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Background image with SP1 and Z88DKWhat is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list o…
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Basic Programming Routine Needed . . . HELP!Hello there, I though i would try and redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . . BUT . . . I can't remember how to write the code to see what chara…
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A very first computer, a very first gameMaybe i'm duplicating some other posts, but... what was your first computer and game??? For me it was a rubber zx-spectrum 48k and tape with only t…
... each slider was connected to 8 switches, which would switch ... bulbs, that had a translucsent paper cover and finally, a ... " were printed on the paper sheets in a futeristic font ... a sheet of tracing paper to be cut out ... sheets of this output paper and a lot of ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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The best ever side scroller on the Speccy.We've seen a lot of threads on this so why not a poll! :) Zynaps by far is the best imo! It's got the colours, the quality and polish, the smooth sc…
... rather well programmed game featuring 8 way full colour scrolling with ... were Firefly, Bounder, Flying Shark, Paper Boy, and the insanely addictive ... -
Loading Screen ProblemI am putting together files on a tape that my game needs. The problem that I have is that after loading the "loading screen", the image is spoilt by …
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Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
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Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
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zx game book: last call!!!If anyone has any more errors or typos to report in 1984 (or any other chapters) please add them to this thread by Wednesday... Other than that, it'…
... exactly colour accurate (for about 8 quid each) so I can ... jump in printing costs (higher paper prices as well as the ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
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I'm thinking of performing a song at a small show will u help me ?As i said in the title, i am thinking of singing The Kooks She moves in her own way, but i don't want to make a complete arse of myself so if i email…
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Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
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10 BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 6: BRIGHT 1 ... 24,37,66,61,0,8,8,16,0,0,0,0 ...
9030 DATA 2,4,8,8,8,4,2,0,64,32 ... ,0,8,42,28,127,28,42,8,0,0,8,8,62,8,8,0 ... 0,4,12,20,4,8,8,62,0,56,68,4 ... ,208,15,0,8,0,8,24,40,207,8,48,16,20 ... ,16,16,16,16,112,8,8,6,8,<… -
If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
... different combinations of INK and PAPER. (I suspect it also ... of alternating lines of 8 PAPER pixels and 8 INK, looked radically different ... with (e.g.) yellow PAPER and ... way it did with red PAPER and yellow INK.)
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If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
... different combinations of INK and PAPER. (I suspect it also ... of alternating lines of 8 PAPER pixels and 8 INK, looked radically different ... with (e.g.) yellow PAPER and ... way it did with red PAPER and yellow INK.)[/QUOTE]< ... -
Wich key of a rubber Key Spectrum get used least??I'm wondering of all the Keys on a rubber key ZX Spectrum on average wich one do you reccon gets used the least?? I have played with the idea whilst…
Another candidate for this crown is V, everything other than CLS is infequebnty used right???
on key C the only frequcntly used command is Paper.
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Who knows how to program a "pathfinder"?Hi all. I like to play games like "Colour Lines" and I think, I will create a version of this game for the SAM Coupe. It looks easy - until this "dam…
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Looking for a Windows based Z80 compilerCan anybody recommend a windows XP based Z80 compiler that lets you export your code as a Z80 snapshot or TZX or TAP file? If not, what is the best …
... only, but ZDS 3.6.8 is free - this is the ... (and TS1000) m/c in paper with PEEK/POKE with the ... -
Death of the Computer Science DepartmentRead this article on the death of the computer science department in universities by Neil McBride from De Montfort. It makes very interesting (and wo…
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The Ultimate Play The Game prize trophies....where are they now?Looking back over some back issues of Crash the other night it struck me that those lovely trophies that Ultimate gave out as prizes for mapping thei…
... reply on beautiful UPTG headed paper basically saying that they were ... been about the time Alien 8 came out) and asked for ... Sabre Wulf, Knightlore and Alien 8, and a key ring. All ... -
If an Atari can do it...Ok, after the "If a C64 can do it" thread I started checking out a few demos on other 8 bits and I just had to pass this one on. It's for the Atari …
... with new colors by mixing paper and ink with patterns. I ... aware that demo is Atari 8-bit) colors. I also did ... -
Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…
... to use as substitute toilet paper. What RG needs to make ... read. I'd prefer more 8 bit coverage and less about ... -
Oh not another Bleugh! case......Hey fellow speccy people, Just when I thought it might not happen to me... I recently bid and won an Ebay auction of USD.200 for some ROM cards for…
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Speccy vs C64 vs Amstrad - Make your vote count![url]http://www.retrofusiononline.com/fusion/[/url] You know it makes sense. We're winning at the moment, too... D.
... its home market the Atari 8-bits only had moderate success ... around the same price. On paper, it should have killed the ... -
TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …
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My little first set of routines.Hi all, I just coded a little set of routines just to draw a screen on video mem and a fade out. I could have just copied the screen rendering rout…
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; In: A-> ... instructions -- they take 8 cycles each since ... byte opcode versions taking 8 cycles.
External power supply for SpectrumsWrong title. What I meant was 'Battery pack to use Speccy on the go'. I visited batterygeek.net, explained what I wanted to do with my spectrum, and…
... at a ream of A4 paper I have on the desk ... it's possible to use 8 "D" size NiMh cells @8000mA ...Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... make a mess of your paper files around the office!
[QUOTE=ewgf;186433]8) Since PCs kick out so ...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... /> LET score=0: BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 6: CLS : LET ... attempt:
[CODE]1 PAPER 0: BORDER 0: INK 7 ... u(f)=11+INT (RND*8): NEXT f:
CLS : FOR ...O.T: how old are you?I dont feel qualified to post in any other forum except this one, so mods feel free to delete this thread if necessary, but I'm just interested to kn…
... - other ethnic groups the very paper you mention are having a ... , any enthusast of an 80s 8 bit machine is going to ...
