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Time for all games to become (legally) available?It just came to me that none of us are getting any younger. Not much of an earth-shattering statement I know, but more came of this original thought.…
... got to release a title for the Spectrum but if I had ... earned the right to play Spectrum games for free because they never ... on lavish lifestyles :) So really, what I am saying is; if ... straight back to the shop next day) then I think you ... -
ReRun - Speccy OutRun done better[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/Swainy_boy/outrundelux_zpsb772e8cd.gif[/IMG] Any takers? Smaller sprites, faster game.
... br /> My next game will include already existing Spectrum art that (by ... graphics and concept is "What makes you think some coder ... resources useful to create a Spectrum game, not just graphics ... title says "Available material for ZX-Spectrum projects" and you will ... -
SEGA Spectrum? June 12, 2013[center]A Japanese SEGA Spectrum image has been circulating online. No one knows what it is yet but many seem to think that, whatever it is, it isn't…
... code for the Spectrum, as they are similar machines, right?
And what ... have (or had) several Spectrum tapes for introduction at my homepage (batman ... to be interested in this spectrum world.
There is ... -
SEGA Spectrum? June 12, 2013[center]A Japanese SEGA Spectrum image has been circulating online. No one knows what it is yet but many seem to think that, whatever it is, it isn't…
... have (or had) several Spectrum tapes for introduction at my homepage ... to be interested in this spectrum world.
There ... the only japanese games for the Spectrum. I wonder if they ... .worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?what=1®exp=& ... -
Keyboard scanning routines / techniques?What keyboard scanning routines or techniques do people use? I'm looking to write something which doesn't rely on the ROM-based keyboard scanner, an…
... remote debugger available on ZX Spectrum. You'll be able to ... yx os is deliberately written for ZX Spectrum 48K and only allows ... 32 bytes and then wait for next interrupt (blocking reception with RTS ... speccy to talk with the world and with his big brother ... -
MATTHEW SMITH IS HERE.COMThis site got updated a couple of days ago. [URL="http://matthewsmith.elite-systems.co.uk/"]http://matthewsmith.elite-systems.co.uk/[/URL] <snip>A …
... and what he was doing its killed his legacy in the Spectrum world ... that when it happened... As for "going nuts", quite right, but ... think anyone is anyway. For the Spectrum community a new Matthew Smith ... them.[/QUOTE]
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No update since MarchAs the title say, there's been no update on the front page since the end of March, (2 weeks ago) which isn't normal. Has anyone heard from Martijn re…
... , users, authors, contributors, followers, what about us? What do we have?
You obviously do a lot for World ... of Spectrum which is a great thing ... 's got no desire for any of it, "what's the point ... -
Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... 's done in the "real world". It might be hidden behind ... pasmo and sjasm were written for the spectrum as target specifically so ... to look up the syntax for the underlying assembler. The asm ... /> }
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The next time I assemble I use ... -
Interface 1bisHas anyone on here got a "Interface 1bis": [URL="https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/"]https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/[/URL] I …
... currently the best interface for the Spectrum as all the ... game controller which simulate for example a Kempston interface ... a file on the Spectrum, transfer it to the ... the controller, which is what I would do.
... for free ($14.95).
In the next ... -
Changing the font in z88dkEither I've got this backwards or the documentation is incorrect... :smile: "[URL="http://www.z88dk.org/wiki/doku.php?id=platform:zx"]The standard Z…
[QUOTE=slenkar;742661]Is this for the spectrum 128k?[/QUOTE]
what type of memory it ... RAM, eg) and (optionally) what the paging state will be ... latter on the 128k spectrum is you can say ... 48k as needed. The next 'easiest' step is to ... -
A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... 't start executing the next one). Certain Z80 instructions ... Current implementation of NIRVANA for ZX-Spectrum models use contention to ... flickering" mechanism I originally developed for BIFROST*.
... delay. That's exactly what I did here.
... -
A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... 't start executing the next one). Certain Z80 instructions ... Current implementation of NIRVANA for ZX-Spectrum models use contention to ... flickering" mechanism I originally developed for BIFROST*.
... delay. That's exactly what I did here.
... -
Spectrum Assembly Language Course (Honeyfold)Another MIA found. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007969"]Spectrum Assembly Language Course[/URL] [URL="http://www.mediafi…
... science students and using the Spectrum as a tidy target machine ... there would be a demand for that? It wouldn't be ... looking at having entry points for "Complete, never even programmed in ... well as "Done some basic, what next?" and "Done some high level ... -
Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... "gap" between this and the next sector. Most disks are formatted ... enough diameter and magnetic layer for another couple of tracks, disks ... Even if they have space for those extra tracks, they were ... is defective). In a real world spectrum, 42 tracks/side will only ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... serious when compared to what you can experience in ... sticking with what you know the best for the rest ... thing I would want for my Spectrum to have is a ... much worse things in our world to get angry about;< ... would be fair for them to know what would be the ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... have some genuine interest in what you write? ;)
... for hypocrisy at worst. I really do not think the world ... once - that's what I do for a living. I ... as a person, but for what they are - lines written ... gave about some games for the Spectrum - the system I ... -
Best Software Company? (Ocean or US Gold)Which one?
... br />
From what I can make out all ... original" (meaning "programmed for the Spectrum or the European market ...
[*]Leaderboard Tournament
[*]World Class Leaderboard
[*]Night Shift ... /> [*]Winter Games
[*]World Games
[*]4x4 Off- ... -
New game (conversion): AltairHello, I only want to announce this game Altair I programmed for the Spectrum 48K. Altair is a game from 1981, for arcade machines, developed by the…
... accepting requests for which game to port next to the Spectrum, then I ... the Spectrum. If you're ever wondering what game to work on next ... -
New game (conversion): AltairHello, I only want to announce this game Altair I programmed for the Spectrum 48K. Altair is a game from 1981, for arcade machines, developed by the…
... accepting requests for which game to port next to the Spectrum, then I ... the Spectrum. If you're ever wondering what game to work on next ... walls sprite and set instructions for when it collides with other ... -
New game (conversion): AltairHello, I only want to announce this game Altair I programmed for the Spectrum 48K. Altair is a game from 1981, for arcade machines, developed by the…
... accepting requests for which game to port next to the Spectrum, then I ... the Spectrum. If you're ever wondering what game to work on next ... released a version in 2009 for mobile phones (J2ME) and ... without permission, and the permission for sure won't be granted ... -
New game (conversion): AltairHello, I only want to announce this game Altair I programmed for the Spectrum 48K. Altair is a game from 1981, for arcade machines, developed by the…
... accepting requests for which game to port next to the Spectrum, then I ... the Spectrum. If you're ever wondering what game to work on next ... -
New bicolour game coming very soon.And they say budget software houses can't afford to advertise :-D [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/elstompo_advertsmall_…
... 't start executing the next one). Certain Z80 instructions ... Current implementation of NIRVANA for ZX-Spectrum models use contention to ... flickering" mechanism I originally developed for BIFROST*.
... delay. That's exactly what I did here.
... -
Beepola v1.08 AvailableA new version of Beepoa, v1.08, is now available for download from:- [url]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/[/url] (1.76MB zipped exe, no installe…
... to change songs.
What was done:
* Output ... on the same port. For the spectrum this means border colour is ... not modified. For other systems ... decide to continue with the next row or stop the song ... -
Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... back buffer screen to main spectrum screen
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; The ... ..191 to the correct address for the spectrum screen display
; ... ; not really needed but ehhh what the hell, the table is ... the coords
inc b ; next line please
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Spectrum screen layoutSeeing the thread on displacement I was wondering why the spectrum had the stupid screen split into three sections and the addresses for each section…
... aside, the Spectrum uses eight 16-kilobit chips for the 16K of ... non-linear mapping.
What about reading a pair of ... H' to get to the next scanline provided you don't ... />
The layout chosen for the Spectrum is a good compromise — possibly ... -
Why are rotozoomers on C=64 so fast ?Hi, I noticed rotozoomers on C64 are really fast. I'm not the best coder on Speccy but I know my pet I never succeed to do rotozoomer (or rotating ch…
... !
I mean, from what I've heard, the Commodore ... /> I think the time for the Spectrum and 8 bit computers was ... end as the world was going 16 bit. What they should have ... sort of Spectrum compatibility (Z80 add-on processor).
For me ... -
Spectrum prices on eBay etc...!After a browse on eBay for some Spectrum hardware/software it seems to me some people are in this for all the wrong reasons. As an example... ?70 bu…
... very cheap and milk it for what they can. That's capitalism ... and describe it as 'RARE' for the Spectrum 'console'!
@britain4 ... am in the area), the next moment it's up to ... -
What's the Speccy's equivalent of Atari's E.T.?E.T. has long been associated as one of the worst games - if not the worst game for the Atari 2600. I wondered, is there an equivalent for the Specc…
... upon it, I think World Cup Carnival definitely takes ... 8bits, not just the Spectrum so in a way ... question is what game heralded the death knell for the Spectrum, it ... Robots did the same for the Amiga (along with ... can't forget those). What game was a cynical cash ... -
Mr Do seriesI know there were no official releases of the 3 Mr Do games for the Speccy, sadly. Mr Do, Mr Do's Castle (also known as Mr Do V. Unicorns) and Mr Do…
... ; who are you, and what have you done with [B ... work out who is the next most important member of WOS ... guns.
Tell you what, though If any of you ... write a good Mr Do! for the Spectrum, then we won't ... brought Mr Do! to the Spectrum. And in the extremely ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... I bought Crazy Car II for the Spectrum the inlay box showed ... were different colours depending on what state you were driving in ... of my point) on the Spectrum were 'Hijack', 'Skool Daze', ' ... of Monkey Island' and 'Another World'...games that became more than ...
