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  • WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…

    ... to ease split screen implementation, or raster effects, hardware sprites, hardware scroll ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2012 Hardware
  • Replaced Z80 now a very dark screen!Today I dag out an old issue 3 that ive known for a long time has a faulty Z80 (M1 line) so I heat gunned it out, socketed it and replaced it with a …

    ... known working one, now the screen is very dark (tried the ...
    Macc Macc September 2012 Hardware
  • Assembly game programming on ZX how-to?Hi. I'm planning to build and release new software for the Speccy but I'm pretty lame as to handle its hardware despite a good mastery of Z80 assembl…

    ... fast updates to the screen? Like drawing the "sprites" on upper RAM ...
    pkersey pkersey September 2012 Development
  • Revisiting Spectrum CPU clock regenerationWarning: This post will be a bit nerdy :-) Some time ago, I experimented with phase locked loop circuits as a possible way to regenerate the Spectru…

    ... Speccy sitting at the (c) screen, the PLL would nicely regenerate ... , but for copying one frame buffer into another - absolutely not. Even ...
    Winston Winston September 2012 Hardware
  • Red Head loading screen infoJim Bagley, ex-Special FX programmer told to me "The loading screen was done by Chas Davies, don't know why he did MAC" Charles Davies (aka Chas …

    Jim Bagley, ex-Special FX programmer told to me

    "The loading screen was done by Chas Davies, don't know why he did MAC"

    Charles Davies (aka Chas Davies).

    And word "MAC" can removed.
    Gennady Demidenko Gennady Demidenko September 2012 Infoseek database
  • Mini scroll routineI'm looking for a routine that scrolls a small section of the screen downwards and replaces it with nothing, 2 x 2 charcter blocks to be precise, to …

    ... a small section of the screen downwards and replaces it with ... />
    I'm not using sprites, its just the background data ...
    daveysludge daveysludge October 2012 Development
  • A new loading screen for "Where Time Stood Still"Original thread by user "toniman" at ZonaDePruebas forum: [url]http://www.zonadepruebas.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2036#p6313[/url] The author of this …

    ... />
    The author of this screen is MAC, one of the ... toniman, MAC has drawn this screen using Art Studio in a ... mouse, etc.

    Original screen:
    [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent ... .gif[/img]

    New screen by MAC:
    [img]https ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix October 2012 Games
  • Space PhantomsWith Halloween fast approaching a horror theme shooter could be of interest to someone looking to start a new project,something like the arcade game …

    ... the space ship and alien sprites had been changed to a ... little busy with bullets on screen but is it possible?
    jammajup jammajup October 2012 New game ideas
  • Additional Zenobi Loading Screen CreditsAdditional Zenobi loading screen credits. John Wilson's recently been posting up some material on a new picture blog and I noticed that several of t…

    Additional Zenobi loading screen credits.

    John Wilson' ...
    Strident Strident October 2012 Infoseek database
  • Ghost 'N Goblins - New Loading ScreenInspired by the new loading screen for Ocean's "Where Time Stood Still", I decided that I would go through some Spectrum games that had truly woeful …

    Inspired by the new loading screen for Ocean's "Where Time ... went about creating each loading screen.

    I decided to ... Goblins" as my 1st Loading Screen to redo. I was curious ... the new ZX Spectrum loading screen :

    [img]http://i1239 ...
    redballoon redballoon November 2012 Games
  • 2nd WoS Screen$ compoOk, what about a new compo? This time we are going to change a little bit the topic, and it is going to be about mock-ups of never released games for…

    ... .It can be a new screen$ or an old one you ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2012 Announcements
  • Alien (Mind Games / Argus Press) - new screenHope you like what I've done until now. [IMG]http://programbytes48k.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/alien-new-screen2.png[/IMG] I've been passing sever…

    ... days composing the new loading screen for the perennial strategy/tactical ... .cz/zxsf/descargas/Alien-new-screen.zip[/url]
    Neil Parsons Neil Parsons November 2012 Games
  • Chuckman original release does not have loading screenAs I still am not sure how this goes, if the game can show the loading screen of a re-release, I just noticed that this game in its original version …

    ... game can show the loading screen of a re-release, I ... version does not have loading screen:

    [url]http://www ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2012 Infoseek database
  • Super Gran loading screen by F. David ThorpeAs per the nice finding by moroz1999: [url]http://www.binaryzone.org/thezone/davidthorpe.php[/url] He did the loading screen. [url]http://www.wor…

    As per the nice finding by moroz1999:

    [url]http://www.binaryzone.org/thezone/davidthorpe.php[/url]


    He did the loading screen.

    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005017[/url]
    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2012 Infoseek database
  • Loading screen for Loups GarouxI found loading screen for Loups Garoux ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0022278[/url]) on the DeviantArt: [url]http://malcolmk…

    I found loading screen for Loups Garoux ([url]http:// ... .com/art/Loups-Garoux-loading-screen-82477019[/url]

    The ... screen is only in JPEG and ...
    Michelle_KG Michelle_KG November 2012 Infoseek database
  • Gift From The Gods - New Loading Screen.So, here it is - the new loading screen for Ocean's Gift From The Gods. Based on Bob Wakelin's original artwork : [img]http://i1239.photobucket.com/a…

    ... it is - the new loading screen for Ocean's Gift From ...
    redballoon redballoon November 2012 Games
  • Police Patrol II loading screen is wrong[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027244[/url] the loading screen is actually an in-game screenshot.

    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027244[/url]

    the loading screen is actually an in-game screenshot.
    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2012 Infoseek database
  • RAM used / corrupted by +3DOSAs I said previously, [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41775]I'm trying to put some games in hard disk[/url] so they can b…

    ... most cases screen memory can be used as a buffer).

    Zup Zup December 2012 Games
  • Heist 2012 wrong loading screenThe screen currently set as loading screen for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002278&loadpics=3"]Heist 2012[/URL] is the gam…

    ... set as loading screen for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum. ... has finished. The real loading screen is similar to that of ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain January 2013 Infoseek database
  • RCS (Reverse Computer Screen)[B]RCS[/B] ("Reverse Computer Screen", or simply SCR written backwards) is a small utility I'm about to release, that reorders bytes from the ZX-Spec…

    ... RCS[/B] ("Reverse Computer Screen", or simply SCR written ... from the ZX-Spectrum screen to significantly improve compression ... specialized routines for ZX-Spectrum screen compression.

    ... />
    The same screen, reordered with RCS before compressing ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas January 2013 Development
  • Converting games to disk: difficult loadersThis thread has an spanish version in foro speccy, but I haven't gathered enough information to overcome my problems. I've been converting some game…

    ... that they load into a buffer, are decyphered, moved to their ... 't touched it yet. The screen is loaded in a "disorded ...
    Zup Zup January 2013 Games
  • Wreck it RalphI can't wait to see this movie (8th Feb), I've seen some bits and bobs and a mate of mine over the pond loves it. The kids are always playing the […

    ... /> I came up with this screen as a test.

    screen everything needs to be scaled ... a set of sprites for Ralph and a demo screen (need to ... some editing and additional game sprites doing, what do you reckon ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN January 2013 New game ideas
  • Micro Drivin? wrong loading screen[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006681[/url] The game shows the compilation release loading screen. Could be that the origina…

    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006681[/url]

    The game shows the compilation release loading screen. Could be that the original one does not use one, but I have to check at home.
    Ivanzx Ivanzx January 2013 Infoseek database
  • Questions about SEUDI recently purchased SEUD (Shoot-em-up Designer, for those who do not know it) from Cronosoft and tried to familiarize with it, also by peering into …

    ... . In order for the enemy sprites not to move jerkily, you ... cursor at random on the screen until a piece of information ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2013 Development
  • Hidden message in Down To EarthJust found this in the Down To Earth code. I like reading these old messages left behind by programmers. [code]WELCOME TO ORIFICE Credits Darren B…

    ...

    Ralph Emery
    Screen

    Darren Steward
    Wow, erm, yeah, its got sprites
    , sound, scrolling, speech,
    second to last screen in your
    letter and ... I couldn't do the screen I
    wrote![no.14 ...
    FrankT FrankT January 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sex Crime ("cracked" loading screen.)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004406"]Sex Crime[/URL] The loading screen* says "CRACKED BY ALEX '88" in the middle of the …

    ... [/URL]

    The loading screen* says "CRACKED BY ALEX '88 ... " in the middle of the screen.

    Can some kind ... the Archive with the original screen, please?


    *perhaps ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman January 2013 Infoseek database
  • The Great Escape - new loading screenThe third in my series of classic ZX Spectrum games loading screen re-doings - another Wakelin cover for Ocean's "The Great Escape". For such a grou…

    ... classic ZX Spectrum games loading screen re-doings - another Wakelin cover ... aces game, the original loading screen was cock :

    [img ... by the time the loading screen was done, that is) due ...
    redballoon redballoon February 2013 Games
  • Speccy 48K grey screenGot a issue 2 48K speccy as part of a job lot on ebay, tested it and apart from a duff membrane it appears to be working. However the screen is a gre…

    ... to be working. However the screen is a grey colour instead ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton February 2013 Hardware
  • Disabling the +3 disk buffer; yes, but how?I would like to disable the +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those 4K from the machine's RAMdisk. By reading the computer manual and some posts on…

    ... to disable the +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu February 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • TommyGun with AGDHi everyone, I have been working with Jonathan to incorporate his excellent Arcade Game Designer utility into TommyGun. Jonathan has created a compi…

    ... allows you to create your sprites (always 16x16) and tiles ( ... you can edit the sprites on a screen.
    Again fairly similar ... TommyGun map tools to layout screen tiles.
    The Objects ... /> Remember if you change the screen assignment for an object from ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2013 Development
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