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POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…
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Converting Final Fantasy 1 to the Speccy...Hi all! Although I've not been at Spectrum BASIC for a long, long time (and so have forgotten a lot as well as most of the important memory addresse…
... to do such a thing in BASIC. It seems this job would ... than someone who only knows BASIC (seeing as you're planning ... on using BASIC on the PC as well ... lately...
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AssemblageCan any of you marvellous programmers out there recommend a Speccy assembler that even a complete dunce could use? At the risk of sounding thick, as…
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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... no real benefit whatsoever in using decimal. I really ... test a very simple routine from BASIC, you can enter ... the decimal value directly (either in ... the data as HEX in some ASCII string, you ... to dec conversion somewhere in your program to use ... -
Any Errors?Any errors you feel Sinclair Research or even Amstrad made with the speccy??
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Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
... I am a complete newbie in assembly so I need to ... , I can't store it in 50000 now 'cause the compiler ... px and py) to the routine from BASIC? In my code, "dir" is ... you mean with "Start MC in upperscreen" and the like.
Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
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It's essentially your BASIC code efficiently translated into machine ... and all the associated codes in BASIC (like INK, PAPER, BRIGHT ... Essentially because the routine uses the PRINT routine in the ROM it ...Rebelstar 1, Lawnmower?Anyone know what the Droid Bays, Coffee Machines and Lawnmower are for? I assume the coffee is some sort of health thing and the Droid Bay just look…
... correctly, the computer controlled operatives in Rebelstar 1 are very easily ... the main party in and destroy the computer' chestnut/routine. ;)
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C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1 ...Basic problems with +3Hi everybody, sometimes ago I bought the ZX Spectrum +3. Currently I have some questions, to verify my thinking. 1. How I can easy copy the ZX Spec…
... access them easily from BASIC - just by using IN/OUT to the ... start coding a disk controller routine in z80 asm, so Cyborg's ...Martianoids Map Editor Yup, I`ve managed to get instructions written it`s now ready for downloading at [url="http://www.angelfire.com/retro/carcass/index.htm"]www.angelf…
... `d prefer to write it in AMOS Basic for the Amiga - no ... possible to write an editor in BASIC,
compile it, move the ... the sprites are 32x32 pixels in size.
So it would ... -character-square-per-pixel routine that are easy (in theory) to code ...InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…
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In IM 1 (as used by Spectrum BASIC), the processor ... to your 'real' interrupt routine. However, this doesn't ... jump to interrupt routine.
In IM 0, the ... have a short interrupt routine, it is possible that ... a bug in the ROM's NMI routine. It was ...I need ASM for random numberI need to generate a random pair of coardinates in asm so that x=random no between 0 and 31, y=random no between 0 and 23. Any ideas on how to code …
Do you need speed or just a random number.
You can use the calculator routine in the rom like it is BASIC.
Otherwise I have a RANDOM-routine from the machinecode book of William Tang in his Frogger game.OT: World Exclusive - US Election. I call Kerry.Yes folks, here it is another WOS world exclusive, John Kerry has won the US election! it's been a close race, but renouned one man news angency Sha…
... put in a good word. The old controlling with fear routine wins ... again.
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C Nonsense in BASIC, 0 ...Key Redefine RoutineAnyone written a nice key redefine code snippet?
... I was after assembly not basic, but appreciate the effort, ... have considered assembly language, not in a million years.
... re masochistic, IN from BASIC, but what about in this assembly language ... to do a key redefine routine in assembly.
...Key Redefine RoutineAnyone written a nice key redefine code snippet?
... have considered assembly language, not in a million years.
IN from BASIC, but what about in this assembly ... to do a key redefine routine in assembly.
... help rewriting Crap Castle Master in machine code! (Working title ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... many good games were written in BASIC" is true, but " ... good games can be written in BASIC" is not. I' ... good games can be written in BASIC.
Also ... of your program is written in BASIC, compiled or not. ... you are calling a MC routine, aren't you?
...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... section will contain `links to BASIC compilers and manuals, `cross- ... about the peculiarities of the Basic...
Like ... `ve seen people scroll the entire screen in basic, not just upwards ... by a character, but in all ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... desire. Useful for reading in two-byte values I suppose ... that`s always stuck in my mind is concerning ... about Basic?
If you have a routine for ... `sprites` precalulated and held in memory ready to Peek the ... it`d be worth it in Basic, but I`ve always ...Game being created with Platform Game DesignerBeen playing with this since yesterday when i bought it from Cronosoft. To someone like me who cant program its excellent to create a Manic Miner st…
... work. Could you enlighten me in this aspect?
basic. Would a RET do ... correctly there's a ROM routine at address 654 (028Eh ... So your redefine key routine should CALL this address ... were planning to do this in BASIC. Yes, a RET ...Game being created with Platform Game DesignerBeen playing with this since yesterday when i bought it from Cronosoft. To someone like me who cant program its excellent to create a Manic Miner st…
... pressed). So your redefine key routine should CALL this address and ... were planning to do this in BASIC. Yes, a RET will ... code a little (my first) routine in assembly to call that ROM ... store it in the correct address, everything callable from BASIC.
< ...Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…
... /> Put all the IF's in seperate line statements. It doesn ... GO SUB to a sub-routine based on which verb index ... to write a complex adventure in BASIC from scratch. Plenty of info ...ArmalyteI am sure a lot of folks here remember Armalyte, the fabulous C64 shoot-em-up that almost came out on the speccy. I think there was a demo on some of…
... this little level editor in BASIC some time back. Its ... code, as the loop is in BASIC.
Q, ... into the scrolling routine which tells the routine if the tile ... - if it is the routine does not have to OR ... tile with the previous one in the row - meaning ...GraphicsI can't find this posted anywhere else, but how do you use graphics, other than circle, pixels and lines? For example, how do you draw a filled box o…
... MC solution which can work in BASIC as well, but a large ... slow. Better is an MC routine which will do the job ...The incredible shrinking screendumpIn this topic I stated that I would be impressed if the screendump could be smaller than 37 bytes. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewt…
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The routine is now 33 Bytes, but the BASIC-call uses ... 29 on predefined addresses) +1 in BASIC.
Total : 33 Bytes (30 ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... the music updated" in the interrupt service routine ... In moggy, I used Wham ... my final rendition to compiled BASIC), but be sure that I ... whole experience more like programming in BASIC than assembler, where many projects ...How do you customize loading stripe colours?Is there a program or something that can let me change the colours of those loading stripes or whatever they are called, like when Bomb Jack loads? …
Not in BASIC, that's for sure.
Generally, you just copy the loading routine from ROM (remembering to fix up the absolute references) and twiddle the bits which set the border colours.horror text adventure scenario writer neededany outthere? I started to make program for text adventure [B]Mysterium Magnum[/B] on basis of ?multiple choice? which was project I wanted to make …
... , I thought it would be in BASIC. :(
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but... just [I]now ... = cca one screen in my game [my routine is made to posses ... 480 characters in the screen ...
