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IN 255 behaviour not emulated in Spectaculator and ZXSpinI'm not speaking about "normal" IN 255 behaviour. All of you know what I'm taking about: IN 255 can be used to "read" screen data as it's retrieved f…
... the left side of the border, and starts reading memory ... and sometimes, it stucked in the loop while waiting for ... the interrupted program, and IN A,(C) always returned ... ld hl,0
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dec hl ... -
Screenshots without the border?I'm going through a list of some games in the archive and when I find one that doesn't have the correct loading screen I create the .scr and .gif fil…
... a list of some games in the archive and when I ... been having to crop the border, because Spin and Spectaculator include ... -
Planning a meeting in Boxmeer (Holland, near German border)Hello to you all, I want to plan a meeting in Boxmeer this year. Since Boxmeer is near Germany I am also addressing the German readers here. I wi…
... want to plan a meeting in Boxmeer this year. Since Boxmeer ... I am thinking of somewhere in september.
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BUG in SZX snapshots ???I create snapshots of same code in ZX emulators ZXSPIN, SPECEMU, SPECTACULATOR, FUSE and one with SNAPCONV convertor. In snapshot is this code: …
... create snapshots of same code in ZX emulators ZXSPIN, SPECEMU, ... must set after start blue border.
Each SZX filename ... This snapshots will run incorrect in emulator FUSE - after start ... />
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Meeting in Boxmeer, HollandI had a meeting in Holland planned this year, the date is now fixed 24 october 2009 from 10:00 to 18:00 (can be opened sooner) Where: Wijkaccommod…
I had a meeting in Holland planned this year, the ... to Nimwegen/Nijmegen
At border 57 becomes A77
Second ... trafficlights left.
then as in Boxmeer-A77
[B ... Boxmeer.
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2D Scrolling tile based editorOk, first of all, I thought TommyGun could do it, but the option to create a 2d scrolling map is greyed out.... All I want to do is create some 8x8p…
... option to create a 2d scrolling map is greyed out....
in some tiles, but when I ... that it can be used in pasmo... (defb's etc).
+3 that won't load in tapesjust curious if the mk1 +3 spectrum had issues loading in tapes as well as the sound fix thing. I mean I can get the sound going thru it from both a…
... +3 spectrum had issues loading in tapes as well as the ... tv) , but neither trigger the border changes like the old days ... issue before. I did look in the manual on here and ... the headers, but displays them in yellow / blue instead of the ...Keyboard Issues When Setting Border ColourWelcome to the next in my series of inane 'Z80 on the Spectrum' questions! ;) Here's a minimal snippet of code for polling the keyboard until any ke…
Welcome to the next in my series of inane 'Z80 ... /> NOKEY: LD A,0
IN A,($FE)
CPL
border colour (to black in this case), thus ... /> NOKEY: LD A,0
IN A,($FE)
CPL
in both cases, but (from what ...border graphics / text tricks ?just curious if it was possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a program you have "scroll ?" in the lower border? is there trickery that you can…
... it was possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a ... program you have "scroll ?" in the lower border?
is there ... paper colour?!
thanks in advance, just curious because obv ... "scroll" seems to be in the border. but no one ever uses ...Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... implement a'la vector font in BASiC.
... /> 45 CLS : PAPER 0: BORDER 0
50 CLS : ... PAPER 0: INK 3: BORDER 0: LET a$="VARIATIONS": LET ... 510 PRINT ""
520 PRINT "IN ORDER TO USE FLEXITEXT, SIX ... 8000 INK 7: PAPER 0: BORDER 0: CLS
8010 ...Character scrollingOk, first I'd like to say that I'm not looking for a complete routine (but that might help) because I am hoping to write it myself and learn a bit mo…
... best way to store data in memory? Is it worth writing ... maybe a delay routine thrown in. Also, I suppose waiting for ... completed the top third before scrolling it? Also double buffering, would ... great deal of difference when scrolling one third or 2 thirds ...42 colums in screen, in anywherethe routine write in anywhere of the screen, it can start to write in 32X24 position and write from it in 42 colums, it is utility to have border wit…
... can start to write in 32X24 position and write from ... it in 42 colums, it is utility to have border with ... write up to 256 character in a buffer
... br />
To write in coordenate mode, can use the ... convert X,Y coordenates in addres of spectrum screen.< ...Tricks with IN 31It's generally considered unwise to use a Kempston joystick's fire button to start a game, because the floating bus effect can make arbitrary data ap…
... make arbitrary data appear on IN 31 from the screen RAM ... read IN 31 while the ULA is still drawing the upper border ... (using a short interrupt routine in IM2 to ... is connected, and I read IN 31, can I be sure ... that I've just typed in.Loading screen recreation in HTML 5I have just developed a LOAD "" SCREEN$ simulation using the new canvas object in HTML. It is imitating the image bytes loading, as well as the attr…
... using the new canvas object in HTML.
It is ... the attributes pass, including the border animation. A recent browser such ...Spectrum +2 Wont Tune inHey, I've got a Spectrum +2 and it won't tune in to the tv, I've tried on a few tvs but still no joy. The closest I've been is a black screen, when…
... and it won't tune in to the tv, I've ... the cable in, i see a box with a border for a ...ula bookula book is here: [url]http://www.zxdesign.info/book/[/url] can i post sam coupe stuff here - she kind of is a speccy if you stuff the speccy rom i…
... has the dot crawl effect in the earlier email working - ... though not quite
in fact the sim koupe window ... drawn in the window as it approaches and breaches the left border ... /> has anyone seen the hardware scrolling the orgininal cpc had(not ...How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
... params have been tweaked in the VGA Box. Not ... ]
Typed-in a short program to test ... vertical bars on the border, barely visible on the ...
And, finally, an in-game screen:
[img]http ... br /> The same picture, shown in native VGA mode does not ...Toastrack border changes colour with joystickI plugged my Kempston joystick interface into my 128K toastrack last night and had a blast on Beach Head. Funny thing is, the border colour changed…
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Funny thing is, the border colour changed every time I ... , but thought I'd ask in case anybody has seen this ...Smooth (vertical) scrolling on ZX SpectrumI was just thinking about this. You know, you have systems like Atari 2600 or Sega SG-1000 that have no hardware scroll, but they have games that sti…
... (probably full 50 fps) vertical scrolling. Games like Monaco GP (SG ... Spectrum games have all jerky scrolling when it is about ... talking about (please ignore framerate in those YT videos - the games ... scroll smoothly in real):
[url ...50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... -screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy.
in 16K so they can stay ... in uncontended RAM.
Admittedly ... isn't much time left in the frame to do game ...Personal comments in instructionsSomething that I do not feel is right, is personal comments in instruction files. Surely the purpose of instruction files is to preserve the origina…
... is right, is personal comments in instruction files. Surely the purpose ... ?
As an example, in the English text instructions for ... game with you in control of a motorcycle in search of your ... are pretty jerky and the scrolling leaves a
lot to ...RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…
... waiting for a cassette signal (border changing from cyan to red ... use this RAND USR in an emulator in 48K emulation mode, or ... . The same goes for emulators in 48K emultion mode.
But there's more: if, in the genuine Spectrum, I use ...Tile based graphics and scrolling thingy...Here's my best attempt so far at a tile based rendering and scrolling routine. It draws in 22 8*8 graphics tiles along the top of the screen (junk i…
... rendering and scrolling routine.
It draws in 22 8 ... of the screen (junk in this case as the ... 's the most important factor in this case.
in A
push ... now points to next address in tile table, store it ...Which Speccy game had best border effectsIn truth, I'm just trying to remember a game from my youth, and the amazing border effect during pause is the only thing I can clearly recall about i…
In truth, I'm just trying to remember a game from my youth, and the amazing border effect during pause is the only thing I can clearly recall about it. I thought the answer might come up in such a thread. As such, only interested in games, and not demos ;)Pixelwise scrolling sideways - how many ways to do it?Not that I need to, but I've been wondering if there's a good way to do this that I haven't considered. Scrolling [B]pixelwise [/B]vertically is "ea…
... haven't considered.
Scrolling [B]pixelwise [/B]vertically is ... or have some preshifted copies in memory. Just like with sprites ...Rubber 48k troublesHi. I've just got a 48k to add my collection, but it seems doesn't working well. The computer starts ups finely, but it doesn't load the games. So fa…
... (no yellow-and-blue scrolling lines, just white border)
3. Space ... each game setting the volume in a different way.
All ...Something a bit like Jetpack Joyride in flavour?Jetpack Joyride is a fairly simple horizontal scrolling game, in which the player has one control. That control applies power to the jetpack as long …
... a fairly simple horizontal scrolling game, in which the player has ... can be either traded in for more coins (50 ... per star) or spent in a one-armed bandit ... next attempt start 750m in or resurrecting the player ... What they all have in common is the absurdly ...Games not loading in my original spectrum 48kHello. I have recently bought a zx spectrum, for nostalgia purpose (haven't touched one for more than 20 years) The computer boots fine, but I can'…
... "getting" it Instead, the screen border is blinking cyan and red ... thing. If i plug headphones in the EAR plug, I get ... for your help :-)
Thanks in advance.ULAPlus: showing different screen modes in one screenI wanted to write a demo showing the same screen, converted to various screen modes available on the Spectrum (well, a Spectrum clone capable of show…
... CPU. There are some glitches in the border area (visible at the ... middle of the screen in the ... use ULA+ palettes for the border colour. The clone asserts the ... the corresponding OUT and the border colour uses whatever colour palette ...I'm glad I didn't stand behind Samsung in the post office queueAfter Apple won their lawsuit against Samsung in the latest patent wars court case, and Samsung were ordered to pay Apple one billion dollars (litera…
... arrived at Apple?s headquarters in California. Initially, the security ... money per patent. Then in a move totally unconnected ... bounce-back effect, produced when scrolling a webpage, picture, or ... features were introduced in Apple's iPhone in June 2007. [/COLOR ...
