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Working with streams in BASICHi I've been screwing around with streams and Spectranet, there's something I can't figure out. If you want to send data to a stream how can you tel…
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Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…
Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo -
are there any basic conversions of machine code games out there?i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.
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Saving in BASIC in ESXDOS, the date is interesting :)I just got my hands on a divMMC Enjoy Mini. What a fantastic device!!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A curious thing happens.…
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How would I turn memory paging on/off in Assembler?Sorry for the noob question. It's perfectly ok to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging off. But how do you do it in assembly language? I kn…
... to do OUT 32765,48 in BASIC to turn memory paging off ... how do you do it in assembly language? I know there ... 's an OUT in assembly and it's like ... -
Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... ’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit ... that I want to add in to the game.
in to memory as and when ... heavy game just not achievable in Basic?
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Are there any games/apps developed in Pascal or others?After talking to a friend of mine about a Hi-Soft Pascal I now wonder whether there are Speccy software pieces made [i]NOT [/i]in Basic, C, nor edito…
After talking to a friend of mine about a Hi-Soft Pascal I now wonder whether there are Speccy software pieces made [i]NOT [/i]in Basic, C, nor editors? If so, was the lack of memory the root problem or there were more?
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Books for the lay public?I always wanted a book where they explain to newbies how to approach and code classic favs such as XONIX, TETRIS, SNAKE, ARKANOID, PACMAN and so on--…
... classic favs such as XONIX, TETRIS, SNAKE, ARKANOID, PACMAN and so ... or not available not only in BASIC, but also Speccy, not to ... -
Can I record binaries from any emulator with Basic commands, machine code, macros or something?Hello I do not know if this is the right place to put this question Normally with ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm going to: file ->…
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directly from commands in basic or from machine code, that ... are different files?
In pseudocode it looked something like ... the first piece of memory in a binary file
< ... The second piece of memory in a different binary file
is there a way of adding a define procedure command to zx basic?i know you can add things like renumber, using randomize usr to call it, but this would have to be keywords. this would be so helpful in basic as you…
... . this would be so helpful in basic as you would no longer ... didnt add this feature to basic. this would have to be ...Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
... to code some BASIC with my daughter.
In the tips ... ways to perform routine tasks in BASIC.
However, after ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
in the programme?
...How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
... how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.
... I assume you can enter BASIC easily, for example using Basin ... horizontal scrolling part isn't in basic, because that part is ... y,3)... Remember the spectrum basic has its Y coordinate first ...How to write a simple game in C+asm.This is just a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested that this thread shou…
... link to an old post in Development, about a post ... of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. ... this thread should belong in this C forum as ... explains a bit more in BASIC what the game is doing ... -to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"]( ...ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about ... aspect just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought about ... therefore the use of Spectrum Basic is relevant to some extent ... GOOD non UK software titles in BASIC that could be given this ...Any adventure game frameworks written BASIC ?I remember INPUT published a simple adventure game, with about ten locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program framework one co…
... locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program ... frameworks written in BASIC. Also any commercial adventure games written in BASIC, back in the ...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…
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4. Best graphics in a Speccy game
5. Worst graphics in a Speccy game
TETRIS. they all suck ... />
BRAVO magazine. What in the HELL was I thinking ... a couple of these in Basic better than some ...Tetrisi watched the Tetris "From Russia With Fun" documentary about the classic puzzle game, and it made me wonder. What was the official version of this g…
... spectrum is a version does in basic by some Spanish guy for ... /> i've been pondering another Tetris for a while but so ... far mostly only working out in my head how to make ... ://webpages.charter.net/the.sentinel/tetris.png"]scr.shot[/url]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…
... BASIC mix and the third MC one (or a remake of TETRIS in ... VISUAL BASIC but this is life :)< ... 30 or 40 games ? developping in BASIC is just faster. and if ... opinion discouraging people from developing in basic is bad politic.
...< ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... create more sofphisticated games. A Tetris Clone. What do I need ... to the screen in a very similar manner as in Basic. And then ... you would like to write in Basic, Basin is the ideal tool ... support the few additional TS2068 basic commands (SOUND, STICK, ON ERR ...PSPSIM - SamCoupe Emulator for the PSPI have just been playing around with PSPSIM and just wanted to know what Sam Coupe users thought were the best games/apps for the Coupe? Cheers,
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SAM Tetris by Lord Insanity (David Gomeren ... game (apart from gb Tetris of course), makes a ... becomes almost brilliant. Interesting in that it used Mode ... slightly faster. *edit* in case of confusion I mean ... , yet still 100 % in Basic, it`s got added ...Extreme Close-Up TetrisWhile reading through the brand new issue of Retro Gamer that's just arrived today, there is a feature on the 10 best versions of Tetris you've never…
... Up Tetris Extreme!!'.
4 Game modes :
1) Basic ( ... hah) that follows rules of Tetris in all new Extreme ... Close-Up Tetris Exteme!!-o ... ).
3) Like GB Tetris 2 where you can eliminate ...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. …
... the point of doing it in BASIC is to avoid things like ... little tetris clone I did a while back in speccy BASIC used POKE ...Bastris 2Following on from [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47706]this thread[/url] I've lashed together a new version of Bastris -…
There you have tetris programs coded in ancient basic, some of them are said ... &postorder=asc&highlight="]Tetris in c64 basic[/URL]
[URL="http ... &t=3757"]20 Lines Tetris in vic20 basic[/URL]
[URL="http ...Bastris 2Following on from [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47706]this thread[/url] I've lashed together a new version of Bastris -…
... There you have tetris programs coded in ancient basic, some of ... very good with Sinclair BASIC. It would be interesting ... have a "Write a Tetris clone in Speccy BASIC" competition. Then everyone ... efficient way to implement Tetris in sinclair BASIC. It is [b] ...Beautiful codeSome people see beauty or something sublime in maths formulas and equations, can anyone suggest examples of beautiful or sublime programming?
... am now thinking on Tetris in hires in 1K how to code. ... totally aproachable. My ZX81 tetris is based in a ZX Spectrum one ... />
In spectrum the size is 245 bytes (including the basic loader ... Spectrum game they are in Spanish, but in ZX81 version is mixed ...Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... but how about a build in Basic compiler (much like HiSoft Colt ... bit-test, or HiSoft Basic 1.1)?
In fact, a PC ... compiler. The extended basic could base on Beta Basic, Laser Basic (Laser Compiler ... was lame) or Mega Basic and can include extra commands ...moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…
... younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code ... -selling game (I did read in a magazine that the writers ...ZX48k terminal...Hello everybody, I thought someone might help me. I connect my good old ZX48k to my PC via serial (IF1) link, and I was trying to write a little term…
... write a little terminal program in BASIC.
Can anyone tell me ... /> need to consider how slow BASIC is)
open a stream ... , and print it out.
in BASIC:
10 format "t ... missing?
Thank you in advance.Machine code loaderI was wondering how people wrote games. On the trail to this knowledge I discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers. Which i…
... discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers.
I am sadly interested in this stuff, wonder if anyone ...
