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How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... Test just drawing a few things in set positions on the screen. Make ... sure all the routines you ... expected. Call all the graphics drawing routines once and then ... by commenting them out.[/quote]
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About spectrum emulator on the dreamcastNeed help on the dreamspec emulator too work on the dreamcast. Do you need a boot disk too play cd-r games on it.
Need help on the
dreamspec emulator too work on the dreamcast.
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48K protectionWhich games were 'protected' by loading a full 48K block of code so that no copy program could fit in to memory? I know of 2 by heard. Pole Positio…
Which games were 'protected' by loading a full 48K block ... />
I know of 2 by heard.
Pole Position
screen, then you reloaded the screen over the ROM and the rest on
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TV picture goes kaput on my 128I've been using the 128K model a lot recently and noticed a bit of flicker on the screen. Then a couple of days ago it rapidly got worse, and now the…
I've been using the 128K model a lot ... noticed a bit of flicker on the screen. Then a couple of ... rapidly got worse, and now the picture cuts out completely. ... It doesn't reset the machine: even if I' ... s clearly a problem with the tv connector. Is this ... -
machine code basicsWondered if anyone can help me out. I have been playing round with some disassemblers (Zeus). And Machine code loaders. All I want to do is print my…
... want to do is print my name on the screen but i can't ... don't know about stuff on the spectrum.
Help please ... trying to get some books on the topic, so if anyone wants ... -
Chuckie Egg and joypads on the SpectrumAn old favourite of mine is "Chuckie Egg", but it has no joystick option. I've got a dual port DK Troniks interface, the first port takes IN 31(Kemps…
... port DK Troniks interface, the first port takes IN 31 ... (Kempston) and the second uses the 6,7,8,9 ... be easy to just define the keys to correspond with ... those numbers, but no. The redefine keys option doesn't ... could use an emulator, but on the real machine... -
heavy on the magick question?in the heavy on the magick manual it mentioned four sequals. where they ever relases. the names i think where castle pilefoot pardise regaglo tombo…
in the heavy on the magick manual it mentioned four sequals. where they ever relases.
the names i think where
castle pilefoot
pardise regaglo
tombos of tarro
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Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…
... in which storing PC on the stack sometimes overwrites a ... so the next time annomalies appear on the screen. In the time of ... 48k Spectrums the programmers ... the same problem.
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DreamSpec 1.0... so is that it for Speccy emulation on the Dreamcast?Damn. It seems pretty sad that DreamSpec for the DC is seemingly done and buried... it's a pretty solid emulator, IMO, that really could've been a tr…
... sad that DreamSpec for the DC is seemingly done ... And even if the rest of the world doesn't ... care about Speccy emulation on the Dreamcast, I most definitely ... to be working on a ZX emulator for the 'Cast, ... chip it and use the OpenXDK port of DreamSpec on it...) -
++off-topic++ Anyone else bought one of those 8-bit 'retro' consoles advertised on cable tv?tvOver christmas I was bored, and found myslef flicking through all the cable channels on NTL. They change the package so often, i have all but given u…
... through all the cable channels on NTL. They change the package so ... />
It was advertised on the screen as a 'retro games console ... was painful to watch. But the screen shots were adequate.
... of English.
The games on it include;
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…
... would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games ...What's the matter with The Spectrum Adventurer?Some minutes ago I clicked in my Favourites menu on The Spectrum Adventurer ([url]http://www.thespectrumadventurer.com[/url]) and a "Windows Casino" …
... clicked in my Favourites menu on The Spectrum Adventurer ([url]http://www ... "Windows Casino" crap came up on the screen. It seems that that link ...What are these games called?Game #1: You're controlling a man in some kind of futuristic facility a corridor. He starts to run really fast from left to right on the screen. He h…
... on the screen. He has to avoid obstacles and danger as her runs by ... you control a wizard on top of the castle. There is a ... and dinasaurs keep coming from the forest and trying to get ... into the castle. He has to ... his wand to kill the dinosaurs.Was spectrum the most advanced thing when you got it?When you got your first spectrum games, were they the most advanced games at the moment? When my dad bought it for me I was crazy excited, it was ama…
... games, were they the most advanced games at the moment?
When ... going "WOOOOW, THINGS ARE MOVING ON THE SCREEN! LOOK AT THOSE GRAPHICS!!!"Loading games on 48kI've just obtained a ZX Spectrum 48k and am having difficultly loading the games. I've read the loading instructions and are following them: Discon…
... difficultly loading the games. I've read the loading ... />
Disconnect the lead from mic to mic ... load"" and press enter the following appears on the screen:-
... LET LOAD?""
I then press play on the ...Is it me, or does the logo on the front page keep changing?I know I stay up late, and get up early, and drink lots of coffee. But, I could have sworn, that sometmes the logo on the front page is a rubber key…
... have sworn, that sometmes the logo on the front page is a rubber ... key 48k, and on other occasions ... need a check up from the neck up?I find the game - bike jumping on the slippery roadHello all! I find the game wich has a bike moved from left to right on the 2-way road jumping over standing (sometimes they stay 2 or 3 the same pla…
... moved from left to right on the 2-way road jumping over ... they stay 2 or 3 the same place) buses and cars ... . Sometimes the road has slippery plases, marked ...Name the game...When i first got my Spectrum + many years ago i had a few free games with the package. Some were very poor but they were very playable. One was a s…
... a few free games with the package. Some were very poor ... to colour round each of the squares on the screen, when all were coloured ... then you moved onto the next level ... called ? It was one of the freebie games you got with ...characters on the indexcan anyone tell me who the PI dude is on the index of the site? I can't remember the name of the game at all!
can anyone tell me who the PI dude is on the index of the site?
I can't remember the name of the game at all!How to program Machine Code on a PC, and then run it on a speccy?Well, I've been looking into MC a bit more deeply recently - I reckon I could get my head round MC now. Back when I was a teenager, I couldn't see th…
... just seemed like random numbers on the screen! Now I understand a bit ... to actually code it on the speccy - what are the best compiler progs ... a Speccy prog? What's the best way of going about ... here from a thread in the games forum which is why ...Shoot up game I can't remember the name ofProbably a question seen a hundred times before but: There was a shoot up game, and as I remember, where one guy walked across the screen with a yel…
... walked across the screen with a yellow speckled background. On the screen there ... were two level, the upper level ... jump down, the guy would jump over the bannister in a ... 'll check them against the archive but I suspect ...Stuck on the penultimate level of Manic MinerPlease help ! I'm on the next to last level (Solar Power Generator) and i'm totally stuck. When i go on the bottom level to collect the key in the…
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I'm on the next to last level (Solar ... go on the bottom level to collect the key in the bottom ... to the left, jump on the edge of the bricks onto the conveyer ...
When i'm on the conveyor belt i cant jump ... as he just jumps in the air.
...VSYNC FunctionI have written a VSYNC function, so that I can clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the address 2367…
... clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the ... address 23672.
Is this the correct ... /> [ This Message was edited by: robpearmain on 2004-05-06 12:08 ]How to get Grahics to wrap vertically around the screen?I am using the following code to draw an image to the screen. First I use HL to contain ROW and COLUM I then call the MapScreenFunction As I draw m…
... to draw an image to the screen.
First I use ... COLUM
I then call the MapScreenFunction
As I ... calls Next line to get the next line.
However ... past 192 lines, I want the next line to go to ...Heavy on the MagickHi folks! Anyone know where I can get a walkthrough or tips for Gargoyle's classic adventure Heavy on the Magick? Thanks for your time :)
Hi folks! Anyone know where I can get a walkthrough or tips for Gargoyle's classic adventure Heavy on the Magick?
Thanks for your time :)Decimals, bcd etc in z80...Working bloody full-time on my Ragnar Revival game right now - just finished the basic sprite engine and before I go on coding the actual 3d engine (…
... counters?
On a game I did on the Coup?, I stored ... more than one decimal place). By storing each of these number ... easy to display the value in decimal format on the screen.
... /> [ This Message was edited by: ekoman on 2004-07-22 02:38 ]ZX Spectrum +3 won't turn onHello We've got a ZX Sinclair Spectrum +3, which has recently been dragged out of the loft and we are trying to get it back into active service. Th…
... all, nothing is displayed on the screen. The PSU seems to be working ... Drive, is the thing making the noise. When the power is on the FDD motor ... makes a noise, when you look underneath the hood, the ...Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... to time screen drawing.
The game loop ... the sprite is masked and painted on. This buffer is eventually painted on the screen ... - all this to avoid flicker).
Right now the ... br /> So... Ideas on the main game loop, interrupt ...need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
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;| here begins drawing itself
DRAWSPY LD A ... PUSH BC
DRAWBEG ;drawing of left side.
... DRTABLE. This cycle is drawing all the bytes in a middle ... address of next bottom line on the screen.
JP DRAWSPY< ...Spectrum not booting up properlyI picked up an old Spectrum from a car boot sale today, but the keyboard was acting up. I took it apart to see what the problem was, but after puttin…
... it apart to see what the problem was, but after ... just get garbage on the screen when I turn it on. Its sometimes black ... usually with stripes all over the screen and little artifacts/blobs appearing ... but I sorted it by just fiddling with the power connector. Now ...
