Spectrum Computing

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php?issue_id=2934&page=76 It seems like its a multi part utility, the compression portion builds the database/tokenizer then you have ex pander reverses the process according to the review. I haven't used it but it seems you are looking the compressed tokens ...

You are being way to hard on yourself. Sure given enough extra time everything can be made better but producing something to a strict time limit is always going to end in compromises creatively. You probably already have a bunch of ideas/motif for next week, all that extra experience in time managem...

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I think its sad that its not a accurate representation of the object being preserved. I get why its not done. but will suck for the future researcher trying to document this stuff. To know that it once existed but was cast aside is sad. We can't know the context why someone would look for that infor...

That's what makes this kind of thing interesting, is the outliers that break policy. I figured showing a loading screen is supposed to give as best an idea as possible to someone who has never seen the program before what sitting in-front of a TV in the 80s with the tape was like. Sure for most load...

When there loading screen is animated perhaps having a link to a youtube video might be more useful? Or is that wrong-think Get enough views.. get the Shekels?

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:07 am Am I the only one who see the guy in this loading screen is Clark Gable?

Yea it looks like one of his promo shots. (well as much as a spectrum screen can of a real person..)

Lol I can't find it but definitely it is out their. (unless there is a Mandela effect incident going on now.)

I was kind of curious if the initial memory location for the above code could be randomized hmmm I think a memory location could be selected that the randomize code knows to avoid (at most its two memory locations). this memory cell(s) is then the container for the base number used in the memory cal...

Ah that is a terrible loss. RIP.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Dickinson

someone already updated his wikipedia page.

Yes always good to apply Kaizen style management to spectrum coding :lol: Thanks for the help, I learn a lot from you guys - a lot of the information that is on this forum is very difficult to find elsewhere. Seems that this place is distinguishing itself as the place to find serious information on ...

Unless the search box is broke that is the first appearance of the 4e4 trick on the forum :lol: Program pickers might remember this being used in PAUSE 4E4 from the Tim Hartnell '49 explosive games for the ZX Spectrum' (1983) Scott Vincent's Three D Maze, p.214 But I figure this can be traced back e...

That is awesome.

Not sure if I posted this already as the image host seems not to be working on the earlier pages. This is from cracking the code just converted to a one liner. 1 CLEAR 31999: FOR X=32000 TO 32014 : READ A : POKE X,A : NEXT X : RANDOMIZE USR 32000 : DATA 33,0,64,1,0,24,54,255,35,11,120,177,32,248,201...

Happy birthday, still going strong after so many years. Will be interesting to see how the mid-life crisis affects the spectrum How many new techniques or old ones rediscovered will emerge? What wonderful new games will be created? What MIA material will get preserved?

Interesting times!

will the other members be able to run the game in snapshot form? Sure, I think most emulators support snapshot. Some people submit their entry in snapshot form, others tape, micro drive or disk its up to you. I was always partial to using tap's for when I was asking questions about a project and I ...

Wouldn't it be clearer to distinguish war games based on the size of the total number of units controlled in the game? Like a Turn based Squad game is going to have totally different feel than say a Turn based battalion command simulation. Perhaps look at how boardgamegeek classifies war games/board...

Before in this starchy journal I had described a plan to figure how psychological contagion worked. For those not reading along - the idea is to understand how games become popular. That is a polite way to describe the effect of psychological contagion. All successful games have this but sometimes i...

Kweepa wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 4:47 am As it is it's more sophisticated than half the csscgc entries, so just submit it!
Shaun is waiting for text adventures!

Agreed - just hand that bad boy in. Should also add - you don't want to write a game so good it wins CSSCGC

Good luck fella, adventure games are a great way to learn. draw out your map first, that makes creating the array for the locations so much easier. Lot of great articles and books that go through the whole process. Invent and Write Games Programs for the Spectrum - Noel Williams. That is my fav book...

The weird thing with spectrum books was the UK was flooded with them, there was tons of overstock that was still in circulation right up until the end of the 90s. You used to commonly find complete runs of magazines, books, manuals for anywhere from 10p - 1 pound. I got the binder versions of Input ...

Cheers. I will amend the listing. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDEh6CGOFXM[/media] Ok game pickers.. I saw a A Moore assembly snippet about testing if a machine was +2A +3 or not +2A +3 system in assembly 8-) 8-) . I thought this technique was very useful and added it to my swipe file of c...

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Failed to get anything ready for the Spectrum Birthday :'(.

Nobody to blame but myself for that Happy birthday Spectrum!

I have a question, what are the licences that the individual emulators and software are released under? If its strong copy left type licences how are you planning on complying with the licence conditions? Are you including the actual ROMs for systems in the distribution? That would seem to be a lega...