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Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…
... machine with a character-mapped screen and render that as fast ... drawn, to try to minimise screen tearing.
The ... attributes and any character maps start on word boundaries.
< ... is larger than the rendered screen and/or wraps-round horizontally ... -
Laptop graphics issue: getting booted out of full-screenHi guys I have a relatively trivial but exremely irritating problem that's driving me nuts. In the last few days I've noticed that if I have an appl…
... have an application running full-screen, like MAME or Spectaculator, ... Window Manager was unable to start because composition was disabled by ... Window Manager was unable to start because a composited theme is ... really miss having stuff full-screen for as long as ... -
What's the POKE that removes the Start Tape message when saving?I'm sure there is one... you could POKE one of the system variables and when you SAVEd it would do it without the pause and the Start Tape message. …
... without the pause and the Start Tape message.
Yes ... round it like saving the screen at a higher address, but ... -
A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... ]bicolor[/B] graphics everywhere* on screen.
In practice, ... ]"btiles"[/B] anywhere on screen (even partially hidden outside ... can simply download it and start using right away :)
... ENGINE is also "full-screen". Technically, perhaps it would ... -
Calculating screen address to alternative ATTR area?I'm using this small snippet of code to convert a screen address to an attribute cell address... [CODE]AttrDE: ld a, d ; get the hig…
... of code to convert a screen address to an attribute cell ... ; get the high byte of screen address
rra ; divide h ... high order byte to the start of the attribute block
How to print logo onto screen at chosen coordinates?Hi, I've just got back into zx spectrum games after all these years and after seeing some of the great games on here I would like to start learning p…
... here I would like to start learning programming in machine code ... game title/name to the screen at chosen coordinates and a ... works. I would like to start with something more simple to ... start with.
Oh and ...ZX Spectrum 128K pink screen!?I have a problem with my ZX Spectrum 128K, when I connect one off those Retro Computer Shack RGB scart cable. I get a the start up screen, but the wh…
... cable. I get a the start up screen, but the white color ...Help needed with calculating screen addressesCan anyone help me finally crack Jonathan Cauldwell's screen addressing calculator and, more to the point, is the reason I'm struggling because this …
... ; 64 * 256 = 16384 = start of screen display.
ld d,a ... ; squares 0 - 31 across screen.
add a,e ; ... e,a ; de = address of screen.
ret
...Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game ... lot onto the main display screen. This allows me to more ... />
ld hl, 25000 ;Start of DB Screen
ld de, 16384 ... ;Start of display file
ld ...Crash: On The Screen compo scansAs the work on Microhobby's Pixel A Pixel printed loading screens restoration is going well lately, I would like to start preparing for making the sa…
... start preparing for making the same work on Crash: On The Screen ... [code]Full name On the Screen
Publisher Crash (UK ... Feature
Additional info loading screen feature
... bring Crash: On The Screen into same restoration process, ...BBC to screen live game tournamenthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34475037 interesting, could be the start of something? [quote]The BBC is to stream live coverage of a majo…
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interesting, could be the start of something?
[quote ... we can get them to screen a knockout manic miner tourny ...Spectrum 48k won't start any software but passes all RAM testsI have a rubber key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to work perfectly right up until the end of the tape and the program would sta…
... key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to ... start and then either hangs and goes back to the copyright screen ...iPhone 5 screen fading with stripesHallo folks :) [b]Disclaimer: yes, I've googled the problem and it looks like it's a knackered 'digitizer'/screen issue but just thought I'd check…
... it's a knackered 'digitizer'/screen issue but just thought I ... I'm getting a faded screen with vertical stripes. Everything works ... fix/new screen). I've tried a regular re-start but no ... it goes back to passcode screen it's ok for a ...No-tearing (“vsync”) Full Screen FadeSeeing as most screen fades exhibit visible tearing, I wrote my own routine which does away with that problem. Simple, effective, short, and fully re…
Seeing as most screen fades exhibit visible tearing, I ... de ;until we reach active screen area,
ld a,d ... /> jr nz,1$ ;before we start drawing behind the beam
Fastest emulator screen renderingHi, I'm developing an algorithm for fast emulator screen rendering and here is what I came up with. 1) Use 4bpp indexed image format as target …
... an algorithm for fast emulator screen rendering and here is what ... algorithm.[code]byte=next screen byte // get next screen byte
p32 ... offsets from 16384 for each screen line as[code]uint16_t offsets ... I can simply find the start line for y and continuously ...Direct drive LCD screen - looking for information on previous projects people may have attempted.Hi All, My first post, so please forgive and guide if I've posted in the incorrect section. I'm a speccy user from way back in the 80's, but m…
... figured I'd start again with designing the screen, so was working ... and captures writes to the screen location so as to build ... a coloured border around the screen.
So kind ... also solve the problem around screen compatibility, and leave me with ...Ah DiddumsI hope this is some help to the person who was asking how to complete a screen on Ah Diddums. The idea of the game is that you are using the blocks …
... asking how to complete a screen on Ah Diddums.
start carrying the block. You can ... to the top of the screen where the empty box is ... move on to the next screen.
Hope this helps ...Most nice Loader ScreenHi, What is the better loader screen from speccy games?? or simply which is the screen you more remember.. I remember a lot the screen$ from Roboc…
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What is the better loader screen from speccy games?? or simply which is the screen you more remember..
I remember a lot the screen$ from Robocop and HeadOverHeels.. also GreenBeret.speccy 128kI have a spectrum 128k that seems to work fine and load games ok. When I power it on for the first time I get the usual options screen, no problem. B…
... I get the usual options screen, no problem.
But when ... back on, it doesn't start up normally. It has purple ...Haunted HedgesAnyone get this game to work? With me, it shows the first screen, but none of the options work, except redefine keys. You can't start the game or any…
Anyone get this game to work? With me, it shows the first screen, but none of the options work, except redefine keys. You can't start the game or anything.Screen PreloadersDid any of you chaps write your own spectrum games or applications. If yes , did any of you guys manage to get a preloading screen going..... Its …
Did any of you chaps write your own spectrum games or applications.
If yes , did any of you guys manage to get a preloading screen going.....
Its been a mystery to me , how to do this.Identify game - flip-screen mazeI was playing this game in the mid-80s, I would say. It was a flip-screen game, a bit like Jet Set Willy in that regard, although it was viewed from …
... say. It was a flip-screen game, a bit like Jet ... small gaps.
Each screen was a bit of a ...Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game.
There are 63 points available this time.
You can either email your completed answers (along ...SPIN v0.2c available now[Cut n Paste from the CSS post] Okay, I'm off to sunny(?) Scarborough for a week, so Woody and I thought it best that we give you something to d…
... thorough)
Added Maximise (full screen) button
Added Minimise Button ... file
dialog, it would start in the temporary folder.
Soccer SupremoHi :) Did a quick check through the MIA list the other day and noticed straight away a title (Soccer Supremo) I knew I definitely had and secondly k…
... Werewolves of London for the screen$ :lol:
Anyway.. can ...
Ps. Now to start checking my other 2000 titles ...The Quiz to end all quizzesHere it is - The Quiz To End All Quizzes. You will have a whole [B]month[/b) to answer the questions presented here. 1. All answers give 1 point un…
... Mince?
4. You start on a conveyor belt and ... are shown a fake C64 start-up screen if you press BREAK ... a different title and loading screen, featuring another soccer star - except ...HELP ME TRACK A GAME!!I`VE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE A GAME CALLED COMMANDO. IT`S NOT THE GAME ON THE 100 LIST. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS THAT YOU START AT THE BOTTOM OF …
... IS THAT YOU START AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN ON EVERY ... TO THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO GET TO THE NEXT ...Screen$ ScreensaverDoes anyone know where I can get a screensaver called "Screen$" that apparently simulates a Speccy loading?
Does anyone know where I can get a screensaver called "Screen$" that apparently simulates a Speccy loading?Scrabble De-luxe dsk image and SpinAnyone else tries loading the disc file of Scrabble De-Luxe into Spin? All I get is the loading screen keep appearing and disappearing - as if it kee…
Anyone else tries loading the disc file of Scrabble De-Luxe into Spin?
All I get is the loading screen keep appearing and disappearing - as if it keeps loading the loading screen. The game just won't start.
