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Starting on machine code - BASIC first?Howdy. If I wanted to start learning machine code for the speccy, from scratch, would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely possible to…
... ]Jet Set Willy[/i], then writing numerous patches for these games ... and (in the old days) type them in as DATA-statements in BASIC, or ... -
Cross Platform DevelopmentWhat's the best way to develop cross platform apps? By best, the only limiting criteria would be "at no cost" :)
... to think in objects. Trying to think in C and ... Just as trying to think in BASIC when writing asm.
... for Mac OSX, which in a prior life was NeXTstep ... Linux/Windows).
In a past life I worked ... br /> Here's a tongue-in-cheek look at C++, as ... -
What game was your first 'tape to tape'Inspired by a post in another thread, what was your first 'tape to tape' game you received? (I know it might be several but which stood out). I got …
... that one. And it had music on the B side! I ... that I think was written in BASIC, a Viking war strategy game ... -
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... ;239265] I only know Speccy basic, you see - i've not ... try their hand at writing a crap BASIC/MC game (there are ... skills like me, writing a crap game in BASIC should be no brainer ... -
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... try their hand at writing a crap BASIC/MC game (there are ... skills like me, writing a crap game in BASIC should be no brainer ... , its a good idea bigjon! Writing a crap game can be ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…
... a long time writing it. You see, pixels in the pixel layer ... ]
3) Transparent color (8 in BASIC) is not selectable as ink ... on Blue, without affecting BRIGHT in any attribute cells that are ... painted in. Similarly, to replace only ... -
Dangerous Z80 Assembly CommandHave been reading Toni Bakers' "Mastering MC On Ya Speccy" book and came across the list of Z80 commands in the dictionary section. Page 102 "[b]IM…
... chip music in the ... in BASIC.
What works:-
The chip music routine when run in ... the foreground (not via interrupts), returns to BASIC ... BASIC correctly whilst still running in the background.
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BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... to slightly unfashionable but intelligent music like 'Mike Oldfield' and 'Jean ... /> 8. They would often type in BASIC program listings with lots of ... percent signs in.
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The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... computery stuff, guitar teacher, music technology teacher, recording studio engineer ... are my unpaid slaves. Theatre. Writing (music, script, prose, programs).
... the Speccy influenced you in you being what you ... tend to view my life in terms such as these ... -
MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…
... to manually modify all the BASIC programs... Any ResiDOS software that ... for typing form command line in BASIC. Because I am used to ... course, I strongly bear in mind when writing any programs for RESIDOS ... -
BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... to slightly unfashionable but intelligent music like 'Mike Oldfield' and 'Jean ... /> 8. They would often type in BASIC program listings with lots of ... percent signs in.
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Amiga softwareWill PAL Amiga games (originals) work on a NTSC Amiga? I'm looking for Carrier command and Starglider II but they are thin on the ground over here. …
... a bit tinny on a basic ST though, and almost totally ... pretty much limited to chip music in games.
Anyway, there ... you're better off asking in an Amiga forum for specific ... -
Amiga softwareWill PAL Amiga games (originals) work on a NTSC Amiga? I'm looking for Carrier command and Starglider II but they are thin on the ground over here. …
... a bit tinny on a basic ST though, and almost totally ... pretty much limited to chip music in games.[/QUOTE]
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New game from CEZGS: Mariano the Dragon in Capers in CitylandHi all, here we come with another game for our Spectrums! Mariano, the Pink Dragon, has to face an incredibly difficult mission. All his friends hav…
The game is coded in BASIC. The purpose is using it ... living example in a series of tutorials I'm writing (it's ... algorithms, IMHO) about writing simple games using compiled BASIC (with the HiSoft ... BASIC compiler 1.2 ... -
Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... br /> * C64 Music - Journal about Commodore 64 music in the real world ... Huge collection of C64 music in the popular SidPlayer format.< ... SID.OTH4.COM - SID music in mp3 format, recorded from a ... * TOK64 - Commodore 64 BASIC interpreter for DOS. Converts ASCII ... -
Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
... support is only provided for BASIC "silicon disc" and PLAY ... AY music player in one bank whilst still allowing the usual 128K basic ... editor to use another bank. Both banks are alternately paged in ... half of the app is in BASIC. The IM2 routine also jumps ... -
Sudoku on ZX Spectrum 48KZX Spectrum 48К Sudoku game 25 years Spectrum and 300 years Leonhard Euler anniversary. 6000 (and more) puzzles, 8 levels. [url]http://www.t…
... solutions took 02:30:33 in BASIC (that's hours, minutes and ... ) and 00:06:11 in the compiled BASIC.[/QUOTE]
I ... Sudoku that Kev. Thacker is writing, which includes a solver which ... managed that grid in 6 seconds flat. :-o -
Sudoku on ZX Spectrum 48KZX Spectrum 48К Sudoku game 25 years Spectrum and 300 years Leonhard Euler anniversary. 6000 (and more) puzzles, 8 levels. [url]http://www.t…
... that Kev. Thacker is writing".
Thanks in advance...[/QUOTE]
- great music (4 tunes)
- two modes ... -
help making a gameive decided to make a game for the speccy but i have no idea where to start. i think i'd like to make a text adventure, i saw the 'build your own' pr…
... you fancy writing the thing yourself from the bottom up in BASIC
There aren't enough games in Basic -
help making a gameive decided to make a game for the speccy but i have no idea where to start. i think i'd like to make a text adventure, i saw the 'build your own' pr…
... you fancy writing the thing yourself from the bottom up in BASIC
There aren't enough games in Basic[/QUOTE]
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Spellbound musicThe other day I was surprised to notice that the music in the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004744"]Spellbound[/URL] i…
... surprised to notice that the music in the game [URL="http ... the same page or in Project AY archive). How ... the other which plays in both the game's ... which sounds very primitive in comparison, missing all the ... was made with the 128 basic PLAY command ... also ... -
Developers developers developers developers developers!OK, I think it's at a stage where someone else can also have a go at doing things with the Spectranet. If you've not been following the hardware foru…
... be able to do from BASIC.[/QUOTE]
Socket communications ... , because if I understand right, writing to a stream only writes ... need to be done when writing to a socket, and suitable ... that into opening a stream in BASIC will be needed, that will ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
Fun Basic is practically done and might ... Bells" in BEEP's.
Who ever post the music here ... as the coder of the music in this CRAP-game to come ... -
WoS Sinclair BASIC page updated[url]www.worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic[/url]
Writing in C??? I would never ... Retro-X is coded completly in Basic (except for DLL's ... be much like Pure Basic which has binary operations ... is no reason why Basic cannot have such functions.
in SAM Basic (Or Beta Basic): DEF PROC Name ... -
WoS Sinclair BASIC page updated[url]www.worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic[/url]
[QUOTE=LCD;309096]Writing in C??? I would ... -X is coded completly in Basic (except for DLL's ... other converters/viewers done completly in C++.[/QUOTE]
BASIC hands down in terms of speed. ... in is orders of magnitude faster than the BASIC ... -
About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
... write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?[/QUOTE ... 't be implemented in BASIC; the challenge would be in writing one that responds ... -
About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
... 't be implemented in BASIC; the challenge would be in writing one that responds ... .[/quote]
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ZX Spectrum (16K) sound/beepHi all, I think I'm in right place now, I've tried to find an answer how to generate two channel sound using ZX Spectrum 16K. Only think I've found …
... on the 16K Spectrum. Firstly, BASIC isn't nearly fast enough ... of frequencies for music. Secondly, even machine code running in the bottom ... to use the beeper routine in the ROM, which isn't ... ; this can even be done in BASIC with short BEEP commands of ... -
Best Spectrum [whatever] beginning with "B"You know the drill, this time it's letter "B". I have to say, for me the Speccy stuff beginning with "B" tends to be of a higher quality than the "A"…
... /> [B] Best Utility:[/B] Beta Basic... ohhh i lost AGES playing ... ]
Best sound or music (in a game): [/B]Don't ... />
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A List Of Zx Spectrum Music EditorsWell, not for me actually, as 99,99% of them are for AY, covox and GS cards but several times some people asked about music editors for ZX Spectrum. …
... ] music with tracker, you just write it down. It's like writing ... . So, first you compose your music in some way - using real instrument ... Spectrum. It also can import music from most of ZX Spectrum ... and can make very simple music track. Go to 'Patterns' sheet ...
