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ANNOUNCE: JSW64 Manic Miner: James BondTo celebrate "Two Double-Oh Seven" before it ends, I am delighted to announce the first gamma-release of [i]JSW64 Manic Miner: James Bond[/i] (v1.0),…
To celebrate "Two Double-Oh Seven" before it ends, ... based on the James Bond character created by Ian Fleming, and ... author: I know all the tricks, I'm constantly looking for ... -
Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen ... . But I do use other tricks to speed the draw-rate ... -
Double Buffer UtilityHi Folks, I've been experimenting with double buffering on a 48k Speccy for a small project I'm working on. After reading lots of good advice here…
... this rectangle starting from column (character) 2 in the buffer.< ... () #0 - Get parameters for double buffering
self.createBuffer() # ...
#0 - Get parameters for double buffering
def getParameters(self ... -
C64 & Spectrum loadingscreens!I was bored today, so I decided to compare some stuff. :) [url="http://www.lemon64.com/loadingscreens/"]http://www.lemon64.com/loadingscreens/[/ur…
... more than 2 colours per character square?[/quote]
[quote ... some talk about Spectrum display tricks and then the pictures. I ... Lair 1 and 2 and Double Dragon. Maybe some others. Gryzor ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... to write a machine code double height character printing routine. I know ... slow despite some neat coding tricks. However, on holiday I ... how to write a double height character routine in BASIC that ... The first program creates the character maps based on the set ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... to write a machine code double height character printing routine. I know ... slow despite some neat coding tricks. However, on holiday I ... how to write a double height character routine in BASIC that ... The first program creates the character maps based on the set ... -
How do you work with fonts on speccy?just curious really.. I know c64 workings, and obv. the spec you draw direct to screen.. on 64 , you'd make what would be equivalent to UDG.. and sa…
... about adding +40 to the character to invert it means nothing ... , though, there are no particular tricks: the screen is bitmapped, and ... stored in memory, so printing double-height characters is just a ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... I don't know what tricks are being used and their ... effect with the hardware character scrolling and some double buffering you can ... -
Super Mario Bros 64An 1:1 conversion of Super Mario Bros is now released for the c64 (and it's fantastic!). Things are looking good for the old breadbin what with Knigh…
... , so whilst you can double-buffer the character part of the display ... and need to use numerous tricks to chase the raster. This ... -
Character set variableCan anybody help me? I'm trying to find out where the pointer to the ascii character set is. I remember that if you wanted to change the font on the …
... the pointer to the ascii character set is.
I remember ... spectrum where to find the character set, so that it pointed ... -
The DoubleThe Double was my favouritre Footy Manager game until I graduated to the PC. I've downloaded it from the site but it needs a code entered before I ca…
The Double was my favouritre Footy Manager ... -
What was your 3 Character Signature?What was your 3 character signature? Mine was 'mik'. (short for Mike) 'mik' once showed up on the top of the first R-Type machine to hit Rhyl in the…
What was your 3 character signature?
Mine was 'mik'. ( ... ).
Long live the 3 Character signature!
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Sinclair User: Blue Print Double DragonI'm not sure what issue the Blue Print of Double Dragon appeared, I think it was issue 78 (September 88) Even a scan would do. Cheers
I'm not sure what issue the Blue Print of Double Dragon appeared, I think it was issue 78 (September 88)
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THE DOUBLEThe best management game has to be the Double. I downloaded it, but it asks for the sode from the Cassette inlay. Where can i find this?
The best management game has to be the Double. I downloaded it, but it asks for the sode from the Cassette inlay. Where can i find this? -
Double Dash OriginalHi! Found the Double Dash original .VOC file on : [url="http://iec.host.sk/double.rar"]http://iec.host.sk/double.rar[/url] And it seems it has som…
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Found the Double Dash original .VOC file on :< ... /> [url="http://iec.host.sk/double.rar"]http://iec.host.sk ... /double.rar[/url]
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Old Posts, Double Dragon remake, Lost picturesI assume we all here read old posts, I`ve been making my way through the devoplment ones last week, with the Misc ones also.. and now, finally I get…
... dozens of pages...
Double Dragon for a start has ... `new spectrum games` mentioned, is Double Dragon even in the pipeworks ... -
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…
... a game with a GIGANTIC character and flamethrower. It was impractical ... decided to make the biggest character ever. So you were a ... said, we threw some technical tricks in there we were proud ... loads. Playing as a giant character (again!), flying as a bird ... -
Character SetAlright, this may not be the right forum for this question (it does sort of relate to a game which I'm trying to get working properly - long story) -…
... is that points to the character set in the ROM?
character set in the rom, but ... point to a user defined character set in RAM if you ... -
Maps made easyHi don't know if this has been suggested before (didn't find much in a search). I've come up with a nifty method for making maps and removing the unn…
... the main character sprites) Without the need to
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Double Dragon Forever: Demo now readyNot exactly Speccy related I know, but since the demise of Double Dragon 128k I have been working on the background graphics of a PC Double Dragon ga…
... , but since the demise of Double Dragon 128k I have been ... background graphics of a PC Double Dragon game.
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Name that game...This one's hard because I never played it! I read a review in SU but never had the pocket money to get it! Here's as much as I can remember about it:…
... of a landscape which the character ran left/right in (similar ... no depth like Double Dragon).
The landscape/character was monochrome ... said that if the main character stood still you lost them ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be ... />
So post all tips, tricks, etc here! Lets see wot ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... easy to read style
Character ruler for creating strings with ... of characters and UDGs for double click entry into your code ... for creating UDGs and custom character sets with ease, instead of ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... easy to read style
Character ruler for creating strings with ... of characters and UDGs for double click entry into your code ... for creating UDGs and custom character sets with ease, instead of ... -
Double Dragon Forever - Demo (PC remake)For a while now me and a small team of people have been working on an un-official sequel to arcade games Double Dragon & Double Dragon II. We are ign…
... sequel to arcade games Double Dragon & Double Dragon II. We are ... -
Character Array tape header block parameters?Hello all! Long time since I've been here! Hope everyone's bright and cheerful as usual! I've been trying to figure out the structure of a Spectrum…
... the structure of a Spectrum "Character Array" tape file. While the ... -
John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... maybe my memory is playing tricks with me?
(1 ... in the same way. The character that always springs to mind ... goodies like a T-shirt, character profiles, a map of the ... -
Speccy character set address in ROM?Hi guys Can anyone tell me where the speccy character set lives in speccy rom, say, starting from the ! (ASCII 33) character? I'm actually writing …
... tell me where the speccy character set lives in speccy rom ... , starting from the ! (ASCII 33) character?
I'm actually ... want to use the speccy character set, because it's so ... -
Best Who 'Casted' Character.[FONT=Courier New]Never really thought about this before & because this forum has some interest in Dr. Who, I figured it would be a good place to pos…
... interested to know which 'good' character (excluding the Doctor & ... however Nicholas Courtney had a character in The Daleks Masterplan ( ... just mention the story this character was in.[/FONT]
< ... to the "Greg Sutton" character from "Inferno". That was ... -
lizardy characterexcuse my ignorance - i'd like to ask, who?s the lizardy character with a long neck at the WOS homepage :???:
excuse my ignorance - i'd like to ask, who?s the lizardy character with a long neck at the WOS homepage :???:
