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So, is the loading noise in Start Trek IV Speccy noise, or something else?I grew up thinking that a few scenes in Star Trek IV had, without a doubt, ZX Spectrum loading noise in the background. I watched it again a couple d…
... a doubt, ZX Spectrum loading noise in the background. I watched it ... Cray-2 computer. So... which one is true? Maybe the mystery ... the old discussion about Spectrum loading noise in one of the CSI shows ... it to be ZX Spectrum loading noise, but the first article ... -
Why did Ultimate games load like this?What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they loaded. You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main bl…
... into specific points in the memory rather than loading all in one block, but what? -
Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…
... is to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I ... code. Everything is in one block (I mean, loading noise has no pause ... ) - something diffent to what we get in ... Blockeditor.
The second "BASIC" block at ... -
LOADing 128k's worth of data???Just getting to grips with the concept of the 128's 'bank switching' set up, but how can you load the stuff into memory from tape (or TAP file)? Do…
... blocks individually and place them in a memory bank with a ... loaded in one go with a specialist blue/red and black loading system ... />
I'll just be LOADing/SAVEing using the bog standard ... did those old routines work LOADing in one go? -
Multiple games in oneWhile checking my collection of speccy tapes, I noticed "Byte Bitten". That game consists of two completely different games. That set me a thinking,…
... are two or more games in one. By that I mean two ... -
Bad loading screen in one Spanish gameF-1, here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url] the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the tru…
F-1, here:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url]
the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the true loading screen is some scanned car. -
BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…
... .2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin 0 ... wav file for this loading scheme.
In wav file of 44 ... , in 256 bytes have up to 1.500 INs errors, the loading ... -
Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…
... to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to ... truncate those Bytes which come in the Tape-File from Byte ... this, I get "R Tape Loading error, 0:1"
Is there a way in Spectrum BASIC (even with a ... -
+2 ramdisk - access in machine codeHow can you access the ramdisk in machine code? I've got a +2, and it seems the ramdisk has never been properly utilised. It would be a handy little…
... can't save all 112k in one go, aren't we?
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Speedlock could load 128K in one go couldn ... -
Good 128k games?As I only got my +2 in the twilight years of the spectrum and then discovered cider and Doctor and the Crippens (punk band), I never really had many …
... considering how widely-owned 128K machines were following the ... 128K games simply had extra music or avoided the multiload by loading ... levels in one big load.
... Thanks to PAW supporting the 128K machine there were also ... -
Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…
... is to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I ... code. Everything is in one block (I mean, loading noise has no pause ... ) - something diffent to what we get in ... Blockeditor.
The second "BASIC" block at ... -
Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…
... this game, but try loading the main block (RAM0) last.
For games that load in one block from 16384, there is an ... try to find the details in a couple of hours. Bit ... -
Edge Grinder, how would YOU do it?I always meant to post about this and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games. [QUOTE=AndyC;808887]The thing I love about threads like this is…
... Amstrad version.
The text in the middle area (credits/scores ... , as it can be done in one block.
The control panel graphics ... be part of a final loading screen, or placed into a ... -
I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... the address1 and address2 in the binary with the ... program, if they are all in one block) - the Amiga did this ... was only used during loading and not kept around.< ... unenhanced Spectrum is the one which occurs at the ... time and tread on one another's toes. This ... -
ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... appears to load up in one block . There is nothing ... something?) I suppose one way of finding out ... be one block when just listening to tape noise , loading it ... GRAPHIC "intrusions" written in to the BASIC which ... BASIC) . But with this one it is the machine code ... -
Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…
... . Either you run in MC or you run in BASIC and call ... of my program is coded in mc while other part is ... in basic. I don't want ... . Both parts are saved together in one block. Before runing basic part, I ... -
Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…
... of my program is coded in mc while other part is ... in basic. I don't want ... . Both parts are saved together in one block. Before runing basic part, I ... program will be completely transparant in memory once decoded so if ... -
Longest Game Loading Time................Hi peeps.... What game do you all reckon was the longest loading time?...I know alot of 128k games took ages cause of levels being loaded all at onc…
... : blame bloody Bleepload. The worst loading scheme ever.
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one of the best loaders. Loading error? Rewind one block and try ... -
Help!!I got a new case, CPU & Motherboard today. After assembling them all, along with the rest of the bits, tried to switch on & nothing. Nothing at all…
I know what you mean. I've seen just one Compaq PC that had them all in one block with a simple black plug to connect them all, but caused problems when my friend updated his mobo and had to get a new case because of it. -
eastendersdont worry its not about the game. has any one been watching it? some lad has kidnapped and possibly killed ian beale. in last fridays episode he se…
... television. I found TV in the US basically unwatchable - ... only listenable radio station in the Houston area is ... fscked that one up. When I was last in Houston ... the commercial stations are in this country. A ... watch it without adverts in one block over a couple of ... -
Face booki have joined the herd. let me know if you want me to add you as a freind. you will get to see some pics of me. thats gotta be worth it.
... displayed on a different tab in their profile. So when you ... was getting ridiculous having everything loading up in one go. The tabbed look ... applications at any time with one click.
Sure, there ... -
Loading music in ZX Spectrum games.I've always wondered, did any ZX Spectrum games feature AY 3 -8912 loading music (I'm not aware of any) or was this a technical impossibility on the …
... Firebird games featured music while loading. C64 games - it was ... allowed music to play while loading. [/QUOTE]
As ... yet have only discovered 'loading music' in one game, 'The Wild Bunch ... seemed to play between loading blocks (in a similar way to ... -
The Official Red Dwarf ThreadFOUR MINUTES TO GO! I can't fucking wait!
... left it open for another one by claiming to be set ... if they had shown it in one block as it was supposed to ... -
Load "" code gamesastro blaster by quicksilva Transylvanian towers by richard shepard there must be loads more I guess ?
iirc [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000197]Androids[/url] (excellent game btw) was Load "" CODE and it loaded the screen$ and all the data in one block. -
My emulator has a CPU bug, any ideas?.Hi all, I am writing a Speccy emulator in PureBASIC but have an odd bug. The spectrum interprets the odd numbers incorrectly whenever they are typed…
... a simple instruction test program in .Z80 or .SNA format (they ... program from the link mentioned in [URL="http://scratchpad.wikia.com ... file to snapshot by simply loading it in one of the emulators (SpecEmu ... -
How do you make a CV shine without actually lying?My CV has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese, and it looks pretty rubbish quite frankly. I am pretty good at my voluntary job at the Citizens Advic…
... put that bullet point description in verbatim, or pep it ... needs, and assess their situation in strict confidence
- Guide ... page, not too much text in one block... feature the recruitment team get ... them. Put those little hooks in their mind.
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Found an old tapeWay back in the 80's I wrote some basic (and later compiled basic) programs to hold character data for playing the fighting fantasy books. I tried fl…
... replicated a tape loading error in one of the copies (one byte was wrong ... -
multiple songs with savage enginesorry friends, another thread with my stupid questions. maybe wos should introduce a noob section for people like me? :oops: anyway, how does using …
... assemble it, best to stay in 48k machine type as well ... . Note down the length in bytes that were assembled for ... your song. Now in Spin insert a tape for ... also save all the songs in one block with SAVE "songs" CODE 33774 ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... the need to shoehorn in some sections of game ... The 2nd one of these has a bad qlitch in it. ... There is suppose to be a road block ... the monsters come in because they have a one hit kill ... out this time, not all in one block like the last lot). ... -
type-ins in zmakebas formati were about coding some type-ins from MicroHobby magazine, and found that there are 'semanal' tape series available at http://www.worldofspectrum.or…
... $, a etc). Type would be one of Num, Str,
NumArray ... can specify multiple colour controls in one
block, which would be later ... colour codes and build a {} block so long as there are ... give UDG A.
Block chars are as follows, represented ...
