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Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…
... 1984, the Spectrum had games that people really wanted to play. The ... Camels at around 9 quid to Spectrum ANT ATTACK at around 6 ...
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ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
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< ... Of no interest to me because to be useful I need ... might be nice to see how to make a simple ... tools and languages to illustrate the basic workings and logic ... would then use Blitz basic to do the same. Of ... -
ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
... . I put this down to tiredness due to the amount of time ... different tools and languages to illustrate the basic workings and logic of ... issue would then use Blitz basic to do the same. Of course ... anyone wants to do the same article for Blitz Basic, then feel ... -
ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
... . I put this down to tiredness due to the amount of time ... different tools and languages to illustrate the basic workings and logic of ... issue would then use Blitz basic to do the same. Of course ... anyone wants to do the same article for Blitz Basic, then feel ... -
What's the RAND USR code for the test screen?And what versions of hardware does it work on? Ta!
... . It works on the 48 BASIC ROM on the UK 128 ... because I just patched SE Basic to RET at that point in ... suspect you'd still have to hold down the appropriate keys ... to activate it if you call ... -
Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
... even the editor struggles to get enough workspace for ... only realistic option would be to use BASin.
BASIC to your heart's content. ... doesn't need workspace to alter a program, but ... it does need it to run direct commands.
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GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…
[quote]Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions ... or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command ... are no such functions in BASIC.
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Back on the Burgle![url="http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd4/78741/back_on_the_burgle.zip"]Download[/url] This game is in BASIC so don't expect anything as good as Pha…
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Using Spectaculator, to get any response from the ... arrow keys, I had to go into...
... ...and change "Keyboard joystick options" to "Spectrum Cursor Keys" (I ususally have ... it set to Kempston).
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Retro scenes slowing down?There was a post last month about fewer people posting here, but is the entire retro scene in recession? I'm talking about fewer updates on websites…
... legally could happen to Spectrum games is going to , and something ... I might also be able to announce , (I dont know ... B] , so dont presume to pre-judge me or what ... B]) that were going to make us all smile etc ... months ago (same old Spectrum games still on sale for ... -
Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... consider a game "written in BASIC" if the main portions ... t make the game "less BASIC". That's the case ... written in pure BASIC which use M/C to do some ... loop was actually written in BASIC; compare with, say, Mined ... heck of a lot of BASIC to do all sorts of non ... -
TommyGun 0.8.5 available0.8.5 has been uploaded release updates include: * Heaps of bug fixes :) * A getting start guide on how to use TG Please try it and give me your f…
... it will be ported to Spectrum too). I've just ... Pressing escape restores focus to it and lets me ... keeps saying it failed to import the image using ... palette type and asks to use a different palette. ... 't quite understand how to sprite properly in Tommygun ... -
Homing missile routine - help neededI am attempting to write a routine which will allow a missile to home in on a player. Basically the sort of thing you see in most shoot-em-up games. …
... at this point is to covert the BASIC to M/c.
... are a tad difficult to do in Assembly. I ... fired. Or constantly adjusting to the players current position. ... missile must go slower to give the player half ... The tricky parts of the BASIC are really the lines:
+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... strings insted of numbers only to fix the menu choices etc ... , is there a way in basic to make it print this message ... as normal, but then redirect to another line and continue running ... before I send the commands to drive the hard drive.
+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... is there a way in basic to make it print this message ... normal, but then redirect to another line and continue running ... and compare the relevant parts to the user input strings. Basicaly ... or partion exists before attempting to mount , move change .....[FONT= ...Smax?I've got SMAX v0.0.1, has anybody got any information about it? It isn't on WOS any more as far as I can see. What language does it use (seems like…
... (seems like a form of BASIC)? Is it still in development ... compiles a variation of Microsoft Basic to z80 asm and was abandoned ...When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…
... move from the 8 bits to the consoles.
spectrum were in the mid ... then on right through to 1993 I was pleased ... software companies willing to at least try to Spectrum-ify titles ... programmers pushed what the spectrum could do until the ...Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... not directly related to Spectrum games , but who wanted to 'originally' bring ... worldwide consumer product related to the spectrum , this in turn ... who I am not going to disclose to you , NDA's ... the planet to have done more to keep the Spectrum flag flying ...Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... , not directly related to Spectrum games , but who wanted to 'originally' bring out ... a worldwide consumer product related to the spectrum ,
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So ... on the planet to have done more to keep the Spectrum flag flying ...Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... not directly related to Spectrum games , but who wanted to 'originally' bring ... worldwide consumer product related to the spectrum[/quote]The mind ... If they have nothing to do with Spectrum games, how can ... the planet to have done more to keep the Spectrum flag ...When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…
... were software companies willing to at least try to Spectrum-ify titles like ... glad to hear you enjoyed the latter days of the Spectrum scene ... the mid-to-late 80s. Before that time, the Spectrum had been ... for it. To put it another way; having a Spectrum in the ...United 93, Even Rumsfield Said they Shot it Down :-[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Xoxaf1Al0&feature=Views&page=5&t=t&f=b[/url]
How about we just flip a coin
or better still I'll write a program in Basic to do it then submit it to this year's crap games compo.Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
id have to say a dizzy game, they were to spectrum what mario was to nintendo. (probably)A ParserI'm writing an adventure game for the crap game's compo and I was wondering if anyone could help with how you construct a parser in particular string…
I'm going to use Beta BASIC to write an adventure. It's sure to be a winner.DivIDE EmulationHi guys, I should have my DivIDE soon so I've been trying to emulate it to become familiar with the devices functions. I've fired up the EightyOne …
... moment. You may need to fiddle with the divIDE ... options/board jumpers to stop the onboard ROM ... +3e divIDE roms to Spectrum. And I had to remove the "E ... normal divIDE screen which booted to 48k mode.
to copy a few snapshot ...DivIDE EmulationHi guys, I should have my DivIDE soon so I've been trying to emulate it to become familiar with the devices functions. I've fired up the EightyOne …
... just installed +3e divIDE roms to Spectrum.[/QUOTE]
Cool, glad ... to know it works!
[ ... QUOTE]Now I try to copy a few snapshot files ... to the +3e. Which is best ...Trying to experience nostalgia!! Mp3s needed!!!I've been trying to get audio files (mp3 or wav) to work on my real old sinclair 48k. I've tried making them from my old tapes of which I have many, …
... copied as .TAP/.TZX to Spectrum 128 running TFCOPY128. I ... the 128K Speccy to save out to a standard mono ... occured when I tried to record directly from the ... PC to tape.
... loaded correctly before saving to tape, though of course ...Trying to experience nostalgia!! Mp3s needed!!!I've been trying to get audio files (mp3 or wav) to work on my real old sinclair 48k. I've tried making them from my old tapes of which I have many, …
... the right info stored inside to recreate the decryption tones ... doesn't load properly to a real spectrum. When passing the ... emulator is happy, but genuine Spectrum crashes at this point), and ... have not tried loading directly to Spectrum from Spin, but I don ...
