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  • unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…

    ... use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game ... BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy ... using port #1F for read joystick state. Other ports are ... (create breakpoint on all kempston joystick ports)
    [img]http:// ...
    velesoft velesoft June 2010 Games
  • A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…

    ... writing a sprite routine, a joystick handler and you can write ...
    Timmy Timmy January 2012 Development
  • Multicolour demo using z88dk + BIFROST* (+source)This is just a demo to show how to show multicolour using z88dk, using the BIFROST* engine (more info [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sho…

    ... [/URL].

    Note3: Please read the original BIFROST* thread before ... Set Up Keyboard as a Joystick
    void setupkeyboard()
    {
    Timmy Timmy March 2012 Development
  • What is a Kempston joystick?Just a quick question from an ignorant Commodore user (what, a Commodore user on this sacred ground? Relax, I'm a fan of all 8-bits, including the wo…

    ... you have a command to read input
    i.e. IN ...
    When used you could read the tapeinput (IN 251) or ... /> This interface decodes the joystick input to values read by the spectrum from ... KEMPSTON-interface your Spectrum will read the controls with
    ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is a Kempston joystick?Just a quick question from an ignorant Commodore user (what, a Commodore user on this sacred ground? Relax, I'm a fan of all 8-bits, including the wo…

    ... you have a command to read input
    i.e. IN ...
    When used you could read the tapeinput (IN 251) or ... /> This interface decodes the joystick input to values read by the spectrum from ... KEMPSTON-interface your Spectrum will read the controls with
    ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Does anybody have Hacker2 RZX file?Does anybody have Hacker2 RZX file?

    ... correct. RZX records all bytes read by IN opcodes, along with ... nothing more than keypresses and joystick input, but crucially for some games ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall May 2005 Games
  • 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…

    ... function to call to read the player joystick. "joyparam" is a ... to read. This is all compatible with the z88dk's input ... in. This, combined with joystick input, will indicate to the program ... to collect player input through the joystick functions and with ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2007 Development
  • The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …

    ... Kempston, Sinclair and Protek (Cursor) joystick input (through the handheld's buttons ... />
    8. Allow you to read text files in the emulator ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …

    ... Kempston, Sinclair and Protek (Cursor) joystick input (through the handheld's buttons ... ;256961]8. Allow you to read text files in the emulator ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Need help with small asm piece of codeI could use some help. I have a number in A register. It can be 1,2,4 or 8 (always only one bit is set) I need to make number transformation: 1 ->…

    ... to reading them from Kempston joystick input.

    My code begins ... ]And maybe there is another joystick, not kempston, that won't ... keys and can also be read with just one IN. How ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain March 2010 Development
  • A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…

    ... writing a sprite routine, a joystick handler and you can write ...
    AndyOaks AndyOaks March 2012 Development
  • A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…

    ... Set Up Keyboard as a Joystick
    void setupkeyboard()
    {
    Timmy Timmy March 2012 Brand new software
  • Multicolour demo using z88dk + BIFROST* (+source)This is just a demo to show how to show multicolour using z88dk, using the BIFROST* engine (more info [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sho…

    ... Set Up Keyboard as a Joystick
    void setupKeyboard()
    {
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas March 2012 Development
  • Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…

    ... the low-byte to select Joystick input (like you do with ... a row of keys, then read from port $FE (254), ... set the high byte and read from port $EF (239) ... 8 joysticks or any input device can be mapped ... take any Sinclair compatible joystick interface and just swap ...
    joefish joefish April 2013 Hardware
  • Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…

    ... the low-byte to select Joystick input (like you do with IN ... a row of keys, then read from port $FE (254), you ... set the high byte and read from port $EF (239) instead ... to 8 joysticks or any input device can be mapped onto ...
    guesser guesser April 2013 Hardware
  • Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…

    ... a previous operation, so the read would be unpredictable. It may ... either need custom software to read it or a switch to ... really only want a fourth joystick input and it comes to nobbling ...
    joefish joefish April 2013 Hardware
  • Beepola v1.08 AvailableA new version of Beepoa, v1.08, is now available for download from:- [url]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/[/url] (1.76MB zipped exe, no installe…

    ... as well as reacting on joystick input?[/QUOTE]
    All of the ... , etc.

    [QUOTE]The joystick input part is more useful for ... head) of the routines that read the keyboard to exit songs ... also read the kempston port too. Certainly ...
    ccowley ccowley January 2014 Announcements
  • Beepola v1.08 AvailableA new version of Beepoa, v1.08, is now available for download from:- [url]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/[/url] (1.76MB zipped exe, no installe…

    ... ]By the way, trying to read between the lines slightly, are ... the new stuff generally useful -- input (keys, joys, mice), sprites (sp1 ... , as well as reacting on joystick input?
    [/QUOTE]

    What ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2014 Announcements
  • Please explain how a Kempston interface circuit works.Can someone help me understand how a Kempston joystick interface works, as I want to design and build my own as an experiment. I understand switches…

    ... together, someone is trying to read from port 31.
    < ... Z80 CPU is attempting to read an input port.
    [*]Decode the ... to.
    [*]Detect the input from the joystick via five two state ... low (meaning it wants to read data from the interface).
    1024MAK 1024MAK January 2014 Hardware
  • Pac-Land: can be coloured?All versions of this game are full coloured, but not the Spectrum version. It has large sprites, but maybe the scroll is too fine to make a coloured …

    [QUOTE] it looks great but after downloading it my pacman kept jumping...what are the keys? [/QUOTE]

    Turn on Kempston Joystick in the emulator. This is a typical behaviour when joystick is not connected but the game tries to read its input.
    Ralf Ralf February 2014 Games
  • Pac-Land: can be coloured?All versions of this game are full coloured, but not the Spectrum version. It has large sprites, but maybe the scroll is too fine to make a coloured …

    oh ...so no keyboard option?...:(
    what if i dont' have joystick...:( ?

    [QUOTE=Ralf;750987]Turn on Kempston Joystick in the emulator. This is a typical behaviour when joystick is not connected but the game tries to read its input.[/QUOTE]
    gabriele amore gabriele amore February 2014 Games
  • Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…

    ... to OUT a joystick number, then an IN to read the bits ... from that connector, and you could poll each joystick ... to read with the OUT, then repeated INs to read each input in ...
    guesser guesser April 2014 Hardware
  • Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…

    ... you could latch the joystick input bits at the moment ... you would still read the actual joystick input rather than the ... state at the time you selected the joystick ... interface to take input from a particular joystick for some ...
    guesser guesser April 2014 Hardware
  • X=Y=ZFirst public outing of X=Y=Z for the 48K Spectrum, a 4-level demo which can be download from: [as TZX] [URL="http://www.bobs-stuff.co.uk/extras/xyzd…

    ... detecting that a Kempston joystick is present sometimes. The ... CODE]$95B2 IN A, ($1F) ; read Kempston port
    $95B4 AND ... set keyboard routine to read or ignore Kempston input[/CODE]
    < ... never read Kempston input from main menu, and only read it ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas August 2014 Announcements
  • 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…

    ... />
    and once I had read the helpful posting from Joefish ... /> Each player presses the keyboard/joystick, then sends the data to ... 4 lots of data (key/joystick input - probably about 10 bytes each ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins May 2016 Brand new software
  • A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…

    The version for the new c library is split between two files. One holds the C code and the other holds the asm stuff. The compile lines are listed at the top of demo.c. "q" increases the number of sprites, "a" decreases the number of sprites, "p" ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2016 Development
  • z80 Helper?When you are programming with z80 do you get 'lost' you are in the middle of making a routine and you can't remember which registers are holding val…

    ... br /> Actually if you read internet, there is quite ... some value in register, read it again if you ... br /> IN A,(C) ;read Kempston joystick input
    LD (JoystickInput),A ... LD A,(JoystickInput) ;restore input, don't care if A ...
    Ralf Ralf April 2017 Development
  • Yet Another Speccy Quiz (not too hard)OK! I thought I'd chance my arm at one of these things. I must say I've found the recent quizzes WAY too difficult, so I've pitched this one at simpl…

    ... keyword allowed the programmer to read one input keystroke?

    9a ...
    Ed Ed August 2002 Games
  • 2 (or more) players over the netAre there any emulators that allow 2 (or more) players over the net? I guess, 1 machine running the emulator but serving the screen up to 2 or more …

    Are there any emulators that allow 2 (or more) players over the net?

    I guess, 1 machine running the emulator but serving the screen up to 2 or more PCs and accepting keyboard/joystick input from each PC.
    dekh dekh September 2008 Emulators
  • Getting started with asm Speccy codingSomeone on another forum I read has asked for good Speccy coding resources. I thought it would be great to link him to a simple tutorial about how to…

    Someone on another forum I read has asked for good Speccy ... , maybe make some sounds and read keyboard input... that sort of thing ...
    evilpaul evilpaul May 2009 Development
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