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secret valley by newsoft products - mia- ?Looking through a recient joblot found a few rare looking games. 2x games by 'NEWSOFT PRODUCTS' 'the great western' and 'secret valley' now ive ch…
... I'll dig into the BASIC to see if the full ... crop to make an inlay scan. -
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…
Thanks, but a scan of the TZX file with Tapir shows the game is partially written in BASIC, so it looks like things won't unfortunately be so easy :( maybe the fix should be coded into the BASIC game core? -
Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …
... much of Oracles Cave in BASIC..? I'm pretty sure all ... .[/QUOTE]
Yeah, the scroll routines and graphics are loaded ... , but the rest is pure BASIC. -
Time WreckHey all. I rediscovered [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005284"]Time Wreck[/URL] again recently. I played a mate's "back up" …
... which can be activated by "scan" from the options.
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The most powerful 8-bit machine, and CPU?Further to the discussion in: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=621787[/url] What actually is the best 8-bit ma…
... be incredible.
The basic instructions take 2 cycles. You ... the CoCo2/Dragon, some hardware scroll (vertically per pixel, horizontally per ... -
Planning ZX-CentralDear readers, as I would like to start programming on ZX-Central (the central application of ZX-Modules) in a few weeks, I'm looking for suggestions…
What is the basic role of the ZX-Central ... able to replace all those basic functions, and being able to ... the zoom using the mouse scroll wheel... It would be helpful ... -
Scrolling a mapCan someone explain in idiots terms how you scroll a map. I'm not after code as such, just an explanation of how it can be done. I'd like to scroll…
... precise amount you want to scroll.
Finally, you copy ... , again, based on the precise scroll position. You can do this ... screen just behind the TV scan, then drawing the sprites on ... it before the scan comes round again. -
Screen routinesHello. For my games I?m using the sprites routine method of a screen buffer and when I finish to print all the sprites I dump all the buffer in the …
... with each small step you scroll upward, you can just redraw ... done by the time the scroll gets there. You don't ... top border - that's 120 scan lines or 38% of the ... (e.g. it takes two scan lines to copy one line ... -
What annoys you about SpecBAS?Ok, here's another direction for me to go in - I'm almost done with SpecBAS, there's very little left to add. So... What don't you like about it? Wh…
... its easier to port old basic programs.
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GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…
... children (i.e. menu bar, scroll bars, workspace window, etc.)
basic events, such as:
- compare ... .
In addition to basic events described earlier there are ... -
iXpectrum on iPad using Bluetooth keyboard?Does anybody know if it's possible to get the fantastic iXpectrum to use a Bluetooth keyboard connected to an iPad? Some games are easy to play but s…
... receives just a pressed key scan code. And this does not ... except using the original 48 BASIC editor. And alternatives are available ... -
Official CSSCGC 2012 Competition Threadcsscgc2012 already got it's first entry (from R-Tape) :) So I'm almost forced to start the new official csscgc thread here. The official c.s.s Crap …
... suppose various compilers (e.g. Basic and C) are not a ... game probably needs a brain scan... or at least a list ... -
Official CSSCGC 2012 Competition Threadcsscgc2012 already got it's first entry (from R-Tape) :) So I'm almost forced to start the new official csscgc thread here. The official c.s.s Crap …
... suppose various compilers (e.g. Basic and C) are not a ... game probably needs a brain scan...[/QUOTE]
I'm ... -
The Last Word, 1987 cassette editionI have not found the 1987 cassette edition of "The Last Word" on any of the well-known sites - only the +3 disk edition, and the earlier versions. I…
... .e. 1987)
Reveals the BASIC:
" 10 REM ~TLW ... reserved."
The inlay scan we have IS the Trojan ... -
128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... relevant code from the 1985 BASIC ROM (located at 0x386e), ... /> push de
call l386e ; scan the keyboard
pop de ... /> call l3a42 ; attempt to scan the keypad
call l387f ... -
Trivial Pursuit Question Packs RevisitedHi folks, As we're getting stuck into loaders and getting some nice TZXs out of them, I stumbled across an old thread in addition to an infoseek sea…
... result in the following images scan on WoS:[/QUOTE]
BASIC code than the code other ... don't include a last BASIC line numbered 30, for saving ... the BASIC itself. Again, I think this ... -
64x48 full colour graphicsHow feasible is this? Could an interrupt-driven routine be used to, for example, fill the top two thirds with a 64x32 blocky picture and leave the bo…
... Valkyrie -- a hybrid mc and basic game -- and games by Big5 ... so there are about 4 scan lines of idle time between ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
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It's possible. SE BASIC IV pages in bank 7 ... needs to draw a character, scroll the screen, or clear a ... both worlds, but with SE BASIC IV it is greater than ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... ]It's possible. SE BASIC IV pages in bank 7 ... needs to draw a character, scroll the screen, or clear a ... time?
How does SE BASIC keeps the image if it ... if it was available in BASIC or a kind of "advanced ... both worlds, but with SE BASIC IV it is greater than ... -
Computer pranksAnyone ever play a computer prank on a friend, or had one played on you? Here's a few which will make you laugh that I did back in the day... In 19…
... walked past.
The BASIC was also pretty fast. A ... wrote a 'BBC Emulator' in BASIC that gave the impression of ... who were typing in a BASIC listing, only to find the ... ,A forever, making the border scroll stripes and shriek loudly, turned ... -
Spectrum in black TS1500 case with grey "Sinclair ZX Spectrum" labelAt the Spectrum30 event yesterday, someone had brought a Spectrum like object with an unusual case and I never did find out whose it was or where it …
... that details the full ts2000 basic, including additions like SOUND and ... 'll see if I can scan them too. -
Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
... working knowledge of ZX Spectrum basic, and the ZX Spin ... GAMEOVER.
;print car
;scroll road
;random road left ... before returning to BASIC
;return score to BASIC
Copy ... machine code function called from basic will return the value ... -
best EmulatorHi, what is the best emulator for the speccy, I'm sure someone on here knows and could i get a link please
... basic and are available for download?[/QUOTE]
Of course! Scroll ... -
need a new method for m/c parameter assignmentI've been using a variable length function of the form: "FN a$(a$,a[,b...,z])=STR$ USR md" to search a data table and return a string result. By putt…
... doesn't actually print anything, scan for the parameters, return the ... Basics. For example, in BBC BASIC you'd do:
[b ... -
Ideas for speeding up this BASIC routine?This loop can take up to 2 minutes to run, depending upon the content of the screen being scanned, about 70% of that time being taken up by lines 105…
... . One other change to the BASIC which I made was to ... -
Converting UDG to 2x2I've got a udg that I want to display in different sizes. Obviously I just print it for normal size, I can use the udg in bin format to display it ea…
... reinvented the wheel for ZX Basic a bit ago...[/QUOTE]
BASIC dialect, although as I see ... of code, whereas the various BASIC routines were just a couple ... I was clicking on the scroll bar and the page wasn ... -
Converting UDG to 2x2I've got a udg that I want to display in different sizes. Obviously I just print it for normal size, I can use the udg in bin format to display it ea…
... have an interpreter for that BASIC dialect, although as I see ... of code, whereas the various BASIC routines were just a couple ... I was clicking on the scroll bar and the page wasn ... 's is on the ZX Basic wiki. I just noticed :D ...
