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Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
... wondering is why the ZX-80 and ZX-81 didn't natively have ... -perfect timing and poking around in system variables. As I understand ... from a different area in the ROM. In that way, the programmer ... around!
What sort of picture could we generate with ... -
calculator and sinusok, look at the Sysel's routine: [PHP]3 5b00 *s 4 5b00 tabsin = #7000 03 mksin 19.11.1995 Busy soft …
... wrote based on information in part 3 of that series. They ... accepts decimal integers, so to type in the five byte values as ... Code Calculator
part 1 of 5
by Toni ... Baker
from ZX Computing, Jul'86
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Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
... , after a bit of housekeeping in the ROM, it ... address of the first character in that line in the ... that crucial refresh cycle, of course) and passes on ... on the ZX-81. When the display is in these regions, ... after a minimal amount of housekeeping allowing the ... -
Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
... /> Yes, you've got it in one.
To be ... back about half the price of the ZX-81 itself. Some manufacturers did ... well after the commercial life of the machine. -
Newbie Spectrum developer advice ....Hi, Im new to the site and to spectrum developing - well, not quite, I wrote Spectrum programmes in Basic 30 years ago but then went off into the wo…
... spectaculator to 128K mode and in basic type load "" with the . ... tzx in the virtual tape recorder.
... 0027713[/url]) in Compiled ZX Basic as a demo of how it works ... automatic porting utilities of ZX Basic to any of these things out ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... the 30th anniversary of the formation of the group in 1982. 'Things ... warped debut album 'Into The Valley Of The Go Go Cult', ... /> Having played in mod punks The Chords (1979-'81), Agent Orange, ... 2013 album 'Peace Of Mind' ? recorded in tandem with The Chords ... -
Screens and BasicA question about the ZX screens. I am using software to convert my own art and drawings to the ZX Spectrum. I have some tools to change .jpg files in…
... the screen it's constituted of 48 distinct non-contiguous ... divided up into discrete segments in order to build the ... adventure games which store a lot of pictures usually use some form of ... with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum[/url] might be of interest, although ... -
TommyGun with AGDHi everyone, I have been working with Jonathan to incorporate his excellent Arcade Game Designer utility into TommyGun. Jonathan has created a compi…
... as such masked images of any "type" should be allowed.< ... ].
At Zx Spectrum a difference between a ... guess that a fence in front of player from the ... them later while stuff in front of player has to ... call the masked fence in front of player a sprite. ... -
Compiling Lisp to Z80.I am doing some thought experiments on this. Here is an example of a Lisp program. It adds two numbers together. [code] (define (add x y) (if (= …
... to be thinking of supporting the wide variety of built-in data types ... typically comprise of a byte which defines it's type (1=Integer ... the data itself.
ZX Spectrum BASIC does this already ... actually holds the data type in bits 5-7 of the first byte ... -
What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... Joe[/B]. Cool platform adventure, in spite of its crappy graphics and a ... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/p/PanamaJoe.gif[/IMG ... "(Atari) already ported to the ZX. -
Greetings from the USA.Geetings WOSers from the US of A. I'm in NC today and tomorow I'm getting to experience the joys of a 12 hour academic interview.:-o Oooh foook! Ma…
... pretty much every landscape type that are available in the UK...and ... landscapes are like. Notwitstanding, none of these places are walking distance ... got a hostile grilling in front of everyone else about things ... it was all a big adventure. But I've seen it ... -
BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…
... in a graphic adventure? Wouldn't there have to be some sort of ... did you mean by graphic adventure?[/QUOTE]
I mean ...
[QUOTE=Sadako;688599](Text adventure game with graphics or more ... Sinclair BASIC, compiled Boriel's ZX BASIC, and z88dk (although it ... -
Info about Zx Spectrum ModelHi all, I'm from Portugal a recently aquired a new zx spectrum 48k for my little collection. But this one was diferent from what i have seen and co…
... indeed look like some sort of add-on keyboard has been ... Spectrum. In fact it reminds me a lot of some of the add ... -ons that were available for the ZX-81 ... -
Deathchase SU and Timex (retro gamer)Hi all Just wondered where I could see a video of the Timex variant of Deathchase, as detailed in RG? And I've only just read the SU review from ba…
... -moves-shoot-it type game, not an adventure.[/B] Still, ... solely of creating more convincing victims, but in creating ... an environment where players face the consequences of ... /> Moreover, nowadays the availability of modern hardware has created the ... -
Designing an icon-driven adventure: looking for adviceHi fellas, after the release of Funky Fungus, I am currently contemplating the possibility of designing an icon-driven adventure with location graph…
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Similarly, in-game objects are a type of thing where arrays ... t think about it in terms of the player and ... their inventory - think of your whole world. Every ... you were already thinking of storing your locations like ... an entirely new adventure. -
Best level on a gamer EVERRRR!!!What do WOSers think is the best level on a game, on any system from any time? I was playing Skyrim the other day and there is pretty cool quest whe…
... , but here's 5 of 'em, in order of how many times I ... = Damocles (PSX)
(4) R-Type = Level One (Arcade)
(3 ... ) Trap Door = Fried Eggs (ZX Spectrum)
(2) Gloom = Cathedral ... ... Can't remember the name of the level, but it's ... -
Upgrading from 48k to 128kApart from natural progression. What game(s) sold it to you that you HAD to upgrade and nag at your parents countless times after that point to get …
... ve got past "type-in" stage only in '90 when parents ... .000 units mark in first year of production - and ... play, Empire ("Wargame of the Century"),Pirates, StarCon ... i saw on ZX while Prince of Persia ,Sopwith, Xenon2 ... the coffin's lid of my ZX gaming (didn't ... -
Timex 2048 + Interface 2When playing with ZXC3 cartridge (very nice piece of HW from Paul - highly recommended), I connected original Sinclair IF2 to TC2048 and... no joysti…
... it has to be of open-collector type.[/QUOTE]
Yes. ... All the rest of the ... If you use software ZX Spectrum, and in your TC2048 no chip ... may be the lack of pull-up resistors on the ... to incomplete decode address in IF2. -
Siege RTS projectActually, it's but pre-prototyping: an upside-down tower-defense version of Sodov ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004618[/url…
... it was some RPG/adventure for PC, yet I ... about a port for ZX, unfortunately.[/QUOTE]
... sprites and background) in hidden part #2 of ZX-Guide #4 ... (2001): [url]http://alonecoder.nedopc.com/zx/ ... sprites are drawn in stripes of 8 pixels wide. -
Is This PSU Useable on the Speccy?I just got my Speccy and the PSU has had some 'work' done to it. Somebody has added an extra length of cable on it but rather than soldering or crim…
... with the original ZX Spectrum conventional PSU. The value of 9V @ 1 ... specs as printed on the ZX Spectrum PSU and as you ... type of magnetic core, the flux generated in the core, the type and thickness of ... -
QL Super BasicDoes anyone know if the Basic on the QL was any good and if so would it be good to write platform games and such ? I am really interested in all ty…
... type in a few likely looking ones and see what you think of ... .co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/zx-comp/zx_names.htm]ZX Computing[/url] ( ... .globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/zx-comp/zx8606.zip]Javelin ... .globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/zx-comp/zx850607.zip]Nowotnik ... -
Speccy collection prepping for sale - Pics includedHi guys, I made a post a while back about having to shift my sizeable collection due to incoming sprog. I gave up typing up the names, so I'm going…
... The Ultimate Warrior
Battle Valley
Blade Warrior
... br /> Castle Colditz, Battle of The Toohpaste Tubes
Chess ...
Ruff and Reddy in the Space Adventure
Rugby
... /> Split Personalities
Sport of Kings
Squash
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Willys-Great-Adventure - New game after 28 years?Not sure what to make of this so I have posted to see what you all think. Game found after 28 years [url]http://matthewsmith.elite-systems.co.uk/?t…
... of ‘Manic Miner’ and Jet Set Willy’. ‘Willy’s Great Adventure: ZX Spectrum ... totally customized mods out there (in terms of all new rooms, tiles ... in the development and publication of a new game. ‘Willy’s Great Adventure ... -
Zero 0.6I'm pleased to announce that I've released Zero 0.6. There are some comprehensive changes in this release including moving to .Net 2.0, removing Slim…
... networks to recreate the experience of a computer rather than ... getting caught up in cycle accurate nonsense.
... implementations:
A ZX-81 with 16K RAM pack, that ... and instead instils a feeling of wistful unquenchable desire by ... -
Zero 0.6I'm pleased to announce that I've released Zero 0.6. There are some comprehensive changes in this release including moving to .Net 2.0, removing Slim…
... networks to recreate the experience of a computer rather than ... getting caught up in cycle accurate nonsense.
... implementations:
A ZX-81 with 16K RAM pack, that ... and instead instils a feeling of wistful unquenchable desire by ... -
Designing an icon-driven adventure: looking for adviceHi fellas, after the release of Funky Fungus, I am currently contemplating the possibility of designing an icon-driven adventure with location graph…
... t matter that much in this sort of game, and with ... game, had much more of a "traditional adventure" style but still ... />
Writing an icon driven adventure in BASIC would not be impossible ... Bakers Streams and Channels series in ZX Computing had an article ... -
BIFROST* example: "Knights & Demons DX" source codeA package containing the source files of our multicolor game "Knights & Demons DX" is now available for download [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?hbch…
... with having to type BIFROST in front of the said functions. ... in this case BIFROST* would stop working if a future version of ZX ... function. Since ZX BASIC library contains hundreds (thousands?) of functions and ... s usually quite a lot of code. Prefix "BIFROST" ... -
Toni BakerApologies if this has been asked and answered before; a search (both WoS and Google) doesn't bring up many clues. I spent many hours as a youth try…
... Mastering Machine Code on the ZX Spectrum.
I've ... after an article in issue 38 (June 1987) of ZX Computing. Did she ... Toni Baker wrote some later type in listing for Your Sinclair's ... includes some references to some of his type in's which can be ... -
Hardware description - MB-02+ interfaceOn this thread will soon released info about MB-02+ idisk interface ( memory paging mechanism, list of ports, addressing, MB IDE, schematics, etc... …
... external DMA chip (type UA828D = clone of original Zilog Z80DMA). ... in ZX) and DMA chip transfer blocks of data between internal ZX ... effects or accelerate some ZX games using internal shadow ... later release some examples of DMA routines in assembler.
Books that you just can't quit.Much as parts of the presentation,writing style infurates me, there is a book I just keep comming back to again and again. Its like the Yang to the …
... . There's a lot of useful stuff in the book, but the ... diffrentiate it from the other type in books.
I can ... disintegrate.) I am thankfull majority of the books have been scanned ... basic will get scanned (the zx version) at some point. I ...
