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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... a simple opaque sprite, calling useful ROM routines or using the BASIC calculator ... routines*).
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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... a simple opaque sprite, calling useful ROM routines or using the BASIC calculator ... routines*).[/quote]
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Game Editor questionI'm currently updating my image utility - TommyGun and my old Map editor, which I haven't released on WoS yet. My question is this. Would people li…
... , making a handy package of useful asm subroutines.
... the final binary and library routines not referred to are ... code, data destined for ROM (eg certain constants and ... to be blown to ROM from the RAM data ... not be blown to ROM and will lie in ... -
BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …
... variables be BASIC compatible? Use ROM routines (and save space) or hard ... to be both - a ROM caompatible compiler, switchable to be ... to normal speed. It's useful for getting through long sections ... [/quote]
The 48k ROM was well documented by our ... -
Zecut0r and ZAFA while ago (about 2 yrs)i took VbSpec and tried to port it to Delphi 6. Althought it was pretty weak, it. Meanwhile DelphiSpec 0.1 appeared and i wa…
... word to call Spectrum ROM routines would be useful, would help folks if ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... : I'll start compiling a "useful resources" doc today. I'll ... : system variables, pokes, addresses of ROM routines, input ports, reading the keyboard ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... : I'll start compiling a "useful
`resources" doc today. I ... variables, pokes, addresses of
`ROM routines, input ports, reading the
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... click rather than a buzz - useful if you hate the buzz ... printed out is contained in ROM starting at address 5010 decimal ... printed is fixed and in ROM, you may end up with ... of more use when using ROM routines in a machine code program ...Codies help? Werewolves of LondonHi All, never one for shying away from the deep end, having only just dipped my toe in to the world of machine code I find myself trying to find out …
... that wouldn't be useful in a game or ... only so many useful things a ROM full of code ... occasion, the tape loading routines, the beeper and sometimes ...
These days the ROM is essential for the minigame ... RST 48 (calculator) are useful to m/c programmers.
Floating point representationI'm planning on picking up the [url=http://matt.west.co.tt/category/spectrum/openzxrom/]OpenZXRom[/url] project from where I left off a few months ba…
... hefty (something that the original ROM developers tried to avoid most ... being functionally compatible with the ROM rather than trying to match ... , sure... all of my calculator routines will at least have to ... , it'll come in very useful when I get to that ...The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... to port the Sinclair Spectrum ROM to 32bit x86 assembler. It ... the Spectrum was. Machine code routines would be used the same ... SPECTRUM command to do something useful by launching a Spectrum emulation ...Sam coup? - some questionsHi everyone. Got myself a sam coupé without any kind of cables. I was a bit suspicious about it's working condition. Hooked it to a pc at psu a…
... of great help regarding where ROM routines etc are, and ports and ... (roughly)... there`s an entire ROM dissasembly too floating around by ... QUOTE]
ROM routines are quite useful if you're just ... lot better to ignore the ROM and write what you ...Sam coup? - some questionsHi everyone. Got myself a sam coupé without any kind of cables. I was a bit suspicious about it's working condition. Hooked it to a pc at psu a…
[quote=Quazar]ROM routines are quite useful if you're just beginning ... lot better to ignore the ROM and write what you need ...Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... the manual, this is as useful as they want to make ... attached to your program calls ROM routines ( RST 16 and jump table ...Help understanding some z80 asmI'm trying to work out how to represent the structure of a "sprite" in the SAM as "Grabbed" by SmallC. I can see the assembler implementation but I …
... 100% here. Any ROM and/or library routines will (more than likely ... end up writing your own routines in the end... So give ... a head start and ditch ROM and/or library functions ... Instructions using these registers - while useful sometimes - have a nasty habit ...Help understanding some z80 asmI'm trying to work out how to represent the structure of a "sprite" in the SAM as "Grabbed" by SmallC. I can see the assembler implementation but I …
... are diminishing of getting anything useful done.
However, I ... I can write my own routines for blitting sprites and if ... have to write my own routines to handle disks too, the ... in the manual for the ROM.
I guess one ...Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... The examples in the spectrum rom seem to use the register ... me to manually page in ROM 3 and RAM 0, ... there is a lot of routines i could use already written ... to link in lots of routines that i may not ... be something that could be useful as reference. Here are the ...Learning z80 assembly - useful linksI'm starting here: [url]http://cobb.host.sk/z80guide/index.htm[/url] Anyone got any other great links?
More useful links ( SAM specific ):
... - Fred 10 - ROM Routines/Maths
MC LESSON - Fred 11a - ROM Routines/Vector
MC LESSON - Fred 21 - ROM Routines, FPC, Vectors, DOS
MC ...If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... Sam as you can call rom routines ( which I don't know ... />
The problem with ROM routines are that they are slow - ... of screen. Although, they are useful for beginners to get things ... !
Writing your own routines in machine code to do ...basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... you need the original ROM. No way around it ... in the ROM WITHOUT interfering with common ROM calls. Once ... character or line entry routines. You don't need ... is too specialized to useful as a ROM call.
routines so that a lot ...Question about serial numbers, and issue marques.Hi, I don`t know if you can help me with this little question, but here goes. The spectrum computers have coloured serial numbers on the bottom of th…
... to ever discuss the 3rd ROM in detail. Gianluca Carri, ... is not spectacular - better networking routines written in the same space ... the Interface serial number when ROM 2 started (given in Logan ... elsewhere they would give a useful starting point but there are ...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…
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That would be useful. The source code with TommyGun ... , but the Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly may be useful as well.
routines is a plus. (Sprites / Tilemaps ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... ability to add assembly routines inline is very useful, as has been ... assembler routine rather than the rom routine that handles 'GOTO' or ...Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... standard speccy. Tries to call ROM routines at $3c00 and $3c03. In ... Roll" saved using the standard ROM SAVE routine, rather than turbo ... wrapping around back into the ROM area. Perhaps this has something ... the programs that does anything useful. It'd be great to ...Cross Platform DevelopmentWhat's the best way to develop cross platform apps? By best, the only limiting criteria would be "at no cost" :)
... routines, floating point math routines (ROM or independent), graphics routines (line, circle, etc), sprite routines ... all the standard C library routines. Most of it is hand ... assembler it can be a useful learning tool to get something ...Probing the variables in 128K modeHello again! Briefly, I'm writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start, I try to get an idea for the structure of how var…
... you want to use the ROM routines for paging.[/QUOTE]
useful resource.
I had ...z88dk 1.8 releasedSince I am the most regular of the z88dk peeps to post here I might as well let you all know that v1.8 has been released. [code] A little later than…
... appropriate register, then make the ROM call.
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... normal C linkage in library routines. Assembly subroutines are ideally ... the asm routines that I've done for the ROM will probably ... etc and adding something really useful like the W5100 to that ...FAST and SLOW .TAP loading in RESIDOSWhy is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this fi…
... BASIC). These are not useful things to do, because ... It's also a useful indication to show that ... page with zx rom ? All NMI routines in all used ... - some have specific routines/data which must reside ... ;)
NMI routines in most ResiDOS pages just ...Custom SAVE Routine work on emulators?Hi, I'm developing a SAVE routine derived from the one present in ROM 48K, and I'm trying to get it work on several emulators (X128, Spectaculator, …
... that just traps the standard ROM routines, and another that records the ... save .TAP files and put ROM blocks in TZX files, and ... be able to find a useful menu option.
