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by Einar Saukas
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: A request for new tags
Replies: 22
Views: 464

Re: A request for new tags

I think the tag itself is a great idea. However we still need to sort out the details. For instance, Castlevania has many bosses but it's a continuous game. Therefore they are neither end-level bosses or end-game bosses. Also if there are too few games in this list, we should probably have a single ...
by Einar Saukas
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: A request for new tags
Replies: 22
Views: 464

Re: A request for new tags

Steel Force
by Einar Saukas
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: A request for new tags
Replies: 22
Views: 464

Re: A request for new tags

R-Tape wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:31 pm I'm struggling for just one final boss games...
Draconus :)
by Einar Saukas
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Cricket?
Replies: 7
Views: 215

Re: Cricket?

StooB wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:25 pm based on the cover style and barcode their game actually appears to be from early 1988.
Agreed. The second Bug Byte release was already marked as 1988.
by Einar Saukas
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Cricket?
Replies: 7
Views: 215

Re: Cricket?

Rorthron wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:38 pm To me the graphics look far too similar to be chance resemblances.
Agreed.

Rorthron wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:38 pm I might have missed something, but is there actually any material relating to the 1986 Test Cricket game in the archive?
No, we don't have any material from the first Bug Byte release. That's explained here.
by Einar Saukas
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
Replies: 517
Views: 106249

Re: New Database Model ZXDB

A new ZXDB version is now available!
by Einar Saukas
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Cricket?
Replies: 7
Views: 215

Re: Cricket?

Yes, the code is completely different, but I still suspect the graphics are too similar to be just a coincidence.

Perhaps the same artist created the graphics for both. Or perhaps one of them copied graphics from the other.
by Einar Saukas
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Cricket?
Replies: 7
Views: 215

Cricket?

These games have similar graphics: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2111/ZX-Spectrum/Graham_Goochs_Test_Cricket https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2500/ZX-Spectrum/Test_Cricket They appear too similar to be just a coincidence... Also both were originally released as "Test Cricket",...
by Einar Saukas
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Branding in games
Replies: 20
Views: 503

Re: Branding in games

Joefish wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:13 pm Well remembered! But why does the database list it as Test Cricket, when the title International Cricket is all over the loading screen and cassette inlay?
Explained here.
by Einar Saukas
Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: RZX link not downloading properly
Replies: 11
Views: 511

Re: RZX link not downloading properly

I don't think it's appropriate to mark this title as denied, since nobody denied it.

But when a game is hosted at Itch.io, I agree it's better to ask the author's permission first, because many titles at itch.io are for sale (or asking for a donation).
by Einar Saukas
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Website
Topic: List of all votes of a logged in user is broken.
Replies: 2
Views: 137

Re: List of all votes of a logged in user is broken.

Fixed. Thanks for reporting it!
by Einar Saukas
Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: How do you know where a front cover image is stored?
Replies: 3
Views: 91

Re: How do you know where a front cover image is stored?

That's explained in the ZXDB documentation under section "ADDITIONAL DETAILS ":

https://github.com/zxdb/ZXDB
by Einar Saukas
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
Replies: 103
Views: 3179

Re: Which games use teleporting ?

Could you add tags for teleports, hyperspace into ZXDB tags table please? I think discussion about game featuring these tags is over and we know lists of games now. druellan is going to add it, he's organizing this list. Let me check with him. BTW could you please explain what are "feature&quo...
by Einar Saukas
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: A new data compressor called ZX0
Replies: 280
Views: 20009

Re: A new data compressor called ZX0

No. You have to decompress it to a continuous memory area first, before drawing it to the screen.
by Einar Saukas
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:59 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX0 with prefix at arbitrary address
Replies: 2
Views: 207

Re: ZX0 with prefix at arbitrary address

i'm trying to use ZX0 compression with prefix, but as far as I can see, the prefix table must be at the beginning of the compressed data (and It Will be skipped when decompressing). Correct. Here's the idea: Suppose a certain game have player sprites stored in memory between address 40,000 and 42,9...
by Einar Saukas
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Machine code comment syntax recommendations
Replies: 40
Views: 1185

Re: Machine code comment syntax recommendations

ParadigmShifter wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:56 am and it preserves value of A
Macro SETFOUNDMATCHFLAG preserves value of A, but CLRFOUNDMATCHFLAG doesn't.
by Einar Saukas
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Machine code comment syntax recommendations
Replies: 40
Views: 1185

Re: Machine code comment syntax recommendations

MACRO SETFOUNDMATCHFLAG ex af, af' ld a, 1 ex af, af' ENDM MACRO CLRFOUNDMATCHFLAG xor a ex af, af' ENDM Notice that: Macro SETFOUNDMATCHFLAG will only set A'=1, preserving A,F,F'. Macro CLRFOUNDMATCHFLAG will set A=A', F=F', A'=0, F'=0x44. That's not the behaviour I would expect when looking at co...
by Einar Saukas
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Machine code comment syntax recommendations
Replies: 40
Views: 1185

Re: Machine code comment syntax recommendations

I sometimes comment my code in C-style, like Field[x,y] += c or List[j] = &Array[j] . Agreed! If it's easier to explain your code using a high-level programming language instead of lots of text, by all means use it! I have commented a large part of Complica DX using pseudo-code instead of regul...
by Einar Saukas
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Machine code comment syntax recommendations
Replies: 40
Views: 1185

Re: Machine code comment syntax recommendations

I'm not suggesting replacing every set of 2 opcodes used more than once with a macro You wrote "Anything that is 2 opcodes like your border colour example and is used more than once is probably better as a macro". I do tend to use a lot of macros though. Exactly my point. Saying "you...
by Einar Saukas
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
Replies: 517
Views: 106249

Re: New Database Model ZXDB

SkoolKid wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:46 pm This version fails to build the database from ZXDB_sqlite.sql.
Merge request approved. Thank you!
by Einar Saukas
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Machine code comment syntax recommendations
Replies: 40
Views: 1185

Re: Machine code comment syntax recommendations

Sorry, I disagre... Anything that is 2 opcodes like your border colour example and is used more than once is probably better as a macro. I think that's a bad idea. If your souce code is full of macros (replacing every pair of instructions used more than once) it will be nearly impossible to read. An...
by Einar Saukas
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Machine code comment syntax recommendations
Replies: 40
Views: 1185

Re: Machine code comment syntax recommendations

My advice: Good comments are about quality, not quantity. Don't feel obliged to fill your code with obvious unnecessary comments everywhere, this won't help anyone. You will waste time writing them, waste time again later reading through them all when looking for useful information... And most impor...
by Einar Saukas
Sat Feb 17, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Questions about aliases table
Replies: 1
Views: 158

Re: Questions about aliases table

Yes, aliases relate to a particular release. For instance, the original release of this game (by Entertainment USA) is called "Bump, Set, Spike!" (that's how it appears in the game inlay). This original release is also called "International Volleyball" (that's how it appears in-g...