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Manic Miner - Loader And Screen DifferencesThere are some changes between the various releases and re-releases of Manic Miner with both the loader and the loading screen itself. Here I'll deta…
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[B]Loader (Bug Byte) original:[/B]
[B]Loader (Software Projects):[/B]
[B]Loader (Mastertronic Added Dimension) Re-Release ... or +3 machine. Again a short one 256 bytes again. The ... -
JSW2 - Game Loader DifferencesThere are three official releases of JSW2. I'm not counting the 'JSW2-128' version here as far as I'm aware this was not in any way 'official' as it …
... additions.
Original teleport routine is copyright Your Spectrum issue ... (47416 bytes) and the keypad routine as per JSW1 albeit this ... address, and then examined the loader section, ie all code after ... -
JSW1 - Game Loader DifferencesThere were four releases (five if you count the PGC bugfix) although with a few exceptions the loaders are about the same. [B]Loader: Pre-Production…
... same.
[B]Loader: Pre-Production[/B]
[B]Loader: Ventamatic[/B]
[ ... releases all share an identical loader. The Ventamatic release is ... Million" uses Speedlock. The 'saver' routine is loaded and the game ... -
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…
I've made this loader for 128k games in ... /> ret
; paging routine
; destination page is a ... length (to put that routine inside BASIC). I'm ... about 100 bytes. This loader uses about 150, but ... a previous version of that loader) [url=https://www. ... -
Soundex routineIn an idle 5 minutes I wrote a short routine to calculate Soundex codes using the algorithm described here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounde…
... 5 minutes I wrote a short routine to calculate Soundex codes using ... -
SkoolKit 4.4<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Hey, first SkoolKit release announcement since the…
... were born!
In short: SkoolKit 4.4 has been ... or Z80
automatically label routine entry points
automatically annotate ... every routine entry point with a list ... TAP file containing a BASIC loader
To find out ... -
Scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States?Would it be possible to write a scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States? I have a custom screen load routine that loads attribute first, then the …
... to write a scrolling loader counter in 85 T ... a custom screen load routine that loads attribute first, ... Loads in attribute order. Routine to convert normal screen ...
Registers used by loader are IX, DE, HL, ... no stack useage. My loader doesn't touch the ... -
A Neat Redefine Keys RoutinePreviously, I’ve only shared this routine with a couple of people via PM, but I’ve now decided to make it public. I optimized it for size, so it uses…
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;Redefine Keys routine
;By Ast A. Moore ... /> call 8859 ;inside ROM routine BORDER ($2294)
call ...
;A crude debounce routine to prevent
;registering keys ... br /> ld b,50 ;a short pause
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Machine code routine neededHello! Please i'm looking for a short routine that can write the same value in a range of continous memory locations. For example, to write 255 val…
Hello!
Please i'm looking for a short routine that can write the same value in a range of continous memory locations.
For example, to write 255 value from location 40000 to 41000.
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Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
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Would a simple loader which just loads a screen ... is (say) a machine code routine along the lines of this ... white stripe on the Defcom loader) then that should give us ... Quick Tape? That was *really* short and simple... though I no ... -
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…
... for is a machine code routine (and how to use the ... a TZX file containing a short BASIC loader and the character set ... load in the M/C routine for the revised PRINT grid ... -
PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks
... tries to load the last short part, "[B]M1[/B ... I] that this final loader deletes, for reference purposes ... sure why the final loader part bothers deleting most ... not load the final loader at all) before continuing ... being a rather tedious routine), then when you have ... -
TZX formatQuick question: What is the current pulse level at the start of a TZX file? Difficult question: Why does the format say that the final pulse shoul…
... last OUT of the save routine and the one which restores ... of bit0 of a certain loader is 600 or 610: you ... the pulses are always relatively short?
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How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
... to work, even though the loader code is straightforward.
... usually a short delay loop before the edge detection routine. This ... means that even when the edge loader is ... a wide variety of loader edge-detect routines to ...How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
... ). If everything indicates a potential loader then it's marked for ... known edge loaders ready for short-circuiting them, along with their ... /> I do have a generic loader detecting routine (also based on B ...My first platformerHi all! How do you do? Been lurking here for a while, but never had the courage to join the forum. :) The Speccy was my first computer, so I've alw…
... the border with a C routine like this:-
[code ...Could a Spectrum game loader play music?On the Games forum there's a thread entitled "[I]Which game did you like the loading noise the most?[/I]" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums…
... systems/Microdrive if a custom loader was written. But tape loading ... unless a cleverly written SAVE routine that leaves small gaps between ... /bits saved so the loader can play a short tone. Now theres ...Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... to successfully implement a loader but nevertheless improve my ... The timings for the short-pulse TZX were pilot ... long zero and a short one; perhaps a tolerance ... to use the read_edge routine to detect a pilot ... .
My routine only looks at the high ...Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... br /> pop bc ; abandon this routine call
jr .exit ; ... can thus be as short as the low pulses ... bootstrap code that calls the loader looks like this:
... time to deal with short-ish runs, but might ...Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... call the PRINT USR 61440 routine any junk is cleared. unessary ... [/IMG]
Nice and short, I dont have to move ... the tzs file with the loader. nice...
Cheers for ...Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... reason for overwriting the loader is altogether more innocent. ... place without disrupting the loader. Handy for loading 128K ... elsewhere
[*]Load a short LDIR / JP routine ( genFixup() ) into ... LDIR/JP code, exiting the loader ( addExec() )
[/LIST]< ...Help with File Compressor by Mladen PopovicHi, I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer it to a +3 disk (Yes I own the original game :) ). I'm unsure about the addresses to enter in…
... that the ROM's TEST_ROOM routine requires at least 80 bytes ... clear 24045 in my second short basic loader all is ok so ... disk and then tried my loader again but it crashed.
short basic loader with randomize usr 48000 ...Help with File Compressor by Mladen PopovicHi, I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer it to a +3 disk (Yes I own the original game :) ). I'm unsure about the addresses to enter in…
... . I tried it with my routine - lzdpack0 - which will run in ... adding an extra m/c routine to set RAMTOP down to ... a black screen and a short pause before the randomize was ... a tape image. The depack routine is in screen ram though ... is executed in my disk loader.Help with File Compressor by Mladen PopovicHi, I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer it to a +3 disk (Yes I own the original game :) ). I'm unsure about the addresses to enter in…
... the middle of the unpack routine, if I understand correctly what ... the beginning of the basic loader, the Kokotoni depacking can safely ... 48000 and then the second short basic loader for Kokotoni set ramtop ...Help with 1-bit sampled soundHi all, I've been sent over this way from the CPC Wiki forums as you guys may be able to help me more specifically with a programming query. Firstly…
... into whether a turbo tape loader / saver can be written for ... 's monitor and the sound routine might be in there someplace ... (kernal) ROM code for a short while now and can already ...dumping protected BASIC loadersI wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post it. It will load & list from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been saved with SAVE, including…
... to try them with my routine and add a hex dump ... m/code section from the loader if it's practical.
short (and colourful) so that the decoded loader would fit ... FP form to decimal. This routine from another program will do ...
