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  • Riding a motorcycle at night, in the rain, with some hail, in January.Listen closely you can hear me shout in pain and frustration, okay I was hamming it up for the microphone, but. :D Open face crash helmet you see I…

    ... you can hear me shout in pain and frustration, okay I ... upload of the same clip in a bit, as I'm getting ... with techy settings of Quick Time and .Mov

    as ... ever and a week to process the clip in Quick Time!

    thx1138 thx1138 January 2012 Chit chat
  • Using R as a loop counterThis is just something silly I've found a while back. xD [b][How-to][/b] Setup your routine like this:[code] ld a,X ;see below ld r,a loop ;your …

    ... ;see below
    ld r,a
    loop
    ;your routine here ... ][/b]

    This will loop 4 times and reflect the ... set the number of loops in a straightforward fashion
    -it might ... the slowest possible way to loop using an 8-bit register ...
    Hikaru Hikaru October 2012 Development
  • A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…

    ... variables is to assign them in a DEF FN statement. Space for ... as a hex dump DATA string, so that the decoding loop only ... assigning DEFADD appropriately at some time beforehand. As the DEFADD area ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • need some help with a small programHi you all, maybe someone can quickly help me on this small program, I just did a really small program for a presentation, I want the letters to ch…

    ... I just did a really small program for a presentation, I ... and the music should play in the background, i just ... , so there is no time, if not I just ... the letters change colors, all in a loop:

    10 ... 115

    thanks in advance;)

    Max
    lomax030 lomax030 January 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Ossuary, a new game for the ZX SpectrumHello Specchums! Here's a little sneak preview of a game which will be published in a few hours' time. [B][I]Ossuary[/I][/B], to be published later…

    ... which will be published in a few hours' time. [B][I] ... ZX Spectrum. It's a [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... s also no animation, in common with other graphical ... colours (all 15 of them) in 16k.

    ... especially if you're stuck. Play hints will trickle ...
    snigfarp snigfarp March 2013 Brand new software
  • What was the last Spectrum game you bought (in a shop)?Not counting recent-ish Cronosoft releases etc... what was the last ever game you bought before you packed your Speccy away and moved on to other pur…

    ... then - although there was a demo on a Crash cover tape so ... />
    I did buy a Multiface some time in 1989 which could be ...
    leespoons leespoons April 2013 Games
  • generating a pre-defined list in an un-defined sequenceI've decided to become a drunkard, to which end I've been drinking a whole bottle of beer in one day (whereas normally I'd make it last 2 or 3 days).…

    ... such a thing as a function which will generate a list of values in a ... specified range, each value once only, and in different sequences each time ... only, but in an undefined sequence, and a different sequence each time. Impossible ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Adding a pause key to ArkanoidHaving rediscovered the simple pleasure of playing 1980s games on genuine 1980s hardware, I've also remembered that emulation can provide a feature m…

    ... P key, then spinning in a loop until the same key ... z
    ld a,0x7f
    in a,(0xfe)
    rra< ... a pristine loading screen without a defunct Speedlock timer permanently stuck ... at zero.
    [*]Use playtzx or similar to make a ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Games
  • Code to test if a rectangle is in a rectangle[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I am looking to write some code that will check if a rectangular shape is outside or overlapping a second rectangle. If the sma…

    ... shape is outside or overlapping a second rectangle. If the ... ? or Ypos ?A? < Ypos ?B? or (Xpos ?A? + Width ?A?) > ( ... ?B? + Width ?B?) or (Ypos ?A? + Height ?A?) > (Ypos ?B? + Height ... the boredom of being stuck with the in-laws this Christmas :)[/FONT ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside December 2013 Development
  • Something I made in Minecraft...So, this is what I do in my spare time these days (when I'm sure a lot of you will be screaming for me to come back to Speccy-land; I assure you I wi…

    ... do in my spare time these days (when I'm sure a lot ... I'll build the base in a giant ZX81! So I started ... smooth the shape off a bit (in as much as that ... blocks by 32 - so I stuck with what I had, and ... 107 blocks in length, 86 blocks in width, 18 blocks in height. ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2014 Chit chat
  • Brewing up in time for ChristmasIt's lazy brewing, but the missus bought me this over summer for ?20 at the Grand Designs show, and I decided to wait until Christmas time to brew it…

    ... until Christmas time to brew it. Apparently it brews in about two ... but I've always enjoyed a nice pint of Harry Clarke ... , I've insisted I invest in a few slabs of the tinned ... stuff for Christmas, in case this venture goes tits ...
    MattLamb MattLamb November 2014 Chit chat
  • Match Day - Maximum number of goals (?) and a bug compilationGreetings. I'm willing to share some stuff about old Ritman's classic Match Day, so let's get on with it. :smile: PART 1 ------ I was curious abo…

    ... a little bit of extra time to reach the right spots in ... br /> 01. Own player is stuck to rival's goalkeeper after ... br /> 09. Ball is stuck to a post and will stay there ... an FA Cup round in a 45 minute-per-half ... This probably stops by the time a goal is scored (not ...
    DeusX DeusX February 2015 Games
  • greedy bastards or time for a dose of reality?zx1's disappearing pictures hosted from photobucket brought this topic to mind, that and my previous remark about refusing Chrome because of the like…

    ... network in the mid 80's. It took a while ... each week keeping the software in good shape.

    in a few cases.

    At one time I ... as though a BBS underground may lie in our future. ...
    I havent looked in years but it wouldnt surprise ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch July 2017 Chit chat
  • A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…

    ... the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. ... remembered the said bug in the said game and ... vague recollection of a major flaw in this popular game ... myself a challenge . I would give myself a generous time limit ... play them .But back in the the 1980s when ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio April 2018 Games
  • Time travelling, inter-galactic communication with a BBC MicroJust listened to this podcast of the best story ever, to do with time travel and inter galactic communication. It happened around 1984, to a couple …

    ... story ever, to do with time travel and inter galactic communication ... happened around 1984, to a couple living in a cottage in Dodleston, near to ... left on it from a guy in the 16th century. Which ... the story, which was from a book entitled ,"The Vertical ...
    FrankT FrankT May 2018 Chit chat
  • Hisoft C and Cassette - Problems with runtimeI've been playing with Hisoft C using the cassette version for research and a bit of fun, but I am stuck on some problems that I hope someone here ca…

    ... and a bit of fun, but I am stuck on ... all, to save some time I am using Fuse ... from the manual, generates a standalone version of the ... load procedure gets into a infinite loop, always loading the ... help?

    Thanks in advance

    Paulo ...
    Paulo Garcia Paulo Garcia December 2018 Development
  • Multi-Platform Arcade Game DesignerFirst of all, I should say Hello, having left the Spectrum scene around a year ago. I'm not planning to make a return but figured that I have some n…

    ... , sprites, objects etc in Windows editors, write your ... generate code in a way so that sprites in one event ... loop in a debug build at any time, step through one frame at a time ... ago. You can draw time or energy bars with ... them. If you're stuck not knowing how to ...
    jonathan jonathan October 2019 Development
  • Spectrum in a BoxI had a Spectrum+ sitting around for quite some time collecting dust. The case wasn't much to look at, and the keyboard was already missing two keys.…

    I had a Spectrum+ sitting around for quite some time collecting dust. ... interface. Physically it's a USB type A socket, so I ... keyboard connectors. Additionally it provides a joystick port (joystick actions ... the yellow and red LEDs in the Spectrum logo at the ...
    xelalex xelalex August 2020 Hardware
  • How to write a simple C+asm horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial, z88dk)[b]How to write a simple C/asm horizontal scrolling game[/b] [b]Note:[/b] This tutorial has multiple parts... I am still writing but this first pa…

    ... up a good C/asm development environment can take some time to ... can finish the tutorial in a later post in this thread.

    The main function has a "while (1)" loop, which means the game ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • A Family Man's Lament of Wifes, Family, Mother In Laws and New Cars.So after working tirelessly in the USA since my wife asked me to emigrate in 2013 our family has grown and the car I brought when we came (a Subaru F…

    ... toil a man feels is a well earned reward in return ... purely as a tool, most of the time its a mobile trash ... even get vermin living in our cars sometimes owing to ... food source she leaves in the cars coupled with ... the nice family SUV and in a month it will be ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2020 Chit chat
  • Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…

    ... statements.

    In the main game loop, you can consider the ... , they get stuck in corners, but it's only a simple test movement ... only works half of the time. The ghosts can come to ... /> Variables:
    [code]
    a generic loop counter
    b
    c ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn July 2007 Development
  • ghosts?right then. about a month ago I started noticing that despite turning my oven off every time I use it without fail - the big red switch on the wall (…

    ... loads of different times..)...A lightswitch in an upstairs bedroom had ... think that I'm a complete fruit-loop and stop believing anything ... mother. Not having a landline, and it being a time before every 3 ... move. It appears to be stuck, I thought to myself..Then ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 November 2008 Chit chat
  • games you love, but you're crap at themGunfighter [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002177[/url] it's such a great game, loads of rooms, loads of characters to shoot,…

    ... the little kids running around in a group and knocking people over ... have an end, they just loop around again afterwards). 3D Deathchase ... to a crawl, all your guys are stuck waiting to engage in ... about 40 times in a row, pausing the game each time and confusing ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2009 Games
  • Matt Smith as Doctor Who?Now that Matt Smith's first series (or season) as the Doctor has ended, how do you rate him? Do you think he's done a good job, is suitable for the p…

    ... demonstrated that that was just a very misleading shell, and deeper ... [QUOTE]
    David Tennant in himself was a good Doctor but some ... stayed in his own series.. Martha Jones should have stuck to ... time he meets the Daleks, he traps them in an infinite loop!
    ewgf ewgf June 2010 Chit chat
  • Mr Do! ?Not exactly a new idea (at least twenty-seven years old now :-o), but how about a port of Mr Do! to the Spectrum? There was never an official one, ev…

    ... br /> The tightest corners in Pacman were 24 pixels between ... . There's enough time to copy it while ... take 4 T-states in uncontended time, 8 T-states ... (24*4) uncontended. Therefore a loop containing 40 (16+24) ... covered in notes. This way, whenever I get stuck on ...
    ajmoss ajmoss August 2010 New game ideas
  • Mr Do! ?Not exactly a new idea (at least twenty-seven years old now :-o), but how about a port of Mr Do! to the Spectrum? There was never an official one, ev…

    ... operands) take 4 T-states in uncontended time, 8 T-states when ... , 96T (24*4) uncontended. Therefore a loop containing 40 (16+24) 4T ... paper covered in notes. This way, whenever I get stuck on one ... at such an otherwise terrible time for the Spectrum forums), I ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2010 New game ideas
  • Official CSSCGC 2010 Competition ThreadDear Wossers, As 'loser' of the 2009 competition, I am now obliged to host the 2010 competition. I have created a site which will provide a hub for …

    ... , all rooms are not a fixes size in memory!

    You ... judging process has taken a lot of time. You wouldn't believe ... the only fix I just stuck in there from the internet,
    a loop of "noise" that throws the ...
    Joe the Iceman Joe the Iceman January 2011 Games
  • Drawing 3D grids in Basic...This is probably very simple for someone who feels comfortable with Math, but it's driving me crazy... Let's say I want to draw a grid of 16 by 16 s…

    ... of today ... ;-) When I was a lad, when computers were called ... typing the first character of a new line, while it's ... the time; or getting stuck in that "To cancel - press BREAK twice" loop with ... d probably have difficulty in remembering quite a few of them, but ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Up/Down Left/Right scrollCan anybody give a newbie some pointer to simple one char scrolling by pixel? I've looked at a lot of resources, but as you can imagine, it's all a …

    ... to the further right each time in a utility program to produce 8 ... m using in this code are really just two characters stuck side ... to side....16 bytes in all....which ... instruction to decrement B and loop back to move another byte ...
    Turkwel Turkwel November 2011 Development
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