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by Kweepa
Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:46 am
Forum: Music
Topic: 'New' (er, old) Tim Follin music, retrieved from Tatung Einstein disks
Replies: 18
Views: 1028

Re: 'New' (er, old) Tim Follin music, retrieved from Tatung Einstein disks

I had no idea the Tatung Einstein was popular in dev circles back in the day!
by Kweepa
Wed May 10, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?
Replies: 25
Views: 1040

Re: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?

Looks good, but hard to take the main character seriously when her breasts are larger than her head.
by Kweepa
Mon Apr 17, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7695
Views: 232529

Re: Guess the screen$

If you click on the image the sub text on postimage is "bomber"...
Slightly unusual version of the game in that the buildings are 16 pixels wide.
Having browsed the bomber and inspiration: Blitz titles in the DB I'm beginning to suspect a trap. Like Morkin.
by Kweepa
Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX original RND number generator, sped up
Replies: 21
Views: 1135

Re: ZX original RND number generator, sped up

sn3j wrote: Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:56 am For a 23-bit number in (A,HL) you can get the mod 65537 by doing a mod 65536 and subtracting the high byte.
[...]
If you got a carry from this, the result needs to be increased by one.
I see! Very clever, thanks!
by Kweepa
Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX original RND number generator, sped up
Replies: 21
Views: 1135

Re: ZX original RND number generator, sped up

Could you explain how the code is doing mod 65537 without a divide or a looped subtract?
by Kweepa
Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:40 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Cronosoft: vote
Replies: 11
Views: 359

Re: The best Speccy game by Cronosoft: vote

R-Tape wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:56 pm *I spent far too long trying to plough Des Lennis a new furrow in adult film.
Ew
by Kweepa
Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:42 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Recognise the type-in?
Replies: 14
Views: 633

Re: Recognise the type-in?

Towering Inferno looks similar to the game Bounce in the DB. I feel like there are a lot like this, but usually the tower is on the left of the screen (like the Game and Watch Fire game they are based on).
by Kweepa
Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:19 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Why was ZX 48K so cheap ? And was it really cheap ?
Replies: 19
Views: 839

Re: Why was ZX 48K so cheap ? And was it really cheap ?

Is there a good book on BBC basic that covers the use of the inline assembler? The BBC basic on the Z88 has this feature, but the docs are limited. It's a little terse but the Advanced User Guide has some good coverage of the inline assembler. https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17242 (pd...
by Kweepa
Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:57 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Tree
Replies: 2
Views: 167

Re: Tree

This is BASICally Animal from Ahl's 101 BASIC Computer Games (1973).
by Kweepa
Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Why was ZX 48K so cheap ? And was it really cheap ?
Replies: 19
Views: 839

Re: Why was ZX 48K so cheap ? And was it really cheap ?

To be fair some other machines of the era did need a bit of "work" to draw a circle too. I think the Acorn ones might of needed a couple of (relatively simple though) lines for this. DEF PROCCIRCLE(X,Y,R) MOVE X+R,Y:FOR A=0 TO 2*PI+0.1 STEP PI/20:DRAW X+R*COSA, Y+R*SINA:NEXT:ENDPROC MODE ...
by Kweepa
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:56 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum as a serious business machine?
Replies: 33
Views: 1182

Re: Spectrum as a serious business machine?

flatduckrecords wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:54 pm If you pop into The Framery in Sheffield you might spot Spectrum step-sibling the Amstrad CPC 6128 still hard at work.
Good prices too :)
by Kweepa
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Cracky
Replies: 6
Views: 468

Re: Cracky

That is bonkers. TRS80, Atom, Beeb, Vic-20, C64, CPC464, Oric, Apple-II and Speccy would be challenge enough, but 30+ more machines on top? :shock:
by Kweepa
Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: House out of Town
Replies: 8
Views: 173

Re: House out of Town

8BitAG wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:11 pm Presumably there may be one version out there that at least fixes the spelling on the into page! :)
They fixed it in the cassette inlay :)

I've seen worse - one of Scott Adams' has a typo in the title line:

Code: Select all

Welcome to ADVEWNTURE: 5 `THE COUNT`. Dedicated to Alvin Files.
by Kweepa
Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:10 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7695
Views: 232529

Re: Guess the screen$

Drips 'n' Brixx?
by Kweepa
Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:15 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Guess the screen$
Replies: 7695
Views: 232529

Re: Guess the screen$

Ugly brick UDG with the top brick spanning the UDG...
Son of Blagger?
by Kweepa
Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Automata songs
Replies: 7
Views: 248

Re: Automata songs

How about this then?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/player/a ... l-croucher
You can buy the albums from amazon and download them as MP3s.
by Kweepa
Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Automata songs
Replies: 7
Views: 248

Re: Automata songs

I went to Mel Croucher's website and found that he'd released all his music as a box set in 2017. http://www.melcroucher.net/music-video/albums.html Sadly it looks like the company that released it went bust. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10413383 Using the title...
by Kweepa
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:48 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: New "special" issue of CRASH (with tribute to Jonathan Smith)
Replies: 68
Views: 6701

Re: New "special" issue of CRASH (with tribute to Jonathan Smith)

Wow, this was a really high quality parody! Very entertaining too, thanks.
I really want to see all those games made as CSSCGC entries.
by Kweepa
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:30 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: C.S.C.G.C 2023 is open for entries
Replies: 475
Views: 12122

Re: C.S.C.G.C 2023 is open for entries

I don't see the download any more.
(I played the last version and wasn't able to find any objects to pick up at all, so this just seems like an extension of that.)
by Kweepa
Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:12 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: C.S.C.G.C 2023 is open for entries
Replies: 475
Views: 12122

Re: C.S.C.G.C 2023 is open for entries

Note: there are two ALS - Adventure games in the database. And probably more in the history of the competition... https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6566/ZX-Spectrum/Super_Advanced_Lawnmower_Simulator_Adventure_2_The_Sequel (1993) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/31012/ZX-Spectrum/Advanced_L...
by Kweepa
Sun Mar 05, 2023 11:34 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10022

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

Psion Software
2 Huntsworth Mews Gloucester Place London NW1 6DD
https://archive.org/details/NH2021_Popu ... 1/mode/2up
by Kweepa
Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: St Bride's School... address?
Replies: 9
Views: 357

Re: St Bride's School... address?

I'd love to say it was hours of skillful research but this is what I saw when I opened up google maps to Burtonport:
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by Kweepa
Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10022

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

How about Probe Software, 155 Mitcham Road, London SW17? https://archive.org/details/ComputerAnd ... ew=theater

Also Imagine House 5 Sir Thomas Street Liverpool Merseyside L1 6BW
by Kweepa
Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The Hobbit 128 unfinished?
Replies: 50
Views: 2087

Re: The Hobbit 128 unfinished?

There was a pretty clear (to me, as a contributor) implied understanding that Einar was making this upgrade and that my contribution would be used by Einar in his upgrade. I never even heard about the release, or the people releasing it, so there was no agreement/understanding there. I think it's pr...