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Olympics 2012 , did you apply for tickets?I didn't bother.. as I knew it would be messed up.. and more than likely get sod all tickets. lots got none, while one bloke got ?11k's worth ? bet …
... .9 million people applying for more than 20 million tickets. We are ... remaining tickets from 6am on 8 July to 6pm on 17 ... -
Spectrum - Show in London area, April 2012Hello Folks, we have been already discussing in another thread. Here I simply want check the interest.So the question is easy: If we will organize a …
... is located).
Any more than that, and I cannot see ... ebay and sellmyretro.com at ?8-?10 each, then at least ... -
Spectrum - Show in London area, April 2012Hello Folks, we have been already discussing in another thread. Here I simply want check the interest.So the question is easy: If we will organize a …
... is located).
Any more than that, and I cannot see ... ebay and sellmyretro.com at ?8-?10 each, then at least ... -
Help Wanted: Playtest BUGFIXED games!There's an ongoing effort at WoS to fix classic Spectrum games with serious bugs that make them impossible to complete, crash frequently, etc. More d…
... try the bugfixed versions once more but this time adding the ... . Timer does not go further than 7:48.
128k ... is supposed to end at 8:12am, and that each screen ... (i.e. some screens have more than one route through/to them ... -
BORDER colours...Hi Folks, As a matter of interest, why can't the Spectrum make the BORDER colour BRIGHT? Is this just a BASIC limitation of is there are hardware r…
It's only a 3-bit number (0-7) at the hardware interface level. I assume there's nothing in the ULA circuitry to do any more than those 8 colours either. -
I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…
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You ... get redundancy between 2 or more disks so if one ... .
There is more than one type (or to be ... your data between 2 or more discs and is normally ...
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Anyone interested in a ZS Scorpion 256 Turbo+?[url]http://zx.pk.ru/showthread.php?t=16169[/url] This guy is producing PCBs and I'd arrange a mass order for europe if there's enough interest. I'd…
... , with it being just under ?8 (9 euros) for 10x units ... small items shouldn't be more than a couple of euro's ... CPLD's then you are more than welcome to send then on ... -
Article about ZX spectrum games and key developersHi everyone, I'd just like to introduce myself. I've written an article about the ZX Spectrum / ZX81 which examines what I feel is the key developers…
... /> That said, there's no more than a month between the two ... Stampers didn't feel the 8 bit software world was ready ... -
I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…
[QUOTE=Alien 8;549141]Secondly, is there anything ... any of the GPU or more general tools but if your ... download free trials which are more than good enough for what you ... -
Most colourful games?I just played [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001563]Earth Shaker[/url] and am fairly dazzled by the overload use of colour (t…
... sprites moving at 1 character (8 pixels) per game-frame ... have heard that the Atari 8-bit was in many ... ways the most advanced 8 bit ever*, yet from ... (and games could take more than half an hour to load ... or videos of impressive Atari 8-bit games, out of ... -
R-Type: Good or horrible?I know, right? R-Type. The jaw-dropping poster child for Speccy brilliance? How could I even suggest such a thing. Well, here's the thing. It is…
... , the one that gets played more than any other, so it has ... you hooked to pump in more coins as quickly as possible ... rest of the game was more of the same. Level 2 ... scene in Star Wars. Level 8 is definitely one the designers ... -
Norway attack and bombing84+ dead, many children. What is it with these cowards?
... difficult to imagine someone exaggerating more than you have. Most of the ... or the vocabulary of an 8 year old it doesn't ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... . Right now I'll be more than happy if my emulator works ...
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London RiotsLooks like the riots are spreading all across London. Police are all over Romford as that's expected to be hit next. I don't live far from there so I…
... Can of special brew is more than the recommended daily alcohol intake ... carlsberg or ?9 for 8 pints.. Cheaper than supermarkets. The local shops ... ) because of the prices, and more people in the pubs cos ... -
HiSoft Basic +3 version and booksI have been summer cleaning and found a couple of old things that might interest some one: HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case with +3 disc and…
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David Braben interview[url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-10-the-bold-and-the-braben-article[/url] This part rang true with me: [QUOTE]Nostalgia is a terrible…
... was especially true of the 8-bit gaming era (don't ... me wrong, I love the 8-bit classics). It's a ... having a certain playability (far more than Ah Diddums ever did) is ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... IN instructions for each of 8 sections of the keyboard and ... frame you might have executed more than 69888 Ts and those extra ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... like you know the Commodore more than the Speccy?
Welcome ... say that nothing in the 8-bit front surpassed the sound ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... the 64 to break the 8-sprite limit and opened the ... feel the Spectrum is a more rewarding system to develop on ... I prefer the Z80's more elegant instruction set.
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writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
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Yes, that's exactly what it does. Let's get to port reading and keyboard handling. Here's port reading (all IN ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... the game actually scrolls smoother than what you see....If it ... crown away from the other 8-bit versions.[/QUOTE]
A good arcade game is more than just colour though. There is ... a 'better' version on an 8-bit machine is not an ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... so many rasterlines unused sometimes more than half of the screen...[/B ... some were released on atari 8 bit also .. winter games being ... been better if they had more than 6 weeks to gut the ... c64 bloomed / peaked far later than the speccy though. -
Amstrad anyone ?I grew with C64 and Speccy, and still use both, but I`m curious about the Amstrad CPC464. So, comparing it to the spectrum only, what is it like ? …
[QUOTE=Alien 8;562336]It is true that ... software that didn't use more than 32K made for the C64 ... of economies of scale and more efficient production to the extent ... -
Bubble Bus infoJust thinking about that Software company, anyone know anymore about it? Ins and outs etc, you never really hear anyone mention them and they seemed …
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more reliable than natively developing on the Spectrum ... hackery to get games other than the pre-configured ones working ... ; a true Rolls Royce amongst 8-bits that makes even the ... -
User Defined GraphicsCan someone please give some very simple code for a displaying a UDG at a location on screen? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely…
... 168 bytes(21 chars x 8 bytes each). Adress of UDG ... system variables. This enable use more than 21 chars. -
Where to start?..Hello, First off, sorry if this is in the wrong and sorry if the questions I'm about to ask have been asked and answered numerous time! Little back…
... it does a little bit more than that. It sticks the address ... really a pairing of the 8-bit 'B' and 'C' registers ... -
New logical game coming soonI have a pleasure to announce that I'm close to finish my next game :) Rather small and not very ambitious project but I hope some'll find it enjoya…
On a more serious note, I just played ... this puzzle idea works! Level 8 is particularly interesting since the ... alternating vertical and horizontal lines more than usual.
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How to shut down your pc on a specific date?If I wanted my pc to stop working or at least to be blocked on a specific date, what sort of program would I use? Would it have to be some sort of a…
... for a month, etc.) but more than once the clients we rent ... keept the equipment for longer than the rent. (and it's ... that it would probably be more cost efective for this sort ... few of those 7 or 8 years ago when digital recording ... -
Multi-screen mazes?Well, it's been decades since I last mucked about with speccy BASIC, so over the last couple of weeks I've been starting out as a newbie learning a b…
... coordinate system much bigger than a single screen ... CPU time to implement than using a viewport ... simple comparison on an 8 bit number and seeing ... the new screen. Nasties more than one screen away can ... people more experienced in this than me may have more detail ... -
a bit of coding helphi all over the past few weeks i have been busy getting to grips with recracking tr-dos stuff for the plus-d and was after a little bit of help what…
Note: For the specific 8 values you posted, you can ... comparison and just do an 8 bit version instead.
more than Decimal, since it often highlights ...
