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problem with symbol shift and caps shift key combinations on multilayer keyboard membranesHello, I know, it is generally know that some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some key combinations. Typically …
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King Valley ('WE' Group, 1994) unofficial tape versionKing Valley is one of the best games of the year 1994, unfortunately there is no official tape version. But I wanted to play King Valley with a +2, w…
... & 6) before playing, using Einar Saukas's ZX7, the decompressor ... -
Drawing LinesHas anyone got any experience of coding a Bresenham line drawing algorithm on the Speccy? I've had a go and I find the algorithm has quite a few s…
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SpecIde updated!Hi, all! In these past months I've been brushing up a bit my emulator, SpecIde, a.k.a. the least efficient emulator in the world. At this momen…
... the following tricks:
- Pixel-perfect emulation of Spectrum 48K ... , floating bus, snow effect...)
- Pixel-perfect emulation of Spectrum 128K ... , floating bus, snow effect...)
- Pixel-perfect emulation of Spectrum +2A ... -
Z80onDSK now compatible with +3e with ZXMMC or similarJust updated my utility to work on Spectrums equipped with +3e ROMs and IDE storage. I've tested this with ZXMMC at the moment but don't think there …
... : @16384 (top left of screen pixel area)
║ 2: @22511 (bottom ... right of screen pixel area)
║ 3: @23296-23552 ... located top left of screen pixel area
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Line - a one line arcade gameHi, I have published Line, a game written in a single line of BASIC. Thanks to Einar Saukas for additional optimisations, suggestions, and fixes. …
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Shrinky challengeInspired by this contest on c64: http://nurpax.github.io/posts/2019-08-18-dirty-tricks-6502-programmers-use.html Make the smallest possible .tap t…
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ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 02 October 2019Wednesday 02 October 2019 Blimey, charlie - look at the time - I'd best get a Tipshop update done before October arrives, eh?! (Erm? Ed) * I add…
Wednesday 02 October 2019
Blimey, charlie - look at the time - I'd best get a Tipshop update done before October arrives, eh?! (Erm? Ed)
* I added a tip for Legend of Craldons Creek, The. I can't take any credit for it - it was in a ... -
New release - TARG!So it seems like Pgyuri and I are not the only people who've been engaging in a bit of naughty illicit code-jiggling. Look what I turned up on my end…
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ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 15 April 2020Wednesday 15 April 2020 Merry Xm(too late! Ed).. Happy New(Nope - too late Ed)... Happy Vale(Still nope. Ed).. Happy Eas(And that's another nope. …
... Redux Ed,
BC's Quest for Tires, Black Tiger, Che ... Pandory,
Quann Tulla, Quest For Elements, Quest for the Holy Snail ... , The,
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Fixing a ZX Clone from .ru - 27 years late.Hi there, I've currently assembled another russian clone a "Compact 256 Turbo" from a PCB I bought. The machine appears to be fully functional and o…
... red) resulting in a 8 Pixel offset between Border and Screen ... -
New DBOk, time to clear this up. After god knows how many pages of discussions, nobody from ZXDB has contacted me at all. Firstly, there will never be a…
... in its entirety without permission, Einar says otherwise. Other have previously ... from the main database. What Einar was given (in my opinion ... -
Dr. Jim's personal Sinclair showcaseThere were some Spectrum-related webpages that I hosted some of my own stuff on, and it's about time it had an extensive rehash. So, over the last we…
... -ins I have to Peter, Einar and the rest for proper ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 24 October 2020Saturday 24 October 2020 Hopefully it won't be another 6 months, he said. Joke about Corona still going, he said. Oh, blimey! * Yes, it's been a…
Saturday 24 October 2020
Hopefully it won't be another 6 months, he said. Joke about Corona still going, he said. Oh, blimey!
* Yes, it's been another 6 months since the last update. Mostly due to me being busy doing other things.
PC game with ZX / SAM music :)Hi, there's a game on STEAM platform: "DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge" Music made on ZX Spectrum, Sam Coupe, Atari ST, and so on. https://…
... on STEAM platform: "DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge"
Music ...Selling most of my Spectrum games.I've decided to sell off most of my Spectrum games and some hardware, but for now here's the games I want to get rid off. Ideally I would like to se…
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Commando (Elite)
Con-Quest (Mastertronic)
Cosmic Wartoad (Ocean ...ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 02 January 2021Saturday 02 January 2021 Happy New Year, Spec Chums! I was hoping to do this update for Xmas - but difficulties involving fermented apples got in th…
... Killer,
Con-Quest, Countdown, Countdown, Crash Landing ... /> Nightmare, Noah, Nosferatu: Quest for the Vampire,
... Nightingale, Operation Stallion, Orb Quest,
Orc Slayer, ... The, Quadrajoin,
Quest for the Poorly Snail, Raiders ...Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…
Pity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was for a text/graphic adventure I'm working on. The algorithm is based on [url="http ...ZEsarUX 9.2 Release CandidateHi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX Release Candidate version 9.2. The final stable version will come in a few weeks, so stay tuned! You can down…
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Improved all-to-pixel text rendering:
-Allow 1 ... on ZRCP/ZENG
Fixed pixel color on text all-to ... -pixel text rendering (color inversion)
...ZEsarUX v9.2 Final released - Version 9.2 - Cliff Hanger edition. 05 April 2021As seen on: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases [quote] ZEsarUX-9.2 @chernandezba chernandezba released this 21 hours ago · 6 com…
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Improved all-to-pixel text rendering:
-Allow 1 ... on ZRCP/ZENG
Fixed pixel color on text all-to ... -pixel text rendering (color inversion)
...Any retro styled games on itch.io, pico8, webgames etc. remade on ZX Spectrum?The last few yeas there have been many retro styled games released as webgames. Often these type of games are relatively simple but have innovative g…
... puzzle games, with focus on pixel art graphics and innovative gameplay ...ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 15 August 2021Sunday 15 August 2021 Those paying attention might have noticed that largely due to people not sending me enough new tips to warrant doing an upda…
... for Ramsbottom Smith and the Quest for the Yellow Spheroid.
Castle Quest, Conspiralove, Conveyor-Belt Capers,
Were the full Sinclair Loki specs ever actually known?I was just curious. A lot was leaked to the media, but the exact specs seem different depending on source. Some say it could support up to 512x256 an…
... other than 256x192@9 bits/pixel.
Also, exactly what ...ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 29 December 2021Wednesday 29 December 2021 I'd meant to prep this update so it could go live on Xmas Day.. Alas, Real Life got in the way! * I was shocked and s…
... -Noobs,
Mowy Adventures: Beer Quest, Music Logic, No Man's ...
