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CMWC random number generator for Z80Seeing the interest regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23070"]Xor-Shift random number generator for Z80[/URL]…
... frames variable to change the random seed number. (Time() ... byte) while still maintaining random, but not spending time ... needing to redo the random number, so multiple ... easy to get a random number between arbitrary ... a decimal number. ZX Basic has a fixed type ... -
Game of Life.Last year (I think) or maybe the year before, I entered a Game of Life simulator into the CSS CGC compo but for the Sinclair ZX81. I decided to port…
... as C and then CBM BASIC and as far as I ... know, CBM BASIC deals with 'knowns' faster than ... , variables are known to CBM BASIC. I assumed the same for ... Sinclair BASIC as well.
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The official CSSCGC 2014 threadJust to announce that the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2014 is now open. It's home for the year will be; [url]http://www.mykeweb.co.uk/c…
... -or-less random response - albeit with some well thought out BASIC programming ...The official CSSCGC 2014 threadJust to announce that the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2014 is now open. It's home for the year will be; [url]http://www.mykeweb.co.uk/c…
... -or-less random response - albeit with some well thought out BASIC programming ...Game of Life.Last year (I think) or maybe the year before, I entered a Game of Life simulator into the CSS CGC compo but for the Sinclair ZX81. I decided to port…
... -9 start off with a random "*" pattern of that density; 0 ... while it's back in BASIC that the keyboard is checked ...Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
+1 for an Alkatraz write-up / guide / tutorial please. :)
Its just that some bits of it ie "construct basic" are not very clear.
Regarding a random choice of a loading pic, how about Dynamite Dan ?Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... "construct basic" are not very clear.
Regarding a random choice ...Detecting flash mode inversionsIs is possible to detect with certainty when flashing characters change from normal to inverted and vice-versa?
... comes back on? Is it random or is it where it ... a variant on Einar's BASIC variant which checks that a ...PongyQuite boring pong game i made in basic a few years back i forgot about this. After playing spectrum for over 25 years I was so happy to finally make …
... see some AI in a basic game.
It's ... . Why not give it a random start column?
Then ...New game: Sixteen SkirmishThe hamlet of Sixteen Skirmish has been cursed by the presence of 16 Scumels, and you are the only one that can defeat them. [IMG]http://i1142.photo…
... like the random stuff too, this one uses the BASIC RND but ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... was is this programmed in basic? All the praise now made ... blocks of graphics appearing at random across the screen, sprites that ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... was is this programmed in basic? All the praise now made ... blocks of graphics appearing at random across the screen, sprites that ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... was is this programmed in basic? All the praise now made ... blocks of graphics appearing at random across the screen, sprites that ...Random object placementI'm looking for some advice on placing objects randomly in a game. I have a routine that reads a table and prints the corresponding object: 0 prints…
... associated routines, but heres the basic stuff...
[CODE]org ... /> ;take first item
call random
ld e,a
;take second item
call random
ld e,a
Random object placementI'm looking for some advice on placing objects randomly in a game. I have a routine that reads a table and prints the corresponding object: 0 prints…
... doesn't always fetch two random numbers. There is nothing wrong ... among the consecutive pairs. The basic RNG tests are to take ...Serial comms - duzzit work?Has anyone ever successfully got two 128K Speccies (of any variant) to communicate with each other over the SERIAL / RS232 / MIDI / AUX ports? I can'…
... a +3. Done entirely in BASIC IIRC, using PRINT # and INKEY ... expect we just tried some random values until one worked.
BASIC-but-we-were-young-and ... by being done entirely in BASIC. Ironicaly the biggest obstacle was ...2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... This funny editor adds random [br] tags in my ... /> Sixteen Skirmish (Roguelike, BASIC)[thread]
by R- ... /> Diamond Digger (Boulderdash like, BASIC)[thread]
by davepierce07 & ... Weird Island (Text Adventure, BASIC)[thread]
by textvoyage
Floating Point Package Math48<br>I came across a neat little floating point package for the z80 and I'm adapting it now to work with z88dk and sdcc. There is an interesting…
... of those guys insulated from random people on the internet because ... that there should be some basic effort to understand how parts ... that people should have some basic concept of whatever the h ...Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …
... the options is to extract BASIC from random binary files.
It will give you the BASIC source ...Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…
... 's operating system with some random data.[/quote]
Yeah, I ... yet) to run in 128k BASIC mode, after loading it from ...IN and OUT in hardware terms... what are 'ports'?Hi all, I understand PEEK and POKE, but have never managed to get my head around IN and OUT. The books all go on about how they read from and wri…
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The PEEK and POKE BASIC statements manipulate memory using the ... instruction. The IN and OUT BASIC statements differ in that they ... won’t exactly be [i]random[/i], but they will then ...Was there a POKE that broke the SpectrumHi Everyone I've been recalling myths and rumours from back in the day. You know "Lunar Jetmans" trailer and that sort of thing. But one rumour …
... ROM and RAM. POKE in BASIC simply writes the specified value ... location may cause the the BASIC ROM program to crash, but ... ignored. And in fact, the BASIC program in the ROM actually ... disk drive controller exists, poking random values in it's registers ...Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
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You may get a random reset or device not known ... are back in spectrum 48K basic mode.
Press a few ... also tested it with the basic program
10 PRINT AT ... machine.
Testing in basic first, Sinclair 1 + 2
New Game: COSMIC COMMERCE[i]Disclaimer: This is not really a new game, but it's actually a new English translation of an old (err... I mean "classic"!) game that I originally…
... story events
are semi-random, organized as possible "branches" from ... current release only contains the basic core functionality.
Nowadays ...1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... a single screen level in random order, so it's not ... least partially written in [i]BASIC[/i], and it's partially ...128K programmingDoes anyone know any good resources on assembly programming for the 128? All I'm after is an "idiot's-getting-started-guide" on how to utilise the…
... the paging, then pop something random back.
Easiest thing to ... do a CLEAR 32767 in BASIC before loading it.Calling machine codeOccasionally I see on ZX computers (mostly the spectrum, but I think also the '80 and '81), how someone made their machine code and wrote the bytes i…
... evaluated as numeric function by BASIC monitor. There are very smart ... GOTO USR , one can control BASIC program execution from a machine ... "less random"). Taking another statement, suppose a PAUSE USR in your BASIC ...Calling machine codeOccasionally I see on ZX computers (mostly the spectrum, but I think also the '80 and '81), how someone made their machine code and wrote the bytes i…
... program is actually using the BASIC random number generator). And it is ...Help! I'm learning Machine Code...Having decided to take the plunge and learn to machine code a while ago, I have started in earnest using the much recommended 'Mastering Machine Code…
... said routine and back to BASIC, you will likely find that ... 40000 and there are mostly random numbers with some small differences ... able to read it from BASIC. It will be good practice ...Calling machine codeOccasionally I see on ZX computers (mostly the spectrum, but I think also the '80 and '81), how someone made their machine code and wrote the bytes i…
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Typing the following BASIC program:
[code]20 PRINT ... numbers, they aren't random in strict sense because ... RND calling will generate another random number and another SEED, ... statement makes RND generator "more random".
All ...
