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  • saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …

    ... to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Pip The Pipistrelle[color=red]*COMING SOON*[/color] Pip The Pipistrelle I am going to put all the game details,instructions and story here now and simply update this t…

    ... limps.
    The use of basic visual effects to set the ... .
    128 screens including 10 special hidden `tribute` screens arranged as ... .

    "Group A" have special food items and so this ... [/img]
    The usual conveyor effect is used for the surface ...
    jammajup jammajup March 2012 Brand new software
  • Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …

    ... many of the games in Basic for the books that Melbourne ... messages, locations, characters, objects and special puzzles and very quickly have ... through. You could also have ?special? actions, that only applied ... no, it was just an effect of how they corrupted the ...
    jmvbok jmvbok March 2012 Games
  • Changing the colour Atributes at y,x (+3e BASIC)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am currently writing away on my +3e and I am wonder is there a way I can just effect the Paper / Ink attributes at Y…

    ... a way I can just effect the Paper / Ink attributes at ... ,X on the screen using BASIC?

    What about the ... as a prototype in +3e BASIC to be precise.

    Zetr0 Zetr0 July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic IV 4.1 Buffy previewSE Basic IV 4.0 Anya was released back in December 2012. You can read about it here: [url]http://cheveron.github.io/sebasic4/[/url] But here's some …

    ... />
    * A fork of OpenSE BASIC.
    * Supplied with FUSE (> ... language closer to the Minimal BASIC 78 standard. It still ... of the characteristics of OpenSE BASIC.

    While Anya ... next character. This has the effect of retaining BLOCK graphics on ...
    chev chev July 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …

    ... object, attributes which require special action
    KEY defines ... call NOTRAP to restore BASIC:
    REM To ... ; MOVE_M moving object control for BASIC
    ; runs with interrupts ... ; exceptions are dealt with from BASIC
    ; object properties are ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…

    Hi!

    I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works working very well for me at the moment. Thanks to Boriel for the excellent tool!

    ...
    pkersey pkersey February 2014 Development
  • Autorun for BASIC programs on DSK files?I recall there being a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk and have it RUN automatically. I have saved my program as 'DISK', which seems to ha…

    ... a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk ... ', which seems to have the effect of loading the code automatically ...
    Dock Dock June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Return to basic from sna created by Z80 compilerHow can I go back to basic when running sna created using Z80 Assembler ([url] http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html#crossass [/url])? For e…

    ... can I go back to basic when running sna created using ... "space" I am back to basic prompt.

    I tried ... (tried several emulators and the effect is the same).

    princm princm January 2015 Development
  • 2000th SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL VIDEO - THANK YOU!!!Hi everyone, just to announce my 2000th sub special video is now up on my Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/ZEUSDAZ) and a HUGE thank you…

    ... to announce my 2000th sub special video is now up on ... all.
    Also the spiral effect is in it again with ...
    ZEUS ZEUS August 2015 Announcements
  • Alien-B: a simple invaders in Beta BASICIn 2011 I wrote a simple invaders game in Beta BASIC 4.0+D (for Spectrum 128 with the Plus D interface), just for fun and to try some of the graphic …

    ... simple invaders game in Beta BASIC 4.0+D (for Spectrum ... I find the final invasion effect quite nice.

    I ...
    programandala.net programandala.net September 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Remaking Special Operations - some thoughts and questions.(Edit: Sorry - long one!) Special Operations is one of my favourite titles and, despite them being very different, is up there with Halls of the T…

    ... : Sorry - long one!)

    Special Operations is one of my ... ) and is mostly written in BASIC.

    Perfect for a ... does the classic loading of BASIC as code from 16384 whilst ...
    Zoep Zoep March 2016 Development
  • Bugaboo - speed run checker hackHi there, Here is a special mode of Bugaboo what helps you to press the jump key to perfect time. It is written in old-fashion magazine style for …

    ... ,

    Here is a special mode of Bugaboo what helps ... during border effect.

    3; Now you are in BASIC.
    Pgyuri Pgyuri November 2017 Games
  • PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …

    ... ;
    4 = 3D board with special pieces (from the Isle of ... pressed will have the following effect:

    "1" will ... 5 seconds until you get Basic. Now you can type RANDOMIZE ... the program has not overwritten BASIC, or protected it with system ...
    Ed Ed February 2002 Games
  • Smallest Reason for Loading a GameHi folks, Every so often I keep loading some games merely for seeing the loading screen or, as in the case of Jet Set Willy, trying to catch the mag…

    >>>>
    loading noise
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy September 2005 Games
  • Smallest Reason for Loading a GameHi folks, Every so often I keep loading some games merely for seeing the loading screen or, as in the case of Jet Set Willy, trying to catch the mag…

    [quote]
    On 2005-09-30 21:12, Ashley Pomeroy wrote:
    >>>>
    loading noise
    JonNorth JonNorth October 2005 Games
  • ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…

    ... [quote]
    Content

    Special Previews /Reviews

    [/quote ... it for excatly the correct effect.

    You come ... and languages to illustrate the basic workings and logic of ... the same article for Blitz Basic, then feel free.
    ...
    ADJB ADJB December 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... like C, Pascal, Fortran and Basic were king. A language is ... tables are composed of, in effect, associations between keys and values ... contents are maintained in a special order that allows retrieving the ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2006 Development
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... had a strong version of basic (better that anything offered by ... a beginner. The version of basic was excellent and I found ... borders and implement the "rainbow effect" but they affect only a ... (usually they were title screen special effects). A few games also ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... ]. It made my very slow basic mapdata compressor program a bit ... that whenever any of these special tiles are placed, the others ... plant at the bottom. This effect is carried over into subsequent ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • Handling RST8 on a +3Well, I've come to that bit of my project that I wasn't really looking forward to (because I don't understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extend…

    ... I can duplicate the effect of OUT n, with ... , and I doubt BASIC programmers will need it ... keep track of which BASIC streams are attached ... poll function also returns some special information - for example, ... prefer all access from BASIC to the socket library ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • Stupid noobie POKEs questionHello all, I was born one year before the Speccy itself, and we always had one in our house - first the 48k rubber-keys, then a +3 - until I got an …

    POKE is a BASIC command. It sets the ... location. It has no effect on the first 16K of ... written to (this contains the BASIC ROM). The syntax is ... hardware you had to use special loaders to POKE the memory ... can be used without a special loader.

    I ...
    chev chev September 2009 Games
  • Best Speccy Loading Screen??Ok Chaps! Which game do you think had the best loading screen??? Graphics, colour etc.....

    ... Factory Breakout screen is nothing special really, but just good use ... />
    I like the simple effect with colours as in Man ... screen is probably done in BASIC with a few DRAW and ...
    Rickard Rickard October 2009 Games
  • border graphics / text tricks ?just curious if it was possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a program you have "scroll ?" in the lower border? is there trickery that you can…

    ... possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a ... . just try edit a long basic line.

    ... [/QUOTE]
    such loader uses special characters in program name. try ... br /> [/quote] as said, basic system uses bottom of screen ... similar to multicolor effect.
    Fikee Fikee December 2009 Development
  • Beepola v1.00.00Beepola is a new multi-channel, multi-engined, tracker-style Beeper music editor for Windows (although it should also run perfectly well on Linux or …

    ... you look at the BASIC loader after compiling a ... -until-key-pressed mode (Special FX), I'd like ... /> [/QUOTE]
    Actually the Special FX routine already does this ... it after your sound effect, or you could play ... the sound effect instead of a note, ...
    ccowley ccowley April 2010 Announcements
  • Donkey Kong - TransparencyHi, I might not recall it perfectly but as I was playing the Donkey Kong for ZX-spectrum 48k - I somehow noticed that the Monkey jumps with something…

    It's just a basic transparent sprite routine with no separate mask. So, in effect, every '1' is a pixel and every '0' transparent. Nothing particularly special about it.
    AndyC AndyC December 2010 Games
  • New WIP from Kabuto Factory: A.R.C.O.S.Hi everybody! After a long time in silence (...you know, life and its commitments...), we're coming back with new WIP for Speccy: A.R.C.O.S., a new …

    ... /> Game is written on compiled Basic. That's why it's ... 't get to see the effect works well)... So, maybe, I ... " scroll to maintain the scroll effect and get more speed.
    special attack, some kind of rechargeable ...
    Baron Ashler Baron Ashler February 2012 Brand new software
  • Pixel Nation & Writers wanted!Before I get to my main question I just wanted to talk about a project I've been involved with. I recently worked on a printed magazine for NES-Bit.c…

    ... about his time developing the BASIC language behind Apple Computers and ... issues cover special we take a closer look at the effect of ...
    Lorfarius Lorfarius July 2012 Announcements
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