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  • The 256 colour spectrumIt's amazing what you can do these days. [img]http://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/multi64.png[/img] D.

    ... of the screen, looks in the first screen memory location ... the paintbox. The second effect is what's going ... of drawing the screen[/i]. If you switch his paintbox ... lower half of the screen with different colours from ... and you can then switch it back again before ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2009 Emulators
  • The 256 colour spectrumIt's amazing what you can do these days. [img]http://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/multi64.png[/img] D.

    ... of the screen, looks in the first screen memory location ... the paintbox. The second effect is what's going ... of drawing the screen[/I]. If you switch his paintbox ... lower half of the screen with different colours from ... and you can then switch it back again before ...
    guesser guesser November 2009 Emulators
  • Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…

    ... go into the options and switch priority between the background and ... to the characters (having the effect of cutting a hole in ... clash" even though the CPC screen is a pure bitmap, it ...
    jesus 666 jesus 666 July 2010 Games
  • Feedback need about a platform gameI've developed a few iPhone games based on 8-bit computer games and am now working on a stealth platformer for the iPad. I believe that 8-bit gamepl…

    ... superfluous, but their cumulative effect is to add something to ... only to have the whole screen cleared effortlessly by the single ... prepared, the flick of a switch, or quick thinking move, ... consequence" could mean dramatic full screen effect, or chaos (to the ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil October 2010 Announcements
  • Genesis: dawn of a new day, new game from RetroWorks!It's been a long development, but finally we made it. We proudly present the latest game from RetroWorks, Genesis: dawn of a new day. [img]http://ww…

    I have tried to switch off the inertia.. and the ... inertion switched off; and the screen scrolls ~2 times for this ... can see effect of the keypress right on the next screen update ...
    Shiru Shiru November 2010 Games
  • Genesis: dawn of a new day, new game from RetroWorks!It's been a long development, but finally we made it. We proudly present the latest game from RetroWorks, Genesis: dawn of a new day. [img]http://ww…

    ... ;492333]I have tried to switch off the inertia.. and the ... inertion switched off; and the screen scrolls ~2 times for this ... can see effect of the keypress right on the next screen update ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2010 Games
  • Genesis: dawn of a new day, new game from RetroWorks!It's been a long development, but finally we made it. We proudly present the latest game from RetroWorks, Genesis: dawn of a new day. [img]http://ww…

    ... ;492333]I have tried to switch off the inertia.. and the ... inertion switched off; and the screen scrolls ~2 times for this ... can see effect of the keypress right on the next screen update ... till it's shown on screen.

    Have you tried ...
    utopian utopian November 2010 Games
  • Games filled with snow....I've just been playing Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 on the Xbox, and was driving the Swedish Rally, which is all very snowy and similar to the roads outsid…

    ... and disable paging port 32765 = switch your ZX to 48kB mode ... will work slower and on screen will visible raining effect.
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Games
  • SpecBAS: Request for comment - SpritesHi all - Having been slaving away at the new SpecBAS release, I've decided to finally bite the bullet and implement a sprite engine. I've got a nice…

    ... command you need is to switch off sprite N.


    Another possible effect - make the sprite clip at ... you can sub-divide the screen, or are you talking about ...
    joefish joefish January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Frank N SteinThis one > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001849[/url] Always seems to crash about level 7 (maybe a bit more) or so with an …

    ... enough to interfere with the screen data. Plus the overflow doesn ... cause a crash, as the screen data may be overwritten with ... the screen a bit but don't otherwise have any serious effect ... to move down RAMTOP and switch the UDG workspace to just ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2011 Games
  • RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…

    ... which has to do with screen addressing) lead me to consider ... starting all over again. The effect is that the program executes ... CPU in a reset status, switch to a ROM that doesn ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix June 2011 Emulators
  • 48k to 128k upgrade - problemsHi friends! I built 128k upgrade according to the [url]http://hw.speccy.cz/128krebuild.html[/url]. After I powered on my Speccy it said hello with s…

    ... said hello with standard welcome screen - Success! I took first ... they crashed after load title screen.

    I checked ... RAINING/SNOW effect. If switch is connect then your ZX screen can rain ... - it's bug in ZX HW) - same effect ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2011 Hardware
  • 128k multicolour graphics...ok over the years I've been a fan of multicolour graphics on zx spectrum, an I clearly get that on a 48k the (8x1@2)multicolour limit stands at 18cha…

    ... a simple out command to switch the buffer, and gain a ... resolution? [/QUOTE]

    No. Screen switching gives you one colour ... creating new types of multicolour effect, as it gives you control ... * the attribute change happens on screen - so, for example, you ...
    gasman gasman November 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Annoying colour issues with UDGsMe again... Flush with the success of finding the latest version of BASin to play with I tried to buff the graphics of the various screen items All…

    ... character squares being traversed will switch to green or black PAPER ... .

    To minimise the effect in BASIC you need to ... bits of the character on screen and the one to be ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • New interface for ZXThis is my old (2004) unfinished project of internal interface for ZX Spectrum 128+2: ([url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/hardware_in_development.htm[/u…

    ... +2 is ULA with different screen timing, then show multicolor effects ... russian software. Also snow/rain effect is switchable in ZX128 mode ... TR-DOS, format virtual fdd, switch to DIVIDE system fatware, load ... of game from TAP file, switch back to TR-DOS, save ...
    velesoft velesoft February 2012 Hardware
  • Scrimpy screensHere's a question - how small a window can you get away with as a playing area for an arcade/action game before anyone notices? From the very earlie…

    ... If 1/3 of the screen is horizontal score panel, ... of [I]Turbo[/I]'s screen, nor that the top ... the world - also see the switch to widescreen TVs.

    screen. I can put readouts ... Yep, there's a subtle effect there, like [I]Manic Miner ...
    joefish joefish March 2012 Development
  • [NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…

    ... portrait mode and try to switch to landscape mode (and vice ... to 60Hz, leading to this effect. Will check.

    [quote ... possible to synchronize a spectrum screen with 50hz reresh rate with ...
    fms fms May 2012 Emulators
  • SPECTRA New from Paul FarrowLooks good! Read about it [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm"]here[/URL]

    ... a "side effect". Its main purpose is to mimic screen contents to ... interesting to have another 12 screen modes[/QUOTE]

    ... there are actually 32 different screen modes in total (which ... disabled via an onboard DIL switch. All IO requests are then ...
    Fruitcake Fruitcake August 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... Fairlight 128K: Crashes after initial screen. [URL="http://alessandrogrussu.altervista. ... Boxing: Crashes after initial screen. [URL="http://alessandrogrussu. ... the 128K features. Otherwise switch to 48 BASIC in ... 48K music and sound effect. Simply loading it under ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2012 Games
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... Fairlight 128K: Crashes after initial screen. [URL="http://alessandrogrussu.altervista. ... Boxing: Crashes after initial screen. [URL="http://alessandrogrussu. ... the 128K features. Otherwise switch to 48 BASIC in ... 48K music and sound effect. Simply loading it under ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu December 2012 Games
  • Red DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…

    ... of RAM where the screen memory normally sits. The ... 's fairly quick to switch banks, so copying from ... of memory, where the screen is pulled from, means ... the knock-on effect of the screen being read out affects ... RAM, just beyond the screen's influence and just ...
    joefish joefish January 2013 New game ideas
  • The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…

    ... power and the normal introductory screen will appear (...)
    If ... to select Screen. Then press Enter.
    This has the effect of ... removing the logo from the bottom of the
    screen ... fiddling around with the inhibit switch is needed for the ...
    zub zub March 2013 Hardware
  • BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…

    ... image using static tiles. Then switch to bank 4, load ... every interrupt, switch between bank 0 and regular screen, or bank ... 4 and shadow screen. This way ... alternately, thus producing an interlaced effect.

    I never ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas March 2013 Brand new software
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... Fairlight 128K: Crashes after initial screen. [URL="http://alessandrogrussu.altervista. ... Boxing: Crashes after initial screen. [URL="http://alessandrogrussu. ... the 128K features. Otherwise switch to 48 BASIC in ... 48K music and sound effect. Simply loading it under ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2013 Games
  • Emulator need[url]http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=32441[/url] how to run this demo?

    ... but selection works with a switch.
    By starting MB-02 ... activated, so you have to switch first to tape mode, this ... NMI mode (notice the border effect).
    Incomplete list of options ... Basic

    S - save screen% (originally as headerless)
    1 ...
    MICro20000 MICro20000 May 2013 Emulators
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ...
    out (0xfe),a ; switch border and make sound
    effect particularly when the bottom third of the screen is ... test program to load a screen
    ld ix,16384 ... could be displayed on the screen. If I don't ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Development
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... it's a simple case (screen plus single block of code ... the per-byte setup to switch its colour between red and ... 's what gives the "rippling" effect of a block of red ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 September 2013 Development
  • Lime Rick, like Snake but with gravity[B]Lime Rick[/B] by [url=http://www.kissmaj7.com/games/]Kissmaj7[/url] is an elaborated version of "I Left Myself Behind". It's a puzzle game with an…

    ... a large part of the screen.
    I'd gladly have ... />
    As for the title screen, the 8x8 version doesn't ... 8x8 while loading and then switch to the 8x1 when completed ... screen$ with some classic lettering. It gives a nice retro framing effect ...
    4throck 4throck November 2013 New game ideas
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