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  • How can I load a picture into Basic?Having given up in frustration after a week of designing UDG's in order to try and create a picture of a Tudor house, I did it in 5 mins using DeLuxe…

    ... import that image into a Basic program? Do Spectrums recognize any ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • THE LIGHTBULB EFFECT You know what that is? Like how cartoonists depict a bright idea by drawing a lightbulb over the head? When I was trying to work out the lengt…

    ... 'm better sticking with the Basic approach until I've come ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Chit chat
  • The secret of success is failure32 years ago when I first started learning to program thanks to the Speccy, I didn't worry about not getting the anticipated results. I wasn't confi…

    ... of course the old 'lightbulb effect' came into play. Oh wow ... up my own series of Basic lessons and small programs that ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Chit chat
  • How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…

    ... 's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's ... do I call them from BASIC ?
    ivanb303 ivanb303 November 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…

    ... I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX Spin 0.7 + SE BASIC 3.2I've bought SE BASIC 3.2, but I've got no EPROMs to test it yet. While I wait for those EPROMs, I've configured my favourite emulator to run a 48k…

    I've bought SE BASIC 3.2, but I've ...
    Zup Zup December 2016 Emulators
  • RA 151 - 2016 Christmas Special[img]http://retroasylum.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/151_crimbo_bonus.png[/img] It’s time to gather around the Christmas fire as the Retro Asylu…

    ... our festive Q & A special. We also discuss the games ...
    Swainy Swainy December 2016 Announcements
  • Micro Mart R.I.P.I was in Morrisons Supermarket today that I saw the last Issue of Micro Mart for sale @ £2.99 . It was sad to see it go . There was an exhortation in…

    ... or similar words to that effect.

    I was a ... a novice to gain some basic computing skills . I stopped my ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio December 2016 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic programming for kidsHi there I'm thinking strongly of getting my kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so I can get two bluetooth keyboards fo…

    ... kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so ... and mess around with their BASIC program to see what happens ...
    Emil Emil December 2016 BASIC
  • Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…

    ... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.

    As well ...

    Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Text file to BASICHi, Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall somethi…

    Hi,

    Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall something being mentioned in the past, but I can't find it via search.

    Thanks
    jonesypeter jonesypeter January 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC 10Liners 2017Contest is starting now! http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017

    Contest is starting now!

    http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017
    Bunsen Bunsen January 2017 Announcements
  • User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…

    ... user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been able ... to do it in BBC BASIC...

    [code]
    REM ... as a string in BBC BASIC
    INPUT "Type in a ...
    Richey Richey February 2017 BASIC
  • New Game: A Yankee in Iraq (2017). A shoot-em-up.Last year, I [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53207/new-game-2016-revival-a-yankee-in-iraq-1992"]resurrected my old shoot-em-u…

    ... I’d written in Sinclair BASIC. It was a fun project ... all the limitations inherent in BASIC.

    To commemorate the ... (homing missiles, a faux parallax effect, to name a few).
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore February 2017 Brand new software
  • Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…

    ... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... ].
    What are the best basic game for this?
    For ... .htm"]this is an EP basic game[/url], that show EP ...
    endi endi March 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • 48K light gun on a 128K ZX SpectrumHello I have a 128K ZX Spectrum. I want to use a Cheetah Defender with a DE-9 plug (Kempston interface wired) with it. I am aware that normally it…

    ... it would have used a special version which plugs into its ... load a game from 48K basic and use a Kempston interface ...
    Boojakascha Boojakascha March 2017 Hardware
  • Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly​ I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…

    With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly​ I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations without flicker or trails ? Is this possible in BASIC ?
    ivanb303 ivanb303 March 2017 BASIC
  • Screenshots from my old BASIC gamesI have written several dozens of games in 90's. They haven't remained, so I show only screenshots 'for history'. Some screenshots are real, but all…

    ... have been written on a BASIC; gameplay was very primitive.
    The only survived BASIC game from this list.
    My last BASIC game (possibly, the largest BASIC game for ZX ...
    Oleg Origin Oleg Origin March 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic versions of popular Spectrum games?A couple years ago I saw a game in Basic which was part of a Spanish competition, and it looked amazing. I forgot most details, but remember it resem…

    ... I saw a game in Basic which was part of a ... Silly clone completely written in Basic. Is there a list of ... Basic games which are similar to ... I see something written in Basic, but with good UDGs and ...
    zxbruno zxbruno April 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Saving BASIC program from Spectrum to PCSo I did something stupid. I started writing a program on the Spectrum, and before I knew it I am on line # 1430 of my BASIC program. I now have had…

    ... on line # 1430 of my BASIC program.
    I now have ...
    Seeker Seeker April 2017 Hardware
  • How do I use colour control codes in 128 basic?Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print state…

    Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print statement when the extend mode does not work in 128 basic. Can anyone enlighten me please?
    Fieldy Fieldy April 2017 BASIC
  • ZEUSDAZ - Retro Game Channel 4000 sub special video.Hi everyone, I'm just about to hit 4000 subs on my game channel and plan to do a Q&A special vid shortly so I would like to offer those of you that a…

    ... do a Q&A special vid shortly so I would ...
    ZEUS ZEUS May 2017 Chit chat
  • ZX Spectrum BASIC game jam over on itch.ioHello, everyone. Apologies for the prolonged absence. (It's been almost 4 years, yikes!) Just wanted to let everyone know there's a [url="https://itc…

    ... .io/jam/zx-spectrum-basic-jam"]Sinclair Basic game jam[/url] starting ...
    Felix Felix May 2017 Announcements
  • Mojon Twins MK2 and lighting effectsDoes anyone have any experience in getting the overlay.h working in the MK2 engine. There were several games written in the churro that used the ove…

    ... ,h to get a halo effect working in certain screens. You ... would then apply the overlay effect to create a halo around ... player (in 8x8 squares). This effect works in the Tenebra Macabre ... .
    Apparently, this uses a special version of the sprite pack2 ...
    andydansby andydansby June 2017 Development
  • Hey grandma!HOW TO SUCK EGGS! I always wondered about that saying 'teach your grandmother to suck eggs'! Blow them, yes, but suck? If you've never blown an e…

    ... 're getting into coding in Basic, squared (graph) paper is your ... - mainly thanks to quirks in Basic working out what the instructions ... neatly organized and documented with special attention paid to binning anything ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch June 2017 Chit chat
  • Where's my green square? Basic & m/c question.I'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a green square at the top of the screen? I've checked the num…

    ... tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a ... I don't think the basic is overwriting the M/C ...
    Tobo Tobo June 2017 Development
  • Input command in 128K BASICHi, Is the input command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC? I'm typing in a missing listing from the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC…

    ... command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC?

    I'm ... the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC so I don't have ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter June 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • WORMS on the speccyseems to have been a few genuine efforts to make Worms for the spec back in the late 90s... obviously it would never have been released as it was too…

    ... /> this one is the most basic effort and plays way too ... you select just looks like basic bazooka when you fire it ... power bar moves. the sea effect is good.

    then ...
    def chris def chris June 2017 Games
  • Short Sinclair BASIC tutorialsHello, if anyone is new to Sinclair BASIC (the built-in ROM one) or feeling the need for a refresh there are (currently eleven) quick 'Under 5 m…

    ... anyone is new to Sinclair BASIC (the built-in ROM one ...
    LoadingScreech LoadingScreech July 2017 BASIC
  • are there any machine code to basic converters?i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of…

    i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of an ability to play around with games, etc.
    digital digital July 2017 Sinclair Basic
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