-
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... code in BASIC. The problem with Speccy BASIC is its ... /> I asked for some BASIC compilers and have tried some ... entries are coded in BASIC and compiled with ... week.
When the compo is over, we ... games. Those are written in Spectrum BASIC (1991, 1992 and ... -
I should improve my EnglishI get on with written English, but spoken English is my Achilles heel! Yesterday I got the confirmation of this. I was waiting at the traffic lights…
I get on with written English, but spoken English is ... waiting at the traffic lights when a foreigner (prolly from some ... apologise for the misunderstanding and tell him that I do
- Can you tell me the way to the ... -
Saving BASIC code as CODE... can't start programHi guys! I'm trying to create an adventure game for the Speccy in BASIC, called The Legend Of The Red Dragon. I'm using the excellent BASin to code…
... game for the Speccy in BASIC, called The Legend Of The ... 30000 at the start, but when I load the game in ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... ... expressions in speccy BASIC. Can use any BASIC construct and variable. < ... composer for those creative moments when only one channel will do ... latest release of SPIN, and written by a SPIN team member ... report any z80 core bugs when using this!
... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... ... expressions in speccy BASIC. Can use any BASIC construct and variable. < ... composer for those creative moments when only one channel will do ... latest release of SPIN, and written by a SPIN team member ... report any z80 core bugs when using this!
... -
Spin / Emuzwin and reading keys with IN in BasicIt's just a bit of a quirk I've found really, but here goes... Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered lately , use IN to read the ke…
... />
Some of the Basic programes and games I've ... a long time ago when I actually had a ... give it another go. When I ran the program, ... Emuzwin had a problem only when I'd made some changes ... it's possible that these Basic games were not programmed with ... -
LOTRD is back!Hey guys! I've got some news to tell you all... TLOTRD is now back on after about 3 months absence! :D For those of you who don't know what the hell…
... 've got some news to tell you all... TLOTRD is now ... ago in BASIC. Unfortunately, I had problems galore with it. When I ... in GAC, but gave up when I could only do what ... GAC version but not a BASIC version, as I'm gonna ... -
ZXSoftware.co.uk UpdateHi folks, This weeks update should be worth a laugh. I've been playing a bit with the code recently so anything not working please tell me. The up…
... so anything not working please tell me.
The upshot ... home server but who knows when it goes live.
Beyond BASIC Sinclair Research Ltd
Bridge ... -
The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
... . Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork ... the ISA card is connected when you try to launch it ... /> 2. A translation tool is written, so any source for the ... hard for someone who has basic skills with patching. I'm ... -
TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …
... , followed by the menu (written in BASIC and about 5k in size ... loads the level (again, written in BASIC and about 14k in size ... screen and the level, but when you load the level from ... good ol' C Nonsense in BASIC error. The earlier versions of ... -
Compiling BASIC programs using Hi-Soft CompilerThis might get me nowhere, but it's worth a try... I'm writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's CD compilation, if he'll have it - …
... writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon' ... which I want to compile when it's done. I'm ... /SPIN running Hi-Soft BASIC compiler. I've been ... the size of the BASIC program crept above 14K ... the compiled program whilst BASIC program and compiler were ... -
Snapshot Text Edit Tool[url="http://www.j-one.co.uk/mulder/STET_v1-0.zip"]http://www.j-one.co.uk/mulder/STET_v1-0.zip[/url] This is an unfinished version of a tool I've wr…
... of a tool I've written to do the job of ... in snapshot files, using Liberty BASIC.
It's designed ... the trial version of Liberty BASIC, you can run it from ... or something, when I've got the full version of Liberty BASIC. -
Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
If you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used?
thanks -
Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …
... the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... engine, which means games written with it will be ... your only background is Basic, and for that reason ... bridge between basic and asm, and even when you become ... limited by cpu speed when it comes to games. ... now use absolute addresses. When a sprite is drawn, ... -
2-player games common on the Speccy, rare on the PC, keyboard as the cause?Hello everyone Does the Spectrum have an edge over semi-modern (from the 90's) computers, when it comes down to keyboard input speed? I've always …
... (from the 90's) computers, when it comes down to keyboard ... a wild guess, so please tell me what you think, and ... there were any commercial games written with "White Lightning", and if ... -
Restore Registers Returning to BASICI should really know this, but I've not written code that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time. What registers need to be preserved / resto…
... 've not written code that requires a return to BASIC for a ... preserved / restored on return to BASIC after calling machine code? I ... exit my code (I had written it to just loop) - unless ... -
John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually bought a ... published Spectrum game - had you written anything previous to this on ... ?
I'd written a version of Space Invaders ... status. He was pretty shattered when it all came tumbling down ... -
Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... : an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a ... a plus3.
Please tell me your opinions (other than ... -
Aggravating problem with screensI've rewritten my Sam C runtime emulator code ( well almost ) to allow me to use my own routines for blitting sprites onto the screen, storing tiles …
... buffer, which flip when I tell them to ( preferably when a vsync happens ... at the moment. I've written a library that works great ... -
SE BASIC Compiler Help!I have downloaded and am using the 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I have found s…
... 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying ... to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I ... some documentation for the Hisoft BASIC compiler, upon which this is ... what lines are in between, when compiling with *C I get ... -
Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…
Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
Not allowed i.e. :
PRINT USR 1362
D - Break cont-repeats
but ok
10 GO TO 10
RUN and press BREAK
D - Break cont-repeats -
Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... optional packages which can add BASIC commands, handle hook codes ... and are instantly available when you switch back on< ... and functions for BASIC
[*]Some specially-written software available, including ... as hundreds of recently-written games using the same ... -
(Basic) Sinclair BASIC mode for EmacsI saw this [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14622]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some Fuse …
... ]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some ... cobbled together something for that, when I should have been doing ... s a mode for Sinclair Basic with syntax highlighting, which should ... some Lisp to send the BASIC listing across to Fuse, which ... -
don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…
... />
Yeah sure trust them... when did Microsoft ever lied to ... the point, you can't tell topmost windows from other windows ... reason, though you can rarely tell what those items are (the ... Vista to home users: Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate. You ... -
VB 2005 ExpressAm I having a bad day or is .net really as bad as all that? I've used VB 3 4 5 6 It just kept getting better and better fo…
... wouldn't be programming in BASIC for christ sake.
tell them their API declarations were ... .
It was poor when they changed dll declarations kernel ... the errors are. Bit worrying when the errors are "system violation ... -
Adding AY music to your plogramI'd like to add some nice tune to my program written in machine code. I am not new to assembler programming but with music programming I have no expe…
... nice tune to my program written in machine code. I am ... . So my questions are very basic:
1) What tool ... hard to perform anything else when playing beeper music, but AY ... -
Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
I have just written my first machine code ... />
I used a basic program to load some "graphic ... ;address of graphic loaded by basic
ld b,8 ... B]
halt ;halt when all row is completed
ret ;return to basic
[B]setcarry ... -
Name the game, vol. 34829048390Alright, it was a game where you dig through the ground and have to collect some items while watching out for falling rocks (even though I'm pretty …
... written in Basic, so it would really slow down a great deal when ... /> I also think it was written by a programmer who later ...
