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Books for learningI used to program on the spectrum in basic way back and love it but i want to go further with it so i wanted to know are there any good books i shoul…
... to program on the spectrum in basic way back and love ... i should get to learn machine code and such.
Also ... be using to do this in.
With any luck ... writing something for this amazing machine. -
Barleywood Z80 Simulator LicenceHi All, Does anybody know if it is still possible to get a Licence for this Simulator? The reason I ask is that I'm currently using it to develop a…
... it to develop a game in Z80 code and would like it ... 30 years since I programmed in Z80 :p ).
Ultimately ... is to develop a fully machine code version for the Spectrum (probably ... -
Books for BASICIs there any godo books out there to learn BASIC ? I want to go from begininer to advanced really even though back in the day I used to write games …
... advanced really even though back in the day I used to ... have 2 good books for machine code which I am going through ... -
Text Adventure Designer (my 1st m/c programme)Didn't know whether to put this into games or development, but its still under development, so here it is... I started developing this about 3 years…
... own text engine. Its all in machine code. I also developed my ... a website.
In my current development cycle, I ... characters and associated commands etc. in Microsoft Access. The characters can ... and compile it into the code.
This small ... -
Newbie says 'Alreet?'Hiya dudes, Just dropping a line to say hello as i've decided at 33 to try and fulfill a long time ambition to write a speccy game in machine code..…
... to write a speccy game in machine code....
I've been ... -
New ZX-ULA2An upgraded / replacement ULA for the Sinclair ZX81 is now available. The ZX-ULA2 is a direct replacement for the standard ULA used in the Sinclair …
... the standard ULA used in the Sinclair ZX81 home ...
Features include: -
? Built in composite video circuit, complete with ... - this allows machine code routines to run in the 32K-48K ... ? Turbo function, which enables the machine to operate at 6.5Mhz ... -
Questions about type-insCouple of them :) I have seen that some of the type-ins that still appear as MIA, have actually an in-game screenshot, because the game was later pu…
... seen that some of the type-ins that still appear ... as MIA, have actually an in-game screenshot, because the ... was later published on tape in most (or all) the ... the game, even if the type-in has not been typed, ... a spanish site where many type-ins have been typed ... -
Using ATTR detection in machine codeIs there a ROM routine that can be called that reads the ATTR value of a co-ordinate?
Is there a ROM routine that can be called that reads the ATTR value of a co-ordinate? -
M/C mathsHow would I do the equivalent of LET A=B*7 in machine code?
How would I do the equivalent of LET A=B*7 in machine code? -
MinnaMicroZ80 v0.21 - Z80 Snapshot to Microdrive converterMinnaMicroZ80 v0.21 - The Z80 to Microdrive Snapshot Converter -------------------------------------------------------------- Written by Rob Shepherd…
... ) classic games on our beloved machine
are!
< ... games snapshotted on a 128k machine,
it will just ... into your Spectrum unit, and type:
FORMAT "m"; ... ]
And the Microdrive machine code loading routines of Jim P ... -
Machine code...or whatever it's calledTwo questions 1) can anyone recommend a good (and ideally, simpleish) book/resource which would be a good starting point on trying to learn this stu…
Two questions
1) can anyone recommend a good (and ideally, simpleish) book/resource which would be a good starting point on trying to learn this stuff
2) what's a good system to use to build stuff in? -
Which machine should be emulated at startup?The [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37743]previous poll[/url] produced a fairly convincing majority of people in favour o…
... configured it that way), which machine and/or peripherals should be ... to return to the same machine every time (eg a ... include in this option the ability to configure your "startup machine" so ... to use whatever machine/peripheral combination was in use when the ... -
David M WebbDavid M Webb wrote his books on Spectrum machine code, Starion (and an early disassembly of the ZX Spectrum ROM) while he was at school. He invested…
... wrote his books on Spectrum machine code, Starion (and an early disassembly ... />
He is the one in the middle. -
BOB the Screen BuilderHere's my first attempt to use that tokenising idea from "more on storing mazes" in a screen designer - "[url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27p…
... from "more on storing mazes" in a screen designer - "[url=http ... & ASM program listings. The machine code routines & workspace are located ... program. BOB includes code which can be used in the game to ... to read the print controls in the DATA lines.)
... -
Using Boriel's ZX Basic to learn assemblyI wrote a small guide. Hopefully some people will find my gibberish useful - especially people looking at first steps in machine code, where I think …
... people looking at first steps in machine code, where I think writing small ... -
Books for saleI've got some spectrum/related books available if you are interested in a title let me know and I'll describe the condition in more detail, and we ca…
... if you are interested in a title let me ... I'll describe the condition in more detail, and we ...
Poor condition:
Machine Code Reference Guide Microdrive-Interface 1 ... .clive.nl/english-uk/machine-code-reference-guide-microdrive-interface- ... -
How to join PC to ZX Spectrum via IF1?[LIST] [LIST] [/LIST][/LIST]Hello All, I've failed miserably :-? at getting even a hint that the Spectrum and PC I have connected together are indee…
... the instructions from Chapter 8 in the Interface 1 manual and ... /> [*]Use the PC to send code (machine code) to run it on the ... -
University ChallengeNearly two weeks ago Manchester University won the first University Challenge semi-final to get into the upcoming final against Pembroke College, Cam…
... I have spent more time in Spectrum BASIC than with algebra ... /> and having used binary in BASIC and machine code, the answer leaps out ... three.
Manchester are back in two days and if they ... -Chat then they may be in trouble. -
Inconsistencies in the games appearing in "Spectrum collection 1" by Ignacio PriniMartijn, the following games have possible mistakes: -Topin Original publication should be type-in instead of compilation. -Don Cosme Original publ…
... /> Original publication should be type-in instead of compilation.
... br /> Should be a "Type-in" and year is 1988, ...
-Nomen Rosae
Type in, 1988. The real author, as ... Crozet
Type-in
-Striker
Type-in from 1988 in MH.
2 new games - Brian Vs the Bullies & BlitzIn case you've missed it in this thread ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38962[/url]) I've uploaded 2 games to celebrate …
... 've missed it in this thread ([url]http ... games to celebrate our beloved machine's birthday. They are ... that my dad wrote in BASIC back in the late 80s/ ... the buildings (just like in the VIC-20 original), ... as I compiled it into machine code using HiSoft BASIC I ...Screen2StringFurther to writing that BASIC one-liner to redirect CAT to a string I thought that I'd do a general redirection routine for anything which normally p…
... bytes of machine code to streamline it. The comments in the listing ... string definition, pointer & machine code), but can be placed anywhere ... definition
8 DATA CODE "S",CODE "$",14,0,FN g ... h(sa):
REM machine code
REM ld hl,( ...What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... games had something planned but in the end had it ... forum members say that in some cases machine code routines can run faster ... t enough memory to hold code to handle such sprites? When ... been more affordable and available in various Spectrum models. Since we ...Dimming the screen...Hi Folks, I was hoping someone on here could help me with a wee machine code routine. I have written the following example in BASIC: [CODE]100 REM…
... machine code routine. I have written the following example in BASIC:
[CODE ... a
150 REM SLOW[/CODE]
When run lines ... in BASIC this is rather sloooooow! :smile:
My machine code skills ...OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…
... to machine reverse engineer it resulting in different, but functionally equivalent code for ... the LDIR block data copy machine code command), ON ERROR (error trapping ... your own code (not a lot on a 48K machine, but quite ...Sound designer wantedAs you may or may not be aware, in a complete IP violation, and written up as a HOW-TO tutorial, I'm writing a pac-man clone. But I'm crap with soun…
... may not be aware, in a complete IP violation, ... game)
death sound (in stages, so animation can occur ... br />
This is in ZX Basic, so can be ... think microfine bursts)
A machine code routine
I could include ... wav or a program in a tzx so we ...Cricket. Duckworth/Lewis calculator.I'd appreciate it if anyone here who enjoys cricket, and ideally is also familiar with the rules of one-day matches takes a look at a little program …
... calculate the Duckworth-Lewis scores in one-day matches (such ...
The instructions file included in the archive only really covers ... par scores. That is work in progress :)
... whilst I've written machine-code routines to make navigation around ...New Game: Bouncing Bomb - ReduxHi all, I've just finished making a(nother) new Spectrum game "Bouncing Bomb: Redux" It's a remake of my first ever attempt at a machine code game, …
... /> attempt at a machine code game, originally made back
in 1986..
code hacking
is required this ...L Break Into Program, 0:1 BlogThis is very much a work-in-progress but it's got a load of Z80 code I'm in the progress of writing, including some fast vector graphics primitives (…
... in-progress but it's got a load of Z80 code ... I'm in the progress of ... in the day developing commercial games. Sadly most of the original code ... BASIC and machine code primer.
All code is free ... for speed. The code on the whole is ...Scan of two type-in books from Interface PublicationsFor those who may be interested, I thought I'd just point out two book scans on a mainly Commoodre based site that have Spectrum listings in them. T…
... site that have Spectrum listings in them.
The first ... /> Third World War
Laserfight in the OK Space Zone
New Game: Catacombs of BalachorCurrently in the process of uploading onto WoS... Watch this space..! [IMG]http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af288/Thirdharmoniser/catacombs.jpg[/…
Currently in the process of uploading ... of learning a bit of machine code/assembly, with the intention ... a game, or in fact program in general, other than ... can actually complete the game in about 10 minutes, but ... from "back in the day" who got in touch and helped ...
