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How do I save?I've made a HUGE text adventure with lots of collectables and lots of locations, but how can I get the user to save their game to tape if they need t…
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Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…
... the heady days of '83 was because of the BASIC. My Dad was ... , let's just say the BASIC left a little to be ... sure.
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Gamestation in Leeds has Speccy stuff (bizarrely)The gamestation in leeds near the market currently has a mint Speccy 128k +2 with 2 joysticks, a mint cond. manual and 100 games (all with box and in…
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Todays haul included Mines of Saturn/Return to Earth and ... infoseek).
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(Somewhat OT) Circular regression analysisI'd like to be able to regenerate the "Tunnel" image from [I]Jumbly[/I] (that's why this post is only "somewhat" off-topic), but to do so I need to b…
... it scares the hell out of me how much I've ... time. After a bit of head scratching, here's ...
Given a whole bunch of points (x1,y1) , (x2, ... implement) is a solution of 3 simultaneous equations which shouldn't ... (a,b) will the centre of the circle and r=sqrt ... -
Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
... does have more streamlined methods of pushing values to the calculator ... statement to a (possible) load of calculations and then CALLs the ... when using SE Basic. There is quite a bit of software that ... approach to any future versions of SE Basic that I work on ... -
Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
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Each of those programs would need modification ... and adding to the length of the BASIC code.
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Xbox 360 and streaming video from a Media PCHello has anyone who has a 360 got it set up to stream video from a media PC, if so could you tell me can you stream XviD, DivX, Avi etc or does it j…
... keep a Ghost image now of a basic installation; it only takes ... is why i posted all of my findings.
... One of the main reasons I wanted ... . Watching the new episodes of LOST on a 32-inch ... I have played a lot of 'em.
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What happens during a reset?I always used to wonder about this, but only thought a bit more about it last night when noticing after all these years what actually happens. Obvio…
I think it's because there's no Z80 instruction corresponding to 02 (at least according to the back of the BASIC manual).
That's only a guess though.
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What happens during a reset?I always used to wonder about this, but only thought a bit more about it last night when noticing after all these years what actually happens. Obvio…
... least according to the back of the BASIC manual).
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BASin Release 13 is now availableI'm still at it. BASin is now in it's 13th incarnation (disregarding the inter-version updates) and is now available at [url="http://homepage.ntlw…
... is the least buggy version of the 128 editor). If ... easily. What is this bug of which you speak?
... +2 previously, and so of course all my tests work ... (I'm thinking mainly of the second screen, but ... paging and the "lock out" of 48 BASIC.
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Best Loading ScreenWhat the hell ... we had worst so let's explore the other end of the Spectrum. * Some of my favourites are what I like to call [B]Picture Frame[/B] …
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Spectune (MIA) WAV->TZX problemI've just got the tape for Spectune (Xorsoft, 1983), which loads direct on a Spectrum or emulator OK, and from which I created a WAV which also loads…
... = 11, Pause=1173ms.
Block 3 => Bytes: Spectune - Header: Length ... 5 is has a series of 3 pilots that are followed by ... -
Top 100 things to do while your Speccy is loading100. Stick on the kettle and nip down the shops for a nice bar of chocolate to go with your tea. _________________ BigBadMick (bigbadmick2000@hotmai…
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drink 99 bottles of beer and fling the empties ... out of the window.
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Codies help? Werewolves of LondonHi All, never one for shying away from the deep end, having only just dipped my toe in to the world of machine code I find myself trying to find out …
... is running in the context of a Basic operating system which means ... extra stuff to keep track of the basic system's state that ... registers) because it is part of the Basic operating system. And, naturally ... a ROM full of code for a Basic operating system would ... -
Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
Learn BASIC thoroughly first, then learn machine- ... to replace the slowest parts of the BASIC program (e.g. screen ... -
Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... is a thorough knowldge of Sinclair BASIC. Out of all the languages I ... because it lacks most of the features of more modern languages - proper ... you have to use loads of GOTOs, GOSUBs; can't pass ... 's better to learn Sinclair BASIC than Java...
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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... is a thorough knowldge of Sinclair BASIC. Out of all the languages I ... because it lacks most of the features of more modern languages - proper ... you have to use loads of GOTOs, GOSUBs; can't pass ... 's better to learn Sinclair BASIC than Java...
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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... a thorough knowldge of Sinclair BASIC. Out of all the languages ...
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Homing missile routine - help neededI am attempting to write a routine which will allow a missile to home in on a player. Basically the sort of thing you see in most shoot-em-up games. …
Which aspect of the BASIC listing is giving you problems?< ... -
Homing missile routine - help neededI am attempting to write a routine which will allow a missile to home in on a player. Basically the sort of thing you see in most shoot-em-up games. …
... covert the BASIC to M/c.
Unfortunately some of the calculations ... light on an easier way of doing it perhaps.
of thing for the bullets - either ... />
The tricky parts of the BASIC are really the lines:
which pocket pc?Hello I'm new to the forum, but my other half lives here!! I'm want to buy a pda, I've decided that a pocket pc is probably the way to go but which o…
... it seems to be one of the best for retro gaming ... you want it for more of a basic fileofax then theres many ...Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
... PRINT commands would take 100s of bytes + the second ... using SE Basic. There is quite a bit of software ... to any future versions of SE Basic that I work ... say out of all the basic languages, the spectrum basic is ... of all, if ever you get a line wrong then BASIC ...Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... looking for a more equipped BASIC editor for OSX...
[ ... and "stop". This is how BASIC-oriented and as yet non ... some books. And a list of assembly language definitions.
< ... /> I also imagine conversion of simple BASIC programs that I write might ...Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... the Sinclair Basic manual to get a better grasp of it.[/QUOTE ... at the moment...much of the BASIC, and organisation of the Spectrum RAM ...New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... bytes? ie, row of 3 sprite bytes, row of 3 mask bytes etc, ... by 1 mask byte regardless of width?
... attrs or any combination there of.
Or like you ... , then the same row of mask bytes, then after ... its only a matter of documenting the format you ...Games Club - Voting for WK 29/4/06Heres the game options for voting. The winning game will commence next Saturday. This is the format I will be using to choose games. I've gone for…
[QUOTE=speccy8]Why these 3 games?[/QUOTE]
... 've gone for a choice of 3 totally random titles.[/quote]
TommyGun 0.8.9 availableShould be available by the utilities pages soon. Lots of bug fixes. Its close to 95% complete. So close to becoming a 1.0 release. Still a few minor…
... somebody wrote a new version of Spectrum Basic, that had all the ... up a room of the map.
The Basic would be ... a binary or TAP/TZX of your game.
I ...What should be the base address to set for my codeHi, I am new here and I have a simple question but one which I have not found an answer to. When I am developming my programs what should I set th…
... sucessfully depending on the size of your basic program - which is usually ...Ay Chip & his 'friend' - the poll!Roll up, roll up. due to constant abuse of the forums, and it's members, I have decided it's time to show that the moderators are VERY serious when …
... simulation running on an array of Speccies interconnected via IF1 protocols ... .
Of course, one Speccy can only ... /> They tried with an array of +3's, utilising the slightly faster ... disc access and larger amount of memory. But sadly they ...Ay Chip & his 'friend' - the poll!Roll up, roll up. due to constant abuse of the forums, and it's members, I have decided it's time to show that the moderators are VERY serious when …
... ]They tried with an array of +3's, utilising the slightly faster ... disc access and larger amount of memory. But sadly they forgot ... machines. Doh![/QUOTE]
+3's? That would also explain ...
