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  • Help needed with a bit of code...My minds gone blank again I'm afraid, I'm having trouble with this routine that loads variables into memory then calls the corresponding routine. Th…

    ... /> ld (caller+2),a; loads address to be called in de
    to load the variables into the address stored in de ... /> caller
    call 56003 ;routine to be called
    pop bc ... for routine 3 bytes prior to start[/CODE]
    daveysludge daveysludge October 2014 Development
  • Boomshine in SpecBASHere's a little game called "Boomshine": [url]http://www.k2xl.com/games/boomshine/[/url] It's a really nice, relaxing puzzle game about exploding b…

    ... specbas/ directory and LOAD "boomshine" to run it! I've rather ...
    150 CLS 0: SCREEN LOCK: LET expcount=0
    TO 560
    540 IF ... close! Just one away!": GO TO 570
    550 PRINT ... 6;INK 248;"You failed to achieve your goal. You ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum +2 QuickyI've got Spectrum +2 (grey case) and I've just been reading online a vague article about a problem where Amstrad put components on the mainboard the …

    ... />
    Is it also advisable to swap out the caps on ... a slight issue with the screen jumping to the left and back ...
    retrogamemart retrogamemart November 2014 Hardware
  • Games that would convert well (graphically)Creating this thread to post some converted in-game screens and mock-ups. They have in common the fact that they would work on the spectrum, regardin…

    Creating this thread to post some converted in-game ... the spectrum, regarding sprite size, screen resolution and no major attribute ... . Those have a nice screen layout to work with and convert well ... finished work, just a study to show what games would convert ...
    4throck 4throck December 2014 New game ideas
  • Clean up of the right hand side<div>People are moaning about clutter on the right side bar.</div><div><br></div><div>so lets post some suggestions to really **** Lee off :)</div><d…

    ... /> so lets post some suggestions to really **** Lee off :)
    I ... there are three buttons to get back to the home pageand a ... at the top of the screen next to 'World of Spectrum'2 ... /> I think it's safe to say No:2  and No ...
    ASH-II ASH-II June 2015 WoS/Forum Issues
  • Superfo Harlequin Rev D Documentation wantedI have a Rev D Superfo Harlequin PCB. I would like the documentation (schematic and board layout files), but I get a [b]Not Found[/b] error when I cl…

    ... /> Does anyone have a link to a copy of the documentation ... files that they can send to me please? If yes, please ... I will send my email address to you.

    [b][i ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2015 Hardware
  • Help with beepolaHi wos! I've been meesing with beepola the last few days, and now I'd like to have my tunes playing in a simple program with it's loading screen, me…

    ... and now I'd like to have my tunes playing in ... program with it's loading screen, menu to chose song and that ... , but i'd like to know what is the easiest ... solution before starting to work.
    I'm ... least not since I used to play with simple basic ...
    Bitor Bitor October 2015 Development
  • Pokes needed for following games - any help? :-DHi speccynites,..I need a few special pokes if anyone can help so I can get these games longplayed on the real hardware, can any of you help??? The …

    ... the way back down the screen, has to be one of the ...
    ZEUS ZEUS January 2016 Games
  • 8x1 8x2 8x4 8x8 .mg1 .mg2 .mg4 .mg8 Tape LoaderCould anyone point me in the direction of a .tap file that contains an 8x1, 8x4 or 8x8 image so that I can load images made in Multiartist on a real …

    ... to output a .trd file - then use zxblockeditor to copy the actual screen ... over to the .tap file ...
    matalog matalog April 2016 Development
  • GOOD NIGHT KANGAA simple game: Daddy kanga wants to put all the lights off and kiss baby kanga good night Use: QOP and M to punch the light bulbs, the strawberrie…

    ... : Daddy kanga wants to put all the lights ...
    2 restart screen (due to a bug i could ... eliminate, you will need to restart the level in ... br /> Thanks to Einar Saukas for making the loading screen and for ... has a temp loading screen and ingame music the ...
    gabriele amore gabriele amore May 2016 Brand new software
  • help with broken +2 greyHello, the other day I was trying to record sounds from my grey +2 "sound" socket to an old cassette recorder. Suddenly the screen went to a solid…

    ... other day I was trying to record sounds from my grey ... cassette recorder. Suddenly the screen went to a solid black border with ... />
    5v/+12v/-12v seem to be ok everywhere. However, in ... 't have another machine to compare with or to exchange chips with ...
    saldali saldali June 2016 Hardware
  • The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…

    ... went through the usual introduction to BASIC (10 PRINT "peter ... the game would be on screen ready to go. An explanation cured ... I stared at the screechy screen just to be sure.


    For someone totally new to computing, this is exactly what ...
    peteprodge peteprodge September 2016 Games
  • Faulty DRAM chips wanted!If you have any suspect or known faulty DRAM chips, I'm after some so I can conduct some testing. I only want chips that are DIL type, either 16 p…

    ... />
    PM me for the address to send to.

    [b][i ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2016 Wanted
  • Less MIA - Peker AssemblerMIA and also missing from the database! [img]http://oi66.tinypic.com/16hw67a.jpg[/img] Peker Assembler TZX https://app.box.com/s/vdniq5c6r30…

    ... at address 59000. To load elsewhere use load "" code ADDRESS

    To run ... begin - lines that follow are to be assembled
    REM end ... - lines that follow are not to be assembled
    REM defbs ... thing. I just need to get permission from the other ...
    Swanny Swanny April 2017 MIA/STP/SDP
  • New game competition!Competition time! There aren't any instructions at the moment, just some rules! Rules... 1. Teams of 4 or less only. A team member can be a …

    ... a WoS admin with their address to we can send out prizes ... commercial names or characters are to be used, however "inspired ... used.
    10. All entries to be submitted by 14th October ... from exceptional graphics, music, etc to team work.

    ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty May 2017 Announcements
  • Custom Menus on the ZX Spectrum +3Today, my Friends, i have the pleasure of presenting a program i have written which gives a set of custom menus on the +3. The main features of my p…

    ... wait until you see this screen:
    [img]https://sites ... )
    4: [b]Lower Screen[/b] - this one does the ... the status to "unfrozen", and finally switches to the lower screen. Its ... companion in the Lower Screen switches to upper screen and restores the ...
    The_Bert The_Bert October 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • How can I make a UDG rotate?I designed a set of UDG's that can be used for making shapes or letters. Trouble is that my circle - for example - consists of 4 pieces and it would…

    ... one 90 degrees. This is to be done in Basic and ... I could have an on-screen option to select and rotate any ... one) is it possible to program it to read and utilize a ... mouse to select the pieces on screen?
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…

    ... view in basic to make each screen easier to edit. these would ... . i also need it to store colour information. i ... know it uses the 'to' statement to implement this in print ... but am unfamiliar as to how this works. i ... also need it to replace charaters as you ...
    digital digital December 2017 Development
  • Tutorial: Using UDGs in SpecBASSpecBAS is capable of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original Spectrum. Like most things though, the extended nature of SPecBAS's ab…

    ... it.

    POKE bankID,address,value - in this case, the ... set itself, you need to calculate the address of the character you ... function will return the correct address to POKE in bank 1:
    to store our address in the "addr" variable ...
    Dunny Dunny May 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Stu's Incredible Pac-Man Hack ChallengeSo I was idling around killing lockdown time today, and to cut a long and rambling story short I had a thought about the official Speccy port of Pac-…

    ... lockdown time today, and to cut a long and ... large part to how wide the screen is - having to chomp your ... it be just to tweak the screen layout to make it more ... remove four without having to create any new graphics, ... done? I am happy to offer TEN CRISP BRITISH ...
    Rev_Stuart_Campbell Rev_Stuart_Campbell April 2020 Games
  • zx spectrum 48k interference during first two minutes of warm upi have a issue 3B 48k that i am looking at during the first two minutes (approx.) of warm up there is interference on the screen (tried to take a pic…

    ... there is interference on the screen (tried to take a pic but ... once the specie is left to go cold... the only chip ...
    mark8bit mark8bit October 2020 Updates
  • About uploadsWoS generally doesn't allow file uploads. However, here you can request a mod uploads a file on your behalf. Simply create a post with a link to down…

    WoS generally doesn't allow file uploads. However, here you can request a mod uploads a file on your behalf. Simply create a post with a link to download the file, or request a mod contact you with an email address to send the file to.
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty December 2020 Uploads
  • Jack the Nipper 2 EditorJack The Nipper 2 - Mapeditor v0.8 (c) Sokurah, May 2012 I made [url="https://tardis.dk/files/Jack_The_Nipper_2_Editor.zip"]this[/url] about 10 y…

    ... 40 bytes a screen.
    Each screen is constructed from ... mouse to move around on the selected screen.

    RMB to ... delete a tile. LMB to put ... set the current screen as possible start screen number 1.
    Sokurah Sokurah May 2022 Games
  • Arcade Classics (Silverbird) 1988 This is a compilation game I saw for sale on Ebay recently which had four old Antics classic games on it ;- 1) Space Invaders 16K 2) Galaxians 16K …

    ... had added a new screen loader to enable game selection but ... the tape had to be run on to find the loading ... was then intrigued as to how to use this tape now ... success starts with game 2 . To do this I deleted game ... my expertise and so had to move on)
    4) ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio September 2022 Games
  • Realspectrum againI have tried Realspectrum on a Celeron 400MHz PC, and I can get roughly 1 frame every two seconds. That's obviously ridiculously bad. I'm running it …

    ... got the screen set to 320x480 sw scanlines (makes the screen look like ... click the shortcut i created to run it,no messing with ...
    Anonymous Anonymous February 2002 Emulators
  • ScanlinesI probably mentioned this on the games forum a few weeks back, but here i go again. The one thing that would make X128 perfect would be the option o…

    ... has added scanlines and full screen mode to the X128,
    and ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2001 Emulators
  • Amstrad telephone plays Spectrum games?Hi, I have been absent from this forum for a long time now, mature student these days! I was perusing a home shopping catalogue, when I noticed an…

    ... can be viewed on the screen prior to downloading and is dependent ... local call rate per minute to download depending upon expiry time ...
    M Brown M Brown December 2001 Games
  • 48K protectionWhich games were 'protected' by loading a full 48K block of code so that no copy program could fit in to memory? I know of 2 by heard. Pole Positio…

    ... Wilczek to split the main file into smaller blocks: Screen, sysvariable to 24999 ... and 24999 to 65536. Then I ... , with decompressor placed to overwrite a part of screen area and autostart ...
    LCD LCD August 2001 Games
  • OUT sentence.I have a little/big problem. I'm trying to use my Spectrum+ as an alarm device. I want to put TRUE in A6 pin of the SK4 connector ... with an OUT se…

    To use ANY OUT to an external device you do ... you need
    to buffer your signal in to a chip for later ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP November 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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