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Robospec (new project, hopefully useful as a tutorial as well)Starting a new project after my graphics investigations. * It's gonna be a Robotron clone since that's not too ambitious (although I'd like to hav…
... /> ld h, a ; write it back
ld l ... br /> ld h, a ; write it back
; push ... /> ; blit 16 pixel rowdata to screen in cells at column C ... br /> ld h, a ; write it back
; push ... ; blit 16 pixel rowdata to screen in cells at column C ... -
Console frameworkStill working on Specotron, but at the point where working out the diagonal lines collision is not good at beer o'clock. In the meantime I've knoc…
... end. The screen scrolls once it gets to line 24 as ... only scrolling when you attempt to write to line 24. This is ... at the bottom of the screen it scrolls 8 times, ... of the screen and wait for space to be pressed ... but I want to be able to print out strings longer ... -
WANTED: tape replacement for +2?Any tape replacement possible for a +2? My +2 works wonderfully but the incorporated datacorder is simply worn out and won't load ANYTHING. Dirty sig…
... it's useless. Any way to repair this
without throwing ... whole thing?
Please write to my private address: 1492@dragonet ... -
Spectrum +3 disk transfer help neededI am trying to transfer some stuff to my +3... I was wondering which programs I'd need on the PC (if they exist) to write to 3.5" disks for the +3, o…
I am trying to transfer some stuff to my +3... I was wondering ... the PC (if they exist) to write to 3.5" disks for the ... -
BMP2SCRCan anyone help me with this program? I downloaded it but I can't seem to get it to do anything! The readme file isn't the best in the world! Can any…
... I can't seem to get it to do anything! The readme ... idea of being able to convert bitmaps to screen$ for the Speccy. Does ... -
ANN: ZXF Issue 2 publishedIssue two of ZXF (free spectrum magazine - PDF format) has now been uploaded and awaits your inspection. The new URL for the site is [url="http://ww…
... ] - from there you can proceed to
the download page.
* "Bitmap to Screen$": loading screen tutorial
* +3/2A ... - either in reply to this post or
to me directly - are ... -
Help: Title of a gameHi! I played this game a lot, and I can't remember the title: You are a strange robot (with no legs), you can shoot and move fast in a 2D futuristi…
... no scroll: the change from screen to screen is like Sabre Wulf, or ... -
Name the GameI have just remembered about a compilation that my mother bought me, but the only game on it that I remember was like this:- You were a wizard or wa…
... ) and you went from screen to screen (willy like). To pick things up you ... to be on top of them. I also remember the loading screen ... round the edge of the screen. It was a crap game ... -
Some more questions about emulators!I just downloaded the Windows version of RealSpectrum, RS32. The problem is though that it crashes if I alt+tab to another application - is there any…
... crashes if I alt+tab to another application - is there anything ... in RealSpectrum that allows you to write to the Spectrum's ROM(WriteRom ... , but does not allow changes to ROM - is there a way ... to do this on that emulator? ... -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... . AND + OR from temp buffer to screen.
3. precalc:
to screen.
Variants:
Drawing to screen:
1. Work directly ... -
Can anyone help me with a game please?? Sorry to bring up such an annoying topic, but figuring out the name of this one is really doing my nut. You controlled a robot dog that could fire…
Sorry to bring up such an annoying ... its eyes, and moved from screen to screen dodging enemies and shooting things ... a very colourful game, the screen was black and the exits ... -
Anyone playing Rough Justice?A fine game, like Cybernoid but not so depressingly hard. I've got to screen 20-something so far (the screen with the skull). Top skillz from Jonatha…
A fine game, like Cybernoid but not so depressingly hard. I've got to screen 20-something so far (the screen with the skull). Top skillz from Jonathan Cauldwell for propping up Cronosoft single-handed :) -
Forgotten nameHey folks, I've recently discovered WOS and I hope it will live forever as it's a real piece of history. For a long time I've wanted to remember the …
... sphere), and you had to get as far as ... So you bounced around from screen to screen (side-view). You could ... left, right, and choose to bounce a bit higher than ... often you would have to bounce just so you can ... ceiling. If you wanted to jump lower, you just ... -
Help me find this futuristic race gameI remembered this game when I was playing Zig Zag. In the game you're looking at a some sort of mesh of roads from the top. Many levels have their …
... you move long distance from screen to screen and you control this car ... />
Its VERY VERY similar to the racing in movie Tron ... -
Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
... a platformer, what I want to do.
My problem ... print them using a loop to screen, but that's far too ... routine in assembly to put the tiles on screen? Is this easily ... . Is this the best way to store them?
Thanks ... -
Dreamcast Emulator Working? As ifHi there speccyfans, well I've now wasted ten discs trying to get Dreamspec to work, if I try another disc and it fails the Dreamcast gets chucked in…
... wasted ten discs trying to get Dreamspec to work, if I try ... me that it can't write to the allocated area on disc ... CD writer it can't write the mixed mode required.
to start blubbering in a ... PC but I want to play up to a TV set like ... -
Another game I am looking for. and YOU can help me find it.Ok, I remembered this game I played 10 years ago. It was on same casette as Quazatron. It is a 2d platform shooter. You control some kind of soldier/…
... gun obviously. You go from screen to screen left to right. There are of ... -
Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
... that HALT can be used to time screen drawing.
to screen
call quitcheck ; ... One idea is perhaps to let the interrupt function ... eventually painted on the screen - all this to avoid flicker).
Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
Below is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char ... so we can print sprite to screen
LD (IX+2 ... /> ; Print a 1*8 char to the screen
; On Entry ...IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... so we can print sprite to screen
LD (IX+ ... /> ; Print a 1*8 char to the screen
; On ... Entry:
; HL Contains Screen Address
; DE Contains Char ...Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
... copied to screen
This is to be ... /> ; CONVERTS A SCREEN ADDRESS TO AN ATTRIBUTE ADDRESS
TO THE SCREEN
... ENTRY:
; HL CONTAINS SCREEN ADDRESS
; DE ...What's wrong with YS94...Hello, I'm Steve Anderson. You might remember me from such magazines as Your Sinclair and, um, that's it. I was the one who wrote a platform game in …
... right, and to petition your MP and/or write to Retro Gamer about ... of people Jonathan Nash managed to rustle together for the ... raises its middle finger to" (or something similar to that) in one ... were too busy listening to an iPod to notice a priest shouting ...Library files for tape/snap loading?Has anyone done library routines (preferably C or Delphi or both) to read from/write to TAP, TZX, SNA, Z80, SLT and perhaps other file formats? 'Two…
Has anyone done library routines (preferably C or Delphi or both) to read from/write to TAP, TZX, SNA, Z80, SLT and perhaps other file formats?
'Twould save me (and others) reinventing the wheel...OT: Please recommend a graphics viewerI'm looking for a graphics viewer to use to view the jpg files that make up the magazine scans (Crash, Your Spectrum, Sinclair User, etc). There are …
... looking for a graphics viewer to use to view the jpg files ... contains, so I know whether to load it up or skip ... directory as the jpg files (to save space on my PC ... yes, I know they cannot write to a CD ROM, but what ...Help finding a game please - "Joil" (?)Hi, Been visiting the site for a few years now but only just made it to the forum. Hello everyone! :) Anyway, I had a game on me speccy once called…
... but only just made it to the forum. Hello everyone! :)
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... there was no phone call to explain why.
to cancel and order from ... gave up and phoned to cancel on Monday. They ... it will take 30 days to receive a refund (!!!!)
to write to my credit card company to arrange a ...Something wrong with my DL - RW disc any ideas ????I've somehow managed to make my DL disc a single layer disc when i want to write to it with nero it says there is only 4.7 gig available space, is it…
I've somehow managed to make my DL disc a ... layer disc when i want to write to it with nero it says ... possible i have formatted it to a single layer disc, I ... anyone have an idea as to how i can make the ...Help, my Sprite Code wont workI have zipped it all up here: [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip[/url] If y…
... I have tried to implement Derek Smiths code to preshift all bytes ... /> Use Q,A,O,P to move the ball
to a backbuffer then copy to screen
cheers ...Dragon's Lair 2Does anyone out there have proper instructions for Dragon's Lair 2? I have used the ones featured on the WoS site, but they don't seem to give enough…
... information. I have made it to screen 3 (the throne room) but ...JetPacIsn't this the most brilliant game in the history of the universe? I simply adore this. I used to only be able to get to screen 2 when I used to pla…
... used to only be able to get to screen 2 when I used to play ... ?!)
Now I can get to the third (or is it ...
