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How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a ... the next character it reads in the string a$ is a ... get confused or "r100u10". Thanks in advance :) -
The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…
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The various Basic manuals I've read don ... in depth explanations of how to get the most out of the Basic ... commands. There's no point in ... Dunny sent me in the BASIC thread produces the ... -
ZX ROM in 64 characters a lineDear ZXS users, I am glad the today's release is not only concerning MB-02+ as it is normally the case with me, but it concerns really everyone, sinc…
... patches which make ROM print in 64 characters a line. The ... will be for those programming in BASIC since two times more information ... -02+ I placed the patch in the autoexe, so after the ... my BSROM reports itself already in 64 chars a line:)) -
z88dk : FIle Handling in C on the +3e environment under Win 764bitHello my fellow WoSers! I am wondering if someone can help me solve this little pickle of z88dk / Windows using +3e Filesystem. So a little inf…
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MEDIA : 128MB (256mb in 8 Bit) Compact Flash Hard ... and read from this space in BASIC, by saving programs and variables ... and exits safely back to BASIC - sadly no output on the ... -
ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL & BISCUITS IN HELLEndless Forms Most Beautiful is now available from Monument Microgames! No piccies available as photobucket now do not allow sharing of photos. …
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Working with streams in BASICHi I've been screwing around with streams and Spectranet, there's something I can't figure out. If you want to send data to a stream how can you tel…
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Boriel ZX Basic compiler 1.7.1 ReleasedThe most important changes in this release is the implementation of READ, DATA, RESTORE (DATA allowing even complex expressions), and the capability …
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Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…
Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo -
are there any basic conversions of machine code games out there?i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.
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How would I turn memory paging on/off in Assembler?Sorry for the noob question. It's perfectly ok to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging off. But how do you do it in assembly language? I kn…
... to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging off ... how do you do it in assembly language? I know there ... 's an OUT in assembly and it's like ... -
The I register pointing to $40–$7f causes ULA snow and a crash. Or does it?I have heard it from numerous sources, including a few members of this forum, that 128K/+2 machines crash if the I register points to a range of $40–…
... get the ULA snow, sure thing, but that’s just it ... #7 (active while we’re in BASIC)
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Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... ’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit ... that I want to add in to the game.
in to memory as and when ... heavy game just not achievable in Basic?
Thanks for any ...Are there any games/apps developed in Pascal or others?After talking to a friend of mine about a Hi-Soft Pascal I now wonder whether there are Speccy software pieces made [i]NOT [/i]in Basic, C, nor edito…
After talking to a friend of mine about a Hi-Soft Pascal I now wonder whether there are Speccy software pieces made [i]NOT [/i]in Basic, C, nor editors? If so, was the lack of memory the root problem or there were more?
TYHave I got a mystery for you!All morning I worked on this set of 12 UDG's to draw a better looking tank. I created the UDG's and wrote the program in Basic using BASin for Beginn…
... 's and wrote the program in Basic using BASin for Beginners after ... it back into BASin - same thing. Shows an image but no ...Games you know with most interesting insertsGreetings! What games you know with inserts like posters, comics, maps, etc? I have a great "The Sacred Armour of Antiriad" box with comics an…
... inserts I've ever seen in the ZX Spectrum games.Can I record binaries from any emulator with Basic commands, machine code, macros or something?Hello I do not know if this is the right place to put this question Normally with ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm going to: file ->…
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directly from commands in basic or from machine code, that ... are different files?
In pseudocode it looked something like ... the first piece of memory in a binary file
< ... The second piece of memory in a different binary file
is there a way of adding a define procedure command to zx basic?i know you can add things like renumber, using randomize usr to call it, but this would have to be keywords. this would be so helpful in basic as you…
... . this would be so helpful in basic as you would no longer ... didnt add this feature to basic. this would have to be ...Amiga chit chat (sorry but it never really was a commode designed machine)I wish there was a forum like this for the Amiga, perhaps there is but I tried a few and they mostly seem pretty moribund and lots of the links at Am…
... Amiga Forever and most of them are duds in my opinion, ... have - and barely struggled by in Basic, it was always hopeless to ... graphics capability that attracted me in the first place. However ... images that had got scrambled in transmission and needed massaging ...Should I get a NEXT?Despite my having wanted one almost since I heard about it, I'm beginning to wonder whether it would be an extravagance, 'cos its sure to cost a fair…
... hand the fabulous improved Basic would in theory give me the ... the days of when Basic was used to run ... that would mean the Basic would also be less ... and moving backgrounds and sound in Basic if - as it would ... on the whole programming thing and willing to sort ...Dizzy VI - Prince Of The Yolkfolk - Loading SoundHi. I remembered that when I got a 48K tape with Dizzy 6 back in the 90's, it was some sort of a cracked version from the post-USSR area with a very…
... tape with Dizzy 6 back in the 90's, it was ... seconds or even longer. The interesting thing was that while loading it ... had very interesting data sounds, that sounded almost ...New "special" issue of CRASH (with tribute to Jonathan Smith)Hi everyone, so it's [i]not really[/i] an issue of CRASH and also lacking a bit as far as page numbers are concerned. This is just me having a bit…
... higher resolution images than in the PDF, they're ... from the Spectrum scene. Most of this is based on ... creation getting more exposure in the retro scene. The ... re actually seeing this whole thing in the first place! It ... the idea was born. Most of the text was my ...Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
... to code some BASIC with my daughter.
In the tips ... ways to perform routine tasks in BASIC.
However, after ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
in the programme?
...Tron Software - Ninja Master / Oriental HeroI just had a go at both of Tron software's games. Oriental Hero is, as it was at the time, utter unplayable trash. I owned that one back in the d…
... . I owned that one back in the day. £1.99 badly ... and Watch game. The most notable thing about it is the sound ...What happened to '8-Bit Beat 'em up/Fighter Dev Comp 2020' ?Had this one in my bookmarks but forgot to keep track of any developments: https://itch.io/jam/8-bit-beat-em-upfighter-dev-comp I suspect becau…
Had this one in my bookmarks but forgot to ... of the mess going on in the world at the same ... /> Too bad, the subject was most interesting and I was hoping to ...Success or FailureSuccess or Failure is here...the brand new Football Management game for the ZX Spectrum. Do you long back to the days when Football Management gam…
... games were simple games written in basic, where you could start a ... this might just be the thing for you.
... abilities as a Football Manager in this brand new game written ... game, including features never seen in any Football Management games before ...Screen RatioAn interesting thing happened with my photos on facebook of my Spectrum setup with my new OSSC (open source scan converter). Some made a fuss (in jes…
An interesting thing happened with my photos on ... converter). Some made a fuss (in jest) about the aspect ratio ...How to write a simple game in C+asm.This is just a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested that this thread shou…
... link to an old post in Development, about a post ... of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. ... this thread should belong in this C forum as ... explains a bit more in BASIC what the game is doing ... -to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"]( ...ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about ... aspect just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought about ... therefore the use of Spectrum Basic is relevant to some extent ... GOOD non UK software titles in BASIC that could be given this ...Are 128K games more likely to crash than 48K ones?Hey, guys. I've been doing some experimenting with various games and even some music demos and apps, and I'm beginning to reach a conclusion that …
... 128K versions of the games in question (Afterburner, The Spy Who ... Me, Mercs, Sokoban, 3 Weeks in Paradise and Ultimate Combat Mission ... their 48K counterparts, most usually resetting to BASIC and the AY chip ...
