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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
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If you understand the basic programming concepts they translate across ... tool with a plug-n-play programming style. Object-oriented programming ... , while not quite plug'n'play, is definitely leading us in ... -
ebook on graphicsi would like to learn coding about sinclair graphics in machine code. is there any scanned ebooks about it on a site?
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tatung_einsteinWas just surfing the net for tatung einstein webpages cos today i went in the loft and made a list of all my retrogames ive got and totally forgot i …
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1) its an 8 bit comp released in 1984
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AY MusicHi all. Happy new year! I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find a…
... friend here but I play real instruments and the ... can make msuci with PLAY just as good as ... t believe it was just Basic. this is not suitable ... website that reads the Basic Program and then plays ... even for a Basic program it will just play no matter what ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
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Overall the C64 BASIC seems to have been appalling ... . I remember that the BASIC didn't include any support ... expansion cartridge holding the extra BASIC graphics commands. Beginners using the ... -
Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?
... school. We were allowed to play JetPac on it during break ... . :) We were even taught Sinclair BASIC for a few weeks for ... -
AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…
... file of music done in basic which is outstanding considering it ... is basic. if i didn't know ... games. often i think they play Amiga modules on this, for ... -
Where you jealous of Commodore 64 owners?I most definitely WAS! A sad admission, I know. I knew they had me beaten when I went round to a mate's house and saw 'The Way of the Exploding Fist'…
... still in awe whenever i play Mayhem in monsterland, and I ... when i've made some basic games or something, colour clash ... here and id like to play them on the real thing ... -
simplest, but most playable, game ?thinking back I played lots of games 'to death' - but which were those games that kept you addicted despite being very simple ? Jetpac hooked me on …
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Used to play it for hours.
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1 colour per pixel without interlace flickering on +3No, no, it is just April's Fool day. ;)
... be at once with some play-routine? Started with Randomize usr ... ... Ya know!
And the play-routine: Zilog did a nice ... next releases will have no play routine. And I prefer to ... the translation of DithvIDE to Basic, but it must be a ... -
UDG/sprite HelpRestore 5: For N=20 To 21: Read G$: For R=0 To 7: Read B: Poke Usr G$+r,b: Next R: Next N
... & true" standard for SAVEing BASIC blocks that I would suggest ... is 'A' - 'U'
BASIC tokens:
A4-FF expanded ... printed as token 'SPECTRUM' and 'PLAY'
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256 colour gamesFollowing on from the thread in the Emulator section... Will people who are working on converting games to 256 colour using Emuzwin please let me kn…
... I call a dangerous misunderstanding. Play the games first, as they ... -one is forcing you to play any of the games in ... still have the choice to play the originals. If a film ... /> _________________
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Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
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i think ... routines done and executed in Basic ( which are slower than pure ... .
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The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…
... that were just hard to play on cassette, like North & ... more satisfying it was to play it on disk!
BASIC loaders for convenience. :(
COVOX works?My Sprinter "simulates" a COVOX soundcard at port 4Fh, but I don't know how to use it! Can anyone explain to me the process of programming it? (To be…
... . Basic is no where near fast enough nor precise enough play music ...Childs Play - articleIts a bit OLD but maybe not everyone has seen it yet.. so here we go! its many times hilarious fun! :) [url="http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0"]http:…
... on Arkanoid and the small BASIC programs I showed her. :)
play classics like Head over Heels ...BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …
... along to allow us to play adventure games within an emulator ... /> I tried some of those basic compilers ages ago, but things ... be to automatically translate the basic code into mc , but that ... make the creation of new basic programs a little more interesting ...BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …
... be to automatically translate the basic code into mc , but ... compatibility? Would the variables be BASIC compatible? Use ROM routines (and ... make the creation of new basic programs a little more ... m considering shoe-horning the PLAY command and the Silicon Disk ...Games that cannot be completed due to bugs - the definitive listIt would be nice if the community of WoS compiled a list of all the games that are known to be impossible to complete due to bugs. Perhaps one day, a…
Combat School isnt bugged. I finished the mission (snapshotting all the way) and it's utter rubbish. You die instantly and then have to play all those other levels again. And you get a basic 'congratulations' message at the end. Utter rubbish.Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... could buy a chip and play a game at the arcade ... a couple of these in Basic better than some machine coded ...Play Your Cards RightI was looking forward to playing a simulation of my favourite Brucie game show, but the version for download is a pretty poor effort, and nothing lik…
What's the problem? There are three games called 'Play Your Cards Right' listed in the database: the two available ones are pretty awful BASIC jobs, while the commercial one (which is the one the magazine references are tied to) is MIA.Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…
... games...), so I taught myself Basic mostly from typing in programs ... a tape if you pressed play in the middle of a ...Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…
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Sample of Beta Basic code and programs will be ... in the Beta Basic Neswletters. I have 1 - 15 ...Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…
... 'd like to have a play with it.
The tape ... a release number like Beta Basic 3.1 v345 (I can ...SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …
... TommyGun yesterday and had a play with it. It's looks ... time developing SMAX beyond the basic "proof of concept" stage it ...SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …
... TommyGun yesterday and had a play with it. It's looks ... time developing SMAX beyond the basic "proof of concept" stage it ...TommyGun - Utility ... what's going on...For those interested, Tony has been busy lately and unable to put as much time into TG as he'd like. He also has a child on the way soon. He told me…
... a computer, there are 2 basic attributes about that software that ... to draw, the code to play sounds, and the code that ... .
Tool currently implements the basic paint toolset, and image manipulation ... image to create and some basic painting tools.
Only ...Best chess game on SpeccyNot the most exciting topic in the world, but I'd like to know what you think was the best attempt at the ancient game on the Speccy. I remember a bi…
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[ This ...Great escape...Hi my friends, I download Spectaculator ver 6.25 and then grab the Great escape, but I had problems in playing the game... I just use the keyboard …
... your basic prog (presume this then expects you to play the last ... should start playing and your basic prog should load ln2 and ...Great escape...Hi my friends, I download Spectaculator ver 6.25 and then grab the Great escape, but I had problems in playing the game... I just use the keyboard …
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I WROTE basic program with the pokes. (load ...
