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Help with having more than 21 UDGSHi All, I'm trying to work out how to have multiple banks of UGS. What I've read so far is that the default memory area for. 48K is 65368 16K is 326…
... is that the default memory area for.
48K is 65368 ... you can alter the memory area by
LET v=memory ... area
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Cannon Bubble source releaseHello! We have just released the full source code (including artwork) for our latest game, Cannon Bubble. Download it here: [url]http://www.computer…
... scroll down to the credits area.
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ShoppingI'll be over in London next weekend and I thought I'd go retro game hunting while I'm there. Does anyone know of any shops in the Kentish Town area o…
I'll be over in London next weekend and I thought I'd go retro game hunting while I'm there. Does anyone know of any shops in the Kentish Town area or nearby that sell Spectrum games?
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Notation questionI wasn't quite sure where to put this post, so anyone's welcome to move it whereever may be more appropriate. So I'm reading about Z80 interrupts he…
... of a line above a variable/constant/data line etc? like ... -
I'll name that game in ...I was about to recommend Astro Blaster to someone, when I realised it's not the game I thought it was. Astro Blaster appears to be a space invaders …
... pods, scattered around the play area, not much wider than your ... -
How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…
I'm looking for a machine code routine which will
clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display
(or any number of rows or columns) . I have found
lots of routines which do the job in thirds (as is
how the display is mapped in ... -
Spectrum 128K - Needs Your HelpI have a Spectrum 128K (with the external heatsink on the RHS) it is a 1985 Version 6K mainboard, I got it out of the loft the other day and it wont …
... squares in the main display area, some flash, sometimes they change ... -
Collision detectionI understand the basic methods for testing for collisions but I have question about the trickier situation of testing for when shots hit the backgrou…
... set or zero under the area of screen the shot occupies ... -
41 Crash mags - free to a good home (Australia)I'm having a clear out and the following Crash magazines have to go. Their condition is a bit variable, all have seen some wear and tear, but all ar…
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Flat for rent in SloughHi, i'm applying for a temporary occupation in Slough and i need some info. Since i am currently living in Portugal, i have no idea about the month…
... and public transportation in the area.
How much would ... -
Newbie but laden with scanned covers etc.Been doing some test scans of my few ZX Spectrum titles for another website and someone I know suggested I pop on here and see what I've got that you…
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I forgot which system variable I need...... to prevent the message 'start tape, then press any key'. I saw the system variables list but it's not helping. I know I used one poke to bypass t…
... to prevent the message 'start tape, then press any key'. I saw the system variables list but it's not helping. I know I used one poke to bypass the messagem but I can't find it. :( -
childhood mythsthought id continue with todays theme. did anyone hear stories when they were a kid that were obviously bollocks. there were some woods near to a k…
... glue sniffers. (which considering the area wasn't in the realms ... -
Need help finding Spectrums in London - visiting in NovemberHi there, I need some help from all of the english members of this forum, or more specifically anyone located in the London area. Late last year, e…
... anyone located in the London area.
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Didn't xSpectrum (Xbox) QuestionI was playing around with this new emulator on the Xbox. It seems pretty good - in keeping with the other Xport emulators. However, I have a questi…
... memory dump. Also, that whole area of the memory seems to ... -
Poke 23739,111So, I'm looking at some of my old loaders (BASIC stuff) to work out how I got the display to not corrupt on loading code. It's the old POKE 23739,111…
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A vexatious questionThis is kind of a follow-up to a question about RST #8 and hardware that I wrote in the development forum a while ago. To summarize that: certain ha…
... device to use the system variable that allows handling of commands ... shadow ROM use that system variable?)
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I hate this country (serious - England gets worse)Have you seen this: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7059283.stm[/URL] "[B]The Prison Service has converted two jails to hold only foreign nati…
... , in a not too nice area, but he loved it. Made ... to move out of the area (but of course he's ... -
Irrelevant QuestionThis is an indeed irrelevent to the speccy scene question but since i searched and i searched and coulnd't find any help elsewhere, i desided to ask …
... look around the power jack area but nothing looked black (fried ... -
Slapfight - Hack the speed ?I really want to like this game but the ultra fast bullets just totally ruin it for me. Try as i might i just get wound up with those super fast nea…
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My cat is gone...so I'll just give you all smoe seconds to laugh and state how gau it is to have a cat... but after 11 years, my cat is now away for 4 straight night…
... abandoned dog going around our area...
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Can you write in the border?Is it at all technically possible in any way to get stuff into the border, apart from changing the border colour? I believe the C64 used the border a…
... the C64 used the border area occasionally to display text and ... -
Faulty +2 Grey :(Hello everyone... i was trying to fix a +2 grey board the other day, i had it for some time now. It gave a black screen (paper and border) with two …
... sqares (at the right paper area).
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HELP!!..To Lock A Folder (Win XP)Hi there :) Got a problem LOL... My missus wanted an area of her own xp (new user), different picture on desktop, favourite's etc... LOL She insis…
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My missus wanted an area of her own xp (new ... -
For ZX-Modules applications updatedDear forum readers, because I set a simple variable to 'false' instead of 'true', the DSK file reader of my ZX-Modules programs inserted useless "he…
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Name The Game ... Commando/Duet style game.I remember playing a Load'n'run game coupla decades ago, it was a Commando-themed game, the layout of the playing screen was very similar to [URL="ht…
... "]Duet[/URL] except the roaming area was larger (iIrc) ... I remember ... -
What's the roughest place you've ever been?My mate recently got himself a council flat in a town in Scotland called Coatbridge, the district is called Greenend. Jesus, this place has to be se…
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I have just seen Steve Jobs ( Apple ) 2008 keynote speechThe products his company comes up with are fantastic and each year they seem to make the products better with more features and easier to use. Thy do…
... field in just about every area of online entertainment. the only ...