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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…
... 2. Best Software house (excluding Ultimate)
Ocean and Codemasters
3 ... II
6. Worst colour clash in a ... programmer
Dave Perry and The Oliver Twins
8 bit games console
Gameboy
20. ... -
IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
...
LD A,(IX+3)
CP 8
JR Z, up1 ...
LD A,(IX+3)< ... this the sprite is moved and redrawn (Default 1, half speed 2 etc ... ,0,SPRDOWN,2,2,0,1,1,6,0
DEFB 20,12,0 ... -
IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
...
LD A,(IX+3)
CP 8
JR Z, up1 ... the column to the left of the sprite
LD A,C ; And ... ,20,0,0,0,SPRDOWN,2,2,0,1,1,6,0
DEFB 20,20 ... -
If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…
... problem
2) The sound
3) The size/keyboard
4) The long load ... certain colour combinations on the C64, Vic, Atari 8-bit. Lot's ... wonder VIC 20 and BBC owners got frustrated..
6) I think ... -
Reading the keyboardDoes anyone have a code sample to read the keyboard in machine code ?
... deal in cursor modes and fool with the system variables. Here's ... ','2','3','4','5' ; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
defb '0','9','8','7','6 ... ' ; 0, 9, 8, 7, 6 ... /> defb 17,23,5,18,20 ; Q, W, E, R, T ... -
Retro scenes slowing down?There was a post last month about fewer people posting here, but is the entire retro scene in recession? I'm talking about fewer updates on websites…
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The recent, and future release order should be ... /> out now
2. ZX FOOTBALL MANAGER 2005 (Speccy ... /> around 3 weeks
6. ASTRO NELL (Vic 20)
... after that
8. HELP INC. (Amstrad)
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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…
... the keys 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 (left, right, down, up and fire, respectively) and ... Joystick 2 is mapped to 1, 2, 3, 4 ... 7: CLS
6 PRINT AT 20,20; INK 2; CHR$(144): REM ... ; PEEK (A+1); TAB 20; PEEK (A+2)
* ... -
Polyphonic music with the speakerAnyone knows how to make music with more than one voice with the 48k speaker?
... , since the max frequency that can be present in a 20 kHz ...
2: 1110 0000
3: 1111 0000
...
6: 1111 1110 ... an 8-bit period. This effectively quadruples the carrier frequency and pushes the buzz ... -
Key press to ASCII valueI need a bit of code that will give me an ASCII value when the key is pressed. I only really need a-z. I tried using the following code but it only s…
... key is registered and the state machine returns to the
; debounce state ... ','2','3','4','5' ; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
defb '0','9','8','7','6 ... /> defb 17,23,5,18,20 ; Q, W, E, R, T ... -
How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
... in the back of the ... 20 *****
2 COMMODORE 16 ***
2 COMMODORE PLUS 4 ***
8 ... 6 AMIGA 500 *****
3 AMIGA 500+ *****
2 AMIGA 600 *****
3 ... />
and why anybodyd need 19 ... -
Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... for the Forever7 Compo.
2. About 3 weeks on-and-off.
3.1 ... me for this project.
6. Demotopia.
7. Getting my ... to ~86t per pixel. And within 1k.
8. Z80 Assembler.
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Broadcast programsDoes anyone remember a Spectrum program (i.e. LOADable data) that was broadcast on the BBC's Tomorrow's World programme? Also any other program that …
... 10 PRINT "ENTER NAME"
20 INPUT N$
30 CLS ... articles on TV and radio programmes from the 80s mags. I ... br /> N YS 6.89 p. 8 .Y Your Sinclair on ... programmes
N SU 2.87 p. 19 .M ... ]
N CR 3.85 p. 8 .M Magazine news; ... -
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…
... sp1_update *update; // +2 BIG ENDIAN ; tile ... pixelbuffer, bits 3:0 draw type ... attr_mask; // +6 attribute mask logically ... struct sp1_cs *next_in_upd; // +20 BIG ENDIAN ; & ... and a pointer to 8-bytes of graphic data for the part of the ... -
Key press to ASCII valueI need a bit of code that will give me an ASCII value when the key is pressed. I only really need a-z. I tried using the following code but it only s…
... get '=' and 'o' gives me ';'. Can anyone spot what the problem is ... /> defb 17,18,19,20,21 ; 1 2 3 4 5
defb ... ,24,23,22 ; 0 9 8 7 6
defb 80,79 ... -
Background image with SP1 and Z88DKWhat is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list o…
... )
; 8 left
... N*
; 20 attribute N*
... 2=yinc?, 3=ywrap?
uchar x; // +3 ... and is 10 characters wide and 6 ... the xwrap flag was set and the print position went outside the bounding rectangle, the ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... the 6502 are normally 2 for most instructions. Some are 3 or 4 and ... things like return from interrupt are 6. I think the ... bit number internally and the 6502 only deals with 8 bit numbers ... ) was over 20% faster than the Z80 at the same clock speed ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... the 6502 are normally 2 for most instructions. Some are 3 or 4 and ... things like return from interrupt are 6. I think the ... bit number internally and the 6502 only deals with 8 bit numbers ... ) was over 20% faster than the Z80 at the same clock speed ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... [code]
;THIS SUBROUTINE ARRANGES THE 8-BIT ELEMENTS OF A LIST ... 6 CMP ($30),Y ;IS IT LARGER THAN THE NEXT ELEMENT?
2/3 ... /> bubble loop no exchange: 20-28
outside bubble ... faster and 2.1 times faster than the c64 for the three ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... (as the 128 got and the Timex had)
3. The Timex 256x192 ... mind the CoCo 1 & 2 had 2 preset pallettes and ... into any 8/16k segment in the z80's ... than $20 to the cost of the unit. Since the drive wouldn ... 6 years or so for sale in Portugal. Russia and ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
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9030 DATA 2,4,8,8,8,4,2,0,64,32,16 ... 40,36,67,0,12,20,8,20,34,66,189,0< ... 27,0,66,34,34,20,20,20,8,0,65,65,65,129 ... /> 9150 DATA 97,18,20,8,20,36,195,0,66,34 ... 21,6,0,0,60,34,34,196,3,0,0,0,8 ... been poked to address 60000, and the sysvar CHARS (23606/2360… -
I'm in need of help hereI've been using the 'COMB' and 'TRANSFER' programs on Lerm's Utility D package to convert copy-protected (Speedlock, Alcatraz etc) 48k games onto +3 …
... given 8 * 16K files by the program (all with the start address 25501) and ... /> 3 19 49152
4 20 49152
5 16 16384
6 ... the LDIR that the splitter sets up.
And, basically, you load the 2 ... -
Top 25 PlatformersAt Retro Gamer we love feedback from readers and are constantly looking for ways to integrate your thoughts and opinions into the magazine. Anyway,…
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6: Sonic Jam (Sonics 1-3 + Knuckles and plug on ability ... Master System)
8: Prince of Persia (SNES)
8: Super Mario Allstars (with Marioworld ... Thunder 2 (Megadrive or Arcade)
20: Valis: The Phantasm ... -
More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... [QUOTE=ewgf;179700]2. What's the highest score in ... =ewgf;179700]3. What's the highest number ... QUOTE=ewgf;179700]
6. Why does any commercial ... /> 8. Why is Star Trek and it ... of about ?1.20 per episode), ... Trek --- Money and timing. All the actors in Next Gen ... -
I've been using a Mac, I must say I'm dissapointed.I have been using an Apple Macintosh to do some video editing this week. I also trialed it on other simple tasks such as web browsing and Java apple…
... excelent way to compare and contrast the two systems.
... JRE 1.3 Thats yonks old. The one I ... 0_07"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition ... for it do appear, 20 seconds should be enough ... 8.6.
[QUOTE]
Some windows like the ... -
The Unofficial Official 25th Anniversary celebrations and Website announcement threadAs Martijn's going to be away during the festivities, can people report what they're doing here please, as and when they have something to announce. …
... British)
6 Spectrum +2
7 Spectrum +3
8 Spectrum +2A ... 19 Microdigital TK90
20 Microdigital TK95
21 ... :roll:
And the argentinean pirate:
CZ 2000 ...
And the argentinean licenced (AFAIK):
CZ ... -
How to install fuse in Ubuntu? Warning: Newbie trying to escape from MicrosoftThe title says everything. I have downloaded and decompressed fuse-0.8.0.tar.gz and I don't know what to do. Synaptic doesn't have fuse, and I haven'…
... version >= 2.0.0... yes (version 2.8.20)
checking ... /> checking whether +3 disk support requested... yes ... >= 2.0.0... yes (version 2.6.24)
the location of the previous definition
make[2]: *** ... be pointless!)
And I KNOW I probably ... -
TC2068 emulator cart - problemHi, Sorry for posting timex related stuff on a spectrum forum. So, this cart (spectrum emulator) can only adress 16K. I can load small games but i …
... of the cart slot
Pin 2 - connected to A14 of the cart ... slot
pin 3 - shunted ... pin 8 and connected to eprom (CE) / rom pin 20
pin 6 - connected ... of the cart slot and pin 1 and 28 of the rom/eprom and pin ... -
TC2068 emulator cart - problemHi, Sorry for posting timex related stuff on a spectrum forum. So, this cart (spectrum emulator) can only adress 16K. I can load small games but i …
... of the cart slot
Pin 2 - connected to A14 of the cart ... slot
pin 3 - shunted ... pin 8 and connected to eprom (CE) / rom pin 20
pin 6 - connected ... of the cart slot and pin 1 and 28 of the rom/eprom and pin ...
