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Airwolf - helpHTF do I get past this screen? I've saved a snapshot which you can get here: [url="http://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/airwolf.z80"]http://www.rzxarchive.co.…
... /> I've shot the Defence Control Box on the screen to the right (it's ... supposed to open the way ... /> [ This Message was edited by: Daren on 2004-10-09 19:05 ... /> [ This Message was edited by: Daren on 2004-10-09 19:10 ] -
Any one here know about computers?(sniggers - I knew that title would get loads viewing this) Okay, folks - my monitor's on the blink. It's beginning to flash a green tint. I've had …
... /> Okay, folks - my monitor's on the blink. It's beginning to ... , so I know it's on the way out (de-gauss does ... kill you all at DoD by the way). My knowlege of monitors ... I dont want ghosted images on the screen.
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OT: Where to start with assembler / MC on the PCHi, my apologies for posting on a subject unrelated to the Spectrum. What I would like to know is what's the best place to start (ie. Development pa…
... apologies for posting on a subject unrelated to the Spectrum.
the best place to start (ie ... / books) for programming in assembler on the PC?
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Screen AttributesNot sure if this is a devolopment question but here goes... In my limited understanding, the 'attribute file' of a speccy is 5800h to 5AFFh and each…
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In my limited understanding, the 'attribute file' of a speccy ... coresponds to each character position on the screen. With bits 0 to ...
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Help needed to speed up functionCan anyone help me to re-factor this code snippet. The "MAP" section holds information about which tiles go where on the screen (handled by another f…
... The "MAP" section holds information about which tiles go where on the screen (handled by ... another function. The following code uses the ... tile should be based on the "COLOUR" lookup. ... and have forgotten some of the "tricks".
Charlie Chaplin by US GoldI can't seem to find 'Charlie Chaplin' by US Gold on the archive, is it missing or am I going blind?
I can't seem to find 'Charlie Chaplin' by US Gold on the archive, is it missing or am I going blind?inspired vs uninspired spectrum softwarehello have you noticed over the years when spectrum software was being made,1.some companies made an effort to research facts(by being historical,dr…
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have you noticed over the years when spectrum software was ... effort to research facts(by being historical,drawing on the cultural history of ... or no history of the people,the lands in there story ... an effort into there games drawing on things from point 1( ...Sonic on the speccyHELLO!!! :) Does anybody have any info on the Sonic game thats supposed to be released. Last I heard there was talks with Sega about releasing it.
HELLO!!! :) Does anybody have any info on the Sonic game thats supposed to be released. Last I heard there was talks with Sega about releasing it.Looking for yet more game names...(jumping on the bandwagon thread)ok, i remember this game and its bugging the crap out of me basically you were a pirate after gold, and you travelled to islands and met the local n…
... to islands and met the local natives, who you ... . i seem to remember the doubloons (dubloons?) being a ...
lastly, this one was on the atari ST but i don ... t know if it was on the speccy too, i think ... you had to match the heads with the bodies etc.
...Mobile RemakesHello. Does anybody know about some nice freeware ZX-Spectrum remakes for mobile phones? On [url="http://www.phonesoft.cz/detail.php?sekce=java&id=9…
... either by cable/irda/bluetooth... or by throwing it on the net ... br />
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PRINT "The D80 World: [url="http://www ... .frgt10.wz.cz[/url]": PRINT "HEARTLAND FUNERAL THEME": RANDOMIZE ... This Message was edited by: FRGT/10 on 2005-04-30 13 ...Fire and IceI'm having some trouble with fire and ice after I select which world I want to start on the screen goes black and says read only trk 58 sec 12 retr…
... world I want to start on the screen goes black and says
the small introduction I've seen ... /> [ This Message was edited by: chop983 on 2005-05-18 09:27 ]what did the spectrum think as it was loading our games? (attempted joke topic)here is my idea. oh darn, he's loading that game again. display knightlore on the screen (why does he keep trying he never gets anywhere in the gam…
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display knightlore on the screen (why does he keep trying ... he never gets anywhere in the game)
chug chug ... when it gets to the end of the tape
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wow ulimtare are the best games.Screen distortion problems, I can't fix it!I just managed to get myself a ZX Spectrum +2 from the local car boot sale but for some reason theres a distortion halfway down the screen when i pla…
... a ZX Spectrum +2 from the local car boot sale but ... theres a distortion halfway down the screen when i play games.
I fine tuned the TV to see if it ... with a lot of the same color on the screen the screen goes out of wack ...Ultima-style RPGs on the Spectrum?Were there any Ultima-style top-down RPGs on the Spectrum? Anyone know why Ultima itself wasn't converted, as it was for the C64?
Were there any Ultima-style top-down RPGs on the Spectrum?
Anyone know why Ultima itself wasn't converted, as it was for the C64?Heavy on the magick ??I have an original tape version of Heavy on the magick but it has been left in the loft for too long i think (20 years!!) and so wont load....i've ju…
... tape version of Heavy on the magick but it has ... discovered i can transfer the original tape images back ... /> One slight problem...The .tap version on WOS archive is a ... cracked version of the ... and so it wont fit on the original tape.
( ...is my ZX Spectrum + finished :(When i turn it on the screen i get the usual gray border all around but in the screen area i get yellow and some orange lines with a black background…
When i turn it on the screen i get the usual gray border all around ... but in the screen area i get yellow and ... low frequency noise coming from the speccy too.
Any ideas ... /> [ This Message was edited by: Whitesnake on 2005-09-09 16:48 ]Documentary on The Da Vinci Code.Did anyone watch that last night? I was disappointed with it. How can anyone do a programme about the story behind that book and not include or even …
... anyone do a programme about the story behind that book and ... of research he has done on the topic.
Very disappointing ...z88dk + splib2: another question (sprite instancing)I'm making some tests with z88dk+splib2, with the idea of creating a game sometime in the future, and I have come across a problem. Let's suppose I …
... different tiles and draw the whole screen with them. But, ... for every single instance of the brick on the screen.
That ... want to have many bricks on screen (*).
Is ... , which means moving them character-by-character :(.
...Spectrum Gaming on the moveHello, new on here so hope this question is in the right place. I've just got a new job that involvesd lots of travelling on the trains. So instead …
Hello, new on here so hope this question is in the right place ... that involvesd lots of travelling on the trains. So instead of buying ... PSP I owndered about emulating the spectrum on a portable or a ... handheld.
What would be the ...Best Car Game On The Specci?Chase HQ is pretty cool and Out Run isn't bad either. But what's everyone's top 5? Mine are- 5) Techncop 4) Chase HQ 3) Out Run 2) Super Cars 1) Lo…
... Sir Clive to shoot you on the spot....Have a nice day ...New material on the early days of CRASH at CRASH OnlineIn preparation for "The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey" (due later this year), Oli found some historical documents relating to the early days of CRASH. T…
... (You may have seen it on the WoS 'What's new' page ... some sketches and discussions on creating the magazine (after its days ... the occasion.
I've also added a 'hover' effect on the ... links to the individual issues of CRASH ...Good hobby, not so good start!Hi there, I'm new here and am extrrrremely sorry if I'm asking something that has been covered before/is obvious, although I did have a nosy about a…
... and couldn't find anything on the matter. But I could be ... tv I found in the attic, got the volume to a level ... />
turned on the speccy... hit J.. LOAD came up on the screen... nearly there ... /> Thanks chaps. Oh, lovely site by the way, I nearly shed a ...Specchums on the tellyHere's a video clip with David Ward from Ocean Software, and some other guy, talking about Daley Thompson's computer games from the 80s: [url="http:/…
... Thompson's computer games from the 80s:
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The clip shows Decathlon on the speccy, and is from the programme "The Essential ... Daley Thompson", broadcast on ...David Icke - top drawer nuttertainment. On the radio tonightDavid Icke, whos deranged ramblings I find highly entertaining, is on the radio, Talksport in a minute. 11pm - 1am. :)
David Icke, whos deranged ramblings I find highly entertaining, is on the radio, Talksport in a minute. 11pm - 1am.
:)Board/party games on the SpeccyI had some friends over recently and we played some board games in the WoS archive. Trivial Pursuit worked pretty well, although some of the question…
... played some board games in the WoS archive. Trivial Pursuit worked ... pretty well, although some of the questions were amusingly dated... :)
on the Spectrum? (We tried Scrabble but ...Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
... spaceship on the screen based upon x,y pixel coordinates, which are altered by ... />
1/ Currently, I calculate the screen hl coordinates for each pixel ... prevents display errors due to the funky screen address system), but seems ...MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... well as possible for the Spectrum, what games would ...
I mean, allowing for the necessary limitations of speed, memory ... to make the games work mean that the games were ... Imagine, though, the above games (and others) running on the Spetrum? Brillliant!
I found this stuff I did way back in the DAY!Nosing through my attic I thought it was about time I threw my old pirated Spectrum games out. They didn't have anything on them that I haven't got o…
... stuff I'd done on them including the demo I sent to ... took some photos of the some of the screens and they are ... Andrew Barker, you helped me the microdrives, any chance maybe you ... used in the very first Crash magazine 'On The Screen'. They printed the 'Ghosts'n ...Anyone know the name of...... a game which involved two motorbikes: one was black, the other white. One of them (possibly the black one) could fire rockets, while the other co…
... two motorbikes: one was black, the other white. One of them ... (possibly the black one) could fire rockets ... drop oil slicks. The game scrolled upwards on the screen and you had to ... jumps (and stuff). It appeared on a covertape of some magazine ...
