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  • Whats the name....?Can't remember the name of this classic(in my mind anyhoo) game. You control a tiny stick figure, guiding him through a small box map in the top left…

    ... a small box map in the top left of the screen. You ... through holes or stairs to the dungeon areas of the map.
    You fight ... a variety of monsters, from rats to ... totally addicted at the time....want to re-ignite the flame :wink: ...
    Chaplain Chaplain January 2008 Games
  • Understanding extensions to the BASIC parserFor a while, I've had a rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap in hardware, just so that I can send stuff to a Spectrum over ethe…

    ... ethernet rather than having to dig the flash chip out each ... couple of Spectrum ROM routines to get the two arguments.
    < ... command for me, and return to the Spectrum ROM, it traps ... once). Also, the Spectrum ROM routines to get the two numeric parameters ...
    Winston Winston March 2008 Development
  • problem using FRAMES to generate 'random' numbersI realise the pros use bytes from ROM to get their random numbers, presumably because they want to use FRAMES to synchronise the printing and avoid s…

    ... because they want to use FRAMES to synchronise the printing and avoid sprite ... go at getting the road in my scrolling road routine (using Alcoholics ... added some code to print the road edge in the same three bytes ...
    bigjon bigjon March 2008 Development
  • 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…

    ... m writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. ... I try to get an idea for the structure of ... old scanned speccy book in the WoS archive.

    It prints out the names of all current variables ... for is how to fix this program to run correctly ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn March 2008 Development
  • the Plot - how to play?anyone tried to play this thingy? even with kempston chosen can't find the proper way to use the controls and to do anything :confused: just able …

    ... find the proper way to use the controls and to do ... anything :confused:

    just able to ... move L/R and jump in the first ... .... is this all of the plot down there?
    ... (no passing through the doors and so on...)
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup March 2008 Games
  • Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…

    ... a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes ... the attribute, thus uncovering the mono screen beneath. The first version of my routine ... used RND and ATTR to paint randomly ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Any "Capture The Flag" games?There used to be a really good DOS game called Capture The Flag which featured two teams of players starting in a land area split in two. The object …

    There used to be a really good DOS game called Capture The Flag ... area split in two. The object was to capture each other's ... all sorts of terrain, and the map only revealing itself as squares ... ...

    Any equivalent for the Spectrum?
    NickH NickH March 2008 Games
  • Trying to remember the name of a gameI vaguely remember this game where you had to travel between planets, use hyperspace, talk to aliens, etc. I'm pretty sure it had a graphical gui, so…

    I vaguely remember this game where you had to travel between planets, use hyperspace, talk to aliens, etc. I'm pretty sure it had a graphical gui, some nice graphics (not 3d) and a star map, but that's all I can remember. Any idea of what it could be?
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Games
  • The ZX Spectrum Book - 1982 to 199x Special Edition?Hi all, I'm toying with an idea and wanted to get some more general feedback... The ZX Spectrum book is all sold out, but I still get a lot of peop…

    ... and wanted to get some more general feedback...

    The ZX ... /> I don't want to reprint the existing book exactly as is ... shelf) is to produce an extremely limited run of the first Spectrum ... low a quantity, the price would have to be fairly hefty - ...
    andrew_rollings andrew_rollings June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Whatever happenned to...? #4234 - The Werewolf Rap - Silver Bullet MixThis song was going to be on the B-side of Werewolves of London (which got canned when Ariolasoft went under, eventually being released in unfinished…

    This song was going to be on the B-side of Werewolves of London (which got canned when Ariolasoft went under, eventually being released in unfinished form on budget).

    I wonder if someone has a tape of it somewhere? :)
    NickH NickH June 2008 Games
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in ... they had got rid of the border and gained much more ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Copy interface ROM content to RamHi all, I have a very rare logitec centronics and disc interface. To save its ROM content I would like to copy it Ram and store it somewhere. How ca…

    ... centronics and disc interface. To save its ROM content I ... would like to copy it Ram and ... ? Small MC routine to copy from Ram area to Ram area could ... MC). But How to be sure that the Interface ROM is ... paged in during the copy process!

    maskenlos maskenlos July 2008 Hardware
  • Name the gameFrom someone at the retro gamer forum... "Hello, first post and all Smile While I remember pretty much all of the games I used to play on my ZX Spe…

    ... family members around a computer to play Treasure Island Dizzy like ... I recall correctly, the map layout was always the same but I'm ... location, throw the bomb at it, then proceed to find the next ones ... />
    I never got to finish the game and I was wondering ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2008 Games
  • Your views on Gift from the GodsThis was one of my first games I bought for the Spectrum. I liked it alot. It was even better once I found a map for it in one of the spectrum mags a…

    ... games I bought for the Spectrum. I liked it ... found a map for it in one of the spectrum mags ... and worked out how to kill the three headed monster. For ... get 4 of the items needed to complete the game. I think ... I was able to ...
    Spectrumplayer Spectrumplayer September 2008 Games
  • 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, …

    ... developing a SAVE routine derived from the one present in ... ROM 48K, and I'm trying to ... doesn't save anything (just the usual stripes).
    < ... br /> Are the emulators capable of handling custom ... a bug in my routine?

    ...
    worldxxisoft worldxxisoft September 2008 Emulators
  • How to find the magazine scans?This might not be the correct forum, but I do not know where else to ask. I am wondering if there is any "entry page" for the scanned magazines of S…

    This might not be the correct forum, but I ... do not know where else to ask.

    I ... any "entry page" for the scanned magazines of SU, YS ... , so the only way now for me to get to the magazines is ... from a random game page in the ...
    Rickard Rickard October 2008 Support files
  • Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…

    ... go back to 1982, to the time just after the ZX Spectrum ... to the other arcade machines of the day. On the Speccy, Skooldaze aparrently gave the ... it managed to give the impression that the kids and ... was as much down to the amazing text compression (eleven ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • The Race Against Time - places your mom never let you go to...I've made a few demonstration videos regarding the hardness-glitch in the game, and places you can get to. Vids are made according to the continents…

    ... -glitch in the game, and places you can get to.

    Vids are made according to the continents:
    [URL="http://www ... 's not actually allowing you to play the game)

    A ... -SbGMuc"]time run[/URL] using the glitch ;)
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 November 2008 Games
  • How to complete Super Robin HoodAs it is, I'm stuck with this Code Masters game. Having a long time wandering around the castle, I've taken all keys except one (the one on the secon…

    ... long time wandering around the castle, I've taken ... keys except one (the one on the second screen from ... way to reach it, except for a stair at the ... . It's the one shown here (taken from the map).
    < ... br />
    Where is the key to activate it?

    Neil Parsons Neil Parsons December 2008 Games
  • So... you want to format your 3.5" as 720K eh?Well, i've been trying to get hold of an application to make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven't been able to find any. I stumbled up…

    ... ,$00E5 ; This is the 720k format routine
    FOR2 LD ... JP NC,FERR ; Jump to the error routine in case of any disk ... ; Enter with IY containing the +3DOS routine to be called
    PUSH ...
    NaMcO NaMcO December 2008 Development
  • P Diddy wants to be the new BondHee hee hee. This is funny. Here's his Bond audition video. [url]http://www.peoplestar.co.uk/index.html?watch=27[/url] Somehow I don't think Dani…

    ... to worry about.

    That outfit he's wearing on the ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick December 2008 Chit chat
  • SoftCuddly.png map missing?I was trying to view the PNG map for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004619&loadpics=3&model=spectrum"]Soft and Cuddly[/URL] …

    I was trying to view the PNG map for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... a generic Windows thingie inside the browser saying this:
    < ... /> Other maps in the FTP-folder seem to be ok (though I ... /> And other files associated with the game appear to be in order.
    ZnorXman ZnorXman December 2008 Infoseek database
  • Visually reverse engineering a map (Barbarian 2)Sometimes I talk too much, for too long, and mostly about nothing at all in particular. I had spent nearly an hour writing a long-winded, step-by-st…

    ... what I did to visually reverse-engineer the Barbarian 2 map. Then I ... />
    [/URL]

    2. Map the game, screen-by-screen. Thanks ... similarly-coloured room on the map. The purple dot with the malignantly ugly eyes ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Routine in HexadecimalHello!!! I was trying to get the following routine in Hexadecimal: LD IX,16384 LD DE,6912 LD A,255 SCF CALL 1366 RET I tried to …

    ... br /> I was trying to get the following routine in Hexadecimal:
    < ... />
    I tried to use several assemblers but I ... forgot how to work with them :-(
    the Hex? I need it in order to ... improve my homepage at the end of ...
    marcoagpinto marcoagpinto December 2008 Development
  • [Discussion] Planned corrections to: The Complete Spectrum ROM DisassemblyOk, folks. Since I'm not obtaining replies from those involved in the previous effort to transcribe The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly, I'm going …

    ... those involved in the previous effort to transcribe The Complete Spectrum ... of Contents and corrections to the accompanying txt file this ... any other errors to the current document to grab this chance ... />
    The idea is to change the actual PDF instead of ...
    rahtgaz rahtgaz December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • So you want to make a cardgame......but you haven't got a good deck to display. Well here is a fully relocatable routine that will do the job for you. Place the code anywhere in me…

    ... relocatable routine that will do the job for you.
    Place the code ... ).

    Some ways to call the routine:
    LET A$="QH": PRINT ... "

    The string after the USR holds the card to print.
    You ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP December 2008 Development
  • A question to the english native speakersI am German and I like to know the following: I have an amout of A. And if I say: A is increased sevenfold do I have A=A+7*A or do I have A=7*A. I…

    ... am German and I like to know the following:

    ...

    I found: the sevenfold means it is 7 ... times the original data. And I ... sevenfold data then I get the eightfold.
    But [ ... sevenfold" means I get the sevenfold as the result.
    In ...
    ingo ingo January 2009 Chit chat
  • How to know the year linked to a serial number?Hello are there available online registers for finding out the year linked to a serial number? For example: could you tell me the year of this one?…

    Hello

    are there available online registers for finding out the year linked to a serial number?

    For example: could you tell me the year of this one? 009-779380 thanks
    unixxx unixxx January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fred mapWere you ever able to make any use of the map in Fred?

    Were you ever able to make any use of the map in Fred?
    cichlasoma cichlasoma February 2009 Games
  • 25 years with the SpectrumTo paraphrase JFK, ask not what your Spectrum can do for you, but what you can do for your Spectrum. Well I've done quite a bit since I joined the sc…

    ... 2000)
    * Suggested Advanced Paint Drying Simulator (2008 )
    ... Contributed routines from SE Basic to the Sparky eZX project
    ... page to the OpenZXROM project
    * Translated the Pentagon ... to patch the 128 Editor ROM to work with the ...
    chev chev February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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