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48K Issue 2 RAM issuesI have 48K issue 2 board (I've checked, the upper memory is present!). It's not very well. I've not attempted to diagnose one before, so please bear …
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POKE 32768,85 : PRINT PEEK 32768 ... this returns 117 and
POKE 32768,170 : PRINT PEEK 32768 ... 174
If I POKE 85 after 170 then I ... a few times).
POKE'ing 170 sometimes returns 166 ... -
Shrinky challengeInspired by this contest on c64: http://nurpax.github.io/posts/2019-08-18-dirty-tricks-6502-programmers-use.html Make the smallest possible .tap t…
BASIC compo on our Facebook page - join in, win cash!1st - will receive £50 2nd - will receive £20 It's been a few years since our game competition, so I think its time for another! This time t…
... load graphics / UDGs in or POKE to memory.
The ...ZX Spectrum rescued from a friend, has Issues.Hi guys, I've recovered this ZX spectrum 48K from a friend. It's a 1984 ISSUE 6A. He told me the last time it was turned on was about 30 years ago!.…
... bad, and tried the commands POKE+PEEK to check the RAM ...How do emulators make code appears as running at 3.5Mhz?Decent Z80 emulators on github return t-states after executing an instruction, giving you the ability to emulate Speccy relatively well. But there ar…
... to support all possible border tricks?
2) How do ...A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
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Then, POKE 16431,201 is required to ...ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 15 April 2020Wednesday 15 April 2020 Merry Xm(too late! Ed).. Happy New(Nope - too late Ed)... Happy Vale(Still nope. Ed).. Happy Eas(And that's another nope. …
Fantasic Voyage hack (read your own risk)Please read this hack only your own risk, THIS CAN DISTURB YOUR CALM! [code] 10 CLEAR 30719 20 LOAD "VOYAGE" CODE 30 POKE 60537,42: POKE 60538,10…
... /> 30 POKE 60537,42: POKE 60538,10: POKE 60539,42: POKE 60540,10: POKE 60541 ... ,42
40 POKE ... 60544,10: POKE 60545,42: POKE 60546,10: POKE 60547,42: POKE 60548 ...Randomised data samplingHere is something that could be written in BASIC, if anyone is interested. Lets say we want to sample a subset of a larger population, we can do t…
... = 0 to 511
20 POKE poptab+n, INT (RND * 4 ...Manic Miner (light modification)Hi, This project was a small try to make something different. I would like to present in old-fashion magazine style. I hope you will like :) Pg…
... /> POKE 34762,132
POKE 34763,183
POKE 34764,204
POKE 34765 ... ,109
POKE 34766 ... ,147
POKE 34767 ...Oure Dawn of HopeMy copy of Oure Dawn of Hope has never managed to load. At best I get 1/3 of the loading screen and then I get a loading error. The tape signal itsel…
... has any good pointers what tricks to do to the audio ...Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
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In the tips and tricks thread there is a wealth ...Jetpac RXIf you would like to get this game then head over to the link below. You will get 2 poke files which if you read the instructions you can mod your o…
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You will get 2 poke files which if you read ...How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
Computer Haiku (converted from C64)[url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Haiku_1983_CES]Here's the original C64/PET program - "Computer Haiku" by Commodore Educational Software, 19…
... a Spectrum the memory-saving tricks don't slow the process ...V - Visitors (Ocean, 1986)Do you remember [b]from old days, was there Donovan's (hero that we control in "V") invulnerability[/b] or not? Is this a "feature" or it's a bug..…
Teent tiny hack request: Maze Death Rally-XI absolutely love Tom Dalby's fantastic port of one of my favourite coin-ops, but it's always nagged at me that it gives you four lives to start inst…
I absolutely love Tom Dalby's fantastic port of one of my favourite coin-ops, but it's always nagged at me that it gives you four lives to start instead of the proper three. Can anyone find a POKE to sort it?ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 24 October 2020Saturday 24 October 2020 Hopefully it won't be another 6 months, he said. Joke about Corona still going, he said. Oh, blimey! * Yes, it's been a…
... in 1996, Richard's ZXAM POKE Guide on the Amiga was ... the sources of my Amiga POKE Guide called
Hack Attack ...Elon Musks's Blastar (Conversion)Back in 1984, the 12 year old Elon Musk wrote a rudimentary video game for his SpectraVideo SV-328 (another Z80 Microcomputer) [url="https://www.t…
Back in 1984, the 12 year old Elon Musk wrote a rudimentary video game for his SpectraVideo SV-328 (another Z80 Microcomputer)
[url="https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/9/8752333/elon-musk-blastar-pc-game"]https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/9/ ...Tricks to make mirror image of a graphic?I've been working on a sprite routine for lots of sprites and animations. I'm only storing right facing graphics, and converting them to left facing.…
I've been working on a sprite routine for lots of sprites and animations. I'm only storing right facing graphics, and converting them to left facing. My code works but is long and seems a bit cumbersome.
Here's an example of how I'm doing it ...Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…
... Character fill
340 POKE 63692,o-256*INT(o ... lower byte
350 POKE 63693,o/256: REM higher ... Hatched fill
380 POKE 63692,196: REM lower byte ...
390 POKE 63693,248: REM higher byte ... RND*7
420 POKE 63696,c: REM random ink ...Pandemic boredom induced hobby revisitedA few weeks ago, possibly because of the promised Biden stimulus check for $1400, I decided I deserved a splurge and went to Walmart to get two new l…
... by all sorts of clever tricks.
Okay WoSsers, over ...
