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Vega ARM SOC?I read that the core of the new Vega was an ARM SOC. I thought it would have been an FPGA. But it seems it's an ARM running an emulator. Anyone kn…
... much higher clock rate (up to 80~100 MHz ARMs ... that is: game images not in a mask ROM).
up a keyboard - as mentioned ... emulator code (if not derived from some other open source ... many jobs other than ZX Spectrum emulation.
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New "Sh*t Game Time" review video: Ghosts 'n GoblinsHi everyone, just to annouce my latest "Sh*t Game Time" review is now live on my Retro game channel, this time It's a request for me to rank "Ghosts …
... don't expect amazing things from the Beeper but given ... the difficulty level. its wracked up way beyond even the original ... lack of levels. Understandable but not excusable.
Ultimately ... the entirety of a game from start to finish. How well he ... -
What if there was a Speccy Games Console[img]http://segaretro.org/File:MSEvolution_Black_Console.jpg[/img] This would have made a really good looking spectrum console back in the day (mi…
... program. :) And progress from there. And many Spectrum owner [i]did[/i ... looks? (fix: option to hook up an external keyboard)
< ... well. A gaming-only ZX Spectrum console? The horror! :-& ... product to the ZX Spectrum and not as a replacement, but ... -
ZX Spectrum Sprite chipHi everyone. As I said some time ago, I wanted to make a 'virtual' Sprite chip for the ZX spectrum, on my ZEsarUX emulator. The idea is to make so…
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The Sprite chip does not break any hardware compatibility, it ... the spectrum. Anyway, you can always disable it from the emulator menu.
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ZX Spectrum Sprite chipHi everyone. As I said some time ago, I wanted to make a 'virtual' Sprite chip for the ZX spectrum, on my ZEsarUX emulator. The idea is to make so…
... /> The Sprite chip does not break any hardware compatibility, it ... the spectrum. Anyway, you can always disable it from the emulator menu.< ... br /> [/quote]
It's not ... extra byte worth of data from RAM for every eight ... -
[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... not understand the question. As far as I know, ZX Spectrum ... keyboard does not have OPTIONS button. ... /> For Speccy Deluxe, this menu contains "Debugger" and "Advanced ... "service menu" that lets you do things not available from the user ... -
Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…
... scanline above, when ZX Spectrum hasn't even output ... drop (=darker), not a little jump up before going down. ... were sent by the ZX Spectrum!
Which ... if you can find a menu entry / setting to ... br />
Note: not all modifications tried on all ... -
Under development: SETO TAISHO VS YOKAIAfter having been defeated by Funky Fungus, Seto Taisho, the crockery general, returns to Japan with its dreams of glory now shattered. However, duri…
... expected. The game is shaping up nicely ;-)
I also ... (not yet completed) game and assembled from the PC into the Spectrum, everything ... went fine from the first attempt on ... -
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 …
... main methods of powering up the Opus/Spectrum "combo" with possibly ... with a 48k ZX Spectrum . There not anything more to add ... track to the Spectrum and powering the Spectrum separately from its standard ... be just to power up the Spectrum with its 9v supply ... -
New Game : Descending DungeonsHi there - I'd like to announce this new game, my entry for ZXDev2015 It's a turn-based dungeon crawler - complete with randomly generated dung…
Hello, I've come up with what is most likely ... map doesn't connect directly from start -> exit, a pentagram is ... have the players teleport in from the starting room, but I ... casting, meaning enemies would sometimes not fire. I dunno if the ... -
The ZX Dev´2015 begins!<p>Hi everyone! <br>Just wanted to let you know that ZX Dev´2015 has just started. It is basically a compo to write new Spectrum games, with the idea…
... The rule was like that from the beggining, and you ... can understand some people may not like it, is that ... not there, everybody who is writing a spectrum game, lets say from ... of the compo and not people just passing by ... to the people to start coding new games ;) -
saboteur2 new loading screen[img]http://savepic.su/6477378.gif[/img] from Oleg Origin
... of Alex Rider's speeded-up Saboteur II for both 48K ... /+3, the 128K version does not require switching to USR 0 ... load it straight away from the initial menu.
Loading times ... .it/zx/Saboteur2-turbo.zip"]from my website[/url]. -
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 …
... over 80K into a 48K Spectrum!!!!! the turboloader is placed at ... on IX (the load address) from +1 to +17 (IIRC) and ... to load the whole 64K from start to finish (yes, the rom ... continue, and you will end up with a full loading screen ... -
New Spectrum+ membane problemsHi all! I have installed a [b]brand new[/b] mebrane in one [b]Spectrum+[/b] of mine and I have the following keys not working [b] INV VIDEO T…
... with a non-working Spectrum, it can also be ... culprits are the lining up of the keyboard membrane ... if the membrane was not purchased from me), the membrane is ... more of the pull up resistors used to read ... be an issue with the Spectrum ULA unfortunately - possibly ... -
ZX Printer and DivMMC Enjoy together?Hi, has anyone got a zx printer working alongside a divMMC? The printer has a passthrough socket, but it is shorter than the divMMC input. Is there a…
... /> I tried to build one from a hi-fi belt but ... /> [img]http://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/printerboardidea.png[/img]
Obviously ... would both work and not blow the printer up.
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Speccy vs PiI've been doing some side by side comparisons on emulation (rpi) vs actual speccy (48k+). And I'm really impressed with what Fuse can do when the pi …
... Speccy Portable from experimental setup menu.
I'm not much used ... too much jerky scroll with spectrum emulation) and SimCoupe emulator, ... Generally, my experience with Spectrum emulation on RPi2 are very ... br /> Realistic view of Spectrum screen in HD is ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
Conclusions on 48k Spectrum Power Supplies
There ... .Also why the loud buzz (from the yellow capacitor with no ... some respects but not enough to power up a 48K Spectrum.
not working now . It does not give a voltage ... -
Had enoughAfter approaching another weekend full of enthusiasm towards WoS and how it's heading, and spending most of it fighting spam and online abuse, I have…
... point across, whether or not you prefer to face the ... above all, they act from a firm understanding of WoS ... (the central Spectrum resource [i]everyone[/i] looks up to, the ... that may or may not be updated since 2004). ... here, still, you are not in the ocean, nor ... -
Bloody WeatherJust to let you guys still living in good old blighty that it is currently snowing here! :x So don't even think of complaining about there weather …
... 've been through it to start a walk down that bit ... under a week at the start of September.[/quote]
from, but it's not as built up as the ... to it. It's not far from the first villa the Durrell ... -
The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…
... instead any other colour at start up?
Reading various ... data from the currently paged in memory (the Spectrum's ... ROM). The following instruction will however come from the ... wait state, so the Spectrum's ROM should provide the ... -
Games you never completedDo you remember any games you started playing, and never got round to finishing for whatever reason? Particularly games that you stopped playing f…
... grandmaster on every level, and not get spotted at all during ... on GBA, left this hung up not long after killing Kraid, so ... your powerups, and healing items from start to finish. Problem is the ... /> Shinobi on PS2 decent if not annoying Ninja game, always been ... -
ESXDOS - multiswitchingI plan make small patch of ESXDOS system for add multiswitching feature. This enable after NMI load/save/exchange full 48/128kB snapshots to DIVMMC m…
... snapshot 2
128kB for menu/gui or other expansions
start menu/qui. Now will possible jump ... snapshots is here space for up to 5 snapshots. I can ... possibility call MONITOR/DEBUGGER from my new menu.(monitor exist also as ... -
Unseen Gargoyle images etcI have some stuff which is not archived including a few advertising posters including for games never made, some images, test play copies of some gam…
... version would be to start in Tir na Nog, ... hack something up for 128k, do you think? (Not asking ... Fully disassemble (I've not quite got there yet) ... winning £3. Close but not close enough. With that money ... in the spectrum handheld projects and speed them up a ... -
Optimized (in size) Z80 simulatorI am evaluating Z80 simulators to try to create a tool to analyse z80 programs. I'd like to start with a simple register coverage tool and t-state cy…
... of variables at the start of my program and ... that's before you even start to consider weird program ... example, from Basic). But not if it sets it at start up. You ... the program flow. From LD IX,100 up to LD A,( ... address or from IX you know that it is not in ... -
Must be missing the point - machine code... Hi Folks, Trying my hand at machine code again but falling at the first hurdle. I hand crafted the following to run at address 62000 and the co…
... "]Where does one get Spin from? What is the latest version ... "]Spin version 0.666[/url] from here at WoS. There's ... /> You launch the assembler from the tools menu. If you're using ... to get them up and working. I'm not a modern developer ... -
Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …
... : I have the speccy hooked up via RF to a crt ... contacts that don't line up correctly with a stereo jack ... it.[/quote]
If the Spectrum does not "hear" a strong signal ... ), you will also hear nothing from the Spectrum's internal speaker.
Where does the BASIC program sit 48K Spectrum memory?Hi there First post so be gentle, I've had a spectrum since the 80's and have recently started programming it for fun again. I wrote the followin…
... how it does that is not down to a bit of ... can only add and subtract; not multiply. To multiply, you have ... will miss the 33 and start on the 0, which means ... can make them copy to/from a different patch of memory ... POKE it with a number from 175 up to 247 in steps ...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 …
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I have finally come up with an idea that combines ... the metal flap under the Spectrum did not have the rigidity of ... "chassis rigidity" from front to back of this Opus/Spectrum "combo".
from the rest of its case ...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 …
... are nothing if they cover up the truth . The truth is ... "mono-coque" benefit did not run from front to back. And now ... , from "front to back" along the entire depth of the Opus Spectrum ... : "Should the flanges be up or down facing? Up facing flanges , the ...ZX Spin and a question or two......Not really used Spin before since Spectaculator covers everything I need - except now I have need of an easy to use assembler. Downloaded several, n…
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Spin does start, but the image is very ... documentation on how to set up the config file that ... Also when I close Spin from full screen, all I can ... my desktop, so it's not closing properly on exit. ... and one just wouldn't start up. So I thought I' ...
