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  • Pacman monster helpso I am trying to write a pacman game in Specbas [youtube]0R4XmkzBfHs[/youtube] got it working ok so far.... now the tricky bit the monsters in p…

    ... to write a pacman game in Specbas

    [youtube]0R4XmkzBfHs ... bit

    the monsters in pacman go to a certain ... how to work it out in basic.

    so the red ... which is closest to pacman (in a straight line), it then ...
    ASH-II ASH-II May 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Read Data from memoryHi there. Not been on this scene for a long time. Does anyone know how to do a routine to read data from memory(peek..etc) rather than using lines of…

    ... than using lines of data in basic...

    My normal routine ...
    davepierce07 davepierce07 May 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • bitmap vs tile based displayIf I understand it correctly the ZX Spectrum display is all about bitmap. On the other hand the Commodore 64 is not. Correct me if I am wrong. If I …

    ... altogether with text on C64 in BASIC. The real nightmare. Also many ... into segments, often resulting in various glitches in display.

    I ... restricts them...

    So in my opinion, Sinclair engineers did ...
    maiki maiki May 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Acua-Tor author, complete nameAs per the listing in BASIC, it is Juan Carlos Fern?ndez Romero [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0016350[/url]

    As per the listing in BASIC, it is Juan Carlos Fern?ndez Romero

    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0016350[/url]
    Ivanzx Ivanzx June 2014 Infoseek database
  • UDG tricks?I always enjoyed using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXBasicManual/zxmanchap14.html"]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded th…

    ... "]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded ... handy methods for using UDGs in BASIC?
    Is it possible to ...
    Dock Dock June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …

    ... of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a ... flags on the cell (documented in the manual [URL="http://www ... think I would use MOD in C#, but I don't ... how to grab the remainder in ZX BASIC.

    Is there ...
    Dock Dock June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Sultan's Maze - Potential remake of CPC game?One of the games I liked on the CPC was Sultan's Maze.. In it, you have to go through Hampton Court Palace's maze and get six jewels, get back, avoi…

    ... Sultan's Maze..

    In it, you have to go ... right, the game was written in BASIC with possible machine code and ... !)

    It's similar in style to 3D Monster Maze ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 June 2014 Games
  • How to tell a Spectrum +3BAnyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B? I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic. How rare are th…

    Anyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B?

    I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic.

    How rare are these Speccys, I know they came later on but anyone know how many were produced?
    Track Track August 2014 Hardware
  • Manic Climber, help!I know this is not the best game around, its actually a BASIC game, but I have very fond memories of it, as our cousins and us used to play it a lot …

    ... game around, its actually a BASIC game, but I have very ... reach... as the game is in BASIC, could any expert check the ... =0017129[/url]

    Thanks in advance, mates!
    Ivanzx Ivanzx October 2014 Games
  • JHCon 2014Hello, not sure if this is the right category but JHCon 2014 will take place[B] from 28. to 30.11.[/B] at usual place - gymnasium in Jindrichuv Hrad…

    ... completation of [B]ZX Basic megademo named Cowina[/B] ... - ZX Spectrum BASIC part for a new megademo (in BASIC, surprisingly)
    ... --- type a BASIC program and ... the last command of the BASIC program must be LOAD ""< ...
    Factor6 Factor6 October 2014 Announcements
  • Astronomy Compilation - SkysoftHi all, we talking for this [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011498[/url] :) I receive small lot with microdrive cartridges and…

    ... /astronomy.mdr[/URL]

    in basic read see cassete inlay and ...
    gorski gorski October 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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.…

    ... an old game he wrote in basic back in 1987 and with a ... for download.

    A BASIC program for the 16K/48K ... originally dedicated to my father in 1987, who played Hewson's ... map of the Lazio region in Italy, stored inside the Spectrum ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN October 2014 Brand new software
  • Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…

    ... input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could ... write them super fast in C/ASM via z88dk, but ... - there is something wholesome in writing them in BASIC

    So what ... B]" contains a restricted character in the first index it is ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 November 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • PongyQuite boring pong game i made in basic a few years back i forgot about this. After playing spectrum for over 25 years I was so happy to finally make …

    ... boring pong game i made in basic a few years back i ...
    rustyredline rustyredline November 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • 48k Music Software?Hi Guys, I need to create a short soundtrack for an art project, and Id like to use my 48k Speccy - Is there any music production software that w…

    ... apart from the 'beep' command in Basic?


    Thanks ...
    GameBaddie GameBaddie January 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX games - music only / effects onlyYou know any ZX games using in main menu setup: MUSIC ONLY / SOUND EFFECTS ONLY ? I have one idea for Turbo Sound (2x AY chip) card. This games can …

    ... know any ZX games using in main menu setup:
    MUSIC ... very easy. Before loading game (in basic loader) can be detected TURBO ... if exist then active patch in game code for support both ...
    velesoft velesoft February 2015 Games
  • Weird Island adventure game for the ZX SpectrumHello! Here's a new text adventure, and written in BASIC! It's a conversion of an Android game I wrote in 2014 called "Weird Island". I wanted to wri…

    ... text adventure, and written in BASIC! It's a conversion ... an Android game I wrote in 2014 called "Weird Island ... wondered what a Spectrum BASIC version might look like. ... want to play it in the old school way ... are more things going on in the Android version.
    ...
    textvoyage textvoyage May 2015 Brand new software
  • What would have been the hardest game to write?<div>I was recently think about Code Masters' Fruit Machine Simulator and what a piece of **** that would have been to code. I bet it brought in some…

    ... could really have been done in BASIC (albeit without the rapidly smooth ...
    peteprodge peteprodge May 2015 Games
  • New game released: EXPLORER<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New';">- EXPLORER -</span></div><div><span style="font-si…

    ... Luca Bordoni
    PREFACE*******In far 1981, EXPLORER was ... alternate vertical-scrolling version in a TV show, I ... Atari.So in 1989 I've written a Basic version ... of this game was written in Basic in far 1989, known as ... with Boriel's ZX Basic (www.zxbasic.net), ...
    Luca Bordoni Luca Bordoni June 2015 Brand new software
  • New game: WordBlasterWords. Do you ever think that you have too many words to read in your life?&nbsp; Bills, contracts, reports, books, small print, documents?&nbsp; Wor…

    ... too many words to read in your life?  Bills, contracts, reports ... to blast them to bits in order to feel free?
    in BASIC!

    Like other Android ...
    textvoyage textvoyage June 2015 Brand new software
  • Oh MummyA game many CPC owners are familiar with as it came free with the £100 software pack withe CPC 464. A fun if limited little game. So when Amstrad …

    ... needed to bundle some games in with the +2 they had ... looks like it was coded in BASIC.

    Anyone had a ... the code? Is it indeed BASIC? Is there a story behind ...
    chinnyhill10 chinnyhill10 August 2015 Games
  • SuperFo Harlequin crashes on EnterHello there, I currently have a SuperFo Harlequin at hand which suffers a crash/freeze each time I try to enter a line in basic. Doesn't matter if …

    ... try to enter a line in basic.
    Doesn't matter if ...
    Shockwav3 Shockwav3 September 2015 Hardware
  • Turbo RAM Glitch or feature ?I have been testing a Spectrum [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]RAM Tur…

    ... />
    After a few basic tests, I find that everything ... line / basic editor to check for key strokes in other modes ... this a problem/feature of basic editor (not support striking ... /> I believe the problem is in Basic Editor does not support simultaneous ...
    RMartins RMartins September 2015 Hardware
  • Help! I'm learning Machine Code...Having decided to take the plunge and learn to machine code a while ago, I have started in earnest using the much recommended 'Mastering Machine Code…

    ... while ago, I have started in earnest using the much recommended ... manage a successful return to BASIC without crashing."

    ... of op-codes and hex in the appendices and manage to ... I enter this in (via some DATA statements in BASIC, starting at address ...
    namtip namtip February 2016 Development
  • Tasword file format - for transfer to/from PCHaving worked out that it's dead simple to load in and read .TXT files from the memory card on a DivMMC Enjoy!, I'm keen to see what else can be done…

    ... 's dead simple to load in and read .TXT files from ... and save routines are all in BASIC and can be customised for ... does it store anything else in there that I'd need ...
    PrimitivePerson PrimitivePerson February 2016 Development
  • Remaking Special Operations - some thoughts and questions.(Edit: Sorry - long one!) Special Operations is one of my favourite titles and, despite them being very different, is up there with Halls of the T…

    ... time) and is mostly written in BASIC.

    Perfect for ... the elements I found frustrating in the original (movement for ... :[/b]

    Apologies in advance to any Norwegians but ... does the classic loading of BASIC as code from 16384 whilst ...
    Zoep Zoep March 2016 Development
  • UDG generator doesn't work, why?Typing in the UDG generator from the manual I get integer out of range when I run it. I'm going nuts trying to figure out whats wrong. Can someone pl…

    Typing in the UDG generator from the ... a UDG generator that runs in basic but no luck. The guilty ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch October 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Noob's guide to joysticksWhy on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity. Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's …

    ... offerings?

    Only in my twenties did I find ... I'd further assume that in BASIC it could be controlled with ... br /> LET x=x+(IN 31=*value1*)-(IN 31=*value2*) where *value1 ... /> (Aside: does putting "timedata joystick" in quotes and getting one hit ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2016 Hardware
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