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Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …
... and welcome addition, not only because they shorten loading times for those ... on cheap quality tapes and often used fast-loading schemes going as ... of experimentation I can confirm not only that it is possible ... -
Found! - Father of Darkness / Murder double :DGot this the other week, didn't realise it was MIA until today! Covers scanned (I have higher res versions) and will make a TZX for each side of t…
... main difference with these tapes is just in loading scheme constants (I ... source wav files yet? If not, could I have a look ... -
*NEW MIA* Blam - Control SoftwareFound that game in my collection, Just wonder if I still am able to make out how to create a TZX. It's been so many years :-) INFOS: Name: Blam…
... /> Amazing that we still find not MIA but uMIA from 1991 ... Moonwalker or The Deep. The loading screen was also by one ... how did you get those tapes as you are German, right ... -
*NEW MIA* Blam - Control SoftwareFound that game in my collection, Just wonder if I still am able to make out how to create a TZX. It's been so many years :-) INFOS: Name: Blam…
... /> Amazing that we still find not MIA but uMIA from 1991 ... Moonwalker or The Deep. The loading screen was also by one ... how did you get those tapes as you are German, right ... pictures, but the inlay is not up to the standard of ... -
Ultimate games with short machine code files loaded lastThis is a bit geeky, you've been warned! I remember early Ultimate games loaded from tape had the ascending beeping noise, a "Please wait" message, …
... higher baud rate of faster loading schemes, the copy would deteriate ... you just used original bought tapes as "masters", you can pump ... /> So the copy protection did not really stop duplication. In fact ... -
Spectrum 128k +2A Resets after loadingHey Everybody, I'm from Australia and I'm new here in the forums. I was hoping to pick everyones brains over a problem with a Speccy I acquired o…
... okay (note that this is NOT a full test). There ... have another Spectrum to try loading games on?
... tried loading games via the inbuilt datacorder using some actual tapes (Rogue ... play fine. Turbo Espirit finishes loading, displays the key selection ... -
+2 grey tape 'pre echo'Previously posted this in the hardware updates section by mistake. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Just picked up a grey +2 and…
... a grey +2 and on loading a game, noticed a ... pre echo of loading tones.
It didn't ... it as a problem, just not what I expected (by ... RF out. RGB / sound not tried as I don't ... a new series of tapes (reel-to-reel tapes) which initially turned ... -
Astro Marine CorpsHi, this game isn't MIA but I noticed that for the English version there are only TAP files available. Is a TZX of this needed? If so I'll get it …
... although they're probably not quite as tidy as ... the Dinamic loading scheme option. I've not used it ... a bit rusty, hence not wanting to spend too long ... it for the Dinamic loading scheme so it's ... again with any other troublesome tapes!
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Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…
... coming from it when playing tapes. First try making a connection ... on the mainboard, and try loading a game that way, checking ... if you can hear the loading noise/see border changing colour ... wires get damaged due to not being fitted properly, and getting ... -
Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …
... CAN now hear the familiar loading sounds so I think I ... needing replacing and the tapes being stretched or not playing etc My ... />
The reason I am not just jumping in and buying ... and hope something works. If not I’ll buy a tape ... -
1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... easyness. You must find 8 tapes littered around the playing area ... of the worst loading screens of the year, if not of all ... -
Fuse 1.3.0 releasedA new release of Fuse, the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator, is now available at the SourceForge project: [url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-e…
... the emulated machine when auto-loading TRD/SCL disks
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When auto-loading a tape with --tape option ... option to disable the auto-loading of *tapes*. It's the only ... when auto-loading *disks*. Previously the AY registers where not cleared and ... -
[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... with the tape not auto-starting[/b] when loading it in the ... ).
* Fixed tape autostart when loading tapes in ZX128 mode.
* Added ... -
Quiz games like the Kosmos Fact Files from the Answer Back SeriesI don't expect it will be done but this idea is at least worth a mention:- .The Kosmos "Answer Back" series of quizzes (loader and separate quiz pack…
... one of the 2 cassette tapes ,the QUESTION PACK tape , with ... original TP concept loader prog not the "New Beginning" tape ... second possibility that I have not tried out yet with this ... term I call it "double loading" idea : this involves getting Spectaculator ... -
Brand new cassette player...speccy?Hi - Anyone know if this would work on a Spectrum? AND The USB ??? Could you maybe put Spectrum WAVs on it - and load them through it??? (Been …
... a new cassette player for loading my actual tape collection. Looking ... people can back up old tapes... which I guess would be ... not sure if this has the correct ear jack for loading to ... -
Scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States?Would it be possible to write a scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States? I have a custom screen load routine that loads attribute first, then the …
... a variation of the ROM loading scheme. In that case, the ... thing is that it's not actually necessary to maintain such ... speed fluctuations characteristic of real tapes -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... the +3 is not responding with loading bars, or border ... and you should hear the loading noise again, but this ... +3 should respond with loading bars if the volume ... or whether it's a loading signal that the +3 ... to make digital copies of tapes, records, etc - and ... -
That's my last ZX Spectrum projectHi4all, I want to show my last project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_p9Mbfu0Y I wish to release a v1.0 very soon! Best regards
... ve choosed a few 48k tapes (ZXBaremetal emulates a simple 48k ... loaded in fast mode, with loading times reduced but this allow ... & whistles from day one, not ZXBaremulator.
Sincerely, ... I'm not ready to fight with hordes ... -
What is needed to get a high standard , "emulator focused" PC?The implication I am making is that a normal PC can be improved on emulation wise by building in some emulation friendly features . But this could be…
... : Keeps your tapes safe from wear and tear : Super fast loading times ... />
So no it does not fit in here (but I ... -
Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... the "making my own tapes" project with a bit ... hi-fi tape deck, not the Cube or a ... the various different speed-loading systems I could find ... Head Over Heels), the loading screen never arrived and ... There are no problems loading the resultant files into a ... -
ZX-Paintbrush and global palette and ula+ supportHello, I think I need some help for the palette issue of ZX-Paintbrush. I want to check whether the way I'm about to clear the palette handling i…
... are unrelated (i.e. not a case of one ... palette editor operates is not the same in these ... , e.g. you are loading a game tape? Well, My ... In normal operation, I would not change the activated palette 0 ... I attached ula+ palette tapes in the program files folder ... -
ZX-Paintbrush and global palette and ula+ supportHello, I think I need some help for the palette issue of ZX-Paintbrush. I want to check whether the way I'm about to clear the palette handling i…
... + file, e.g. you are loading a game tape? Well, My ... /> In normal operation, I would not change the activated palette 0 ... -Paintbrush I attached ula+ palette tapes in the program files folder ... personally I think it might not be sufficient.
There ... -
ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... the ROM, your idea about loading the ROM externally from the ... perhaps to loading the Tape files too?... Maybe have the tapes on ... holding the names of the Tapes to build the tape name ... certain level of usability, but not by using a standard USB ... -
ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... 1, although I am not sure what is causing it ... problem, when quick re-loading tap/tzx file in the ... that the multi-part tapes, do not load well, luckily tzx ... work much better, but still not perfect.
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ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... problem, when quick re-loading tap/tzx file in the ... v1.0 have all tapes on memory and changing a ... that the multi-part tapes, do not load well, luckily tzx ... manual control of virtual tapes if we cant use ... best format for multi-part tapes. They don't have ... -
Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…
... /> For example, "Ahh ... The tape loading era", does the same thing ... better on cpc machines, or not.
Amstrad has AY chip ... the games were certainly on tapes.
Such things can only ... -
Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…
... (possibly significant) level of tape loading noise is unavoidable then there ...
Another is the overall loading scheme used. There are many ... I have an impression that not all of them might be ... for use with actual physical tapes).
One more ... -
This is actually a new 128k AY idea not a game.I'm not sure if this has already been done but i'd like to see the 128k take of the c64 Ocean loader. They had a few different ones but to me the Tar…
... own special tape decks, and tapes, so they think they don ...
The datacorder is not unlike a standard cassette deck ... pausing, so multiload games are not a complete pain in the ... is significantly more reliable when loading from tape, the Speccy on ... -
Most played games: Pirated vs BoughtMy confession of guilt in the piracy thread that I'd never legitimately bought an Ultimate game, despite playing Knight Lore to death BITTD, led me t…
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Check we have not been "playing about" with anything ... use, at least during loading. I've not looked to see if ... on one of the compilation tapes, I forget which one now ... thing about this is the loading countdown timer uses the game ... -
May the "How to do it" bullet pointing commence!"You Tube" does not cover everything ZX Spectrum realted There are now so many ways to use ZX Spectrum related stuff. And therefore therefore ther…
... PC style keyboard (but will not cover the more complex screen ... set up a folder called "tapes" and copy all the required ... /> 8) The slow or fast loading can be switched with R ... /> I should say I have not tried point 8 yet but ...
