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RetroMania BASIC programming contestTo celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this year's RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There will be cash…
... be written in ZX BASIC, but it must be written in a BASIC dialect ... stuff, and pure BASIC, not sneakily shelling out to machine code routines ... :-) If it's written in a ... we've got Spectrums coming out of our ears)
Strange ROM in grey +2I got a grey +2 for repair and I got it working. However, when I did some final testing, I realized there were no key-clicks either in 128K or 48K mo…
... were no key-clicks either in 128K or 48K mode. BEEP worked ... in both modes and through RF ... broken. I also found that in 128K mode the paper was black ... ?d normally expect. I pulled out the ROM and replaced it ...New Manic Miner Remake written in AGK Basic and available on Mac OS X and Windows.<div style="font-weight: normal;">Hi,</div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">I've released a re-write of …
... a re-write I did in the 90's for Manic ... you how to complete it in one life. and if you ... interesting in learning how this was made, you can check out my ...IN and OUT in hardware terms... what are 'ports'?Hi all, I understand PEEK and POKE, but have never managed to get my head around IN and OUT. The books all go on about how they read from and wri…
... to get my head around IN and OUT. The books all go ... to PEEKing and POKEing? IN and OUT seem to be related to ...Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night ... has said in an interview he dabbled with BASIC for ... bedroom programmers could knock this out in a day or two? ... s Night Off was written in BASIC, why he would risk ... somewhere? I can't find out much about it.
BASIC problem in SpectaculatorI have a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET, PLAY and NEXT) and when it auto loads (because of save "tune" LINE 10) i…
... a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET ... that I play the music in does this upon auto-run ... what the problem might be in Spectaculator?
Thanks for ...A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
If I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... would make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ...48K vs 128K BASIC, I prefer the keyword entry system how about you?Being brought up with the 48k rubber and 48k+ I find the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When I've played around with the 128k…
... 've played around with the 128k in the emulator I keep thinking ...New game competition!Competition time! There aren't any instructions at the moment, just some rules! Rules... 1. Teams of 4 or less only. A team member can be a …
... address to we can send out prizes.
5. Team ... /> 11. Entries should work on 128K ZX Spectrum and be able ... prizes for non-winning entries in each category. These can range ... and therefore not in infoseek)
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Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…
... error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only ... truncate those Bytes which come in the Tape-File from Byte ... /> Is there a way in Spectrum BASIC (even with a POKE) to ...Strange behaviour in very simple ASM program.Someone sent me this and it shows something strange. Here's the BASIC listing [code] 10 CLEAR 32999 20 FOR n=33000 TO 33009 30 READ a: POKE n,a …
... something strange. Here's the BASIC listing
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If you run this in 48k mode with PRINT USR ... prints 3. Try this in an emulator in 128k or real +2 and ...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…
... perfectly ok to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging ... ? I know there's an OUT in assembly and it's like ... this out (n),a but this only ...Camelot Warriors (Ariolasoft) Now FixedNot exactly sure where to post this, but, hey, it’s a game, right? ;) @Alessandro Grussu mentioned a few days ago that the Ariolasoft re-release o…
... turned out it also crashed on the 128K/+2 when loaded in 128 BASIC ...ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …
... after taking the membrane out ([b]for this type ... replacement?[/b]) and back in, the keyboard worked ... 128K game using "Loader"-mode and 16 and 48K games in "48 basic ... "-mode. For the 128K the title ... difference on the inside in the PCB, but ...MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…
... br /> 2) You can try out the midi example inside the ... large
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to make a short BASIC program
e ...Evercade? Anybody interested in this?OK so many moons have passed since this weird little retro handheld was announced, and at first I figured it would go the same way as all the other w…
... /> This little bugger is coming out in a month or so, about ... view. $79.99 for the basic unit with the Atari Collection ...im looking for a driving game done in basiclike this one: future racer. http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ficheros/concursos/2020_basic/futureracer.zip http://www.bytemaniacos.com/?page_id=…
... . i think it was written in boriel basic, so it cannot be ...RS232 - built-in vs. Interface 1Hello all. After some advice, and I figured someone here would probably be able to help. I'm the owner of a (grey case) Spectrum +2, and I'm keen …
... built-in port, and supports different data formats from within BASIC, and ... seems to work in both directions rather ... drives the ZX printer, and in 128K mode goes to the RS232 ... correctly use the IF1 RS232 in 128K mode? I hope it does ...getting c nonsense in basic when trying to load a program through a string in +3 basicstrangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works withou…
strangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works without an error. why is this?Manic Miner in Basic ?Hi, I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ? C…
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I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ?
Cheers in advanceLooking for two games (forgot names?)....1. A game where you bounce around as a little ball. It was like a 2d platform game. You have to collect fruit or something. Later on the platforms di…
... look beyond the presentation the basic simplistic structure is revealed. You ... of improving my own discipline in the face of endless storage ... be said with the speecy in mind the results can be ... been pondering getting the most out of 128k and 3mhz and dealing ...tzx gamesHow can i run a tzx on my real spectrum?Is there a way i can copy a tzx to tape so i can load it in the normal way or can i load it from my hard driv…
... or mic out and play the wav file in a sound ... if theres other programs in the background. If i ... and close every program in there except for Explorer, ... using a 128k or higher load it in 48 Basic, i think ... but i left my Spectrum in another country
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New SPIN 0.3a releaseHi all, here's the next version - mainly a maintenance release, with new bugs :) Here's what's new: V0.3a - Bugs and more tapes -------------------…
... on in Spin leads to a crash. Exits to the Basic prompt ... 48K only games load up in 128K and vice-versa, and then ... /> Plus, the full screen bug in previos release does indeed seem ... to have been sorted out. no probs wotsoever. Spin works ...Compilersaside from SE Basic Compilers, what are some other good ones? Personally im afetr HISOFT Compiler for 128k, but if theres any others it would be nice…
... in 30 seconds in basic that would take me aeons to work out in ... I believe the most powerful basic compiler was Hisoft's - ... string.
The 128K version comes very close to ... produce the most efficient spectrum Basic compiler ever... and that ...an idea that could be very very good...but also very very bad...Hello all! I've been having a chat with some of my friends round here that once loved the spectrum (well...2...as they're all heathens round here...)…
... to add sinclair basic.
sinclair basic is in the rom. and ... like i said in the first ... there are many spectrum modifications out there, the SE being one ... . Getting rid of rampaging :p in 128k, because i think it's ...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…
... down. You can work in 128k with Hisoft Basic too. also a while ... You'd like to check out Screen Machine's demo, if ... explore.
for type-in adventures i guess it would ...did 128k machines dominate ZX market?I have a question about 128k Spectrums. Did they dominate the ZX market in late 80's / early 90's? I mean where there more 128k users than 48k users …
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Beverly ... in a compilation there might only be one 128k ... strike out without looking if your looking for 128k only ...Steve Davis Snooker 128k?I'm in the middle of an, erm, interesting discussion with a bloke on AtariAge. The long and the short of it is he's claiming to have written a 128k …
... CDS game which was written in Basic!"
No it ... anything to do with any 128K version it's likely ... that. It's written in BASIC with a solitary machine code ... (when the GG came out in the UK) then he ... 's just churning out random crap in an effort to ...Spectrum +2a Keyboard bug?If anyone has a Working +2a... I bought a +2a for Christmas 1986 with an 80 Column thermal printer from Dixons. It was bundled with a tape supposed…
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I struggled with 128K basic but I seem to rember ... 6. Wouldn't work properly in 128 Mode.
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