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Spectrum and Z80 emulators with Python APIHello everybody, It may be the right time to create a topic for these two emulators. They are not at the initial release point yet, but might be w…
... research, writing new software and various experiments, all the ... till a specific frame and tick and make a snapshot, ... her/his script and then creates, extends and otherwise customizes ... relevant nuances to support colours and colour effects. The thing is, ... -
Fuse/SPIN vs Spectaculator border timingsHello, I'm trying to figure out at which moments the 48K ULA samples the current border color into its internal latch. To do that I wrote a small …
... timings, both the pixel patterns and colour attribute bytes. It's also ... in two versions -- early- and late-INT ones. The results ... latched at ticks 14336-14341 and getting displayed starting tick ... .
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New loading screen for BRUCE LEEMy version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiqwt874hcstpqa/bruceleex2.png?raw=1[/img] Original screen: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9rcbfewf9ao…
... added so much more detail and colour. A subtle upgrade, making it ... -
Getting Better at TZXThere are possibly fewer "rules" in chit chat so I thought I would put this here. it is a couple of years since I attempted doing any TZX files so…
... work OK in 48K mode and so now I do not ... in 48k . As all the rock and pop artists appeared to load ... to emerge that were clearly and very much superior to those ... -
New loading screen for BRUCE LEEMy version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiqwt874hcstpqa/bruceleex2.png?raw=1[/img] Original screen: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9rcbfewf9ao…
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i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... I might make a curry, and I am....
But ... Bluetooth speaker in the kitchen, and I'm listening to some ... , Eurythmics, Mike Oldfield, and a load of prog rock, and early metal stuff ... year since my grandad died, and my gran could no longer ... -
Donkey Kong And The Wrong ColoursI vaguely remember asking this question many years ago, but it seems worthwhile in the context of the frankly amazing hack/mods I've just discovered …
I've just tried the two versions side by side. The new version with the updated graphics and colour is great. If you didn't know better you'd think you were playing a totally different game. Well done. -
Spectrum games that are both 48k and 128k but where the 128k version is infinitely superior The only one I can think of is "Rock Star Ate My Hamster" but there must be others . So where are the games where the 128 version is great but wher…
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... 4 which I adore, and with a SD card ... waiting for multiloads etc. and as I have got ... have in game music, and everything on my computer ... towards the Spectrum +2 music and colour ironically).
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Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …
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Crazy Cavan and the Rythm Rockers to give ... , Cavan being the front-man and the Rhythm Rockers being the ... times locally, more rockabilly than rock and roll I always thought ... -
Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …
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Crazy Cavan and the Rythm Rockers to give ... being the front-man and the Rhythm Rockers being ... rockabilly than rock and roll I always thought and bloody loud![/quote ... complicated scene (teddy boys, rock n roll, rockabilly all different ... -
Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …
There's very few of the original 50's rock and rollers left, Jerry Lee Lewis and Marty Wilde come to mind of two still alive. -
"Of It's Time" : Rooted in the 1980's ZX Spectrum Software (aka Culturally "Out of Date" stuff) This does not have to be UK based but it has to be ZX Spectrum software that is culturally specific to or at least strongly related to the 1980s . …
... in the 8-bit scene, and until that point the general ... 's a blend of prog rock and Stiff-records-style New Wave ... -
Movies with the best title sequenceBy title sequence I mean the pre-movie credits. Which films have the most imaginative sequences I'll kick off with Superman https://www.youtube…
... era. The use of texture and colour was artistic. With music ... from the likes of Mancini and Quincy Jones it all ... as a great ensemble. and of course one of the ... chases with only Baby Driver and Mad Max ever rivaling ... had a great opening and the music is just...< ... -
Actual colors on real TV (not LCD, monitor, etc.)How many colors are actually seen on real TV produced by ZX Spectrum? Are there standard 8 colors or 16 colors (standard 8 and additional 8 color wi…
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Interesting TV show titlesWatch the first few seconds to this American kids' show and you may see a very familiar sight in the background…! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
... didn't watch Inspector Gadget and Transformers to learn about ... girls to obsess over beauty and fashion.
What ... if it's hackneyed and obvious). And generally these shows have ... with lots of light and colour. Nothing dark and gritty, or too heavy ... -
Interesting TV show titlesWatch the first few seconds to this American kids' show and you may see a very familiar sight in the background…! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
... 't watch Inspector Gadget and Transformers to learn about ... if it's hackneyed and obvious). And generally these shows have ... with lots of light and colour. Nothing dark and gritty, or too ... waffle, Enterprise was just pants and Discovery was disappointed, but ... -
Best "Quick and Easy " Games for JoystickYes I know , the immediate reaction to this is that it must have been covered here loads of times before . And yes , of course , there are loads of …
... of "Instant Kempston" -ready to "rock and roll"
Next ... Betta recognise your joysticks
And give yourself a treat!
and stuff like that . But ... make the "Kempston cut" and into the "Instant Kempston" ... -
ZX Spectrum Games With Pop Song Titles.I have thought of two of these:- Run Baby Run (Firebird) :I was going to cheekily suggest that this was "covered" by "The Newbeats" but I had be…
"It's Only Rock and Roll / Tomb of Dracula "(K Tel) and the Rolling Stones Aug 1974. -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
The Rolling Stones rock and roll circus - never seen this before. Pretty bizarre but the Who so far have blown the competition away. -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
... ="zx1;981102"]The Rolling Stones rock and roll circus - never seen this ... been on a long tour and were really tight at the ... -
Elusive Strategy Games done by the Smaller or less Prolific Software Houses.Most ZX Sinclair Spectrum War/Strategy games were produced by CCS , PSS or Lothlorien . I am trying to get a list of all the other ones. This is what…
It's Only Rock and Roll (K Tel) 1983
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ZX Spectrum Games With Pop Song Titles.I have thought of two of these:- Run Baby Run (Firebird) :I was going to cheekily suggest that this was "covered" by "The Newbeats" but I had be…
... with the "It's Only Rock and Roll" Title (see the one ... are:-
" It's Only Rock and Roll " (K Tel) 1983 . A ... Game .
"It's Only Rock and Roll " (Assassin) 1983 . This one ... -
Were the full Sinclair Loki specs ever actually known?I was just curious. A lot was leaked to the media, but the exact specs seem different depending on source. Some say it could support up to 512x256 an…
... and display analogue circuitry (bandwidth) and the pitch of the colour ... only used for PAL colour encoding for composite video. ... monochrome video and colour difference signals (Y, V, and U) available ... interface to the LM1889 colour encoder chip while keeping ... -
Things that people >= 40 (ish) would recognize (and others would likely not)#1: Used to see these all over the place, usually right above the bath tub. [img]http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A052-01718/3/A0…
... ="Ælita;983775"]Bloody hell!...mastermind, and also Bloody hell!
and 1950s original I never heard off. Bad day at hanging rock ... picnic at Hanging Rock and bad day at Black Rock, both excellent films ... -
Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …
... getting into the Moody Blues, and realize how what great production ... CD, a great mix of rock and classical music. It's possibly ... -
Make up a Lyric (Can they guess the original tune?)Starting with an easy one! Can you guess the original tune? Christmas Is The Time for VERY EXPENSIVE New Graphics cards so I thought of this :- …
Well done Moggy . "Its only Rock and Roll" by the Rolling Stones got to number 10 in Aug 74 . I think if they had released it a bit later say in 1983 as "It's only a Spectrum" it would have done a lot better. -
That Christmas hit you hate the mostSo,as the title says, what is the most hated Xmas song for you. You know the one you hear that comes on the Xmas channel music compilation and you ju…
... to hate all that glam rock and 70s christmas stuff we had ... the UK, you know Wizzard and Slade etc, only because it ... a throwaway hit as best and a hit only by association ... the covers are totally pointless and actually quite terrible. -
What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…
... also loved the "style" and colour scheme of the 128k Amstrad ... with its menu's and iconic diagonal colour stripes too - it ... looked gorgeous at the time, and ... faster in execution (slightly), and understand that any who mastered ... -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
I watched the Sex Pistols film last night The Great Rock and Roll Swindle but it didn't really make much sense. It looked like random shots just pieced together. -
Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…
... number of differences between PAL and colour NTSC. The LM1889 can do ... LM1889 and the TEA2000 are being used to provide the colour encoding ... . They both take in component video (although different signals) and ...
