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  • Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog or ChaosInspired by the games club poll and Mousey's JSW quest I have decided to tackle a Spectrum classic bit by bit through the next few months... These th…

    ... ]


    [QUOTE=grey key;180914]I still have the ... when my mates and I read the tip about the invisible ... !


    [QUOTE=grey key;180914]Its nice to see ...
    CUCHULAINN CUCHULAINN April 2007 Games
  • Anyone still use their Spectrum?I mean, with the quality of emulation available, does anyone still hook up the spectrum and load from tapes? I still have my Spectrum + and it's in p…

    ... nostalgic factor. With separate cursor-keys and "-key, it's unbeatable. It ...
    Scyphe Scyphe April 2007 Emulators
  • Game Programming Source Code & Startup HelpHi there, I'm planning on porting an existing commercial title to the speccy. I'm in the process of disassembling the original code and commenting i…

    ... or choosing keys in a key control routine. So I used ... respectively and check if the key(s) associated with each scancode ... indicating how to generate that key from the keyboard. That's ... as the other spectrum joystick read functions in that directory. This ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2007 Development
  • New Game - JustinA new isometric 3D Game for ZX Spectrum, Justin: [url]http://cpce.emuunlim.com/justin.tap.zip[/url] It can be played in spanish and english languaj…

    ... =65024 TO 65046
    60 READ y
    70 POKE x ... =65047 TO 65535
    120 READ y
    130 IF y ... at adding a "lose life" key to the loader hack as ...
    StuBruise StuBruise April 2007 Games
  • New Game - JustinA new isometric 3D Game for ZX Spectrum, Justin: [url]http://cpce.emuunlim.com/justin.tap.zip[/url] It can be played in spanish and english languaj…

    ... disked version but couldn't read the credits ;)

    Okay ... /> AND $01 ;check whether desired key is pressed (always $01 for ... first key of segment)
    RET NZ ... pressed
    LD A,B ;key is pressed so put B ...
    StuBruise StuBruise April 2007 Games
  • Reading the border colorI am building a snap-button to my ZX-PC Interface. Is there a way to read the bordercolor which is set by an OUT-command. (and please don't tell me …

    ... .
    (just like pressing a key will do)[/quote]


    You can then read back the colour from the ...
    Marcelo Marcelo April 2007 Hardware
  • Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks

    ... ;" Desculador de cabeceras PRESS A KEY":PAUSE 0
    40 CLS ... :FOR a=50000 TO 50013:READ b:POKE a,b:NEXT ...
    Marcelo Marcelo April 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • ULA chipHi. Where i can find a ULA 6C001E-6 chip for an 3B issue Speccy ? Also looking for one 7805 heatsink... Thank

    ... lazy to figure out the key combo required to print the ... the same ULA Chip. I read somewere than 6C001-E7 is ...
    Gods Gods May 2007 Wanted
  • Is Ferranti still alive ?And if not......why should there be any restrictions on manufacturing the ULA ?

    I have read what you and others have ... keyboard-membranes, and also some key-mats for it. Companies like ...
    Pilsener Pilsener May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Time travel...Time travel is a very, very interesting concept. Surely everyone has dreamt of going back in time, to see how things used to be, or of going into the…

    ... /> [/quote]

    I have read that that is the only ... planned expeditions, who only visit key areas of interest in time ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2007 Chit chat
  • WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …

    ... simple Chess points system I read somewhere. It was fast at ... (i.e. activate when no key had been pressed for a ... , until the user pressed a key and then the screen was ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Reason for FLASH attribute?Is it known why Sinclair choose to implement the flash bit in hardware? Since flashing could be easily done with code when needed it seems quite un…

    ... , the idea of a flashing cursor was central to how people ... of any flashing cursor(s) you wanted and actively read-modify-writing ...
    Laser Laser May 2007 Development
  • Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…

    ... faster way to check for key presses over inkey$ or is ... makes GO TO act faster (read less lines to get there)
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP May 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…

    ... gives you the single last key pressed and not if several ... a routine to read ascii char of a key pressed. Maybe you ... a routine using IN to read user-defined keys is very ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2007 Development
  • How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…

    ... only a few instructions per key:

    [code]
    key row to scan, top byte ... /> and (hl) ; select which key in row to pay attention ... above five times to read the state of five ... all my user-defined key routine and joystick routines ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2007 Development
  • You're gonna bloody well read this...I took the time to write this rubbish, so you can damn well read it! In the thread about Dan Brown (a third class writer who has achieved major fin…

    ... most entertaining text I've read in a long time!!!! And ... solution (which that genius Grey Key cracked very quickly, by the ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2007 Chit chat
  • What's everybody reading at the moment?I'm reading: Jame's Herbert's latest (picked up from Tescos for ?3 odds) The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais Shout at the Devil by Wilbur Smith (part …

    [QUOTE=grey key;193477]You misunderstood, I did` ... a reccomendation for a good read for those interested in this ...
    mile mile May 2007 Chit chat
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... /> The | character simulates the DOS cursor. Replace with whatever you want ... to work!:D I even read up in the +2 instruction ...
    +2MAN +2MAN June 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • A New 21 UDG Plotter BASIC ProgramHello All, Here goes... My first proper Spectrum program for 20 years! And the reason why I've been asking about multiple banks of UDGS recently. …

    ... occured, and loop until a key is pressed. This makes your ... should do an arrangement of cursor blinking...

    And you ... done. For example, if right key is pressed you can skip ...
    Arda Arda June 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... everyone has the tools to read and understand the source code ... course in two of the key concepts in C programming (or ... no built-in way to read input (eg from the keyboard ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2007 Development
  • Low Sound output + Sound distorting pictureHi, I am having a problem with my Grey +2 at the moment while trying to use RGB output. When I load a game the loader tones are fine but the actual…

    ... /> Thanks for the link, I read all that thead, I guess ... am getting into 48K rubber key speccies at the moment so ...
    +2MAN +2MAN June 2007 Hardware
  • Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…

    ... "a" TO USR "a"+7: READ k: POKE i,k: NEXT ... ,o,p (Press only one key at a time, CAPS lock ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn July 2007 Development
  • Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…

    ... ]

    Thanks! I just read your comments, totally agree with ... needing to use the "Down" key.

    It occured to ... of it as a "suicide" key.

    Also the restricion ... being able to press one key at a time certainly could ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn July 2007 Development
  • Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…

    ... learnt it cannot decode multiple key combos.[/QUOTE]

    Not ...
    [/code]

    Just read IN and take of highest ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2007 Development
  • Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…

    ... from the byte read in, actually as you read it in. The ... , if you then probe each key from the MSB down to ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn July 2007 Development
  • Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…

    ... IN to allow for multiple key presses (direction & fire).[/QUOTE ... problem of only allowing one key to be pressed at a ... . That way you can theoretically read up to 5 keys of ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn July 2007 Development
  • B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…

    ... is that there is a key in the 34 way edge ... used
    _________
    5 READ DATA 22 GND
    ______________ ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2007 Hardware
  • Game ideaThinking of a game that could enter the Minigame compo I came to the following idea for a game, although it might not fit 1K or 4K: A mazed snake ga…

    ... :
    Check on keypress and read pressed value in A in ... /> jr z,nokey ; when a key is pressed A holds the ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2007 Games
  • Top 10 Spectrum games everName 10 games you think, on your opinion, are the best Spectrum games ever, for any reason. My list is: (in alphabetical order) - Cyclone - Daley Th…

    ... bigger playing area. So, having read that Chaos was based on ... (rather than, say, holding one key down for a different length ...
    natxcross natxcross July 2007 Games
  • Completing on the first attemptWhich - if any - games can you recall completing on your first go? I remember two - Bruce Lee (of course) and Timegate.

    ... Street Gang first go. I read the review first which told ... down the jump key together with the right key. The only danger ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack July 2007 Games
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