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Timex 2068 hi-color / hi-res modes.Hello. I know this is not a Timex forum but since it is a very close relative of the Speccy I thought I'd ask my question here. Does anyone know …
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In Speccy multicolour it's pretty ... use static pixels and scroll the colour map (which ... you can scroll the screen vertically in pixels by only ... row. The rows in-between won't need ... scroll routine.
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Timex 2068 hi-color / hi-res modes.Hello. I know this is not a Timex forum but since it is a very close relative of the Speccy I thought I'd ask my question here. Does anyone know …
... Then you can scroll the screen vertically in pixels by only ... second row. The rows in-between won't need to ... next pass of the scroll routine.[/quote]That's a ... 's a gaping void in history that needs someone to ... finishes the original plug-in ULAplus there's a ... -
Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
There's 37kb of BASIC and only a few hundred ... mostly in BASIC. In that "ket1" CODE block there's a little interrupt routine ... at 62720 which just checks for any BASIC error ... />
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Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
... 737496]There's 37kb of BASIC and only a few hundred ... mostly in BASIC. In that "ket1" CODE block there's a little interrupt routine ... at 62720 which just checks for any BASIC error ... />
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A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... executed by the engine initialization routine.
Although ... the z88dk and ZX BASIC interfaces). In Assembly, you have ... at an incorrect location
// (routine NIRVANA_sprite).
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// ... at the examples provided in BASIC and C since the ... -
A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…
... length (to put that routine inside BASIC). I'm doing it ... a way to do it in BASIC (tested on +2A).
... the same size. The routine works by creating a 1 ... appear as the last line in the program.
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Getting aquainted with the IF1bisToday, fifteen days after dispatch, the IF1bis arrived at my door. In perfect order. No customs, no TVA and no handling fee involved. The arrival of …
... in BASIC. If we only could extend the Maskable Interupt routine in ... in a simple manner.
The existing key scan routine ... ORG dump1 ;destiny for this routine
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A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…
... a way to do it in BASIC (tested on +2A).[/QUOTE ... di/ei to my page routine.
- Because IY ... is not used anymore in this routine. Instead, I use HL ... As a result, the routine is shorter because ld r ... the index.
- The routine has been shortened from 142 ...A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…
... given length (to put that routine inside BASIC). I'm doing it ... program into a two-line BASIC program in .TAP or +3DOS format ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... it as a GO SUB routine rather than a DEF FN ... and the use of RESTORE, in that DATA statements should be ... possible.
For timings in BASIC you could use something like ...is this a forum for new games ideas as in really new gamesWhat I mean is Nebulous was a new game concept, [cylindrical scrolling?] and I am having difficulty coming up with new concepts. Seems my brain just …
... something to scroll sideways and I'll scroll it for ... me something feasible to scroll sideways on a spectrum... ... Joffa's COBRA "PUSH scroll" routine, and posted it here ... source code of that scroll - didn't allow ... a lot of variety in background, that was the ...Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…
... , I posted a simple print routine in assembler a little while ago ... Compendium files. In the DumpVARS file there's a routine to save ... assembler routine, but the restore can be done very quickly from BASIC ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... if called with USR from BASIC, but most of them ... , values can be stacked from BASIC; eg:
LET a ... you're calling your own routine which can manage the stack ... you're calling a ROM routine which takes parameters off the ... hope for is a "Nonsense in BASIC" error.is this a forum for new games ideas as in really new gamesWhat I mean is Nebulous was a new game concept, [cylindrical scrolling?] and I am having difficulty coming up with new concepts. Seems my brain just …
... me something to scroll sideways and I'll scroll it for ya ... a game related with mining in the space really cool!
in Basic lately, I think ZXBasic accepts ...Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…
... code running under original Spectrum Basic?[/QUOTE]
As ... anyway.
Unfortunately, the routine won't work on the ... possible to do it purely in BASIC. It might need something along ... 48k mode - but, as the routine uses the RAMdisk to preserve ...Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…
... be done using a similar BASIC routine but the LOAD would ... "Load & Run" assembler routine as previously mentioned. For disk ... USR assembler routine.
The SCREEN$ and BASIC could just ... course, in which case it could all be done in BASIC in the ...Outputting debug trace to RS232 (assembly)Hi Guys, I'm working on a game at the moment (written in assembly) but I am really needing to write out a debug trace of what is going on with the p…
... works, and IF1 pages in but it crashes (RST ... 30 at 00BCh in IF1 ROM) and returns ...
I could go "start in BASIC" route but having to write ... a string of BASIC before doing the appropriate ... thought was to have a routine to write log data ...hash function permutation tableI'm using a simple Pearson hash function to generate keys for a $(103,6) array using a 256-byte permutation table. How do I arrange the entries in th…
I converted that C routine to BASIC but I haven't got ... difference. Then I noticed that in the "h = h & 63 ... still working on my own routine, where I've managed to ...Exploding routineI've been mucking about with 'Explode' from YS Program Pitstop, but I can not get it to work independently of the basic program. LET L=USR 61456 doe…
... reminds me of a exploding routine I wrote two years ago ... , this is it, in case anyone needs such routine:
[url]http ... /> Source code and a demo in BASIC featuring some nice explossions. The ... />
The interface to the routine is defined at line 10 ...How to print logo onto screen at chosen coordinates?Hi, I've just got back into zx spectrum games after all these years and after seeing some of the great games on here I would like to start learning p…
... pass each character in turn to the print routine, which is what ... the ROM does in $203c ;PR_STRING ... ]Compendium[/url] and discovered this routine which I'd forgotten about ... . It's a bit slow in BASIC.
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15 INPUT ...INPUT help?Hi folks. :) Brace yourselves, this is probably a very silly question, my BASIC knowledge is very... well, basic... Let's say, for example, I'm mak…
... a more complete INPUT routine fully implemented in BASIC, package [URL="http://www ... .worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027758"]BASIC ... limiting input size, moving cursor in all 4 directions, deleting previous ...Animated attribute revealA new challenge to solve next. I would like to create an animated attribute reveal in machine code by having my 768 byte attributes held in ram whic…
... routine ( [i]the first one was a random block effort done in BASIC ... 30 years ago for a competition entry in ... 's a small setup/demo routine ...
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... add hl,de ;next row in column
djnz REV2 ...Programming again with the ZX SpectrumI am going to take a blast at programming for the Spectrum again. Its bee a long time since I have done this. I need to refresh my memory and maybe l…
... straight in with machine code. Trying to pick up BASIC again ... start with BASIC, again, do it on your PC, in something like ... test it).
Remember in BASIC if you type PRINT USR ... own character-print routine instead of using the one in the Spectrum ...+3 Disk drive motorHi, I'm creating a disk file menu selector. I was wondering how to turn off the +3 drive motor and the motor timeout check from Basic (poking the co…
... call ANY routine in the +3DOS ROM, ... simple CLEAR 49151 from BASIC will take care of ... machine language calling routine, you must page in ROM 2 ( ... call your desired +3DOS routine - always remember to set ... paging operations, and return to BASIC.
For ...+3 Disk drive motorHi, I'm creating a disk file menu selector. I was wondering how to turn off the +3 drive motor and the motor timeout check from Basic (poking the co…
[QUOTE=The_Bert;753085]In order to call ANY routine in the +3DOS ROM, ... a simple CLEAR 49151 from BASIC will take care of that ... machine language calling routine, you must page in ROM 2 (obviously ... paging operations, and return to BASIC.
For a ...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…
... Amaurote 128K: Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 2:9" error after the ... Austerlitz 128K: Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after the ... by Zup (please note: routine needs to be compiled).
in BASIC, 22:1" error after the ...From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
... tad tricky to do quickly in BASIC. I'm pondering ...[/QUOTE]
routine into machine code ... but this ... writing the game exclusively on Basic pure ...
Dilemma ...Questions about Vortex Tracker II exported songsHi, I have been experimenting with Vortex Tracker II lately and have a couple of questions. By exporting the song to TAP format, a file is generated…
In short, player do two things: ... sec, song is heard.
In basic you would do 1 rand ... : pause 1:goto 1
In asm, you can transcript it ... just call player from interrupt routine which frees your hand from ...Clashbasher a new interface to reduce colour clashI've been working on this for a while now. [IMG]http://markamy.uwclub.net/cauldron.JPG[/IMG] Basicly its an add on for a 48k spectrum, which reinte…
... night :-)
It's written in basic with the plot routines from ... just after the draw screen routine and before it calls ... the display panel routine.
[youtube]I24Mh5atMII[/ ... first. That way the basic rom plot routine can be encouraged to ...quick RAM copy using LET in BASICI'm in the process of reviewing, revising and refining all the programming tips & utility routines which I've posted on this forum over the last eigh…
... the ROM's own routine for syntax checking so ... . There are two versions in the TAP file; TXT2EmuBAS ... is loaded as a BASIC program into the emulator.< ... it will give a "Nonsense in BASIC" error at the end, ... or put tokens in strings (eg. in a recursive DEF FN ...
