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Dock's ZX Maze gameI'm hoping to finish a simple maze game in ZX Spectrum BASIC this week, as part of the Ludumdare Retro challenge. I used to dabble in speccy basic on…
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Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
... well this update isn't working out too well, it bricked ... to the point where I had to pull the plug out cos' the machine ... available at all and neither are the cars?.......b*llocks!
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analysing program variable usageIf I wanted to count the number of times each variable is referenced while a program is running (not the number of times each variable is referenced …
... working, although it relies on being able to patch the ... all the variables are referenced.
To list the results, restore the "CALL ... declare a BASIC program's variables (ie. in decreasing order ... list of a program's variables.
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The Ocean StoryLook what i got in the post yesterday: [URL=http://s793.photobucket.com/user/marvin2009_2009/media/IMG_20140815_070028_zps2b72d80e.jpg.html][IMG]htt…
... recognise Jim Bagley on the end, but who are the others?
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YO where's the video?!?!?AGD Forground blocks/spritesHi Guys Just wanted to ask if it was possible to have foreground or non transparent blocks in AGD 4.5 so that a character would look like he was wal…
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The A and B variables can be safely ignored. The only event ... that effects the ... layering using method 2 are the LINE, COLUMN ... passes 'behind' the block. If I get it working I'll ...Spectrum conversions of weird arcade releasesThere's an arcade game called "Mad Gear" / "LED Storm". The Spectrum version of the game is a conversion of a very weird (and cool!) prototype(?) ver…
... stick out immediately are the Centipede and Millipede clones, where the original of course ... - and my Spectrum - working over here, though in the last two years ... women's football. Still have the big ones though.
[url ...Spectrum conversions of weird arcade releasesThere's an arcade game called "Mad Gear" / "LED Storm". The Spectrum version of the game is a conversion of a very weird (and cool!) prototype(?) ver…
... out immediately are the Centipede and Millipede clones, where the original of ... my Spectrum - working over here, though in the last two years ... 's football. Still have the big ones though.
... could be considered the unofficial release in the Spectrum, an ...MISSING HACK PACKSI've just gone through my downloaded games for 2014 and realised I missed quite a lot of games. I've published about 15-20 new hack packs. HAVE I MIS…
... a section of RAM where there are no variables is a good one ... few places, not just where you decrement the lives counter. It only ... on Egghead 4 would give the player infinite lives but wouldn ... . Each time the hacker tried to poke the game the address would be ...Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... /> We'll then alter the variables that dictate where the message should be on ... this.
Once all the variables are configured, we save (and verify ... ) the error and variables back to cartridge with ...Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... 'll now configure some variables - the Game Title, and the game component filenames ... working on a 128K program then we'd need to change the ... which bank.
Once the variables are updated and saved, then we ...SpritesYes yes, I know this has been hashed over plenty of times before, but... I have knocked up a quick tiling routine which works with my back buffer co…
... just go with first working solution. The sprites are small and few, ... or more.
About the sprite management: for small number ... For more sprites, let the game logicto build lisy each ... /> In fact, at the point where are you, the most important thing is ...Crimble HolsI've been told today i'm working xmas and boxing day too, if that wasn't bad enough i have to make my own way in, i don't drive so it will have to be…
... . I attended a meeting yesterday where the managers were shouting about 'making ... do.
Basically, there are SO MANY REASONS why everyone ... be paid by the customers, not the criminals (sorry, the hard working, altruistic, epitomies ...Jetpack to the futureBack in 2009 I started jetpac to the future. Because I hadn't been writing/making games for long it is a nightmare to debug. Although now I have got …
Yes they are the 3 games that are in there. I had ... am working on a manic miner remake at the moment ... called manic miner lights out where once ... you have collected all the keys the room ... appear in your headlamp. The music is just a ...CreativityGoing on from the absurd copyright thread.... I have seen people on websites claim that creativity can be taught. I dispute that. I can (and have)…
... the production line like the chap above. The ones you have to watch are the ... the UK at least) it mostly depends on four things; where you ... born to, where you went to school and the size of your ... cock. In my case, Stepney, working class ...+3e simple ide interfaceHi guys, I want to make a +3e with my +2a. I'm thinking of making the simple 8bit ide interface (internal) and connecting it to a 40 pin ide to sd r…
... say that these are a freaking nightmare to get working properly. Even ... a list of known working brands but from the top of my ... Seagate 8GB MicroDrive's, these are the 5volt variants. While they they ... done in about 4 minutes, where as attempting to write a ...Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... having to operate shifted keys? Are the extra lines re-connected to ... is the equivalent to the Mic socket ( where Mic refers to the relevant socket ... #manuals
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May 10, 2015 ...Video ZX Spectrum+ 48k<span>Good day ... is a bit of time that I try to fix my zx spectrum ... I replaced the ram 4116, all electrolytic capacitors ... but the monitor loo…
... your Spectrum in the known working Spectrum to see if the fault moves ... the address and data buses between the Z80 CPU and the DRAM chips are ... diagrams have connection errors where when laying out the PCB, Sinclair swapped ...Useless weaponsDoes anyone know of a weapon in computer games more useless than the 'mine' in Cybernoid? The only times I ever used them was by accident, when tryin…
... of the more accurate weapons. The photons are terrible at range, as are the laser ... - destroy the defence computers, patrol droids, androids and other droids where you ... take out an android or working the constitution off sentry droids and ...Who wants to play with my Willy?While cleaning up my PC a few weeks ago, I stumbled across an old Jet Set Willy mod I started back in the early 2000s. Although I don't quite have th…
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Where are you from, out of interest ... mind when I start working on the next revision. As for ...Floating Point Package Math48<br>I came across a neat little floating point package for the z80 and I'm adapting it now to work with z88dk and sdcc. There is an interesting…
... to aim for good compatibility. Where speed is needed, it would ... in software where people’s lives depend on it working correctly) all ... many to do this, though. The worst are the “thinkerers” who fix bugs ... prominent role in electrical eng where it's better known ...Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …
... the player is involved in, after the race results are shown.
The ... CHR$ PEEK KEY and the AT and LN variables....
Since ... and outs (pardon the pun) of the behind the scenes working of Clive's ...Peeking the contents on screen? How?You will have to forgive me for growing up on the C64, but I know I can peek the location of a character (1024 is top left from memory) and the peek …
... 0-16383 are the ROM.
16384-32767 are the first ... takes you to 23296, where the first System Variable is stored ... somewhere above that the ROM stores the variables for your BASIC program ... like change where BASIC looks for the UDGs, or the entire ...Are all paid for Emulators problematic?Recently I've made a donation of $21.57 Australian dollars or ten pounds for the ZXSpectrum4.net by Tim Butler and Richard Butler, so to register for…
... decent emulator under the bonnet.
What are the problems?
... not working or hard to get working even when you do the " ... again
What are the good points ?
Well they ... App of the Week in Issue 1220 page 127, where they ...Are all paid for Emulators problematic?Recently I've made a donation of $21.57 Australian dollars or ten pounds for the ZXSpectrum4.net by Tim Butler and Richard Butler, so to register for…
... decent emulator under the bonnet.
What are the problems?
... not working or hard to get working even when you do the " ... again
What are the good points ?
Well they ... App of the Week in Issue 1220 page 127, where they ...Destroyed my ROM. Need a new one...I was messing around with my 48K rubberkey's ROM trying to read its contents with the programmer we have at work but in my haste and excitement I mad…
... and happy days! All working! Started to play a ... back of the board where the solder is and the pin of the ROM - ... just touching the socket receptacle. This explained the intermittent working earlier. I ... mind either way since they are both fine.
Calling in some help?Hi guys. As you may know, I released the 'non beta' of the Vulcan expansion pack. OK so it ended up having a single minor, easily fixable bug. But…
... know where everything is in the programme, but these are the following ... etc.
Game variables are where most of my knowledge is ... everything. Game variables start at 50000. The real coding was ... helps to know how the game variables work, to know ...1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... base. Then you are in another screen where you see the earth. You ... the computer working correctly. Then you finish the mission and save the world from the ... the two final game phases are shockingly difficult, though, specially the computer room, where ...Recreated ZX Spectrum Release date?!?Hi All, I ordered a Recreated ZX Spectrum from Amazon. The release date has since changed to 26th April (3rd time it changed). In the meantime, El…
... working days for delivery addresses within the UK (and 10 working days in the ... Rick Dicksinson are an example of such a reward. Where backers and ... those who have ordered directly from Elite are due ...Preservation prioritiesHi all! Firstly, thanks to the WoS staff for setting this category up. Secondly, thanks to you for all for backing the idea, and in anticipation o…
... currently have none and where the existing photos are of poor quality, ... There are two lines of attack: ROMs in the Russian clones ... in peripherals. Getting all the paging working for each different type ... dedicated program with only the relevant array of ROM ...Preservation prioritiesHi all! Firstly, thanks to the WoS staff for setting this category up. Secondly, thanks to you for all for backing the idea, and in anticipation o…
... currently have none and where the existing photos are of poor quality, especially ... in peripherals. Getting all the paging working for each different type ... 've been working on system ROMs first and the code I ... but not the timex which I'm still working on. After ...
