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- Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:51 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Planet of Death
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8363
Re: Planet of Death
Given the very buggy nature of the original ZX81 version (and the Spectrum port) it would not surprise me if the Quilled versions coded certain things differently.
I believe, although I've never really gone through and checked, that the Spectrum 16K version had some content cut in order to fit ...
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Planet of Death
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8363
Re: Planet of Death
An old thread, I know, but as I've been researching Planet of Death recently I thought I'd just add a few points here.
Both those versions were written with the Quill.
The earlier "blue" version is very "basic"... almost a straight port of the Artic original (which also exists as a distinct non ...
Both those versions were written with the Quill.
The earlier "blue" version is very "basic"... almost a straight port of the Artic original (which also exists as a distinct non ...
- Fri Dec 27, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
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Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
I see we have A Bátor Lovag for C64 in the database...
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C62 ... %2C+A.html
Is that the same/similar game? Do we need an entry for the C16 game, as we don't appear to have it?
Oh... great job as usual with the port and translation!
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C62 ... %2C+A.html
Is that the same/similar game? Do we need an entry for the C16 game, as we don't appear to have it?
Oh... great job as usual with the port and translation!
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
Thanks for that and for your time. I've had a nose at the basic file... it doesn't quite seem to be Spectrum BASIC compatible as it stands... this is the version you ran on the Spectrum?
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:24 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
Basicode does sound really interesting.
Would it be possible to have a copy of the Spectrum basic file, so we can make the game available on the various Spectrum archives?
Would it be possible to have a copy of the Spectrum basic file, so we can make the game available on the various Spectrum archives?
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:31 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
Looking at them side by side, that does just look like another Basicode version. Aside from the formatting/spacing differences, it's mostly the first block that has a few lines extra or omitted when compared to the other listing.
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:06 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
It's an interesting area to research... although I'd heard of BASICODE vaguely in the past, I have never really looked into it that deeply.
It's possible that the other source you have is just a translation of the BASICODE to a different BASIC, I guess. Can you post a link to it, or some extracts ...
It's possible that the other source you have is just a translation of the BASICODE to a different BASIC, I guess. Can you post a link to it, or some extracts ...
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:26 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
(For those who are interested, you can play the BASICODE version in the browser through this site. It's listed in the Best of Basicode 6 collection, accessed in programs.
http://robhagemans.github.io/basicode/#programs )

http://robhagemans.github.io/basicode/#programs )
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:16 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
I think this is the most recent BASICODE translator for the Spectrum...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=7953
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=7953
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:12 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
I presume you have this BASICODE source?
https://github.com/robhagemans/basicode/blob/master/Best_of_Basicode_6/TIJDMACH.BAS
From...
https://github.com/robhagemans/basicode
Which sounds interesting... Designed for broadcast, users would use a translator on their machine to convert the generic ...
https://github.com/robhagemans/basicode/blob/master/Best_of_Basicode_6/TIJDMACH.BAS
From...
https://github.com/robhagemans/basicode
Which sounds interesting... Designed for broadcast, users would use a translator on their machine to convert the generic ...
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:25 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
There is also a direct email address on this page...
https://www.rdm.ox.ac.uk/people/gerton-lunter
https://www.rdm.ox.ac.uk/people/gerton-lunter
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:16 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18405
Re: Does 'De Tijdmachine' exist for Spectrum ZX?
It seems likely there was a Spectrum version... it's listed in the Speccy archives, and Gerton was the author of a well-know Spectrum emulator (WinZ80).
I guess you could ask Gerton himself, directly...
https://www.genomicsplc.com/team/dr-gerton-lunter/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerton-lunter ...
I guess you could ask Gerton himself, directly...
https://www.genomicsplc.com/team/dr-gerton-lunter/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerton-lunter ...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 7:51 am
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Random game link failing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15749
Re: The Base
One of my pet hates... an input that doesn't work is actually the response to an input that does!

(Although I've been just as guilty of doing it sometimes)
(Although I've been just as guilty of doing it sometimes)
Re: The Base
If I'd have programmed that, I just would've done a check for STICK PHOTO and made sure the second noun was PASS... Adding an extra check for a preposition is just redundant and can cause frustration.
Mind you, these days, I probably would just program STICK PHOTO... I rarely see the need for four ...
Mind you, these days, I probably would just program STICK PHOTO... I rarely see the need for four ...