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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:31 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: starting with elias-gamma
- Replies: 15
- Views: 415
Re: starting with elias-gamma
ONCE zx0 is made on ZX it will save a lot of (reeeaaal) loading time from 13k to say 3-8 k IF i use a (real) loading scheme that is a turbo type then the 3-9k will act like 1.5 to 4k or even faster... These benefits (from using data that was compressed with ZX0) will be exactly the same, regardless...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:44 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: starting with elias-gamma
- Replies: 15
- Views: 415
Re: starting with elias-gamma
In theory, the ZX0 compressor should work in a Z80 machine. However you probably won't be able to compress data blocks larger than 1K and, even so, it will probably take a VERY long time to run.
I don't think that's a good idea...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:38 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: starting with elias-gamma
- Replies: 15
- Views: 415
Re: starting with elias-gamma
Notice there's "classic" Elias gamma coding (that's explained in Wikipedia ) and the more efficient "interlaced" Elias gamma coding. There are also other variants such as Exponential-Golomb coding (see Wikipedia ). It's identical to Elias gamma coding except starting at 0 instead...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Bunkered! By Global Software 1985 - can't any reference online
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1249
Re: Bunkered! By Global Software 1985 - can't any reference online
I think so.R-Tape wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:32 pm So how should this look in the DB? Should the Bunkered ID be deleted, and Global to be listed as a re-releaser of Abrasco's Golf?
I will make this change.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
- Replies: 532
- Views: 107721
Re: New Database Model ZXDB
A new ZXDB release is now available!
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
- Replies: 532
- Views: 107721
Re: New Database Model ZXDB
Also when adding a new (MIA) entry, click on "Show advanced features" and add each feature under "Group title".
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
- Replies: 532
- Views: 107721
Re: New Database Model ZXDB
why was the library_title removed in the first place? Because it's an automatically generated field. Imagine the following analogy with programming. Suppose you are creating a game where every sprite also needs the corresponding mirrored version, and it's not viable to generate them during runtime....
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:35 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: 3D Monster Maze (2018 colour remake)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 783
Re: 3D Monster Maze (2018 colour remake)
Good work!
I also enjoyed the story, except I think this sentence sounds weird:
I also enjoyed the story, except I think this sentence sounds weird:
Perhaps it would sound better this way:There are no lights but there’s enough light to easily see by.
There are no light sources but still enough ambient light to easily see by.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: Preservation
- Topic: ZX (Spain) magazine type-ins, not available at SC yet
- Replies: 9
- Views: 416
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Little bugs in the database 4
- Replies: 652
- Views: 87347
Re: Little bugs in the database 4
This problem wasn't forgotten. However there's over a thousand cases of "renamed from/to" companies. Many of those are inverted, many are not... It won't be an easy fix.
I have been working on this fix, but it's still going to take some time.
I have been working on this fix, but it's still going to take some time.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5780
Re: Little bugs in the database 6
Could you please confirm these are the correct titles?
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=550
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:44 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
- Replies: 532
- Views: 107721
Re: New Database Model ZXDB
Yet another ZXDB release is available already!
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: A can of worms with multiple genres
- Replies: 6
- Views: 235
Re: A can of worms with multiple genres
Look, I know it seems trivial to simply allow each game be classified in multiple genres. I think it's worth it to explain why it's not, the consequences of this change, and the reason this kind of change would need to be planned and rediscussed in this forum first... Current classification system h...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: A can of worms with multiple genres
- Replies: 6
- Views: 235
Re: A can of worms with multiple genres
We are still at step 1: 1.) We use this forum to discuss and decide the new classification system. Although we can always refine the classification later, ideally we should try to make the best decisions possible in advance, because every change would require reclassifying lots of games all over aga...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:16 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5780
Re: Little bugs in the database 6
Program Dieta Cientifica (in Spanish) was probably published as type-in at magazine K64 but I could not find it. Please help!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Top 100 games collection (feat. 274 titles)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 606
Re: ZX Spectrum Top 100 games collection (feat. 274 titles)
I did have a look at SCORES tab on the main page and thought I will find it there...but was kinda in a rush and didn't look further. Shouldn't it be up there too, @PeterJ ? WoS scores are featured after all. This site has 2 score menus. One accessible from the main page (showing scores based on mag...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5780
Re: Little bugs in the database 6
Thanks!!!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Serbian magazine "Svet Kompjutera"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 129
Re: Serbian magazine "Svet Kompjutera"
Thank you!!!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Serbian magazine "Svet Kompjutera"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 129
Serbian magazine "Svet Kompjutera"
About these Serbian titles:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=14106
Some of them (perhaps all?) were originally published as type-in at magazine Svet Kompjutera.
If you understand Serbian, could you please try to find any of these programs in the magazine?
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=14106
Some of them (perhaps all?) were originally published as type-in at magazine Svet Kompjutera.
If you understand Serbian, could you please try to find any of these programs in the magazine?
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:39 am
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Gavin Wade Credits
- Replies: 8
- Views: 86
Re: Additional credit for Flying Shark
I agree, although in this case the information was added without citing any source - see https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54248/ Gennady Demidenko is the editor of Legends Of Bytes , a magazine specialized in classic game developers. Therefore this kind of information from him is quite...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5780
Re: Little bugs in the database 6
I'm guessing that The Open Door was originally released in 1987 (not 1988) and it first appeared in compilation 6 in 1.
Is this information correct?
Is this information correct?
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
- Replies: 532
- Views: 107721
Re: New Database Model ZXDB
Another ZXDB update is now available!
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Dr. Acula
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1373
Re: Dr. Acula
There's one final change, this time to improve layout of level 49. Although it didn't prevent from completing the game, thus there's no need to start it all over again if you already had version 1.03R...
Otherwise you can download the final version 1.04R from Colin's site.
Otherwise you can download the final version 1.04R from Colin's site.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Dr. Acula
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1373
Re: Dr. Acula
Note from admin. The authors have requested that you download the latest copy from here. Thanks!
Another bug: level 45 could not be completed due to a dead-end.
I reported it to Colin, that released another fix. Please download version 1.03R from the link above (Text edited by admin)
Another bug: level 45 could not be completed due to a dead-end.
I reported it to Colin, that released another fix. Please download version 1.03R from the link above (Text edited by admin)
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Questions about FZX
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4939
Re: Questions about FZX
Great!!!