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  • Game engine design, graphic format?Having never written a game engine before, I'm in need of a little advice on the best way to store the game map. Its 512 x 896 map, 4-way scrolling,…

    ... x 896 map, 4-way scrolling, tiles are 16 x 16. And ... . Either 2 or 4 pixel scrolling, depends on speed.
    Only ... />
    So how should the scrolling play area map be stored ... /generated for best scrolling speed in 4 directions?
    FrankT FrankT November 2008 Development
  • Horizontal Scrolling/Per Character gamesHello. Can anyone give me the titles of some Speccy games (preferably good ones, but I don't mind hearing about bad ones too) that scroll the playin…

    I did a horizontal scrolling routine in assembly recently, mixed in with zxbasic

    [url]http://www.boriel.com/forum/how-to-tutorials/scrolling-tiles-t869.html[/url]

    just in case you wanna do per pixel scrolling like R-Type
    slenkar slenkar June 2013 Games
  • BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…

    ... /> As we know, bifrost* refreshes tiles in parts, 6 by 6 ... I remember right). This makes scrolling tiles a little bit messy. I ... than half a second, some tiles shows new positions while others ...
    Arda Arda October 2014 Brand new software
  • BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…

    ... /> [QUOTE=Arda;796676]This makes scrolling tiles a little bit messy. I ... really have "real" smooth scrolling of multicolor tiles.

    Frankly if ... you want to create a scrolling ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas October 2014 Brand new software
  • Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …

    ... br /> 1) Full colour scrolling e.g. Lightforce - difficult ...
    The full-colour scrolling in Lightforce is smoother than ... did smooth monochrome scrolling both horizontally in Uridium and vertically ... from the jerky blockwise scrolling. Probably the best was ...
    Gwyn Gwyn July 2004 Games
  • 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…

    ... the thread on smooth screen scrolling.

    As promised ... routine works by redrawing the tiles that make up the ... arranged in rows of 128 tiles starting at
    * 40960. ... />

    * This routine shifts tiles into 4 positions

    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …

    Uridium is one of the ... of the Speccy. Full screen scrolling, multichannel music, more colour, ... minuses. First of all, C64 Uridium, in spite of its fab ... that, the fx on C64 Uridium are great, and would ... /> So there it is kids: Uridium, one of the most famous ...
    Spector Spector January 2007 Games
  • 2D Scrolling tile based editorOk, first of all, I thought TommyGun could do it, but the option to create a 2d scrolling map is greyed out.... All I want to do is create some 8x8p…

    ... option to create a 2d scrolling map is greyed out....
    tiles (or maybe 16x16), and then ... 1024px wide, drew in some tiles, but when I exported to ...
    polomint polomint October 2009 Development
  • Tile based graphics and scrolling thingy...Here's my best attempt so far at a tile based rendering and scrolling routine. It draws in 22 8*8 graphics tiles along the top of the screen (junk i…

    ... scrolling routine.

    It draws in 22 8*8 graphics tiles ... the next line of 22 tiles.

    At some stage ... get round to creating the tiles themselves so it actually looks ...
    Zoltar Zoltar September 2011 Development
  • Modern Speccy games with good scrollingOne of the things I like the most on the Spectrum is also one of the hardest to pull off - a good scroll in an arcade type game. Uridium is one of my…

    ... in an arcade type game. Uridium is one of my favourites ... a game with really good scrolling on it. Pilot Attack scrolls ...
    Spector Spector November 2018 Games
  • ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…

    ... ... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer ... Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particularly bad effort was ...
    Anonymous Anonymous June 2002 Games
  • Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type

    I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
    Vortexrider Vortexrider August 2003 Games
  • ZX81 ScrollingI'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine. Does a…

    I'm tempted to have a go at a bit of ZX81 programming, using MCODER II, though I could really use a fast multi-directional scrolling routine.

    Does anyone know of any anywhere that I could pinch?
    chaosmongers chaosmongers January 2004 Development
  • IM 2 interrupts and smooth scrolling - easy peasy!Okay, been fiddling around with IM 2 and have actually mastered (I think) how to use IM 2! Now I run my game Ragnar Revival in IM2 and use HALT to sy…

    ... for synchronizing screen manipulation (a scrolling text) using HALT, and one ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…

    ... best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion.
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • Cobra - scrollingHi everyone, I have been studying some of the code in Ocean' Cobra game using a debugger, in the hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In cas…

    ... hope of improving my own scrolling routines. In case your not ... IMO some of the best scrolling i've seen in a ...
    dmsmith dmsmith October 2004 Development
  • Vertically Scrolling Shoot-em-upsHi everyone, I want to put together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have most of the well known ones (see list) on it already, but i'm …

    ... together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have ...
    dmsmith dmsmith November 2004 Games
  • Uridium - Game OverSo the weekends here and it's game over for Uridium, I feel everything that needs to be said about this game has been done in the original post so wh…

    ... it's game over for Uridium, I feel everything that needs ...
    ZXClub ZXClub March 2005 Games
  • Flicker on my scrolling demo, any ideas?I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.z80"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/scroll.…

    I have created a scrolling demo downloadable from [url="http:// ... [/url] (.z80) which demonstrates my scrolling engine.

    It uses ... second to run (The actually scrolling takes just under 1/50th ...
    robpearmain robpearmain May 2005 Development
  • First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …

    ... go in any direction the scrolling begins (for example RoboCop). I ... the first Spectrum game with scrolling.

    [ This Message was ...
    PopoCop PopoCop July 2005 Games
  • Parallax scrollingIt's about time to start new "games with" topic! So, let's make a list of Spectrum games with parallax scrolling. 3 titles to begin: Cobra Hysteria S…

    It's about time to start new "games with" topic! So, let's make a list of Spectrum games with parallax scrolling.
    3 titles to begin:
    Cobra
    Hysteria
    Shadow of the beast
    PopoCop PopoCop October 2005 Games
  • 4-pixel scrollingDo you think is 4-pixel scrolling accetable for horizontal shooter ? (aka do u like Chronos ? :)

    Do you think is 4-pixel scrolling accetable for horizontal shooter ? (aka do u like Chronos ? :)
    Fikee Fikee February 2006 Development
  • Shoot-em-up Development UpdateHi Folks, I am still working away at my horizontal scroller. Here is a link to let you see progress. I have re-written the scrolling routine to make…

    ... . I have re-written the scrolling routine to make it faster ... front - both sprites and background tiles. Also I have written a ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2006 Development
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... simulations, board games, and non-scrolling arcade games. SP1 *cannot* do ... add some character-level scrolling at some point to ... first before doing background tiles to ensure that each ... added to quickly animate background tiles.



    ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2006 Development
  • Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…

    ... how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw ...
    robpearmain robpearmain July 2006 Development
  • Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…

    ... help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system ...
    FrankT FrankT November 2006 Development
  • Uridium - doing the twistIn Uridium is there any easy method for flipping your Manta on its side to squeeze through gaps. Once or twice in earlier levels I accidentally did i…

    In Uridium is there any easy method ... not joystick. Is there any Uridium expert in the forums who ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack September 2007 Games
  • Top-down scrolling driving games...What would be the best top-down scrolling-screen driving game for the spectrum - excluding Trans-Am?

    What would be the best top-down scrolling-screen driving game for the spectrum - excluding Trans-Am?
    bobs bobs February 2008 Games
  • Games with Parallax ScrollingI loved that effect. It gave a false depth to the game.. To me a game with parallax scrolling was a better game. How wrong I was.. anyway, a list of…

    ... me a game with parallax scrolling was a better game. How ... of some games with parallax scrolling:


    -Cobra. Fast ...
    judasEZT judasEZT May 2008 Games
  • 8 pixel scrollingJust been playing Gunrunner (always forget how much I love this game, probs cos it's VERY hard) and wondered what other games use 8 pixel scrolling A…

    ... other games use 8 pixel scrolling AND are decent to play ...
    CKay CKay May 2008 Games
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