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  • Emus that support netplay?Go on then. Is there one? Which is the best? Thanks! :) Edit: Speccy ones, obv! [ This Message was edited by: Vertigo on 2006-03-02 21:14 ]

    Snapshot or load from tape on "server" and then (re)connect from clients after that. Or otherwise, you should to turn fast tape load option at all (on the server) and look about 5 minutes or so on all connected computers the same loading screens.
    Vladimir Kladov Vladimir Kladov March 2006 Emulators
  • Two mini-projectsLooking to help WoS? (If not, why not?) One thing you can easily do with just an emulator and an Internet connection is help fill in those [url="http…

    I made a start on the loading screen project. From your list, ... /> Dragontorc - no loading screen
    Dungeon Master, The - no loading screen
    Escape ... so I can't make the loading screen
    Fish! - uploaded
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton March 2006 Games
  • Money money moneyI am now debt-free. Until I buy a house, anyway. Bloody hell. Before I go and see some sort of financial advisor, can anyone give me any inspiratio…

    collect all your spare cash into a sack and bury it in your garden, hopefully a money tree will grow.

    you need to set up a barb wire fence to stop it being stolen by leprechauns/ gnomes/ podinton peas and the rats of nimh.
    mile mile April 2006 Chit chat
  • Two mini-projectsLooking to help WoS? (If not, why not?) One thing you can easily do with just an emulator and an Internet connection is help fill in those [url="http…

    ... pages (instructions, loading screens, in-game screens and the full loading screens) are ... generated on the fly via ... queries to the SQL database ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall April 2006 Games
  • Chuckie Egg EditorsHi, Can anyone give me step-to-step instructions on how to get the Mercury Software Chuckie Egg Editor in the archive to work, using an emulator? […

    ... br /> Yes, I figured out the procedure and, using Spectaculator, I ... (I even disabled the auto-loading of the tape so that ... br /> Most people at the moment extend the Windows version because that ...
    Sam.

    The Chuckie Egg Professional's Resource ...
    samwise samwise April 2006 Games
  • JavascriptAny javascript experts here? I want a page transition effect as similar to a loading screen as possible. I already have the loading stripes, it's j…

    ... has an animated gif of the loading stripes. Overlaid on top ... is where the image will be. When the image is loading, it ... will say 'Program: bookname' or whatever. The ... like trying to replicate the full loading screen experience...
    cyborg cyborg April 2006 Chit chat
  • Retro Fusion magazine out nowNew Retro mag has hit the shops (well, specifically GAME). Seems a bit different than the usual Retro Gamer/Games TM coverage. Lots of Speccy conte…

    ... came through the post today. Yep the Tape loading problem page was ... fun, but ommitted the one- ... 's only the glue of the cassette case. Do the LOAD "" thing ... />
    Remember, 'Flexing.' Its the best method I know!
    Graz Graz April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…

    I am also very interested in how this is done, as I would like to update the fast loading systems in FuseX if I get time. Dunny, if you do get permission to share your algorithms/pseudo-code would you consider posting them on the forum?
    Crabfists Crabfists May 2006 Emulators
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... this thread myself.

    Loading colours etc can be changed ... move the entire loading routine from the ROM into high RAM, alter the colours ... being very big. Of course, the moved routine takes up a ... of memory but that's the price you pay.
    DEATH DEATH May 2006 Games
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... thread myself.

    Loading colours etc can be changed ... move the entire loading routine from the ROM into high RAM, alter the colours ... pay.[/QUOTE]

    The Players loader being a good ... example. The addresses even had the same low byte ...
    Code Monkey Code Monkey May 2006 Games
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... load - they're loading the game whilst loading the screen over and ... From a coding perspective, the actual loading system coded and used ... changes speed while it's loading the same block (starts turbo ... small once it gets to loading the turbo block.

    JonNorth JonNorth May 2006 Games
  • Biotoxins redumping projectI've been spending quite a bit of time between dumping STP / MIA titles at looking at the titles flagged by Biotoxin as possibly needing a redump... …

    ... I'll mail you back the samples..

    I've ... .voc and .csw files for The Great Fire Of London side ... and 2 which uses the Injectaload loading scheme. For the life of me ... tzx file for any of the samples...

    Steve
    Gilby Gilby May 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • R: Tape Loading Error on an EMULATOR??I was just trying to load 'Stop The Express' (a TAP file on a WOS Cdrom) on to a Mac OS X 10.4.6. TAPs (in OS X, I don't have Classic installed) AF…

    ... when I've had the fast loading option enabled. It could ... you need to switch fast loading off. As I don ... you I'd try downloading the file again.

    As Stop the Express was a 48K game ... you might also consider downloading the .z80 or .sna image ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton June 2006 Emulators
  • mire mareproof? [url]http://pic15.picturetrail.com:80/VOL600/2588775/9185163/153133785.jpg[/url]

    [QUOTE=mel the bell][url]http://pic15.picturetrail. ... ]

    Sorry Mel, but the "Program: mire mare" should be ... on the second line on the screen; not the top line ... link to a picture of the actual loading Screen$, then we would ...
    monty.mole monty.mole June 2006 Games
  • Any news of FuseX?I was just wondering if there was any news regarding FuseX? I thought it was due to be released a while ago, but I've heard nothing since? I hope t…

    ... just want to finish optimising the rzx loading so it wont take ... ages when loading big rzxs but this has ... joypad buttons. Configurable from within the emulator menus.
    - Fast ... br /> - Added "Fast Fwd when Loading" feature for tapes which dont ...
    Crabfists Crabfists June 2006 Emulators
  • I found this stuff I did way back in the DAY!Nosing through my attic I thought it was about time I threw my old pirated Spectrum games out. They didn't have anything on them that I haven't got o…

    ... format (8-bit MONO). Run the WAV through MakeTZX, VOC2TZX, SAMP2TZX ... or whatever and 90% of the time they work.

    the stuff loading on a real machine ... 'll be able to dump the stuff off alright.

    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker June 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Google VideoHaving upgraded my linux boxes, I can now use Google Video. Any Spectrum-related stuff I shouldn't miss? (I've already searched for "sinclair" and "…

    ... Jet Set Willy, and speccy loading sounds:

    [url]http ... it was good to hear the old loading sounds again. As you ... usually just wanted the game to load ...
    Mr White Mr White June 2006 Chit chat
  • Google VideoHaving upgraded my linux boxes, I can now use Google Video. Any Spectrum-related stuff I shouldn't miss? (I've already searched for "sinclair" and "…

    ... it was good to hear the old loading sounds again. As you ... usually just wanted the game to load ... if you want to hear the old loading sounds again, in full ...
    Daren Daren June 2006 Chit chat
  • I played DSpec on my DSlite!That's right, TheHiVE sent out a few copys of a pre-release version of DSpec and I was one of the luckiest fellers in the world to get one ! I't ver…

    ... adaptor from divineo.com, the price was right and ... just fine off the M3, altough at the moment you' ... start it by using the alternate loading method, by pressing ... to play it off the Supercard though, because it ... honestly say that this is the only thing that I ...
    Arm73 Arm73 July 2006 Emulators
  • "Real Tape" mode?I'm trying to use RealSpec32 and Klive's "Real Tape" mode feature, but I can't get my tape player to play correctly. Am I doing something wrong? Fo…

    ... my chances of a program loading.[/QUOTE]

    This ... just couldn't get the tape loading signals no matter what I ... did. Tweaking the mixer settings ... recoreder would have helped?), the tape or the emulators and so gave ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2006 Emulators
  • Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…

    ... /> Just becaus eyou have the IF1 attached, doesn't mean ... you then use the system variables to see ... that line for microdrive loading syntax and then you ... the Z80 stack to see if it's RETurned via the tape loading ... routine or the IF1?
    DEATH DEATH July 2006 Development
  • Trying to experience nostalgia!! Mp3s needed!!!I've been trying to get audio files (mp3 or wav) to work on my real old sinclair 48k. I've tried making them from my old tapes of which I have many, …

    ... to rekindle the fires of spectrum glory. The countless tap ... promising for a while whilst loading! :???: Cheers guys!![/QUOTE]
    ... tape. Until you get the volume and equalization correct, ...
    Once you get the Speccy loading off your PC, use some ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers July 2006 Games
  • What a stupid www site[url]http://www.c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] pityful.

    ... version to the nintendo version.... bad move. the NES version ... plays nothing like any of the other conversions, and although ... he talks about the "superior" graphics of the c64 version. personally ... on a black background in the Amiga loading screen is " (C) ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace July 2006 Games
  • Games that don't use loading screenI thought it would be helpful to start a new topic in which we can say what games (still without loading screen shot in the archive) don't use it, ju…

    I have seen in the archive loading screens withouth UDG and stuff, just with normal letters, like "This game is loading"


    Cheers!
    Ivanzx Ivanzx July 2006 Games
  • Games that don't use loading screenI thought it would be helpful to start a new topic in which we can say what games (still without loading screen shot in the archive) don't use it, ju…

    ... isn?t a loading screen... how can anyone omit THE MANIC MINER ... />
    Isn't that the actual loading screen of Manic Miner?? It ... and nobody said this wasnt the screen.

    Nice one ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx July 2006 Games
  • Games that don't use loading screenI thought it would be helpful to start a new topic in which we can say what games (still without loading screen shot in the archive) don't use it, ju…

    [quote=Necros]EDIT: The screenshot in the archive isn't the loading screen as the crosshairs aren't present (in the version I own anyway).[/quote]
    It absolutely is the exact loading screen as in the TZX file we have...
    mheide mheide July 2006 Games
  • Games that don't use loading screenI thought it would be helpful to start a new topic in which we can say what games (still without loading screen shot in the archive) don't use it, ju…

    [quote=mheide]It absolutely is the exact loading screen as in the TZX file we have...[/quote]
    Different version of Starion? Cool. The loading screen on my version doesn't include the crosshairs.

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton July 2006 Games
  • Crazy Spectrum Experiments. Now there?s a thought!!As a Kid I wanted to be a budding inventor and tried all sorts of things with my speckie. I remember buying a second hand reel to reel tape recorde…

    ... using Voip would work as the signal gets heavily compressed (I ... loading)

    frankly I'm amazed using CB worked as the ... must have been terrible for the speccy loading signal

    ... an acoustic coupler like in the very olden days :-)
    ( ...
    guesser guesser August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Crazy Spectrum Experiments. Now there?s a thought!!As a Kid I wanted to be a budding inventor and tried all sorts of things with my speckie. I remember buying a second hand reel to reel tape recorde…

    I wonder if it'd work if you made some kind of send/receive software that converted text to binary 'sounds' and sent/received over messenger etc. at a much slower rate - maybe 100 bits per second rather than using the Speccy loading system?
    chaosmongers chaosmongers August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…

    ... even when the edge loader is working right, the effective loading speed ... is only about twice what it was before because the ... recognition thing for the whole routine. The general idea being ... 'm gathering at the moment, then the CALL address will ...
    Laser Laser August 2006 Emulators
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