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What to write / programme?I've been trying to get back some motivation to write something in machine code for the Spectrum. I don't feel I am organised enough to write somethi…
... that. Was think of a proportional spaced font routine but there ... -
Xcel - how to win this gameHi. I have been exploiting lockdown to do ridiculous numbers of RZX longplays (mostly boring text adventures that you hate, because everyone did the …
... a lot of these vertical scroller shooters, dodging the walls is ... -
Need AY musicI'm going to write little scroller gift for friend of mine, and I'm searching AY tracker module that can be used. Can somebody provide (preferably o…
I'm going to write little scroller gift for friend of mine, and I'm searching AY tracker module that can be used.
Can somebody provide (preferably own) track not used anywhere?
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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…
... , Manic Mulholland, Manic Panic, Manic Scroller,
Mantecas, El, Metamorphosis, Mouse ... -
Name this game!Okay, details are sketchy at the best: 2-d scroller, blocky graphics. U have to go around shooting pipes (actually certain gates in the pipe) so tha…
... Sea, as the 2-d scroller,blocky graphics siound familiar? You ... -
Prices of old games/consolesHas any1 seen the latest issue of Edge magazine with the list of old games/consoles/computers and their prices? A boxed Speccy seemed pretty reasona…
... starting with a right travelling scroller. You control one of two ... -
ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... Speccy.
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RealspectrumCan anyone tell me why sometimes when I launch realspectrum it locks up on the welcome screen? I am running it in a DOS shell within windows 98. I'm …
... ++ Builder I set PrintScale to Proportional. Nothing is ever squashed and ... -
RealspectrumCan anyone tell me why sometimes when I launch realspectrum it locks up on the welcome screen? I am running it in a DOS shell within windows 98. I'm …
... ++ Builder I set PrintScale to Proportional. Nothing is ever squashed and ... -
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…
... just need a basic(?) fancy scroller, I've found artwork I ... -
The Greatest Spectrum Game Programmer!In my opinion the greatest Spectrum programmer of all time was Pete Cooke, this lone programmer was responsible for some of the best Spectrum games e…
... nicked the code for the proportional letterspacing from Academy to use ... -
unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
... 's a Uridium-esque horizontal scroller with an awesome Rob Hubbard ... -
unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
... 's a Uridium-esque horizontal scroller with an awesome Rob Hubbard ... -
Most visually stunning Spectrum game?OK, gameplay aside what do you think was the most visually stunning Spectrum game? Personally i would have to give it to 'Starstrike II' for its use …
... have well put in a scroller at the bottom with the ... -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... implemented a "push-many-timer" scroller, great fun&speed :)
Elevator Action font queryDoes anyone know the name of the font used on the title screen of Elevator Action?
... a number of examples of proportional spacing on the Speccy. Tasword ...Can Care (a remake)Hi All I've just released my remake of an old speccy game which I've called Can Care (guess which one) and seeing as this is the place to be for all…
... screen with at least a scroller and especially the define-keys ...Can Care (a remake)Hi All I've just released my remake of an old speccy game which I've called Can Care (guess which one) and seeing as this is the place to be for all…
... way) and added a small scroller. Cans shots now no longer ...Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
... , ground and "marine" targets, vertical scroller, AWESOME graphics. That was great ...Debut programmersDoes anybody know of any really big hit speccy games that were just programmed by some unknown amateur programmer and sent unsolicited to software ho…
... colours, no attribute clash...side scroller...AY sound... yeah, I guess ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
Or even a proportional char set like in SKOOL DAZE would be cool...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... /> I presume you're wanting proportional printing like in the Hobbit ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
There is a machine code program listing in YOUR SPECTRUM issue 20 Nov 95 Page 46 that will do proportional text placing.
As to an archive of the listing.... I`ll leave that to you to find.
Get those fingers tapping!Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... Page 46 that will do proportional text placing.
As ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... . I was not looking for proportional spacing, just a way to ...New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... of the signal (the samples) proportional to the time the square ...Help, What's the gameHowdo, I've managed to recapture my youth with most of the games I had as a kid but I can't remember what two games where called; Can anyone help? Th…
I don't think it could be Where Time Stood Still - that game doesn't have "screens" as such, it's an isometric scroller.
Saying that, I've got no idea what it is.Most controversial game ever...?The most controvertial game that I can personally think of would have to be 'Raid Over Moscow'. You play as the leader of a squadron of US planes and…
... the body parts weren't proportional. One Sinclair User reader even ...
