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by Crayon21
Sat Aug 21, 2021 3:14 am
Forum: ZX BASIC
Topic: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX81
Replies: 26
Views: 7867

Re: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX80

sorry to necro but How do i program the arrow keys?
by Crayon21
Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:43 am
Forum: GAMES
Topic: The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2021: 25th edition extravaganza!
Replies: 130
Views: 42287

Re: The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2021: 25th edition extravaganza!

Is political parody ok? Nothing overt would be done :?:
by Crayon21
Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:47 am
Forum: GAMES
Topic: The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2021: 25th edition extravaganza!
Replies: 130
Views: 42287

Re: The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2021: 25th edition extravaganza!

I had a good laugh when reading. Thanks for having me

is it only one submission per year or can i submit more?
by Crayon21
Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:10 am
Forum: ZX BASIC
Topic: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX81
Replies: 26
Views: 7867

Re: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX80

Yeah, basic is slow.

At least i got something done
by Crayon21
Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:11 am
Forum: ZX BASIC
Topic: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX81
Replies: 26
Views: 7867

Re: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX80

can it be done with graphics?
by Crayon21
Mon Aug 09, 2021 12:34 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ZX81 faster than the TS1000?
Replies: 11
Views: 10567

Re: ZX81 faster than the TS1000?

I guess the commercial lied then

"power to learn at the speed of light" they said
:lol:
by Crayon21
Mon Aug 09, 2021 12:25 am
Forum: ZX BASIC
Topic: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX81
Replies: 26
Views: 7867

Re: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX80

It looks like the game in the video is based on the dk’tronics hardware, which uses UDG (user defined graphics chars). So it is still text mode, but the chars are changed. Other hardware than dk’tronics that support this is UDG4ZXpand or Chroma 81. However with a WRX enabled RAM expansion you can m...
by Crayon21
Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:24 am
Forum: ZX BASIC
Topic: How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX81
Replies: 26
Views: 7867

How do i get a movement on screen using the ZX81

so far, all i know is rudimentary basic. However, i want to make more than text adventures. I want to make action games and such but I have no clue how to get the character set to move independent of the screen (Space invaders for example). This is what i want to achieve:https://www.youtube.com/watc...