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Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …
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Help with adding graphicsHi, After like 20 years or so I started playing again with Spectrum stuff, especially programming. I tried to dig into machine code, but apart f…
... I'd play around with BASIC using BASin because of the ... way to 1. create a graphic -> 2. put into memory ... ? Also anything easier/faster for BASIC coding than BASin? -
Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…
Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo -
Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…
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New BasinC v1.7 I was away from sinclair scene for a long time, I cannot find any time to log on to wos forums. I hope everybody is doing well here. As many of…
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Keep up the good basic coding and have fun.
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Fixed - String parsing bug. Eg. "LOAD STR ... to File menu. (quickly saves basic as a tap file)
Isometric enginesWhilst taking a breather from Chess development I've been playing around with a little isometric 'room' building idea. Just wondering what sort of…
... and with up to 32 blocks in a room at almost ... in Basic and very slow, its nice to see the blocks being ...are there any basic conversions of machine code games out there?i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.
i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.Saving in BASIC in ESXDOS, the date is interesting :)I just got my hands on a divMMC Enjoy Mini. What a fantastic device!!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A curious thing happens.…
... !!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A ...multiface basic loaderdoes anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and…
does anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders
and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and 128 to work with a floppy system like opus discovery?Why can't you make a BASIC program as big as you want?Let me rephrase that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that can be multi part? In other words one that can LOAD lets say a story, in se…
... that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that ...Believe it or not, an academic paper about Graphic Adventure CreatorFor anyone willing to suffer through academic writing, my paper about analysis and auto-solving of Graphic Adventure Creator (Spectrum) games is publ…
For anyone willing to suffer through academic writing, my paper about analysis and auto-solving of Graphic Adventure Creator (Spectrum) games is published: http://journals.sfu.ca/loading/index.php/loading/article/view/198/228
JohnNew release: Windows AGDOkay, so it's not quite a full suite of editors but it's a start. For now you can play with the window size and edit blocks, sprites, objects and th…
... the window size and edit blocks, sprites, objects and their positions ... screens. The editors are fairly basic too for the time being ...Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of ... game just not achievable in Basic?
Thanks for any ..."Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …
... if they do not. Obviously, BASIC was the tool of choice ... flaw in my logic or BASIC?is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…
... has to be done in basic. i know it would have ... to program a commander in basic for the +3e.Better graphic in new ZX gamesLCD TV (ideally full hd) used with ZX Spectrum enable using new graphic modes with 2x higher vertical resolution, more colors and without attribute c…
... ZX Spectrum enable using new graphic modes with 2x higher vertical ...ZX graphic editor for HI-RES mode / gigascreen / LCD TVI have idea for new ZX graphic editor. For example MULTIARTIST support gigascreen mode (interlace), but show stable mixed colors. Reality is differen…
... have idea for new ZX graphic editor. For example MULTIARTIST support ... LCD TV is interlaced ZX graphic without flickering and in hi ... increase vertical resolution of ZX graphic and visible resolution is 256x384 ...Where's Mr Clowder when I need him?What happened to F-Clowder? I hope he's alright and hasn't had some setback keeping him away from here? He got me wound up to do graphics for a game…
... they take hours to process graphic effects like that!" They grudgingly ... it was UDG's and Basic!
So anyway I ...Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... got the copyright message, no blocks. Tried reseting several times didn ... were present, then colored blocks came back. Still wasn' ... basic commands and the glitches came back along with the colored blocks ... . This made the colored blocks appear again, however I ...Saving Basic games from code...I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through L…
I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through Linux. I am currently using the FUSE emulator.
How is this done?
SteveCreating Graphic AdventuresI was interested in creating a graphic text adventure on my pc, drawing the images in zxpaint, then exporting it as a zx spectrum game. What options …
... was interested in creating a graphic text adventure on my pc ...Passing parameter from BASIC to assembler routineWas there a "clean" way of passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine? Something like parameterising RANDOMIZE USR call? I fac…
... passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine ...Wizard's Lair Sprite/Graphic sheet?Hi I'm seeking a Wizard's Lair Sprite/Graphic sheet for a project I'm considering. Does anyone have one or know the address of one (I know SOMEONE …
... a Wizard's Lair Sprite/Graphic sheet for a project I ...Need the title of the Sinclair Basic manual to look for itI had a copy but I've lost the USB chip it was on! I need it to look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all used the command MOD and…
... look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all ... only exception was an Applesoft Basic program that used DEF FN ...Good Beginners Basic BookMy 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive a…
My 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive already but I would not know where to start.While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... for acquiring languages and assuming Basic is a language, its giving ... certain ways the computer language Basic is rather similar in ... is a rudimentary grasp of Basic commands and of course ... emphasizes exactly the reason why Basic works for beginners.
< ...Random GRASSHello guys, Many yrs ago I used predefined UDG as grass to fill some area, adding to it via PLOT or POKE. It seems that PRINTing a string$ combin…
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As far as Basic lacks bitwise, what is the ...Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…
... "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC.
https://drive.google ... correctly, are:
1-Graphic chip
2-Flags of ...MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…
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number lines on BASIC.
If ... beeps will join in a BASIC ZX spectrum line if ...
to make a short BASIC program
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