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  • screen$I'm wanting to create a game which is written mostly is Basic, due to lack of MC skills but i need a MC routine if someone would kindly supply it I…

    ... these in memory
    eg screen 1 at address 23296 to ... 30208
    screen 2 at address 30209 to ... used to mess up the screen if you were pressing a ...
    chop983 chop983 August 2005 Development
  • Disks don't work on a Speccy 128k +3Hi I haven't tried tapes so maybe the whole machine is wonky, but it powers on fine and the screen is clear. When I put disks in the drive ans try t…

    ... powers on fine and the screen is clear. When I put ... try to get it to load all I get is a ... to insert a disk to load. Any help on this would ...
    Mantas Mantas September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 rom disk load/save routines?I`ve been looking everywhere for some documented listing of the +3 rom load/save routines. I want to convert some games to use disk instead of tape.…

    ... listing of the +3 rom load/save routines.

    I ... - The Adventure, it has a load/save game to tape, which ... instead of the tape rom load/save would suffice.

    FrankT FrankT September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help with loading knowledgeHi. I'm new to spectrum coding and have a few questions to do with how the spectrum loads programs. You press LOAD "" and play the tape, and it find…

    ... loads programs.
    You press LOAD "" and play the tape, and ... executed to load the loading screen?
    After the loading screen theres usually ... . How does it know to load those blocks to the correct ...
    claz claz September 2005 Development
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • The best way for converting +D Snapskot > TZX fileI became some +D Disk images with 48K +D snapshots and I had no problems to load them with LOAD D1"XXXXX"S. But what's the best method to convert the…

    ... had no problems to load them with LOAD D1"XXXXX"S.
    screen looks not very fine after ...
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Emulators
  • Something wierd!I'm in the process of making a game for the Cronosoft Cassette 50 compilation, called Brian Vs. The Bullies. It's a simple Jet Set Willy type game ma…

    ... two versions, one with a SCREEN$ and one without (although both ... loaders that display instructions on screen). The former will be used ... fine! It seemed to only load stuff from my tape deck ...
    pottyboy pottyboy September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Avoid "Program:" and "Bytes:" messagesI converted some original +D programs into TZX files. That works fine, but I'm worry about the "Program:" or "Bytes:" messages of the program blocks …

    ... program blocks after loading the screen. Is there a simple solution ... next blocks after the screen? If I load the original program from ...
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • ZXSoftware.co.uk UpdateHi folks, This weeks update should be worth a laugh. I've been playing a bit with the code recently so anything not working please tell me. The up…

    ... appear to load try clicking your mouse in the emulator screen and ...
    ADJB ADJB October 2005 Announcements
  • Jest Set Willy Editor MkII (Softricks)I've just submitted the instructions for this, but I am unable to get the actual program to work. The editor seems to load OK and it loads the JSW pr…

    ... work. The editor seems to load OK and it loads the ... ENTER on the main screen, the whole screen corrupts.

    Is ...
    martinball martinball October 2005 Games
  • TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …

    ... /> The loader is loaded. The SCREEN$ loads, followed by the menu ... 3k in size. The first screen for the level is displayed ... the main screen and the level, but when you load the level ... from the main screen, I get ...
    pottyboy pottyboy October 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Hidden piccy in Cylu loading screen.I was looking at the eggs at [url="http://www.cl4.org/comp/spectrum/eggs/#"]http://www.cl4.org/comp/spectrum/eggs/#[/url] and I was wondering about …

    ... wondering about the Cylu loading screen ... the little doohickies* on the ...
    Skarpo Skarpo November 2005 Games
  • What the smeg?I loaded the SU covertape version of "Cease Fire" and the loading screen says "Refer to page 7 on how to load this game". What does it mean?

    I loaded the SU covertape version of "Cease Fire" and the loading screen says "Refer to page 7 on how to load this game". What does it mean?
    Swevicus Swevicus November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The ULA and ScreenI've asked something similar before but please bear with me. I'm trying to understand the way the screen is controlled. The ULA controls output to …

    ... to understand the way the screen is controlled.

    The ... controls output to the the screen and the rom sets out ... the memory locations of the screen ( and attributes ). is this correct ...
    Saboteur Saboteur November 2005 Hardware
  • Return of Speccy screen buffer formatI recently discovered that the Spectrum screen buffer format that allows only two colours in an 8x8 pixel block has made its return in a slightly dif…

    ... recently discovered that the Spectrum screen buffer format that allows only ...
    vilcans vilcans November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Faulty 128Need some help here. I've got a 128+ that won't boot to the menu. It just displays a load of rubbish on the screen. Here's an example of what it does…

    ... just displays a load of rubbish on the screen.
    Here's ...
    Glenn Glenn November 2005 Hardware
  • Optimisation Needed! Is this the Fastest way to copy bytes from screen and back again?I have the screen address (say 0,0 i.e 16384) I want to copy 4 bytes wide by 32 bytes high from the screen to an area of memory. I then want to cop…

    ... (4433 TStates to copy from screen to store)

    screen

    Can ...

    ; Clear the screen to show we are bringing ... ; Copy from store to the screen

    ld hl ...
    robpearmain robpearmain November 2005 Development
  • XLR-8 Mastering utils: quick heads-upFirstly, only do this using an emulated 48K rubberkey at this stage because that's all it was ever tested on. "LOADER MAKER" - "First decrypter" - p…

    ... somewhere the bottom 2/3 screen memory. It's the address ... of the basic into the screen area which is where it ... it)

    "SCREEN$ DESIGNER" - firstly, load the loading screen. After a short ... use!!). It'll stick the screen into SoftRom and bomb out ...
    JonNorth JonNorth December 2005 Development
  • Convert Screen to TAPHow do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one …

    How do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one for memory and then copy them all together into one tap file)

    Many thanks
    robpearmain robpearmain December 2005 Development
  • Problems with Castlemaster/the CryptI recently bought these 2 excellent games. The problem is when I get killed and I start playing for the 2nd time, the game begins again and after a s…

    ... back to the
    48k screen. I'm loading the games ... but am not prepared to load them after every go.
    mutantcamel mutantcamel December 2005 Games
  • How to recover data from old Microdrive cartridges?I have 17 Microdrive cartridges that I filled with games (some listed in the "Missing in Action" section of this website) about 20 years ago. My or…

    ... seconds. Almost any attempt at LOAD* gives 2 minutes of grinding ... I have managed to load a few SCREEN$ files eventually, and one ...
    Ron101 Ron101 December 2005 Hardware
  • SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…

    ... , but the game failed to load. I tried it again and ... hear the loading noises, the screen doesn't change colour. It ... stays the same, a blank screen with a red border. I ... the loading lines on the screen but the sound was all ...
    mutantcamel mutantcamel January 2006 Hardware
  • new york warriorshello i have problems with this title,i will explain:- new york warriors(tap)-when i get to the end of level 4,it refuses to load level 5 new york…

    ... level 4,it refuses to load level 5

    new ... (tzx)-gets to menu screen but wont load levels.

    wish ...
    ladderman ladderman January 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • More Micro drive problemsHi everyone! I recently bought a interface 1 plus a microdrive for my 48k speccy and have finally gotten round to trying it out. Having set everythi…

    ... border came up, then the screen just went white. I waited ... drive started working but the screen just went white again.
    load of duff carts

    BruceNorton BruceNorton January 2006 Hardware
  • Funniest Spectrum-related memorySeeing the emulated loading screen on the Dreamcast speccy emulator reminded me of something from many moons ago. I was in the local computer shop w…

    Seeing the emulated loading screen on the Dreamcast speccy emulator ... in and looked at the screen. "Cor! Football !!. I'm having ... football game that would never load .. while I grinned like a ...
    JasonWatkins JasonWatkins January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Strange Loaders.....I LOVE the way different games load on the Speccy. I will often load a game just to watch it load!! (I am VERY strange!) There have been many differ…

    ... LOVE the way different games load on the Speccy. I will ... often load a game just to watch ... it load!! (I am VERY strange!)
    screen$ or mixed some type of ...
    itsallgood itsallgood January 2006 Games
  • Good hobby, not so good start!Hi there, I'm new here and am extrrrremely sorry if I'm asking something that has been covered before/is obvious, although I did have a nosy about a…

    ... speccy... hit J.. LOAD came up on the screen... nearly there, thought ...
    gerryanderson48k gerryanderson48k January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best speccy emulatorI have used Realspec on an old computer I had, but that emulator doesn't work with my new computer. Can anyone help me suggest another great emulator…

    ... to load tapes in original speed with flashing and loading screen.
    eksosrock eksosrock January 2006 Emulators
  • Worst loading screenAlmost every Spectrum game has a loading screen. Some of them are good, some are not. So, which one is the worst loading screen ever?

    Almost every Spectrum game has a loading screen. Some of them are good, some are not. So, which one is the worst loading screen ever?
    PopoCop PopoCop February 2006 Games
  • Name that screen shotJust picked up a half price copy of Gamestm's Retro compilation magazine and was wondering is someone could indentify the spectrum screen shot on pag…

    Just picked up a half price copy of Gamestm's Retro compilation magazine and was wondering is someone could indentify the spectrum screen shot on page 18 column 2 row 1
    chop983 chop983 February 2006 Games
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