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Any Errors?Any errors you feel Sinclair Research or even Amstrad made with the speccy??
... time. I'm only learning machine code, so can someone explain to ... stack and reset IFF1). The code in the Spectrum ROM at #0066 ... . Unfortunately, the test was inverted in the ROM, so it will ... -
Any Errors?Any errors you feel Sinclair Research or even Amstrad made with the speccy??
... for wasting time.
In essence you have two choices ... because BASIC is slow - done in machine code scrolling PAPER is no different ... the Spectrum had a built in C/Pascal compiler... well that ... -
Official Instruction ManualLooking for the official instruction manual, as if you wouldn't already know, got the old Spectrum from my mums the other day and would like to get b…
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Text adventuresHi everyone (first post!) how ya all doing? I was just wondering to myself how many of you used to play text adventures? I remember when I was aroun…
... of which were pretty crap in many ways but I liked ... machine code text adventure (converted from Tandy) and complex for the time, in ... -
Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
... s essentially your BASIC code efficiently translated into machine code. RST 16 is ... and all the associated codes in BASIC (like INK, PAPER, ... you mean with "Start MC in upperscreen" and the like.[/ ... behaviours implied by certain variables in the ROM - and the ... -
Retro Gamer and Type-InsWell, Retro Gamer is apparently looking out for some good type-ins to include on its cover CD (maybe, ok?). They'd like some from WoS, and I thought …
... this one. The rest are machine code dependent, although very nice!
In fact Time Bomb was also ... listed in Computer Gamer as 'Time for ... ! However, Ski Master isn't in the archives, so I couldn ... -
New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
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Making a machine (as ... isn't worth the trouble in my opinion.
in the first place. On ... messing around with the code in anyway so the speed, ... see how Miner Willy looks in shocking orange pants! :)
Why Hex in place of Denary?Ok - most MC books / tutorials advocate the use of hex instead of denary. But the Speccy doesn't actually have a Hex converter so you need to write …
... two effects - it runs the machine code routine at 30000, and it ... to look into location 30004 in the routine, so it will ...handbook for newbies ?looking at questions what regulary appears on this forum i have an idea. why not to write short book for newbies. if few experienced coders write eac…
... also the basic and machine code tutorial on microhobby if ... , Advanced spectrum machine code is also online although in Spanish, and ... keep you in the dark.
Machine Language for ... by Joe Pritchard, and Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX Spectrum ( ...How to program Machine Code on a PC, and then run it on a speccy?Well, I've been looking into MC a bit more deeply recently - I reckon I could get my head round MC now. Back when I was a teenager, I couldn't see th…
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3) get some z80 code save as a text file ... to assemble Z80 code. -g3 means to dump code in a binary file ... .bin file and ran the machine code and.....it worked, ok I ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
... so i bought a z80 machine code book . At the age of ... just too much too take in .
forwardwind 16 years ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
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Also am i correct in saying that if you have ... could make machine code routines with TASM but having it in 6800 mode ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
[quote]Also am i correct in saying that if you have ... could make machine code routines with TASM but having it in 6800 mode ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
... particularly useful, notably [I]Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner ... in Sinclair User (scans available from WoS), that cover many machine code programming ... at all about Z80 assembly / machine code 6 months ago, and I ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
... around in the loft today and found 2 books. Spectrum Machine Code by ... and Robin Jones and Spectrum Machine Code made easy Volume 1 by ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
... I do not think "Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner ... more info.
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Machine Code made easy Volume 1
Machine Code made easy Volume ...VSYNC FunctionI have written a VSYNC function, so that I can clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the address 2367…
... explanation AA, and for the code gasman. I've never used ... the trick I was missing in my graphics routine to get ... never did get a decent machine code book that explained interrupts either ...So how many coders do we have here?Just out of interest, how many coders do we have here who are capable of knocking out a game? [ This Message was edited by: Swainy on 2004-02-02 15:…
... a C#.NET Developer, but in my spectrum days I had ... a listing published in 1984 in Micro Adventurer "Masters of ... , I am getting well into machine code with TASM etc and I ...The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…
... that after I got skilled in hacking with the Disciple I ... proper starting address for the machine code. Supplied them with a standard ...Memory Available for 16k and 48kAm I right in thinking that if I am writing a 16k Game, I have 8k available for the machine code prog 6000h to 8000h, and for a 48k game I have 40K a…
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I had a letter in Popular Computing Weekly about that ... threads that you were published in there too.
It ...Memory Available for 16k and 48kAm I right in thinking that if I am writing a 16k Game, I have 8k available for the machine code prog 6000h to 8000h, and for a 48k game I have 40K a…
... /> I recompiled at 5B00h, loaded in and did PRINT USR 23296 ... , Basic can't contain itself in that limited amount of space ... have to resort to a machine code loader to make use of ...MC 101Hello Group Members: Can't spectrum MC be embedded in a BASIC program
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PRINT CODE "REM". Get the REM by typing "THEN" first ... different depending on where REM is located in memory).
Also ... (such as one stored in a REM statement at about 25000) will ...The Greatest Spectrum Game Programmer!In my opinion the greatest Spectrum programmer of all time was Pete Cooke, this lone programmer was responsible for some of the best Spectrum games e…
... the ones who slave away in front of heavily customised servers ... in an office somewhere) don' ... made mainly by three people in Leeds, with help from Gremlin ... somewhere that Deathchase was written in machine code?! was this not so ...MC 101Hello Group Members: Can't spectrum MC be embedded in a BASIC program
... bought back in (probably) 1983 assembled the code into a REM statement, ... address in the source.
The binary code was ... in line 1, and the source code was kept in line 2 - in another REM ... you REALLY want your code in a REM statement then seek out ...The Greatest Spectrum Game Programmer!In my opinion the greatest Spectrum programmer of all time was Pete Cooke, this lone programmer was responsible for some of the best Spectrum games e…
... somewhere that Deathchase was written in machine code?! was this not so unheard ... bad) Speccy titles were written in Machine Code mainly b'cos it was ...COVOX works?My Sprinter "simulates" a COVOX soundcard at port 4Fh, but I don't know how to use it! Can anyone explain to me the process of programming it? (To be…
I see.
So, there's no point in me trying to use the COVOX untill I learn Machine Code (at a much later date). Or what? I suppose I could use a compiler.
Are there any demos which use the COVOX for sound?COVOX works?My Sprinter "simulates" a COVOX soundcard at port 4Fh, but I don't know how to use it! Can anyone explain to me the process of programming it? (To be…
... point in me trying to use the COVOX untill I learn Machine Code ... sure you use a 128 in usr 0 mode. The main ...New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…
... up now. In fact, I'm off to code a truly crap ... , was very playable, was coded in machine code, and it still won the ...New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…
... , was very playable, was coded in machine code, and it still won the ... put into it.
In this case a smug satisfaction ...New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…
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