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by mz-80a
Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: [BASIC TO Z80] For the beginner
Replies: 4
Views: 4786

Re: [BASIC TO Z80] For the beginner

I just use Avalon Zen. I don't know if it was available (or will work) on those machines though.
by mz-80a
Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: [BASIC TO Z80] For the beginner
Replies: 4
Views: 4786

Re: [BASIC TO Z80] For the beginner

My latest conversion from BASIC to Z80 is the game "Death Valley":

https://basictoz80.wordpress.com/2023/0 ... th-valley/
by mz-80a
Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:12 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Blizzard
Replies: 7
Views: 3267

Re: Blizzard

OK, great thanks for that :)
by mz-80a
Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:23 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Blizzard
Replies: 7
Views: 3267

Re: Blizzard

Degraded as in corrupted?
by mz-80a
Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Blizzard
Replies: 7
Views: 3267

Re: Blizzard

And once I am able to run the program I will be able to identify what machine it's for :)
by mz-80a
Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Blizzard
Replies: 7
Views: 3267

Blizzard

Found this on a tape. It just seems to reset the emulator though (not tried on real machine). Not sure what's wrong with it.
BLIZZARD.zip
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by mz-80a
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Games
Topic: [MZ-700] Star Avenger
Replies: 0
Views: 3392

[MZ-700] Star Avenger

Posting here just to make it easier to find than that much longer thread. Here is Star Avenger in working MZF format. Had to cut out the primitive copy protection from my tape copy.
STAR AVENGER.zip
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by mz-80a
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: MZ-80 A/B Screen cleaning
Replies: 1
Views: 1711

Re: MZ-80 A/B Screen cleaning

I'm not sure about the 80B but the 80A plastic screen has a couple of catches at the top (and I think at the bottom too), gently pressing down on the catches at the top means you can unhook the plastic and remove it. That's how I've cleaned mine in the past.
by mz-80a
Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Star Avenger
Replies: 17
Views: 14981

Re: Star Avenger

Ah, just seen your message, thanks :) I didn't realise $1194 is the tab counter. Hi, $1172 is part of the screen XY co-ordinates $1194 is the tab counter I think Ist listing is from the preloader 2nd listing is from the program that the preloader loads which load another header modifies it and then ...
by mz-80a
Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Star Avenger
Replies: 17
Views: 14981

Re: Star Avenger

OK. Here it is, Star Avenger in MZF format :) STAR AVENGER.zip I could not get it to work in the emulator with the -real- CMT header values in the main program file (i.e. all zeroes). I had to put the real values into the header even though the loader program modifies the CMT header and inserts the ...