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Procedurally generated levelsThere seems to be a myth roaming the internet that Spelunky was the first game to use procedurally generated levels. I'm pretty sure there are ear…
... then got access to a random course generator where you entered a ... courses, though they aren't random/procedure generated of course, so ... -
Procedurally generated levelsThere seems to be a myth roaming the internet that Spelunky was the first game to use procedurally generated levels. I'm pretty sure there are ear…
... then got access to a random course generator where you entered a ... courses, though they aren't random/procedure generated of course, so ... -
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…
... what works well on the z80 (it's natural to have ... 48-bit float on the z80).[/quote]
I’d imagined ... of those guys insulated from random people on the internet because ... . Floats are slow on the z80, though I believe faster than ... -
I feel they could have done this.After reading the ZX Spectrum ULA, I learned about how the ULA detects if the Z80 if going to access memory in the next cycle and stops it if the ULA…
... somewhat different timesharing between the Z80 and the ULA or some ... will take longer because the Z80 has slower access to it ... OUTs you can't have random access to the video memory ... -
maths help 'JSW'JET SET WILLY uses a lookup table to play the opening tune (Moonlight Sonata) this is the table [code] 34299 DEFB 81,60,51,81,60,51,81,60,51,81,…
... then just started plugging in random numbers until they produced roughly ... /> I know my way around Z80, but I'm still learning ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... life, I was unaware that Z80 machine code instructions came with ... play throughout the game at random, even though the instructions say ... -
how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?
... RANDOMIZE
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IN and OUT in hardware terms... what are 'ports'?Hi all, I understand PEEK and POKE, but have never managed to get my head around IN and OUT. The books all go on about how they read from and wri…
... statements manipulate memory using the Z80’s LD instruction. The IN ... well as these, whenever the Z80 executes [i]any[/i] instruction ... different streets.
The Z80 provides two signals, /MREQ which ... won’t exactly be [i]random[/i], but they will then ... -
Minor updateWhilst there is nothing major to announce, be assured that a lot of work is being carried out 'behind the scenes'. We now have 3 developers workin…
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I had a go.I haven't written anything in ZX Basic since the 80s, so I thought I'd have a go. Now just to put you in the picture, I am a developer and know sever…
... up by a auto-start generator (which powers much more than ... can still buy brand new Z80 CPU's (and 6502 CPU ... -
Mr. Jido makes some noiseA little something to analyse and discuss for you. [code] ORG 60000 ; RND Generator: RND LD HL,EARTH LD A,(WIND) ADD A,L LD …
This is a Random Number Generator together with an initialisation part. ... -challenge was to produce a generator which:
- should ... one needs to have 256 Random Numbers fast. Code can ... To explain the topic: This generator worked good enough, so i ... -
Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... you've developed one for Z80->6809 have you? ;) That ... hand before (Lode Runner) but Z80 is going to be a ... ULA (graphics generator) and Z80 CPU. Because ULA has priority, Z80 may be ... results in worse perfrmance if Z80 need to access RAM at ... -
Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... ULA (graphics generator) and Z80 CPU. Because ULA has priority, Z80 may be ... results in worse perfrmance if Z80 need to access RAM at ... -
London - recommendations for things to doHello folks :) Heading down to London for a few days (1st-3rd March) with my girlfriend. It's been quite a while since I was last in the Big Smoke…
... computers, including ERNIE (1950s random number generator) and a gold plated BBC ... -
Calling machine codeOccasionally I see on ZX computers (mostly the spectrum, but I think also the '80 and '81), how someone made their machine code and wrote the bytes i…
... numbers, they aren't random in strict sense because they ... this function to generate a random number, the SEED is ... RND calling will generate another random number and another SEED, ... , thus this statement makes RND generator "more random".
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Fallout 4Looks like it will be announced tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/<br>
... improve sanctuary, I had a generator down by the riverfront powering ... replaced that with another fusion generator because I've got next ... inconvenient eyesore, with loads of random cack I added to it ... -
Function with push and popIm trying to see if I understand push and pop when it comes to using to pass parameters to functions: [code] LD HL,16384 LD A,5 Push AF Ld A…
... look at some of the z80 follow ups this penalty is ... it's slow on the z80, programmers take great care to ... in sequential order rather than random order. In sequential order you ... /libsrc/_DEVELOPMENT/arch/zx/graphics/z80/asm_zx_pattern_fill.asm?revision=1.9 ... -
What is it?One of the ideas for new features on WoS that seems to be popular is to maintain a repository of code/music/graphics/other for people to use in their…
The different assets (code, music, graphics, etc) could be different sections. Inside these sections, it could be managed under tags. If you upload a random number generator for example, it will be put in the code section with the 'random' subject tag. -
Simple snake clone (Znake)I wrote a simple snake clone: https://github.com/chriswyatt/znake It lacks a title screen, difficulty selection and has some timing issues, but…
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. The random number generator is pretty bad; I particularly ... -
Smart platform-action games?Most platform-action games for the Speccy rely on "fast thinking" (to keep running while avoiding enemies) and pixel-precision movement (mostly jumpi…
... a level, and have no random components to render the idea ... /> Isn't the Solar Power Generator random? It certainly seemed like it ... -
Smart platform-action games?Most platform-action games for the Speccy rely on "fast thinking" (to keep running while avoiding enemies) and pixel-precision movement (mostly jumpi…
... a level, and have no random components to render the idea ... /> Isn't the Solar Power Generator random? It certainly seemed like it ... -
ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... assumption is true, plenty of Z80 coders relied on the behaviour ... , as were a great many "random" number generators. If you weren ... -
A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…
The version for the new c library is split between two files. One holds the C code and the other holds the asm stuff. The compile lines are listed at the top of demo.c. "q" increases the number of sprites, "a" decreases the number of sprites, "p" ... -
ZX Dandanator! Mini - Cartridge system for SpectrumsHi All, I'd like to present a little HW I've developed during the last three months. It's aimed at providing a console-like usage experience for a…
... -cost.
Also, a Spectrum Z80 takes around 400ns from signaling ... 'd need an external WAIT generator. More hardware.
Decoding the ... -
Buying a new PCSo, here we go again, me posting for help about buying something. Shame you guys ain't on commission :)) Anyways. I've pretty much chosen everyt…
... core processor with inbuilt refresh generator,
High speed custom ULA ... encoder system,
128k dynamic random access memory
Fully solid ... -
Help needed with MIA software with custom (?) loaderHi, I've got into my hands recently a bunch of Polish educational software which are unknown MIA on WOS. I believe they are protected with some…
... fancy thing is the pseudo-random address generator.
But clearly the ... start flag and the pseudo-random destination
address for each ... -
Help needed with MIA software with custom (?) loaderHi, I've got into my hands recently a bunch of Polish educational software which are unknown MIA on WOS. I believe they are protected with some…
... fancy thing is the pseudo-random address generator.
But clearly the ... caused by the fancy address generator and accounts for roughly 500 ... -
Running out of fingers in AssemblyDear all, Still trying to learn Assembly and have put a few routines together. However, as my routines become a little more involved I find myself…
... place[/url] with thousands of z80 asm functions; look for ... possible to be a good z80 programmer without knowing which ... in order to avoid making random access of data structures ... observations:
* The z80 instruction set is not orthogonal ... -
UDG generator doesn't work, why?Typing in the UDG generator from the manual I get integer out of range when I run it. I'm going nuts trying to figure out whats wrong. Can someone pl…
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This will give you random 21 UDGs although I found ... the graphics not all that random. Something to do with how ... the seed for the pseudo random number generator. Since each iteration of ... won't get an especially random distribution.
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So where is the random number in the Speccy ?So I am messing around with ZX Spectrum Assembler and I want a random number. I looked up previous posts and one of the links said that random number…
... Assembler and I want a random number. I looked up ... people write their own random number generator rather than relying on ... /> Obviously this isn't especially random, since it reads values from ... runs, the results will be random enough for most purposes. The ...
