Sinclair Miscellaneous • Re: UDG advent calendar thread
Tsk. The wheels are oversized.It's been a bargain purchase on eBay. Probably a cheap Chinese copy. There's also an 'l' missing in the brand on the package.Statistics: Posted by sn3j — Wed Dec 13, 2023...
View ArticleBrand new software! • Re: 2023 Game of The Year : Round One voting
Great initiative, but it would be even better if you define a criteria why some games have been selected, and some don't.Statistics: Posted by briefer — Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:59 pm
View ArticleHardware • Re: Colour clash query
The problem with a scheme like that is it requires masses of extra logic gates to gain a small amount of colours. The simplicity of the existing scheme is that the colours can be generated quite...
View ArticleProgramming • Re: getting the true length of a string stored in an array
It depends on what you plan to do with the string array, so this may not be applicable: but a simple way to do it would be just to keep the strings in one array and their lengths (at the same index)...
View ArticleBrand new software! • Re: BorielRACE for Spectrum 48k
Hihow do I request my game added to the database?cheersStatistics: Posted by briefer — Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:03 pm
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Games/Software • Re: The best rereleased Speccy game by Alternative Software:...
Nope! Confuzion originally came out in 1985 by Incentive, then a 1987 rerelease was by Alternative. Apparently there were other rereleases - from EDOS, Ricochet and Spain's System 4.Ah, ok, but that’s...
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Sinclair Miscellaneous • Re: Spectrum memes
350 quid and three and a half years (plus change)... and you know what that means... I have heard the call."Your parcel is on its way...""...with Yodel."Statistics: Posted by TMD2003 — Wed Dec 13,...
View ArticleGames/Software • Re: Devfinitive Edition (Costa Panayi): vote
Based on what I've played back then:1. Deflector (brillant game idea)2. TLL3. Highway EncounterAll games were - technically - top. Great coder.Statistics: Posted by sn3j — Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:03 pm
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Programming • Re: Advanced Galton board simulator
So after doing an overnight run I think with the better version of RND everything is good so the maths functions are fine.Used a scale of 256 (so 256 marbles per bin for 1 pixel). Took hours to run...
View ArticleZX Spectrum Next • Re: UK units dispatched!!!
My first Kickstarter Next was delivered by Yodel and it was fine. Just thank your lucky stars it's not Hermes!If it was Hermes (or Evri as it is now) I wouldn't be bothered. Because where I am, we...
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Graphics • Re: Showcasing my graphics
Statistics: Posted by Grongy — Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:02 pm
View ArticleProgramming • Re: esxdos, dot commands, real tape loading
By the way, for those who are reading this later. The code snipped in the first post has a bug which prevents it from working properly even if tape subroutine would be working as expected. &hdr...
View ArticleBrand new software! • Re: Castillo Maldito
The Developer is working hard to release the game next tuesdayStatistics: Posted by hikoki — Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:02 pm
View ArticleGames/Software • Re: +3 disk games that really stand out
I know I could emulate, but I don't know if it would match the authentic loading/saving times. I'm very curious about that. (Also, are there any emulators that emit realistic disk mechanism sounds,...
View ArticleBrand new software! • Re: The Mijadore Vase
Great fun! Got some gameplay here: iframe Statistics: Posted by DVDfever — Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:50 pm
View ArticleZXDB Fixes • Re: ZXSR bugs
Missing review:The Datel RAMPrint was also reviewed in Your Sinclair magazine:https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.ph ... 36&page=42Statistics: Posted by Einar Saukas — Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:14 pm
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Sinclair Miscellaneous • Re: UDG advent calendar thread
Christmas Panopticon Elf on a ShelfCode: 32,48,72,126,120,188,146,10Statistics: Posted by Red Zebra — Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:26 pm
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Emulators • Re: My new emulator - ZX Miracle
So, I proudly present the public demo version of the ZX Miracle emulator: https://easyupload.io/5fpfcw .A few words about it: some functions are disabled, some functions have their names hidden, some...
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Games/Software • Re: What game was the Spectrum's Half Life?
I remember MINDSHADOW a graphic adventure by Activision. You start on a desert island not knowing who you are or why you are there. The whole adventure is about piecing together what's happened to you...
View ArticleProgramming • Re: Game of Life sizecoding contest
I ordered some extra autorcopies of my book "81 1K hires games for the ZX18" so I can sent a signed book as a prize.Statistics: Posted by Dr beep — Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:35 pm
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