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Help with game namesHello! I'm looking for a couple of games for the Spectrum which I can't recall their names. First game was about a spaniard that had to rescue a dam…
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Switch to 48mode without 'SPECTRUM' commandIs there a poke(s) to switch to 48 mode without SPECTRUM command. I want my tape loaders to switch automatically. I know how to switch ram banks ok…
... /> CALL 23760 ;COPIES TURBO LOADER ROUTINE
LD DE,6912 ;LENGTH ... /> CALL 65000 ;CALL COPIED TURBO ROUTINE[/code]
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z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left ... am doing is deleting the sprite and re-creating it again ... /> /* First we wipe up the sprite */
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ZX Spectrum BogoMipsBogoMips value gives some indication of the processor speed, and is one of the most used way of comparing diferent systems. The definition of BogoMi…
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test my loader?Hello. I was playing around trying to customise the ROM loading routine, but I quickly realised that although I'd found out how to change the border…
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Music BoxHas anyone disassembled "Wham! the music box" (48k Spectrum version) ? I mean the routine that plays your own tunes. I had a quick look but thought I…
Has anyone disassembled "Wham! the music box" (48k Spectrum version) ? I mean the routine that plays your own tunes. I had a quick look but thought I'd check to see if anyone else had done it first. -
ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 30 October 2005Sunday 30 October 2005 Crivvens! What an indecently massive load of stuff this month - a veritable feast of tips, maps, POKEs and complete solutions.…
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Help, my Sprite Code wont workI have zipped it all up here: [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip[/url] If y…
I have zipped it all up here:
[url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip[/url]
If you run main4.tap, it works using pre shifted sprites
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Extended Microdrive FormatterHello all, After a few months on a steep learning curve, some heavy duty reading and plenty of trial and error I?ve written an extended microdrive f…
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Updated! Download My New Maze Game - WIP DemoTo download a demo of my new game (Bipboi), please click here... [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/bipboi1.tap"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/…
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ANN: Sam Revival issue 13 out now! [Sam CoupIssue 13 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out! Kicking off issue 13 of Sam Revival is a 14 page news section to give a lowdown on what's happening i…
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problems with preserving tapes, pls, helpthis question was here many, many times..but here it goes again: I?ve encountered probs with preserving my original tapes - I used to create tzx thr…
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Loading tunes possible?Ever since I first saw the pacman load-a-game loader by Andy Severn on Joe Blade 2, I`ve wondered if it were possible to have loading tunes. Would i…
ROM paging questionAssuming the Spectrum 128 memory map and port addresses, but two custom ROMs in place of the normal Editor and BASIC, what is the most efficient way …
... efficient way of calling a routine in ROM-1 from ... 0 so that when the routine in ROM-1 executes ... control is returned to the routine that called it?
... with the address of the routine in ROM-1, which ... RAM part of the paging routine should live at 23296, ...Your best Ebay wins or near misses.About 3 years ago while working for Compaq/HP my morning routine was to come in and check out the Timex/Sinclair pages on Ebay. One particular morni…
... for Compaq/HP my morning routine was to come in and ...Old Source CodeWhilst searching through some old boxes today I came across some printouts of some old m/c programs I did back in the 80's. I obviously couldn't code…
... progs. There's a Sprite Designer, a Sprite Search, a Character and ...Woody?s Tape2wav tested[quote] I've uploaded a new version of Tape2WAV to the same URL as given above. Any chance of giving this version a quick test? [/quote] Hi Woody, …
... , it should be remastered, the routine should produce clean and clear ...Method to read byte as binary string rather than dec?Hi all Am fiddling around with the screen buffer and have written a routine to scan the screenbuffer into upper ram and then write it back in upside…
... buffer and have written a routine to scan the screenbuffer into ...Beginner InfoI have trying to find some hardware information for use with assembly coding but havn't had much luck. For instance. How do I redirect the vertical …
... points as my own assembler routine? How do a read the ...Help me find myself in a Speccy magI've been boasting to the kids about my programming prowess from years ago, problem is i don't have the spectrum magazine i was mentioned in anymore.…
... , it was a tape loader routine competion.
Any help ...Shoot-em-up Development UpdateHi Folks, I am still working away at my horizontal scroller. Here is a link to let you see progress. I have re-written the scrolling routine to make…
... have re-written the scrolling routine to make it faster - and ...New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... , and also now includes a sprite editor. You *really* should read ...New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... , and also now includes a sprite editor. You *really* should read ...How do they do this sound in 48k?There is a really cool platformer for the Speccy reviewed here: [url]http://www.micromart.co.uk/default.aspx?contentid=0a437af8-b1f5-4ffc-a6c8-f5670…
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It uses Alvin's sprite libraries, but calls some cool ...What's your favourite death in a game?In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies type thing or a brutal scene? Speccy only is preferable but feel…
... game be it a quick sprite dies type thing or a ... main character or an enemy sprite within a game.
How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
... that for the ROM loader routine for sure, but it must ...When do you optimise?I was just wondering when people here optimise their code. Do they wait till it is all done or do they code a routine and then optimise that?
I was just wondering when people here optimise their code. Do they wait till it is all done or do they code a routine and then optimise that?Checksum RoutinesHi there everybody, Does anyone have an 'off the shelf' assembler routine for generating checksums? Thanks Jim
Hi there everybody,
Does anyone have an 'off the shelf' assembler routine for generating checksums?
Thanks
Jim
