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Are these really different ?What differences are there between the 1986 disk version and 1987 disk version for Gunship ? Obviously, I mean differences which actually count, not …
I've checked them on a byte-by-byte basis. The disk versions for 1986 and 1987 are *EXACTLY* the same ! I don't know whether it's supposed to be like this - I'll notify Andrew Barker as soon as possible. -
GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…
... colours in an on-screen byte? (like in the qraphic that ... -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... /> Anyway, using a table, each byte can be rotated in 11 ... -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... must start on a 256-byte boundary.
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Having problems with Falcon Patrol 2Ive recently discovered the wonder of TZX.files, giving my old 48k spectrum a new lease of life.. But im having problems getting a copy of Falcon P…
... the Re-Release by Bug-Byte. Although it's the same ... -
Huffman questionI'm pretty sure that the answer to my question is "no", but I just want a second opinion: Is it possible to somehow cram a Huffman decompressor + de…
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If you used one byte per symbol in a table ... tolerate more error the 256 byte table can be shrunk. When ... -
Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
maybe im wrong but bug byte had one inlay, the other inlay is a version rleased by another company (?) -
Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
the archive site on WOS shows both bug byte inlays (or covers??) for the tape, as well as the Software Projects one.
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Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
... designs for MM from Bug-Byte (one with a hand-plus ... for this game from Bug-Byte, cos for one of the ... -
Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
Um, I just realised, we are geeks aren't we?
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On the subject of Bug Byte, can anyone verify that 'Spectral Invaders' had more than one inlay? The version I had in '82 was b&w not colour. -
Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
... /> On the subject of Bug Byte, can anyone verify that 'Spectral ... to the move of Bug Byte from The Albany to Mulberry ...Manic Miner - Different Tape InlaysSo why did bug byte have two different inlays for MM? [ This Message was edited by: mlasham on 2003-07-28 12:38 ]
... great - as did the Bug-Byte and Ultimate ones - but I ...Most sought after gamesWhich original games are most sought after by the avid Speccy collector??
... , pre-Wally range) and Bug-Byte.
New collectors always ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... /> it takes 17 tacts per byte
moving memory by ... takes cca 13 tacts per byte
13 x 6144 ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... . they get a mask byte and gfx byte then switch to screen ... and going to the next byte... switching is slow but
Jet Set Willy?Hello all! I just dug up a copy of Jet Set Willy and loaded it up. Then after a while a got a strange feeling that everything wasn't as it should be…
I think the Manic Miner cheat you mentioned, only worked on the Bug Byte version.Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
... computer always accesses the lo-byte first ie. looking above you ... is the lo-byte, 8A is the hi-byte)
You will ... (remember we enter the lo-byte first!). Keep pressing ENTER until ...Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
... 03 AND 03 ;the high-byte will now
;contain 0 ...New (?) auto-hacking methodFollowing a discussion with BadBeard on another thread, I think it would be appropriate for me to share something with the rest of the world (i.e. th…
... word;
Intrpt : byte;
RegR : byte;
RegAF : word;< ... : word;
IntMode : byte;
Border : byte;
RAM52n : array [ ... : word;
Port7FFD : byte;
TRDOS : byte;
RAM0 : array [ ...128 Memory PagingI'm having a problem getting my brain around paging. Well, actually the bit I don't understand is how reading I/O ports works! I hope the collective …
Port 32765 is a write-only port.
Normally the byte at 23388 holds the last value written to the port. Read that, alter your page bits and then write that back to 23388 and to the port.Tomahawk tzxI've just downloaded Tomahawk from the WOS archive and the tzx vault: both tzx files are not original copies of the game but hacked counterparts. Is…
... TZX Vault sources. The Bug-Byte re-release matches so we ...SevenuP and fontsIs it possible to use SevenuP to create replacement Spectrum fonts? If not, can anyone suggest a windows-based Speccy font editor? I've got plenty fo…
... line" set on top of Byte sort priority).
If ...128 Memory PagingI'm having a problem getting my brain around paging. Well, actually the bit I don't understand is how reading I/O ports works! I hope the collective …
... -boo - I read the source byte into A then proceeded to ... A before writing the destination byte :oops:
But that ...Attract modeAnyone got any names of games that have a good attract mode? (for those who dont know , its where the game runs a demo even when you arnt playing...…
Frost Byte also shows the screens when the music ends, but I don't consider it a (real) demo mode.
Another one with demo mode is Stainless Steel.Unknown Games For ZX-Spectrum For Spectrum in period from 1980 to 1993 was made more 15000! games ...Where other 9000?(Don't check info) Also i find Names of very good games fo…
... whole memory up by 1 byte and it would appear different ...Unknown Games For ZX-Spectrum For Spectrum in period from 1980 to 1993 was made more 15000! games ...Where other 9000?(Don't check info) Also i find Names of very good games fo…
... whole memory up by 1 byte and it would appear different ...Attract modeAnyone got any names of games that have a good attract mode? (for those who dont know , its where the game runs a demo even when you arnt playing...…
... key presses in a single byte. So at 20fps that's ...
