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  • Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…

    ... =georgedb;381279]I traced it down to a via that seemd ... ]
    Did not solve what problem - the non-working ZX, or the ... remains unsure. And if not, give up. Not because you want to quit ... know that the CPU is not working for *some* reason since the ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie September 2009 Hardware
  • Windows 7 & X-arcade joystick questionHi guys, My first post here. I'm hoping somebody will be able to help me out. I've recently built a new pc and was looking to try and relive some ch…

    ... is mapped to the following keys (For use with Mame emulator ... for MAME). Mode 1 is not programmable!

    [B]If ... or direction on a joystick (UP, DOWN, LEFT OR RIGHT) on the ... program additional buttons / directions (Do not press load button on back ...
    Hercules Hercules November 2009 Emulators
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... Portal. There are six keys - left, right, up, down, jump and "turn back ... reverse time so you're not dead - geddit?)

    It ... levels are obviously impossible - right up until the moment you complete ...
    Vampyre Vampyre November 2009 Chit chat
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... Portal. There are six keys - left, right, up, down, jump and "turn back ... reverse time so you're not dead - geddit?)

    It ... levels are obviously impossible - right up until the moment you complete ...
    mile mile November 2009 Chit chat
  • Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…

    ... bar can be moved up down and when ENTER is< ... is removed. I am not sure if I found the ... br />
    I'm not sure what the z is ... [/code]

    I'm not sure what's involved in ... be sufficient to get something working.

    Alternatively, the ...
    chev chev December 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…

    [QUOTE=fog;412743]maybe not.. I mean loads of ... it?

    I'm not a coder.. but the way ... of 2 (or more?!?!) keys to get to know if ... 2 keys were pressed?!!?[/QUOTE]
    ... I remember, the keys on jetpac are just up, down, left, right and ...
    Spector Spector January 2010 Games
  • What Joystick/inteface?Hi, I wonder what the group thinks of the best option for Joystick and inteface is for the 48k Spectrum. I am interested in the Interface 2 but only…

    ... OK). Is it true or not? And if so, why? ... 9 pins in the plug (up/down/left/right/fire and a ... .

    It's not neccesarily fatal for the Speccy ... , so I could redefine keys to make the extra fire ... so that Fire2 would operate Up, for jump in platform ...
    joefish joefish January 2010 Hardware
  • Questions about Velesoft boot BIOS for divIDEI've been playing with that new BIOS, and I've got some questions not answered in readme. When powering the computer, it shows a menu with some firm…

    ... my patched version (with pg up/down support).
    Also I was ... but failed.
    System boots up correctly, but after enter any ... command it hangs up or reset.
    I already ... .
    Demfir 0.7 is not working on my Divide+ - shows some ...
    micky micky March 2010 Hardware
  • Need help with small asm piece of codeI could use some help. I have a number in A register. It can be 1,2,4 or 8 (always only one bit is set) I need to make number transformation: 1 ->…

    ... Totall Recall unplayable demo playable. Not a big hack, just changed ... complicated. You need to swap up/down and left/right movement while ... maybe there is another joystick, not kempston, that won't ... Sinclair, because it uses standard keys and can also be read ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain March 2010 Development
  • Essential Re-Releases for the SpeccyAs a follow-on from the previous thread 'converting modern games to speccy'; I think that the Spec needs a remake of Dragons Lair. If you have never …

    ... laserdisc material and the Up/Down/Left/Right/Select keys on your DVD ... something attacks him. It's not an enemy sprite; you're ... of loosely compressed video), taking up lots of megabytes.
    joefish joefish March 2010 New game ideas
  • Your views on...Chuckie eggHere we go then, this should clear up all the kerfuffle brought on by this thread... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2959…

    ... of the keys in its pre-defined keysets (why not? You can ... /> [/quote]

    R = redefine keys, also cursorkeys no problem!
    up' as you go [I]past ... to a ladder and going up/down is perfect.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP May 2010 Games
  • The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - hard skill levelActually, more like nightmare skill level... If you don't know how to play, then go to the easy questions thread at: [URL="http://www.worldofspect…

    ... [/I] seems to have up/down reversed on the Kempston Joystick ... />
    Ghostbusters (48k version, not the later 128k version) crashes ...
    Project Future has up and down reversed when using a Kempston ... still wanted to use the keys).

    Starquake ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What do you think about this ?It seems in near future this multi-role board will be able to mimic Speccy too.... [url]http://www.retrothing.com/2009/04/fpga-arcade-replay-emulati…

    ... software design there's really not much you have to buy ... it, run it, shake it down - costs nothing but time. If ... to be manufactured and pony up at least a couple of ... cost), considerable risk of it not working if you assemble it by ...
    Winston Winston June 2010 Hardware
  • BASin and INKEY$Hi Folks, Recently started using BASin after many years away from the Spectrum. Totally amazing piece of software and fun to use. I have noticed s…

    ... not 15.8 - is that right?

    Unfortunately the up/down cursor keys ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin and INKEY$Hi Folks, Recently started using BASin after many years away from the Spectrum. Totally amazing piece of software and fun to use. I have noticed s…

    ... press the cursor keys under the 'Delete , End , Page Down' keys I get ...
    Right=9
    Up=11
    Down=10

    Vista ... a laptop thing....it might not...what do I know)
    ASH-II ASH-II August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Your views on...Mutant Monty[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003339]Mutant Monty[/url] I didn't realise when I did the last "Your views on..." topic, that…

    ... /> Anyway, Mutant Monty is next up. I played this only a ... he would slide everywhere.
    Not enough goes on this to ... go the keys are x,c,o,k (left,right,up,down) . took ... : gave up on level 2. way too difficult for me, not bad ...
    def chris def chris September 2010 Games
  • Possible Move to USA - Advice please.It is possible that I may be getting a Job on Oregon USA. I wondered what advice the expats of WOS might give me. [LIST] [*]For example is living …

    ... the UK for residency, but not the other way around. It ... sure you not just making this up? You're not really working down a coal ...
    Ælita Ælita September 2010 Chit chat
  • The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …

    ... />
    I am not familiar with current development tools ... 'd so scrolling/paging up/down has no tearing, ripples ... at all! The function keys are defined well and ... XP and it will not work on Windows 7 ... />
    MS-DOS does not display properly on flat panel ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…

    ... that is holding me up, the EOF is not working properly during catalog ... . Yes believe it or not, I ... BYTE value that is rounded down to the nearest KBYTE - ... mainly because Romantic Robot decided not to fill the BASIC ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Emulators
  • later today......[IMG]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs909.snc4/72268_172079126142549_100000213882336_641184_4866225_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://sphotos.ak.f…

    ... straight up and down is only possible if you're not standing ... player direction is not reset after death - not sure if that ... keys in the same plane as left overrides right and up overrides down ... few extra halts :) , although not as fast as possible , this ...
    CodenameV CodenameV November 2010 Games
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... am tracking down the reason for Gryzor and Bombjack not working with my ... self booting EXE format. Gryzor locks up and ... of my stack based clean-up routine to see if that ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which joystick interface is best?Hi i just bought spectrum 48k and i must buy joystick intf, but on epay i can't find kempston, so i must choose between: -Protek intf -Interface 2 -…

    ... same 6 lines for ground/up/down/left/right/fire. A good ... with +5V). This kempston interfaces not contain GND signal and is ... buttons + 2 switches. LEFT,RIGHT,UP,DOWN and FIRE 1 are connect ... . In some games with REDEFINE KEYS is possible use this additional ...
    velesoft velesoft January 2011 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…

    ... pins and if that's not present then the 5v supply ... been completey disconnected try powering up your +3 and see what ... "clicks" when you press the up/down arrow keys.[/QUOTE]

    So ... />
    Sorry for my ignorance not testing the PSU properly before ...
    Crimbo Crimbo March 2011 Hardware
  • ISO problem - any ideas?I have an ISO disc image file which when I mount it with Alchohol 120% just shows as empty, and I then can't open the 'disc' in Windows. It's suppose…

    ... disc (a game I torrented down, but I won't say ... not working on the torrent's page, and WinRAR didn't throw up ...
    Hercules Hercules April 2011 Chit chat
  • Another 128K keyboard problemI purchased a mint condition 128K from a local vendor. The previous owner told me the computer had never been used before, and in fact it strongly lo…

    ... I powered it up, almost half of the keys did not work - all ... it sounded strange to me, not only because the computer was ... also because so many keys were not working due to such a little ... (smelled like new) and some keys were not responding.
    Had to ...
    Ricket Ricket May 2011 Hardware
  • ZXDS questions...Hi Folks, I am hoping someone on here knows something about [B]ZXDS[/B]. I have downloaded the program to my daughters [B]DSi[/B] (for testing purp…

    ... is not the same thing as pressing the cursor keys ... the problem. It is not an issue for me ... navigated via the cursor keys and enter (up, down, page left, right ... would fool ZXDS but alas not. :(

    I ... anways so not an issue. The problem is down to my ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman June 2011 Emulators
  • Help identifiying a very old gameHello, first post here although I've lurked for a while :) Great site! This is a long shot, but I wonder if anyone can help me find a game I played…

    ... ?Defender? games, there is not much colour, but the graphics ... awkward control keys; Z/X left/right and N/M up/down, A ... marvellous). A handful of keys is needed, not well explained, and the ... movement, generally okay, but not as playable as Armageddon.
    Rawhead Rex Rawhead Rex June 2011 Games
  • Worst default key configurations in a gameSomething I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum games was the bizarre key configuration that was set for some games. What made matters worse is t…

    ... WOTEF); for anyone who's not played it, the developers got ... got on with the cursor keys (5678) either - to me, it ... axis - left/right or up/down, not left/down and up/right. Given that most ... ), I'd guess I'm not alone :)

    Deathchase 3D ...
    j00ce j00ce July 2011 Games
  • Spectrum +2A/+2B/+3 to Amstrad (CPC) CTM644 Cable SchematicI've recently constructed one of these cables for a flea market purchased CTM644 colour monitor (CRT from a CPC) and the picture is fantastic. I boug…

    ... dial had already been turned up full prior to me removing ... brightness dial could be turned down.
    When using my new ... turned almost all the way up on this monitor, no removing ... Magnum lightgun (as opposed to not working on a LCD?) although some ...
    brownb2 brownb2 August 2011 Hardware
  • Keys redefine routine and key check.I have written some asm code which allows me to redefine keys (for a game etc.), and also allows me to be able to check any keypresses for the redefi…

    ... This routine will define keys for UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/FIRE/PAUSE/QUIT ... gk_key_is_pressed
    ;key is not pressed
    res 0 ... ,d ; indicate key not pressed
    djnz gk_loop ; ... jr get_defined_key
    ret ; not executed, but it stops me ...
    polomint polomint September 2011 Development
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