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Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
... routines are a lot more optimised than what i have, ... 248 ;only bits76543 (muliples of 8 )
srl a ; ... ;only bits543 (multiples of 8 less than 64 )
sla ... and 7 ;only bits210 (less than 8 )
add a,h ; ... 1/ srl a is slower than rrca, so I should ... -
Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…
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Who remembers HTV's "Children Of The Stones"?"HAPPY DAY!" Being a classy drama-for-children shown back in the early 80s in ITV regions? Absolutely brilliant - I found a copy on video on eBay a…
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Key press to ASCII valueI need a bit of code that will give me an ASCII value when the key is pressed. I only really need a-z. I tried using the following code but it only s…
... jp z,ExitNoKeySet ; exit if more than one
ld h,a ... ,23,22 ; 0 9 8 7 6
defb ... ,23,22 ; 0 9 8 7 6
defb ... ; ! @ # $ %
defb 63,9,8,7,6 ; _ ) ( ' &
Ridiculous moments in gamesI'm sure everyone here knows about the infamous "Can of Lightbulbs" scene in Silent Hill 2, definitely a ridiculous moment if I ever saw one. Is the…
... was only about 7 or 8 though). Funnily enough the game ... this once. I you played more than once, every time you lost ...The Google GameJust go to Google and type "[Your name] needs" in the search box and do a seach. Here's what I got: [b]Tommy needs[/b] to commit to Nikkole [b]Tomm…
... fluid intake and drink way more than an ordinary child
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[/SIZE][SIZE ... matthewmarkmiller.com/wordpress/?p=8"]What Matthew Needs[/URL] ... mentalkudzu.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_mentalkudzu_archive.html"]more here[/URL] :D :lol ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... 7 characters wide and 8 characters tall, as ... uchar b_rate[4] = {10, 8, 6, 4}; // blade frame ... uchar b_count[4] = {10, 8, 6, 4}; // frame rate ... single keypress -- if more than one key is pressed ... composed of the upper 8 bits used while reading ...Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... came out they were better than anything else back then. Bit ... to say that I am more of a late 80' ... any spanish web site about 8 bits, you will see that ... best game ever. It has more than 200 votes in the list ... but Manic Miner has more than 300 and we know this ...Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... me, believe me) the same than somebody votes everyday for Manic ... was the best game for 8 bits, Microhobby and Micromania, the ... can understand 2 languages (or more)
I think there ... to enjoy some and more games much more than then, just because I ...Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... , Pyjamarama, Saboteur, Sabre Wulf, Alien 8, Fairlight...there's too many ... play Batty and Boulder Dash more than most other games.
Gamex - New J.Cauldwell gameHas anyone bought this yet from Cronosoft ? Received my copy the other day. Absolutely love this ! 16 or so mini games packed into one game ! I l…
... Commodore 16 power supply, a 8-track stereo cartridge full of ... bad. I actually played it more than once.
Anyway, can ...do we need a royal family?or are you happy with the inbred bunch we have now? edit: theres was meant to be a poll with this, but i cocked it up.
... 'm not fussed, theres many more choices made for me i ... in which to me are more important. At the moment (very ... % on keeping single mothers with 8 kids at age 18 and ... for the UK they generate more than they cost so thats not ...Perfect Dark (N64) - best FPS ever?Since we're talking about Half-Life 2 on this board, I thought I'd mention Perfect Dark, the best first person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly…
... you liking that particular game more than HL2, like I prefer it ... ? Debatable. PD has a more detailed story, but HL2 tells ... br />
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Half-Life ... is far better and far more complete than either HL game (bots ...The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
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Saving more than one block to a TZX ... debugger can display registers as 8 or 16bit values - use the ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... make it far more attractive to users than the superior in ... I knew had an Atari 8-bit (can't remember ... ).
In the 8-bit days, we did see ...
I never bought another 8-bit, and never once regretted ... still played games on it more than the ST, and didn ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... the 6502 only deals with 8 bit numbers internally. But ... instructions on the 6502 than you can with 1 ... the 6502.
DJNZ (8/13) which is equivalent to ... inline a function rather than call it and unroll ... a 6502 machine with more than a 512 byte address ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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My favorite 8 bit is the Tandy CoCo3 ... the C64 is slower than I expected. After using ... C64.
It's more than just a 3D issue it ... choice (like that better than flaw?). There are many ... a different design choice more suited to the capabilities ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... understand concept - if there is more than 1 bit/pixel it means ... Speccy, writing 1 byte changes 8 pixels.
On a C64 ... , writing 1 byte also changes 8 pixels.
On a C64 ... depth, writing 1 byte changes 8 pixels
So although ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... would have taken a lot more space to store your programs ... market BASIC compilers for 8 bits were all more than would fit in ... space.
The best 8 bit BASIC *I've* seen ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... a large program in C than assembly.[/quote]
Heh ... assembly language performance on the 8-bitters and that's what ... , sure. But it will be more than cut & paste and somebody ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... the play key off within 8 months and had to save ... around that time when probably more than half of consumer devies went ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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It's more than that: the +2 is built ... so simple, of all the 8-bitters out there, it is ... . So, although I think much more could have been done to ...Is the new "Retro Gamer" any good?The only place that would carry it (a Barnes & Noble built on the site of an abandoned golf course) no longer did after Live Publishing folded. I hea…
... there, but no more than mark 1. The 8-bit coverage has also ... Ritman, David Jones and many more.
Plug over ...Is the new "Retro Gamer" any good?The only place that would carry it (a Barnes & Noble built on the site of an abandoned golf course) no longer did after Live Publishing folded. I hea…
... there, but no more than mark 1. The 8-bit coverage has also ... Ritman, David Jones and many more.
Plug over...[/quote ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... would require a lot more ULA rework than the blitter. It is ... definately more expensive since it requires ... you add to an old 8 bit at that time you ... Speccy's life extended much more than it was by changes late ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... would require a lot more ULA rework than the blitter. It is ... definately more expensive since it ... random access at 8.3MHz. The z80 gives you more than one cycle ... Speccy's life extended much more than it was by changes late ...Is the new "Retro Gamer" any good?The only place that would carry it (a Barnes & Noble built on the site of an abandoned golf course) no longer did after Live Publishing folded. I hea…
... there, but no more than mark 1. The 8-bit coverage has also ... Ritman, David Jones and many more.
Plug over...[/QUOTE ...Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
... numbers somehow add up to more than the 64 as if they ... to be the biggest selling 8-bit home computer.state of education.what does everyone think about the state of education today. (please no posts about how short girls skirts are getting.)
... daughter Emma who is now 8 is the same. Following my ... languages, advanced maths, computers, well more than I could do.
state of education.what does everyone think about the state of education today. (please no posts about how short girls skirts are getting.)
... daughter Emma who is now 8 is the same. Following my ... good idea. There is more going on than filling their heads with ... 'd never want to advance more than a year or two anyways ... to finishing school sooner other than finishing a degree a year ...
