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Pregame WaitHi and a happy summer time to all ;) After trying Leaderboard got a bit interested in knowing what games expect you to go through multiple decisions…
... (seven if you count having to press a key on start screen ... -
Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…
... inserted before the CPU intensive screen draw routines, and then the ... would be normal), but the screen update wouldn't be at ... non-compatible emulator.
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Games that could do with running faster, without affecting the timer, the music or the controlsRegarding the topic on the emulation forum, what Spectrum games do you think would benefit from a speed boost? Nowadays, most of us play Spectrum gam…
... this has some real drawbacks. If the game has a timer ... , and so on, but the screen drawing would be far faster ... rate. I don't know if Outrun would benefit. -
If were still around......(and perhaps writing for the Speccy still), what could s/he do nowadays? It's just struck me that if Harry Price were still in there, he could ha…
... 's just struck me that if Harry Price were still in ... [/i] game. :D
If Jon Ritman were still around ... on the Speccy.)
If Don Priestley were still around?... -
Loading ScreensThanks to everyone who's so far helped out with the [url=http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/loadscreen]Loading Screens Project[/url]. We're now…
... now into the state where, if we can knock off the ... don't use a loading screen, please report these via the ... or may not be doable. If people list those here, we ... -
Retroeuskal: Looking for a Spectrum introHi. I don't know if anyone knows Euskal encounter, a party celebrated in Bilbao (Spain). Last year we were 3.000 attendants, and this year, the orga…
Hi. I don't know if anyone knows Euskal encounter, a ... be watched in a giant screen for all attendants. :)
If anyone is interested in collaborating ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... in understanding the source code if that is your interest.< ... a learning curve, especially if your only background is Basic ... lot easier to understand asm if that is your goal. ...
- #defines for colours, border(), screen address calculations have been added ... -
Getting attribute location from a screen coordinates (x,y)I am having trouble figuring out how to convert an x,y coordinate pair (pointing to a specific pixel) to the location of the attribute for the block …
... attributes but was in the screen.
Does anyone know ... that once I understand the screen layout better then I will ... hopefully help me understand the screen layout better. -
my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... ,
i was wondering if i could engage some opinions ... output (under which the menu screen is not visable).
I ... off ebay) - i was wondering if anyone thought maybe it was ... that will do both? or if i must get one for ... -
How to put up a SCREEN$ - VB6 only.I'm making a little [B]Opus Discovery[/B] floppy image creator/viewer (thanks, [B]Obo[/B]!). It is made in... VB6 (sorry, don't know any "real" langu…
... like to add a [B]SCREEN$[/B] viewer.
I ... way to display a Speccy screen, like in a picture box ... I tried to figure out screen handling in VBSpec, but the ... -
Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
... it says and tell me if you think it`s fixable ...
a picture but the screen was just black. I dont ... -
Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
... pixel spaceship on the screen based upon x,y ... Cybernoid in a totally black screen
I ... 1/ Currently, I calculate the screen hl coordinates for each pixel ... due to the funky screen address system), but seems ... it will be slow if I start wanting larger ... -
If you could have a huge object sticking out of your roof......I was (for once) actually looking up something sensible on Google when this splendid photo came to light! [url]http://www.headington.org.uk/history/…
... /> Which begged the inevitable question....if I was going to plonk ... -
Emulator 'primer'Hi, I see there is an emulator primer from the perspective of [i]using[/i] one but does anyone have a primer for [i]writing[/i] one? I've already s…
... bashes etc but I wondered if anyone had any documentation on ... point trying to write it if there is going to be ... just try to get the "screen" updating from the loaded, static ... -
Speccy 128k Double Buffering.If I understand this right, you display either of the screens, and draw to the one that is not being displayed. Am i right in thinking that the Non …
If I understand this right, you ... that the Non displayed screen (ie. draw screen) is paged in at ... 0xc000 for drawing ?? If so, where ... 9k or so above each screen (duplicating in each ... -
PC problem - my new motherboard won't turn off when in WindowsMy PC died, so I've bought a new motherboard, CPU, RAM and case. It's now an AMD 3100+, 512MB DDR, with a Winfast 760GXK8MG motherboard ( [url]http:/…
... Windows (XP, service pack 2). If I try, the three keyboard ... as normal.
And if I shut down by selecting ... the PC gives me a screen saying "It's now safe ... -
If you've got the money...So sad init. Peter Crouch (of all people), is sleeping with this woman... [url]http://www.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,30000-1…
... shows what you can have if you have the money. Shes ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested....
if business needs call for it ... go , and have menu driven , screen shot , automated emulator systems , so ... -
Anyone help with this Speccy game memory?Hi, Speccy game, I think...It had a landscaping system a bit like Doomdark/LOM but it wasn't Sorderon's Shadow. It was Middle-Earthy and I seem to r…
... of tall sailing ship. The screen, if I recall, used blue on ... -
Printer softwareHi guys Found a tape whilst going through a box of stuff. Clearly printed on the surface: RAM ELECTRONICS CENTRONICS PRINTER SOFTWARE (c) 1988 …
... SPECTRUM
loading screen matches
http://www ... something? Address to post tape if required for archiving please. -
Speccy look for the forumaye, not sure where to post this... besides, we?ve had already some talks about it... but, l@@k at [url=http://zx.pk.ru/index.php?]this[/url] - the …
... for everyone) of an avatar if used here? (so everybody?d ... size , it?s disturbing and breaks the look of the forum -
What game is this?I'm trying to remember the following game without much luck, so I thought I'd see if I could jog anyone's memory with the few bits I can recall. It'…
... I thought I'd see if I could jog anyone's ... gathered so far in full screen. Pretty early in the game ... I remember is a church. If you found a telephone book ... -
Tell me if I have done something badI cannibalised a pc case and a 20-year old microwave oven, in order to put the computer + disks in the oven. I loved that oven, you know, my mother b…
... hot (I don't know if this is unusual, I didn ... -
Egghead IV on Spectrum 128KI loaded the tap file of this using "Tape Loader" on the Spectrum 128 and the game had massive distortions in the graphics, almost as if the machine …
... in the graphics, almost as if the machine itself was buggered ... sized lines ran down the screen with random colour, and it ... -
Anyone buy a DS Lite then?Happily my missus bought me a black DS Lite yesterday. Its a quality bit of kit, the screen is much better than the old DS and it feels a lot better…
... quality bit of kit, the screen is much better than the ... better to play.
If anyone is thinking of getting ... -
911 mysterywas never able to make any progress here, always stucked at second/third stage and didn´t got any further for all my life... checked the [URL="f…
... of 911ts[/URL] and wonder if it is really accurate ... seeing ... LEVEL 1 (at least the screen says so) and I´m ... eight stages to find out if it´s all or there ... -
SimCoupe 1.0 released[size=-2](for those of you that don't read CSS)[/size] SimCoupe, the SAM Coup? emulator, has been updated to version 1.0. This major release adds ma…
... fix or two.
If you're still a SAM ... inserted at the start-up screen
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Abes Mission: Escape musicIf I'm not mistaken, isn't the title screen music a version of the tune from the cargo ship in Final Fantasy VII? Thought it was quite cool to hear …
If I'm not mistaken, isn't the title screen music a version
of the tune from the cargo ship in Final Fantasy VII?
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need a routine to fill the screen with 'stars'I need a routine that will randomly set pixels to give the illusion of a star filled back ground. Once drawn, the stars don't need to move. Not wanti…
... 'd ask first to see if anyone had such a routine ...
