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3 EGBBGEEEBBB 1 no of parts 1 i$="AN30": 1 h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$ 1 This part of the code includes an OUTinstruction, but OUT in machine code isexactly indentical to that in BASIC. So,this routine is basically the equivalentof OUT 254,0 in BASIC. If you don't knowwhat that does, it sets the border toblack. FE06 11 00 40 LD DE,#4000 FE09 21 00 80 LD HL,#8000 FE0C 01 00 1B LD BC,#1B00 FE0F ED B0 LDIR This is another LDIR, and it moves thecode from #8000 to #4000 for #1B00 bytes.In other words, it copies the screenpicture into the screen memory so you cansee it. FE11 11 60 9D LD DE,#9D60 FE14 DD 21 B4 5F LD IX,#5FB4 FE18 37 SCF FE19 3E FF LD A,#FF FE1B CD 56 05 CALL #0556 1 The first thing you need to do is to findout what message is printed on the screenwhen you die. Nine times out of ten it's"GAME OVER", but there are exceptions. For GAME OVER you have to search for thefollowing bytes : 47 41 4D 45 32 4F 56 4552. This is GAME OVER in ASCII (look upthe codes in Appendix A of the Spectrummanual if you like). Sometimes, you maynot find it, in which case just search for47 41 4D 45 (GAME in ASCII). If thatsearch fails, then the GAME OVER text isnot in an ASCII format (this is rare,because printing routines are considerablysmaller when ASCII is used), and you can'tdo a backwards trace. Once you've found the GAME OVER message,you need to find out which part of theprogram refers to it. Normally, a printroutine will load a register with theaddress of the GAME OVER routine, thenprint it. One possible register is HL (aswe have met before), but also two otherregisters call 1 SONG BY ST COMPILEJ 1 SONG BY ST COMPILEG 1 NOTE- there is no longer a part zero. 1 COPYRIGHTED - NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN! 1 AN30.D 1 AN30.C 1 AN30.9 ) 1 AN30.8 }' 1 AN30.7 1 AN30.6 M 1 AN30.5 1 AN30.4 1 AN30.3 1 AN30.27 1 AN30.26 Y 1 AN30.25 E 1 AN30.24 1 AN30.23 1 AN30.22 1 AN30.21 1 AN30.20 %= 1 AN30.2 1 AN30.19 1 AN30.18 u) 1 AN30.17 1 AN30.16 1 AN30.15 1 AN30.14 )& 1 AN30.13 1 AN30.12 1 AN30.11 m 1 AN30.10 Q3 1 AN30.1 1 ALCHNEWS30 1 @BCBC@B@B>@>@<@ 1 @BCBC@B@B>@>@< 1 ;"LOADING INDEX": 1 ;" LOADING PART ";CNT;" " 1 9;<;<9;9;7979; 1 9;<;<9;9;79795 1 3E 05 32 1A 61 So this tells us that the computer putsthe number five in box number 611A(remember that 2 byte numbers arereversed!) Now to hack the game, we simplychange the number 5 at 905D to any numberof lives we want (the maximum is #FF).Now, get out of STK, reload the "Bytes: M"file and RANDOMIZE USR 24800 (the originalcommand in the BASIC), and hey presto -you will have whatever amount of lives youwanted! All that remains to do is to write aproper hack for it. 905D is 36957 indecimal, so your hack would be somethinglike "MERGE the BASIC loader, and insertPOKE 36957,n before the RANDOMIZE USRstatement, where 'n' is the number oflives." And it's as simple as that. If you canunderstand what we've done so far, you'redoing well, so stick at it. Any unprotecte 1 1999 A.Davis & Alch. Research 1 00000000`00 1 0..9 - switching of RAM banks on ZXSpectrum 128k. If SP is in range#C000-#FFFF then it will be set to #5800.This is the same as OUT (#7FFD),number -you can see second videoram by pressing 8or 9 key. U - user function. There are JP XXXX ataddress #3901. You can set address of thisjump to you own routine. Your routine canend with ret - it causes return into NMIhandler. Z - user function like 'U' but this key isreserved for using in MB-02 applications(for example make snapshots,...) However,if you want use this key, place address ofyou routine into address #3904. Additional syntax of old commands ================================= Legend: 1 $e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$h$e$$h$i$e$$h$e$h$e$i$e$h$i$$ 1 "Enter Part:";cnt: 1 "ALCHNEWS29" 1 SETUP PARAMS 1 LOAD PART 1 LOAD +D INDEX 1 CHOOSE PART 1 MAY 1999 1 Pound US$ DM HFL 1 2.00 3.00 5.00 5.00| REGISTERED Z80 (with Disciple Emulation) Pound US$ DM HFL 15.00 25.00 35.00 35.00 WinZ80 Pound US$ DM HFL 15.00 25.00 35.00 35.00 WinZ80 + Z80 Pound US$ DM HFL 20.00 30.00 50.00 50.00 Update from previous version Pound US$ DM HFL 10.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 (includes Z80 & WinZ80) 1 THREE WEEKS IN PARADISE COMPLETE SOLUTION To Rescue Wilma First of all get the Mint from the signoutside the Trading Post then get Wilma'sHandbag from the beach, to get to thebeach go through the picture in the roomthat contains the table. As long as youhave the Handbag in your possession thecrocodile will not harm you. Go to thescreen with the Ice Cube in it and pressthe Action key. Now pick up the Hole andgo right until you are just past thecrocodile, now drop the Handbag. Take theGold Fish Bowl and the Hole to the Wishingwell screen, stand at the far left of thescreen and press the Action key. Go leftinto the new screen and take the Skeletonkey, the spider will not move as long asyou have the Bowl. Go through the pictureagain and into the sea, pass over thelocker and the door will open. Take theSpinach and dr 1 BSrom118 - Modified ZX Spectrum ROM (c) Busysoft Original rom: (c) Amstrad Generally ========= It's classic ZX Spectrum 48k (+) ROM withthis modifications: - some new commands - see below - additional syntax of some commands - seebelow - cca four times more speed of pilotsignal synchronize from tape - program cursor changed from ">" to "*"(for autolisting) - increase frequency of error beep (RASP) 1 Sinclair (Z88) Show in California There is to be a Sinclair (QL / Z88 / 2068/ 1000 / ZX81) Show in California. At theUS QL show last year, there was talk abouthaving two shows in the US in 1999, one onthe East Coast and one on the West Coast.I don't know if the intention was to getme to organize the show, but I think thediscussions might have mentioned me as alikely victim/organizer. Anyhow, the show is being organized bymyself and Don Walterman. Don is also intothe Z88 ( a little more than me. I likemine but don't have much of a call to useit these days.). The details are as follows: Date: 5 June 1999 Place: Mehran Banquet Hall (converted store front) Union 1 HOW TO HACK on the ZX Spectrum A complete guide to creating POKEs on theSpectrum, featuring full examples. Devisedand written by Richard P Swann WHAT YOU WILL NEED If you want to use this seriessuccessfully, you will need the following: * An understanding of Spectrum BASIC. Ifyou are total beginner, you will almostcertainly find this book too complicated,and hence useless to you. If you canunderstand most of the Spectrum manual,then you should be all right. If you don'tunderstand a word of the section on using+3 DOS in machine code in the +3 manual,don't worry, 'cause I don't either! * A disassembler or a monitor program. Youcan, in theory, hack anything without oneof these, but 1 Back in time with Arnold Yates I thought for this issue we could take alook at some of the many hardware gadgetsthat were available in the hectic spectrumdays of 1985 or there abouts. Lets start with the zx interfacetwo,allows you to connect two joysticksand a rom software cartridge to your zxspectrum,you ca n use interface 2 with anyor all of the spectrum peripherals. youhad to connect the interface two to theexpansion port on the spectrum before youswitched on the computer, it had 2joystick ports and both could be used atonce, there was a slot in the top pice toallow a rom cartridge to slot in to,butyou had to remb er to switch off thecomputer before inserting the rom. I can remember 2 of the rom cartridgesaround at the time and they werntcheep,one was 1 THE WINDOWS VERSION OF THE Z80 SPECTRUM EMULATOR by G. A. LUNTER As some of you may already be aware, BrianGaff (in the guise of B.G. Services) hasdecided to stand down as the MainDistributor of the Spectrum Z80 Emulator.This was timed to happen, withdistribution responsibilities passing tous and with Gerton Lunter's approval, uponthe release of the new Windows version -which is now ready (18th March 1999). This version (No.4.0) is now availablefrom the Producers of OUTLET magazine: CHEZRON SOFTWARE 34 Saltersgate Drive Birstall LEICESTER LE4 3FF 1 An interview with Bo Jangeborg by Paul white. One of the most innovative games designersof the Spectrum generation was BoJangeborg. Although his work was far fromprolific, what he did create will alwaysbe remembered as the classic titles thatthey are. Fairlight in particular is awonderful 3D adventure that appeared longbefore Zelda ever graced a Nintendo andhelped create an adventuring hunger ingamesplayers that is still as activetoday. ZX: The first commercial program you wrotewas The Artist. Was there any otherprograms you wrote before this? BJ: No, that was the first one. It startedout with me being able to move a singlepixel across the screen, and grew fromthere. 1 Stormbringer (Mastertronic) STORMBRINGER - Updated FULL Solution ByBlood, with very special thanks to Wul forhelping with the end bit! To start with, always take the bottle ofliquid from the room to the left of thestart. Drink this when your energy getslow. Get the chicken and if you wait itwill lay a golden egg, a bronze egg and asilver one. Take the newspaper from Robinof Shylock (he will take an egg in return)and read it. Take the wand of command from Aramis. It'sa good idea to tell Robin to be happy,have some food and go to sleep or he'll betoo knackered to help you when you needhim later on. Wear the right disguise, asonly with the right disguise and thenewspaper will 1 DESERT ISLAND DISKS REVIEW April 1999 and issue two of Desert IslandDisks is reviewed. You may recall thereview of issue one in the AN29. If not,let me remind you; DID is the Englishmagazine written by the Danish MichaelBruhn. Issue one got an excellent write upand it's going to be difficult to followit up! Whilst it would have been hard to improvethe first, I made a comment about theblack & white pictures. This has beenrectified - and how! The colour printquality is superb and has never beenachieved by any other magazine. Andnothing has been lost to cover this. Stiltwo pounds, over twenty pages and full ofnew news and information. There's a great editorial. If there's onething that magazines need more now thanever before is 1 The Z88 Development Kit Dominic Morris I'm proud to announce v1.1 of the Z88dk -the Z88 Development Kit. For those unawareof it, it's a programming environmentwhich produces programs for the Z88 orindeed for any other Z80 based machine iflibraries are supplied for it. The package consists of: - Highly extended Small C+ compiler - Peephole optimizer - Unified assembler and linker in the formof z80asm from Interlogic - Libraries andincludes for the Z88 When I say highly extended, I mean that ithas the following additional features onSmall C(+) 1 DRACULA - THE SOLUTION DRACULA -PART 1 E, pay coachman, e, s, examine desk, ringbell, sign register,read register, n, e,sit, read menu, bacon cutlet, water, w, u,unlock door,open door, n, look around,sleep, look around, examine table, takebone,give bone to dog, w, u, n, sleep, s,d, w, look around, sit, wait, wait,wait,wait, say John Harker. END DRACULA -PART 2 Look eyes, wake up, wait until coacharrives, say yes, wear cross,board coach,lift seat, insert thong into slot, turnthong, w, s, look around, u, examine door,examine frame, examine bat, feel batsmouth,examine table, take bottle, w, s, e,pull cord, w, w, examine table,take tray,n, take cloth, polish tray, open door,enter wardro 1 ALCHEMIST PD RELAUNCHES Mick Harrop, librarian of Alchemist PD,has relaunched the PD library site on hisnew server: http://www.mharrop.clara.net Mick had to change service providers lastyear and the site disappeared. But it'snow back and being slowly stocked with allthe titles we used to have at Alchemist PD/ Software, plus more. We launched thesite last year in response to thecountless sites dedicated to Spectrumgames, which emulator users seem to spendmost of their time on. We wanted to be thefirst to offer the great programs that'real' machine users know, but emulatorand 'net users overlooked. BG SERVICES ENDS Z80 SUPPORT 1 Recycling For Pennies The Editor Whilst speaking to Steve Hanley (a localreader with a penchant for sourcing justabout any electrical item) on Goodfriday,he gave me a great idea for anarticle based on his aquirements.You see,Steve wanders around the local second handshops for computer bargains, has a chat tothe owner about it's state and condition,and then gets back to me, asking if itwill connect the way he wants or willperform a certain function. It usuallyrelates to printers or monitors. The case this day was a Philips RGBmonitor, with sound, for a fiver. Themonitor had an eight pin DIN socket,seperate sound input and a SCART socket.Steve's question - would it work and how?He'd took a very long winded approach toit by contacting Philips themselves toask. (Rule num 1 DATABASE COLLECTION Compiled & Edited by Mick Harrop Ok a bit of a DATABASE theme this issue,you will find 3 types of Database ondisk/tape, MASTER FILE by CampbellSystems, DATABASE by Gemini and a Shoppinglist database program (great for compilingyour weekly shopping list). So what can you keep in a database then: 1) Your book collections 2) Your record collection 3) Stamp collection 4) Software, recipes, wines, names andaddress Just about anything you want to keep alist of. It is just that using a databasemakes it so much easier to find what youwant faster. Ok you will 1 TRADING POST ************** Please enclose a SAE with your enquiry toall services. If purchasing from a privateindividual, make confirmation the articleis still for sale and try not to send cashunless a premium delivery service is used. If your group isn't listed, please get intouch and we'll add your details. * * * * * ADVENTURE WORKSHOP 36 Grasmere Road OLDHAM OL2 6SR (Adventure software distributor) ALBHAR 4 Bethune Close Farley Hill LUTON LU1 5LX 1 Tomato Girl Here's three gems of information for allof you hardware fanatics. Firstly here's one idea that definatelyworks on a +3. Buy up any old PCW's at car boot sales ifthey have two drives. I suggest ` 10maximum (I got one last Sunday for a fiverand both drives worked without trouble) O.K. let's say you eventually get two ofthese beasts. Drive belts go on them justthe same as the +3's but if you've stuckwith your +3 for a number of years youshould be a dab hand at changing them. Now assuming you haven't defected to a PCW(Locoscipts horrible - well in my opinion)you will now have two 3" 80 track drives(two 40 track 1 THE HOBBIT INSTRUCTIONS The objective of the game is to get thetreasure form the Dragon and place it inthe chest. Commands can be given in normalEnglish. CHEATS The following is the complete solution.Simply type in each command one after theother. OPEN DOOR EAST NORTH SOUTHEAST WAIT (UNTIL DAY DAWNS) WEST TAKE KEY NORTH 1 MASTERFILE BUSINESS/DOMESTIC FILING SYSTEM FOR 48K ZX SPECTRUM OVERVIEW MASTERFILE is a filing and retrievalsystem for use with 48k Spectrum. It isalmost entirely machine coded forcompactness and speed, and offers about32k of data per file. Files can be savedand loaded independently from the program,and stored either on cassette ormicrodrive cartridge. Because MASTERFILEdisplay formats are user-defined, therange of applications is enormous, bothfor domestic use and for business. Addresslists, library catalogues, personnelfiles, stock inventories, school examresults, family trees- all these areeasily handled by MASTERFILE Some of the ma 1 INDEX (1/2) AN30.1 : This editorial & index. AN30.2 : News. Lots of it, but mostly forAN30.3: the Z88. AN30.4 : WHAT NOW? Only the best program for the Z88 so far, that's what! AN30.5 : TOMATO TIPS. Bernadette provides some excellent tips and ideas. AN30.6 : BUSYSOFT REPLACEMENT ROM. QuickAN30.7 : tutorial to a replacement 48k ROM image file for +2/+3 or emulators. AN30.8 : THE DATABASE COLLECTION. Introduction to this issue's database packages. By Mick Harrop. AN30.9 : US SH 1 DRAGONTORC CHEATS Wispwood Forest / Wierdhenge Use the Bane spell to kill the wisps.Trade the bow and the jewel with the elvesto get a sickle and a message. Use thesickle to cut the Energize plant. Open the2 slabs with the (m) symbol. Then drop alland go down to the Vaults. Kill the skeletons with missiles. Thereare 4 chests (one is hidden under atoadstool): one contains a key whichunlocks another.The second key unlocks the2 remaining chests. Thus you get the Irune, the Leyrod and the Halfmoon. Fillthe chalice with water, empty it in thebasin : you get the Heal spell and thebasin energizes you. Find the X and Trunes then use the runes on the E to makean EXIT. 1 WHATNOW? a review by Paul White The Z88 was not designed for playinggames. My Z88 was not bought for playinggames. Yet like the teenager who convincedhis parents that getting a Pentium IIIwould help him do his homework deep downwe both know playing games is much morefun. WhatNow? is a remarkable utilitycreated by the Garry Lancaster which I'msure will revolutionise the Z88 gamingscene and make the Z88 a tempting buy forany seasoned text adventurer. It's purpose is to convert text adventuregames created with the Spectrum utilityGAC (Graphic Adventure Creator) so theycan be run on your Z88 and played anywhereyou desire. WhatNow? comes in threeflavours, ROM images to be blown to asuitable ROM card, the ram installableversion or the emulator version to be runon your PC. Wh 1 POKES 3 WEEKS IN PARADISE 50066,201 lives ALIEN 8 51736,0 lives; 44390,201 time;45121,x x=#chambers ALIEN HIGHWAY 39410,201 energy ARC OF YESOD 47590,0 lives ATIC ATAC 36519,0 lives; 35851-2,62,241 &35855,40 chicken AUTOMANIA 64968,167 lives; 53801,xx=#lives BATMAN 36800,0 lives BOMB JACK 49984,0 lives; 49530,x x=#lives BOULDER DASH 31008,182 lives; 26011,33time 1 NEWS 1999 has been an extremely disappointingand upsetting year so far. I sincerelyhope that this is not the year we end ourhard work on the Spectrum. GOODBYE MALCOLM As we reported on the front page, theSAM's leading figure and good friend ofours, Malcolm Mackenzie, sadly died onThursday 11th February 1999. I met Malcolmin December 1995 and he, along with DavidLedbury, were my closest contacts in theSAM world, providing news and exclusiveSpectrum software and articles. I am sure that you will all join me ingiving our support to Malcolm's wife andseveral children and, of course, hisclosest friend David Ledbury. 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