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Evening Star: JMPThere is a signature JMP on loading screen of Evening Star. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001673&loadpics=1[/url] This is J…
There is a signature JMP on loading screen of Evening Star.
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001673&loadpics=1[/url]
This is John M. Phillips, he has same signature on other screens and he worked with Hewson. -
Inlays (well, bits of) Games QuizNot quite sure how well these will show up (looks ok on my screen ;)), but here goes... Guess the games! :) [IMG]http://i1097.photobucket.com/album…
Not quite sure how well these will show up (looks ok on my screen ;)), but here goes...
Guess the games! :)
[IMG]http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g346/marocsphotos/inlayquizfinal_zpsad484e56.jpg[/IMG] -
Issue 6 repair with a twist...(Starting with a slight grump - the forum ate my first attempt at this so this'll probably end up being a bit terse :)) I got a Issue 6 48K machine …
... due to coloured blocks appearing on the screen when running:
[IMG ... BASIC program to fill the screen with some text, and indeed ... -
ZX-Paintbrush 2.5 publishedDear readers, as there were many updates since the last version, I want to bring this to public, so that I hopefully can return back to ZX-Assembler…
... existing overlay now draws it on the screen.
3. Implemented ... top-left corner of the screen. Now it calculates the last ... without attribute sizes and stays on its position.
... the "import picture" tool. Now, on a 2-color attribute field ... -
Creating a linked list in Z80[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am using a circular buffer to store tiles to be displayed on the screen. Tiles only appear for a set period of time, so when …
... store tiles to be displayed on the screen. Tiles only appear for ... buffer size is set based on my map data so it ... anyone provide some sudo code on how this could be accomplished ... -
Air Traffic Control RomeLuca has taken an old game he wrote in basic back in 1987 and with a bit of help from me and Einar he's managed to get it into 16k. [IMG]http://www.…
... manage values to multiple elements on the screen. The program includes a ... -
Sound interference and game errorsHi everyone! Here's some "issues" I have spotted. I'm still pretty new to ZX Spectrum computing/gaming...Just so you know. :) I'm using a Commodore…
... line who shows up on the screen be the "PROG" ... trying to load 16K games on a 48K computer?
... I entered the menu/options screen, nothing happened, I ... than to the menu/options screen. Anyone knows why??
screen, I can't come ... -
Pixel level collision detection[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I need to do some pixel level collision detection. Assuming I have a byte of my ?player? sprite in DE and a byte of screen to t…
... DE and a byte of screen to test in HL I ... idea that I thought about on my way to work so ... this test isn?t run on every screen redraw.[/SIZE][/FONT] -
No text at startupGreetings from Norway all Spectrum enthusiasts. I hope someone can help me with this. When I power up my Spectrum 48k (issue 3b) I get a white border…
... white border and black paper on the screen and after a second ... " appears. Just a complete white screen. I have replaced all upper ... -
ZX-Paintbrush 2.6 publishedDear readers, today I released a new version 2.6 of ZX-Paintbrush. Before I will go into the details of all changes I made, first let me say thanks …
... appear one or more times on that screen, which saves memory for ... to re-organize a screen to be a screen map for games ... frame.
[*]Added a "set screen size" checkbox to the picture ... -
Werewolves of LondonBeen looking at Werewolves Of London across the Speccy, CPC and C64 for ChinnyVision at [URL="www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEYLIsfqabk"]www.youtube.com/wa…
... a low number of sprites on the screen? Is it for memory ... you only have 4 sprites on the screen at once. -
Issue Two 16K doesn?t like any keyboardI have a strange Issue Two 16K Spectrum here, that doesn?t like any keyboard. With the original keyboard fitted, it boots, but no key works. Okay, I …
... , shows random colors, garbage on the screen etc. For test reasons I ... -
spectrum +2A loading problemHi new here ! I have recently purchased a 2A thinking it would be more reliable than my old rubber key machine and external tape drive. Problem i…
... Hawk loads fine on my old speccy but on my 2A it ... . Loads and then crashes on the screen that tells you what keys ... -
Ever bought any "official" gaming magazines?Like the official Xbox / Playstation / Nintendo magazines. What do you make of them? I have generally avoided them as I convinced myself that they w…
... some rather good demo CDs stuck on the cover. But that's ... -
Raycasting (3D Games!) with SpecBAS<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see …
... a 3D block is drawn on the screen. When drawn in a ... for each pixel across the screen, work out the angle that ... columns of pixels in the screen.
So without further ado ... II - based on code by Lode Vandevenne20 DEGREES: SCREEN LOCK: GO SUB ... -
Can you think of a game with unusual behaviour... As an example, I always loved the way you got a whole group of bikers collating on the screen. It was almost as if a gang had passed by and I was n…
... whole group of bikers collating on the screen. It was almost as ... -
What is the name of this train game?Hello fellow Spectrumites. Last time I lurked here the forum looked different. I am looking for a train game. It was published between 1984 and 1986,…
... believe. the action took place on one screen. You had to change ... along the tracks. With each screen cleared the speed was ramped ... -
Looking for a gameIn 1987 I've played a game. All I remember is there was a pirate (or a sailor) on loading screen and on the first level there was a boy running and a…
In 1987 I've played a game. All I remember is there was a pirate (or a sailor) on loading screen and on the first level there was a boy running and avoiding moving barrels or stones.
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Acer Aspire 5920G Graphics card - Replace or have fixed?Wondered if you fellow Spec-chums might be able to help me with getting the most cost-effective fix for a Acer Aspire 5920G laptop I've got my mucky …
... ve got my mucky paws on. The problem it has is ... are showing a little corrupted on the screen. I can make out ... the bios screen, but not read it. ... other option I've seen on eBay there's a ... balled and replace chip-set) on these cards. Anyone used them ... -
SUC-Session magazine is back, get it here for freeHello friends of the Spectrum, based on the results of our voting, we have created our new magazine and we invite you to download this issue: G…
... the Spectrum,
based on the results of our voting ... format they want (or read on the screen).
The readers ... download and Scene+ disc magazin on (MB02/Opus/+D) or tape ... coins when we release it on Scene+
3) Translate articles ... -
Problem with 128k +3Got this a while ago on Ebay, just got around to trying it out and face the following problem. Displays garble block on the screen and keyboard does…
Got this a while ago on Ebay, just got around to ... .
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Problem with BC corrupting after DJNZJust for fun, I'm messing around trying to get the level maps from Lemmings to display on the screen with machine code. It's been ages since I did an…
... from Lemmings to display on the screen with machine code. It ... line stored sequentially unlike the screen which is arranged differently.< ... ADD
LD DE,16384 ; SCREEN START ADD
... not getting what I expected on screen, after popping BC the ... -
Bruce Lee+ just for funHi, I like this game, like playing with Bruce Lee any time. One day I thought about there was any 'hidden' power in this game ... Happy to anno…
... - Add the yamo and ninja on every screen. Comedy will ensue."
on all screen (with Shadow one room is ... -
Machine Code for Beginners - error?Dear all, I've picked rather old book called Machine Code for Beginners by Usborne.1983 There's an example inside which claims to print a messa…
... claims to print a message on the screen; however, even without knowing ... -
The "hearing and reading the same things" coincidenceWhat I'm talking about are those rare coincidences where you read a specific word or sentence on a screen or in print, and at exactly the same time y…
... a specific word or sentence on a screen or in print, and ... /> I was playing a game on the PC, also had a ... same moment I saw it on screen :D
Any instances ... -
BRUCE LEE+ (MOD GIVING MORE ENEMIES)Remember that classic Bruce Lee from 1984?!,...who can forget right?! Well here's a longplay of a recent mod which produced an extra enemy on each s…
... which produced an extra enemy on each screen making 3 enemies not ... -
Reading PC text files from BASIC!I was playing around with my DivMMC Enjoy! and managed to work out that it's dead easy to load PC .TXT files into the Speccy - I've got them viewable…
... 've got them viewable on the screen in a very short program ... little text file I created on the PC using LOAD *"test ... ) To display the text on the screen, you just need to go ... save a .TXT file created on the Speccy.
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No video from my Spectrum +3 hot chips!I still can't get to the bottom of my +3 giving no video. It powers up and both the power and disk drive lights are on solid. The disk drive won't ma…
... and disk drive lights are on solid. The disk drive won ... is no hint of anything on the screen btw, neither via RF ... -
Multiartist to create .tap files - problem.Has anyone used Multiartist sucesssfully to create a .tap file? I downloaded it last night, and I can see how i would make art on the screen. I…
... i would make art on the screen. I tried to save ... I screengrabbed the command prompt screen that was flashing up and ... so i found that on the net and downloaded ... get from the saved screen grab of the command ... />
And help on the matter would be greatly ... -
12V ripple with lower ram installedI repaired a speccy this week. Before doing anything I replaced all caps and measured the transistors in the power section. When doing this I found t…
... ztx213). When turning it on for the first test ... a lot of artifacts on the screen, so there seemed ... So turned the speccy back on and measured the voltages, ... . turned the speccy back on with the ram removed. ... difference.
Any suggestions on what or where to ...
