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TR4/TR5 replacementHi guys, I've got another Spectrum I'm working on now - an Issue 4S this time. When I originally got it, I powered it up and did the basic tests a…
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TR4/TR5 replacementHi guys, I've got another Spectrum I'm working on now - an Issue 4S this time. When I originally got it, I powered it up and did the basic tests a…
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You need to make sure nothing is overloading ... a bench power supply to feed to Spectrum 9 V DC ... a few extra seconds to switch off before TR4 ... got two other working ones to play games on! :)
to manage without.
assembler emulator or cross platformHi I have another question about cross compiling speccy assembly code. So using Pasmo as an example. If I was assembling code in Zxspin I can asse…
... those values and writes them to a file called sinewave. ... [code]include "sinewave.asm"[/code] to my main assembly file, and ... my trusty Python scripts to convert that to Spectrum sprite data. That goes ... , fixing it, and having to save everything out all over ...Developing a gameHello. <div><br><div>Karl McNeil and me are developing a game. Its Isometric and with scroll.</div><div>I want to show you, for testing and perh…
Climacus, have you just returned to Spectrum development? ;)
I remember that you were taking a break at some moment.
Good to see a fellow developer working back on Speccy.games. I'll certainly check this project later.Developing a gameHello. <div><br><div>Karl McNeil and me are developing a game. Its Isometric and with scroll.</div><div>I want to show you, for testing and perh…
Climacus, have you just returned to Spectrum development? ;)
I remember ... some moment.
Good to see a fellow developer working ...Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
... easier and faster to convert and retouch than to draw every pixel ... />
Some graphics format convert to Spectrum badly, especially the one with ...Could ELITE's wireframe graphics be improvedWas watching this video last night comparing the BBC and Spectrum version of Elite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4OAteeGWs It seems that the…
... drawing routines were copied over to Spectrum directly. I'd assumed ... vector of each surface to determine if it's ... functions in-line, without having to worry about performance.
... .blogspot.ie/2010/04/spectrum-games-programmer-interview.html"] ...Alley Cat conversion to Spectrum WIPThis game is being converted in the russian fórums, and it actually looks very promising. Here is the link: http://zx-pk.ru/showthread.php?t=25304…
Well, to put it short - there is ... interested in converting Alley Cat to Spectrum and he seems competent enough ... to succeed for me. There is ...From my parents loft...I had a call from my parents last weekend, they have started to clear out their loft as they are moving later this year. Lots of boxes were found,…
... you were a late comer to Spectrum world.Missing in ActionThe more I go in my loft the more I find "Missing in Action" files . Trouble is I am new to this. I have done the tzx's for them but cannot upload th…
... certificate that you uploaded stuff to exclusive WOS storage, you ... So just upload it anywhere. To Dropbox, Sendspace... Lot of ... so recently having nothing better to deal with.
to Spectrum software preservation and he has ...@castpixel's Space Conquesti guess someone(s) here can help converting this game from Christina Neofotistou ( @castpixel ) into a “true” ZX-Spectrum game? ;) https://dl.dropbo…
Look, if you want to do it yourself, then do ... this game, remaking it back to spectrum format will take a lot ... . And it's probably easier to just reuse the graphics and ...Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…
... finally met someone knowledgeable enough to be interested in the inner ... loads in from IF1bis, my Spectrum gets in 128K BASIC mode ... works. But, I have to go to SPECTRUM mode before accessing the interface ... loaded in a same model Spectrum. That is, +2 snapshot ...What is the "SPECTRUM" keyword on a 128K?The 128K replaced UDG characters T and U with new commands; PLAY and SPECTRUM (or possibly the other way around.) The manual ([url="http://www.wor…
The +3 also (ab)used the SPECTRUM keyword to add a Spectrum header onto headerless binary files created on other computers.
[code]COPY "file.com" TO SPECTRUM FORMAT[/code]Monkey Island On Speccy...I would love to see Monkey Island on the speccy...think it can be done...not as much detail or graphics...but along the same story lines.... What ot…
Just to sum the conclusions I've ... style backgrounds/sprites on the Spectrum
» The backgrounds/sprites can ... could be done, nor limited to Spectrum pixel art, but possible with ... sprites.
» The consensus seems to be Pirate themed and Monkey ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... testing the outputs from Disovery to Spectrum
I have ... found some Spectrum "bus extenders" one of which ... the Discovery when not connected to ZX Spectrum but switched on . ... Would this be useful to test ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... two-fer with no connection to Spectrum, I won't be updating ... information once I get around to playing it more, but it ... 'll have to do as it is now.Best composite mod informationJust got my 16K (Issue 3) working. I'm in NTSC land so I need to run a composite signal through my PAL<->NTSC converter. I know there are a ton o…
[quote]If you do want to fit it, the negative lead ... the positive lead is connected to the Spectrum. The negative lead has ... marked on the case next to it.[/quote]
Is ... the other way round - pos to RCA connector / neg to Spectrum.Old software shops that have come and gone.One that i remember fondly was Software Plus in Great Yarmouth, i bought my copy of Streetfighter II C64 there, and also a little gamestore in the Ma…
... the early 80s, then expanded to become the number 1 local ... stretch of the shop dedicated to Spectrum software. They even had a ...Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …
... thing that could have happened to Spectrum are those custom fast loaders ...Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …
... thing that could have happened to Spectrum are those custom fast loaders ... the point of what a Spectrum was, and why Sir Clive ...1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... reissued it and converted it to Spectrum.
I've always ...slightly different question - how long ago did you pack away the speccy ?if at all ;) personally I think I was about 19 when it, and all the games, went into storage - SNES and PCs etc took over. I'm 32 now, and only in …
... after I got it, a Spectrum emulator included in one of ... ('Spectrum' by Pedro Gimeno) was the reason I was back to Spectrum games ... again... to this day.Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …
... found out is to transfer the tape spools to another shell. Sometimes ... thing that could have happened to Spectrum are those custom fast loaders ... baud rates, but they continued to use the low grade stuff ... back in the 80's to tell a poor quality audio ...Spectrum Emulator with definable joystick buttons?Hi Everyone, I'm new here, this is a great resource on the World of Spectrum! I have downloaded 3 spectrum emulators, all I really want to do i…
Spin supports mapping joystick buttons to spectrum keypresses.New version emulator ZEsarUX-4.0Hi I have uploaded a new version of my emulator ZEsarUX 4.0. You can download it from the project web page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/…
... you want to write the name to save, go to Filename area ... Filter area allows to select from common extension to all extensions ... (inside storage settings). Remember to write the extension (tap or ... tape is inserted, go to Spectrum basic and write the typical ...Copyright infringement / Intelectual PropertyI was having a go of Atarisoft's never-released Moon Patrol earlier and comparing it to Ocean's much better Moon Alert which I enjoyed BITD (although…
... the conversion of Donkey Kong to Spectrum made by Ocean, releasing the ...Spectrumising a pictureHi, I have been knocking up a quick app to take screenshots and uploading them to my webserver (mainly for the Fallout 4 thread heh), and decided to …
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IT doesnt convert yellow to spectrum yellow though :(
to a palette
[img]http ...What's the best solution for audio loading on a 48k?I have three 48k Speccies. All have been recapped and AV modded, but only one (an issue 4A) is currently loading via Teezix. (the other two (issue 3…
... important to use the correct cable to connect modern device's to Spectrum. ... a stereo(2 channels) output. Spectrum's EAR & MIC ... tape leads supplied with the Spectrum, which are only wired ... will short the right channel to ground. This will cause ...Pentagram released for C64/128http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60547&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= I thought I'd post it in Chit Chat, even though it'…
... , the BBC version is similar to Spectrum, with no extra colors on ... charset mode instead hires bitmap to acheive more speed and result ...Which great games had terrible Loading screen/title screens?Which great games had terrible Loading screen/title screens and could do with a remake? :) This will be interesting
... ][quote="BiNMaN;867218"]with regards to Lord of the Rings, I ... Studio on an atari st to produce your graphics. Think I ... only managed to produce 1 decent picture on an actual spectrum (using ... you convert your ST graphics to Spectrum?
