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Black screen of deathI recently aquired a zx spectrum (revision 3b) of the rubber key variety. it was all running smoothly(for about an hour after pluggin in), i left the…
... and returned to a black screen.
Restarting the device ... left me with a black screen with some minor interferance.
screen.
ive done the composite ... joy, still the same black screen with slight interferance (which shouldnt ... -
Writing to the screen from a bufferI?m designing a game and am spending a bit of time trying different ideas before I commit my self. I?m currently thinking of writing data to a buffer…
... buffer? to the screen. Can the whole screen be drawn from the ... -
Screen Play - Macmillan Softwareok splitting hairs now :-D and it aint important, but doing my bit by pointing it out. should "Screen Play" be "Screenplay" no space, is on the box,…
... it out.
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The skiving off topicI'm trying to juggle several (work related) problems here, but I've been at it for so long now that I'm getting distracted, so I'm skiving off for a …
... was all implied or off screen, which really worked, as the ... , you really feel for the characters, and it has a really ... -
Trouble with Spectrum 48kI think it is a Rev 3 (Issue 3 on the motherboard). The screen has weird characters, instead of text, and the keyboard is not responding (although it…
I think it is a Rev 3 (Issue 3 on the motherboard). The screen has weird characters, instead of text, and the keyboard is not responding (although it could be a separeted problem). I red that it could be the CPU. Any ideas? -
SpecEmu screen rollHi, Downloaded SpecEmu on the basis of your poll. The screen rolls (just like it did on my Mum's color portable circa 1985). I didn't want it to be T…
... basis of your poll. The screen rolls (just like it did ... -
Some DVD and film questions1. You know how some DVDs are region free (either because they are released that way, or because they are copies of region protected DVDs that have h…
... second, with a lower screen resolution, on an NTSC ... has a fifty Hertz screen refresh rate, an NTSC ... PAL TV has a higher screen resolution).
... advantage over a 50Hz TV screen (does it?), but ... they became known as their characters, and it was great. ... -
New BUZZSAW+ Demo, No.2OK everybody, here's the latest demo of [I]Buzzsaw[/I]. This includes the title screen I wrote in Corfu with control selection, some new sprites and…
... [/I]. This includes the title screen I wrote in Corfu with ... .
On the title screen there's a hidden option ... into or out of the 'Redefine Keys' sub-menu. Thanks.
screen grab on a +2 and ... -
Back To School (q. on loading screen)I never thought about this until just a few moments ago. Any particular reason for the blue border around the loading screen? [img]http://www.world…
I never thought about this until just a few moments ago.
Any particular reason for the blue border around the loading screen?
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Hidden routine in loading screenAs discussed in another thread, the loading screen for [B]Back To Skool[/B] seems to have a hidden routine (in blue INK and PAPER). It would be inter…
... in another thread, the loading screen for [B]Back To Skool ... -
The ---- Games of the decadeIn a few months time, we leave the first decade of the twenty-first century, so to rip off a thread idea from another forum, what are your games of t…
... a great story and interesting characters. Such a very, very good ... areas and lots of on screen enemies, but that's just ... everyone I know has multiple characters and computer controlled pets, that ... on foot sections, no on-screen map on the driving sections ... -
Screen display at resetJust something for curiosity: When the Spectrum is reseted by for example NEW a very typical screen is shortly displayed. [IMG]http://i33.tinypic.c…
Emulators that open in full screen modeHiya all I've been going through the emulators one by one but can't find one that opens and closes in full screen mode. Is there one? Reason being…
... opens and closes in full screen mode.
Is there ...Best Speccy Loading Screen??Ok Chaps! Which game do you think had the best loading screen??? Graphics, colour etc.....
Ok Chaps!
Which game do you think had the best loading screen???
Graphics, colour etc.....Loading screenI was reading the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26571"]loading screen thread[/URL] and was a bit insipired. I went to…
... "We have" additional material "loading screen". Only that and hit "Search ... asked for titles using loading screen - or did I misunderstand ... Doom actually has a loading screen, of sorts, but the ... version has a text-only screen made using PRINT. Espionage ...zx Spin full screen problemHi guys,dont know what i have done here,but when i press F4 to go full screen,it just minimises to the task bar and theres a little black bar just ab…
Hi guys,dont know what i have done here,but when i press F4 to go full screen,it just minimises to the task bar and theres a little black bar just above bottom left side of task bar showin minimise,restore,exit buttons.Anyone know what ive done?cheers.Snow on screen of 48K Speccyok you wizards I fixed up my 4116 ram issue as Winston and McLeod advised me before by replacing with 4164's.... all I could find here in Singapore (…
... it working. Snow on the screen. Particularly on cyan / red. See ...Notes on HeroquestWell, had a strange urge to play this game recently and had a pretty fun time with it. Here are some of my thoughts: - To begin with, the biggest t…
... , the biggest threat to your characters is a random monster appearing ... of passageway displayed on the screen at any one time. This ... everyone is on the same screen so that doesnt help.
Loading screen artist?Anybody out there want to do a loading screen for my Christmas game? Obviously the time-scale is a little short - as in you only have a couple of we…
Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my ... some moving sprites to the screen, first restoring background at ... understand correctly Zx Spectrum does screen refreshing 50 times per ... the computer will wait until screen refreshing reaches line A. ...Screen Machine re-discoveredFurther to [b]fog[/b]'s enquiry in another place, it transpires that although the programs as described did appear in Your Spectrum #19, the program …
... this morning and found [i]Screen Machine[/i] by Robert Robinson ... .uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/scrndemo.zip]Screen Machine[/url] to compare with ... -loaded the Nodes of Yesod screen.)Black screen on a Spectrum?I'm looking at a Spectrum+ on eBay right now and the guy says when he plugs it in and turns it on, the screen is black. He says it's because a casset…
... and turns it on, the screen is black. He says it ...Jonathan Cauldwell writes.I also found this in me old archives, which was actually written by Jonathan Cauldwell. Again, typos and editorial tags included for authenticity ;-)…
... of memory, but once the screen display, system variables and other ... and level data.
The screen consists of a 256x192 pixel ... flexible tool. Here the main characters are decided upon, and the ...Solar Invasion (funky screen-grabs)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004629&loadpics=3"]Solar Invasion[/URL] There is something funny going on with both the load…
... both the loading screen and in-game screen in this listing ... are supposed to be "complete" ... screen-grab error?
... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/s/gif/ ... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/ ...Bad loading screen in one Spanish gameF-1, here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url] the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the tru…
F-1, here:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url]
the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the true loading screen is some scanned car.Question on copying screen bufferHi, Al my prevoius games were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could d…
... were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now ... I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could draw ... clearing any sprites on the screen, I'm just copying static ... image from buffer to screen after HALT.
Am ..."fSplit-screen pics/text" ?What's "fSplit-screen pics/text" doing here? :confused: [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704]http://www.worldofspectrum.org…
What's "fSplit-screen pics/text" doing here? :confused:
[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704[/url]
It points to "No matches" anyway.Print at 128,87? :)The advanced search function didn't help me find the answer to this, and I don't remember seeing anything similar in magazines or books... so please …
... cursors and simple UDG game characters without being limited to character ... to prevent an out of screen error.Screen to vector?I've found old topics covering this subject and even spoke to Geoff about this, but still want to ask a few questions. I've been playing with vector…
... to fix using Dunny's screen editor.
And speaking ...Help me find out what game it isGreetings Spectrum fans! I kindly ask for help with finding a Speccy game by it's description - I've played this game many years ago and completely …
... /> It's side-view 2D, screen switching - no scrolling (as far ... /> It also started with displaying characters with subtitles like "our hero ...
