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Wanderers Chained in the Dark incompatible with the +2A model, is there any possible fix?This excellent game from 2014 seems to be not compatible with the +2A model: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/49787/ Would the…
[quote="velesoft;912200"]You must set USR0 mode: in +3 basic write USR 0 and LOAD ""[/quote]
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Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
[b]Wanderers Chained In The Dark:[/b] type USR0 at the +3 BASIC prompt before loading the game, or use [url="http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zxfix/WanderersChainedInTheDark(PATCHED).zip"]this[/url] version made by me. -
When games had very little or no sound ...We all know the Speccy often got ridiculed for its shortcomings like colour clash, and another factor was the lack of music in most 48k games. It jus…
... /> There's an emulator for Spectrum + 2A/+3, with several games, so ... -
Reading Disks via ASMI'm hoping to port my Amstrad game to the spectrum (See the link in my sig for info) I will be targeting the 128 and +3 - the game will not work on …
... wrote a program for the +3 in Z80 assembler so that ... on page 210 of the +3 manual can be called easily ... n/a, returns m(16,3) : page,start,end
... TXT" section and click on "+3 BASIC DOS_Demo". Also on there is ... .zip plus some other +3 DOS routines. -
The ZX Spectrum as a Business MachineMaybe it is time to treat this"business" side of the Spectrum more seriously . What spurred me int action was the arrival in the post today (from Eb…
... fully working and with a 3.5" floppy rather than Microdrives ... /> [/quote]
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+2 grey booting in 48k modeI have been doing some research here after reading in spanish magazine microhobby a modification that allows the +2 to boot straight into 48k mode: …
... switched to 48K mode via Basic and the few I tried ... />
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ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …
... forget to ask on +2/+3 mode can see the MMC ... /> can i access MMC from +3 basic? and if yes how wat ... -
+2 grey booting in 48k modeI have been doing some research here after reading in spanish magazine microhobby a modification that allows the +2 to boot straight into 48k mode: …
... /> Similar to just entering SPECTRUM in 128K Basic really I suppose.
Spectrum.
The first way ... that contain two 16k/48k Spectrum ROM images, only the 16k ... now have a 16k/48k Spectrum ROM machine.
With ... -
Confused whether I have a +2A or +2B?I opened up my newly acquired black +2A and what I see is that it's an Amstrad Z0833 Issue 2 board from 1988 . I was changing the resistor to make th…
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40092 Spectrum +2A/+3 ROM A v4.0 English ...
40093 Spectrum +2A/+3 ROM B v4.0 English ... .1 English
40094 Spectrum +2A/+3 ROM A v4.0 Spanish ... .1 Spanish
40101 Spectrum +2A/+3 ROM B v4.0 Spanish ... -
It's a Pixel THING - recent retrogaming Youtube channelHi, guys! I've recently started my own YouTube channel "[B]It's a Pixel THING[/B]" where I do weekly videos about retrogaming (Spectrum, Amiga, DOS)…
... Disk Drive of a ZX Spectrum 128K +3[/b]! It may come ... .youtube.com/user/ThePixelTHING"]ZX SPECTRUM 128K +3: Replacing the DRIVE BELT ... -
What can I do with this donated Spectrum?Hi All Recently I was given a modified Speccy +2 to join my 8-64bit collection of retro computers/consoles. It took me a while to get up to speed…
... The boot process of the +3, and hence also of ... Drive A: on an unexpanded +3) - if found it loads ... DISK" which must be a BASIC program; if found, it ... which is
3: start the tape loader
3 BASIC, (ERR_SP) always points to ... -
Some questions about the Timex TC2048/TC2068I have been doing some research about the specs of these 2 machines but I suppose it would be better to ask for advice in the forum since I have neve…
... will not work on ZX Spectrum Issue 3-6. This is due ... -
Custom Menus on the ZX Spectrum +3Today, my Friends, i have the pleasure of presenting a program i have written which gives a set of custom menus on the +3. The main features of my p…
[quote="Claudius;924632"]Good work! I really like it. =D> [/quote]
Just wait and see what the future will bring ;)
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ZX DEV 2017 RetroforceAlthough a little early, considering the January deadline, we have finished our competition entry for the 2017 ZX DEV conversion competition. Our gam…
By the way, if you want your game to run on the Spectrum +2A/+3, check the third link in my signature. -
Atari (kempston) joystick adapter to Sinclair pinoutWhile going through one of my boxes filled with hardware bits I found the joystick adapter I used with the +2: [img]https://i.imgur.com/tlBHTco.jp…
[b][u]Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2, +3 Joystick Port Pin-out[/u][/ ... (confirmed connected via track)
3 - not used, not connected on ... going to pins 1 or 3. Same for the schematic. Same ... for the +3 service manual.
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Strange behaviour in very simple ASM program.Someone sent me this and it shows something strange. Here's the BASIC listing [code] 10 CLEAR 32999 20 FOR n=33000 TO 33009 30 READ a: POKE n,a …
Okay so do it in +3 BASIC in an emulated +3 and it runs fine. Do it in a +2A and it resets. Very weird! :D -
How do I convert a .z80 snapshot to a tape file?I've been fiddling with this for a while but can't get it to work reliably. I use Marvin to write short BASIC and assembly programs that uses .z80 in…
... , you simply execute the SAVE command in BASIC, then choose Save As ... few lines of code in BASIC dedicated to just that. The ... /> When I was reviving the BASIC version of [i]Yankee[/i ... -
Can you tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting?Can someone tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting? I yet only successfully tried games with QWERTY-Mode s…
... that does full screen 1.3.3 (I think).And there ... Spectrum (1.3.6) .So I unistalled 1.3.6 to get 1,3.3 ... could not find a Recreated Spectrum keyboard option . I am ... screen and with a Recreated Spectrum option in the Menu ( ... in thinking that 1.3.6 only offers a ... -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
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On the Spectrum, when we use the term ... In 1987, Amstrad released the Spectrum +3 and later the +2A, and ... people, determined that the Spectrum +2A/+3 did in fact have ... programmed in assembly on the Spectrum. Besides, this is probably ... -
INTERFACE 2 - light versionSmall interface (adapter) compatible with INTERFACE 2. Contain only slot for IF2 cartridges and reset button (for rubber speccy). Not contain joystic…
... ;666365]Is it compatible with Spectrum +2A/+3?[/QUOTE]
No ... then is unusable with +2A/+3 models. But I can add ... switch for compatibility with +2A/+3[/quote]
I know it ... the compatibility switch for + 2A / + 3?
Or at least explain ... -
INTERFACE 2 - light versionSmall interface (adapter) compatible with INTERFACE 2. Contain only slot for IF2 cartridges and reset button (for rubber speccy). Not contain joystic…
Have a look there: [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Interface/Interface2_Circuitry.htm"]
ZX Interface 2[/url]
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It's a Pixel THING - recent retrogaming Youtube channelHi, guys! I've recently started my own YouTube channel "[B]It's a Pixel THING[/B]" where I do weekly videos about retrogaming (Spectrum, Amiga, DOS)…
... history of the [b]ZX Spectrum 128K +3[/b] and, also, point ... machine!
[b]ZX Spectrum 128K +3 :: HISTORY & GAMES | It ... -
ZEsarUX 6.1 BETAHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX BETA version 6.1. You can download it from the usual beta url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/files/…
... reference point. A ZX Spectrum Issue 3 uses the average of the ... -
Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... specific games written in BASIC. But 128k BASIC was a different ... to prefer a 48k version BASIC program over a 128k ... BASIC program.
The point is that the original 128k spectrum ... ran 128k BASIC programs slower than ... -
Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... specific games written in BASIC. But 128k BASIC was a different ... to prefer a 48k version BASIC program over a 128k ... BASIC program.
The point is that the original 128k spectrum ... ran 128k BASIC programs slower than ... -
Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... specific games written in BASIC. But 128k BASIC was a different ... to prefer a 48k version BASIC program over a 128k ... BASIC program.
The point is that the original 128k spectrum ... ran 128k BASIC programs slower than ... -
Dead +3 - Helps!!!!!Okay, just got a +3. It worked fine, apart from two things:- 1) clicking disc not reading discs 2) audio issue I bought a replacement belt. I ca…
... you can use it with +3 BASIC. Cable is pretty easy to ... it, just listen to a +3 against a grey +2 to ... hear how bad the +3 really is without the mod ... better but at least the +3 gets a lot closer. -
Keyboard reading questionOkay, here's a weird one. I have to elaborate a bit: In the 90s I coded quite a lot of stuff, but I haven't done so in 20 years. There was a hidde…
... Issue 2 and 3 of the original Spectrum 48K will set ... it.
Few Spectrum games suffer from this (and ... the Spectrum has its own limitations in ... mode on an emulated Spectrum +2A/+3. It requires that you ... [/i] detect 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. So ... -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... people, determined that the Spectrum +2A/+3 did in fact have the ... 't discover the +2A & +3 had a floating bus...
extra colours on the +2a/+3i recently did a mod on my rgb connector so i could get a bright signal. then i realised if i left out 1 or 2 of the resistors i would get extra colo…
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'Spectrum +2A/+3 RGB colour outputs require additional ...
