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TAP files for the TS 2068Hi, just recently bought a TS 2068 and found "Taper" on the web. Downloaded it and began to use it only to discover that it would not open TS 2068 fi…
... then reload them later and start up the BBS again.
< ... as it was not compatible with the Spectrum and its software ... and unmodified TS2068, BASIC code from Spectrum machines was nearly 98% compatible ... machine code software usually did not work if they had ... -
WOS and copright[url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29646.html"]http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29646.html[/url]
... readers. The 1980s Sinclair Spectrum has not exactly been current for ...
like the jerks who start fights just because they are ... a distinction because they suffer from mild retardation.
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unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
... "different" titles for c64 ( including not just games but everything ) i ... images of spectrum software collection ( no, neither is the one from WOS ... good number the other does not, although most are the ... and a custom frontend to start up the game with a preview ... -
Spectrum Vs Amiga - Last chance!!!Amiga 60% Spectrum 40% The poll ends tomorrow. Come on folks, this is your last chance to vote! Just in case anyone is wondering (and worried) - no…
I'm not trying to justify a ... first, until i thought the Spectrum was treated unfairly, which ... pound for pound the Spectrum won in my humblest opinion ... Micromart spoke of the Spectrum referring to the 48k ... they ran through the Amigas from the 1000 upto the ... -
Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
... . you'll just end up always asking why. you ... />
So i start looking online wondering what the ... 'll probably just end up getting an old playstation ... tell liked or grew up when games were good ... Spectrum was not, little if nothing could be done about it from ... -
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…
... anon not to take advantage but because I was posting from an ... />
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play spectrum on gba, use foon
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Sync-buzzer, interrupts and general confusionBeen wittering on about this in the Misc group, but thought it was best discussed here. Basically been trying to recreate the Sid-Sound effect from A…
... cycle of this tone (the Spectrum does not have).
... I'm about to put up a hastily assembled tutorial that ... not a complete low-level discussion but it's a start ... of the popular Spectrum soundtrackers (including PT3) are available from Sergei Bulba ... -
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…
... / line out" option through the menu. Switch this option to LINE ... out from your amp, although you will have to turn it up ... I only know Sony) do NOT have this function, only the ... my recently-purchased-from-ebay Spectrum 48k (cobbled together from working bits of ... -
So who plays PS2, Xbox & GameCube games?I'm still into gaming in a big way, how about you guys?
... own PC I'll start emulating speccy again and ... for the spectrum is being developed. i keep up with ... within the basic program, not loaded as code. alot ... wouldnt win, and im not sure if it qualifies ... cool. ive learned some stuff from these programs.
Bootable emulator?Just had a look at the page of the 'bootable emulator' by Emanuele. Sadly, the translation from Italian to English by Babel Fish leaves much to be de…
... MIC Spectrum ports not yet emulated (ie: 25% of Spectrum hardware not yet ... the computer does not attempt to boot from the floppy, change ... systems!Should the choice menu not appear, press and keep ... resolved.
You should start the program creaistr.bas, ...i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... Stupid.
This means start small, and keep your ... write in basic and are not performance driven.
... best RPG on the spectrum, your doomed to failure ... You get experience by DOING not by READING or people ... you try to learn from higher up the tree. Trying ...emuzwinyeah i ran my game and i can't get back to the programming screen bit! when i used to have a speccy i'd just bang the keyboard a few times and it'd …
... minimized to tray, pops up a menu now (with Exit and ... .g. state was reloaded from drop-down menu.
[-] Loading ... "48 BASIC" menu item was selected in the Spectrum menu, following Reset were ... [*] When Reset, ROM image does not restored now, so if you ...Elite 3Ok..being a total comp dumbo - with what emulators can i use Elite 3 from the WOS archive?
... this emulator and therefore do not use it. TR-DOS ... />
a) from the menu "File", select "New -> Spectrum-128";
b ... ) either select "Open" from the "File" menu, or ... while a menu will appear. Press 1 to start playing, 2 ...Sound DreamJust daydreaming, don't beat me for this, if any of you assembler guru's (especially emulator developers) ever are in need of new ideas, it would be…
... having to write a program from scratch to get ( hypothetically, depending ... another version, or start up Amos/Stos ( which is not the point, i ... comparatively similar to a recoloured spectrum game
... is a ...Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... when they took over) games, not least because of the great ... Software house
C-TECH (not many games but all a ... will sit and listen to from start to finish - PING PONG comes ... /> 17. Favourite old Spectrum magazine
CRASH (up to about late 1986 ...InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…
... it is low at the start of the last T state ... . On an unexpanded Spectrum, the byte read from the data bus in ... interfaces, although this information has not been confirmed) put random bytes ... 2 reliably is to set up a table of 257 identical ...Saboteur - Safe or secret place?Hello. Im sure many of you played Saboteur. When you are on the 1st floor (the floor you start), you can see a blocked ladder on a screen just before…
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Instructions.
Start a game but if you ... A on Spin) from the main menu or at any point ... ...
Q=UP, A=DOWN, O=LEFT, ... Also, you can not return to the start screen left of ... the aforementioned ladder and press UP... what's there?!?
Congratulations to Martijnfor a top Games TM interview! Colin
... /> gTM: What made you start up World of Spectrum?
MvdH: I ... such an active following. Being from The Netherlands, I really believed ... mind?
MvdH: I'm not convinced Activision did change its ... of the authors. We're not here to hurt the industry ...+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... was very effective, but far from foolproof
I assume ... all it does (after setting up the ROM/RAM stuff) is ... system variables (my own, not the Spectrum's). Return to BASIC, peek ... of tracks, reads every track from start (usually 0) to end (usually ...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…
... your own files that do not come from the z88dk repository. Anytime ... init.bat to set up the environment, and start up a unix shell ... sprites/software/sp1
cp spectrum-customize.asm customize.asm
You should open up and read the "spectrum-sp1.h" header ...TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …
... you can set it up from the options dialog under ... extra button on the Start up page, that allows you ... old problems dialog - not needed for new xml ... o Updated to some WinXP menu icons
o Fixed ... Now correctly copies any files not in the project folder ...Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
... br /> LIVES: south wales, not far from Newport
FAMILY: younger ... br /> FIRST OWNED A SPECCY: spectrum +3 in 1991 / 1992 ... /> SPECTRUM HARDWARE OWNED: where do I start.......at the moment, not much ... as i'm selling up. ...replacement +3 psuok, who would be kind enough to help an idiot build a replacement PSU for the +3 / +2a , from a PC power supply? Guesser has already helped out a gr…
... you need.
The Spectrum will draw just whatever it ... places about. It's not worth the risk imho.
from starting up prematurely, the power supply ... , the motherboard will refuse to start up the computer.
...The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... already have hardware available, why not use it? There will ... interpreted BASIC being available from boot up you've got something ... by launching a Spectrum emulation for running tape images from hard disk ... linux repositories is a good start. First step is a ...Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... of games that are not working with ZX Interface ... in a Spectrum +2B because it used RAM disk up to such ... block, I still do not fully understand where's the ... m wrong? the ZX Spectrum is unable to determine if ... is a transition from low to high, or from high to ...Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... 128k game into my 48k Spectrum, is the tape player ... in a Spectrum +2B because it used RAM disk up to such ... [/quote]
That's not up to the emulator to do ... m wrong? the ZX Spectrum is unable to determine ... a transition from low to high, or from high to ...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..…
... WITHIN the map you start. The above pokes change ... of the map, but not the position of the starting ... If you look up a tad from the bp you set ... go down (-6 for up) and 1 added if ... start menu try poking #74CC,8. That should start you 1 screen down from start ...ZXSpin 0.62 Available nowAs promised (and only a [i]little[/i] past the deadline) here is the latest version of ZXSpin. Many bugs have been fixed, and a few new features add…
... this? Is it sound out from my soundcard? If so, ... Spin outputs on a real Spectrum. Maybe I should just ... file anywhere?
From the What's new text ... believed, the 128k would never start up!" Do you mean "does ... way I can set up a menu bar across the top ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... calculate the next random number from the previous one, called ... write.
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First up we declare some temporary variables ... if "n" was not zero to start with and then decreases ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... to print numbers that line up in columns in the status ... to use a library function from spectrum.h, now is the time ... to the start of the C file if it is not already ... strlen() come from string.h (which you can look up in the ...
