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Overhauling my games room this weekend.Started just now, I bought a second hand bookcase for ?10. The guy in the second hand bookshop was a bit suprised when I told him that it was for vid…
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
Fantastic Voyage Sub PiecesI have a question regarding this game. They say there are 8 parts to the sub, but I only found the mouth one. Do we have to destroy ALL the obstacle…
... got a piece of the sub to the brain a tumour ...Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... original, Flying Shark, Rainbow Islands, Chase H.Q, Combat School, Ikari ...Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... or Bubble Bobble. Or even Chase HQ
14. Favourite ...Fantastic Voyage Sub PiecesI have a question regarding this game. They say there are 8 parts to the sub, but I only found the mouth one. Do we have to destroy ALL the obstacle…
... 7 out of the 8 sub parts. Only a year ago ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... one am very concerned about sub-par solutions that do not ...Sneaky/ underhand things you did, to get ur grubby mitts on those precious speccy gamesWell, i got 3 which i need to get of my chest after all these years. 1) Had a friend across the road, went on holiday with him and his parents and w…
... the liberyty of copying the sub-standard games then returning them ...Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…
Talking of Stephen Crow Factory Breakout is a bit of an underappreciated game. Each of the sub games are very well constructed what with them being simple and addicitive. Is it based on anything else?Another Z80 processor questionOK, this time this isn't clearly covered in the FAQ, as far as I can see.... Suppose we have the CB instruction "SET b,r" (b=bit, r=register (differ…
... overflow status of "A ADC/SUB/SBC B" (where A and ...Top 10 Games - All Formats (Pre Playstation era)Without being biased only towards Spectrum games what are your favourite 10 games? (Apologies if this has been asked before) My favourites: 1 Sensi…
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Manic Miner - Spectrum
Chase HQ - Spectrum
Trap Door ...Help needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
Any idea where this quote came from ?
I am happy to chase this up and the more info you can provide the easier it should be.
TonyHelp needed prior to next vault updateHi everyone.... The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further …
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I am happy to chase this up and the more ...Commitment to none "Spectrum" computers------------------------------------------ Im sorry that I`ve been unable to browse and search past topics regarding this, but I get logged off a 8 a…
What a fantastic idea. It would be nice to see a 'World of QL' and 'World of 80/81' sub site.
I know Mr van der Heide must be extreemly busy, but it must be worth concideration.
Nice one matey. :)Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
... the number of the
SUB B ;sprite reached when collsion ...What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
Elite, The Great Escape, any Dizzy game, Where Time Stood Still, Batman 3D, Head over Heels, Chase HQWhat IS this game?You were an egg, and you had to collect things to put in a cauldron and defeat an evil Wizard called Zaks. Your girl was called Daisy, and your Grand…
New vault updateWell, it's interesting to see how totally underwhelmed most people are about the new update! Or are they still busy downloading everything ;) The on…
need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
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LD A,D
SUB 8
LD D,A ...
LD A,D
SUB 8
LD D,A ...need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
... for width of sprite
SUB 2
LD HL, ... /> LD A,D
SUB 8
LD D,A ... UNSHIFTED LD A,(SPRXLEN)
SUB 2
LD HL,JUMPTAB2 ...
LD A,D
SUB 8
LD D,A ...
LD A,H
SUB 16
LD H,A ...Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
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; this simple sub receives in the hl register ...IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... LD A,(IX+3)
SUB (ix+7)
ld ... /> LD A,8
SUB (ix+7)
ld (IX ... Z,l01
SUB (IX+6)
LD (IX ... /> LD A,8
SUB (IX+6)
LD ...IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... LD A,(IX+3)
SUB (ix+7)
ld ... /> LD A,8
SUB (ix+7)
ld (IX ... Z,l01
SUB (IX+6)
LD (IX ... /> LD A,8
SUB (IX+6)
LD ...What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
3D Death Chase, The Hobbit, Manic Miner and ...Anyone know the address mappings...of the hardware resources on the speccy; From the screen display address range to all the hardware control registers. etc. Where can I get access t…
... X coord of player
SUB (HL) ;Subtract X coord of ... ;
LD A,D ;
SUB (HL) ;same as above but ... the number of the
SUB B ;sprite reached when collsion ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... and variations, as well as sub games, that flesh out the ...Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
... X coord of player
SUB (HL) ;Subtract X coord of ... ;
LD A,D ;
SUB (HL) ;same as above but ... the number of the
SUB B ;sprite reached when collsion ...What *Should* Have Been the Last Game to Be PublishedHi All, Inspired by the the thread about the last public/official/etc. Spectrum game, in your opinion, what would have been the ultimate (no hint in…
I would nominate either Chase HQ or Carrier Command.
< ... Atari ST to play Chase HQ.
Chase HQ on the ...
