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Platform games you *must* play?I've finally gotten around to buying Braid on XBox Live!, I played the demo years back on the PC and meant to buy it, but my backlog is so huge that …
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unless ya selling it , I keep re-listing it .. and ... :
I think of platformers as scrolling BUT I forgot Rodland on ... -
White Spectrum+Hi Folks, There is a photo of a white Spectrum+ on Rick Dickinson's website - did this actually exist i.e. working machine? Paddy
... nostalgia). By then though I had moved on from the ... .
[quote]I always liked the look of ... and QL cases though. I suspect the reality was not ... not just my opinion. I think once you take ... certain values of the I register will actually crash the ... -
White Spectrum+Hi Folks, There is a photo of a white Spectrum+ on Rick Dickinson's website - did this actually exist i.e. working machine? Paddy
... 's not just my opinion. I think once you take the ... and certain values of the I register will actually crash the machine ... a little more specific then. I liked the 128K+ case and ... nifty.
P.S. I really liked the PCW8512 - spent ... -
Has any one tried ZX Spectrum 4.net?In this week's Micromart, the Specccy emulator [I]ZX Spectrum 4.net[/I] is given a rave review, and it does sound really good. Has anyone tried it ye…
... their work away for free I guess that's fair enough ... 's the spectrum reset on I pointing to contention memory, that ... will have to wait till I sort out the *other* non ... bugs. ;)[/QUOTE]
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Has any one tried ZX Spectrum 4.net?In this week's Micromart, the Specccy emulator [I]ZX Spectrum 4.net[/I] is given a rave review, and it does sound really good. Has anyone tried it ye…
... same as above plus I cannot understand the ... hardware model I want, especially when I know nothing ... ad-hoc assumption. I definitely care about usability ... as good as I can. I'm an end- ... /> [quote]
Reset on I register. Reset on AY read.[/QUOTE ... -
WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... in another thread but I'll reply here. I'm not really ... a suggestion to add hardware scrolling. However, I have relented in the ... (formerly the ZX Spectrum SE) I'm open to adding a ... to them. The trouble is I only know about three SE ... -
Spectrum +2 EPROM in Spectrum +2AHi, My friend Marc bought a +2A from Tim Abbott at the Spectrum 30 event. Back in the day there were companies selling +2 ROMs to put into +2As to r…
... can introduce instability. Also I have a feeling there ... br /> As for the DivIDE+, I don't object to them ... case).
I don't know if incorrect ... contention and contending all I/O exsits on all ... or certain values of the I register.
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Coding for 128kHi all, I wonder if anyone can suggest any useful reading/threads/examples on the fundamentals of 128k coding. Chapter 24 of the +2 manual has prov…
... not supposed to point the I register into contended memory when using ... IM2 routines?
And I don't quite get the ... you when it's done? I suppose the banks are preserved ... that.
The thing I didn't get initially was ... -
Coding for 128kHi all, I wonder if anyone can suggest any useful reading/threads/examples on the fundamentals of 128k coding. Chapter 24 of the +2 manual has prov…
... not supposed to point the I register into contended memory when using ... />
The IM2 problem with I pointing to contended memory only ... -
Coding for 128kHi all, I wonder if anyone can suggest any useful reading/threads/examples on the fundamentals of 128k coding. Chapter 24 of the +2 manual has prov…
... supposed to point the I register into contended memory when ... />
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And I don't quite get the ... when it's done? I suppose the banks are preserved ... on the CPC, what I'd probably do is ...
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The thing I didn't get initially was ... -
Spectranet and toastrack issueI've been using my spectranet with no problems on my standard 48k but just started using it on the toastrack and am having an issue. That being that…
... /3).[/QUOTE]
Ah, ok. I just thought it might have ... could have been triggering the I register contention bug. -
ZX Spectrum Core EmulatorHi All, Here i have my ZX80 Core Emulator. Which im working on to help me complete the Spectrum PLAYBASIC Emulator. I hope this comes in use for o…
The I register is not related to the index registers. i.e. IX is not a register pair made from I and X, it's simply the 16 bit register IX. I is the interrupt register. -
'Paint' xmas cards[IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/hxmw_zpsb60db406.png[/IMG] Happy xmas WOS! If you fancy spending <5 mins on an All Pro…
... clive snooping in the snow[/I]
EDIT: I didn't realise ... minutes, although to be honest I think that's how long ... />
Nice screen!
I originally said 5 mins in ... -
Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
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I've tried to simplify this ... with an internal 3 bit register in the ULA which tells ... 0 to 7) and the i register which normally points to the ... bit via an internal shift register during the next eight cycles ... -
Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
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and the i register which normally points to the character table in the ROM.
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So theoretically, if this pointed to a character table in RAM, could we have hi-res graphics on the ZX-81? -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... and playing some random games. [I]Space Harrier - 32X, Another ... either. In the end, I [I]tried[/I] to loose by missing moves ... s like Mugen but for scrolling fighters I think. The people behind ... about building their own scrolling fighters with it. I've got a ... -
Games with Music BugsI know there is already a thread about games with bugs (and indeed its a awesome thread), but I thought maybe it would be nice to open another one ju…
... QUOTE=Ivanzx;698687]Lemmings: I have this game original, ... and as far as I remember the melody in ... the AY files though. I would like to load ... />
But, as the I register is placed high (causing the ... deliberately!
I made a cryptic reference to ... -
Games with Music BugsI know there is already a thread about games with bugs (and indeed its a awesome thread), but I thought maybe it would be nice to open another one ju…
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But, as the I register is placed high (causing the ... that way deliberately!
I made a cryptic reference to ... !
The thing is that I dont remember hearing the 128k ... my +2A, but I will try again when I have the chance ... -
Games with Music BugsI know there is already a thread about games with bugs (and indeed its a awesome thread), but I thought maybe it would be nice to open another one ju…
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But, as the I register is placed high (causing the ... that way deliberately!
I made a cryptic reference to ... LEMMINGS game to TRD format. I test all this versions:
Best Spanish game Poll for no spanish WoSsersOK, since polls are in fashion lately, I am curious to see what Spanish game is, for the non-spanish people, the best considered one. Multichoice al…
... and Game Over but I am afraid i can only give ... I have good memories of playing Fred despite it`s clunky scrolling ... but i can still play the ... to be honest and i played the Speccy version ... for my tastes and i felt Game Over was ...Horizontal Scrolling/Per Character gamesHello. Can anyone give me the titles of some Speccy games (preferably good ones, but I don't mind hearing about bad ones too) that scroll the playin…
I'm not a fan of the scrolling in [I]Astro Marine Corps[/I] ... myself. I think it ... .
With horizontal scrolling there are basically two main ... br />
With character scrolling you might want to think ...Horizontal Scrolling/Per Character gamesHello. Can anyone give me the titles of some Speccy games (preferably good ones, but I don't mind hearing about bad ones too) that scroll the playin…
... I'm not a fan of the scrolling in [I]Astro Marine Corps[/I ... ] myself. I think it ...
First off, smooth vertical scrolling is a doddle as it ... .
With horizontal scrolling there are basically two main ...Games with Music BugsI know there is already a thread about games with bugs (and indeed its a awesome thread), but I thought maybe it would be nice to open another one ju…
... br />
But, as the I register is placed high (causing the ... way deliberately!
I made a cryptic reference to ... , but those who know what I mean will understand...
... flickering."
Although I dont understand what lemc0, lemc2 ...Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... than I was! I avoided doing anything off-label, I always ... right?
What I was always extremely careful about ... Just a black screen. (no snow) I tried unplugging the power and ... the computer repaired professionally. I must have been so charged ...coding guruOk I'm looking for a to help me in my quest to do my first proper game. The 80's child in me thinks he can do it, But the 2013 man in me knows zip. …
[QUOTE=ardentcrest;724612]I have some code from years ... help with 4 way scrolling ...[/QUOTE]
I posted a short ... write an isometric map scrolling routine.
I see that there ...Games that crash because of contended memory.I find these are really annoying. You load up a game like Astro Marine Corps, Fantasy World Dizzy, Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk and so on (the init…
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I think I asked about this to one ... (a looooooooooooong time ago) as I was curious why the emulators ... causes a crash when the I register points into contended ram. Emulators ...Manic Miner ZX81Hi Guys, Can anyone explain why [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017539]Manic Miner ZX81[/url] is not able to reproduce the ex…
... Saukas;728569]BUMP!
I'm taking this quote from ... sent out by setting I-register and R-register and a call to ...What would you do with four joysticks?Anyone got some inspiring ideas for four-player games, or twin-stick two-player games..? I can think of, for four players: [I]Warlords[/I] (Atari) […
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Good one :) although I never really cared for the ... screen rooms, so not scrolling? Although I'm not sure if the ... . For a one-man project I'd stick to a single ...What would you do with four joysticks?Anyone got some inspiring ideas for four-player games, or twin-stick two-player games..? I can think of, for four players: [I]Warlords[/I] (Atari) […
Never heard of [I]Spryjinx[/I] or [I]Quick-Step[/I], but that looks like ... the whole screen is descending I guess you just treat it ... idea of a vertically-scrolling only [I]Gauntlet[/I] type game in BASIC ... scores off to the side. I could perhaps write the basic ...z88dk and im2I set up a minimal IM2 mode so I can draw sprites for a laff [code] #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <im2.h> #include <stdlib.h> #in…
... *) (0xFDFD);
for (i = 0; i < 257; i ++) {
*address = ... **
xor a
ld i, a
; ** fix **
... /> ld a, $FD
ld i, a
; ** fix **
... contended RAM page while the I register was pointing over $C000 ...
