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  • random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…

    what is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement?

    i also want it to always generate the same numbers over and over again.
    digital digital June 2019 Development
  • 128k RAM paging from BASICI'd always thought that OUT had to be used to page RAM, which from BASIC would be an "OUT 32765,ddd" command, although I don't know if just doing tha…

    ... be used to page RAM, which from BASIC would be an "OUT ... BANK_M system variable) will switch in page 'n'. I suppose that ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…

    ... of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728 ... binary number in a string, and also a method using DEF FN ... original plan of using binary digit character strings in BASIC for bit manipulation ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Scrolling in BASICI remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that claimed to be scrolling the screen. Obviously vertically its not too difficult - once you dis…

    I remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that ... was thinking of horizontally as in a scramble type game
    in BASIC) on the Apple II, and despite being low res an using ... like this could be done in BASIC on the Spectrum using Arrays??
    dmsmith dmsmith March 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …

    ... which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary ... mean 'demo's rather something in Basic using the PLAY command if possible ...
    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…

    ... had help with this before in making a tunnel game ... statements that i can view in basic to make each screen ... be hand drawn by me using udgs. i know this ... intend to speed it up in an emulator. i also ... to' statement to implement this in print but am unfamiliar as ...
    digital digital December 2017 Development
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.

    What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.




    Andrew.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Development
  • super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…

    do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
    (i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) )
    cichlasoma cichlasoma August 2007 Games
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... games and ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get ... .

    Like in the game [URL="http://www ... code in then it goes straight to the BASIC listing ... So if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might ... games/listings ... but keep in mind that the quality ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.

    Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…

    ... make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... implement this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…

    ... I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a ... implement a'la vector font in BASiC.

    I've got ... /> 510 PRINT ""
    520 PRINT "IN ORDER TO USE FLEXITEXT, SIX ... /> 1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
    1450 PRINT ...
    NRA NRA February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…

    ... characters. Not in basic, and not in ASM. For example in asm with the ... " Games 48K "

    Also, in this url we can see ...
    arfgh arfgh June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…

    Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?

    I use

    if inkey$="z" then goto...

    but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…

    ... with or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.

    I can quickly ...
    spider spider September 2010 Games
  • Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…

    New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?
    olaf olaf January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…

    ... pages of densely packed listing in a tiny font that I ... something that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a few ... the animation can be seen in action - there's a demo ... screens. It'll be included in the archive whenever I do ... be the odd typo still in there.
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2011 Games
  • changing extended RAM pages in SpinIs it possible to edit the data in 128k extended RAM pages in Spin? I've tried both the debugger tool and the pokes tool and, although they let me ma…

    ... to edit the data in 128k extended RAM pages in Spin? I've ... applied to the corresponding location in main memory instead.

    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2011 Emulators
  • Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …

    ... which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing ... any favourites which were written in BASIC? There were certainly a few ... Mad Martha might have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that ...
    perini-ps perini-ps March 2012 Games
  • Released programs using Boriel's ZX BASIC?A list of released titles using Boriel's ZX BASIC is now available here: [url]http://www.boriel.com/wiki/en/index.php/ZX_BASIC:Released_Programs[/ur…

    A list of released titles using Boriel's ZX BASIC is now available here:

    [url]http://www.boriel.com/wiki/en/index.php/ZX_BASIC:Released_Programs[/url]

    Are there any other programs that should be added to this list?
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas April 2012 Development
  • smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…

    ... do I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... position and printing blank space in previous is that correct or ... split second.
    My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... gonna try make some games in basic 1st.
    rustyredline rustyredline October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • CAT!RAM and PUTRAMLast year sometime I posted a couple of routines to: * catalogue the 128k RAMdisk in BASIC; * move RAMTOP and the stacks from BASIC. CAT!RAM and PUTR…

    ... in BASIC;
    * move RAMTOP and the stacks from BASIC.
    CAT!RAM ... /> As CAT!RAM is in BASIC and is swapping around RAM pages to get ... stupid) from within a BASIC program while preserving the m ... stack and GOSUB stack and BASIC variables; it also updates ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny December 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette)Couldn't find this in the archive. Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Kluwer+Techn…

    Couldn't find this in the archive.

    Avonturen In Basic (Book & ...
    Hairy Hairy May 2013 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…

    ... type a specific animated screen in BASIC on whatever 8/16 bit ... Amstrad version of the type-in[/url].

    [url="https ... "]Here's the C64 type-in as well, if that helps ...
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.

    Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
    The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause November 2013 Games
  • how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?

    how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?
    digital digital September 2015 Development
  • Leading Zeroes on a Score in BASICI'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes such that it's always 6 characters wide, i.e.: 000010, 000150, 006100 etc. I quickly knocked thi…

    ... speedier way to do this in BASIC?
    MykeP MykeP July 2016 Sinclair Basic
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