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Instructions Project updateI've just updated the [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/instructions.html"]Spectrum Instructions Project[/url] to the latest list of Top…
... =%5EHero+Quest$&pub=%5EGremlin+Graphics+Software+Ltd$"]Hero Quest[/url ... 've just got some free time, you could type up/OCR ... -
Dan Dare 256 colour project many may not be aware of.I still need/want to try Vladimir's emulator. But I think many people here aren't aware of another 256 colour project, which was mentioned on C.S.S. …
... couple of weeks due to time constraints. But if anyone is ... Dan Dare with
improved graphics. Unfortunately I'm dreadful at ... graphics, and the
person I ... -
Old Classics?With nothing to do last night, and because I steadfastly refused to watch ?Sleepless in Seattle? with the missus, I found myself flicking through a c…
... in as the standard in graphics, animation, sound, presentation has gone ... top 100 games of all time?
In my opinion, Manic ... close to perfect for their time period and genre can get ... -
KEEP THE SPECCY ALIVE ;)I just would like to remind You, that there is virtual competition for zx-music and zx-graphic. Don't be lazy, don't wait anymore, but send Your wo…
... no limits on the play time but the work must not ... / mono etc.
Total play time:
Contacts:
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"TommyGun" gets a complete MAKEOVER for next release ...From the author, Tony Thompson ... """""""""""""""""""""""""" [B][I] I hadn't worked on the TommyGun editor for while. But when I got sick (about …
... ago, and in my spare time I wrote a better one ... you to support different machine graphics without having to recode the ... you to read in other graphics formats and convert them into ... me (if you have the time).
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New utterly crap game!Inspired by Andy Herbert's crappy game I decided that I should try and produce a similar if not better (or worse depending on how you look at it) eff…
... game. Besides it was about time I actually did something useful ... everything - a crap storyline, crap graphics, crap sound (even better actually ... -
Accelerated GamesPlaying Driller the other day on Spectaculator, I wondered what sort of improvement could be made by increasing the emulation speed to 10x. That way,…
... achieving smooth 3D graphics. Nice theory, but since time is also speeded ... hacked version, with the game time running ten times slower than ... -
MIA - Compilation - The House MixJust been browsing through the lists and noticed that compilations are now covered (I haven't looked for ages). I have the above (by Gremlin Graphics…
... have the above (by Gremlin Graphics), boxed (v. good condition) but ... I don't have the time to convert the tapes to ... -
ANN: Issue 9 of Sam Revival magazine out now (Sam Coupe)Issue nine of Sam Revival magazine is out now, and this issue features the first cover disk! The magazine starts off with the usual Quazar News, as…
... is with Ken Jarvis, the graphics artist involved with Sphera which ... Sam version of the all time classic features the original 20 ... well as improving all the graphics.
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The problem with early arcade adventuresWhether it was a programming reason or not, you find that a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum (1984-85) had 256 screens. I think "P…
... new screen for the first time was an event. In the ... kept you playing because the graphics were so good and you ... -
SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …
... spending a considerable amount of time reading books which made my ... into a usable state any time soon, so I've decided ... maybe even drawing 3D wireframe graphics. The idea being that anyone ... up vast amounts
of time (partially because I'm not ... -
TommyGun - Utility ... what's going on...For those interested, Tony has been busy lately and unable to put as much time into TG as he'd like. He also has a child on the way soon. He told me…
... out as a simple graphics conversion utility, then named ... snapshot using the SabreWulf graphics was created also to ... SevenuP files ( another Spectrum graphics utility ). So TommyGun went ... basic graphics purposes to a full development application as time ... -
Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... /joy input, game logic and graphics rendering.
I ... HALT can be used to time screen drawing.
... /> call drawsproffscr ;Draw offscreen sprite graphics to screen
call quitcheck ... sprite a pixel at a time (although they can of ... -
lots of speccy hardware software on offerHave the following available from "breakup" of my speccy system and peripherals Microdive with cable, numerous microdrive catridges plus manual Int…
... joystick, but great (for the time graphics), different courses etc
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Dynamite Willy/ Jet Set DanI played Dynamite Dan years ago but I didn't really play it until recently. I think that this game is just a tarted up Jet Set Willy ripoff. It's go…
... the time said it was better - no way! The flying bird graphics ... -
What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
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Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…
... enough to spare some time to be interviewed for ... the shelves at the same time!!!
:cool: In ... as I would port the graphics by code. Nick Bruty ... were proud of at the time.
Captain ... > This game took no time to make, but I actually ... -
Wanted: Machine Code Sprites and Graphics BookWould anyone be willing to either sell or swap this book. Its full title is Machine Code Sprites and Graphics for the ZX Spectrum : A complete guide…
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Wanted: Machine Code Sprites and Graphics AlsoI also have been after this bool for a long time You can view the cover at [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/images/book.jpg"]http://www.peargames.co…
I also have been after this bool for a long time
You can view the cover at [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/images/book.jpg"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/images/book.jpg[/url]
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Sprite Graphics TutorialHi everyone, Would like some feedback on the following: I am thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best program and implement …
... thinking of writing a Sprite Graphics Tutorial, ie. how to best ... program and implement Sprite graphics. I would hope to go ... -
Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
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; Get beginning of graphics for sprite
LD E ... moving 2 pixels at a time (3 colums * 3 char, 9 ... -
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] ; ***********…
... ,sl1
; Is it time to move it?
LD ... :
; Get beginning of graphics for sprite
LD E ... moving 2 pixels at a time (3 colums * 3 char, 9 ... -
How much time "playing" Speccy Games?Having just been told by my I.T. department to remove all traces of emulators from my works P.C. i miss my lunchtime dip into spectrum gaming :( and …
... it also means my gaming time cut by at least 5 ... got me wondering how much time people here actually spend "playing ... -
100s of games for sale!Dear All In preparation for a move to Manchester, I wish to get rid of the following games as a job lot! The list below should be pretty accurate, …
... (CRL) ?6, Frankenstein Jnr (Cartoon Time) 70p, Future Games (Mastertronic) 30p ... , Gunrunner (Hewson) ?3, Heartlands (Computer Graphics Ltd) ?3, Helichopper (Firebird) ?1 ... -
Izometric games - the best on SpeccyI begin to think that most of my favourite games on Spectrum are izometric games. Great Escape, Fairlight, Last Ninja 2, Quazatron, Batman, Head over…
... , Head over Heels, MOVIE, Where time stood still (of course I ... something). I simply like the graphics - it's monochrome, but details ... -
Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
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ORG 32768 ;Tile Graphics (1st tile)
B1 ... />
ORG 33088 ;Tile Graphics (2nd tile)
time, so divide by 16 ... chars (16 lines) at a time.
OR (HL)
time.
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Dingo - by Ashby computers and graphics ltd (1983)Just flicking through mame and stumbled across the above game by acg , ashby computers and graphics , it plays like an early ultimate game would (sor…
Just flicking through mame and stumbled across the above game by acg , ashby computers and graphics , it plays like an early ultimate game would (sort of cookie / sabre wulf mixture) , have a look , and has anyone any more info ?The Spectrum is a Piece of ShitHow can you all stand there and defend a computer that was ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH even back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore…
... Spectrum? EVERYTHING
Crap graphics: How can you create anything ... what? I've tried time and time again to get into Spectrum ... wind, and the so-called graphics make my eyes bleed profusely ...Jeff Minter - But who was YOUR first coding hero?Im still massively a fan of anything Jeff does, despite the fact he usually picks likely to die platforms. I remember in 88 when I was first discove…
... ) they had the cutest UDG graphics, cool playability and I spent ... legend to me at the time, even though I didn`t ...Favourite thing about the SpectrumWhat was/ or is your favourite thing/s about the Spectrum? Is it the soundchip of your favoured/owned machine, be it 48K beeper, or 128 AY the shee…
... of games
The graphics that WERE achievable with full ... that our beloved machine had graphics issues/problems.. and I use ... my favourite thing is the graphics, the very thing that is ... people/magazines/industry at the time and now.. I love the ...
