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  • Games in machine codeHi everyone, How do go about doing multiple shots like a machine gun, do you have to store every x and y position of each bullet? When you kill som…

    ... />
    Chapter 1 is a basic guide for new users.
    24 Kilobytes for playfield block maps.
    8 Kilobytes for sprite ...

    2.3 PLAYFIELD MAPS

    Three tables are ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Development
  • How do you have your speccy stuff organised on the PC?I'm curious as to how the good folks in here have their PC speccy stuff organised. For instance, do you have a single Programs folder with all your…

    ... /> \Apps\MakeTZX
    \Apps\MapCreator (maps)
    \Apps\PlayTZX
    \Apps ... \ScreenSnap (maps)
    \Apps\SjAsmPlus
    \Apps ... Projects\AttrMap
    \ASM Projects\BASIC KeyDef
    \ASM Projects\CCSCGC2007 ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz November 2010 Games
  • Platformer BAS file?Does anyone have an example of a platformer in BASIC? Specifically one that uses drawn sprites, etc.

    ... might not be usable unless Basic is compiled (something about interrupts ... all the data for characters, maps and all other graphics, and ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Retro Gamer Issue 86 - The cover's a bit special![IMG]http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg615/scaled.php?tn=0&server=615&filename=dekmj.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640[/IMG]

    ... artwork (stuff drawn on paper, maps for games, etc) still exists ... mean some people even wanted BASIC listings in the mag ! I ... people how to write in basic, difficult to cater for everyone ... want programming tips on speccy basic etc ? A mag like that ...
    psj3809 psj3809 January 2011 Chit chat
  • New platform game: Sid SpannersHi all, here is my Christmas present. A new platform game (well, more of a mini-game really). [url=http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/homepage/staff/cmspc…

    ... learnt to compress the level maps down to 1-bit per ... I can't overwrite the BASIC loader with C code or ... overwrite the system variables and BASIC loader without any problem. As ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn April 2011 Brand new software
  • Best way to organise a multi screen game?Hi All, Does anybody know ay good ways to organise large multi screen game? Or any links to useful texts on the matter? In my previous single scr…

    ... the problem one of drawing maps for a flip screen, or ... />
    This is probably pretty basic stuff, but if I can ...
    R-Tape R-Tape April 2011 Development
  • Japan Tsunami AppealAs some of you will be aware, I've been tinkering with an open source version of SE Basic that could be distributed with hardware without infringing …

    ... />
    The reason for OpenSE BASIC's relatively good compatibility is ... of the code in OpenSE BASIC was derived from the ... The step from finishing SE Basic to open sourcing it was ... excellent choice for using OpenSE BASIC. It maps the full standard keyboard ...
    chev chev May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • ZXDS questions...Hi Folks, I am hoping someone on here knows something about [B]ZXDS[/B]. I have downloaded the program to my daughters [B]DSi[/B] (for testing purp…

    ... button from the Controls screen maps the controls to match the ... uses - if you were editing basic, you would be using the ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak June 2011 Emulators
  • ZXDS questions...Hi Folks, I am hoping someone on here knows something about [B]ZXDS[/B]. I have downloaded the program to my daughters [B]DSi[/B] (for testing purp…

    ... button from the Controls screen maps the controls to match the ... uses - if you were editing basic, you would be using the ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman June 2011 Emulators
  • The Duke Nukem Forever demo is due out, BUT...The playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever is (finally!) going to be released, on the 3rd of June, one week before the full game is released (on the 10t…

    ... , even some user mods and maps, but it was Doom that ... , with enemies that had only basic AI.

    Yet Quake ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2011 Chit chat
  • Student looks for material stuff to do with 80s gameplayHi everyone, Thanks to everyone for their help in advance by the way! I'll be posting this message or something like it on other retro gaming forums …

    ... /> [quote]
    People's homemade maps, notes from games or custom ... which looked anything like the BASIC program that followed though. Almost ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New game - Aahku al RescateHi everybody! At last, I was able to finish my little game, after many hours of dedication and effort. His title is "Aahku al rescate" (Aahku to th…

    ... structure, level maps drawn very fast, even for compiled basic.

    Basic.[/QUOTE]

    Which compiler ...
    Arda Arda July 2011 Brand new software
  • Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…

    ... full inlay scans, instruction sheets, maps etc.[/quote]

    I ... text file giving instructions for basic memorabilia purposes. Preservation should really ...
    Bangstick Bangstick September 2011 Support files
  • The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…

    ... later decade did the same basic "job" but largely lacked the ... and coloured versions of their maps printed and the clean, black ...
    Zagreb Zagreb September 2011 Chit chat
  • Improving existing games by hacking?Certain ZX-Spectrum games are already too close to perfection so it seems nothing else could be changed within the hardware limitations to make them …

    ... be altered quite easily. New maps are no problem. I have ... made a cool editor in basic.

    [url]http://www ...
    FrankT FrankT November 2011 New game ideas
  • How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…

    ... day when writing things in BASIC... but now that Im trying ... for the system (Forth, C, BASIC, etc), many of the best ... still go about designing your maps, working out your plotlines, storyboards ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil December 2011 New game ideas
  • How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…

    ... day when writing things in BASIC... but now that Im trying ... for the system (Forth, C, BASIC, etc), many of the best ... still go about designing your maps, working out your plotlines, storyboards ...
    polomint polomint December 2011 New game ideas
  • Forest of DoomLoved the Fighting Fantasy books as a kid, and remember playing this years ago. Does anybody have a spare they'd like to sell, or even know where I …

    ... used to tinker around with Basic and The Artist II I ... version lol, spent hours drawing maps and screens with no game ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi December 2011 Wanted
  • New Game! Maritrini, Freelance Monster SlayerAfter experiencing the sweet taste of success, Maritrini woke up one fine day in a mess of bed sheets and with the biggest hangover she could remembe…

    ... my next games) in compiled BASIC (Boriels ZXBC) and it works ... the tiles that have changed. Maps often are designed of similar ...
    LCD LCD January 2012 Brand new software
  • resident evil zxi thought i might write a text adventure based on the first resident evil game. i'd be happy to map the thing out and write all the code/ text and t…

    ... , fishing out my hand drawn maps, firing up the n64, and ... I'm still struggling with BASIC
    Wookiee Wookiee February 2012 New game ideas
  • 30 years ago today, launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum!Friday, April 23th 1982 - At a press conference at the Churchill Hotel, Clive Sinclair revealed to the world his new personal computer, the ZX Spectr…

    ... thanks to its version of BASIC which, although limited, was very ... that my dad wrote in BASIC back in the late 80s ... into machine code using HiSoft BASIC :-) I also compressed the game ... includes things like the story, maps, character information etc. Once enough ...
    pottyboy pottyboy April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Collapse of Free Radical DesignFor anyone interested in how and why Free Radical (the console games developer, made up partly of ex-Rare employees) managed to go from the brillianc…

    ... just seemed so limited and basic, at least to me.
    maps from the map maker), TS2 ... very well. TS1 is very basic, being basically a multiplayer game ... had better pre-made multiplayer maps than TS3, and the map ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2012 Chit chat
  • JSpeccy v0.90Hi4all, A new JSpeccy version has been released at my project webpage. This new release have many corrections, some optimizations and a few new feat…

    ... ? ie custom Speccy roms, SE Basic, etc?[/QUOTE]

    As ... mode JSpeccy maps all the keys to the SE BASIC / JGH ROM ...
    chev chev May 2012 Emulators
  • Platform games you *must* play?I've finally gotten around to buying Braid on XBox Live!, I played the demo years back on the PC and meant to buy it, but my backlog is so huge that …

    ... stop it growing stale. The maps (level layout) are great, the ... HATE having to commute), but (basic) PC and IT support are ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2012 Chit chat
  • Encode two positive int numbers into one?Hi guys) Recently I've been trying to simulate short lists in Basic, but the point is that using limited values, say, 0-99 or 0-999, I remembered ho…

    ... a BASIC string by its ASCII equivilent (even if it maps to ... efficient than storing numbers as BASIC floating point numbers.

    BloodBaz BloodBaz June 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Messenger interfaceHave anyone photos, schematic, rom images, documentation, or software for Messenger interface ? [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?i…

    ... ok.
    - Port 77 reads (maps EPROM) ok.

    So ... the computer boots in 48K BASIC.

    I added A4 ... border. Pressing SPACE returns to BASIC.
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2012 Hardware
  • Messenger interfaceHave anyone photos, schematic, rom images, documentation, or software for Messenger interface ? [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?i…

    ... ok.
    - Port 77 reads (maps EPROM) ok.

    So ... the computer boots in 48K BASIC.[/QUOTE]

    Test this ... .... and ZX crash to 48 basic.

    If you press ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2012 Hardware
  • DooM on Spectrum 128kHello my fellow WoS'ers My hope is that you can help me, recently I discovered a DooM clone -esque on the Humble spectrum, - here is a [URL="https:/…

    ... the disk plus two small BASIC loaders and two tiny m ... so it could load custom maps separately from the game.[/COLOR ...
    Crash Nicker Crash Nicker August 2012 Games
  • Wolfenstein / Doom for 48k SpectrumHi, is there any game / demo of this kind that runs on 48k machines? Thanks.

    ... compatible with the old Wolf2004 maps (sort of), and since I ... , 3) I suck at compiling BASIC executables in ALASM. :D
    Crash Nicker Crash Nicker August 2012 Games
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... it was possible to get basic to work that fast. And ... I should have the other maps done tommorow. I will figure ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble September 2012 Sinclair Basic
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