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by Metalbrain
Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:09 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: SC Friday quiz: 'press a key to start' quiz
Replies: 30
Views: 5141

Re: SC Friday quiz: 'press a key to start' quiz

12 - All or Nothing
by Metalbrain
Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:02 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: SC Friday quiz: 'press a key to start' quiz
Replies: 30
Views: 5141

Re: SC Friday quiz: 'press a key to start' quiz

4 - Arkanoid

I can't believe I'm the first on this one.
by Metalbrain
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:36 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with T: discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 6445

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with T: discussion

Turrican wrote: Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:58 amTrantor?
I'd expect you to suggest another game...
by Metalbrain
Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:08 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Sevenup internal file format
Replies: 9
Views: 2325

Re: Sevenup internal file format

Hi Ralf, Sorry about the late response, I was on vacations. Here's a hurried translation of the format, as I documented it back in 2005, for the es.comp.sistemas.sinclair newsgroup ( https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/es.comp.sistemas.sinclair/sevenup$200.6$200.8%7Csort:date/es.comp.sistemas...
by Metalbrain
Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:26 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: vote
Replies: 65
Views: 11636

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: vote

Never expected more votes for Saboteur II than the original! It was me who gave it the 2nd vote, but it looks like the original voter has changed his mind. I guess he just didn't want the game to have no votes, and seeing another support for it, has decided to favor another non voted one. I can und...
by Metalbrain
Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:48 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: vote
Replies: 65
Views: 11636

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: vote

Incomplete list. These were suggested and are missing: 3D Starstrike by Realtime Games Software https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=pub/sinclair/screens/load/s/scr/Starstrike3D.scr https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/Starstrike3D.gif Starstrike II by Realti...
by Metalbrain
Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday quiz: Faces
Replies: 28
Views: 5048

Re: Friday quiz: Faces

18 - Mantronix
by Metalbrain
Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:27 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: unsigned to ascii
Replies: 18
Views: 4328

Re: unsigned to ascii

There's a small optimization which saves 1 byte and 3 states for all solutions so far: 10/100 (and -10/-100, and -10+256/-100+256) have the same value for the high byte, so we can load only the lower byte for it. So, "ld e,-10" in my proposal, "ld e,10" in Bizzley's and "ld ...
by Metalbrain
Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:11 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4949

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: discussion

There are already a huge bunch of good titles, but I'd add Starstrike II to the list. Probably also the first part, but that one was called 3D Starstrike, so I'm not sure if it belongs here on in another thread for 0-9. I would also add a Russian game called Star Inheritance ( https://spectrumcomput...
by Metalbrain
Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:20 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: unsigned to ascii
Replies: 18
Views: 4328

Re: unsigned to ascii

Bizzley wrote: Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:01 pm

Code: Select all

		sub hl,de
Unfortunately, that one doesn't exist.
by Metalbrain
Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: unsigned to ascii
Replies: 18
Views: 4328

Re: unsigned to ascii

The requirement is to convert a number which I'm happy to restrict to the range 0-32767 into a 6 character string (including null terminator byte) with zeroes padding to the left. e.g. input of 320 would result in "00320\0". Speed is more important than code size at this point in time. Wh...
by Metalbrain
Wed Oct 03, 2018 4:13 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 597
Views: 97419

Re: Game of the day...

Bernie Dugggs was the main developer of Ping Pong, which has music by Joffa.
by Metalbrain
Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:00 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

37 - Havoc (Premier)
by Metalbrain
Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:12 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

29 > 1943
by Metalbrain
Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:05 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

> 88 - The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Metalbrain)

That wasn't me, it was stupidget
by Metalbrain
Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

71 Hades Nebula
by Metalbrain
Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:09 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

89 Grid Iron 2 (Alternative Software Ltd)
by Metalbrain
Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

33 TT Racer (Digital Integration)
by Metalbrain
Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:58 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

11 GFL Championship Football (Gamestar)
by Metalbrain
Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:54 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!
Replies: 58
Views: 9289

Re: Friday Quiz: I've Got Your Number!

42 Professional BMX Simulator (Codemasters)
48 Full Throttle (Micromega)
by Metalbrain
Fri May 25, 2018 12:30 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday picture quiz - Themed
Replies: 45
Views: 7941

Re: Friday picture quiz - Themed

6 Sol Negro
by Metalbrain
Fri May 25, 2018 12:24 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday picture quiz - Themed
Replies: 45
Views: 7941

Re: Friday picture quiz - Themed

Indeed: 19 - Meganova
by Metalbrain
Fri May 25, 2018 11:48 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday picture quiz - Themed
Replies: 45
Views: 7941

Re: Friday picture quiz - Themed

10 North Star
by Metalbrain
Mon May 07, 2018 10:12 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 6065

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: discussion

I don't think you're missing loads, but I'd consider adding these two:
Kosmic Kanga
Krakout