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Max RAM for ZX Spectrum gamesHow much RAM can be used for single level/whole game? On tape writing.
... all 16K/48K/128K in machine code, but less if you want ... /> The typical scheme for multiload games would essentially be something like ... ).
On the +3 I suspect +3 DOS would handle this ... -
How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... spectrum but when i tried machine code i found it just a ... i still dont. I tried games programing software like hurg and ... -
Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …
... to play all those Speccy games lying on my PC, on ... been trying to master z80 machine code for 20 years and even ... ...i did all my own games on that like pac man ... posting on the Emulation or Games section. All the best! May ... -
denied gamesI to am guilty of sending denied games by email to other spec chums who are new to the emu scene,spesh ultimate games as they are some of the best an…
... to the emu scene,spesh ultimate games as they are some of ... best and most fondly remembered games,its a shame we cant ... world of spectrum cd,with ultimate games on it,but also i ... i never did like codemasters games,,and ultimate went downhill after underwurlde ... -
moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…
... and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i ... -
spectrum mode smiilar to c64?i dont know much about machine code assembler routines, zilch actually to be honest, ive always fiddled with basic on my spectrum, only doing maybe a…
i dont know much about machine code assembler routines, zilch actually to ... doing maybe a couple of machine code programs out of issues of ... this wasnt used in spectrum games. this mode on spectrum would ... -
slightly different question - how long ago did you pack away the speccy ?if at all ;) personally I think I was about 19 when it, and all the games, went into storage - SNES and PCs etc took over. I'm 32 now, and only in …
... when it, and all the games, went into storage - SNES and ... for the later games and doing hand assembled machine code - and what a ... -
Gunfright Advert - UltimateI`m trying to find out if there ever was an advert for Gunfright (Ultimate) that was published in the similar style of Underwurlde/Kinghtlore/Nightsh…
... was an advert for Gunfright (Ultimate) that was published in the ... `s own, without any other Ultimate games on the same page.
Ultimate second handOK, I'm toying with tracking down my missing Ultimate games second hand since they are not available for download. Does anyone have any idea on the …
... with tracking down my missing Ultimate games second hand since they are ...which programming language?........hi there, which programming language did people first learn to program the zx spectrum? a. basic b. machine code c. other what sort of programs did…
hi there, which programming language did people first learn to program the zx spectrum?
a. basic
b. machine code
c. other
what sort of programs did you write?
(games,utilities,business etc)Machine Code Challenge #1 ResultsWell at the stroke of midnight there were 3 entries so everybody gets to stand on the podium and the 3 Spectrum books will be going out to prizewinn…
... stroke of midnight there were 3
entries so everybody gets ... on the podium and the 3 Spectrum books will be going ...Ultimate box artSomething that I've been trying to find out for ages. Who did the box art for the Ultimate games (Knight Lore etc.)? Rare are so secretive, I can't s…
Something that I've been trying to find out for ages. Who did the box art for the Ultimate games (Knight Lore etc.)? Rare are so secretive, I can't seem to find out.
[ This Message was edited by: blandishment on 2002-07-18 13:21 ]ANN: Spectaculator 5.1Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…
... /> machine at the same time. (Actually, I just removed the code which ... Spectrum
128/+2/+2A/+3. Output can be redirected to ... of the
Spectrum +2A/+3. Output can be redirected to ... can LLIST or LPRINT from +3 BASIC straight to
a ...ArtistryIn my younger days (and to a certain extent, now) I was always intrigued about how the loading screens were constructed. Back then I'd assumed it was…
... yellow
PAINT 50,50,3,4 fills the square with ...
PAINT 50,50,2,3 fills the entire screen, unless ... ? I assume it'd be machine code, but has anyone worked out ...General info about MCoder 3Hi all. I've recently downloaded MCoder 3 'cause I read somewhere that it was the best choice to compile your already made BASIC programs, which I h…
... /> I've recently downloaded MCoder 3 'cause I read somewhere that ... . You load the CODE of MCoder 3 (LOAD""CODE) and it automaticly executes ... $) and compiles your program.
3. Once it is done, you ... /> Anyone has info about MCoder 3? A simple scan of the ...Book names - help!As part of the type-ins project, I'm trying to put together a database of my type-ins with the relevant info. However, I ran into a peculiar problem…
... programs on it: Mastermind, Morse Code, etc. It had a simple ... progams in it - all games.
3) This book was by ..."YOUR COMPUTER" magazineDoes anyone know of any websites that has reference to this great magazine from the 80s? With the title being so 'generic', search engines don't see…
... mag, as it had full machine code games to type in, in every ...Spectrum booksOK, this is a question posed not out of curiosity, but because I have to construct the 'bibliography' section of some paper I'm making. Unfortunately…
OK, this is a question posed not out of curiosity, but because I have to construct the 'bibliography' section of some paper I'm making. Unfortunately, although most of my info comes from either the Net or my own personal knowledge, I must not specify ...Imagine versus UltimateImagine (The Name of the Game) Ultimate (Play the Game) Well, twenty years after their heyday, how do these two super software houses' products com…
... of the Game)
Ultimate (Play the Game)
Ultimate games are generally far superior, both ... so many copies of their games. I actually bought Zzoom and ...2 Spectrum books for saleTwo classic Spectrum books for sale... ZX Spectrum Users Handbook by RJ Simpson and TJ Terrell. Newnes Microcomputer Books On the back it mentions…
... explains programming in Basic and machine code (199 pages)
The ... />
The Spectrum Book of Games by Mike James, SM Gee ... />
21 'exciting high quality' games to type in !
Does Screen Flipping work on a 48k Spectrum?On the other post it showed some basic code to flip the screen on a +3. Does it work on a 48k Spectrum. Can anyone show me the machine code to: Se…
... post it showed some basic code to flip the screen on ... a +3.
Does it work ... /> Can anyone show me the machine code to:
Set the ...new programmer needs informationHi, i can program c++ to a <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=fashion&v=55">fashion</a> and am <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/s…
... am learning to program windows games . But being 28 and extremely ... how to make speccy games using z80 machine code , just for a bit ...new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…
... and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 ... finally learn to make games using z80 machine code.
I assume ...Need help with transferring games to real tapeHello. Sorry for asking this as I suspect everyone has solved this problem by now -- or am I the only one with a real problem? My problem is this: …
... converted about a dozen games with the PlayTZX utility ... you). These games refuse to load on my machine. The ... won't run the games. The machine resets or gives a ... most trouble with are games from Ocean (Robocop and ... is the same: the machine won't load and ...Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…
... Perhaps the actual gameplay of Ultimate games was not as good as ... inspired by Ultimate's ideas to make even better games (feel free ... anyone else release scrolling isometric games in the style of ... some other examples of better games inspired by Ultimate titles?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, …
... around with various bits of code, I've come to the ... out super-fast, optimized, "100% MACHINE CODE" programs for the Speccy in ... able to write fast, glossy, machine code games with the minimum effort.
found old magazineHello fellow Spectrum worshipers :) As I was not sure where to post this, so I posted it here. I guess anything can be posted under miscellaneous. …
... it's something like "Assorted games")
This was a magazine ...
They were not comercial games, they were kind of amateur ... the other magazine issues with games were found and also preserved ... the hundreds of lines of machine code again! lol
The ...Games you used to haveI used to have virtually all of the Ultimate games including the dire Bubbler and Martianoids and swapped them with people at school for other games.…
... have virtually all of the Ultimate games including the dire Bubbler and ... people at school for other games. If I had had kept ... my games it would have saved me ...Microdrive repair and D80 snapshottingFirst off - Hi. :) I should really have registered on here aeons ago. Second - I have on one of my old microdrives my only original copy of the Chao…
... fancy, speedy version of the code on WOS. No-one's ... I managed to recover the machine code part last time I looked ... it's got that funky 3.5" floppy drive built in ...Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
... write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner ... . Draw sprite into background
3. Delay loop
4. Draw ...
