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Getting the contents of tablesHi All, I'm risking a potentially daft question here as it seems pretty fundamental but here goes: What's the best way of pointing register pairs a…
... 's the best way of pointing register pairs at the 16bit contents of tables ... if I have a table of tile data and want to ... de at the graphic data, and repeat a number of times I ... ,(ix) command!), I'm aware of using sp to do this ... -
Lord Of The Rings; Files skipped ?Hi folks, Does anyone know what blocks 8~13 are for in the Lord of The Rings: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006601[/url] I…
... 8~13 are for in the Lord of The Rings:
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Block 5 contains the loader and a dis-assembly ... be trying to load the 5byte block 6 times, ... expect it to match the block sizes shown above.< ... br />
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The Adventures of Tintin (movie)I'm confused ... is this a 3D movie or actual live-action with actors and whatnot? I ask because the little I've heard about it, I keep hearing that…
... and whatnot? I ask because the little I've heard about ... 's live action, right? But the poster I saw had more ... want to know anything about the story line/spoilers as I ... am somewhat of a Tintin fan and plan ... -
Dizzy, Prince Of The YolkFolk: Alternate loading screen?Hi, Please have a careful look at the new Dizzy remake teaser (seconds 0:42-0:52) [youtube]LGW53914gDk[/youtube] That certainly looks like a [b]*r…
... loading screen (please forget about the, say, "custom loading scheme" ;-)) ... which is completely different from the loading screen currently shown at ... /> Indeed, the picture of the first loading screen matches the cover illustration of the [url=http ... -
Canny use of the 'r' register?Seeing Sokurah's code in the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=583188#post583188"]crunch sound thread[/URL] has made me th…
Seeing Sokurah's code in the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... ] has made me think about the r register.
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As it cycles irrespective of whether interupts enabled so presumably ... (though much much faster by the looks of it).
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What is the name of this game?An adventure game, split in 2 halves vertically. I can't remember the general gist of the game, but it seemed of a Science Fictional nature. Perhap…
... 't remember the general gist of the game, but it seemed of a Science ... think it appeared on one of the 'Your Sinclair' cassettes.
Death of Chris "Kizzy" from Triad Developments / The KnightsHello all, It's my very sad duty to report the death of "Kizzy" from the UK demo group Triad Developments / The Knights. He was found dead on Tuesd…
... report the death of "Kizzy" from the UK demo group Triad Developments / The ... and a popular member on the website Sheffield Forum, where ... recently announced.
The biggest upset though is that ... his missing programs are in the archive.
...Help me remember the name of this text adventure game?Memory is hazy, I vaguely recall the following.. It was a text adventure game. Each prompt, was preceded by WHAT NEXT [i]name[/i]? If a command wa…
... is hazy, I vaguely recall the following..
... raised or dropped as the game went along, and ... some limited combat, with the odd graphic thrown in.< ... it a lot, some of the obstacles and hazards included;< ... to be avoided, and the route was blocked by ...Cause of the financial breakdown?I've written down (dictated) from a video, what Lord James of Blackheath said on the 16th February 2012 in the House of Lords. Though you can probab…
... of the contract.
Under the contract, the American Treasury has apparently got the ... also put at the disposal of the US Treasury the entire asset backing which ...New Game: THE LOST TAPES OF ALBIONOkay here's my present for the Speccies 30th birthday: [B] [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Lost+Tapes+of+Albion%2c+The$&pu…
... .cgi?regexp=^Lost+Tapes+of+Albion%2c+The$&pub=^Stonechat+Productions ... />
It's a rework of the StampQuest/EFMB idea but there ... . Can go off the top/bottom and sides of the screen.
the use of ALBION in the name, I didn ...The music of Titanic for ZX Spectrum (toposoft) played by an orchestraOriginal: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gsjSJA4YgBI#t=40s[/url] Version by Camerata Musicalis in RetroMadrid 2012:…
... sounds much better than the ZX 48k, of course ;)
[url ...New game: THE LOST TAPES OF SAMNew game: THE LOST [B]DISKS[/B] OF SAM Hi all With the blessing of Mr Dave "Moebius" Hughes I'm pleased as punch to present to you a new release fo…
New game: THE LOST [B]DISKS[/B] OF SAM
Hi all ...
With the blessing of Mr Dave "Moebius" Hughes I ... ^H^H^H speccy: THE LOST DISKS OF SAM. It's a ... collect-um-up in the same ...Way of the exploding fist - Kempston?The Way of the Exploding fist is listed where I find it online as having kempston support, but I am unable to select kempston, or find a way to selec…
The Way of the Exploding fist is listed where I find it online as having kempston support, but I am unable to select kempston, or find a way to select it. Does this game in fact support kempston interface or not?Dizzy Down the Rapids year of releaseThe reviews are from summer 1992, so maybe the year of release was 1992??
The reviews are from summer 1992, so maybe the year of release was 1992??Odd versions of the Multiface One.I've been looking through the adverts for the Multiface One and it's clear that there were a number of versions available. Note the earliest advert …
... /> It's not until the middle of the January '86 adverts that we ... anyone have any of these old versions of the interface? The 2K RAM and ... Kempston Disc versions must be something of ...Can anyone remamber the name of this game...I'm pretty sure it was a budget title - it was a side view, with you playing a little spaceman with a jetpac. Flip screen - and it had a kind of Dizz…
... - and it had a kind of Dizzy formula where you had ... progress.
Sorry for the vagueness.
Yes ...How to change the colour of an input line?Hello my fellow WoS'ers I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where I could write a REM statement in basic, but I could also change the …
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I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where ... I could also change the background paper of that text input. This ... project as its a bit of a chore to read - sadly ...The need of having a 257-byte table for IM2 routinesThis came from a discussion at the speccy.org forum. I have understood that the reason behind the 257-table for IM 2 routines is due to certain joys…
... happens to be low, the current state of the joystick port will show ... the former). From the people that use the a real Spectrum, how many of ... with no support for one of the two major choices on joystick ... could leave 1/4 of kilobyte for the IM2 table, but if ...The Evolution of 8-Bit Art | Off Book | PBS[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYL1DsY8GMI&list=PLC3D565688483CCB5&index=5&feature=plcp"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYL1DsY8GMI&list=PLC3D5…
... . Plenty of discussion on 8 bit gaming and music creation. The ZX ...Scrotty furtlers of the world unite!Hi all. As a child of the 80's myself (if you're one too and you don't recognise the username, shame on you!) I found my way here yesterday. Haven'…
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As a child of the 80's myself (if you ... am salivating at the thought of getting my hands on ... Island (the one with the ship and all the islands to ... dodger in 3D) and all the rest.
the existence of Retro Gamer magazine ...Frequency in KHz of the TV outputI recently acquired a very cheap USB analog TV tuner. When I connect it to the cable TV, it only finds two channels. But when I change the frequency …
... manually with reference to the overview of my cable provider, ... composite out). The device cannot find the frequency when scanning ... t know the frequency what the software for the device needs. ... />
What would be the frequency in KHz of the modulator output?Idea for the WoS Best Spectrum game of the year award - Joffa trophyHello guys, I was thinking something, but I dont know if its going to be too fool or silly :D I was thinking that It would be a very good homage to …
... homage to the great Joffa that the winner of the WoS game of the year could ... receive a statuette or figurine with the image of the sprite of ... Cobra. So now the questions:
Renegade:Attack of the Clones :)I have been examining the code of Renegade recently as I really like this game and would like to know how it is done. Look what I have discovered : …
I have been examining the code of Renegade recently as I really ... /> Actually I like the idea of making some mod/remix of this game ... it in the future, But I have a lot of Spectrum projects ...Chuckie Egg 'playable' off the cover of Shortlistvia an iphone/android app called Blippar according to a press release I received yesterday The whole issue of Shortlist is retro game themed Martin…
... received yesterday
The whole issue of Shortlist is retro game ... ShortList have chosen to feature the 80s platform game classic Chuckie ... has excelled itself in making the entire issue interactive, with ... , though I'm in the car most of the day todayHow to lengthen the life of a laptop battery that I rarely use?I keep my laptop mostly plugged in, so the battery doesn't get used. So to keep the battery viable (not charged as such, just working so that I can c…
... mostly plugged in, so the battery doesn't get ... or leaving it in the laptop all the time? I've ... re best having the battery with 33% of it's charge ... , then storing it in the freezer (!), ... as somehow that does the most to keep the ...Author of The Hobbit featured on The RegisterSpotted another ZX Spectrum-related on The Register today: an article featuring the personal history of Veronika Megler (yes, a woman), one of the pr…
... , a woman), one of the programmers of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006440"]The ... Apparently she was mostly oblivious of the Hobbit's success, after ... : [QUOTE]"Megler got the job and recommended her ...Mark of the NinjaHello, for any Saboteur fans out there, I'd recommend to check this game. It looks like the sequel of the Saboteur which I have imagined for years a…
... game. It looks like the sequel of the Saboteur which I have imagined ... too excited about is the art style of the characters (close ups & ... t go well with the (great) atmosphere of the game as it is ... good. It's just the soldiers looking kind of like [URL="http ...[Update] Lone Wolf - The Mirror of Death - AudiogenicHi folks, I know we already have a TZX of this, but I can't help feeling that it needs it's blocks deconstructed into Pilot/Sync/Date blocks/pulses …
... already have a TZX of this, but I can ... possibly because we currently have the blocks stored as 'glued' ... load, probably due to the SYNC timings being altered.< ... this one before, but the talent on here is ...
Anyway, here are WAVs of Side A (128k version) and ...end of the world?do we have some end-of-the-world/apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic game? surely various adventure games as: i will survive!, four minutes to midnight, e…
do we have some end-of-the-world/apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic game?< ... , earthshock, after shock, the time of the end, virus, width of the world, survival, countdown ...For the one who starts the poll of Best Game of 2012,dont forget to include this gameFor the Wosser who will do the Best game of the year award, please dont forget this game, it was released in the spanish forums, but not yet uploaded…
... who will do the Best game of the year award, please dont forget ... game, it was released in the spanish forums, but not yet ... uploaded to wos.
The name is "3 Reyes Magos ...
