the old "very dark screen" problem, probably …

    ... its the old "very dark screen" problem, probably caused by the ...
    Macc Macc November 2011 Chit chat
  • Games where you can't get off the first screenPlayed a couple of games tonight where I couldn't get past the first screen. Last Ninja 2 Mystery of the Nile With Last Ninja 2, a combination of p…

    Played a couple of games tonight where I couldn't get past the first screen.

    Last Ninja 2
    Mystery of the Nile

    With Last Ninja 2, a combination of poor controls and not reading the instructions are probably to blame.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause December 2011 Games
  • Trying to remember an old text based game I used to play...Hi all, hope u had a nice Christmas.. I've been scratching my head for some time now trying to remember the name of an old game I used to play on my …

    ... but rather than the standard linear nature of most text adventures ... of numerous characters and the screen would read out their location ...
    RetroGamerUK RetroGamerUK December 2011 Games
  • New Game: Endless Forms Most Beautiful[IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/loader.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/ingame.gif[…

    ... but with smooth(ish) sprites instead of udgs.
    ... br /> On each screen you collect all the sprites, which are 'randomly ... Each screen features: random colour schemes, layouts, blocks and sprites. Some ... should never see the same screen twice.

    ...
    R-Tape R-Tape January 2012 Brand new software
  • Noob needs helpSorry gents but decided to have a play with basic...see if I could knock up a shonky as hell space invader type game I seem to have gotten myself co…

    ... basically clears the screen and re draws the sprites based on variables ... have hit the edge the screen and if so stop them ...
    Wookiee Wookiee January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…

    ... shows many things like masked sprites, beeps, keyboard detection. Some parts ... }; // full screen


    // The maximum number of sprites is 10 ... /> // Define Starting Positions of the Sprites
    struct sprentry sprtbl[] = {
    Timmy Timmy January 2012 Development
  • VAL SCREEN$I seem to remember being able to find out the ascii code of a character displayed on the screen by typing in something along the lines of PRINT VAL S…

    I seem to remember being able to find out the ascii code of a character displayed on the screen by typing in something along the lines of PRINT VAL SCREEN$ (1,1).

    I cant get it to work now...

    Any ideas?!:-?
    daveysludge daveysludge January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Converting jpeg/bmp/gif to SCREEN$ fileMight be a bit of a long shot, but is there any way of converting an image file with the correct dimensions/colours to SCREEN$ file that can be loade…

    ... the correct dimensions/colours to SCREEN$ file that can be loaded ...
    daveysludge daveysludge January 2012 Development
  • is there something special about the left hand column on the screenSo.... I've noticed that when I move my player round when it bumps into the left hand side of the screen (print at 5,1;"X" etc that the controls rev…

    ... left hand side of the screen (print at 5,1;"X ... right hand side of the screen (say print at 5,19 ...
    Wookiee Wookiee February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Disable interrupts?Well, I've read the bits from the David Webb book about interrupt modes and (vaguely) appreciate the principles behind having a vector table, after r…

    ... screen & flip screen, no scrolling. There just a few moving sprites on screen ... graphics are LD'd on screen. I'm reading the keyboard ...
    Morkin Morkin February 2012 Development
  • Building a loading screenHi all, if anyone is interested - Andy has posted up some steps he went through to construct the Spectrum loading screen for Gloop Troops 2. There mi…

    ... to construct the Spectrum loading screen for Gloop Troops 2. There ... -part1.html"]Making of loading screen[/URL]

    [IMG]http ...
    EvilUncleBubba EvilUncleBubba February 2012 Development
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