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Something else to hate about modern gamingDespite my skirmishes with DRM, the dumbing down of first person shooters, the awful server support for many console games (which don't allow you to …
... so awful, there's one negative aspect of today's gaming ... -
Do you believe in alien life?Do you believe in alien life? That is, life anywhere but on Earth? So do you believe that there is life on other planets, or do you instead believ…
... frutation, given the staggeringly high numbers involved? And on the other ... -
Sinclair User #38 missing pagesA couple of pages have gone missing from SU #38 on WoS. If I go Next from page 61 I get page 64 instead of 62, and the file & page numbers are out of…
A couple of pages have gone missing from SU #38 on WoS. If I go Next from page 61 I get page 64 instead of 62, and the file & page numbers are out of synch by two from then onwards. -
Do you wish they'd stop making games?Probably the stupidest topic ever posted on WOS, but here goes... Today I was talking to a bloke about gaming, and it reminded me of something I rea…
... lifetime. I myself have a stack of games for various machines ... -
Push/Pop data copyingWe all know that stack pointer cheese and push/pop is faster to move data than LDIR - which in turn is slower than unrolled LDI's anyway. I rewrote …
We all know that stack pointer cheese and push/pop ... -
Spectrum +2B HelpHello there my fellow WoS'ers Recently I bought a Spectrum +2 from eBay, it turns out to be a +2B from China, according to the plastics. The unit f…
... works in terms of Basic, Calculator etc. however there is a ... -
Games Without Frontiers (8th Day)These six adventure games were originally released individually by 8th Day Software @ ?1.75 each in a series entitled "Games Without Frontiers" (note…
... "Games Without Frontiers" (note the numbers on the inlay spines, where ... -
Camel Micros MIAs clarificationThere is some duplication of the Camel Micros MIA entries due to the confusing nature of the adverts. Put succinctly: Simple Arithmetic and Arithmeti…
... Arithmetic (which is available) comprised "Numbers" and "Kippers". These were originally ... 1, which probably indicates that "Numbers" and "Kippers", although advertised, were ... -
Some more 419 fun fresh from the spam folderErm from Eva Desmond apparently? [quote]Hello My name is Eve Desmond, I saw your profile today through the help of chamber of commerce in ouagadoug…
... . FULL NAME..............
2. TELEPHONE NUMBERS/MOBILE/FAX.......
3. YOUR ... YOUR
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO FACILITATE EASY COMMUNICATION. AS ... -
This might be something new[img]http://www.711chan.org/test/src/130427925559.png[/img] Have a look at this screenshot of my emulator ZX82. Notice the copyright message? That's…
... Z80. Floating point routines, the calculator, tape routines, anything else... all ... -
Monkey Island AdventureProgress on this game is going slow. There are two specific problems involved in converting this game to a text adventure format: 1) The pirate fig…
... with teh game file with numbers on them and typing in ... -
How far does an email travel ?I sent an email to my neighbour the other day nothing negative i was just about their post that i signed for and held on to and he came round within …
... neighbour the other day nothing negative i was just about their ... -
RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…
... until the CPU meets the stack, and then it interprets the ... instructions.
But AFAIK, the stack contains the same values after ... -
Frank N SteinThis is an improved bugfix for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001849"]Frank N Stein[/URL] as discussed recently in [URL="htt…
... due to stack overflow as the machine stack eventually gets ... (less serious) cases of stack overflow can all be fixed ... by simply resetting the stack pointer at the end ... 195 121 196
; reset stack pointer at end of level ... -
Painting by Numbers - developer.Does anyone have any information of these guys? I remember paying their offices a visit in Sheffield once (went for an interview), and they looked pr…
Does anyone have any information of these guys? I remember paying their offices a visit in Sheffield once (went for an interview), and they looked pretty impressive. They were working on Night Breed at the time, although the game's development is ... -
Fascinating video of ancient artifacts.This is the most fascinating display of the most ancient artifacts from all over the world. Presented by Klaus Dona. It can be downloaded or watche…
... cups with strange atlantian type numbers. The same pre sanskrit writing ... -
CrusoePlease add the following "known errors" description for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002872"]Crusoe[/URL]: [QUOTE]Bu…
... significant error was the machine stack overflow, caused by indirect recursive ... saved game messed up the stack and the QQQ/TIUQ option ... that was due to the stack being messed up by other ... -
[Free] Server caseFree but strictly collection only. Offering to spec chums in case they are interested. :) A large Supermicro ATX tower server case. I brought this a…
... ever seen has chassis model numbers. That does look very much ... -
Now even Sega have been hacked[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="5"]"Sega says hackers stole data of 1.29 million users[/SIZE][/B] Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million …
(part of) screen to UDGHere is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG. 0<=y<=23 0<=x<=31 144<=udg<=165 (UDG "A" to UDG "U") [code] ; start code with ; PRINT …
Here is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG.
0Xecutor (BUGFIX)This is a bugfix for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005783"]Xecutor[/URL], please add the following "known errors" desc…
... Alkatraz protection incorrectly points the Stack Pointer to a data table ...How to check .txt files for corruption?I rescued some ebooks (all in .txt format) from a dying SD card, but it turns out that some of them are corrupt - they start OK but part way through …
... them, but there's a stack of these files, and rather ...3D graphicsWould be there interest in some tutorial about 3D vector graphics on zx (my slowly paced side project) ? EDIT: [b]Content[/b] [list] [*]The Math [*…
... driven algos for 8-bit numbers
[*]Divide and conquer: Karatsuba ...Anyone interested in a ZS Scorpion 256 Turbo+?[url]http://zx.pk.ru/showthread.php?t=16169[/url] This guy is producing PCBs and I'd arrange a mass order for europe if there's enough interest. I'd…
... might change slightly (get part numbers on the whiteprint, minor editing ...lotto numbers11 28 29 47 49 lucky stars 1 and 5 [url]http://www.lottery.ie/prizes-and-results/?game=euromillions[/url] sod waiting for them to appear on UK t…
11 28 29 47 49
lucky stars 1 and 5
[url]http://www.lottery.ie/prizes-and-results/?game=euromillions[/url]
sod waiting for them to appear on UK tv.. I think it's a **** take they make people wait to find outZX Setup QuestionsHi guys! I have been reading around the forums and love what is goin on. Anyways I just got my first ZX Spectrum (16k, rubber keys, boxed and compl…
... input with reversed polarity (center negative) but am hesitant to try ...Marvin on 'driodI recently purchased a x10 with a keyboard (yay me) because I thought it would be a mini speccy and it almost is aprt from some numbers that appear …
... almost is aprt from some numbers that appear in the corner ...Which emulator......would people recommend? I'm currently just pottering about with the demo version of Speculator but notice some games stack on it, are there any b…
... Speculator but notice some games stack on it, are there any ...Monsters graphics for a roguelike/dungeon crawlerSome time ago I was trying to make some roguelike/dungeon crawler type game. The result looks like this: [URL=http://www.image-share.com/igif-844-4…
... look like, well, lots of numbers. :)
I was thinking ...
