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  • Screen$ (x,y)Hi everyone As you know, Screen$ doesn't recognize UDG characters. Is there any way to solve this problem? I want to "identify" an UGD character o…

    Hi everyone
    As you know, Screen$ doesn't recognize UDG characters.
    Is there any way to solve this problem?
    I want to "identify" an UGD character on screen...

    Thanks
    alchemist alchemist March 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • New loading screen for ABU SIMBEL PROFANATIONHI, this is my new screen. The original: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/vzxoutej1a8z0oj/AbuSimbelx2.png?raw=1[/img] and my version: [img]htt…

    HI, this is my new screen. The original:

    [img] ...
    MAC_BG MAC_BG April 2018 Games
  • Plug Me, single screen platform puzzlerJust saw the game "Plug Me" on coolmathgames and thought it was very cool. It's a simple retro platformer, but the main gimmick is that the timer …

    ... />
    It's a single screen game so it's a ...
    BdR BdR April 2018 New game ideas
  • is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…

    ... do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change ... to carry on reading the screen through the scroll? message (maybe ...
    digital digital May 2018 Development
  • The Cycles Disk, stuck on picture of bike and bottom of screen is blue?Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a DSK from it and loaded it in Spectaculator but it sticks on a screen that just shows a bike at th…

    ... but it sticks on a screen that just shows a bike ... but no mention of this screen and there is nothing to ... I should do on this screen, any ideas?
    BarryB BarryB June 2018 Games
  • LOADING screen ?Ok, so - I accidentally decided to make some improvements on my 25year old BASIC text game 'Graveyard Nights' ...I used SPIN to muck about with the …

    ... do, is make a loading screen.... none of my games have ... a load screen and I'd love to ... and created a .scr loading screen for it ... But now what ...
    retromad retromad June 2018 BASIC
  • printing to the screen using pokei remember there being a way to print to the screen using pokes, which would allow you to print a character anywhere in the 175x255 matrix. can anyon…

    i remember there being a way to print to the screen using pokes, which would allow you to print a character anywhere in the 175x255 matrix. can anyone remember?
    digital digital August 2018 Development
  • Does anyone have a good Spectrum screen shot pack?Man, I hate to ask a question like this - and I'm sure there is one out there somewhere ... but I just can't be arsed to look, lol. The screen sh…

    ... look, lol.

    The screen shot pack I already have ... and contains it multiple identical screen shots of the same things ... />
    The name of the screen from TLL has had its ... 'HURRICAN.gif' and the Nexor screen is named 'FLEXO_.gif' and ...
    Sokurah Sokurah November 2018 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Printing text using direct screen addressingHaving some problems printing using the FASE engine which is currently defeating me. Hoping to have someone clear out the bit of fog currently dwell…

    Having some problems printing using the FASE engine which is currently defeating me. Hoping to have someone clear out the bit of fog currently dwelling in my brain for this function. I'm trying to get the text working properly in 128k mode which uses ...
    andydansby andydansby December 2018 Development
  • Another Chaos Remake - But wait! It's 3D split-screen multiplayer in realtime etc..I thought I'd mention this in case anyone was interested. I've just finished developing a 3D split-screen multiplayer realtime version of Chaos. I'…

    ... finished developing a 3D split-screen multiplayer realtime version of Chaos ...
    SteveSmith SteveSmith February 2019 Announcements
  • Hiding a Loading Screen?Hi folks! Is there an easy way (a POKE or something) to hide the drawing of a loading screen? I did find a post from leespoons in an old thread wh…

    ... the drawing of a loading screen? I did find a post ... when you've got a screen$ to load and don't ...
    GreenCard GreenCard April 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • New loading screen for JABATOHi, The original screen: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/d0zq89k38hg55qv/jabato_original.png?raw=1[/img] My version: [img]https://www.dropbo…

    Hi,
    The original screen:

    [img]https://www. ...
    MAC_BG MAC_BG August 2019 Games
  • PAPER&INK: screen/character differenciation?So I was looking at a type-in listing earlier and I got to wondering how the Spectrum differenciates between knowing that the PAPER/INK commands need…

    ... commands needs to change the screen background/text colour or just ...
    LevelUp LevelUp September 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • New loading screen for BRUCE LEEMy version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiqwt874hcstpqa/bruceleex2.png?raw=1[/img] Original screen: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9rcbfewf9ao…

    My version:
    [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiqwt874hcstpqa/bruceleex2.png?raw=1[/img]
    Original screen:
    [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9rcbfewf9aoc1i/F._David_Thorpe_-_Bruce_Lee_%281984%29.gif?raw=1[/img]
    MAC_BG MAC_BG October 2019 Games
  • Fastest emulator screen renderingHi, I'm developing an algorithm for fast emulator screen rendering and here is what I came up with. 1) Use 4bpp indexed image format as target …

    ... an algorithm for fast emulator screen rendering and here is what ... algorithm.[code]byte=next screen byte // get next screen byte
    p32 ... offsets from 16384 for each screen line as[code]uint16_t ... copying 32 bytes from speccy screen for every line directly ...
    tstih tstih November 2019 Development
  • Dozenbear, metroidvania webgame, use just 12 moves between the 12 checkpoints[b]Dozenbear[/b] is a simple metroidvania webgame. The main gimmick is that you only have 12 moves to travel between each of the 12 checkpoints. h…

    ... . Anyway this game uses simple flip-screen game mechanics, so it could ...
    BdR BdR February 2020 New game ideas
  • New loading screen for THANATOSIn 1986 we already had a Mother of Dragons : ) My version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/dydp51vil0vth1h/thanatos.png?raw=1[/img] [img]http…

    ... =1[/img]

    Original screen:

    [img]https://www ...
    MAC_BG MAC_BG February 2020 Games
  • New loading screen for LA AVENTURA ESPACIALMy version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hpwcadkkolea977/aventura%20espacial%20x2.png?raw=1[/img] The original screen: [img]https://www.d…

    ... [/img]

    The original screen:

    [img]https://www ...
    MAC_BG MAC_BG April 2020 Games
  • Why did JSW only have one staircase per screen?Just that really. Could stairs just have been another square type? Or was that just that way it was designed, and it could handled multiple per scree…

    Just that really. Could stairs just have been another square type? Or was that just that way it was designed, and it could handled multiple per screen? JSW2 has more than one staircase per screen.
    morph morph May 2020 Games
  • Is there an archive of Speccy title screen music?Hi, As above :) I've created a little screensaver for my own use that iterates through .scr and other image files, but I want to also play the …

    ... the music to the displayed screen (on multiple displays it would ...
    polomint polomint June 2020 Games
  • Full screen animationFull screen animations and other interesting hardware developments mainly z80... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjTpFR0oYQ http://www.fruitca…

    Full screen animations and other interesting hardware ...
    rogerjowett1 rogerjowett1 July 2020 Development
  • Screen corruption with devices on edge connector (grey +2)Hi, I've recently done a full capacitor replacement and replaced all 16x DRAM chips on my grey +2. Prior to this I would get a corrupted screen…

    ... I would get a corrupted screen after a few minutes of ... sitting at the +2 menu screen for several hours and it ... .pl) it starts up with screen corruption. Power it off, remove ...
    Megatron-UK Megatron-UK August 2020 Hardware
  • 48k Spec with composite video mod, screen adjustment possible?I've had a 48k Speccy with a composite video mod for a few years now, and although it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly …

    ... it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly - it ...
    Skaepoy Skaepoy August 2020 Hardware
  • Direct drive LCD screen - looking for information on previous projects people may have attempted.Hi All, My first post, so please forgive and guide if I've posted in the incorrect section. I'm a speccy user from way back in the 80's, but m…

    ... start again with designing the screen, so was working on building ... and captures writes to the screen location so as to build ... a coloured border around the screen.

    So kind ... also solve the problem around screen compatibility, and leave me with ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk December 2020 Hardware
  • Screen RatioAn interesting thing happened with my photos on facebook of my Spectrum setup with my new OSSC (open source scan converter). Some made a fuss (in jes…

    ... big black borders on the screen, and it makes the text ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk January 2021 Games
  • Extra screen in Jet Set Willy?I was online looking at screens from JSW when i came across a reference to an extra screen in JSW called April Showers that could be accessed by typi…

    I was online looking at screens from JSW when i came across a reference to an extra screen in JSW called April Showers that could be accessed by typing some code printed in Your Spectrum. Is this true? Has anyone came across this?
    zx1 zx1 March 2022 Games
  • New loading screen for VIXENIt had been a while since I had worked on a screen, so I got with this game whose cover art was its best part. Vixen [img]https://www.dropbox.c…

    It had been a while since I had worked on a screen, so I got with this game whose cover art was its best part.

    Vixen

    [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbmxvnrnn5mp7vr/vixenx6.png?raw=1[/img]
    MAC_BG MAC_BG August 2022 Games
  • ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…

    ... machine code to scroll the screen horizontally - It was easier to ... worse - Cybernoid was a great flip screen game - If it had been ... to have less enemies on screen, less scope for colourful graphics ...
    Neil^P Neil^P June 2002 Games
  • The Good, the Bad & the UglyWhich games, in your opinion, were better on the Commode 64 and Amsad CPC than the Speccy? And vice-versa? I ask because I believe that many Speccy g…

    ... colour, multi-direction scrolling (no flip screen). Somehow lacks the atmosphere of ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • Game RemakesWhat games do you think need a PC remake? i nominate The Great Escape and Where Time Stood Still

    ... it's also the first 'Flip Screen' game I've attempted, so ...
    Darkside Darkside July 2002 Games
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