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How does the Speccy deal with the Character Set?Hi All, Can anyone spare a little time to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the Speccy interprets and retrieves Characters to print on …
... beyond that. Each character then (obviously) lies in a series that follows ... to believe that the method of printing a sentence/word to screen ... up the start address of each character within the character memory area and ... -
funeral of a biker fried in Bedford todayA member of my bike club died last month. His funeral is today. I'm off in just over an hour to meet up with club members. Pete was also active in t…
A member of my bike club died last ... , British Legion, Serv etc, a large turnout of bikes is expected. The ... open to all celebration of life has been postponed by ... -
The Best Use Of In-Game Extras.Inspired by the "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24552"]In-Game Physics[/URL]" thread I was wondering which games you li…
... to climb up on a ledge. Usually a character just jumps but ... there are a few games where ... />
There were plenty of extra "behaviours" in Terramex (had ... getting shot out of a cannon (three different ways of doing it ... -
The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
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Best port of a non-Spectrum game:[/B] R ... sprite enabled bread box!
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Best Spectrum version of a ... Board game:[/B] Psion Scrabble, a fantastic ... /> Most Iconic Spectrum games character (the one you most associate ... -
playing games online with an Xbox 360, well just the one game, call of duty - wawi play this all the time cos its ace. my internet speed isn't the fastest, and i can see where it falls down, like it will start to jerk the charac…
... around or throw me out of the game.
but ... all the matches. like my character isn't shooting properly. eg ... running smoothly. it's a bit of a pain as i don't ... -
Vague Memory of a GameI am trying to remember the name of this game. I think it is a Spectrum game as I think I actually remember the color clash! I think it played on a…
... the name of this game. I think it is a Spectrum game ... it played on a single screen. There were lots of WWII type ... the various planes were all a different single colour (hence the ... colour clash). It's not a lot to go on I ... -
Volunteers for a Speccy news twitter stream?It bothers me a bit that with the slowdown of activity on raww.org, there's no regularly-updated English-language source of Speccy news on the intern…
It bothers me a bit that with the slowdown of activity on raww ... can just write a 140-character tweet on the spur of the moment ... important thing - there's a whole load of activity in Spain and ... probably wouldn't give a huge amount of benefit over visiting the ... -
Hello from a new forum user!Hi folks. This is just a post of introduction -- to say a little about me and my interest in the (World of) Spectrum. I've recently acknowledged to…
... This is just a post of introduction -- to say a little about ... unclimbed, with just a few of my greasy fingermarks on ... and the first beginnings of a couple of Z80 libraries underway.
sprite library, plus, perhaps more unexpectedly ... -
"Spectrum Scene" from "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" (1986)Here is a link to the clip: [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9IT95k1UoM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9IT95k1UoM[/URL] I remember when wathi…
Here is a link to the clip: [URL=" ... to know
the name of the car game the Andy ... 'm fairly sure that a copy of The Never Ending Story can ... /> be seen to the right of the computer. But there seems ... -
Jonathan Cauldwell writes.I also found this in me old archives, which was actually written by Jonathan Cauldwell. Again, typos and editorial tags included for authenticity ;-)…
... br /> The screen consists of a 256x192 pixel monochrome display with ... . Sometimes a trigger event will cause a series of unconnected little ... a sprite is to move two pixels per frame, then that character' ... making a sprite dip one pixel in height for a couple of ... -
Need a names of a gamesHello, [U]First one:[/U] There`s a little tower on the picture at the main page of this site, right under big S in "Spectrum". Remind me the name pl…
... one:[/U]
There`s a little tower on the picture ... at the main page of this site, right under big ... :[/U]
There`s a kind of platformer. I remember only this ... -
"Up to 80% of violent criminals turned to crime because computer games"According to China (that well known bastion of openness and human rights), or at least the official China news people: [[COLOR=Red]Note: if you can'…
... COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]In a program titled "Confession of a Murderer -- Focus on ... addiction-woes"]shut down dozens of online games[/URL] designed ... series told the story of a 14-year-old girl purportedly influenced by ... one-night stands and the girl to have had two ... -
Jet Set Willy sprite evilities.Hello everyone. I am currently trying my hand at modding Jet Set Willy, but there is a big problem - I can't use half of the sprites. I am using JSWE…
... editor, and select a sprite, there's a big list of hexadecimal numbers with ... has four sprites of pliers, and four sprites of a spinning book thingy ... . I can't find a way ... earth do I change the sprite so that only the ... -
How would you win ?1m in a Spectrum virtual reality challenge?Imagine, if you will, a strange opportunity in which you have been selected to play a virtual reality challenge game pitting your wits against the pr…
... your wits against the prospect of a ?1m prize. Through the ... will be transported within a Spectrum game of your choice (see caveats ... game as the principal character. It's sort of 'Avatar' meets 'The ... remain stationary or hide in a corner will result in your ... -
Ever missed the obvious in a game?I felt like another go at [B]Ant Attack[/B] tonight, after trying to rescue all 10 girls for the last 25+ years. Every time I played I got to a simi…
... to a similar point - a girl that was (I thought) inaccessible because of being ... -
GG AllinJust been reading up on this total nutter ! [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gg_allin[/url] Saw a few interviews on youtube (even one on an early …
... Springer), guys a total nutcase ! He was a punk rock singer ... ott (its okay to get a girl from the audience and rape ... etc, just seems like one of the first 'shock' musicians, Marilyn ... viewing !
Seems a very interesting character to say the least ... -
Jonathan CreekI meant to post about the Jonathan Creek episode from a few weeks ago, but never got around to it, and since no one else did (as far as I know) then …
... the murder of the younger brother, the girl wasn't exactly a willing ... us any more idea of her true character than this. And we ... don't see enough of the ... writer to really judge his character either.
A tidy loader for minigamesThe minigame competition doesn't permit the use of separate loaders like [code]10 LOAD "": RAND USR 32768[/code] The loader must be included in the b…
... doesn't permit the use of separate loaders like
... people have written all sorts of monstrosities, including hacked [b] ... case)
9 239 Length of variable (in bytes)
... in the Spectrum character set that takes a single numeric argument ...Help with the name of a FilmI remember back in the mid 90's i saw a film one night but cant remember what it was called but do remember bits of it and was wondering if anyone wo…
... teens camp with hopes of stopping him becoming a criminal when he ... his mum had tons of different brands of cigarettes and chain smoked ... kid and his friend steal a piece of the councillors Harley Davidson ... and throws all of her different packs of cigs out the ...Trying to remember the name of a game...Hi, all! I used to play a game 20 years ago that I liked a lot... I can't remember the name. The idea of the game was like this: You control a creat…
... You control a creature that looks like a thick flexible ... stick and moves in a peculiar way: the stick ... something that looks like a horseshoe (an upside-down ... the other five creatures of the same species and ... creature means you finished a level. That's pretty ...What's it like being a Dad?Well we've only 6 weeks until our baby is due and I thought I ask, what's it like being a dad, and how does it change you. Sometimes I fear that the…
... , what's it like being a dad, and how does it ... fear that the enormity of being a dad in a few weeks has ... with those about to be a dad, (I know there are ... />
PS: If we have a girl I'm going to avoid ...Sprite RoutineI was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a really basic example of a per-pixel sprite routine? Preferably commented. The screen …
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a really basic example of a per-pixel sprite routine? Preferably commented.
The screen layout confuses me so much!A night at the London O2I took my son to see Wrestling at the London O2 last night for his birthday and I thought I'd share my observations of this experience. Firstly, the…
... I'd share my observations of this experience.
... the ring and had a great view of the action.
... fun. However, there was a girl at the front who must ... tell him to get out of his seat! This boy ... to the price of drinks. ?3.60 for a medium soft ...Proud owner of a grey +2And for once, everything works! including the DivIDE+! Came with a bunch of tapes (sorry fog, no make a chip, although ive now got another copy of c…
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Came with a bunch of tapes (sorry fog, no make ... a chip, although ive ... now got another copy of ... I seem to have acquired a TRS80 copying program "Copsys ... 48k in the bundle plus a few sticks. Anyway, ...Just found this in a stack of photo'sBless him Oli, he signed my posters for me and stopped for a bit of a chat even though he was busy [IMG]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/…
... for me and stopped for a bit of a chat even though he ...Singularity (a great first person shooter)I thought I'd post this as I've just played a very good modern game that for some reason most people seem not to have heard of, so maybe some of you …
... , and you play a survivor of one of those helicopter crashes. ... be it in a corner of a room, a suitcase, a locker, a dumpster, etc) ... of me, and once a friendly character went ahead of me into a ... 've listed a load of negative points against a few positives, ...Help?Hi All, I wonder if anyone has a few minutes to look at this bit of code I'm working on. I'm trying to move to sprites and want to do it with a scr…
... hl,bits ;reset bits (lines of character for next from top
inc (hl) ;character moving down, increase twice for ... hl,(point) ;address of current line of sprite
ld a,(hl) ;we load ...Extremely rare example of a Sinclair QL with DongleWe have now managed to resurrect an early example of the Sinclair QL home computer as it was first unveiled to the expectant media, complete with the…
... required for the PM version of QDOS. Unfortunately, the other two ... /> PM was one of the earliest versions of QDOS (pre-release).
of modifications to the motherboard / ZX8302 ... ).
This could be a unique QL and it is ...Sprites masterclassHi All, You guys are probably tired of explaining sprites but I'd like to clarify a few things if possible. I've sorted the vertical aspect of scro…
... concept of horizontal movement.
If you have a character ... />
Draw your sprite 3 squares wide, with the ... Is this the definition of a preshifted sprite? (struggling to understand ... so when a sprite encounters the empty space of another it ...Is this actually a Speccy game?Hey, at least I've hung around for 9 years before I did one of these! :D I have a vision of a game wherein shooting an enemy casues their sprite to …
... have a vision of a game wherein shooting an enemy casues their sprite to ...
