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Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
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Batman: Arkham Knight (oh dear!)<span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm surprised that no one's mentioned </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batman: Arkham Knight</span> on here…
I'm surprised that no one's mentioned Batman: Arkham Knight on here...
Ahem :-) (Just realised there's no post numbers now).
I'm really, really surprised it's such a state, particularly after the buggy Origins, but sometimes these ... -
Batman: Arkham Knight (oh dear!)<span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm surprised that no one's mentioned </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batman: Arkham Knight</span> on here…
I'm surprised that no one's mentioned Batman: Arkham Knight on here...
Ahem :-) (Just realised there's no post numbers now).
I'm really, really surprised it's such a state, particularly after the buggy Origins, but sometimes these ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
The final entry for this season was chosen on the basis of being the most requested one during my two years of writing the blog, and it's a properly big one. Too bad a Spectrum conversion never came to exist, but considering the way the Amstrad conversion ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
For some reason I decided to go and play Red Faction again on the PS2....great game, and one of my fave shooters! Still holds up pretty well, too! :) -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
Stonkers was pretty good but very limited. Advance Wars on the GBA seemed like what Stonkers could have been if someone had kept it going and kept improving and refining it.
I would like to see a remake that expanded on Stonkers and added new maps, ... -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
Must be 100%D'oh. That makes sense. I wonder why I didn't catch that. 8-| :D
Stonkers was pretty good but very limited. Advance Wars on the GBA seemed like what Stonkers could have been if someone had kept it going and kept ... -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
I've always liked Lord Of The Rings but it's a bit on the slow side which can be a bit off-putting.
There are a number of great games that were written in BASIC - The Biz, Millionaire, Mad Martha etc. that have plenty of scope for updating/remaking.< ... -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
Must be 100%D'oh. That makes sense. I wonder why I didn't catch that. 8-| :D
Stonkers was pretty good but very limited. Advance Wars on the GBA seemed like what Stonkers could have been if someone had kept it going and kept ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
Roland's Rat Race [Ocean Software]
by Denton Designs, F. David ThorpeIt's mainly a maze game, disguised as a platforms'n'ladders thing, you must get out of the sewers in time for your tv broadcast, and in order to do that you have to find the pieces ... -
New Game: COMPLICA DX<div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><img s…
I occasionally beat level 4, but it's never a given that I'll be able to progress 1,2,3 every time. Simply astonishing Ai, I look forward to the playing tips.The smartest computer opponent ever! Play against BRAINIAC (TM), an Artificial Intelligence ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
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* ZX81 SP ROM Disassembly [Link]
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My first Greasemonkey script, up for testingI've decided to play with Greasemonkey and javascript today. (Greasemonkey is an add-on under Firefox)<br><br>Here's my first script written purely f…
... /> div .navbar-header { font-size: 32pt !important; font-weight: bold !important; }
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The Worst Addon's and Accessories for the ZX Spectrum.Over the years there must have been some real gems developed for the ZX Spectrum that really added something, but I'm sure by equal measure there wer…
The Plastic Ashtray that came with Formula One; you rolled
it over the top keys. No use to beast nor man.
The Suncom Joy Sensor, a joyless experience if ever I had
one. A flat joypad using resistive sensors. Also no use to ... -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
QIX!
I loved this game and started on my own version, which eventually became Son et Lumiere, a light synthesiser a la Pyschedelia... (this was nearly released by Automata in fact; it was actually two programs, one used the MIC socket to generate ... -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
Qix!
Such a simple but addictive game! Why wasn't an official game ever released?QIX!
I loved this game and started on my own version, which eventually became Son et Lumiere, a light synthesiser a la Pyschedelia... (this was nearly ... -
What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
Biggles. Trying to progress through the enemy planes, jumping from one flat roof to another, ... no idea about what to do, but it seems a cool game. I think I must read the instructions before! :) -
ZX81 Character SetHello, hope I don't offend anyone with my request. I've put together a program on my Amstrad that redefines a condensed text and displays it appropri…
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There is a proportional font engine call fzx that has ... 100 fonts and a windows font editor available. Fonts range from ... due to missing patterns in ROM. A small hw modification to ... -
Interface rom - Need help to dump itHi, I have temporarily an interface that is similar to a multiface. It has an NMI button and displays a menu where states can be saved and pokes ent…
... . Maybe that explains the different rom versions? I am game for ... the copyright text, but the font sure was ugly. :)
Text scroller and custom fontYesterday I was testing this text scroll routine taken from Jonathan Cauldwell's Intro Maker (labels have been inserted to allow partial code relocab…
... the starting address of the font, it was easy enough to ... default character set in the ROM, into DE. By changing line ...Function with push and popIm trying to see if I understand push and pop when it comes to using to pass parameters to functions: [code] LD HL,16384 LD A,5 Push AF Ld A…
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So using IX and IY is a bit more generic and easy but has a size and speed penalty?
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It is easy but it's not always slower nor is it always bigger. If you can't hold the current working set of ...Quill or PAWI'm thinking of putting-together (by which I mean writing) an adventure game for the Speccy. The two most popular utilities for doing so seem to be t…
... way to change the font from within the Quill ... standard ROM print routines, so you can change the font the ... way', ie: save your font as a code file after ... loader to load in the font, then point the BASIC ... the start address of your font minus 256; before running ...z88dk Font ChangeHi, I'm working in a couple of games, but Have someone some code to help on change the z88dk stlib font? Just one working example... Regard…
The 32 column font comes from the ROM.
I think this should change the 32 column font:
putchar(2);
putchar(font_address % 256);
putchar(font_address / 256)
The default value is 15616 for reference.z88dk TutorialHi, Could anyone direct to to a recent MS Windows based tutorial on getting started with z88dk. I know a small amount of C, so it's more the comp…
... /> stdout = fzx proportional fonts (font selected in crt)
stderr ... /> stdout = fzx proportional fonts (font selected in crt), understands tty_z88dk ... the code stored in ROM from the RAM variables.< ... because that zx isr in ROM uses it (--reserve-regs ...z88dk TutorialHi, Could anyone direct to to a recent MS Windows based tutorial on getting started with z88dk. I know a small amount of C, so it's more the comp…
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stdout = fzx proportional fonts (font selected in crt)
stderr ...
stdout = fzx proportional fonts (font selected in crt), understands tty_z88dk ... separating the code stored in ROM from the RAM variables.[/quote ...z88dk Font ChangeHi, I'm working in a couple of games, but Have someone some code to help on change the z88dk stlib font? Just one working example... Regard…
... ;862525"]The 32 column font comes from the ROM.
I ... think this should change the 32 column font ...ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... /> Currently it can load Cartridge ROM games only, since it only ... are not yet on the font definition, are represented by a ...Fuse 1.3.0 releasedA new release of Fuse, the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator, is now available at the SourceForge project: [url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-e…
... says it cant find fuse.font
when I go into ... it cant find the 48.rom and exits, so I dont ... even tell it where the rom file is
It ...I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... impression it hooked into the ROM print char routines (I'm ... to get away from the ROM if possible).
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rom dependencies.
http://z88dk ... /viewvc/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/_DEVELOPMENT/font/fzx/zx/z80/
How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…
... your whole font. It is by default set to ROM but you ...
