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  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... or more or all of the five band members with a ... out to stop the villain. you could fight the normal way, punching ... could jump on an enemy and play with the drumsticks on his head ... that would destroy everything on the screen, sort of like the arcade moonwalker in ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…

    ... was a version of FROGGER on the Cascade 50 Speccy tape that ... code to move the logs and cars around on the screen.

    In ... to qualify for the crap games compo, but the others were so ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers July 2003 Games
  • Currah uSpeach repairHi I've a uSpeach which does not work. Just get random colour squares on the screen whenever it is plugged in. I cant work out how to open it up to …

    [quote]
    On 2003-07-14 09:22, ...
    get random colour squares on the screen
    whenever it is plugged ... /> [/quote]

    Ive had the same problem with getting my ... connection here
    Cheers for the info.
    rubber speccy rubber speccy July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…

    ... .

    The draw algorithm draws directly on screen. I eliminated flicker ... /> Drawing to screen:

    1. Work directly on the screen, and somehow ... synchonize your drawing so that the screen refresh ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2003 Games
  • Currah uSpeach repairHi I've a uSpeach which does not work. Just get random colour squares on the screen whenever it is plugged in. I cant work out how to open it up to …

    [quote]
    On 2003-07-16 08:40 ... a go, but given the mess on the screen I figured something must be ... dead inside the unit.
    ... you sure you're using the right type of speccy? Th ... Microspeech won't work on a 128.
    Sharopolis Sharopolis July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…

    [quote]
    On 2003-07-21 00:12, The Mighty Dopethrone wrote:< ...

    Also the more you write on one single line also ... RUN ) it'll clear the Poke, the same way it clears ... coming to print on the screen. Like say you want the screen to scroll upwards ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • 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…

    to arjun:
    all the images are on the screen but with black attributes and ... only by moving the right ... attributes in place the images show up ...
    Mikie Mikie July 2003 Games
  • NEW DEMO for ZX 48 + AY :)Hi there. First stuff from SYNDEECATE zx-party is ours of course. ;) [url="http://republika.pl/hooyprogram/sailor.zip"]http://republika.pl/hooyprog…

    ... watch, depending on whether you like to see the speccy pushed to ... bouncing balls i can get on the screen at the same time!", which ive ... of music from the "Signal Part 3" demo on my website slitscan ... have you heard the music from the game Silkworm? the AY can do ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Writing new games.Good Russian coder can drop his own job and make any new Speccy game for 500-1000$ ;)

    ... the frantic pace in which the graphics flow, tumble and bounce on the screen. And the ... stroboscope effect in the border makes the madness complete ... .

    The Life demo on the ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan July 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    [quote]
    On 2003-07-31 23:36, ... then... Enough of the sampled sound talk. The only place I can ... /> oh yes, very nice job on the screen :)


    _________________
    on 2003-08-01 03:25 ]
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... project. For the moment, I'd rather the programmers spend ... their time getting the game playable rather worrying about the ... /> oh yes, very nice job on the screen :)[/quote]

    Thanks ... was edited by: Swainy on 2003-08-01 08:31 ...
    Swainy Swainy August 2003 Games
  • They say the world will die in fire & iceHullo, Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but can anyone tell me how you get out of the first room (the meditation chamber)? It's amazing how horrib…

    ... level....

    [quote]When the game is first loaded, you ... a sitting target. Follow the prompts on the screen to make use of this ...
    thx1138 thx1138 August 2003 Games
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ... to hack) lock which displays on the bottom on the screen "SECURITY CODE = XXX = " (where ... doing some arithmetic with the bytes from the ROM.

    Second ... , then enter your emulator options screen and disable automatic model switching ...
    GOC GOC August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ... to hack) lock which displays on the bottom on the screen "SECURITY CODE = XXX = ... doing some arithmetic with the bytes from the ROM.
    ... enter your emulator options screen and disable automatic model ... use stuff like this on the speccy for some reason... ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ... 't so let's concentrate on the first.

    E91B ... we have found the area that is making checks on our code ...
    Then return to the program and the code will be 777 ... prints the code with 100% readability on the screen at the same time as the gibberish ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ... 'a' - on Spin emulator the symbol shift key is the ctrl key on your ... numbers
    BB23 47907 ; shown on the right

    Ok, press ... new game so we are on the right trail!
    If it ... lives we have for printing on the screen ie. adding 30 (or 48 ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ...
    Ok, So the principle is the same as before, firstly ... the correct code the program will
    initialize.

    2. On the Lenslok screen ... it always starts off with 'OK' as the ... the enter code screen before you search as the ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ... LD HL, (E97A) ;the code you see on screen
    ;and have ... to match on code sheet ... we know that the code we initially see on the screen is held ... initial code (ie. the code we see on screen and have to ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Was spectrum the most advanced thing when you got it?When you got your first spectrum games, were they the most advanced games at the moment? When my dad bought it for me I was crazy excited, it was ama…

    [quote]
    On 2003-08-17 18:52, ... games, were they the most advanced games at the moment?
    When ... going "WOOOOW, THINGS ARE MOVING ON THE SCREEN! LOOK AT THOSE GRAPHICS!!!"
    Frankie Frankie August 2003 Games
  • Original ST diskshi guys, forgive the side-track, but does anyone have any original atari ST games/disks they'd lend me? it's for a disk preservation project, copy p…

    ... able to get one yet. The codemasters ones will definitely give ... give them the code on the screen, they will then give you the pass to ... crap like that. same thing on amiga disks.

    if ... Message was edited by: Amigo on 2003-08-23 07:30 ]
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Games
  • AssemblersProbably asked a question that's been asked a million times before... but... I've decided to do a bit of old Speccy machine coding again, after 20 y…

    ...
    [I]- zooming in on the picture ( this i have firgured ...
    [I]- DRawing at the bottom of the screen[/I]

    [ ... not screw up the picture you're working on[/B]
    on the screen. + create full screen slidshows or animations.[/ ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Development
  • Attract modeAnyone got any names of games that have a good attract mode? (for those who dont know , its where the game runs a demo even when you arnt playing...…

    ... to randomly or preset control the characters on the screen for a few seconds ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Games
  • ValhalaPerusing the tips for this classic game that I came no where near finishing has eradicated the school yard memories that this game was impossible to …

    i liked the fact that if you typed in a swear word, some woman came on the screen and slapped you :)
    pigdog pigdog September 2003 Games
  • ValhalaPerusing the tips for this classic game that I came no where near finishing has eradicated the school yard memories that this game was impossible to …

    [quote]
    On 2003-09-05 11:09, millys-pigdog wrote:
    i liked the fact that if you typed in a swear word, some woman came on the screen and slapped you :)
    [/quote]

    "Wicked Child!"

    Must give this a go...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2003 Games
  • TAP audio to MiniDisc (successes?)I know this has been discussed a long while ago (along with archiving to MP3 format(s)), but I`m curious to hear from anyone who's had any expiriment…

    ... ll get faint loading signals on the screen, and certainly no header ... cause distortion, which the ATRAC codec on your MD will " ... you wish, although depending on the age of your MD it ... the line outs from the back of the unit, and not the headphone out on the ...
    vulga vulga September 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone tried Dreamspec emulator for the deceased Dreamcast?I haven't heard much about it other than it only emulates about 200 games (which isn't a good start), but has anyone tried it here?

    ... speed and FULL sound on the d/c I can' ... some games not fitting totally on the screen! If I'd known ... would have no doubt expired on the spot!

    ...
    Here's the link for the Speccy one...
    [url ... you about the aspi layer in there too. On w98 ...
    BadBeard BadBeard October 2003 Emulators
  • Anybody got any news on the Double Dragon remake?????

    ... improvement online:)
    At the moment: it recognizes commands from ... of game and draws them on the screen. (for example: logical part ... then draws it onto the current draw-screen (5th or 7th)) ... when sprite doesnt fit onto the screen and draw it partially. ...
    moroz1999 moroz1999 October 2003 Games
  • POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…

    ... br /> But it was. The POKEs on this page are useful, though ... "exploded" characters on the screen, for the first line of the listing.
    ... counter" characters, similar to the effect of Alkatraz loading screens ... why I was trying some on the +3 - that was, ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Making a gif screenshotI want to make some .gif file pics of screenshots from Speccy games. Is there an emulator that lets me do this?

    The problem with going through a .scr file is that you will lose any rainbow effects which are present on the screen when you grab it. You will get to keep any FLASHing effects, but I'm not entirely convinced this is an advantage :)
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2003 Emulators
  • POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…

    ... a black border will appear on the screen. If you want to ... print SINCLAIR USER IS THE GREATEST on a Spectrum at a ... cannot be cleared without pulling the plug.

    If ... colur rectangle will appear on the screen followed by the Sinclair logo effectively ...
    thx1138 thx1138 November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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