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Adding TAP file contents to a Spectrum +3e DOS PartitionHello my fellow WoS'ers, This thread is a companion to a great little guide from a fellow AmiBayer [B]mnjnurney[/B] you can view his thread by [URL…
... to disk and generating a new BASIC loader is insufficient to get ... on they will either use a tape load routine from within the ... game or jump out to a secondary loader.
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Red DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…
So what are pros/cons of the Tape Loader, and those of USR 0? (I know what the latter DOES, it would be nice to have a list of advantages and disadvantages, like a comparison) -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... previously "glued" into a single block, therefore saving tape loading time and ... to me at present than writing a shorter BASIC "housekeeping" program. I ... one piece of code at a time instead. -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... previously "glued" into a single block, therefore saving tape loading time and ... to me at present than writing a shorter BASIC "housekeeping" program. I ... one piece of code at a time instead.[/QUOTE]
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Unspecified Custom Loaders IdentifiedThis thread specialises in loaders which are considered to be "Unspecified custom loaders" according to the Infoseek engine. These loaders (after som…
... trying to decide which loader is which. Guessing ... of sampling a tape and converting it into a TZX (I ... Maybe the code behind the loader is totally different?
... appear to use a certain loader type together but ... the exact same loader? Like with a lot of ... -
about Dan DareHi all, I not think this is for MIA forum but want to ask and I will be grateful if anyone help me with answer. I get from ebay dandare tape, origi…
... . A least getting a WAV to take elsewhere. All you need is a tape ... deck and a cable to input into ... any pc. Used to use a cheap USB sound card to ... see if we an find a match with the loader. -
[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... more). I have also fixed a bunch of bugs, some of ... the full version: it takes a lot of time and effort ... /> * Now automatically starting BASIC tape loader when using a tape.
* Fixed hardware FIREA ... Log.
* Gallery has got a new background. -
first turboloaderAnyone know for sure what the 1st turboloader was? I remember quite clearly the first I saw was Decathlon Speedlock 1 but Splat was apparently near …
... 3 versions - tap (standard rom loader), original release (Speedlock 1) and ... /> Silver medal is the rom loader: 4 minutes 35 seconds
loader and Speedlock 1)
I mean, I never had a tape loading error with Bleepload, but ... -
[STP] Battle for Midway + Theatre EuropeI've just realised that I didn't finish or get any further with two STP's, both from the Classic Conflicts series: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.o…
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I use a hi-fi hooked up to ... filenames. I label stuff a lot better nowadays but the ... always do both sides of a tape to be on the safe ... the sample out and have a look. It might be ... it and it uses a standard loader, different from the original ... -
Demo music?It's bugging me. What game is this music taken from/based on? I know it's an Ocean game, but can't place it! [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
A music demo that DOESN'T need USR 0 and can load straight from the Tape Loader? Now that's new - to me anyway :) I think I'll have a goosey. -
Under development: CattivikHey there I started making a new game "Cattivik" based on the cartoon character invented by Italian cartoonist Bonvi [url]http://www.youtube.com/wa…
[QUOTE=R-Tape;687142]Thanks, ... /> [QUOTE=R-Tape;687142]I just drew a few sprites[/QUOTE ...
That's a huge understatement. Designing high ...
[QUOTE=R-Tape;687142]I think Einar is ... /> Anyway I just started writing a new BIFROST* tutorial for graphic ... -
Just a curiosity of mixing synth with samplesThis is really a proof of concept, I made for the idea of playing simultaneously two ZX Spectrum computers, where one is playing chiptune music and t…
... game will always load from tape loader on a +3 or in usr0 ... come later. fancy giving me a few choonzs for the menu ... and being part of a legend. AY @ 49152 init / 49155 ... -
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…
A tape inlay? Wow, that's seriously raised the bar. I'm going to have to take out a full-page advert in Crash and YS for my next entry*
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Assembler v Machine CodeHi. I've been looking at a lot of the code examples in the Development section and can see that Assembler is the way to go. However, I was wondering …
... with just a 16K Spectrum I would probably be writing my code ... />
The point is, without a second machine to develop on ... , using an assembler to produce a game presents problems in itself ... crashes, compared to re-typing a few lines for a HEX loader. -
Freaky Footy by Psychadelic HedgehogAmazingly this seems to have only a .z80 snapshot in the archive. I extracted it from the SU covertape a while ago [URL="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28…
... this seems to have only a .z80 snapshot in the ... it from the SU covertape a while ago
... a TZX image from the original tape, which most likely has a different loader ... , possibly ROM loader.
[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... ZX128 printer support, automatically loads tape images, uses Direct3D instead of ... /> * Now automatically starting BASIC tape loader when using a tape.
* Switched Windows version ...Faulty Tapes/ Problems with loading from newWhile going through some of my old Speccy tapes in the cellar, I came across a copy of "Dynamite Dan" which made me remember the story of its purchas…
... combination of cheap tape and Speedlock was never a good combination, and ... back to the shop as (a) I lived in Bedford but ... had this horrible slow encrypted loader which used to crash 50 ... sometimes the Your Sinclair cover tape loader used to give me grief ...Who has Divide Vs who is from old school (cassettes and +3 disks)This time is easy, who uses to play the Divide, or at least owns one and plans to use it for gaming, and who, on the other hand, still load games by …
... I guess no harder than writing a multi-load 128k game.[/QUOTE ... pretend it's a multi-load game from tape, there is no ... play it too! Just from tape. :)Who has Divide Vs who is from old school (cassettes and +3 disks)This time is easy, who uses to play the Divide, or at least owns one and plans to use it for gaming, and who, on the other hand, still load games by …
... if as proposed regarding writing games to take ... guess no harder than writing a multi-load 128k game ... /> ...and a heck of a lot quicker than tape or even disk ... if it had been on tape...!
You ... code that loads in a fraction of a second.
< ...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…
... ;698232]Does it screw up a 128K? Ah, I suppose ... number of UDGs might be a problem.[/QUOTE]
... but if you use the Tape loader Option it prints the ... want to play it as a puzzle game, try turning ... ]
And it's a FACTORY with the slanted roof ...Games with Music BugsI know there is already a thread about games with bugs (and indeed its a awesome thread), but I thought maybe it would be nice to open another one ju…
... case, you would need a loader? I dunno your setup ... you have any interfaces, a multiface perhaps? Maybe some ... times, when I requested a poke or any type of ... some other gave me a little loader to load before ... up the loader, record it in a blank tape and then ...Someone just gave a 1 to everything I madeIf you take a look at all the titles I am involved with that are hosted in the archive, you will find that someone gave a 1 at everything that I made…
... use, on a fast loader (nicked from a YS cover tape) I' ... m planning to use on a ... />
I'm a happily (almost) married man with ... 2 kids, a job and a roof over my ... head. I can hold a conversation with someone without ...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…
... about portability... ahem). I started writing a "multi-threaded" preemptive OS ... this protocol there will be a tinysocks technology (simple sockets, ... . It is faster then tape and it leaves most of ... wrapper system functions and create a SDCC library and voila... ...Poke on +2 greyhi, should i poke 65535,0 or 65536,0 in the first case i get OK 0 but in the second one i get "B interger out of range,0:1" i am trying to load z…
... br /> when o load from tape loader, load complete and the second ... music starts (hear about a half o sec of ... 48k mode with load "" a minute before load complete ... br /> i dont think is a memory problem, my spectrum comes ... from a big repair and i ...Making aText AdventureRight, I've not touched BASIC for many, many years(When I was about 10). I've written a text adventure game and would really like to put one on Tape …
... my progress from not having a clue where to start making ... a text adventure, to picking the ... , to planning it out and writing it, to learning how to ... suitable to run off of a tape, to my text adventure being ...Covertape speedloaderThere was a covertape (possibly YS) that had a speed loader / saver routine included on it. It stood out to me as I recall it had a counter on it, co…
... /> Go to Recording>Tape Recording>Insert Tape for Saving
Then go to Recording>Tape Recording>Start Recording and ... 'll be saved just as a real tape.
What I ... machine code as a snapshot along with a BASIC loader, for example:
Encyclopaedia GalacticaThis is the development thread for Encyclopaedia Galactica, the game upon which I'm currently working, along with a few others. The idea is that the…
... , but only when using the Tape Loader option (SPIN emulation).
Ivanzx [I]is[/I] a squirrel though :p
I wish Retrofusion made it a little bit easier to buy ... to buy the mag and tape has proved prohibitive to me ...What do you think about Unreal Speccy Portable?Hi, spectrumers! Just wondering about subj. Unreal Speccy Portable has been ported to Windows/Linux/Mac/Symbian/Dingoo A320/Caanoo/WIZ/Android/PSP/…
... intuitive - it gives you a load"" option whenever you reset ... and crucially it has a poke memory so you ... the latest version - auto tape loader was implemented.
and ... also auto beta disk loader ;)
> ... I have might be a bit older, so I ...Could a Spectrum game loader play music?On the Games forum there's a thread entitled "[I]Which game did you like the loading noise the most?[/I]" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums…
... be via anything other that tape loading. So, the DivIDE for ... systems/Microdrive if a custom loader was written. But tape loading just isn ... 't going to allow it unless a cleverly ... /bits saved so the loader can play a short tone. Now theres ...
