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I just picked up a free Atari 520stJust got a free 520ST, (no cables or leads) and a small box load of games. :? dunno what to do with it, but it was being thrown out, so I grabbed it…
... for line-by-line vertical scrolling).
I had ... some of the details, but sync-scrolling is achieved by changing the ... to get single pixel horizontal scrolling but that would generally require ... of a 4-pixel hardware scrolling hack, but that's dependent ... -
Cauldron vs Cauldron 2[CENTER][IMG]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/c/Cauldron.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.…
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IM 2 interrupts and smooth scrolling - easy peasy!Okay, been fiddling around with IM 2 and have actually mastered (I think) how to use IM 2! Now I run my game Ragnar Revival in IM2 and use HALT to sy…
... IM2 and use HALT to sync screen drawing (dumping of offscreen ... for synchronizing screen manipulation (a scrolling text) using HALT, and one ... -
ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... ... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer ... Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particularly bad effort was ... -
ZX Spectrum 48k Sync ProblemHi, Sometimes when I loaded a game it starts scrolling vertical. Seems something like a VSYNC problem or something? anyone familiar with this problem…
Hi,
Sometimes when I loaded a game it starts scrolling vertical. Seems something
like a VSYNC problem or something? anyone familiar with this problem and
knows how to solve it?
Regards,
Sander -
Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type -
ZX81 ScrollingI'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine. Does a…
I'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine.
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Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
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1) Full colour scrolling e.g. Lightforce - difficult ...
The full-colour scrolling in Lightforce is smoother than ... and did smooth monochrome scrolling both horizontally in Uridium and ... from the jerky blockwise scrolling. Probably the best was ... -
Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…
Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... the thread on smooth screen scrolling.
As promised here ... /> RR L ;but we are scrolling 2 pixels
SRL H ...Cobra - scrollingHi everyone, I have been studying some of the code in Ocean' Cobra game using a debugger, in the hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In cas…
... hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In case your not ... IMO some of the best scrolling i've seen in a ...Vertically Scrolling Shoot-em-upsHi everyone, I want to put together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have most of the well known ones (see list) on it already, but i'm …
... together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have ...Flicker on my scrolling demo, any ideas?I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.z80"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.…
I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http:// ... [/url] (.z80) which demonstrates my scrolling engine.
It uses ... second to run (The actually scrolling takes just under 1/50th ...First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
... go in any direction the scrolling begins (for example RoboCop). I ... the first Spectrum game with scrolling.
[ This Message was ...Parallax scrollingIt's about time to start new "games with" topic! So, let's make a list of Spectrum games with parallax scrolling. 3 titles to begin: Cobra Hysteria S…
It's about time to start new "games with" topic! So, let's make a list of Spectrum games with parallax scrolling.
3 titles to begin:
Cobra
Hysteria
Shadow of the beast4-pixel scrollingDo you think is 4-pixel scrolling accetable for horizontal shooter ? (aka do u like Chronos ? :)
Do you think is 4-pixel scrolling accetable for horizontal shooter ? (aka do u like Chronos ? :)Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
... help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system ...Top-down scrolling driving games...What would be the best top-down scrolling-screen driving game for the spectrum - excluding Trans-Am?
What would be the best top-down scrolling-screen driving game for the spectrum - excluding Trans-Am?Games with Parallax ScrollingI loved that effect. It gave a false depth to the game.. To me a game with parallax scrolling was a better game. How wrong I was.. anyway, a list of…
... me a game with parallax scrolling was a better game. How ... of some games with parallax scrolling:
-Cobra. Fast ...8 pixel scrollingJust been playing Gunrunner (always forget how much I love this game, probs cos it's VERY hard) and wondered what other games use 8 pixel scrolling A…
... other games use 8 pixel scrolling AND are decent to play ...Good horizontally scrolling platformers?Hi folks, Would anyone care to recommend some good horizontally scrolling platform games on the Speccy. Regards, Shaun.
Hi folks,
Would anyone care to recommend some good horizontally scrolling platform games on the Speccy.
Regards,
Shaun.A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but . . . how do you create random stars? Some help would be greatly appreciated?
Andy2D Scrolling tile based editorOk, first of all, I thought TommyGun could do it, but the option to create a 2d scrolling map is greyed out.... All I want to do is create some 8x8p…
Sync magazine missingOn WOS is nothing from the Sync magazine stored. Why? Micky
On WOS is nothing from the Sync magazine stored. Why?
MickyCharacter scrollingOk, first I'd like to say that I'm not looking for a complete routine (but that might help) because I am hoping to write it myself and learn a bit mo…
... completed the top third before scrolling it? Also double buffering, would ... great deal of difference when scrolling one third or 2 thirds ... /> Thanks.. I've never done scrolling before so any help is ...Sync MagazineI've observed at shop.ebay.co.uk there are more Sync magazines than [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Sync/"]the ones alread…
... .co.uk there are more Sync magazines than [URL="ftp://ftp ... .worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Sync/"]the ones already preserved at ... />
Do a search with "Sync Magazine" and you'll find ...Smooth (vertical) scrolling on ZX SpectrumI was just thinking about this. You know, you have systems like Atari 2600 or Sega SG-1000 that have no hardware scroll, but they have games that sti…
... (probably full 50 fps) vertical scrolling. Games like Monaco GP (SG ... Spectrum games have all jerky scrolling when it is about to ... guy that could do the scrolling smooth - J. Smith but then ...Implementing smooth scrolling in games that don't haveHowdy, How easy/difficult in general is it to hack smooth scrolling into a game that scrolls on boundaries such as Gothik or Saracen? Does it depend …
... is it to hack smooth scrolling into a game that scrolls ... on the engine or are scrolling routines fairly standard? Could I ...50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
+2/+3 Sync problem on Commodore 1084sI have a strange issue, I got an RGB monitor cable from ebay for the +2/+3 to the Commodore 1084s (d-sub socket). It works fine on my Spectrum+ 128k …
... my +3s it won't sync, it just rolls constantly no ...
