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  • converting decimal into binaryso like the opposite of the bin function. in basic if possible. it only needs to be an 8 bit number. like a dec$ function?

    so like the opposite of the bin function. in basic if possible. it only needs to be an 8 bit number. like a dec$ function?
    digital digital December 2020 Development
  • (Fixing) The Swordsman of Kraxis 7The Swordsman of Kraxis 7 ([url="https://worldofspectrum.org/software?id=0013314"]link[/url]) is an arcade adventure, from a type-in book (in BASIC).…

    ... arcade adventure, from a type-in book (in BASIC).

    I ... that it's unplayable in the current form. I ... checked the original type-in, and it seems to ... be typed in pretty faithfully. Unfortunately the ... a game of type-in quality. That means one ...
    Timmy Timmy March 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Slideshow...Is there any interest in MDR files with graphics slideshows? I was playing around with a Microdrive Superformat I'm working on ( I'm trying to mak…

    Is there any interest in MDR files with graphics ... we used to have back in the late 80's / ... ... Wrote a quick loader in basic, and just had it ... enough left over for the basic loader. A for-next ... looks kind of cool running in the background, transitioning between ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk May 2021 Software
  • Joe's Drink StandThis is about this German prog . The link here refers:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57301/elusive-strategy-games-done-by-t…

    ... />
    As it is all in Basic it would be easy to ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2021 New game ideas
  • pixel exact printingis there a way of doing this in basic? or by copying / modifying the rom code or using a completely new routine? so that print at x,x works more like…

    ... a way of doing this in basic? or by copying / modifying the ... that when u do it in assembler it just does it ... i want some kind of basic interaction...

    i also ...
    digital digital December 2021 Development
  • How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…

    ... to get rid of it in Basic, but I still don't ... know how to do it in Assembly.
    Kotek Kotek June 2022 Development
  • Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…

    I once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT ... five bits. It was written in machine code of course. It ... feasible, and easier to program in BASIC, but it would be pretty ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... whoever called us, BASIC in this case

    In the memory of ... , 201 in decimal

    Poke these numbers into memory from basic ... with the number in A
    RET ; back to basic

    In BASIC USR xxxxx will set PC ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2002 Games
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... ...what if i write it in basic and use a compiler will ...
    Andy Gurr Andy Gurr January 2002 Games
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... have programmed a frogger in BASIC in just 1 BASIC-line (so called ONELINER ... [/img].

    Besides that in the MC-book from William ... the game to alter it in your own version.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2002 Games
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... /> i know arcade games written in basic and then compiled
    (e ...
    Mikie Mikie January 2002 Games
  • Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…

    ... machine I could program, either in Basic or assembly. And I used ... they used to be "back in the days". Also, there are ... .

    The real joy in playing videogames came back when ... other machines have been satisfactory in only one or two of ...
    paul paul November 2001 Games
  • Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…

    ... 128k game I tried), built in Basic and even that awful sound ...
    Anonymous Anonymous November 2001 Games
  • Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…

    ... brother and I made games in BASIC in speccy.. were so funny.. ... pass between flags.. and time in time speccy asked you " ... scroll?".. I remember designing graphics in binary... 0 white, 1 black ... br />
    Also in Amiga with AMOS basic.. we I write games ...
    Javier Javier November 2001 Games
  • What's this racing game?Hi 2 everyone who likes Spectrum. Does anyone know what was the name of this RACING game. It was 2 words i'm pretty sure. It used the ZX Spectrum ba…

    I don't think its Enduro. Sounds like it was in BASIC. Was this a commercial release Ziggy? Can you remember where you got it (Covertape etc)?
    Fuzzbucket Fuzzbucket September 2001 Games
  • How did people program GamesI have been wondering how people wrote games. Did they use basic and just type in to the spectrum interface and save it. Or did they use assembler, a…

    ... programmers/hackers and was not in widespread use (except for ... some, but few) games written in BASIC. Far too slow for gaming ... Although perhaps some were written in BASIC and compiled). There is a ... site in archives > ulilities > H (also Pascal and BASIC) ...
    Fuzzbucket Fuzzbucket August 2001 Games
  • Making a speccy-like text-adventure for WindowsWell, I downloaded an adventure creator for Windows 95/98 from: [url]www.adrift.org.uk[/url] and I just thought I'd recommend it, just in case any …

    ... adventures were written in BASIC so surely using Visual Basic is a option ...
    Chris Chris August 2001 Games
  • Runestone; is this one done??I?ve got a copy of this with manual and maps. It?s labeled "Firebird" and "HOT" and it?s b*st*rd to get off tape into anything else, so, I want to kn…

    The Firebird version has been TZXd, it's the earlier Games
    Workshop version (slower and mostly in BASIC) that's
    missing in action.
    David David April 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Spectrum +3 tape to discHi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.

    I should add if you don't know how to cope with the stuff that you could copy in BASIC you're way out of your depth here.
    cyborg cyborg February 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • INPUT magazine.Howdy folks! Does anyone know of an online archive of this early programming mag? I'd like to get my hands on the issue which had a random maze gene…

    Need. one???

    I have them self written in BASIC or MC.

    Just mail me!
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • S.O.P. Save Old ProgramsHi ! Does anybody have any idea how can I save my old collection for the future ? I've lots of tapes full of programs. I use Z80 emulator (ver 3.50)…

    ... the ManicMiner was loaded in. I played a lot ... I worked for it in summer time and finally ... what it meant 'copyright' in Hungary at this time) so ... lots of program (firstly in BASIC, after I had to ... lots of game. Unfortunately in that time nobody had computer ...
    Pgyuri Pgyuri May 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum disc/cassette magazinesI was just wondering, what Spectrum disc or cassette magazines are there that are in English? I know of AlchNews, 16/48 and so on, but what else are …

    ... love to wrote programs only in basic,because i don't know ... how to do in any way.if you are ...
    cristi cristi April 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • HELP me, racing game fans. I have drawn a picture!Hi. What's this racing game. ' Can you see the picture???? <img>http://www.angelfire.com/music/badboysblue/zx.gif</img> If not go to <url>http://w…

    Crazy Drive looks similar. But this game really sucks, I don't think anybody could want it. It was written in BASIC maybe.
    Anonymous Anonymous March 2002 Games
  • Books on Programming (ZX Assembler )Before you ask I trawl eBay on a daily/hourly basis. Any books in VGC wanted on programming games for the ZX Spectrum 48K. No creased, defaced or mi…

    ... Ewbank consisting of 21 games in Basic at ?5
    49 Explosive ... Spectrum by Tom Hartnell being Basic listings of 49 games at ... games listings in Basic at ?3
    In addition two books in good condition ...
    mpaulj mpaulj March 2002 Wanted
  • ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…

    ... great full colour horizontal scrolling and alongwith R-Type ... two had the best horizontal scrolling on the Speccy.
    ... liked the fast full colour scrolling in Lightforce too. Brilliant!
    ... for Extreme, yep good scrolling effects in full colour but I ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…

    ... 8 pixels horizontally is stored in a single byte of ... should be for the bit scrolling in. Then you need to go ... along the bytes (or down in memory) and use the ... previous one to rotate into in the next one and ... if that makes any sense). In essence that takes a far ...
    Anonymous Anonymous June 2002 Games
  • how many people?...............hi, how many people still program on the zx spectrum and what have you programmed? :) (game, utility etc)

    I programmed a Martianoids map editor a few weeks ago in BASIC, it`s almost complete now.. just got to write some instructions.
    MatGubbins MatGubbins June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • can anyone remember?....................hi, can anyone remember the first game and last game to be released that came out for the zx spectrum and by which software firm? :)

    ... .

    Y'see people in some countries are still making ... ZX spectrum clones.

    In the UK the last pieces ... the wall' a game written in basic on the Horizons tape that ...
    Anonymous Anonymous June 2002 Games
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