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by +3code
Thu May 09, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Why didn't the Spectrum have an FPS?
Replies: 33
Views: 849

Re: Why didn't the Spectrum have an FPS?

bluespikey wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 2:15 pm Theres no shooting in 3D Monster Maze, but what about Zigzag from 1984? Plus it had a great death animation when you catch up with the baddies.
Agree. Some 3D labyrinths with foes qualify as proto-FPS.
by +3code
Thu May 09, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Why didn't the Spectrum have an FPS?
Replies: 33
Views: 849

Re: Why didn't the Spectrum have an FPS?

On the ZX, I guess Castle Master could qualify as a proto-fps, with insistence on "proto" (I'm not sure if other Freescape games have some shooting?). Almost all have the "shooting" function ( if not all, not sure). I played a lot BITD Driller and to me it's a proto-FPS all the ...
by +3code
Thu May 09, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: How do I convert Sinclair BASIC into Boriel BASIC?
Replies: 6
Views: 161

Re: How do I convert Sinclair BASIC into Boriel BASIC?

I read somewhere that it also take cues from FreeBASIC; Well, FreeBASIC is too based in QBASIC (like QB64) so at the end is the same. Structured BASIC vs. Unstructured BASIC. I'm not user of Boriel, although I see it as very interesting and have tested it a bit, but others will give you better advi...
by +3code
Thu May 09, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: How do I convert Sinclair BASIC into Boriel BASIC?
Replies: 6
Views: 161

Re: How do I convert Sinclair BASIC into Boriel BASIC?

Boriel is more like Qbasic, it's not very difficult to port from the Spectrum BASIC, but you need to understand a bit how each work. I'm not aware of an official IDE, but you can use a standard text editor (programmers oriented) like Programmers Notepad and similar. PS: maybe you can test first the ...
by +3code
Thu May 09, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Why didn't the Spectrum have an FPS?
Replies: 33
Views: 849

Re: Why didn't the Spectrum have an FPS?

Lee P wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 9:37 am Turbo Esprit was in first person and there was shooting.
Just like Chase HQ, I don't think it qualifies as FPS.
by +3code
Sun May 05, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: HELP WANTED: Magazine type-in page numbers!
Replies: 34
Views: 762

Re: HELP WANTED: Magazine type-in page numbers!

I've corrected some of the MicroHobby ones (not all, only a few), between 1988 and 1991 (see https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/ad ... ishers.php for details).
by +3code
Sat May 04, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: gigaviewer
Replies: 14
Views: 1295

Re: gigaviewer

Yes, a lot of LCD screens will, entirely as a side effect of their image processing, hide the flickering you'd normally see. The distinction is more obvious on an old school CRT. Side note: this information maybe should be added at https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=1060 When I think in ...
by +3code
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Cult Games: vote
Replies: 14
Views: 474

Re: The best Speccy game by Cult Games: vote

PeteProdge wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:58 am Not too sure where to go.
Best type-ins by magazine?
by +3code
Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: USR0
Replies: 10
Views: 1395

Re: USR0

AndyC wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:02 pm 2) You can get into USR0 mode by type PRINT USR 0 in 128 basic. On a +2A/+3 you can also just type SPECTRUM (this is a subtle change from the original 128 models).
Ah, I thought the SPECTRUM command was standard in all the 128k models.
by +3code
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Poll: Spectrum Users and their Zodiac Signs
Replies: 8
Views: 433

Re: Poll: Spectrum Users and their Zodiac Signs

Luzie wrote: Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:23 pm ... to see if there´s one Zodiac sign which is ahead of the others.
Probably no, we cover "all the spectrum" of the zodiac.
by +3code
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Goodbye,Z80
Replies: 35
Views: 2025

Re: Goodbye,Z80

https://hackaday.com/2024/04/19/end-of-life-for-z80-cpu-and-peripherals-announced/ "What this effectively means is that after just under 48 years since its launch in 1976, the Zilog Z80 will no longer be available for sale as discrete components, which is likely to primarily impact hobbyists a...
by +3code
Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Goodbye,Z80
Replies: 35
Views: 2025

Re: Goodbye,Z80

Sad. Somehow, I feel the calendar is running out of pages.
by +3code
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Timex Sinclair 2040 printer question
Replies: 5
Views: 225

Re: Timex Sinclair 2040 printer question

Hi, I think it might be , 24 volts, I asked on another website. Here: https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/82/Timex%20Peripherals/TS2040%20Printer/ "The printer required and came with an own power supply. Therefore it could still be used with the ZX Spectrum+3 and +2A/B. (to be verified) The P...
by +3code
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Timex Sinclair 2040 printer question
Replies: 5
Views: 225

Re: Timex Sinclair 2040 printer question

I've found this photo:
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I assume the thing at the right is a power supply.
by +3code
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Article about Dinamic in the Spanish press
Replies: 4
Views: 429

Article about Dinamic in the Spanish press

I was reading the press, periodically appears some 8 bits nostalgia related readings: https://elpais.com/icon/2024-04-16/un-reto-brutal-como-cuatro-adolescentes-espanoles-revolucionaron-el-mundo-del-videojuego-deportivo.html (in Spanish, curiously they name the ZX Spectrum as "the Spectrum ZX&q...
by +3code
Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: First tape/games you got with your ZX Spectrum
Replies: 37
Views: 878

Re: First tape/games you got with your ZX Spectrum

Mine was a very late +2A, with Robocop 2 and Chase HQ 2.
by +3code
Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: SAM Coupé
Topic: Popular SAM Coupé Misconceptions
Replies: 36
Views: 1534

Re: Popular SAM Coupé Misconceptions

stupidget wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:44 am For some reason I seem to remember reading in a magazine that SAM stood for SpectrumAMiga and that it was going to be this giant slaying super computer. Apparently not :(
Haha, no idea why but for long time I was sure SAM stood for SpectrumAdvancedMachine. Error.
by +3code
Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:54 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: games where protagonist transforms / changes in time
Replies: 29
Views: 809

Re: games where protagonist transforms / changes in time

Capitan Trueno (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/802/ZX-Spectrum/Capitan_Trueno), you can change between 3 characters/sprites with particular skills. Edit: Ops, someone said it in a previous post. Then Comando Quatro (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1022/ZX-Spectrum/Comando_Quatro), you c...
by +3code
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
Replies: 148
Views: 7886

Re: Little bugs in the database 6

PeterJ wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:58 pm There is a link to the download here.

Does this need adding to the entry?
I would say yes, or maybe as MOD?
by +3code
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: STM32 Bot
Replies: 13
Views: 1693

Re: STM32 Bot

To me the most interesting thing is that the post received some likes and sincere answers. Passed the Turing test. For some time the cheap works where condemned as "it can be made by machines" and everyone focused in arts and blablabla. It's done. La Mettrie was right. PS: Gómez Pereira an...
by +3code
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:38 am
Forum: Website
Topic: STM32 Bot
Replies: 13
Views: 1693

Re: STM32 Bot

SteveSmith wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:13 pm And it does ask the question, how long before this and other web forums are populated by intelligent bots?
It's clear, we will need the Voight-Kampff test as captcha.
by +3code
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: STM32 Bot
Replies: 13
Views: 1693

Re: STM32 Bot

worcestersource wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:22 pm I wonder what it was saying now!
Not totally sure but iirc was a post askink if the Spectrum community could be interested in a demake of a game called "Mechathroids" or something similar.
by +3code
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: The Elves of Maroland
Replies: 10
Views: 816

Re: The Elves of Maroland

by +3code
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Fake history
Replies: 16
Views: 1174

Re: Fake history

If tomorrow someone "discovers" in a forgotten tape the remains of The Gianna Sisters or Toki and it's amazing, I will suspect. If it's crap, not so much.
by +3code
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Space 1999: the Invasion
Replies: 32
Views: 2426

Re: Space 1999: the Invasion

Should I make a GAC related thread later? (not home today until late in the evening). Yes, why not? Plant the seed. I like the GAC language, but the PAWS with its "condacts" was the winner back in the day. Maybe if the GAC had the improvements provided by Gilsoft to the PAWS (128k support...