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One ... of making a game in Basic or any other language. ... to my satisfaction, probably in a linear fashion like:-< ... Fuse using 128 mode Basic as its easier to ... -
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- a routine to play some classical music.and
After typing in the program that Latin verb ... Speccy's really good built-in BASIC.
This was the starting ... point for my career in IT and software development.
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... made an executive decision to play as much of it as ... looks, it's made mostly in BASIC (about 22K of it) with ... go away. I've looked in the listing and found other ... at this late, late stage in the competition.
It ...ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... spent countless hours writing programs in 128k basic on the +2 (and ... program in 48k mode when 128k basic had a better editor, a PLAY ... to go for writing code in BASIC... I still prefer that even ... was a pain to program (in basic)... I never comprehended and sort ...Football Manager revisitedHello everyone The latest version of my Football Manager Revisited game is now available. you can download it free of charge here: [url="http://fm…
... new features. 128K Basic is 99% the ... Basic with the exception of using the RAM disk and the Play ... command.
There is about 4K of machine code in ... of the coding is in Basic. Even using 128K, ... squeezing more and more features in!
...1942 isn't all that badIt isn't, you know. I played that for the first time in 15+ years earlier today and it's alright. It's got all the enemy patterns, power ups and basi…
... to configure a joystick to play the Spectrum version of 1942 ... and joystick should be defined in the game menus and the ... . The joystick correctly types numbers in basic when configured as a Sinclair ... USB stick. It also works in other games.
I ...Emulation on Gameboy AdvanceHi everyone! I saw a topic about spectrum games on mobile phones... and it came to my mind: how about a full loaded speccy emulator for the new Nint…
... " the cartriges with games to play in the GBA. Now for the ... cd with all that and play speccy on the TV again ...Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... but how about a build in Basic compiler (much like HiSoft Colt ... bit-test, or HiSoft Basic 1.1)?
In fact, a PC ... compiler. The extended basic could base on Beta Basic, Laser Basic (Laser Compiler ... was lame) or Mega Basic and can include extra commands ...moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…
... younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code ... -selling game (I did read in a magazine that the writers ...ZX48k terminal...Hello everybody, I thought someone might help me. I connect my good old ZX48k to my PC via serial (IF1) link, and I was trying to write a little term…
... write a little terminal program in BASIC.
Can anyone tell me ... /> need to consider how slow BASIC is)
open a stream ... , and print it out.
in BASIC:
10 format "t ... missing?
Thank you in advance.Machine code loaderI was wondering how people wrote games. On the trail to this knowledge I discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers. Which i…
... discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers.
I am sadly interested in this stuff, wonder if anyone ...Tornado AssemblerTornado Assembler is not working. What's wrong with it? It says Nonsense in BASIC or something like this. (dwnldd from this site, of course)
Tornado Assembler is not working. What's wrong with it? It says Nonsense in BASIC or something like this. (dwnldd from this site, of course)FAILED THE BLOODY TEST !!!Well, I finally worked out the courage to take the Spectrum certification test... AND FAILED !!! Not exactly that I was expecting to pass, but - My G…
... God ! 60% !?!! And 40% for BASIC programming !?!! I was thinking of ... as some kind of ace in BASIC, now to find out that ...japonese or persian?I'm looking for an arcade game that I used to play in a timex 2048. It was a japanose? scenario but the hero had a sabre that looked very 'persia'. H…
... game that I used to play in a timex 2048. It was ... ( throughing his sword, capturing diamonds.... in the end of the game ... labyrinth can of scenario like in the game TITANIC...
PLEASE ...Machine CodeOk i had a spectrum when i was younger and only used it for playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like 10 Pri…
... playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple ... i want to do something in machine code. I've seen ... ) - how did they do that in basic?! lol im just curious now ...Quiz - my first attempt!And so it is! My first attempt at a quiz... 1. All answers give 1 point unless otherwise stated, for a total of 33 points. 2. Give your answers excl…
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1. In which country was based the ... completely written in BASIC.
3. In Raid over ... a platform suspended in space in this amusing conversion ... has sometimes appeared in slightly different ways, ...Li'l help?I'm making a video-sketch-show thing, and I plan on putting some speccy code in somewhere, (as well as a comic strip on the inlay case) but I can onl…
... on putting some speccy code in somewhere, (as well as a ... ) but I can only program in basic. Anyone know of any demo ...a poke to change fonts??hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of the fonts of speccy?? I guess I did things like that in eighties.. also, there…
... ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike ... I did things like that in eighties..
also, there ... poke to quit "scroll? " message in basic??
where can I ...Defenders of the EarthI've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape …
I've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape image but how do I get it to read Tape 2????
TIA.dsk back to +3 original format?Hi everyone! I recently stumbled over my spectrum +3 and i decided to replace its 3" dead drive for a 3.5" one. After some time, i was able to put it…
... can put them in the 3.5" floppy to play in the +3 ...games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... said he wrote the game in basic and used a compiler to ...OK... Another name the gameYeap... notorious bJohnnyBravo is back with the name the game :)... OK... here it goes... Should be very old(maybe written in basic)... all I can r…
... be very old(maybe written in basic)... all I can remember is ...a few unknown gameshello, the friend of mine asked me to let you know about his past developments for ZX Spectrum 48 - 3 games written back in 1997. you can download …
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...ArtistryIn my younger days (and to a certain extent, now) I was always intrigued about how the loading screens were constructed. Back then I'd assumed it was…
In my younger days (and ... expert on PLOT and DRAW in those days, and even ... after typing in the slightly hard to use ... , such as that used in the scenes from The Hobbit ... boundary.
Hence, in the Dragon's utterly mad ... a way to do this in BASIC?The AbyssI tell you what, one of the best games for the spec is the Abyss. Its written in Basic, but it provides an almighty challenge to the modern gamer. Ch…
I tell you what, one of the best games for the spec is the Abyss. Its written in Basic, but it provides an almighty challenge to the modern gamer. Check it out. You wont be dissapointed.Im no mathematician, but some of the RUNES are impossible.'LOST' GAMES (A-C) FROM N4Interesting statistic of A-C games from N4 (500 GAMES)...Comments: -Fnd (Finded game.This game you can download from W.O.S. or others sites) -MIA (It…
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-see (I play in this game or see it ...TransAm - technical curiosityHi all, I guess this is for you machine code experts: how come a snapshot of TransAm always places the trophies in different places when I start a n…
... TransAm always places the trophies in different places when I start ... Ultimate (well A.C.G in -83) guys didn't program ... am I thinking too much in BASIC?
Just interested of ...Spectrum booksOK, this is a question posed not out of curiosity, but because I have to construct the 'bibliography' section of some paper I'm making. Unfortunately…
... , I must not specify websites in there (please don't ask ...2 Spectrum books for saleTwo classic Spectrum books for sale... ZX Spectrum Users Handbook by RJ Simpson and TJ Terrell. Newnes Microcomputer Books On the back it mentions…
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