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  • URIDIUMDoes anyone actually like the Spectrum version of this game? Or was it some sinister plot to make the Spectrum look silly trying to compete with the…

    points taken.

    but what governs when it lets you land and doesn't let you land?

    I've wanted to like this game for ages but seems too random (?) to enjoy.

    [ This Message was edited by: +CotL-DS on 2004-05-20 19:38 ]
    +CotL-DS +CotL-DS May 2004 Games
  • URIDIUMDoes anyone actually like the Spectrum version of this game? Or was it some sinister plot to make the Spectrum look silly trying to compete with the…

    ... for ages but seems too random (?) to enjoy.[/quote]

    TMR TMR May 2004 Games
  • AY to MID?I didn't see it in the WOS archive so this is a long shot... Anyone know of an AY to MIDI converter. I'd like to post spec game tunes on a site.

    Random post bump from.... oooo page 37 :)
    Muahahahahahahahaaaaa
    Yednab Yednab May 2004 Games
  • TZX to CSW with added noise!Anybody fancy writing a TZX to CSW converter which 'dirties' the file with copy noise and varying speed?!? The CSW files which haven't yet been TZXd …

    ... Jon for Spectaculator, perhaps a random 'dirty' noise generator can be ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker May 2004 Emulators
  • Randomseek A big thank you to Martijn for implementing this, something I wanted and will certainly use. My first random pick came up with 'Tantalus' so I will…

    On the other hand, I can imagine the casual vistor to the site getting rather annoyed if they asked for a random game to play and then got told "Oh no. You can't actually play that after all..."
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall June 2004 Games
  • Randomseek A big thank you to Martijn for implementing this, something I wanted and will certainly use. My first random pick came up with 'Tantalus' so I will…

    ... , and I really like the RANDOM link and the Best Games ...
    stupidget stupidget June 2004 Games
  • Randomseek A big thank you to Martijn for implementing this, something I wanted and will certainly use. My first random pick came up with 'Tantalus' so I will…

    ... ten minutes just hitting that random button and watching all the ...
    jil jil June 2004 Games
  • 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…

    ... bug is more of a random bug, so sometimes you would ...
    jil jil June 2004 Games
  • An intriguing question...Well, intriguing for me anyway. As we all know, when calling a Machine Code function from BASIC, we use the USR (address) function. But for this to …

    ... too long wondering why your random numbers suddenly aren't ...
    gasman gasman June 2004 Development
  • An intriguing question...Well, intriguing for me anyway. As we all know, when calling a Machine Code function from BASIC, we use the USR (address) function. But for this to …

    [quote]
    RANDOMIZE USR do nothing with it.
    [/quote]

    RANDOMIZE will set the value as seed for random numbers, in the appropiate system variable.
    Metalbrain Metalbrain June 2004 Development
  • Redefinable joystick keysEr... difficult to describe in a subject line, but you'll see what I mean. :) Just about all Spectrum emulators allow you to map one of the joystick…

    Fuse uses QAOP for emulating the joystick, which may be close enough to what you want. If not, it's a trivial recompile (see input.c:keypress() and keyrelease() in latest CVS).
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Emulators
  • SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…

    ... protections using 'flakey bits'or random noise.

    on occasion ...
    Interceptor Interceptor July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…

    ... really in the Speedlock's Random data... or if my Hexagon ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…

    ... we need all that 'fake random data' stuff for various protections ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…

    ... in the first place (speedlock random data?).. should it be.
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…

    ... in the first place (speedlock random data?).. should it be.[/quote ... a capable device.

    Random data is supported by IPF ...
    fiath fiath July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Name The Game No.3232323Following on from my post in 'The Last Spectrum Game You Played'. My friend had a Mastertronic (I think) game that had huge graphics with a big hand …

    Damn, Rasterscan looked great (and I loved John Pickfords games- they had so much style - Amaurote, Zub etc) but I always found the puzzle parts of Rasterscan too random - or maybe my 11 year old mind couldn't comprehend them!
    luth714 luth714 July 2004 Games
  • Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…

    ... was just a collect-the-random-objects chore.

    It ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2004 Games
  • 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…

    ... .
    4) Buying Knightlore at random from Laskeys because I wanted ...
    jonesmark jonesmark July 2004 Games
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... has not been confirmed) put random bytes onto the data bus ... at random times, which makes using IM ... 1. However, hardware devices placing random bytes onto the data bus ... means a random opcode could be executed, which ...
    Fraser Fraser July 2004 Development
  • Z80 core testing ?OK, my z80 core is almost finished (apart from RRD, RLD, and block instructions except LDI,LDIR,LDD,LDDR). I run the 48K rom and hurray, it resets co…

    ... adres and waiting for a keypress. The next time the program ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2004 Development
  • Z80 core testing ?OK, my z80 core is almost finished (apart from RRD, RLD, and block instructions except LDI,LDIR,LDD,LDDR). I run the 48K rom and hurray, it resets co…

    BTW

    Keypress is read with IY-reg. Do you emulate them right???
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2004 Development
  • Z80 core testing ?OK, my z80 core is almost finished (apart from RRD, RLD, and block instructions except LDI,LDIR,LDD,LDDR). I run the 48K rom and hurray, it resets co…

    ... under an hour for a random Z80 core last week).
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Development
  • Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …

    ... home-brewed programs write a random value at this location. Examples ... printer is attached) then a random 256-byte page of memory ...
    Geoff Geoff August 2004 Development
  • Cascade 50 questionI remember playing on this around summer 1984. There was a game on this tape which was basically a 'W' shape made up of numbers and a moving line whi…

    ... money in and we get random teams, the team who gets ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2004 Games
  • 2 questions regarding partial port decoding1) What happens if the Spectrum reads from a port whose number matches the criteria for more than one device ? Does only one of the devices get to r…

    ... so you may get a random mixture. It is quite likely ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2004 Development
  • Best games voting system -The "Best Games" right now shows Spectrum CP/M to be the "best game", when in fact it is not a game. Also isn't there something inherently wrong if…

    ... of the aberrations.

    Random Games, however, will continue to ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…

    ... of the buttons picks a random colour for background and foreground ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Development
  • My little videogames database : )Hi, here you can find my "little" videogame database: I hope you like it! [url="http://bozan.interfree.it/index.htm"]http://bozan.interfree.it/index…

    I have no idea about your work, because I'm not going to run a random executable on my machine. Do you really think that other people should?

    [ This Message was edited by: Philip Kendall on 2004-08-25 17:25 ]
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... , the Baztaz - they bring a random game up,, damn, still someone ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Games
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