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  • SWIV digitised speech as easter egg?I read in the permission from one of the authors of the game that the game had a "easter egg" with a speech from Aliens. I have never tried it myself…

    ... start.

    a tape loader vs 5 levels or whatever ... at the c64 version of turbo outrun / savage if you want ...
    fog fog November 2013 Games
  • Something you seen the spectrum do that impressed you?It can be coding related, graphics etc.... From me... Turbo loaders, graphic masking, the last of the lerm tape copier coding that could do speedloc…

    The Alcatraz loader, with its scrolling counter, always ... that the loader was so big it had to be turbo loaded ...
    gkmac gkmac December 2013 Games
  • Converting 'normal load' to fast loadCan someone recommend some programs / solutions to do this? I know you could get programs to do this 'back in the day'. Just wondering what the moder…

    ... s nothing to do with turbo loaders or the main subject ... QUOTE]

    The pulsed loader on early speedlocks used a ... pulse loader that would reset the ... present during the clicky pulsed loader bit... Later Speedlocks used funny ...
    Hercules Hercules January 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Turbo save?I'm doing some experiments with turbo loaders, and I don't know how to save turbo blocks on virtual tapes. Spectaculator and fuse don't seem to save…

    ... ]nanodrive[/url], a variable turbo save/load routine published in ... />
    I saved a turbo block (~35k), and ZX Spin ... " block. Maketzx convert the turbo block to standard speed block ... loader type to help conversion).

    audio2tape converts the turbo ...
    Zup Zup January 2014 Emulators
  • Turbo save?I'm doing some experiments with turbo loaders, and I don't know how to save turbo blocks on virtual tapes. Spectaculator and fuse don't seem to save…

    ... method is to save the turbo block as a normal block ... the loading code for whichever loader you wanted to use once ...
    leespoons leespoons January 2014 Emulators
  • Turbo save?I'm doing some experiments with turbo loaders, and I don't know how to save turbo blocks on virtual tapes. Spectaculator and fuse don't seem to save…

    ... up (BASIC as CODE, turbo load) and may be difficult ... Ventamatic), because JSW overwrites the turbo routine. Your suggestions are right ... , adding that turbo data works in emulators.
    - The original BASIC loader is obfuscated. The CODE is ...
    Zup Zup January 2014 Emulators
  • Benny Hill - couple of questionsI tried to load the game today in my +2A with no success...I checked the WoS files for the game, and found out that the tzx is much bigger than the T…

    ... load from +3 Loader.

    Erbe turbo speeds are overkill, I ...
    Black Hole Black Hole February 2014 Games
  • Benny Hill - couple of questionsI tried to load the game today in my +2A with no success...I checked the WoS files for the game, and found out that the tzx is much bigger than the T…

    ... load from +3 Loader.

    Erbe turbo speeds are overkill, I ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx February 2014 Games
  • Kliatba Noci IssuesI am having issues loading - not playing, LOADING - Kliatba Noci on my 128K Spectrum (Toastrack). The game seems to load the first two blocks, then I…

    ... English TAP conversion with no turbo data, whereas the original 1993 ... is nothing but turbo data and uses a bespoke loader to boot ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2014 Games
  • 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…

    ... to look into whether a turbo tape loader / saver can be written ...
    kelp7 kelp7 March 2014 Development
  • the worlds longest game tape ?just curious if there is a known title... as I was looking at multimixx 4 and that has gauntlet 1 / 2 and deeper dungeons and it reminds me of an ata…

    ... or less... so you get turbo loading, security and [i]more ... />
    Also, Alkatraz had a turbo load but often loaded every ... tape to decode their own loader. If the game was small ...
    Zup Zup March 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Roller CoasterThe game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004231"]Roller Coaster[/URL] should have a "known errors" description as follows: […

    ... surprise, another side includes custom loader (turbo data).
    But it seems ...
    nittamituaki nittamituaki April 2014 Infoseek database
  • Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…

    ... of them both as turbo and standard ROM loader, would give me ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2014 Announcements
  • Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…

    ... />
    It is a strange loader, with a peculiar frequency, unusual ... />
    [CODE]
    ; Special Games turbo loading routine
    ; Author unknown ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2014 Development
  • Beautiful codeSome people see beauty or something sublime in maths formulas and equations, can anyone suggest examples of beautiful or sublime programming?

    ... to do a more flexible loader that will work with memory ... to its shortest useable size.
    I also put the loader on ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2014 Development
  • Beautiful codeSome people see beauty or something sublime in maths formulas and equations, can anyone suggest examples of beautiful or sublime programming?

    ... to its shortest useable size.
    I also put the loader on ... , has some advantages because basic loader doesn't count (is on ... fact of run the Basic loader involves the use of many ...
    antoniovillena antoniovillena August 2014 Development
  • Skool Daze & Back To Skool discussionFollowing my video of Back To Skool ( [url]http://youtu.be/4K2ZUkTOT0g[/url] ) I just wanted to see if these two games are still fondly remembered b…

    ... aside, I found the tape loader impossible to crack - not so ... just before loading the main turbo block you change IX from ...
    Ritchie333 Ritchie333 August 2014 Games
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... TZX format which will support turbo loaders.
    You can get ... automatically detect the type of loader, and give the filename that ...
    jp jp November 2014 Announcements
  • ZX games - music only / effects onlyYou know any ZX games using in main menu setup: MUSIC ONLY / SOUND EFFECTS ONLY ? I have one idea for Turbo Sound (2x AY chip) card. This games can …

    ... /> I have one idea for Turbo Sound (2x AY chip) card ... game (in basic loader) can be detected TURBO-SOUND interface and if ...
    Graz Graz February 2015 Games
  • The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…

    ... nice it deserved a decent loader so I made one, This ... a fancy screen build and turbo speed just over 150% (I ... turboloader only performs the latter.Turbo version available at my site ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae June 2015 Brand new software
  • is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?hi, is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?

    ... that is possible. A tape loader measures the time passing between ... />
    "Wasting time" in a loader is possible because the pulses ... stored on a cassette tape. Turbo loaders use about half of ...
    zPasi zPasi September 2015 Development
  • +3/+3e/+2e Disk InstallersHello there Friends! First of all a very happy new year to all. and secondly... my newest idea and creation! About a year ago I had an idea about…

    ... 128K : Fixed for +3
    Turbo Esprit : Alternative loading screen to ... re-release or alternative standard loader. It includes, if desired, a ... , or the Ultimate Collection Alcatraz loader

    Atic Atac can ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae January 2016 Games
  • Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …

    ... with source codes of several turbo loaders I reverse engineered (well ... /forums/discussion/47463/unusual-custom-turbo-loaders-with-sources
    [/quote ... are these commands after tape loader in "Heavy on the magick ...
    Bedazzle Bedazzle January 2016 Development
  • Shadow of the Unicorn loader for +2A / +3hi, i have tried to load SotU with the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023000"]RAM loader from Fraser Ross[/url], which is l…

    Not sure this will add anything to the discussion but I have tried this loader before on the FUSE (MAC version) emulator with turbo load off and it worked fine.

    TomD
    TomD TomD February 2016 Games
  • Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …

    I would say zx7 compression is the way to go to save time... you can still have a fancy loader without it being a turbo (for example Hewson's Slowload with its timer, or the loader on Vectron with scrolling message and countdown).
    leespoons leespoons March 2016 Development
  • Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …

    ... to stick with the ROM loader-like scheme - i.e. 1 ... off worse than most other turbo loaders
    Hikaru Hikaru March 2016 Development
  • Fast load of multiload games on real hardware?I was wondering if there was a hardware device that could allow fast loading of multi-load games for real hardware? I noticed a good many of the b…

    ... really speed up multi-load turbo-load stuff easily without hacking ... . To speed up a custom loader (ie one that's loaded ...
    i love the z80s i love the z80s March 2016 Hardware
  • New Game: Deep Core RaiderAlong with my new website, I finally got round to finishing this old game. [img]http://www.thespectrumshow.co.uk/css/images/screens/dcr1-big.png[/…

    ... custom loader for it. Standard speed, but can be made turbo with ...
    FrankT FrankT April 2016 Brand new software
  • Ultimate games with short machine code files loaded lastThis is a bit geeky, you've been warned! I remember early Ultimate games loaded from tape had the ascending beeping noise, a "Please wait" message, …

    ...
    I remember the BASIC loader of another ultimate game (Knight ... or latest Speedlocks.
    - Turbo loaders that can fail when ... speed switch).
    - The loader is embedded in BASIC and ... some seconds to decrypt the loader).
    - The code loaded ...
    Zup Zup May 2016 Games
  • TZX in MSXHi: First of all, sorry about that topic. Perhaps this is not the more accurate threat/foro to talk about this. If you think so you can move it to "…

    ... all the variant of MSX loader versions and mainly focus on ... most difficult ones: Games with Turbo Loaders or "strange-rare" Loaders ...
    manolito74 manolito74 December 2016 Development
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