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Some games I'm afterHi all, I'm looking to buy the following titles. They seem to be absent from ebay. I've been looking for a few month. Help a brother out. Batty La…
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Boulder Dash I or II
A good graphics tool requiredI'm trying to design / draw some large graphics for my game and have been using TommyGun. Unfortunately this tool has a few bugs that is making the j…
I'm trying to design / draw some large graphics for my game and have been ... do basic drawing. I need to be able to export the images as data ... that I can paste ... but I don't seem to be able to download it from the website ...Sorting variablesHi there. I'm trying to make a greyhound betting game. I'm ok on the straight win part but need some help with the other bets and sorting dogs(1st,2n…
Hi there. I'm trying to make a greyhound betting game. I'm ok on the straight win part ... but need some help with the ... to 6th next to each dog and then maybe figure out the rest. I'm ...I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... aiming for the 48k), and it's something I'm going to work on ... over the next few weeks ... be nice. I'm not sure how the filesystem is going to be synced ... ... possibly I'll try ...How to scan books without ruining them? And also how to upload torrents?After hating the idea of e-book readers (to be fair, the first couple I tried were slow and not good picture quality), I've spent the last few years …
... e-book readers (to be fair, the first couple I tried were slow ... not good picture quality), I've spent the last few years using ... they are great, and so I'm trying to get all of my old ... and scanning them that way. The books aren't valuable or ...Contended memory and TritoneQuick question regarding contended memory...<div style="font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal;">I'm testing ideas with Triton…
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I'm testing this with FUSE and I haven ... if I finish the game and it plays fine in all I have to test ... different area when the game is finished, but for now I'm trying to understand how ...48k Memory MapIs there a link or info anywhere that explains the 48k memory layout? My game uses double buffering and I'm trying to decide where the best memor…
Is there a link or info anywhere that explains the 48k memory layout?
My game uses double buffering and I'm trying to decide where the best memory location should be.I can't get on with Fallout3Dear all, With Fallout4 round the corner, I thought I'd try Fallout3 again as it never really held my interest when it first came out - even thoug…
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With Fallout4 round the corner, I thought I'd try Fallout3 again ...
I'm trying to pin it down and I think the main reason I don't ... from one side of the map to the other, but then others ... with rubble blocking all the exits! [i]...it just doesn't ...The Great WesternI saw this game on ebay and never heard of it, so I checked out the TZX on the archive but I'm struggling to get it to load. Any ideas? Seems like a …
I saw this game on ebay and never heard of it, so I checked out the TZX on the archive but I'm struggling to get it to load. Any ideas? Seems like a puzzle :D
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009801How to Write ZX Spectrum Games - Jonathan CauldwellHello, I'm trying to improve my very basic level of assembler by reading the Jonathan Cauldwell guide. I'm fine with the basics LD, CP, and JP,…
... /> I'm trying to improve my very basic level of assembler by reading the Jonathan ... /> I'm fine with the basics LD, CP, and JP, but I'm quite new to the ... assember instructions.
Can someone explain the ...RASTAN - NO DIE POKE (128K VERSION) NEEDEDHi chaps, need some help, I'm trying to produce a longplay for the 128k version of Rastan but I need some help. I have an infinite energy poke but t…
... , need some help, I'm trying to produce a longplay for the 128k version of ... ,...you die and go back to the beginning.
Can any of ... not be able to get out meaning having to reset the speccy.
I have uploaded it on my Retro Game channel!
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 …
... I'm trying to go too fast.
To be fair I haven't tried the ... load the game from cassette ... (could be a problem of the adapter ...I'm getting oldI'm now just past 40, and i have started to feel that slow creep that i'm getting past it, yesterday i ran to cross the roads as the light was about …
... to feel that slow creep that i'm getting past it, yesterday i ran to ... cross the roads as the ... light was about to change ... middle age is crap, i'm going to buy a sports car ...A book I would like to read.In the late 80s I couldn't get away to the Amiga quickly enough, mainly for the graphics if I'm honest. So I find it very interesting that some of us…
In the late 80s I couldn't get away to the Amiga quickly ... enough, mainly for the ... graphics if I'm honest. So I ... times (say bridging the mid 90s to the nostalgic revivial) from ...THE LIGHTBULB EFFECT You know what that is? Like how cartoonists depict a bright idea by drawing a lightbulb over the head? When I was trying to work out the lengt…
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When I was trying to work out the length of a diagonal ... of the machine code stuff makes no sense at all, I'm ... better sticking with the Basic approach until I've come to grips ... and wonder. I doubt I'll ever really get to the bottom of ...SUB and the S flagGuys, if I use SUB to take a value HIGHER than is currently in A, does the S flag get set? I know that N does. [code] LD H,33d LD A,32d SUB H …
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IF ...No VCC on the TEA2000 on a +2 greyI'm trying to fix a +2 grey that has no RF and composite out, RGB is good and the machine works just fine. I thought it would be an easy job... repl…
I'm trying to fix a +2 grey ... job... replace the zxt650 and ztx213 and good to go.... but ... pin 11 of the tea2000 is absent... replaced the ztx 650 ... no luck. Replaced the coil and both the transistors again but ... no vcc on pin11 of the tea2000.
...Need help from people with CRT TVs (50 Hz)I’m wrapping up the development of my [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54152/new-game-a-yankee-in-iraq-2017-a-shoot-em-up"]gam…
... .org/forums/discussion/54152/new-game-a-yankee-in-iraq-2017 ... "]game[/url], but there’s one final test I’d love to employ the ... help of the community to carry out.
I’m trying to ...Star Trader by Bug ByteSo I played this a fair bit back in the day and I've got a soft spot for it. I'm trying to load the .tap file in Spectaculator - I get the STOP TH…
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I'm trying to load the .tap file in Spectaculator - I get the STOP THE TAPE bit ... THE TAPE and the loading screen appears. After that the game doesn't start. The ...Reading Disks via ASMI'm hoping to port my Amstrad game to the spectrum (See the link in my sig for info) I will be targeting the 128 and +3 - the game will not work on …
I'm hoping to port my Amstrad game to the spectrum (See the link in my sig for ... info) I will ... /> I'm trying to find some ASM examples of disk reading, documentation for the +3 ...I'm totally confused now, RGB, composite, SCART what?Hello everyone. I have a +2A coming from the UK and I am wondering how I'm going to connect it to a modern TV. The TV has inputs on the back that ar…
... /> I have a +2A coming from the UK and I am wondering how I'm ... going to connect it to a ... modern TV. The TV has ... RGB output. I understand that I could mod the TV out to give me ...Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
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I’m trying to solve the mystery of the elusive floating bus on ... of any help. In the program, I’m doing a simple port ... value from it. Now, I’m going with what @chernandezba said ... , rather than cause my game run erratically or freeze altogether ...Can't Get My Simple Code To RunHello again, I'm trying to run the following simple code: [code] org 32768 main ld b, 21 ; x coordinate is …
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I'm trying to run the following simple code:
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I'm just want to test my code so ...Spectaculator TZX and TAP file association breakdown (the PC version of Spectaculator).Untill a few days ago I had not noticed this much since I first joined WOS .But it has recently "reared its head again" . What is this all about?Well…
... I was testing a Spectrum War game with some instructions . I tried to open the ... with instructions on how to play the game and the key presses needed. My ... . I was unsuccessful in trying to restore the file associations using the "normal" methods . I could ...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…
... nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game.
I add to the game and I’ve still got ... loads of text that I want to add in to the game.
the SAVE or MERGE commands but I’m failing to understand how I ..…How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…
I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually ... its early days yet so I'm experimenting with a character that ... is causing the character to flicker, is there a way to avoid this ... />
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10 ...ZXDS Custom Keyboard Config HelpI'm trying to set up a custom key configuration for Atic Atac on my New 2DS XL. In the custom/readme.txt file it says you can create a custom config …
I'm trying to set up a custom key ... config for each game and put it in the custom/keyboards folder ... image file. When you load the game in it should then use ... to the Kempston joystick, B is mapped to Symbol Shift, X is mapped to the ...Smart Egg... Quill?All the Smart Egg (Rigel's Revenge, Golden Eggcup & Serf's Tale) games say "Authored with a modified version of The Quill." What is the source fo…
... The Quill."
What is the source for this? I'm trying to ... Egg's adventure system was adapted from The Quill. I've not ... They certainly started using the Quill (the earlier version of Eggcup ... they tinkered about with The Quill to add a three word ...About Elite, a most surprising port and a challenge if someone is interestedHi to all, how are you this fine day? As you all know, Elite was one of the biggest games ever created, and a brutal technical achievement in the …
... I have played countless versions of this game in multiple platforms and the game ... ons Oolite style)
The game, as mentioned, has bugs of ... /> Right now, I'm trying to hack the .cmdr (saves) files but I haven't found ...Is it a form of despondency or am I just now lazy?I know there are quite a lot of us 40 to 50 year oldies from the Spectrum era and I was wondering if anyone else felt this way? I seem to have the in…
... felt this way? I seem to have the inability to action my enthusiasm when ... up procrastinating instead.
I'm trying to figure out what is triggering ... to whether there is a way to train myself to break the habit. The areas I ...
