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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... takes to draw one 8x8 pixel sprite character. This figure ... for sprites only drawn at exact horizontal character coordinates (you can ... is already in the pixel buffer. The pixel buffer's initial contents ... the sprite into its 8x8 pixel characters and creates a ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... from another character in the pixel buffer. Arrange for two ... a software rotater to get pixel-precise placement of sprite ... the sprite is at an exact character coordinate because of the ... above it to accommodate vertical pixel placement. Normally, the blank ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... and an offset for vertical pixel placement of the sprite. By ... square just like Basic's "PRINT AT". These characters are background ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
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PRINT AT 0,0;"Up to ... : GO TO 30
50 PRINT AT 21,0; INK 7 ... 8 STEP 2
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... table must begin on an exact 256-byte page, meaning the ...
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... if it lies on an exact horizontal coordinate, for example). ... SP1 functions to quickly print background tiles to the ... reads what tiles to print from an array of ... is used to 1- print the fan graphics and ... 2- print each frame of the ... -
compilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …
... speed to a Basic compiled PRINT (probably faster) but then PRINTing ... offers 32-column
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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…
... resolution from the advertised 64x44 pixel resolution to 256x192. Despite likely ... fault of Commodore's; the exact same thing happened with the ... 't selectable down to the pixel level, not as many colors ... -
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'…
... proof and a few colour-exact pages for me to check ... will then go straight to print.
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Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
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Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
... the print command), the only other way to get pixel perfect alignment ... as simple as using a PRINT AT x,y;FLASH 1 ... -
Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
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New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
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Spectrum Screen Memory MapWhat's the advantage (mistery?) behind ULA's spectrum screen memory interpretation? 6144 bytes divided into 3 blocks, 2048 bytes long. if you want t…
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Currah MicrosourceHi Anyone here got a Currah Microsource ? I have one, its one of the original eval units complete with 'draft' manual. Just interested to see how …
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Currah MicrosourceHi Anyone here got a Currah Microsource ? I have one, its one of the original eval units complete with 'draft' manual. Just interested to see how …
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Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
... scroller would be to repeatedly print s$(n TO n+30 ... drawing an entire line of pixel-shifted text than there is ... existing screen contents by one pixel. You'd be better off ... character line line by one pixel, and just printing the new ... -
Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
... thing.
you can print one digit on char position ...
inc h ;move one pixel down
djnz repeat ;repeat ... BASIC
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Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... is that you rely on PRINT to output your graphics, so ... that way. If you want pixel perfect movement, go C and ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... program ;-) The resolution is 256x192 pixel and 32x192 colour. This is ... Spectrum tend to be smooth pixel scrollers, something made possible by ... around can be done with PRINT statements and UDGs (user defined ... -
The ZX Spectrum Book of MapsFollowing some discussion in a maps thread, I have decided to make THE ZX SPECTRUM BOOK OF MAPS - VOLUME ONE At the moment, I have the following in…
... right down to the speccy pixel.
I know you ... step in and do a print run for you, and you ... way one Speccy pixel is exactly one pixel of the movie frame ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... ) into a fixed 8-byte pixel buffer (this is where all ... sp1_PrintString() function is meant to print composite tiles or even entire ... bounding box and can only print at character boundaries.
Wanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…
... fancy file structures, just raw pixel data.
I also ... into a routine specifically to print that sprite!Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... makes sense. Then a PRINT#n can be used to ... print to window n. Special ... converter if you don't print longs?). There are such options ... How can you plot a pixel (look it up), how can ... attribute address for a specific pixel (look it up), etc.< ...mire mareproof? [url]http://pic15.picturetrail.com:80/VOL600/2588775/9185163/153133785.jpg[/url]
... $ 0 is the same as PRINT AT (CHR$ 22) 1,0 ... half of that line (ie PRINT CHR$ 6+CHR$ 6 would ... used the CHR$ 22 to print the filename in the middle ... .[/QUOTE]
Funny, this exact technique is used to hijack ...So how much programming experience do you need to create a Spectrum Game?Hi all i was just mucking about with that old program "Game Designer" and i was wondering how difficult it is to write a new Spectrum game?
... ), "sp1_PrintAt(..)" (print at), etc that can move sprites smoothly pixel by pixel and ...Reason for strange display layout?I have always wondered if there is any technical reason behind the strange layout of the display file or why did Sinclair choose to do it this way?
... address HL to move one pixel down in the display.< ... screen
; HL = moves one pixel down
; used : AF, HL ... exact char coordinate so you have to draw those extra blank pixel ... to avoid unnecessarily drawing blank pixel rows.
[quote]< ...Faster Pussycat, yer man (UDG)Right we are almost into a game area. Ive started to play with UDG and by using bins and pokes I can redesign graphics to my hearts content. Now Im…
... way too slow. The screens pixel area starts at 16384, and ... found this slower the the PRINT AT command.
What ... like command which equates to PRINT AT.
If anyone ...Faster Pussycat, yer man (UDG)Right we are almost into a game area. Ive started to play with UDG and by using bins and pokes I can redesign graphics to my hearts content. Now Im…
... you do a PRINT, at which point the PRINT routine goes through ... screen.
Within the PRINT AT command, each row is ... onto the text screen, or pixel cells onto the Hi-res ...How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
Flickerless Sprite Pixel-animation is described in David ... done with a interrupt-driven print routine)
witch can ...
