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BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…
... .html"]great music examples[/URL] in there.
There ... very simple BASIC program (akin to the CSSCGC type games), it's ... very nice to include jingles such as these in ... have any favourite melodies produced in just source code? Any simple ... -
'Bulb Blowout' basic type inHere's something I've just dug out. I pretended to have written this in 1985 but I didn't at all. I added some bits in, changed the characters names …
... . I pretended to have written this in 1985 but I didn't ... all. I added some bits in, changed the characters names to ... ' and did a very rudimentary in-game screen for it with ... , even in basic, so there's no way I would have written this ... -
BASIC problem in SpectaculatorI have a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET, PLAY and NEXT) and when it auto loads (because of save "tune" LINE 10) i…
... have a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET ... that I play the music in does this upon auto-run ... what the problem might be in Spectaculator?
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"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... d already written a screen-drawing routine for a "ZX81 Brain" ... the early, mostly BASIC-based release from Virgin Games that Codemasters would ... - because I've written it in +3 BASIC which goes mad if ... appropriate name. For the "ZX81 Brain" version I could use ... -
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 …
... will run all Spectrum and ZX81 games.
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I ... from another. He has written a BIOS in basic, and expects us to ... out-compiles any of the basic compilers for the spectrum, and ... 't see many OS's written in VB. He's certainly not ... -
Does Anyone Still Write Games For Speccy?I was wondering, does anyone still write games for Speccy? Is there someone in this forum for example who has written a text adventure or another kin…
... someone in this forum for example who has written a ... . I think it is in BASIC and therefore relatively slow. ... games/programs:
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Odyssey 2 Emulator : 2000
ZX81 ... 3d Maze : 1992
BASIC 1Liners : 1985 - 2004 and ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... and because users of the zx81 tended to upgrade to it ... sold to prior to the games explosion in 83/84. It used ... bother including a version of basic that was able to access ... allow respectable games to be written, it would have died in 84/85 ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... aimed at. Before the ZX81/ZX80 the only alternatives for ... using the TS1000 (actually the ZX81) through the local computer ... sweet point where quality games could be written without specialized hw. ... version of basic. The disk system was the worst in the ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... itself would have lost $ in opportunity costs, assuming their ... a decent version of basic for home users, which ... do this with its ZX81 which is what made ... enough to have quality games written for it. Had that ... a young kid interesting in learning computers), and ... -
64k ZX81 SoftwareWell, I'm into playing ZX81 games at the moment, having de-magnetised a suitable tape player, and finding a bit of time to go through the oodles of s…
... ]Has anyone ever produced games to run in 64k? If not, why ... />
Due to limits in the ZX81's freaky-deaky hardware architecture ... machine code in the top 32KB of RAM on a ZX81 -- so ... a 64KB game would either have to be written mostly in BASIC ... -
This might be something new[img]http://www.711chan.org/test/src/130427925559.png[/img] Have a look at this screenshot of my emulator ZX82. Notice the copyright message? That's…
... way, SpecBAS will run programs written in Sinclair BASIC, but there's no ... 'emulator' *is* going to support games and you don't want ... to need OpenSE BASIC.
[quote]Perhaps in the future there ... with the ones from the ZX81 ROM and the lower case ... -
The Sinclair Myth - New Scentist June 12 1986I thought you'd all find this particularly interesting, so I scanned it especially for the holidays! Merry Christmas! [url]http://www.zxdesign.info…
... were countless spotty kids playing games.
The ... $99. Before the zx81 kits arrived in North America, computers ... of sorting algorithms publish in basic in magazines and wrote my ... program, a well-written manual introducing basic programming and at ... -
The Sinclair Myth - New Scentist June 12 1986I thought you'd all find this particularly interesting, so I scanned it especially for the holidays! Merry Christmas! [url]http://www.zxdesign.info…
... 99. Before the zx81 kits arrived in North America, computers ... of sorting algorithms publish in basic in magazines and wrote my ... program, a well-written manual introducing basic programming and at ... People who were only interested in games at that time bought ... -
Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... a ZX81 with wobbly RAM pack (!) it sparked my interest in BASIC ... 48K upgrade as I'd written BASIC games big enough to exhaust ... to avoid any carpeted floor) in sock feet and rubbing the ... with tin foil - all in accordance with Fox Electronics instructions! -
BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…
... array, and have the basic just randomize usr to it ... flavour of BASIC.
Interestingly the "no self-written machine code ... games on the ZX81 would have qualified (they were mainly machine code in ... how slow LZX decompression in BASIC really is... -
If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... evolution of the ZX81 ROM and was written to use ... trying to be crammed in, BASIC is SLOW. In fact, for a ... routines.
BASIC would then be in its own area, ... out’ when not required. Games could page both out if ... a line when typing in BASIC code. So I would ... -
Unreleased GamesI am working on what I hope will be a complete guide to the games that were either advertised/previewed/written etc but never released for the Spectr…
... to the games that were either advertised/previewed/written etc but ... inspired by the feature "The Games That Time Forgot" that ... br />
The article is written in Word and is about 95 ... add the more famous unreleased games, such as Bandersnatch, Scooby ... -
Loading games on a ZX81Is there any way that I can load the .P ZX81 games from the archive on to an actual ZX81. I use TAPER to achieve the same thing on the Spectrum Than…
Is there any way that I can load the .P ZX81 games from the archive on to an actual ZX81. I use TAPER to achieve the same thing on the Spectrum
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ZX81 Emulator (HARDWARE FREAKS NEEDED!!!!)For the ZX Spectrum I have programmed a ZX81-emulator. ZX81 games can't run directly on a ZX Spectrum due to memory adresses used by the Spectrum (li…
... Spectrum I have programmed a ZX81-emulator. ZX81 games can't run directly ... , you could load the ZX81 ROM in it and use it.
In this way you can program ... your ZX Spectrum will turn in a ZX81 at full speed! -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
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2: Two games on one cassette. Fly a ... to GO!
Name both games.
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loads of Spectrum games for saleHi. I've got a load of Spectrum games for sale. I've recently moved from the UK to the US and have all my old software that I can no longer use so I'…
... got a load of Spectrum games for sale. I've recently ... anyone is interested in it. I have Spectrum games like Eureka, Alien ... . I have a couple of ZX81 games too like The Black Crystal ... with the original full price games.
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Type in magazineCan anyone remember the name of a type-in magazine. All I can remember was it had programs for zx81 and 48k Spectrums. Some of the programs were a ph…
Can anyone remember the name of a type-in magazine.
All I can remember was it had programs for zx81 and 48k Spectrums. Some of the programs were a photo-fit, one called London Raid, and one with crabs. All in basic.
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Tons of Books!Loads of books, all in good condition. Anything you want email [email="hitlife@btinternet.com"]hitlife@btinternet.com[/email] with an offer. Trade wi…
... of books, all in good condition. Anything ... Manual: A Course In
BASIC Programming (Official/Sinclair)< ... Melbourne House)
ZX81 Basic Programming (Official/Sinclair)
Dynamic Games for your Electron
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Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …
... first stage (write the things in basic to check the logic) and ... the reason I've written it in basic first rather than jumping ... anyone point me in the direction of a good basic compiler and ... />
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Games and Programs written in BASinHi all, The new version of BASin is about to be released in the next few days or so, and I'm gathering up example programs to include with it. I se…
... is about to be released in the next few days or ... your work to be added in to the archive of examples ... -
ZX81 game, not in infoseekI was at the local boot sale yesterday and in the pickings I found a zx81 game. It is by Babtech anf is a double header UFO and 3D Maze for the 16k z…
... sale yesterday and in the pickings I found a zx81 game.
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TommyGun - Utility ... what's going on...For those interested, Tony has been busy lately and unable to put as much time into TG as he'd like. He also has a child on the way soon. He told me…
... more plugins for TommyGun be written to broaden the possibilities? ... Maker"? ( As in Clickteam's "Multimedia Fusion/Games Factory" for Windows ... GameMaker, Multimedia Fusion or The Games Factory, etc. If you ... be used without Forth, but in Basic, by the way ) and ... -
French MIA games...Hello, Checked some magazines and found a number of French Spectrum games not in the database (ZX81 and Spectrum). All of them have been reviewed so…
... number of French Spectrum games not in the database (ZX81 and Spectrum). All ... been mentioned yet...
ZX81
3-D Formule 1 ... -ins from French mags not in the database but it will ... -
How To Upload BASIC program To WOS archiveIn 1987 when i was 15 years old,i wrote a program in BASIC on my Speccy 128 called ART STUDIO..yeah i know Its the only basic program i have ever wr…
... ,i wrote a program in BASIC on my Speccy 128 ... Its the only basic program i have ever written and..to my ... time ago and it works in Spectaculator!!
I ... for posterity.
Its in three parts being the ... .
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... coded in BASIC and compiled with any Speccy BASIC compiler. Not big games, but ... small things coded in let ... some of my old games. Those are written in Spectrum BASIC (1991, 1992 and ...
