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Aliens versus Predator (the games)We talk about other first person shooters on here, but we rarely mention AvP 1 or 2. I know these games didn't get the recognition that they deserved…
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Reason for FLASH attribute?Is it known why Sinclair choose to implement the flash bit in hardware? Since flashing could be easily done with code when needed it seems quite un…
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Database design?Hello, chaps.. This has nothing to do with the Speccy (eh? Ed), but I'm looking for a little advice.. I'm currently doing an inventory of different…
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InterfaceHi I'm building a spectrum emulator. I've tried to build it as modular as possible, for example I have a zx class that have input and output devices…
... as modular as possible, for example I have a zx class ... .
A "device" could for example be a keyboard or kempston ... .
The interface 1 for example.
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Release years often wrong?For many games the "Year of release" section often bears little relation to when the advertisements and reviews appeared, and I assume they wouldn't …
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How did games started with LOAD "" CODE auto-start?Some early games (l remember for example [B]Galaxians[/B] from 1982) was loaded with LOAD "" CODE, which in one single block first loaded the loading…
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Q. on loading screens with "cracked by..." on them.1. I have noticed a few loading screens on WoS with "Cracked by so-and-so" ... is that kosher or is it a slap in the face of the original authors? E…
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Why can't I use the keyboard?Playing some old Speccy games recently, there's a fair number that ask you to enter your name using the joystick (Trashman for example). Why not let …
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How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
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1st game with password system or save-game optionWhat was the first Spectrum game with password system (letting you to continue playing from for example level 5) and first game with save-game option?
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What PS2 games would be good for 2 player japes?My girlfriend has very kindly bought me a PS2 for my birthday to replace my old, creaking PS1 (we're nothing if not up to date with these modern gami…
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After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
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External access to magazine scansMartijn, I've taken the first steps to adding a Source/Reference index to my ZX81 site (I've indexed SU issue 1 as a starting point). For the ref…
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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…
... using the next version of z88dk (1.7) due ... problems in the current z88dk that is being fixed ... current cvs version of z88dk because of several additions ... people familiar with how z88dk C works and to ... create some exposure to z88dk's spectrum libraries.
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Speccy Popeye vs. Wikipedia info irrelevant to each other?I noticed that [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003830"]Popeye[/URL] has a link to Wikipedia about this game ... except it tec…
Childhood strange obsessionsWell, off on a tangent from the white dog shit thread... there were the strange childhood obsessions which were pretty arbitrary and maybe a little o…
... bit that held it, for example, a "magadeen" was one of ...007 James Bond titlesHi all, in the database we have some 007 James Bond titles, for example (so that I am not listing all of them: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…
... 007 James Bond titles, for example (so that I am not ...Job Hunting and slave tradersI went into work on Monday and packed my job in (home before 10.00, not hanging around) so I have been talking to the slave traders this week. Why i…
... asking for?.
For example part of a job description ...Platform Game Designer 2?I've started tinkering around with some code today and have decided upon a number of handy little features that it would be nice to have. For the li…
... 3-key platformer to, for example, a ladders-and-levels affair ...Plus2B modHi all, Been tinkering with a few ideas on a Spectrum+2B The idea being what if I want to load a program direct from the PC to the Spectrum? It cant …
... don`t last forever.
Example PC direct to the Spectrum ...cant format answereHi all, I am writing a short basic program that will convert a frequency to a length. 10 print "Spectrum antenna length conversion." 20 let w = 468 …
... /f
So for example if I input 27.500 ... answer to a short one example 17.01
I have ...I.P. Addressable equipmentThis is an appeal to the circuit board guys. One of my projects currently at work is to research the viability of making some of our products I.P. Ad…
... the power sequencers, so for example someone on the other side ...text routineI want to write an adventure in basic, and instead of a writing out a description for each location i want to use a kind of text compression routine …
... up the description
example program:
5 REM Setup ...+3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…
... of the stored data - for example, I would expect it to ...Ascii TableDear All, Anybody knows where can I find an Ascii Table for the zx? I would like to know which charcaters are for example like carriage return (10?…
Dear All,
Anybody knows where can I find an Ascii Table for the zx?
I would like to know which charcaters are for example like carriage return
(10?)
Thanks in advance.
DevwebclChange to Top 100 Games format?Morning folks I was thinking last night that it would be a great idea to maybe revamp the Top 100 Spectrum Games, maybe expand it to 250 like the IM…
... popular/downloaded puzzle game for example.
What do you ...I woke up this morning and wanted it sooo bad!I woke up this morning next to my girlfriend and the first thing that came into my mind was.... "I wanna play R-Type II on the Spectr…
... day for the machines. For example IK+ for the XL is ...Removal of junk filesIm after a program that is able to remove junk files. For example when you install a program the setup program and temp files usually end up in Docum…
... to remove junk files. For example when you install a program ...
