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Great ideas for comp.sys.sinclair crap games compo games that you will never programJust thought I'd start this thread with a few ideas for csscgc 2009 games that I've come up with, but will - if I'm being honest - never get round to…
... start this thread with a few ideas for csscgc 2009 games that ... the town. You go for a meal in a top restaurant and pick ... this idea for ages. I was also thinking it would make a good ... series, with the blind man going on a number ... -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
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More ridiculously out of proportion punishment for piracyFrom: [URL]http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Cal-State-Student-Faces-10-Year-Prison-Term-for-Playing-with-Video-Games-52386872.html[/URL]…
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Sony Offer ?10,000 For PSN Game IdeasAny old Speccy coders fancy there hand at this, there has been quite a few retro styled games on Xbox Live and the Playstation Store. It would be gr…
... have to pitch their ideas for a PlayStation Store download title to ... /> The project is open for entry for companies based in the North ... 3 months to try and make a basic, playable, version of ... Game producers, five are chosen for the 3-month ?10k prototyping ... -
Instructions for Turbo chess searchedHello, if somebody knows where I could find the "Manual" for Turbo chess or if he has the original, it would be nice to tell me, where I could get …
... I could find the "Manual" for Turbo chess or if he ... or if he could make a scan or a photo and bring it ... googled f?r that manual a reasonable time, but I could ... find it.:-?
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Is there a maximum size for readable RZX files?I'm currently recording The Sentinel for the RZX archive playing it on SpecEmu. So far I got to level 2572 and the cleaned-up RZX file is already 8,4…
... recording The Sentinel for the RZX archive playing ... possible that a RZX file over a certain size ... /> Maybe it would seem a silly question, but I have ... coding (or PC coding, for that matter) and I ... fear that due to such a technical limitation - if any ... -
How to make a profit on Ebay!This guy hasn't done too badly. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ULTRA-RARE-SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-48K-COMPUTER-MINT-BOXED_W0QQitemZ250488887650QQcmdZViewIt…
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+2 serial port adaptorSome year ago, a friend, electronic expert, soldered a small flat (five cables) on the motherboard on one of my grey +2s, where the internal electron…
... , where the internal electronics contacts for RS232 port are.
a standard serial female 9pin port on that cable (since ... ), so I can plug a standard modem cable and try to handle ... port?
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A easy emulator for my daughterMy daughter has a really old IBM Think Pad laptop (it runs UT 99 on it fine and the updated version of Skool Daze). However I would like to place on…
My daughter has a really old IBM Think Pad ... like to place on there for her a speccy emulator could any ... -
Looking for a particular type of programMy brother (who is not stupid, but not computer literate) has asked me if I can get any software for him that will help him design his garden, not fo…
... can get any software for him that will ... design his garden, not for flowers and stuff, ... in, a storage area for equipment, build a flagged base for his ... Can anyone recommend some software for this, please. It doesn ... it doesn't need a billion different options and ... -
Piracy (a good solution for both sides?)A week or two back, Micro-Mart wrote an interesting article about software piracy, although they didn't say anything new, as there's little if anythi…
... between pirating a ?40 game and a ?10 game. Ten pounds for a game ... common knoweldge that when a shop sells a game for ?40, half of ... not prepared to pay ?5 for a game, then you don't ... love to still charge ?40 for a game downloaded directlty from them ... -
How about we make a video?not that sort..get your mind out of the gutter :) hehe I mean a spoof appeal video .. has it been done before? looking for authors etc of games .. …
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A New Games Speccy Tour?[B]Just an idea to air BUT ...[/B] Bobs making Harvest Havoc free to download gave me this idea. I immediately thought to nominate it for play on th…
... world we could probably get a proper International competition in ... develop? Can JC provide a tip for success? Can BiNMaN tell ... how he pulled off a certain efect for Trooper using the ... to make it interesting)? What other games should be considered for ... -
Cyberbig (Animagic S.A.)So, on dm_boozefreek's semi-recommendation (he's bored of it now) I've been playing [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010481]Cyb…
... fancies deconstructing it a bit and shedding a light on ... " thread. Thought it'd be a good start.
a random order for the levels.[/quote]< ... each level gate are a must, to avoid this ... colours are cycled to make it appear there are more ... -
Help my Mouse to live a happy lifeYes I have a mouse, probably only one, it must have been forced in by all of the snow, it is in the cupboard under the stairs. I boxed in the bottom …
... I had to cut a hole for the gas pipe, so ... I pesume he has about a ... is that it is a food cupboard, and he ... inch of bread, aboiut a baby bite, so it ... of anything which will make a safe catch and not ... it got in is a complete mystery, I have ... -
My first program - a vertical scrollerHi all, I'm new here. Nice to meet you all! A couple of weeks ago I decided to learn Z80 assembly language. I spent many hours in front of the Spec…
... br /> Now, here, after a few evenings of coding, is ... there's still room for some optimization as well ... tiles, but I'll make some nicer graphics later ... and collision detection, and make a simple game about running ... want to thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Machine Code for BeginnersHi folks. [sort of] newbie alert. Not new to Spectrum - been there since getting first rubber key 48k in 84 and a regular visitor to WoS for many y…
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Anyways... As a kid I never got beyond ... BASIC. Did a fair amount with that and ... have since gone to do a fair bit of 'programming ... Emulator in an attempt to make a (very belated) start at ...Codemasters CD Pack CableHi all Does anyone have a spare cable from the the CD game pack codemasters brought out? I got one today but its got the wrong cable with it :( nee…
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Does anyone have a spare cable from the the CD game ... but its got the wrong cable with it :( needs to have ... a joystick adaptor at the end ... wants to part with some for some pennies let me know ...Weird Cable Internet / TV IssueTotally non Speccy related or even retro gaming related, but hey it's the Chit Chat forum... I have a friend here in the US who has cable internet a…
... a friend here in the US who has cable internet and cable ... went blank and then a message saying that she ... her it was impossible for somebody to be recording ... unless she has a web cam. Can cable TV be hacked ... I would run scans for spyware on here computer ...Learning C for z88dkI've never gone much beyond basic, a little bit of z80 assembler, and some Delphi which I had lots of help with. I've forgotten 99% of what I learne…
... gone much beyond basic, a little bit of z80 ... to make some kind of scroller work in a particular ... any tutorials about or planned for z88dk?
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Even using printf to make a Hello World program has stumped ... As far as I can make out from what is ...Emulator + Assembler for LinuxI was wondering if there is any Emulator which comes with an Assembler for Linux ? I now that ZX Spin has this Option, but sadly, this is Windows onl…
... which comes with an Assembler for Linux ? I now that ZX ... compile via e.g. Pasmo, make a TAP and load into an ... Emulator, which could be a tiring repetitive process.comp video zx spectrum +2AI did this comp video mod on my zx spectrum 48K a while back and it worked great. [url]http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot.com/2008/11/zx-spectru…
... on my zx spectrum 48K a while back and it worked ... /> tried it now on my +2A, and it doesn't work ... know why?
is there a different mod for this model?Video problems in a +2BI was looking for the original thread, but I didn't found it... I've got a +2B with video problems through RF modulator (nothing special, all of my …
... was looking for the original thread ... ), so I build a composite video mod ( ... a TEA circuit, another with a transistor, and a modified composite output from a ... time to build a RGB cable, and tested the ... computer with a working composite output (for recording with ...Resource Web Site for PGD, AGD and SEUD.Hello I'm looking to set up a web site hopefully containing shed loads of resources for producing games in Jonathan Cauldwell's PGD, AGD and SEUD. I…
... up a web site hopefully containing shed loads of resources for producing ... he could do with a frontend for the Trooper shooter as well ... . This stuff would be useful for people (such as myself) when ... , please give me a shout and I'll make a start on the ...Searching for the artistes from The Power House / H.E.X.Hello, my name is Caroline Bren, and this is my first post. Recently, I put out an audio record which some of you may have heard of, under the Feedin…
... produced b-sides at a prolific rate for Z.X. Spectrum ... in collecting these songs for another release relating to ... in the WOS archives. For any WOS members who ... common titles, all things for considered, and so I ... will be able to make more releases related to ...VCF report and photosNot sure where to put this, exactly...but here it is, what went on at the Vintage Computing Festival at Bletchley Park last weekend. Finally I've fo…
... I've found my USB cable, and I've been ... to defy Ofcom and make a short range TV transmitter ... , with 4 Spectrums and a MicroVAX for a file server.
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... ZX80. (And a new-ish game for the ZX80 too, ...You know those modern atari games in a joystick...The modern way to play atari games, by buying a joystick that has games in-built? I have a stick with pacman, rally X and other namco classics. Well…
... play atari games, by buying a joystick that has games in ... -built? I have a stick with pacman, rally X ... if anyone has ever developed a rubber key speccie (looking like ... inside and a hdmi cable?
Does that Q make sense to ...Flash based rom replacement board for +2A/+3I'm sure I already started a thread about this, but I can't find it... Anyway, this post's to say that I've just sent off the order for the printed …
... m sure I already started a thread about this, but I ... just sent off the order for the printed circuit boards, so ... I should be in a position to be building some ... in a fortnight or so :D< ... least the first few) at a loss, since the software isn ...+3 assembler questionI was wondering if anyone could give any suggestions as to how to get this bit of code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. It works on the +128k/+2 i…
... code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. ... mode, and on the +2A/+3 in 48k mode, ... but crashes the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. ... CALL $1652 ;ONE-SPACE - make a space in it
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CALL $1f54 ...New stereo audio board for fitting on AY chip - interested?Hi, I developed a small board that fits on the AY chip inside 128K ZX Spectrums: [IMG]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/stereo_audio.j…
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