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Joystick IssuesHi guys, I'm having a few issues getting joysticks to work well on my Spectrum 128k. I've got a Power Play Joystick interface and I've tried it with…
... the real joystick data, the value read by the Z80 CPU is whatever the ... 0xFF (255) the floating value of the data bus, or the current byte ... be two spaces between the double quotes at the end of line 20 ... -
What is the maximum fps the spectrum can achieve?I have been doing some reading and from what I understand the Spectrum outputs a PAL signal, but that means it will display @50fps or @25fps? If t…
... in synch with the monitor is called 'double-buffering', because ... clever timing to hide the changes from the TV refresh.
... a flaw with the double-buffering approach. When you double-buffer, you ... tear in the middle of the screen where the monitor switches ... -
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…
... area leads into the border area, and the border flickers between ... only watch for the yellow border jumping above the ground level ... test[/url]? When it runs, the (double) yellow strip should be at ... appear in the top two thirds of the screen. Does the yellow ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... is hazy, but I thought the QL came first, then ... Sinclair produced the ZX Spectrum+. But I may ... membrane, compared to the double layer membrane used on the Spectrum+, so this ... much.
The keyboard is one of the things that reviewers ... -
The ZX Spectrum and its derivatives used in a static , semi portable and portable way.Now on "portabilty" is there any where I will not be able to "go" with this (Now let me see!) Hmm ! Well semi portability should be totally OK as …
... advocates . What is is the type of approach generically speaking ... applied is " The Double Dose of Retro approach " : the Spectrum is Retro ... out around 2003 and apparently the 3DS is still being ... supported so arguably the DS is only marginally ... -
Mighty Final FightGuys, It here - get it!!!! [url="http://zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com/thread/23/mighty-final-fight"]zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com/thread/23…
Very impressive. Feels like it just appeared out of nowhere. I wish the Double Dragon remake had been like that. -
Mighty Final FightGuys, It here - get it!!!! [url="http://zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com/thread/23/mighty-final-fight"]zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com/thread/23…
... out of nowhere. I wish the Double Dragon remake had been like ... that you do not follow the scene a lot lately, Bruno ... Final Fight was announced in the ZX Dev Conversions compo many ... -
Mighty Final FightGuys, It here - get it!!!! [url="http://zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com/thread/23/mighty-final-fight"]zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com/thread/23…
... out of nowhere. I wish the Double Dragon remake had been like ... that you do not follow the scene a lot lately, Bruno ... Final Fight was announced in the ZX Dev Conversions compo many ... see when it started, but the time that passed between now ... -
ZXBaremulator v3.H(ikoki) BetaHi, Thanks to a Recreated ZX kindly donated by Hikoki, I've added support for it to ZXBaremulator. Now two keyboards can be connected to the PI…
... can't type the double quote character. To test the RZX support is ... screen).
As the only one ZXB programmer I ... display the exact screen, and the ULA starts a line when the ... not border. Before the 64th line are the vertical retrace and blanking ... -
Whats the name of the chip that replaces the ULA?I can't find it through searching using the above title. I distinctly remember reading about a new type of programmable chip that can be set to behav…
... couple of missing connections on the board. And some people ... to be incompatible. Until the screen comes I’m running ... and it sees the dim colours as the same brightness levels ... resistors into to the cable. The double-sided tape sticking the faceplate on wasn ... -
Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…
... br /> The "look" and condition of the cardboard box ... :-
1) The "double" transparent label. Why ... the top lid of the box.Why was the ... definitely the case : the possibility of the box ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
Listening to The Doll a lot lately the double CD from Cherry red Records is great !
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i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
Listening to The Doll a lot lately the double CD from Cherry red Records ... -
ZX Dev MIA & Remakes - The new ZX Dev is already running!Hi all, A new edition of the compo ZX Dev has already started. This year is about MIA (Missing in action) and Spectrum remakes of Spectrum games. …
I haven't read the rules (and I can't ... . I'd like to see the Double Dragon remake completed one day ... : I've read the rules. :p Yep, a Double Dragon remake, if ... -
ZX Dev MIA & Remakes - The new ZX Dev is already running!Hi all, A new edition of the compo ZX Dev has already started. This year is about MIA (Missing in action) and Spectrum remakes of Spectrum games. …
... . I'd like to see the Double Dragon remake completed one day ... : I've read the rules. :p Yep, a Double Dragon remake, if ... qualify.[/quote]
Yep, the Double Dragon remake that was already ... not finished) would qualify for the compo. What a best way ... -
Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
... the difference is noticeable.
On the Spectrum, there is a double ... layer membrane. The double layer membrane ... is needed so the extra ... -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
... ;944912"]Is that the version that doesn't have the "Carling's ... on YouTube but Amazon had the double disc DVD for less than ... -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
I got the double DVD version with the 1977 and 1979 versions. The 1977 one was slightly less violent and a few actors in it are different and i think it's more studio bound but it's still pretty grim and brutal. I preferred the 1979 version. -
Butlins.Did anyone go to Bulletins in the 70s or 80s as a kid or teen. If so what was it like? I never went to such places as a kid, but have always wondered…
... 've literally lived in the arcade for the whole week. I lived ... places stuffed full of all the Double Dragon, Splatterhouse, Bubble Bobble, and ... summer you'd have the Hoppins on the town moor for a ... my mates literally lived up the hill from where that fairground ... -
Products you do not see any more.I was sitting at work recently and my mind started to wander, thinking about some of the products I remember seeing in Catalogs and in department sto…
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I know exactly the item in question. :D usually ... br />
Talking of VideoStar, the one my Aunt has (probably ...
I also can remember the first time we purchased a ... saw in Primary School was the V2000 , the double sided thing that you ... -
Products you do not see any more.I was sitting at work recently and my mind started to wander, thinking about some of the products I remember seeing in Catalogs and in department sto…
... quote="spider;950950"]V2000[/quote]The first video recorder that we ... him set it up. The double sided tapes were quite good ... an increasing amount of the bottom of the picture was breaking up ... I still have the V2000 system stored in the garage somewhere (I ... -
Products you do not see any more.I was sitting at work recently and my mind started to wander, thinking about some of the products I remember seeing in Catalogs and in department sto…
... quote="spider;950950"]V2000[/quote]The first video recorder that ... helped him set it up. The double sided tapes were quite good ... (an increasing amount of the bottom of the picture was breaking up ... I still have the V2000 system stored in the garage somewhere (I ... -
im looking for other games like the muncher that use double height and width graphics with colouri havent come across this type of graphics mode on the spectrum before and would like to know if there are any other games that use it.
[quote="digital;953717"]wheres the double height, double width in that?[/quote]
i'm not reading your nonsence. i'm just listing Rampage clones. -
Wossers meeting famous peepsok thanks to frobush in another thread here we go :P some famous people ive met ive got pic of me with curtis walker when i met him at glstonbury f…
... so that everyone in the long queue could get ... edition of the paperback for "Life, the Universe and ... br /> Kate Bush on the set of "The Big Sky" video - A ... us were being shepherded by the producer - "Go here. ... S.A. release of the double-LP sound track which ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... really quite good, and matches the actual series insane difficulty quite ... directional shooting, but it maintains the double jump from super G n ... which can be mixed with the double jump for some insane midair ... is an updated version of the Sir Arthur sprite from ... -
ZEsarUX 8.1 stableHi! I've uploaded a new ZEsarUX 8.1 stable version. Go to the github released webpage to download it: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesaru…
... to play a bit with the command line settings ;)[/quote]
with TBBLUE it is about the double size as when starting with ... machine.
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"Doubled Up" Standard Size Cassette Cases.Was Viz (Virgin Tronix) the only game that had 2 standard sized cassette cases merged together to house the two tapes? I think it is the only one I …
... but I do remember the Software Projects double box of Manic Miner ... I bought it, having removed the JSW2 inlay expecting to have ... to use the code sheet which in ... well, not realising the version in the double box had the code entry bypassed ... -
"Doubled Up" Standard Size Cassette Cases.Was Viz (Virgin Tronix) the only game that had 2 standard sized cassette cases merged together to house the two tapes? I think it is the only one I …
... of audio compilations, such as the Now That's What I ... box packaging by Virgin Games. The double case version is from when ... merged and came up with the Tronix budget re-release label ...
