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what were the things the Speccy architecture was good for?I don't know a hell of a lot about all the different computers hardware and I wanted to know if the way the Spectrum was built lent itself to certain…
... hardware to handle sprites and scrolling as well as tile graphics ... ) though, at least at 2D sprite/scrolling games and the very best ... -
Successor to the SpeccyBased on the rambling on the other thread it would be interesting to see what people felt was the 'spiritual' successor to the speccy. Amiga here....
... machines handles the sprites and scrolling, whilst in the former it ... as well; however, the dedicated sprite/scrolling hardware was very much of ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
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P.O.W.As far as I know, a port of P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) from NHK, doesn't exist. [img]https://cld.pt/dl/download/61d19b5e-453b-489c-b17b-d3ed6fccd594/…
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P.O.W.As far as I know, a port of P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) from NHK, doesn't exist. [img]https://cld.pt/dl/download/61d19b5e-453b-489c-b17b-d3ed6fccd594/…
... on with some more coding. Scrolling is easy compared to multiple ... .
There is no Sprite scrolling, as I said before.
scrolling. But I have a few ... -
Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
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1) Full colour scrolling e.g. Lightforce - difficult ... and did smooth monochrome scrolling both horizontally in Uridium and ... whole screen scrolling rather than simply moving the sprite! (I' ... from the jerky blockwise scrolling. Probably the best was ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... , board games, and non-scrolling arcade games. SP1 *cannot* ... by iterating over the sprite characters with sp1_IterateSprChar() or ... different colours depending on sprite rotation to minimize colour ... br />
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Little Sprite DemoI've managed to make a little headway with my fooling around with sprites, so I thought I'd stick a snapshot demo thing somewhere for anyone who is i…
... properly.
The scrolling of the sprite is handled completely on ... -worked out frames for the sprite's positioning. Also, it moves ... -
Scrolling Bi-Colour Engine for 4-Player GamesJust putting this code up for people to have a look at. Far from finished. Should simply compile and run a bit of a demo. Only good for 128K and +…
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; Bi-Colour Scrolling-Buffer Game Engine for Four ... to allow vertical attribute-based scrolling.
;Use 8x2 repeated ... br /> ;Full 16x16 masked attribute sprite routines.
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Ninjaman 8-way scrolling 50Hz multicolour demo :-)Here's a demo I've been working on for a while. The goal was to make the best scrolling routine possible on a humble 48K ZX Spectrum. I was origin…
... was to make the best scrolling routine possible on a humble ... /> - 50Hz redraw
- 8-way scrolling
- Multicolour backgrounds
- No ... enemy sprites and one player sprite on-screen at once
ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... ... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer ... Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particularly bad effort was ...Those posh-looking Spanish gamesOn the "any programmers" thread, someone posted this link to an old Crash article: [url="http://www.crashonline.org.uk/98/euro.htm"]http://www.crash…
... the standout - an 8-way scrolling underwater maze game with good ... looked OK, but the main sprite clashes badly with the backdrop ...Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-typeC, Z88DK and the Sprite Pack Library I wrote a short demo that shows a taste of what can be done from C on the Spectrum: [url="http://justme895.tripod.com/zqa/pacmen.zip"]http://justme…
... to help in debugging the sprite pack library. You should be ... a fresh release of the Sprite Pack library in the next ...ZX81 ScrollingI'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine. Does a…
I'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine.
Does anyone know of any anywhere that I could pinch?Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …
... currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for ... /> 1st Game:
Vertically scrolling shoot-em-up in the ... /> 2nd Game:
Horizontally scrolling platform game. Possibly in the ...Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... time to type up the SPRITE MACHINE manual, but in the ...IM 2 interrupts and smooth scrolling - easy peasy!Okay, been fiddling around with IM 2 and have actually mastered (I think) how to use IM 2! Now I run my game Ragnar Revival in IM2 and use HALT to sy…
... for synchronizing screen manipulation (a scrolling text) using HALT, and one ...Sprite Graphics TutorialHi everyone, Would like some feedback on the following: I am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best program and implement …
... am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to ... best program and implement Sprite graphics. I would hope to ...Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…
Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... the thread on smooth screen scrolling.
As promised here ... /> RR L ;but we are scrolling 2 pixels
SRL H ...Cobra - scrollingHi everyone, I have been studying some of the code in Ocean' Cobra game using a debugger, in the hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In cas…
... hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In case your not ... IMO some of the best scrolling i've seen in a ...Vertically Scrolling Shoot-em-upsHi everyone, I want to put together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have most of the well known ones (see list) on it already, but i'm …
... together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have ...Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…
... need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to ... mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so ... the screen (based on the sprite x,y). I would then ... draw the sprite to the screen using the ... screen address then draw the sprite again. Does this seem a ...Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it!
Thanks in advance.Flicker on my scrolling demo, any ideas?I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.z80"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.…
I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http:// ... [/url] (.z80) which demonstrates my scrolling engine.
It uses ... second to run (The actually scrolling takes just under 1/50th ...Best Sprite on the SpectrumWhich sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier sim…
Which sprite or character from any Spectrum game do you think is the best? I personally like both the Miner and Jet Set Willys, because of thier simplicity.First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
... go in any direction the scrolling begins (for example RoboCop). I ... the first Spectrum game with scrolling.
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