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“Incorrectly” nested FOR NEXT loopsWay back when I was young, and I was experimenting with BASIC programming, I had to try some of the things that you are not supposed to do. This incl…
... . This included mis-using FOR NEXT loops including the kind of ... A,B
40 NEXT A
50 NEXT B
[/code ... behaviour in ZX81 and ZX Spectrum BASIC, as I myself did ... -
Elon Musks's Blastar (Conversion)Back in 1984, the 12 year old Elon Musk wrote a rudimentary video game for his SpectraVideo SV-328 (another Z80 Microcomputer) [url="https://www.t…
... recreate it for the ZX-Spectrum as the first step towards ... />
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Key Materials ,Concepts , and Ideas for DIY Cases For ZX Spectrum Interfaces.In the 1980's ZX Spectrum Interfaces were largely supplied "cased up" or encased . Nowadays often they are not as they are usually sold as bare PCBs.…
In the 1980's ZX Spectrum Interfaces were largely supplied ... referring to the type used next to guttering on houses) . ... physical-old-style-retro-zx-spectrum-infrequently-and-effectively#latest"] ... -old-style-retro-zx-spectrum-infrequently-and-effectively#latest[/ ... -
Al's Spectrum Annual 2021Hi everyone, after last year’s positive reception, I published my new Spectrum Annual. 52 pages of game reviews, a report on the Next, an article o…
... reception, I published my new Spectrum Annual.
52 pages of ... reviews, a report on the Next, an article on the[i ... -
Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…
... C routine for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was for ... retroprogramming.com/2017/04/zx-spectrum-scanline-flood-fill.html"] ... .com/2017/04/zx-spectrum-scanline-flood-fill.html< ... RANDOMIZE USR 63488
510 NEXT i
520 STOP< ... a=a+1
9070 NEXT n
9080 GO ... -
Killed Until Dead - Spectrum 128K versionI first got hold of this game about the same time as the film "Clue" started being shown on TV, and there was a "Miss Marple" series on TV, followed …
... RAM bank on the 128K Spectrum. However, this is made complicated ... the neck!
The next thing to have a stab ... -
Spectrum 40Details are slowly coming together for the biggest Spectrum event yet! Spectrum 40 will take place at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on 30th April next…
... for the biggest Spectrum event yet!
Spectrum 40 will take ... in Walsall on 30th April next year (sad the week before ... -
Wanted: Game testers for Spectrum to Microsoft Excel portSo there I was one day at work, filling in spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel as usual when I idly thought, "Hey, if I made the cells small enough, they…
... could simulate pixels on a Spectrum display!" Well, several months down ... ported one of the early Spectrum strategy games to Microsoft Excel ... hides these to simulate a Spectrum display. I'll include a ... for testing sometime in the next couple of weeks. -
Built a ZX Spectrum that works, but can't get the upper RAM to work?Like the title says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it boots, but it doesn't see the upper 32k of RAM. When it boots, the lower 16k works f…
... title says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it ... get .6 volts on my Spectrum+ with a 6A board.< ... the same as my working Spectrum+. Then again, I don ... GO SUB 8
5 NEXT a
6 PRINT “ ... with "done", same as my Spectrum +
Anyway ... -
Console frameworkStill working on Specotron, but at the point where working out the diagonal lines collision is not good at beer o'clock. In the meantime I've knoc…
... console framework to make the spectrum look like a proper computer ... ]
; Console functions for ZX Spectrum
ORG #6000
inc l ; next line of font
ld ... -
Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…
... ' usually is part of another 60+ games that end up going ... some affinity to our beloved spectrum and must understand what we ... titles ever released for the spectrum now....i know your listening ... are in charge of the next update..
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did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... 's Writing adventures for ur spectrum. good book!
4 ... 90 : LET B(N)=N : NEXT N : REM Numbering balls
60 LET X=X-1 : REM ... : REM Print value and take next ball until empty
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Speccy machine code info where is it?Recently I've been trying to learn Z80 and I've managed to make limited progress (some of my routines even compile now!) but I seem to be having trou…
... to get started programming the Spectrum. Most of it depends on ... to 22527: poke z,255: next z
If you ... 18508,0
POKE 18764,60
POKE 19020,66
POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…
... see Chapter 25 of the Spectrum manual ( system variables):
60 NEXT N
You can ...Spectrum 128 Graphics - A missed opportunity?The Spectrum 128 is my favourite model of the Spectrum - the pinnacle of the Sinclair miracle before it was hijacked by Amstrad. But I can't help thi…
... /> Few people realise that the Spectrum can display more than its ... 10,10;INK;"B"
60 OVER 0
What ... colour with a simple FOR NEXT counting loop you can cycle ...+D/Disciple games archive?Hi all, Having finally got my disciple to work, I'm starting to have a look at hacking multiload games. Is there any archive on the web with games t…
... m a complete newbie to spectrum hacking. I'll read ... 8f1f = 36639 to load the next level from tape. The first ... ed,$fb). On a real Spectrum, this is a do-nothing ... ld a,h
cp #60
ld a,(#719c)
Spectrum ROM reappears in the ...Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …
... of Alcohol, Dope, Tobbaco and Spectrum AY music, just to keep ... that you do with the Spectrum... I found that interesting...
60 but apperently not) to about ... seen as by this time next year it`ll be approaching ...SpectaculatorWill there be an update for this fantastic emulator soon? It's been quite a while since the last one :)
... is scarce ;)
The next major release will support reading ... is revolutionary as far as Spectrum emulators go).
I ... /10 sectors per track) in ~60 seconds so it's pretty ... exclusively on those after the next release.
Regards,< ...How the hell does this work then??[url="http://www.dslextreme.com/users/exstatica/psychic.swf"]http://www.dslextreme.com/users/exstatica/psychic.swf[/url]
... ;"Please wait - Initialising"
60 DIM a(100):\
LET ... RND*20)+1
90 NEXT f
100 PRINT AT ... 7; BRIGHT 1;" The Psychic Spectrum "
140 PRINT :\
...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... to be printed before the next keyword.
Bit 1: This ...Pocket Clive - 2 QuestionsHello, I've just started using Pocket Clive on my iPaq pocket PC, excellent emulator BTW. 1. I have just wrote a small BASIC program to randomly pi…
... Logan & O'Hara Spectrum ROM Disassembly shows the routine ...
60 LET a(i)=i
70 NEXT i
150 PRINT
160 NEXT i
Lottery2. ... /> 180 PRINT
190 NEXT i
200 STOP
NEXT C
220 RETURN
You've got the Programming skills, I've got the Ideas lets make lots of moneyYou know those tank games, one tank on either side of a hill where you choose angle of fire and strength, well can someone tell the the BASIC instruc…
... t=0 TO 18
60 LET x=v*COS (a ... /> 90 NEXT t
Bear in mind that the spectrum works ... mirrored in Y on the spectrum).
D ...Amazing Short Type-InsHey all ! Been having some pretty stressfull days lately so I tought I would type in some games. There was a very nice type-in book here in Slovenia…
... ;"Please wait - Initialising"
60 DIM a(100): LET c ... number and remember the symbol next to it."''"BASin will ... 7; BRIGHT 1;" The Psychic Spectrum "
140 PRINT : FOR ...Key press to ASCII valueI need a bit of code that will give me an ASCII value when the key is pressed. I only really need a-z. I tried using the following code but it only s…
... a ; on to the next key index
dec ... b ; on to the next key row
jp ... SHIFT
defb 94,92,60,91,93 ; ~ | \ { }
Spectrum font. As I'm ...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…
... a better keyboard model the next year and pushed for an ... another year or two. The Spectrum+, Spectrum 128 or 2068 would not ... NTSC they have less time (60 vs 50 fps) plus the ...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…
... dozen vendors will survive the next five years. At the moment ... NTSC they have less time (60 vs 50 fps) plus the ... flicker-free graphics on the Spectrum also worked despite the differing ... change in display quality. The Spectrum emulator cartridge that allows the ...Not so BRIGHTOk, on the Spectrum I'm a crayon man so I don't know much about the coding. If I create a graphic in, say, SevenUp or TommyGun and the graphic is not…
... READ a: POKE n,a: NEXT n
30 DATA 33 ... ,249,13,32,246
60 DATA 201
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Spectrum memory, just change the value ...48k one dead, one dodgyhello everyone. I have 2 48k spectrum +'s (the one with the QL case). Both boards have issue 3B on them near the speaker. The first will power up …
... scope off an ebayer for 60 quid - if you're willing ... working on my first Spectrum repair. My next one will be to ...Little character trouble with BASinWell, I'm having some trouble loading fonts into the speccy with BASIC, using BASin r13 for an easier job. When I run code, such as this example... …
... 're trying to POKE the Spectrum ROM, this is READ ONLY ... /> 60 FOR F=64000 TO 64767: READ A: POKE F,A: NEXT ... DATA 56,44,44,44,60,44,60,28
[LEFT]and ...
