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3D Games in SpecBAS!Not really :) Actually, yes - here's a type-in for you: MontyMole's "Crap Castle Master" [code] ZXASCII AUTO -1 PROG CrapCastleMaster 1 REM Crap Ca…
... /> Actually, yes - here's a type-in for you: MontyMole's "Crap ... REM Crap Castle Master by A Lycett adapted to SpecBAS
Retro Games for those in Portsmouth UK areaFor all those intrested in buying retro games in the shops, those members in Gosport, Portsmouth and Fareham might want to take a look in FOURTH PLAC…
For all those intrested in buying retro games in the shops, those ... in Gosport, Portsmouth and Fareham might want to take a look in ... FOURTH PLACE in Gosport High Street... I went in today ... , took up the manager on a previous promise ...Captain Slog and Arkanoid?Hi all Speccy chums, seeing as this is my first post on WOS forums I'd just like to say it's my favourite hangout. The ZX Spectrum 48+ was one of the…
... a kid, that being the one I had did in fact have a loading ... screen. Back in the day ... I had a collection ... 1-10, which had a number of games on ... Arkanoid version which is a Speedlock 2 that once ...Simple Question! RAM InterfaceI was messing around on my spectrum yesterday and blew it up! Im sure it has to do with the RAM joystick interface I bought but hadn't tested. Is the…
... hadn't tested. Is there a specific way of installing it ... be booted up with it in or should you only plug ... it in when the spectrum is off ... I plugged it in whilst the spectrum was loading a game but im ...FZX ScrollI wrote a routine to scroll message in ZX Spectrum screen, using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44088"]FZX[/URL] fonts.…
I wrote a routine to scroll message in ZX Spectrum screen, using [ ... not a stand-alone program, but a routine that can be included in ... ].
I prepared a short program for testing purpose ... [/URL]. One can see the routine in action.
One ...Single shot type affair (i.e. not rapid fire)I'm struggling with this 'fire' routine... [CODE]ld a,239 in a, (254) and 1 call z,stinger[/CODE] I'm only wanting the one 'shot' so to speak but …
... this 'fire' routine...
[CODE]ld a,239
in a, (254)
The 'stinger' routine basically prints the main character in 'fire' position.
Albert the wolf: A "make your own platform" open-AGD gameSo here it is you can find it within the usual dropbox folder (there is also a rzx to see how the game works..sort of.. and a TAP for the real hard…
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it is a platform in which you have to position ... non movable) in the most convenient way in order to ... your time
(in later levels you will find ... />
In the early levels you get a "brick bonus for ... save a .szx or whatever with your name in the ...ZX Spectrum games represented in Good Pub GuideI've only just managed to track down these entries from past Good Pub Guides... [INDENT] [B]The pub, 180[/B] Well stocked with spirits, yet has only …
... and Jim take part in tournaments, all attired in the same clothing ... . Clearly, hygiene is not a priority in this otherwise commendable pub.
a ruckus and, in self-defence, I managed ... was taken to A&E and am still in recovery after ...What's going on with the 128 music in Madballs?I always remembered my copy of the (terrible) Madballs having a neat 128k tune, but for a long time now all the TZXs I've been able to find have only…
... the (terrible) Madballs having a neat 128k tune, but for ... written this off as a bug in the game, but I ... toastrack 128 - I never had a +2.
... but the +2 gets a completely different AY tune.
in the game? Emulation glitches? I ...Help NeededI have just found a fully complete game that for some reason (probably alcohol!) I had completely forgot about! Kyd Cadet 3 (Mk2) was completed abou…
... months back, but due to a bug in AGD, I cannot save ... /> I have the loading screen, the instructions and a .szx of AGD ... is similar to Exolon in play, with a bit of added tempo ... 't get the code saved in a format that works. The code ...analysing program variable usageIf I wanted to count the number of times each variable is referenced while a program is running (not the number of times each variable is referenced …
... variable is referenced in the source code, which is a different - ... with a modified ROM file with a patch in LOOK_VARS to update a ... (the program in question already has an error trap routine anyway), count ... (VARS) being in the wrong place and a real error 2 ...Bottom half of a 48k Rubber key caseAnyone got one? Rubber feet optional and as long as its in one piece is fine, had a speccy in with only half the bottom part and you would think wit…
... as its in one piece is fine, had a speccy in with only ...48k PSU Alternatives & DivIDE v DivMMCHey folks, The 48k Speccy I got rather recently is missing it's power supply (though, I know it's working from testing it with the power supply from…
... with the power supply from a friends) - before I got ... trawling eBay for a replacement (or post a thread in the Wanted forum ... interested in wanting to get either a DivMMC or DivIDE (as loading tape ... for a newbie to configure & get up & running? In ...A nagging but very minor mystery solved by accident.I got into the 80's band The Chameleons probably sometime around 2008. Their original cover artwork was done by their guitarist and the cover for th…
... Mean Basically?" always gave me a weird Deja Vu like feeling ... today when i started watching a few Royle Family clips which ... i hadn't seen in years, although i did watch ... the VHS tapes a lot in the early 00's ...WoS gets a mention on BBCDunno if anyone has seen this: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29011895[/url] Some American guy has made a Spectrum in handheld form...
Dunno if anyone has seen this:
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29011895[/url]
Some American guy has made a Spectrum in handheld form...Best UK websites to find a job?What are the best sites to find a job in the UK? I guess Monster and Reed are the most used ones, but are there some other which could be helpful? Th…
What are the best sites to find a job in the UK?
I guess Monster and Reed are the most used ones, but are there some other which could be helpful?
Thanks!Saturday 6th December: "Geek Out!" + Oxford Speccy meetupHello folks. Who's up for a meetup in Oxford on Saturday 6th December, with a bit of a twist? I've been in discussions with the [url=http://www.mhs.…
... . Who's up for a meetup in Oxford on Saturday 6th December ... promise[/size].
Then, in the afternoon, we're going ... Spectranet/DivIDE/DivMMC-ish fast-loading devices. (They may or may ... br />
People without Spectrums in tow are welcome too, of ...What Spectrum Game gave public chance to win a gold necklace?Hi, I don't know the answer but I remember reading that a game made by some company hid a gold necklace or treasure in the UK, and to find it they h…
... some company hid a gold necklace or treasure in the UK, and ... had to solve some clues in a game, I just can't ... the Groucho game that was a holiday in the US.Anyone used a CronusMax?I was thinking of getting one of these as, when I get a PS4 in the new year, I would like to use my 360 controller on the PS4, and the PS4 controller…
... these as, when I get a PS4 in the new year, I ... have to buy a second 360 controller AND a second PS4 controller ... , this might be a good solution.
[url ...Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…
... its about an input routine that just a tad too slow for ... routine is to limit what the user can type in - e.g. a ... a set of limits to a routine, check against them and deny those in ... then followed by a GO SUB to input routine.
so ...Fuse 1.1.1 and DSK file supportDear reades, I'm working with Fuse 1.1.1 for Windows. I'm not able to use a valid (and with Spectaculator and my own tools working) DSK file while i…
... m not able to use a valid (and with Spectaculator and ... file while in +3 mode.
Even CAT produces a critical ... let Fuse create and insert a new DSK image, it ... already red the topic "Loading disks in Fuse" but this did ... .
Is there a bug in Fuse?trying to remember a kids tv programWe were talking about old kids tv programs at work today and I remembered bits of two things that I watched that I cant recall the names of... progr…
... /> program 1) it had a boy in it, and something about birds ... that was thought to be a goodie but turned out to ... be a baddie who wanted to steal ... kid who can only write in mirror writing or something
Heatsink for ULAHi, My Speccy 48k issue 4s starts to get temperamental when it's been on for a while. Machine itself is fine but loading gradually becomes more unre…
... on for a while. Machine itself is fine but loading gradually becomes ... caps replaced and has a new voltage regulator. A chum on Twitter ... room there is to put a heatsink in. What dimensions would I ... need? Has anyone else put a ...Zero 0.7 / Zero 0.6.5 releasedAfter months of grueling work, I?m proud to announce the Vanilla version of Zero, which is a regular Windows version of the emulator. I?ve tried to m…
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? Fixed a contention timing issue with IN.
? Fixed ... Stefan).
? Fixed a bug in DDCB and FDCB versions of ... option not reflecting currently in the Options window (Russ ... ? Fixed a problem with Infoseek download not auto-loading selected tape ...POPEYE THE ARCADEwell just the first screen (at least for now), but almost all the elements of the arcade have been reproduced. In addition to that you can choose "ea…
... the arcade have been reproduced. In addition to that you can ... />
QOPM
Q+A if in troublesome (or buggy) situation
in my dropbox (feel fre to add music loading, improve ...Return to basic from sna created by Z80 compilerHow can I go back to basic when running sna created using Z80 Assembler ([url] http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html#crossass [/url])? For e…
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For example, after loading sna created from the following ... /> ldir
skok: ld a,127
in a,(254)
and 1 ... code from running automatically after loading sna but does not ... help: immediately after loading sna the screen changes color ...Random object placementI'm looking for some advice on placing objects randomly in a game. I have a routine that reads a table and prints the corresponding object: 0 prints…
... randomly in a game.
I have a routine that reads a table ... nothing, 1 prints a strawberry, 2 prints a blackberry, 3 prints ... extra life etc...
Although always in ... blank screens etc. i.e. a quota.
I ...How would you make a Casablanca game, speccy Style?I'm watching Casablanca for the 100 time, and It just hit me that there might be a game in here somewhere... If you guys were asked to program a Cas…
... me that there might be a game in here somewhere...
In speccy, probably a text adventure game... (It ... would also give a nive point n' click).
Or maybe a mix of genres, like the ...Domino by Sound-on-Sound missing author[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014473[/url] Same as the other original game released by Sound-on-Sound, Ataque a la flota: …
... by Sound-on-Sound, Ataque a la flota:
[url ... />
has "Iris" in the loading screen and in the inlay, so "Iris ...Found - Pre-production 'review copy' of Curse of the Seven Faces<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006133">http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=00…
... =0006133
Found this in a bundle I bought last month ... Arctic version, it has a different loading screen and the font is ... can find to it is a review in 'Your Spectrum' which complaints ...
