A new video from Sharopolis, this time looking at games which pushed the limits of the lowest low spec Speccy, the 16K ZX Spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caWDKCx0eQ
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:21 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:13 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Electron - data capture analogue / digital
- Replies: 11
- Views: 422
Re: Electron - data capture analogue / digital
Back in the day for my AO-Level computer project I used an Electron with PLUS-1 interface to both read temperatures from an analogue temperature sensor via the analogue joystick interface, and to drive relays from the printer port through an eight channel Darlington driver chip. I used the printer p...
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:39 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
LGR loads a PC game from reel to reel tape using the KCS standard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d60V9yAPE_s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d60V9yAPE_s
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:41 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:52 am
- Forum: off-topic
- Topic: AI smashes video game high scores on Atari consoles
- Replies: 0
- Views: 186
AI smashes video game high scores on Atari consoles
AI smashes video game high scores. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2269085-ai-smashes-video-game-high-scores-by-remembering-its-past-success/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0xnmeIwaUr0Wd1JAPVHX2kdPAxds8vXgOHWrWe8w8h-CK40P-...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:29 pm
- Forum: off-topic
- Topic: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory moto encoded in Perseverance Mars rover parachute in binary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 236
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory moto encoded in Perseverance Mars rover parachute in binary
“Dare Mighty Things”. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory moto encoded in Perseverance Mars rover parachute in binary.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:05 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
Bad Apple running on a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JQlAIc ... vYpdGi9I-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JQlAIc ... vYpdGi9I-0
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:40 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
A 1953 vintage film made by Bell Labs about the Transistor, complete with footage of William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain, who won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for its invention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9xUQWo4vN0&fbclid=IwAR3f_XyX4if-oBgQmNcezw3NfS7jKQnQ4E9NZN3qf6C5x...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:40 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
A 1967 film by Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation on integrated circuits, describing their design and the development of late 1960s IC technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z47Gv2cdFtA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z47Gv2cdFtA
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:45 am
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
A 1953 vintage film made by Bell Labs about the Transistor, complete with footage of William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain who won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9xUQWo4vN0&fbclid=IwAR3f_XyX4if-oBgQmNcezw3NfS7jKQnQ4E9NZN3qf6C5x...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:16 am
- Forum: off-topic
- Topic: The 8bit Guy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 662
Re: The 8bit Guy
I like to watch Adrian's Digital Basement. Adrian is a Canadian living in Oregon, who has featured both the BBC Micro and Spectrum on his show. https://www.youtube.com/c/adriansdigitalbasement/videos Also from the US, from West Virginia, is the Our Sinclair show that has restarted this week after a ...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:01 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Any short type-ins for unattended Beebs?
- Replies: 180
- Views: 26452
Re: Any short type-ins for unattended Beebs?
Another nice fractal drawn using a Chaos Game method. https://bbc.godbolt.org/?embedBasic=10%20MODE0%3AA%3D1%2F2%3AX%3D10%3AY%3D10%3AW%25%3D6%0A20%20FOR%20I%25%3D1%20TO%201000000%0A30%20REPEAT%3AV%25%3DRND%284%29%3AUNTIL%20V%25%3C%3EW%25%0A40%20%3A%0A50%20IF%20V%25%3D1%20X%3DX*A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:59 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Any short type-ins for unattended Beebs?
- Replies: 180
- Views: 26452
Re: Any short type-ins for unattended Beebs?
Drawing more fractals, this time Julia Sets. Firstly in MODE 0, with creal=-0.8 and cimag=0.156 10 MODE 0:VDU29,640;512; 20 creal=-0.8 30 cimag=0.156 40 FOR v=-512 TO 512 STEP 4 50 FOR h=-640 TO 640 STEP 2 60 x=h/400:y=v/550 70 FOR i=1 TO 50:zreal=(x*x)-(y*y)+creal:zimag=(x*y*2)+cimag 80 IF (zreal*z...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:51 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Any short type-ins for unattended Beebs?
- Replies: 180
- Views: 26452
Re: Any short type-ins for unattended Beebs?
Draw a Sierpinski Triangle using a Chaos Game method.
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10 MODE0:x=0:y=0
20 FOR I%=1 TO 1000000:V%=RND(3)
30 IF V%=1 x=x/2:y=y/2
40 IF V%=2 x=100+(100-x)/2:y=173-(173-y)/2
50 IF V%=3 x=200-(200-x)/2:y=y/2
60 PLOT 69,x*5.8,y*5.8:NEXT
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:47 pm
- Forum: new bbc and electron games from 'retro software'
- Topic: Elementum for Electron and BBC Micro/Master
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4135
Re: Elementum for Electron and BBC Micro/Master
Brilliant and original game.
My only suggestion is to make additional keys, such as A and S keys, move the electron left and right as well as the Z and X keys. This way, the game can be played under emulation on PCs with foreign keyboards such as the German QWERTZ keyboard.
Andrew.
My only suggestion is to make additional keys, such as A and S keys, move the electron left and right as well as the Z and X keys. This way, the game can be played under emulation on PCs with foreign keyboards such as the German QWERTZ keyboard.
Andrew.
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:17 am
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
Adrian's Digital Basement repairs a BBC Micro power supply, as well as unboxing many BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6bfYwexlAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6bfYwexlAs
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: new bbc and electron games from 'retro software'
- Topic: Planet Nubium Two - The Sequel
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3850
Re: Planet Nubium Two - The Sequel
Planet Nubium makes it to Japan!
Link to a YouTube review in Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RpRjso ... oDD-T4M0PE
Link to a YouTube review in Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RpRjso ... oDD-T4M0PE
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: new bbc and electron games from 'retro software'
- Topic: Planet Nubium Two - The Sequel
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3850
Re: Planet Nubium Two - The Sequel
Planet Nubium and Planet Nubium Two make it to Japan!
Link below to a YouTube review in Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RpRjso ... oDD-T4M0PE
Link below to a YouTube review in Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RpRjso ... oDD-T4M0PE
- Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:43 pm
- Forum: new projects in development: games
- Topic: Sprites that can be used from BASIC
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6570
Re: Sprites that can be used from BASIC
So the kids and I had a bit of a play with some graph paper and felt pens last night. We are going to write a Bruce Lee Vs Ninja's platform game using Trickys BASIC sprite routines.IMG_20201009_094253.jpg I use Excel's Conditional Formatting function to design sprites. BBC BASIC code can even be wr...
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:33 am
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
Bil Herd explores MOS's chip fab, years after being abandoned by Commodore, and complete with derelict PETs.
https://hackaday.com/2020/09/30/video-e ... modore-64/
https://hackaday.com/2020/09/30/video-e ... modore-64/
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:35 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Geordie Racer and Through the Dragon's Eye
- Replies: 6
- Views: 697
Re: Geordie Racer and Through the Dragon's Eye
Reminds me of Geordie Jumpers from BITD.
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:20 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
LGR unboxes a new but old stock 1984 Tano Dragon Computer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK5eFZT2fVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK5eFZT2fVI
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: Scrapping an A3020 - SOLD
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1218
Re: Scraping an A3020
Hi Joe,
I have an A3010, and am looking to replace the bottom half of the white plastic case as one of the four plastic protrusions that the keyboard sits on has broken off. As you are breaking the A3020 for spares, would you be interested in selling the bottom half of the case to me?
Andrew.
I have an A3010, and am looking to replace the bottom half of the white plastic case as one of the four plastic protrusions that the keyboard sits on has broken off. As you are breaking the A3020 for spares, would you be interested in selling the bottom half of the case to me?
Andrew.
Re: LOLPRICE
Hang onto that copy of Killer Gorilla, somebody has paid a record $114,000 for a Super Mario Bros. video game.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/us/super ... index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/us/super ... index.html
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:35 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
- Replies: 394
- Views: 65654
Re: Remarkable videos recently posted on Youtube
ChinnyVision's "Five Acorn Archimedes Games Reviewed!"
A very nice video. I signed up to became one of Chinny Hill's Patreons today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zihs2lu ... e=youtu.be
A very nice video. I signed up to became one of Chinny Hill's Patreons today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zihs2lu ... e=youtu.be
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:17 pm
- Forum: programming
- Topic: Sprite Masking
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2572
Re: Sprite Masking
I have a tiled background and a second layer of sprites - players and a cursof- over it. I want to move the layer 2 objects especially the cursor without havinv to redraw the whole tiled map which really slows the cursor down. What is the best option to remove the layer 2 sprite 'smudge'? Rather th...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: BBC Master and Sideways RAM
- Replies: 5
- Views: 611
Re: BBC Master and Sideways RAM
Is there a document that explains how many Sideways RAM slots there are? How do you load a ROM to them , what the addresses are? Basically everything you need to know to get ROMS to load in your Master Cheers! I like the book 'Advanced Sideways Ram User Guide' by Bruce Smith. https://www.brucesmith...
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:58 am
- Forum: programming
- Topic: Sprite Masking
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2572
Re: Sprite Masking
The Rocketman sprite in the first Planet Nubium game was drawn using the XOR method. Here the background undergoes a bitwise XOR with the sprite. The method is quite simple and the same bitwise XOR routine is used to remove the sprite. However, with this method when Rocketman crosses over a coloured...
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:24 pm
- Forum: programming
- Topic: Sprite Masking
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2572
Re: Sprite Masking
Planet Nubium Two uses a sprite mask to display the Rocketman sprite. First, the background where the sprite is to be plotted is copied to a scratch area of memory. The screen memory then undergoes a bitwise AND with the sprite mask, then undergoes a bitwise OR with the sprite itself. The result is ...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:48 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Question about BBC Games catalogue
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2198
Re: Question about BBC Games catalogue
- There are lot af games, but finally "few" classic games coming from C64/Spectrum/CPC on this computer. Why ? Because it was consider as an educational computer ? (like Thomson computer in France). The BBC Micro had many great conversions from the 8-bit arcade games, but as software hous...