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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…
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First off, smooth vertical scrolling is a doddle as it ... .
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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…
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First off, smooth vertical scrolling is a doddle as it ... pixels.
With horizontal scrolling there are basically two main ... method. If you want pixel scrolling, again there's not ... 4 pixel or multi-speed scrolling, you're better off ... -
The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... cgc's stock in trade scrolling engine you describe. I think he ... -
Finders Keepers+I know a few of you are interested in this project so I thought it was about time I started a proper thread for it rather than just slipping bits int…
... to decompress entire lines, but vertical scrolling can be done on an ... -
Another vertical scrolling questionwhile talking about w256 x h128 vertical scrolling, are 128k modes have any advantages over 48k models? has extra ram or swappable screen buffer any…
... a huge help for vertical scrolling. For horizontal scrolling, if you're using ... -
Another vertical scrolling questionwhile talking about w256 x h128 vertical scrolling, are 128k modes have any advantages over 48k models? has extra ram or swappable screen buffer any…
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Another vertical scrolling questionwhile talking about w256 x h128 vertical scrolling, are 128k modes have any advantages over 48k models? has extra ram or swappable screen buffer any…
... use another tactics for making vertical scrolling
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Another vertical scrolling questionwhile talking about w256 x h128 vertical scrolling, are 128k modes have any advantages over 48k models? has extra ram or swappable screen buffer any…
... use another tactics for making vertical scrolling
something like this
Timex 2068 hi-color / hi-res modes.Hello. I know this is not a Timex forum but since it is a very close relative of the Speccy I thought I'd ask my question here. Does anyone know …
... an idea for doing a vertical scroller using an interlaced background ... . That way you get smooth vertical scrolling and horizontal sprite movement without ... data than if you were scrolling a similar sized area with ...2nd Spectrum Compo: "From the Arcade and the 16bits (ST, Amiga, PC) to the Spectrum"The second edition of the Compo has already started, with more prizes, more posible games to convert (now its also allowed to convert Spanish games w…
... either involve making an advance scrolling engine or making it switch-screen ...2nd Spectrum Compo: "From the Arcade and the 16bits (ST, Amiga, PC) to the Spectrum"The second edition of the Compo has already started, with more prizes, more posible games to convert (now its also allowed to convert Spanish games w…
... either involve making an advance scrolling engine or making it switch-screen ...Demo of multidirectional scroll 50fpsHello!!! Im working with scrolls, and I want to show you a demo of a posible game. It works at 50fps and can manage about 7 sprites in the screen w…
... four different sequences.
Vertical scrolling is a lot easier, as ... , and is how the narrow vertical pillars and pipes are done ...Demo of multidirectional scroll 50fpsHello!!! Im working with scrolls, and I want to show you a demo of a posible game. It works at 50fps and can manage about 7 sprites in the screen w…
... four different sequences.
Vertical scrolling is a lot easier, as ... , and is how the narrow vertical pillars and pipes are done ...Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... they were actually pixel-scrolling the scoreboard characters in ... b] does both hardware scrolling for the foreground and ... with things; for horizontal scrolling there are numerous examples ... bar.
For vertical scrolling it's much trickier because ...Demo of a new gameHello! Im working in a new game and Id like you for testing a demo of it. So you can help me with your ideas. You are a cyborg and you must find it…
... a use for your fast scrolling engine? :)
As for the ... I remember correctly that the engine limits everything a lot?Better arrangement for video memory?While doing some documentation work for the ZX-Uno project, I compared the advantages of the weird layout of the ZX Spectrum against a linear layout.…
... -rotations are for horizontal scrolling, not vertical. For vertical scrolling you just copy whole ...ZX-Assembler file handling concept[QUOTE=clausjahn;777075]Dear readers, At this time, it's a good time to ask you, the future users, how to implement the file usage. Let's suggest so…
... ]: This is a 50fps sprite engine written in assembler that can ... is the same -- a sprite engine is being provided, written in ... . One missing now is a scrolling engine.
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So ...Screen buffer Tip from Raff CeccoRaff very kindly gave me this tip: "Incidentally, I remembered a trick I used on the Z80 for extra speed: When clearing the screen buffer, it was a…
... detailed explanation of how the scrolling engine in [I]Stormlord[/I] worked ...Megatree DevelopmentHi All, I have been messing around with developing a concept for the unwritten game Megatree. Here is a video of what I have so far written on a 48…
... . Why neither game varies the scrolling speed is a choice by ... think the [I]Turbo[/I] scrolling engine is fast enough in itself ... worked up to its regular scrolling speed, the game would be ... you're just using character scrolling, you could easily write a ...Megatree DevelopmentHi All, I have been messing around with developing a concept for the unwritten game Megatree. Here is a video of what I have so far written on a 48…
... think the [I]Turbo[/I] scrolling engine is fast enough in itself ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... Awesome looking game, the scrolling on that one looks ... with the hardware character scrolling and some double buffering ... generate very smooth pixel scrolling without having to ever ... roll" slightly to get smoother vertical scrolling, as per Mission Genocide, ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... it then spoiled it with vertical scrolling sections in a wide aspect ...Uridium possible with more colour??Having seen the MSX version of Uridium mentioned in another thread I wondered if the Spectrum could produce anything similiar, and had a go at a mock…
... that all the best vertical-scrolling shooters in the arcade had ... make the longer aspect the vertical - technically they were ... worse by having horizontal scrolling to make the play ... Loads of conversions of vertical scrolling shooters on the PS2 just ...Uridium possible with more colour??Having seen the MSX version of Uridium mentioned in another thread I wondered if the Spectrum could produce anything similiar, and had a go at a mock…
... mean that all the best vertical-scrolling shooters in the arcade had ... make the longer aspect the vertical...[/quote]Thanks I understand now ... was working on was a vertical scroller something like Moon Strike ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... (eight stages), with a smooth, vertical scrolling avoiding obstacles such as bushes ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... (eight stages), with a smooth, vertical scrolling avoiding obstacles such as bushes ...Dominator, keyreadCan anyone suss out the keys in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001425"]Dominator[/URL]? And if so post a patch to give QAOP…
... come up with a good scrolling engine, music, support various joysticks, yet ...Emulator refresh ratesOkay, I'm going to ask a really lame, beginner question ;) Zx Spectrum refreshes screen 50 times per second. I'm running emulator on PC which says …
... was recently experimenting with fast scrolling on Spectrum(examining existing games ... trying to make my own scrolling engine. I mean framerates like 50 ... it just me or Spectrum scrolling in emulators generally looks rather ... works this way with scrolling too.New game: Stormfinch<p><img src="http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/latestload_zpskxzef63y.gif"><img width="416" height="350" style="width: 376px; h…
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Vertical scrolling shooters I don't bother ...Commando style gamesI am on the lookout for any "commando" style games and currently I have found the following Commando, Ikari Warriors, Who Dars Wins 2, Victory Roa…
New York Warriors was a vertical scrolling run-and-gun, as I recall.
