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The 256 colour spectrumIt's amazing what you can do these days. [img]http://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/multi64.png[/img] D.
... the palette so that the 8 PAPER colours appear the same whether ... changes the appearance of the PAPER, just the ink, and black ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... two byte fetches to draw 8 pixels -- one from the ... generated so that the same 8 vertical pixels in a ... address is unique for each 8-pixel address (in effect ... pixles are drawn rather than 8 and you double the ... register is used to store PAPER/INK for the entire ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... be one of the eight paper colours from the first palette ... (i.e. the paper colours for an attribute where ... appear, you can set those 8 possible colours to be anything ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
Not exactly - it uses the 8 colour codes on the screen ... redefine any of the normal 8 colours to be any of ... the palettes for INK and PAPER are independent, and you can ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... colour indices at most - one paper and possibly one border. Would ... , only FLASH 0 BRIGHT 0 PAPER 0 could be accessed on ... affects the border and the paper of a whole row, that ... do in the border (just 8 colours) but I wouldn't ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... needs to map to the paper colour (non-bright for the ... border colour to match the paper and one of the main ... the border -- you still have 8 colours to play with. Others ... -
More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
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What Z80 development tools do you use? What books?Hi. I've been meaning to do it for over 25 years, but.. better late than never :) I'm starting to learn machine code and am trying to get a developme…
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Print at 128,87? :)The advanced search function didn't help me find the answer to this, and I don't remember seeing anything similar in magazines or books... so please …
... hardware has loaded. Set ink/paper to black/white. Bring line ... size source 4-16 default 8
d$ - string to be ... -
Turbo EspritThere has been some talk on here recently about the wonderful Turbo Esprit. I thought I would compare the Spectrum version with the C64 version. Why?…
... could get away with grid paper.
I think the ... normally... AND the "norm" is 8 sprites.. but obviously you can ... -
I am working on 'Stratego'.So finally Fuse is working on my EeePC started coding "Stratego". I have ideas about the artificial intelligence, but if you have ideas how to play …
... the player's pieces white paper, but with an ink colour ...
Sergeant 7
Miner 8
Scout 9
Help fix this keyboard read program?This code runs in an interrupt routine with DI. What would be the simplest way of making it so it doesn't auto repeat a keypress? [code]keys: ld a…
... key pressed middle position. State 8 = right key pressed middle ... pressed. if so goto state 8.
In ... br />
In state 8 the right key was last ... draw this state machine on paper it's quite clear ...
ld a,8 ; let's return with a ...Worst modern gamesAnything that you've recently played, not retro, that you think, "ugh this is awful!" ? For me there's plenty to choose from but here we go, the wor…
... rail shooter. It costs under ?8 from Game now, even in ... recommend the likes of Super Paper Mario and Little Kings Story ...Help fix this keyboard read program?This code runs in an interrupt routine with DI. What would be the simplest way of making it so it doesn't auto repeat a keypress? [code]keys: ld a…
... Attack - which was written on paper and assembled by hand, lol ... game though ;) Bit boring. Alien 8 was better, that chugs too.Easy way to print text in machine code?Please? It sounds so simple, but I've never done it. At the moment I'm grabbing the start address for each letter then printing them out one at a t…
... hl ;number of char * 8
ld de, font
ld b, 8
text3
ld ... br /> djnz text3 ;copy 8 bytes of char gfx
add a, 8 ;correction for crossing one third ... code, code 16 as INK/PAPER/FLASH/BRIGHT code, code ...Change color from the starting screen?How can I change the background color from the starting screen permanently? I wish to have this for my ZX 48K. Micky
... /> Colorbyte = (128*FLASH + 64*BRIGHT + 8*PAPER + INK )Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
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; 0Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... will pick up whatever PAPER and INK vales are ... Character Set start address. 8 because every Spectrum character
8 bytes
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ld b,8 ;transfer 8 bytes of Character to ... a ;repeat these 2 Instructions 8 times
rl c ...Howto paint a squared zone of the screen ?You know what guys ? i begin to love this languaje. Cant understand why not put more effort on the 80's to learn it :( because it is really speedy. …
... , because you can't set paper there, and additional code needed ... ,15 ;width
ld a,8+7+64 ;color
call ... middle there should be height*8-1 lines
dec c ...Howto paint a squared zone of the screen ?You know what guys ? i begin to love this languaje. Cant understand why not put more effort on the 80's to learn it :( because it is really speedy. …
... ,4*8+64+0 ;if this is the cursor row, set paper ...
ld a,7*8+64+0 ;paper 7, bright 1, ink ...The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... /> People who started out on 8 bit's and now rule ... happy to report on new paper-ware. This week in history ... played games with their old 8-bits, and I see no ... reason to cover PC remakes. 8-bit remakes are a different ...Independent Article - The New Wave of Retro GamingJust found [URL=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/the-new-wave-of-retro-gaming-2004295.html]this article[/URL] publishe…
... about Jonathan Cauldwell and the 8-bit programming scene in general ... I don't get the paper every day.
Someone ...Budget Game World Cup qualifier thread!In anticipation of the cup final I thought of an idea that may be a little awkward to set up but could be quite fun, and may decide the definitive bu…
... up my little bits of paper with all these names on ... if I split it into 8 groups that's roughly 16 ... 't really want more than 8 groups as that'll be ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... had been simple attribute blocks - 8 pixels thick, with no decorative ... , the platforms could have a PAPER colour, and the two could ... the way to go, not 8-pixel jumps.[/QUOTE]
8 pixels every 80ms?Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... NOT PI:INK NOT PI:PAPER NOT PI:CLEAR VAL "24569 ... i=SGN PI TO VAL "8":OUT 32765, i:LOAD "BLOCK ...Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... NOT PI:INK NOT PI:PAPER NOT PI:CLEAR VAL "24569 ... i=SGN PI TO VAL "8":OUT 32765, i:LOAD "BLOCK ...Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... NOT PI:INK NOT PI:PAPER NOT PI:CLEAR VAL "24569 ... i=SGN PI TO VAL "8":OUT 32765, i:LOAD "BLOCK ...Z80 Machine Code Question...Hi Folks, I know not strictly a BASIC question but I have started to learn Z80 machine code - 25 years too late! :smile: I have been reading a book…
... out how to change BORDER/PAPER colours.
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SYSVAR 23693 for INK and PAPER
3 bits INK and ... 3 bits PAPER (don't know by heart ... ..7 and which multiplied by 8.
BORDER can be ...Mr Do! ?Not exactly a new idea (at least twenty-seven years old now :-o), but how about a port of Mr Do! to the Spectrum? There was never an official one, ev…
... of the sprites, plus 8 for the width of the ... the same as the paper colour, to avoid the ... -states in uncontended time, 8 T-states when contended. ... / 48K Spectrum is 128T (16*8 ) contended, 96T (24*4) ... literally thousands of sheets of paper covered in notes. This ...Mr Do! ?Not exactly a new idea (at least twenty-seven years old now :-o), but how about a port of Mr Do! to the Spectrum? There was never an official one, ev…
... of the sprites, plus 8 for the width of ... the same as the paper colour, to avoid the ... -states in uncontended time, 8 T-states when contended. ... / 48K Spectrum is 128T (16*8 ) contended, 96T (24*4) ... literally thousands of sheets of paper covered in notes. This ...
