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WoS - Site Down after some clicksI don't know where I can post this Thread since there is no Discussion for WoS Site itself. I posted here because there is no other place I find more…
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Granny's Garden[IMG]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Granny%27sGardenWitch.gif[/IMG] As I'm sure everyone is aware, Granny's garden is not permitted for distribut…
... it would still be marketable after 27 years!
Anyway ... version had a nice black background.
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48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…
... Fluke, but not both. Anyway replacing the 4116s had no effect ... link fitted for OKI, which after some googling turned out the ... lives at 4000-7FFF and after a few minutes the test ... , other times it wouldn't, replacing the chip fixed the issue ... -
Sploogie SymphonyJust started work on a hopefully epic long tune. Gonna be my special project. I can't spend any time on anything else while I'm having a creative m…
... along that often.
After the boogie and blues, it ... about a blues guitarist who after learning 'the art', sees the ... themes for the characters and background, then trying to piece it ... -
How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
... monitor, great!). This is just after switching on the Spectrum. No ... pictures, but it seems that after the computer warmed, they vanished ... [/img]
Just after booting from a Road Fighter ... this black text over green background.
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Sprite RoutineI was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a really basic example of a per-pixel sprite routine? Preferably commented. The screen …
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a really basic example of a per-pixel sprite routine? Preferably commented.
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Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
... up, but nothing else. Shortly after that the floppy started whirring ... is it a case of replacing it? -
Machine Code Sprites and Graphics for the ZX SpectrumHi Looking for this book, if anyone can help would be most grateful. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000229"]http://www.wor…
... into programming Spectrum after 20 years, never managed a Sprite routine but ... -
repaired a 48K, yay :)I just managed to repair one 48K. After socketing all eight lower RAM chips (hard work!) and replacing few of them, it showed the familiar "Sinclair …
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Possible design fault in +2A/+3 power pack. Fix?It's the second time a +3 power pack ceases to work when I make a short while using the scope to diagnose a +2A/+3 computer. And it's the second tim…
... transistor with no results. Only after replacing the 2N2222 the power pack ... -
Newbie question about my unwell Spectrum...Hi - I have had a couple of dud 48K Issue 3 Spectrums in the loft for 20 years or more. One would initialise sometimes but could not be guaranteed t…
... , which has been fixed by replacing TR4.
The second ... vertical bars on a white background. These bars move from side ... -
Looking for a couple of games: Friday the 13th and After ShockAs per topic title. For F13th, I'm after for the Domark original, not the Bug-Byte re-release. Condition doesn't need to be mint or anything like th…
... title. For F13th, I'm after for the Domark original, not ... -
Utility or routine to save/display imagesLet's assume I have an image or sprite at coordinates x,y with w witdh and h height. If I were to store this image, which storage method would allow …
... I have an image or sprite at coordinates x,y with ... or display the the image after specifying x,y, w and ... -
Oh no, another name that game thread!Another game that just jumped into my head but can't remember what it was. Help! All I can remember is at the start you need to avoid a boulder that…
... remember the game is different after this. Maybe a platformer? I ... 's a storm in the background?
Maybe an 86 ... -
Dead alien found after siberia crash landingDead alien found after siberia crash landing [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n16Iwgzm0Nw[/url] Looks more like Morph. Maybe it was filmed by To…
Dead alien found after siberia crash landing
[ ... filmed by Tony Hart himself after he had risen from the ... -
Now my Laptop's gone wrong! I hate computers!Laptop has gone weird. When I switch it on, I get a password prompt, never happened before. In the BIOS it says password is switched off. Anyway I l…
... , and get the desk top background, but no icons, no task ... I stopped it. It was after the next reboot the problems ... -
B.Sides sprite utilitiesB.Sides Software released two sprite utilities during 1983/84, 48K Sprite priced at ?4.70 and Multi-Coloured Sprite Graphics priced at ?6. It's likel…
... during 1983/84, 48K Sprite priced at ?4.70 and ... Multi-Coloured Sprite Graphics priced at ?6. It ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... the standard blue on blue background, its all blue it ... Anyway, the tape continues and after what seems like ages, suddenly ... rewind, retry another cassette.
After 5 minutes or so, great ... function.
Anyway, after restarting and now plugged in ... -
Where to start?..Hello, First off, sorry if this is in the wrong and sorry if the questions I'm about to ask have been asked and answered numerous time! Little back…
... numerous time!
Little background about myself, I'm a ... up to my birthday and after finding out a close friend ... -
Simple SpriteHow do you draw a sprite on the screen? For example i want to draw a smiley face sprite and would like either a link to a tutorial or a very well com…
How do you draw a sprite on the screen? For example i want to draw a smiley face sprite and would like either a link to a tutorial or a very well commented demo. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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JSWED IssuesI've just discovered an old JSW game I started working on in 2004. It was only ever half-done, and i've just gone back to it (in part inspired by dm…
... (and even then the paper background vanishes beneath it...)
After Death...
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Why is FUSE getting the colours wrong?Something odd is going on when playing "Rally Driver" (original 5 ways software release/edition, TZX format) Loading the TZX into FUSE (v9 or v10 on…
... yellow clouds on a black background.
Loading the same ... (white clouds on a cyan background)
Loading the same ... load this TZX correctly even after turning off all tape acceleration ... -
Carrier IQ built into Android Handsets tracks your every moveWell this is a little worrying; Google have employed a system called 'Carrier IQ' which is built into all Android handsets tracks everything you do o…
... programs are running in the background (preferably after a factory reset, and ... running in the background). It's no wonder why after reading this ... -
BackgroundDoes anyone know how i would create a background similar to [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/backgroundmockup.png/][IMG]http://img42.ima…
... how i would create a background similar to
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Sacred Armour of Antiriad - thoughts and opinions[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004300]Sacred Armour of Antiriad[/url] Just being playing this on ZXDS. Loved it back in the …
... me, but it was nice after 20+ years to finally see ... , in particular to the main sprite). [b]edit! My mistake. It ... -
New Game: Endless Forms Most Beautiful[IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/loader.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/ingame.gif[…
... higher your grade the more sprite graphics you get to see ... are on the intro screen after the music and on the ... -
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…
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sp1 Sprite Demo 1
A ... br /> struct sp1_ss *s; // sprite handle returned by sp1_CreateSpr()
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Words of adviceHi all This is my first post on World of Spectrum and I'm gradually starting to discover the wonders of the machine. Just to give you a bit of bac…
... give you a bit of background, I've always been a ... have a go at programming after watching something about BBC Micros ... in the 80s. After doing a bit of research ... -
128K heatsink no color in composite video and bad antenna outputI am currently repairing a ZX Spectrum 128K heatsink model. It gives no colors on composite video output, and very bad antenna output. I opened it a…
... /> Indeed, after removing the wire I had no 12V.
Replacing the ... as I know.
After that I tried:
- disconnecting ... -
Changing background graphics - King's ValleyCould you recommend me a way how to change the background patterns in this beautiful game? I want to get rid of that grid pattern because it makes th…
... way how to change the background patterns in this beautiful game ... ...
original, confusing background
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic ...
