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Stefan

You know, I might have come across something like that while searching for the answer to this question, but I wouldn't have understood what it meant in practical terms. I'm just not really a hardware person. :lol: Same here. I have always had the bliss of not having to think about /what/ generates ...

Stefan

Found a more explicit reference to a source:

https://mametesters.org/view.php?id=5924&nbn=1

According to p. 226 of Chris Smith's excellent book "The ZX Spectrum ULA : How to design a microcomputer" the ULA pulls the /INT pin low for exactly 32 T-states.

Stefan

I’m reading 32T at http://www.zxdesign.info/interrupts.shtml A Z80 interrupt must not be held active for longer than is necessary as this may lead to the Z80 responding to it multiple times. It is documented somewhere that the ZX Spectrum holds the interrupt active for 32 T-states, which is long eno...

Stefan

MustardTiger wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:57 pm amazing

updated the code and it actually works - although the bits may still be reversed from what you would normally expect.

Stefan

MustardTiger wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:49 pm Using IN() can get a row of keys but there's no boolean logic to extract the bits.

Tss...

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10 poke 16384,in(254):for b=0 to 7:print at b,1;b;" ";point(b,175):next b:goto 10

Stefan

One of my favorite SID tunes from the demo scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSFI7MsB3Zk I was going to say that this is less blasphemous since composer Geir Tjelta has also created demos for the Speccy. But I confused him with Darklite's Neon who's real name is also Geir, just with a different...

Stefan

druellan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:08 pm Oh, we posted the same thing at the same time. Yep, but I want another source, if we can find it.

I completely agree, the cpc entry has no source reference that I can find, not being able to search their forums does not help.

Stefan

oh... but the cpc folks have already figured ISSI out as being John Boy.

Stefan

ISSI is ISSI… see foreword in https://www.andreaszapf.de/media/CPC/Sensational_Games_for_the_Amstrad_CPC464.pdf Since you have read this far I hope that we can count on your support for game playing! Remember to speak out in favour of fun whenever you can. If people say that game playing is a waste ...

Stefan

There’s a Jim Sheehan owning up for creating and coding the Vic 20 version https://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?get ... iousisland

Stefan

How about Jim Gregory (the founder) using nickname ISSI. The letters are stylized like rock band KISS and in the interview https://archive.org/stream/home-computing-weekly-028/Home_Computing_Weekly_028#page/n37/mode/1up with him in Home Computing Weekly (linked on Mr Micro page) he started with elec...

Stefan

1.5 Cybernoid
1.7 Trantor
1.10 Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Stefan

1.1 Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
1.3 Overlander
1.4 El Loco - not Spellbound!

Stefan

1. Dragontorc
2. Quazatron
3. Ironman

Stefan

It was only recently that I began to appreciate the difficulties of cross-development back then when the developer might be presented with the finished game on a different platform and no source code and asked to replicate it in a short space of time. I think it was an article about Elite I was rea...

Stefan

StanVanman wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:34 am Of what? The picture doesn't work.

Stefan

There are four main file downloads:
1. tzx - blaby different
2. tap - blaby
3. tzx - blaby
4. tzx - prism

1, 2 and 4 seem identical, but the Kong sprite on tzx #3 matches the screen shot and also the map.

✓ Reviewed

Stefan

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:04 am
Spoiler
Hocus Focus.

Since Lee is making up correct spelling rules as we go along, I proudly present:

Big Nose's American Adventure

... just waiting for the "no abbreviations" rule to be thrown at me

Stefan

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:04 am
Spoiler
Hocus Focus.
"Well... get out of this one, smeg head!"
- The Inquisitorrrrrrrr

I'll take those double points thank you very much:

How to be a Complete Bas**rd

Stefan

Lee Bee wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:28 am
Spoiler
Star Trek

The Addams Family

Stefan

Mr T only did the music for Zynaps.

Stefan

1. Cyclone
2. TLL
3. Highway Encounter

Stefan

Prophyt wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:14 pm
Spoiler
Moontorc

Thanatos

Stefan

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:08 am20 - H.A.T.E

grrr... note to self: stop adding hyperlinks when time is of the essence

Stefan

20. H.A.T.E. ?

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