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another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)
... system would not allow the sprite colour handling of the C64 ... certainly wins), the best horizontally scrolling shmup etc etc.. There's ... -
Into the screen driving simulator effectI was wondering how the racing games of yore did the into the screen scrolling effect. I'm sure you could do something crude drawing bars on the scre…
... effect is done using line scrolling.
You can see this ... the Strite level has the scrolling water. Traditionally, people would think ... . It's done using line scrolling and looks great. I believe ... than trigonometry) to say plot sprite 128 at offset 0, 127 ... -
problem using FRAMES to generate 'random' numbersI realise the pros use bytes from ROM to get their random numbers, presumably because they want to use FRAMES to synchronise the printing and avoid s…
... synchronise the printing and avoid sprite flickering. But in my ... getting the road in my scrolling road routine (using Alcoholics Anonymous ... 's 32x ldi pixel-scrolling method) to go left ... yet!) which made the scrolling synchronize with FRAMES so the ... -
"Why didn't they convert that?"One of the things that I love about the emulation scene is that I can finally get to play games that were only available on a platform other than the…
... it going to be a scrolling beat 'em up like the ... with a nice looking Batman sprite, and Commodore Force ran a ... -
Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
... support for hardware sprites and scrolling I think. Both used proprietry ... ST (STFM) - no hardware Sprite or scrolling support (Use the CPU instead ... -
Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
... support for hardware sprites and scrolling I think. Both used proprietry ... ST (STFM) - no hardware Sprite or scrolling support (Use the CPU instead ... a Blitter chip do enhance scrolling et al?? Or was that ... -
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…
... C64 by using it's sprite capabilities to lessen the ... [QUOTE]I take it all scrolling effects (vertical and horizontal?) are ... this as the officially supported scrolling is only to the ... machines support dual playfield parallax scrolling, although it's possible ... -
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…
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I take it all scrolling effects (vertical and horizontal?) are ... limitations, speccy can offer good scrolling (Ghost'n'Goblins, Cobra, Zynaps ... dragon is not a big sprite. body is static and only ... -
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…
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So the C64 hardware scrolling, someone said it doesn't ... sprites put together, and each sprite has to be a certain ... dragon is not a big sprite. body is static and only ... -
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…
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So the C64 hardware scrolling, someone said it doesn't ... a simple way but the scrolling is driven by writing values ... bottom. Basically. It is called "sprite multiplexing".
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A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
... draws a random starfield (No scrolling though).
It's ... /> LD A,E ; save the sprite rotation before it gets overwritten ... -
A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
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Horizontally scrolling starfield with parallax. Uses plot ... /erase star method (not scrolling whole screen).
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A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
... , here is a 4-way scrolling version of the program.
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I've been wondering...The Spectrum, CPC, and Apple II had no hardware sprites, so what were those 2D objects in their games?
... when the whole background is scrolling) are usually called [B]tiles ... of sprites,any limitations to sprite size, any special colors for ... -
I've been wondering...The Spectrum, CPC, and Apple II had no hardware sprites, so what were those 2D objects in their games?
... when the whole background is scrolling) are usually called [B]tiles ... of sprites,any limitations to sprite size, any special colors for ... -
Biggest gaming disappointmentsThe biggest let down I can remember was Matthew Smith's type-in Andre's Night Off. Surely there would be some magic in those few lines of code you ty…
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Biggest gaming disappointmentsThe biggest let down I can remember was Matthew Smith's type-in Andre's Night Off. Surely there would be some magic in those few lines of code you ty…
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How old is retro?In the thread: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24327[/URL] the age old question of "[I]How old does a computer/console …
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post your preferred 'up-down-left-right-fire' keys redefinefor me, and for some reason it was Emlyn hughes back in the day that got me attatched to this, from then on and to this day I will always redefine my…
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post your preferred 'up-down-left-right-fire' keys redefinefor me, and for some reason it was Emlyn hughes back in the day that got me attatched to this, from then on and to this day I will always redefine my…
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are Doujin Shmups on zx-spectrum technically possible?Here goes a challenge for actual zx-spectrum game coders - are those impressive doujin shmups we were seeing available onilne, technically possible o…
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OutRun Online ArcadeDownloaded it for my PS3 last night (it's also on Xbox Marketplace). It's really good, obviously not as good as the original (it's more Coast to Coa…
... original OutRun used a small scrolling horizon image and repeating scaling ... used to have occasional big sprite objects that would appear on ... -
Would welcome ideas for my large map game...I have been working on an engine to allow scrolling around a large map. For now, it allows 1 char movement around a 64x64 map made up of 4x4 char t…
... . I really like the cat sprite you have already.[/quote]
Thanks, I did that sprite for a platformer I was ... where the idea for the scrolling map came in.
River Raid Tech DemoJust a little something to look at. Enjoy. [URL="http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_River_Raid_Tech_Demo_01.tap"]Joefish_River_Raid_Tech_Demo_…
... - that's an actual Spectrum sprite from the game. In it ... /> I'm optimising the colour-scrolling system, but I'm also ... on ideas for a vertical-scrolling shooter better suited to a ...New Spectrum game - HomebrewWell, I finally got around to finishing the game I was supposed to finish at Urbis. Featuring lots of rather nice brightly-coloured graphics by Jarr…
... lack of 24-bit hardware scrolling with parallax voxols being pipelined ... , gameplay is king, and nice sprite graphics, with the odd beep ...Colour clash on the Commode64?Was there any? Every now and again, I see a screen shot like this... [img]http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/j/jack_the_nipper_02.gif[/i…
... lot of fast-moving or scrolling games use the character-mapped ... only one unique colour per sprite. If you look closely, you ...I just picked up a free Atari 520stJust got a free 520ST, (no cables or leads) and a small box load of games. :? dunno what to do with it, but it was being thrown out, so I grabbed it…
... particularly interested in the scrolling or the soundtracks either...< ... "coming down" (?!) to scrolling and sound "or even more ... still capable of smooth scrolling, started hitting the market ... with character-oriented/multi-sprite cheap arcade-like hardware.< ...Speccy vs C64: Enduro RacerJust seen a video of the commode version of Enduro Racer, what a pile of cack: [youtube]kZVNLX6OxwU[/youtube] Speccy version: [youtube]ouKg6LeXkD…
... is another of those SEGA sprite-scaling game conversions where the ... smoothness (and by having a scrolling floor), although it has quite ...Speccy vs C64: Enduro RacerJust seen a video of the commode version of Enduro Racer, what a pile of cack: [youtube]kZVNLX6OxwU[/youtube] Speccy version: [youtube]ouKg6LeXkD…
... , they used a 2 layer sprite trick.where the outline was ... a mono sprite (high res)...the guy who ... showing are flip screen.. with scrolling it's different. as your ... scrolling the characters + colour map.. by ...Speccy vs C64: Enduro RacerJust seen a video of the commode version of Enduro Racer, what a pile of cack: [youtube]kZVNLX6OxwU[/youtube] Speccy version: [youtube]ouKg6LeXkD…
... used it, but that main sprite is just so nice and ... was more of the same sprite layer trickery rather than full ... crisp character graphics and smooth scrolling together, it's a compromise ... the performance. Plus things like sprite flicker & colour clash would ...
