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by fenderjaguar
Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:18 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Double buffering on the Spectrum
Replies: 64
Views: 16651

Re: Double buffering on the Spectrum

Even when I was a kid, I remember playing batman the movie and thinking how no sync on 50hz with all that tearing (at 12.5 or 25 fps, not sure which) was like eye cancer. Especially on the batwing level, I nearly had a seizure :lol:
by fenderjaguar
Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:08 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Raspiboy
Replies: 6
Views: 2475

Re: Raspiboy

DSiXL with ZXDS is the ultimate handheld Spectrum combo, outstanding quality of emulation on pixel perfect 256x192 screen resolution, there's nothing better than that. Flash card can be bought legally and if you use it only for ZXDS, which is free, you can be relaxed, Nintendo will not send you to ...
by fenderjaguar
Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:44 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: .trd to .dsk
Replies: 4
Views: 2565

Re: .trd to .dsk

Can you provide links for this russian compilation? But, if you want just a Myth on +3 disk, thats not a problem, here it is: http://spectrum3.esy.es/Juegos/DSK/M/Myth.rar Theres no auto load, so just type CAT and load first file in directory. You have nice collection of +3 dsk games on this web pa...
by fenderjaguar
Sun Apr 01, 2018 11:20 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: .trd to .dsk
Replies: 4
Views: 2565

.trd to .dsk

I've been looking at some of the russian hacks of games, intended for pentagon and scorpion. They are all for larger disks in the .tdr format, with about 10 games on each disk. Is it possible to pull the individual games out of this format and turn them into .dsk images to be copied to a spectrum +3...
by fenderjaguar
Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:02 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap
Replies: 4
Views: 8150

Re: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap

Nevermind, disregard my last post, if anyone reads this in the future. It was a bad disk :oops:
by fenderjaguar
Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap
Replies: 4
Views: 8150

Re: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap

It's pretty awesome that they made a save game feature that saves to the disk, but I'm not sure if anyone actually tried this on a real spectrum +3. Because unfortunately, if you load your save, the disk continues to spin until the next save point. This might not matter with an emulator, but with a ...
by fenderjaguar
Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:50 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap
Replies: 4
Views: 8150

Re: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap

OMG, I'm so stupid, I wasn't using audacity right. Instead of pressing pause, then pause again, I was pressing play, and it was returning to the beggining of the wav file. It works perfectly. I have castlevania on REAL +3 disk! So chuffed right now :D Thanks for taking the time, I got the same resul...
by fenderjaguar
Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:50 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap
Replies: 4
Views: 8150

Converting .dsk to tap with dsk2tap

I am trying to write the Castlevania: Spectral Interlude to a spectrum +3 disk. I have downloaded the .dsk file and converted it to a .tap file with dsk2tap. This program claims to "convert a .DSK image to a .TAP file, which when run on a Spectrum +3 recreates the original disc". The progr...
by fenderjaguar
Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Ocean Draw
Replies: 4
Views: 1733

Re: Ocean Draw

Is this what came before directx? :lol:
by fenderjaguar
Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Questions about DivMMC future, or similar devices
Replies: 6
Views: 3280

Re: Questions about DivMMC future, or similar devices

Yes, I already asked him. Waiting for more info. It's not really clear whether it can. Seems to be quite obscure, as I can't really find any info out about it. Thanks again :)
by fenderjaguar
Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:40 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Questions about DivMMC future, or similar devices
Replies: 6
Views: 3280

Re: Questions about DivMMC future, or similar devices

Hello Today I finally had to register to answer this question. Zaxon builds this device and it is for sale on Sell My Retro. It is hidden away in the Amstad CPC section. https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/30457 Ask Zaxon for more info. Thanks. Are you absolutely sure that a .dsk file can be ...
by fenderjaguar
Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Questions about DivMMC future, or similar devices
Replies: 6
Views: 3280

Questions about DivMMC future, or similar devices

I would just like to ask, if it's possible to use a device like this, with a ZX Spectrum +3, to be able to put .dsk files on the SD card, then write them to actual 3-inch floppy disks that are in the +3's disk drive? If it's not, what is the best/easiest way of doing this? Do you have to plug a 3 in...
by fenderjaguar
Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:12 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Copying tape to disk
Replies: 1
Views: 2427

Copying tape to disk

I have a spectrum +3 with quite a few floppy disks. I was wanting to copy from tape to disk and have been following this guide: http://www.thespectrumshow.co.uk/Feature4.aspx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfI3ACO8SLQ&t=388s However helpful the guide is, it seems to be missing vital information...