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  • new ZX Boriel BASIC compiled game. The name is ESQUINAS (corners)I made a new game in ZX BORIEL compiled BASIC The name is ESQUINAS (CORNERS in english) is very "simple" You must only do 3 same UDGs in lin…

    ... game in ZX BORIEL compiled BASIC

    The name is ...
    maeloterkim maeloterkim February 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …

    ... able to type in a BASIC program using notepad or editor ... .
    However, loading in a basic file from notepad or zx ...
    rholduser rholduser March 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • im looking for a driving game done in basiclike this one: future racer. http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ficheros/concursos/2020_basic/futureracer.zip http://www.bytemaniacos.com/?page_id=…

    ... it was written in boriel basic, so it cannot be reverse ...
    digital digital May 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • Penetrator - Compiled Basic ?For clarity: The Melbourne House sideways scrolling 'shoot em up' game, a very good game for its time and it still plays relatively well today, with …

    ... I know) this was compiled Basic or part of it was ...
    spider spider July 2020 Games
  • Best compiled Basic game ?I was thinking about this before I posted the topic about Melbourne House's excellent Penetrator scrolly but held off, however a kind [url="https://w…

    ... into a list of complied Basic games perhaps.

    So ... there any other good compiled Basic games ? Of any type, does ... Kill (Mastertronic) as being compiled Basic. Although the former is quite ... that's a hybrid of Basic and assembly, and as far ...
    spider spider July 2020 Games
  • Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …

    ... to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter.

    BASIC.

    However, after searching ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
    48K 48K July 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC games that could be better if compiled?I was looking [url=https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57843/best-compiled-basic-game#latest]this thread[/url] and I was wondering is speed…

    ... forums/discussion/57843/best-compiled-basic-game#latest]this thread[/url ... speed advantages using a compiled BASIC could make games better. There ... I don't think compiled BASIC alone could work (instead ... 7 MHz).

    What BASIC games do you think could ...
    Zup Zup July 2020 Games
  • getting c nonsense in basic when trying to load a program through a string in +3 basicstrangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works withou…

    strangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works without an error. why is this?
    digital digital August 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…

    ... How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b]
    BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.

    I assume you can enter BASIC easily, for example using Basin ... (y,3)... Remember the spectrum basic has its Y coordinate first ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • An online basic emulator for spectrum basic?I was looking at some basic tutorials lately and I thought it would be fun to make a simple basic emulator for the spectrum basic, similar to http://…

    I was looking at some basic tutorials lately and I thought ... make a simple basic emulator for the spectrum basic, similar to http ... handle easy* spectrum basic and able to insert basic commands to it ...
    Timmy Timmy November 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • Manic Miner in Basic ?Hi, I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ? C…

    Hi,

    I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ?

    Cheers in advance
    Saboteur Saboteur July 2021 Games
  • ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…

    ... LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think ... just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought ... the use of Spectrum Basic is relevant to some ... an idea" about Spectrum BASIC itself is also useful.. ... UK software titles in BASIC that could be given ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC ##linersThere was a thread in the past that asked people to send 140character BASIC games (https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52743/) Does anyone …

    There was a thread in the past that asked people to send 140character BASIC games (https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52743/) Does anyone know where the entries are?
    Also, are there any 10liners contests specific for ZX spectrum BASIC?
    firelord firelord December 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Pascalated BASIC for those who do not have a Spectrum NextHere is a Pascalated BASIC converter for those who do not have a Spectrum Next: http://arcalusitana.fun/MuseuZX/Pascalated_BASIC/index.html

    Here is a Pascalated BASIC converter for those who do not have a Spectrum Next:

    http://arcalusitana.fun/MuseuZX/Pascalated_BASIC/index.html
    zarsoft zarsoft December 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…

    I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But ... little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were ... written exclusively in 128K BASIC without any machine Code ? ... decent software written using 128K BASIC .I wonder if this question ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2022 Games
  • BBC Basic on the ZX Spectrum - possible?I have never used a Cambridge Z88 - but I understand it was Z80 based and had a functionally equivalent version of BBC BASIC ( I'm guessing minus the…

    ... functionally equivalent version of BBC BASIC ( I'm guessing minus the ...
    dmsmith dmsmith March 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • Strongest aspect of Spectrum BASICWhat would you say is the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on other micros at the time. I think it might have been the Fun…

    ... the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on ... any other aspects of spectrum BASIC that were better than other ... BASIC variants on home micros? Was ...
    dmsmith dmsmith March 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • Any adventure game frameworks written BASIC ?I remember INPUT published a simple adventure game, with about ten locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program framework one co…

    ... . It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program ... Adventure Game frameworks written in BASIC. Also any commercial adventure games ... written in BASIC, back in the day?
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC Bug: DEF FN after REMHello all, Having mused the Spectrum ROM disassembly by Drs Logan ad O'Hara, I wondered about how good ZX BASIC was at locating the DEF FN when call…

    ... wondered about how good ZX BASIC was at locating the DEF ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz May 2022 BASIC
  • How to return to basic properly from ASMI am messing around with a fast stack copying routine. But I am getting "A: Invalid argument" error when I later return to basic. I know you h…

    ... when I later return to basic.

    I know you ... IY register before returning to basic but my code at the ... as IY when returning to basic. I think one of the ...
    Paradigm Shifter Paradigm Shifter July 2022 Development
  • 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…

    ... /> May I suggest using SE Basic as the basis of this ... been playing with the SE Basic in SPIN, and the non ... a troll through the SE BASIC source though - there's bound ... any. In the interests of speeding the whole thing up though ...
    Dunny Dunny December 2002 Games
  • New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…

    ... be pure BASIC or BASIC with few MC routines for speeding things up ... ) accepted are:
    BASIC games
    compiled BASIC games
    games in ... uses extended versions of BASIC like MEGA BASIC, BETA BASIC
    any combination ...
    Fikee Fikee May 2004 Games
  • Splat!how many levels does it feckin' have? ive been playing it and saving snapshots after every level, so far ive done 1-7 then the level stays on 7 but …

    ... .
    This happened every time, speeding up at every pass until ... game is written in Speccy Basic with varoous pokes, so you ...
    mpaulj mpaulj August 2004 Games
  • Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…

    ... who are churning out good BASIC (a decidedly more popular stream ... Chess could do with some speeding up (as well as other ... speeds up as well!), many BASIC games!
    Arjun Arjun April 2006 Emulators
  • Oh so BRIGHT!What is the SLOWEST way to change the attribute area to BRIGHT? It has to be legit! No meaningless instructions or doing stuff for the sake of it. …

    ... the disastrous side effect of speeding up the code.

    BASIC and writing the program in ...
    monty.mole monty.mole November 2006 Development
  • Benchmark timeWell, the BASIC benchmark posted in Creative Computing back in the 80s came up as a topic on the AtariAge forums. The article is available online an…

    ... definitions and redefinitions. Sinclair basic maintains a clean variable ... when declared. Sinclair basic performs string slicing and ... numbers. Another less than optimal BASIC implementation.[/QUOTE]
    < ... made on the Spectrum speeding things up almost 50%. ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous December 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…

    ... at this in good ol' BASIC.

    It fills attributes ... BASIC gurus that fancy a challenge could have a bash at speeding ... -optimal solution there is for BASIC. Anyone like to make any ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • New game from CEZGS: Mariano the Dragon in Capers in CitylandHi all, here we come with another game for our Spectrums! Mariano, the Pink Dragon, has to face an incredibly difficult mission. All his friends hav…

    ... was made because the compiled basic was too slow drawing screens ... made a huge difference, so speeding it up even more ain ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain May 2008 Games
  • 'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…

    ... " from BASIC.

    I had another thought on speeding up the ... ourselves to a 100% pure BASIC program). I could presumably use ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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