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Speccy machine code info where is it?Recently I've been trying to learn Z80 and I've managed to make limited progress (some of my routines even compile now!) but I seem to be having trou…
... are interested in. The bottom 5 bits of the ... row offhand, but the bottom 5 bits will correspond to ... are 8 character lines (8 vertical rows)
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Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…
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Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…
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Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... trick gets me vertical "rotation", forcing the vertical size to be 3 ... coding by typing DATA into BASIC ;)
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I now prefer ...More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…
... have a whole Basic routine, or an entire Basic program for that ... remember learning this but my basic has gotten very rusty over ... be better off compiling your basic program - but this has worked ... you want the screen to scroll upwards by Printing Graphics or ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... necessary sample rate, but the bottom line is you will never ... .
To use a Basic analogy, imagine having to write ... a Basic program where every 3 statements ... every branch taken in your Basic code takes exactly the same ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
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also if you scroll, and background ... of ink because paper doesnt scroll along with pixels and when ... a 8 pixel scroll has completed paper will "jump ...Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
... air, ground and "marine" targets, vertical scroller, AWESOME graphics. That was ... /> ...anyone?
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... actullay see a resemblance to basic. it's not as ... RET=Return ... etc etc. knowing basic helps cause you can kind ... to do this in basic it would be like ... is high level like Basic, and has a bunch ... pretty cool! easy to scroll background and have an independent ...HiSoft COLT CompilerI'm especially looking for HiSoft's COLT Basic compiler for the Speccy, if anyone can help :)
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i personally would like the HiSoft basic ... it? i think the Hisoft basic Compiler in the archives works ...AssemblersProbably asked a question that's been asked a million times before... but... I've decided to do a bit of old Speccy machine coding again, after 20 y…
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bottom and screwing up the picture ... 're not writing this in BASIC I hope !!! :Dcreate z80I want to Create z80 code and run it on an emulator for the 48k spectrum. I want it soo easy to use its a dream. I dont like dos based stuff.. Can a…
... the "output window" at the bottom of the screen. Double clicking ... .obj" code in the spectrum basic to load and test the ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... a free row top and bottom, and a column of free ... well; saving a stand-alone BASIC program to redefine capitals, lower ... TZX file containing a short BASIC loader and the character set ...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…
... 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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[ This Message was ...Scrolling string variablesCan anyone help me with this for a program I'm writing on the spectrum. There was a command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variab…
... command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variable ...Scrolling string variablesCan anyone help me with this for a program I'm writing on the spectrum. There was a command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variab…
... command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variable ...Scrolling string variablesCan anyone help me with this for a program I'm writing on the spectrum. There was a command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variab…
I used that trick to do some BASIC scrollers... I coded some games using three or four marquees at top and bottom of the screen... Nice effect :)
And great if you compile with MCODER3 ;)AY-3-8912 help !Hi all. Happy new yeay. I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find …
... /50s during the Spectrum's vertical blanking interrupt. Most of the ... a 128K Spectrum, select 128 Basic from the menu, enter "usr ...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…
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If you understand the basic programming concepts they translate across ... hand, someone working from the bottom up will have experience having ...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…
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If you understand the basic programming concepts they translate across ... hand, someone working from the bottom up will have experience having ...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…
... he has worked with is Basic? (Dr. Evil smugness with pinkie ... dissent).
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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…
... simply enough to write in basic and are not performance driven ... /> So get any version of BASIC and learn to program "Hello ... projects.
Start at the bottom and you will learn faster ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... , the Spectrum versions do not scroll as smoothly as their C64 ... , Arjun wrote:
2) Spectrum BASIC did help novices to migrate ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... produced masterpieces that *appear* to scroll as smoothly as anything on ... . OK, so they don't scroll at 50 fps, but they ... Arjun rightfully says - the Spectrum BASIC [I]encourages[/I] people to ... by their dabblings with Sinclair BASIC all those years ago? :) (A ...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 ... all the associated codes in BASIC (like INK, PAPER, BRIGHT, AT ... ROM - and the top and bottom of the screen are treated ...EmuZWin supports 256 color gamesI am sorry starting new topic, but you see this info is important a bit: new version 2.4 of the EmuZWin is available to download, and it supports 25…
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for vertical grid lines, it is not ... and adjusted already to a vertical grid (e.g. scrolling to ... . In such case if you scroll further by pages, this sprite ...First speccy game you ever ever played..Just having a play on Jet-Pac (on my +2 I hasten to add as I would never play a denied game on an emulator...no sireee ;) ) and suddenly realised tha…
mine was breakout; paddle at the bottom of the screen with coloured blocks at the top, which you had to smash with a bouncing ball.
It was a free game (written in basic I think) I got with the spectrum 48k. It was really good.T.I.M. - A New Interlace - Demo for DOWNLOADHere's something that's been in the works for quite a while ( mostly in my head ) and recently I've aquired assistance to help it come to fruition. …
... makes it impractical for a basic 48K machine. However it ... 30 byte wide x 96 vertical pixel display, with blank ... between each pair of vertical pixels in order to ... so that only 96 vertical pixels needs to be ... can be done on a basic 48K.
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