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speccy v's comodore v's bbcThose old enough to remember the playground days when we each had our own little group speccy better than the comodore and the bbc users were all gee…
... old in concept: platform, 2D, sprites, low-res. Only, because there ... -
Why people are addicted to bad graphic, silly gameplay games?and also, making remakes of them? why there are tons of remakes of boulder dash, jet set willy, manic miner, jetpac, monty mole and so on? why ther…
... than Doom. Maybe, if solid sprites were used (like in Ocean ... -
Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…
ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
Isn't the fastest way having the sprites pre-rotated in memory before shoving them on screen as quick as possible?
Uses loads of memory but there shouldn't be much speed difference vertically or horizontally this way?ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... level on Green Beret are 'sprites'. The scroll 'buffer' is onlt ...Best font in a gameMy faves would have to be: 1. Hobbit 2. Starquake 3. Nodes of Yesod 4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood 5. Knightlore 2 to 5 are stocking fillers compared…
... 's simple: fonts, like the sprites, are part of the code ...ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... - you don't get hardware sprites on a spectrum.What Spectrum games do you play most, currently?What Spectrum games do you play most, currently? Mine are: -Match Day -Match Point -Decathlon
... . Snare (interesting game)
9) XOR (I've lost the maps ...ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
Batman-the movie had a great multidirectional scroll,.. dont you think..
moreover it had a lot of sprites and the bat-rope routine (ala bioniccommando)
this game has nice code from mike lambScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
... machine, not be convenient for sprites of odd size (odd being ...Arcade and Speccy games.I used to play arcade and Speccy games when I was a kid, but back then I thought the conversions were good. Nowadays I think some were crap. So what …
I remember telling my friends at school that OperationWolf were like the coin op but in black&white and without gun.
actually, I wonder that speccy version has even more sprites at time on screen.. =)Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…
Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
... of BC to B.
XOR A ; Set MSB of BC ...
LD A,(HL)
XOR E ; Reset the first bit ...Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
... B.
800D AF 4 XOR A ; Set MSB of BC ... ,(HL)
8039 AB 4 XOR E ; Reset the first bit ...new speccy game here!!You may remember a while ago I posted a demo of a game I was making on this forum, and I asked at the time whether or not anyone knew of any software…
... separate bits to quickly input sprites, and the title screen and ...Arcade and Speccy games.I used to play arcade and Speccy games when I was a kid, but back then I thought the conversions were good. Nowadays I think some were crap. So what …
32-bit handheld console GP32 / Spectrum emulatorFor your information Download Spectrum Emulator for GP32 [url="http://info2.info.tampere.fi/~teoarsa/ZardozJOnes/GPSPECCYV005.ZIP"]http://info2.info…
... some cool graphical effects (hardware sprites, alpha blending, tile modes, rotation ...Cylon Attack Question for AndrewA little while ago I sent you a TZX of AnF's Cylon Attack. I was just checking you had received it as it hasn't been put up on TZX Vault yet. I also …
The BBC and Electron versions have scaled software sprites to acheive a 3d feel.
Fraser.The Jet Set Willy Editor...Having shared many, many hours with my friends playing the fantastic "Jet Set Willy: Lord of the Rings", they have approached me and asked if I could…
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Anybody know of any hints/tips/instructions, tho? I've changed all the sprites, now I'm working on the rooms...can you altar the actual map of the game, or do you have to use the same map as JSW?The Jet Set Willy Editor...Having shared many, many hours with my friends playing the fantastic "Jet Set Willy: Lord of the Rings", they have approached me and asked if I could…
Yay! Now my sprites can be multi-coloured, instead of monochrome...even though I've got used to the idea of monochrome sprites. Cheers anyway!whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... !! basically if there were 2 sprites onscreen together they would virtually ...I Can?t rememberHello people, i?m trying to remember this game and i hope you can help me, it was a fighting game,You start in a city in ruins, It Has the statue of …
hi again.. i know that =)
its "After The War" from Dinamic
very biiig sprites ;)
byeMy own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... port would be used to XOR every pass of a VRAM ... 'd with bit 0 then XOR'd with bit 1 of ... 'd with bit 0 then XOR'd with bit 1 of ...What are the differences between the +2 and the +2A ?I only acquired a +2 for the first time in my life a few months ago. It works fine. :) I even managed to tracke down nearly all the wargames by the s…
... a while, then suddenly the sprites would start trailing all over ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... program in assembly? What would XOR A, LD HL,4000h, LD ...Anyone got a copy of 'Z80 for primates'?This Z80 lark isnt easy, in fact it makes me feel very much like Washoe the chimp trying to learn learn sign language, I just dont think I've got the…
... 1.1 of a general sprites pack for the spectrum, give ...Anyone got a copy of 'Z80 for primates'?This Z80 lark isnt easy, in fact it makes me feel very much like Washoe the chimp trying to learn learn sign language, I just dont think I've got the…
... 1.1 of a general sprites pack for the spectrum, give ...Manic Miner - your favourite screenThis is one of the most famous games, and the reason why is becasaue it's one of the best. The screens are so stylishly done and brilliantly structur…
to arjun:
notice the room name and look closely at the sprites - these 'tables' are actually Skylab space stations crashing back down to earth (it happened on 12th July 1979 in australia) - i like matt's sense of humour
