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  • More "fake" screenshots, please.I don't know about anyone else, but I really like seeing Spectrum screenshots of modern and/or original games - even if there ends up being no game t…

    ... serious attribute clash or clunky scrolling.

    [/quote]

    sprite that is supposed to be ...
    Amigo Amigo February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Horizontal scrollDoes anyone know how to do a 2 or 4 pixel left or right horizontal scroll of the spectrum screen. I can make a 1 one pixel scroll with: ... rl (hl…

    ... got to do with horizontal scrolling, as far as I can ... horizontally scrolling screen?
    Cyborg isn't saying what a sprite is ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Horizontal scrollDoes anyone know how to do a 2 or 4 pixel left or right horizontal scroll of the spectrum screen. I can make a 1 one pixel scroll with: ... rl (hl…

    Yeah OK sorry cyborg, that last post didn't say what I really meant, and sounded wrong. I mean, anything on a screen that is moving (like a scrolling background) can be generalised to a sprite on the speccy.
    +CotL-DS +CotL-DS March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • NEW CRONOSOFT RELEASES: HOP 'N' CHOP & GLOOP! Now availableTwo new Cronosoft releases for the Spectrum are now available for purchase online, or by mail order: [url="http://www.cronosoft.co.uk"]www.cronosoft…

    ... , or Moontorc). Actually, the main sprite looks a bit like the ... flip-screen affair, so no scrolling problems). It?s fun to ...
    sickhappyidle sickhappyidle April 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... then again the screen stops scrolling after a bit of walking ... knows.

    yea that sprite, i like the animation job ...
    Amigo Amigo June 2003 Games
  • Speccy machine code info where is it?Recently I've been trying to learn Z80 and I've managed to make limited progress (some of my routines even compile now!) but I seem to be having trou…

    ... David Webb which displays some scrolling and sprite routines
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…

    ... it is done for every sprite on screen individually.
    ... rotate a 2 character wide sprite horizontally a pixel, it ... still left in an alternative sprite draw routine for drawing ... a masterpiece. The speed, smooth scrolling and parallax really showed off ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... code:
    there wont be scrolling for speed reasons.
    I ... in graphic engine:
    - Cutting sprite at the edge of the ...
    moroz1999 moroz1999 July 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... code:
    there wont be scrolling for speed reasons.
    I ... in graphic engine:
    - Cutting sprite at the edge of the ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... for when there is vertical scrolling.

    also if you ... should be paper also. the sprite overlaps the background and its ... long as part of the sprite is colliding or overlapping said ... then of course when the sprite moves, background is restored.[/I ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • Monochrome Speccy gamesOkay, we all know the Speccy was (allegedly) crap at colour and lots of games just had to be in monochrome (honest). But lots of programmers just us…

    ... because it has one-character scrolling? [I]Karnov[/I] has 9 ... clever use of colour and sprite masking! A real masterpiece. How ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu October 2003 Games
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... (clearing the screen, scrolling, drawing a simple opaque sprite, calling useful ROM ...
    GOC GOC January 2004 Development
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... (clearing the screen, scrolling, drawing a simple opaque sprite, calling useful ROM ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2004 Development
  • Another name of the gamePlease, help me find this game! It was side-view, you controlled a girl (big white-color sprite), you can throw fireballs in undead creatures flying …

    ... 's not them. The girl sprite in game I'm looking ... in games you mantion, the sprite height is about 1/3 ... screen. It was not a scrolling game, it was screen-based ...
    kmatveev kmatveev January 2004 Games
  • whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…

    ... ] series for example drop the scrolling back to 25FPS because they ... focussed on the central player sprite and will perceptually blur the ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous March 2004 Games
  • whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…

    ... ] series for example drop the scrolling back to 25FPS because they ... time to do otherwise; the sprite system is sorting the co ... focussed on the central player sprite and will perceptually blur the ...
    TMR TMR March 2004 Games
  • 1 colour per pixel without interlace flickering on +3No, no, it is just April's Fool day. ;)

    ... type involves doing each screen/sprite/etc., and then it would ... , some shooter probably even with scrolling, some arcade games, puzzle games ...
    Sadako Sadako April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • EmuZWin supports 256 color gamesI am sorry starting new topic, but you see this info is important a bit: new version 2.4 of the EmuZWin is available to download, and it supports 25…

    ... your sprite and adjusted already to a vertical grid (e.g. scrolling ... scroll further by pages, this sprite (and may be neighbour ones ...
    Vladimir Kladov Vladimir Kladov April 2004 Emulators
  • 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 …

    Defender by what company? Its only a sprite based game that appears to scroll. The land can be updated without pixel scrolling.
    Fraser Fraser July 2004 Games
  • Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…

    Cyborg, while you are at it, could you also specifically point out tricks/routines/tips that will come handy in writing games?
    Like sprite masking, fast scrolling, sound, keyboard interrupts, etc.
    Arjun Arjun September 2004 Development
  • Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…

    ... writing games?
    Like sprite masking, fast scrolling, sound, keyboard interrupts, etc ...
    cyborg cyborg September 2004 Development
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... arsed to write their own sprite routines -- which fitted me to ... only because it has a Sprite designer, etc. I've heard ... better. Pixel smooth Sprites and scrolling, etc. Really good program.
    Sadako Sadako September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... see what I mean about sprite colouring on the Spectrum.
    scrolling ability and volume of titles ...
    Antiriad Antiriad October 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... see what I mean about sprite colouring on the Spectrum.
    scrolling ability and volume of titles ...
    MattLamb MattLamb October 2004 Games
  • Amstrad CPC Emulator?After reading a favourable comment on one of the other threads, I fancy having a look at what the CPC had to offer, since I've never really had the c…

    ... />
    This is true for scrolling-oriented games with few sprites ... scrolling abilities. But ther is just NO WAY that a heavily sprite ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Maps made easyHi don't know if this has been suggested before (didn't find much in a search). I've come up with a nifty method for making maps and removing the unn…

    ... to remove the main character sprite directly in the bitmap editor ... a map for game (without scrolling, unicolour background) with 1000 rooms ... there are some games (with scrolling and multicolored background), where your ...
    Pavero Pavero January 2005 Games
  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... written in BASIC, BASIC + CM sprite routines or compiled BASIC, which ... to work with sprites and scrolling.

    @Fikee: Agreed. About ...
    na_th_an na_th_an March 2005 Development
  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... module to provide fast drawing, scrolling, etc. And you'd need ... hand-coded assembler routines. No Sprite pack. Nothing but pure Sinclair ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2005 Development
  • 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.…

    ... /scroll.z80[/url], It is scrolling 20 wide by 22 deep ... />
    I also have a sprite in the top left who ... will turn into a proper sprite and game soon.
    robpearmain robpearmain May 2005 Development
  • PC Manic Miner Remake- Any thoughts? Opinions?First off, let me know if this is the wrong topic fot this thread. I'm new to the forums. Also, this is a looong post. Hope you have a lot of time…

    ... box art more than his sprite. His sprite is overall more recognizable ... ONLY a reinvisionment of the sprite: as is that terrible box ... gimmicks without changing the experience. Scrolling levels, some enemies that have ...
    Brodalco Brodalco June 2005 Development
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