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Improving on perfection - Suggestions on making great games better!?Penetrator - different button for fire as opposed to move forward Ant Attack - just one grenade button Deathchase - time limit on each level Manic…
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Drawing some spritesI figured I want to draw some sprites. My target was to do a 16x16 masked sprite. There's no clearing here, just drawing the sprites. My first ite…
... br /> ld a, (de) ; load pixel from screen
and (hl ... or (hl) ; or the pixel data
ld (de),a ... ; put modified pixel to screen
inc hl ... /> ld a, (hl) ; load pixel from screen
and #252 ... -
Sourcing replacement screws 16/48k SpectrumI know some stores like Retroleum carry screws most of the time, sods law when I have gone to purchase today there's none listed. Does anyone have t…
... the full details of the exact types used on the 16 ... -
LgK image compressorOk people, i decided to make it proper thread since i've finally got something tested & useful for everyone. Here is my "chunky" ZX image compressor …
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Question of contentionI'm not desperate to go digging through technical descriptions in depth, but one thing bugs me about the Speccy's video contention model - and that's…
... of that is the actual pixel screen (the rest being borders ... to fetch data in 16 pixel bursts rather than 8? Is ... -
Just.SCR - effective tool for reversing Speccy's pictures back to ZX Spectrum[i]'One more cross-platform picture converter to ZX Spectrum .SCR format? Why?' [/i] Don't be hasty in resume. It's simple, but very effective t…
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Pixels, the Spectrum and the Meaning of Life!Imagine a computer running a program that systematically changes 1 pixel at a time and runs until it's shown every possible combination of pixels. If…
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The Great North Meet III: A Good Day to Meet NorthOK. Here it is: It's about damn time for another north meet. There wasn't one last year so we thought this year's would be a bit sooner than usual: …
... usual: June 25th to be exact, unless anyone thinks otherwise? It ... -
Composit output on +2 and +3?I recently got hold of a dvd recorder for the purpose of recording speccy gameplay. It turns out that this particular recorder is not compatible wit…
... the RF port using the exact same method I have used ... -
Crazy prices on non-Sinclair related eBay auctions.I'm sure this goes for a lot of you - you have eBay search agents keeping an eye out for stuff you might be interrested in - and alerting you if some…
... any of you noticed *this* exact same thing - for this game ... -
TAPE BOX DIMENSIONS!i am wondering if anyone knows the dimensions for a zx spectrum inlay like maybe a 3 or 4 fold one i am going to start a software house releasing ver…
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Britsoft - Read-Only Memory Publishing"Britsoft" by Read-Only Memory Publishing is their latest book charting the rise and fall of game development in the UK from the early 80s to the end…
... produce 4 new ZX Spectrum pixel illustrations for the online extract ... -
Publishers logos and biosAs we are getting more development done, we are looking at extra details not currently available, so will be creating new categories asking for submi…
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Micromega
Nintendo
Pixel Productions
Rainbird
Silverbird ... -
Unreleased modern Speccy games?Information about "classic" never released Speccy games is available in [url="http://www.tzxvault.org/time.htm"]this page[/url], or searching for [ur…
... /zxgraph/home/einar-saukas/soon"]Pixel Quest 2000[/url] - about 95 ... -
*Hi-Viz* My First Game OUT NOW!!*Hi-Viz* is a Retro Arcade Game, Heavly inspired by the Classic Early 80's Sinclair Zx Spectrum Computer.. : Pure Nostalgic Platform Fun. : Twel…
... only 16 colours.
: Retro Pixel Art Graphics.
: Authentic Funky ... -
Gaming artworksHave to share this - been doing my house up and commissioned these artworks. http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/R-Types_small…
... but didn't really fancy pixel art, and I fell in ... -
Faster Manic MinerHey, dudes. I've been fiddling around trying to wring more speed out of this game recently. I've replaced the LDIR buffer copying routines with s…
... POP-PUSH routine for the pixel buffer and an unrolled POP ... -
Smart platform-action games?Most platform-action games for the Speccy rely on "fast thinking" (to keep running while avoiding enemies) and pixel-precision movement (mostly jumpi…
... running while avoiding enemies) and pixel-precision movement (mostly jumping over ... -
New NIRVANA tool: WTF!"[b]WTF![/b]" (Wide Tile Format converter) is a command-line tool to convert multicolor file formats from [b]btile[/b] (bicolor tile) to [b]wtile[/b]…
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ZX shed dates?Disclaimer - I might be able to find this info on the wos forums, but my initial searches didn't quite work it..... Can anyone tell me when each i…
... points by l listing the exact date.
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Character Based SpritesHi, I'm working through Jonathan's excellent guide to writing games, and have mastered the animation of single UDGs. Before or move onto Pixel…
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Wheels of Fire: Chase HQ = duff masteringAndy Barker mentioned Chase HQ in the Wheels of Fire compilation as being WIP way back in April 2005... http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discus…
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Collectorabilia Sales Event - Leeds Town Hall 17th SeptemberThe Collectorabilia returns and to a bigger venue with more sellers!! If you couldnt find what you wanted at the Super Retro Games Fair then you may…
... , graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original ... -
Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …
... good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely ... -
Some Graphic Coding & Audio help.Hello my fellow WoS'ers I am in the process of writing some code for graphical purposes - I have Z88DK raring to go but I do not know how to take…
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Brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48Does anybody know what was a brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48? Was it the same on 128, +2 and +3? I can see on wikipedia a…
... , I need to know an exact palette. I think that original ... -
Glitches, tricks, and sequence breaking in Spectrum games?Me banging on about[b] Deus Ex[/b], skip it if you don't like the game. I've just found out that it's possible to complete the original Deus Ex (b…
... object) by swinging at the exact precise angle into them, but ... -
Keyboard issues. Select keys not working.Hi Guys, Well it seams problems are like buses, you wait awhile, nothing turns up, then a couple at once. I have just got one issue 2 48k going…
... membrane and it exhibits the exact same issue. Hmmm. I cannot ... -
Why do we have to live with colour clash on the Spectrum Next - if it ever gets sold!I can fully sympathize with those who would like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best version with perhaps the option to…
... of a hybrid emulator allowing pixel level color choices or else ...


