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Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... screens to display faster in your compiled basic games.
in Basic ( which are slower ... run much faster in compiled Basic and that includes ... Basic instead of the whole thing. MCoder ( or MCoder2?) instructions say where in ... -
The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…
... /> Funny, I did the same thing too when I got a ... . It did seem that the most satisfying part was getting them ... of my conversions, most of which retained BASIC loaders for convenience. :(
New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…
... contest for games written in BASIC (pure BASIC or compiled).
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In the spanish ... it asked for pure BASIC games. I would rather ... running. A pure BASIC game is most of times so ... it gains a whole lot in playability.
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
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5. Worst graphics in a Speccy game
11. Most admired 'non-Sinclair' machine
BRAVO magazine. What in the HELL was I thinking ... 's a couple of these in Basic better than some machine coded ...Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... Cult (boring, boring, usually written in BASIC and did I mention boring ...
7. Best 'beeper' music in a Speccy game
11. Most admired 'non-Sinclair' machine
1985. Spectrum reached its peak in that year.
...Crash,YS & SU .pdf discsWould someone be kind enough to point me in the direction where I can order these discs please. I have only just registered so am obviously not fam…
... agree, this would be an interesting thing to try. But (again not ... that I haven't succeeded in downloading the YS to see ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... the format/protection descriptions in the IPF file to ... /protection were mastered - in the 16-bit era.< ... emulation to be accurate - in the emulator, as above ... protection comes for free in the fileformat with no ... for you. The most important thing here is that it ...ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…
Spectrum and C64 is the most interesting to have to start with. ... connector and then adaptor plug-in cards for each model.
most people want to use their ...SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …
... it comes to getting the most out of the Spectrum. But ... ?
A game in BASIC or compiled BASIC isn't automatically rubbish ... ), just as a game written in 100% hand-optimised assembler isn ...Survey: buying new games?Hi all, I'm steadily progressing with my Ragnar Revival isometric game for the Spectrum 48k and if I keep working as hard as I do now, it'll probabl…
... for any new release as in my opinion it goes against ... your game is the greatest thing in Spectrum land, charging anything more ... much to ask even the most hardcore of Speccy enthusiasts.Speculation on future Spectrum pricesIs buying a boxed spectrum a good investment? Which models do you think will appreciate in price the most? Discuss
... . In the end I stopped cos I realised that the most important thing ...RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... this on SAM back in the day to ... looks even better, as in a little (or ... the `new` colours are produced in this way.
interesting` monstrocities.
most interesting of all...
Any Windows based Spectrum Progam makersHi. I am looking for a game maker that i can use to make spectrum software. If possible could it not be a code typing in program and Windows based. T…
... to be one of the most enjoyable things to do with ... ... and further, you taking away most of the problems, and it ... fingers... and I code only in Basic.RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... I really havent done anything in true colour or even 256 ... colours in a very long time. ... it. well, the last thing i did was the inlay ... s probably a couple redundancies in the code i could ... and not even that good in Basic either, but it does ...An emulator(another on of my projects) Does anyone know how to write an emulator? The emulated computer is very simple (a MK14, infact -also by Sir Clive) and a…
... and so are the most of the main debugging functions ... guv) doing it in good old Master Basic with MasterDos (or ... no problems with doing it in Basic... but will need some ... /> That`s heaven to a basic coder :)
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...An emulator(another on of my projects) Does anyone know how to write an emulator? The emulated computer is very simple (a MK14, infact -also by Sir Clive) and a…
... guv) doing it in good old Master Basic with MasterDos (or should ... the best version of Basic for the SAM? ( in your opinion ). Is ... no problems with doing it in Basic... but will need some little ... thinking POKEing then you guessed most of it :) i was having ...An emulator(another on of my projects) Does anyone know how to write an emulator? The emulated computer is very simple (a MK14, infact -also by Sir Clive) and a…
... there is only SAM Basic (which more or less ... IS Beta Basic v5), then MasterBasic ( ... think there`s anyone in the SAM community to ... things about and do most anything in Basic - so I doubt ... a compiler would be able to compile most ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... technology then all games in history are meaningless and ... todays games is that most of them break the ... have abandoned that motto in favour of realism and ... all great things have one thing in common - they are all ... ideas. And nowadays, unlike in the days of the ...This month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …
... write [I]some[/I]thing in response to these questions ... just silly little details - most of the words were as ... captions by RG. But most of these weren't ... about these things that most readers won't already ...
Enough nitpicking! All in all, I was happy with ...TAPER and Windows XPTAPER doesn't work on my laptop, which uses Windows XP. Has anyone else managed to get it to work? What alternatives are there if I can't get TAPER t…
... most of MSDOS programs to work that wouldnt otherwise. in ... DOS programs dont work in XP because of lack ... basically you put in these files wahtever was in your previous ... click properties-compatibility thing in XP usually doesnt work ( in my experience - ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... major reason why people are interesting in re-discovering these games but ... time. It's been superceded in that genre since.
... better (graphics, sound, playability) in my opinion. So what gives ... of the time; very few thing in life are certain (well except ...3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
... much what you did in Visual Basic, however, even though ... upon it - written entirely in Basic!! I've also created a ... Being a Visual Basic programmer myself, I know most "real" programmers will ... look down on me. Basic was ...3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
... for me to see anything in basic that you wouldn`t ... how slow it actually is in basic... thankfully for things like this ... MC coders, probably more than most, but will never accept anyone ...
So... Happy 40th birthday Basic...
and the truth ...PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks
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Like most footie manager games, it was written in BASIC, had no ... one of the rarest games in my collection! :cry: )
< ... all formats, despite most of them being written in BASIC and looking like ... OK, so it was written in 1982 but it was possible ...Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... you think it's the most [B]crap[/B]!!!
BASIC effort either...
Personally ... " game of this nature written in BASIC. That is why it is ...Problem with SpectaculatorHello, It?s ages since I don?t write on this forum. I use to have Spectaculator on my PC and i don?t use it for a few months, today i try to play som…
Problem with SpectaculatorHello, It?s ages since I don?t write on this forum. I use to have Spectaculator on my PC and i don?t use it for a few months, today i try to play som…
Spindizzy: good or horrible?Spindizzy is definately a much-loved old speccy game but is it actually any good? I played it a load back in the day, but i played every game i had …
... and labelled version of the in-game map, on which ... all the areas I found most interesting (and some I didn' ... t find particularly interesting, but for which I ... how soon is of course in Gerard's hands), and ... sections will be filled-in and given names by ...Best emulator to use for type-insHi Everyone, I have loads of spectrum basic / mc code I had written when I was at school - some cool stuff, I'd like to type it in (from 4" silver p…
... asm routines for enhancing your BASIC code. It will not be ... should be a really cool thing! This might be asking a ... ? Like say I have a BASIC program, which is nothing but ... statements in BASIC programs. It's easy to type in the wrong thing, or ...8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... hands on one and living in Australia that was almost impossible ... TITANS REVIEWS" it would be most interesting to read and discus.
