Animated ALex
@animatedal.bsky.social
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ZX Spectrum Sinclair BASIC programming enthusiast.
#zxspectrum
#basic
#sinclair
#thespectrum
Part clear the screen - BASIC Program by Dilwyn Jones 1983.
youtu.be/qIefJFL2j1A
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PART CLEAR THE SCREEN - Learning BASIC - ZX Spectrum
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/qIefJFL2j1A
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Lot of interest in this silly little game so thought I'd let you all have the chance to play it, Mountain Rescue now available on
itch.io
animatedal.itch.io/mountain-res...
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MOUNTAIN RESCUE by Animated ALex
https://animatedal.itch.io/mountain-rescue
7 days ago
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Mountain Rescue. I was just messing about with BASIC
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7 days ago
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Unfortunately, I won't be doing a live stream today, but i have pre-recorded something as a backup for you all, MUNCH TIME, BASIC Type in. Click the notification bell 🔔
youtu.be/jQ2xhtgliSQ
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MUNCH TIME - ZX Spectrum BASIC - TYPE-IN - AnimatedALex
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/jQ2xhtgliSQ
9 days ago
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Sinclair Research
14 days ago
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In this video I share the code to my isometric game, so if you love a type in, get typing!!! ZX Spectrum BASIC 👍
#zxspectrum
#thespectrum
#speccy
youtu.be/dLXHRScPA54?...
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THE PIZZA BOX - BASIC CODE SHARE - ZX Spectrum isometric game.
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/dLXHRScPA54?si=MrYXXv6IH_nt12ip
14 days ago
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Recently added to my isometric game, The Pizza Box. Just to put aside hopefully any confusion to what the objective of the game is, plus i've added an extra life to be collected too.
youtu.be/Eer_QxknmJw
15 days ago
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Many, many hours I've spent programming this game, it'll soon be available for download on
itch.io
15 days ago
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My isometric BASIC ZX Spectrum game is now finished, also it now has a name too.
youtu.be/Eer_QxknmJw?...
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THE GAME WITH NO NAME now has a name - isometric - BASIC ZX Spectrum
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/Eer_QxknmJw?si=OWDcJgQxw8j0EshS
16 days ago
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I'm going LIVE 8:30pm Fault finding on a BASIC program, HELP ME!?!
www.youtube.com/live/RiDVLRv...
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BASIC HELP ME!?! Fault finding I HATE ATTR.
FAULT FINDING a BASIC program for a simple game, I NEED HELP!!! join in and let's talk BASIC.
https://www.youtube.com/live/RiDVLRvADcg?si=cjwTfg3lBVD60IIJ
17 days ago
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Now available for FREE download - BOOT THE BIRDS 🐦
animatedal.itch.io/boot-the-birds
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BOOT THE BIRDS by Animated ALex
https://animatedal.itch.io/boot-the-birds
20 days ago
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LEVEL 2 - THE GAME WITH NO NAME - ZX SPECTRUM BASIC - ISOMETRIC
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20 days ago
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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾
21 days ago
There's a preview in the latest Crash of the
#ZXSpectrum
game we've been working at on & off for ages. It's a sequel to Forward to the Past, called "BubbleBack" (not Bubblejack 🤦) No release date yet as there's a few last minute hiccups. But will release as soon as we can, hopefully this month.
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THE GAME WITH NO NAME - ZX Spectrum BASIC - isometric, I share an update of improvements made, and show the new design to level 2, plus the code.
youtu.be/vGjKSQ0sx14?...
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THE GAME WITH NO NAME - isometric - ZX Spectrum UPDATE.
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/vGjKSQ0sx14?si=sDIq2u1GStHB3Is2
20 days ago
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LIVE STREAM - BASIC programming - Let's make a platform game PART 2
youtube.com/live/koP6kYF...
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LET'S MAKE A PLATFORM GAME - PART 2 - LIVE STEAM - ZX Spectrum BASIC
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtube.com/live/koP6kYFQzHM
22 days ago
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8:30pm today - 7th September - LIVE STEAM PART 2 of let's make a platform game. This could all go terribly wrong so wish me luck!!! lol🤣. LINK TO CHANNEL:
www.youtube.com/@animatedAL
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22 days ago
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ZX Spectrum BASIC - Isometric game. I have now got the collision detection working and have created a level 2, but, I have no idea what to call this game, any ideas?
youtu.be/lZR1rHVE7y4?...
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THE GAME WITH NO NAME - isometric ZX Spectrum BASIC
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/lZR1rHVE7y4?si=9S9ndfxr7gFZSwRy
23 days ago
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Another test with animation, BOOT THE BIRDS, - chasing a bouncing ball hit key "B" to boot the ball at the birds! simple stupid fun.
#zxspectrum
#programming
#thespectrum
youtu.be/rU-eJmGRyfM?...
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BOOT THE BIRD - ZX Spectrum BASIC - (Test animation) game
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/rU-eJmGRyfM?si=ZLFUXXa4UQB_ztKj
26 days ago
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I wrote this last night, it's a simple 10 Pin Bowling game, thought I'd share it as a type-in. I've also put in on my itch account, simple fun game with no thrills! 🤓 download it, it's FREE!!!
youtu.be/SYFAfqhZH-M
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TEN PIN - ZX Spectrum BASIC Type in, by Animated ALex
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/SYFAfqhZH-M
28 days ago
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Animated ALex YouTube channel - ZX Spectrum Learning BASIC
#zxspectrum
#thespectrum
##basicprogramming
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30 days ago
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Creating a swing rope like in a platform game using only the BASIC programming language, the challenge was set and a few came forward and delivered their BASIC programs, all featured in this video, click the notification bell and watch a rope swing session untangle! 👍
youtu.be/h0H6ZZWkzcA?...
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A Rope swing in BASIC, can it be done? - ZX Spectrum
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/h0H6ZZWkzcA?si=CD9e3NFCNAYhDEzy
about 1 month ago
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Playing my BASIC version of Manic Miner level 1 on my Speccy phone app, terribly, and then boost the Mhz for speed and again play it even more terribly. 😆
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about 1 month ago
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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾
about 1 month ago
Great news for fans of reading about ZX Spectrum games released between January and March of this year in slightly higher resolution. Better quality versions of the first issue of Break Space magazine are now available for download.
breakspace.itch.io/issue-1
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Issue 1 by BreakSpace
ZX Spectrum game review magazine for Q1 2025
https://breakspace.itch.io/issue-1
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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾
about 1 year ago
Oh here, as there's loads of new people on here now & we don't have pinned posts it might be time for an introduction. My name's Dave & I'm a huge fan of the
#ZXSpectrum
During lockdown I started making Speccy games with my son on MPAGD. They're all available for free here:
sloanysoft.itch.io
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ZX Spectrum Learning BASIC, I started doing these videos in November 2024 after buying the Retro Spectrum, i was surprised how quick the channel took off with so much interest towards learning the BASIC programming language, nearly at 2000 subs now! Unbelievable, THANK YOU
youtube.com/@animatedal
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about 1 month ago
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Swing rope in full swing
#zxspectrum
#thespectrum
#8bit
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about 1 month ago
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New game - ASTRO STORM
#zxspectrum
##basicprogramming
#thespectrum
#8bit
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about 1 month ago
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New game - ASTRO STORM
#zxspectrum
##basicprogramming
#thespectrum
#8bit
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about 1 month ago
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Swing rope in full swing
#zxspectrum
#thespectrum
#8bit
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about 1 month ago
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Now available for viewing, thank you.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾
about 1 month ago
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NEW SERIES STARTS TOMORROW!!!! (Sunday 24th August) Click that notification bell, Watch me program in BASIC as i create a platform game.
youtu.be/py673xPvZII?...
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Episode 1 - LEARNING BASIC Let's make a platform game - ZX Spectrum
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/py673xPvZII?si=seWhOAaF8ylSbduI
about 1 month ago
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Programming your ZX Spectrum - 1982 - Tim Hartnell & Dilwyn Jones
youtu.be/VVON7fNRlNg
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Programming your ZX Spectrum - 1982 - Tim Hartnell & Dilwyn Jones
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/VVON7fNRlNg
about 1 month ago
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Creating a rope swing like in a platform game. ZX Spectrum BASIC
#zxspectrum
#thespectrum
#programming
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about 1 month ago
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Made some improvements today to Slow Manic Willy, added Kempston Joystick, an Air meter and I tidied up the code, does it seem any quicker? 😏
youtu.be/pBgBH9_HTz0
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about 1 month ago
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Made some improvements today to Slow Manic Willy, added Kempston Joystick, an Air meter and I tidied up the code, does it seem any quicker? 😏
youtu.be/pBgBH9_HTz0
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about 1 month ago
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Game of GREENY anyone? Press any key to spit, you've only 50 spits, miss 10 stars it's all over too! The spit formation changes every time so not a straight aim. This is just something I typed up over the weekend, I thought it was kind of fun so why not share.
youtu.be/WxMjgibrkfU
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GREENY - Silly BASIC Type in for mindless fun - ZX Spectrum.
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/WxMjgibrkfU
about 1 month ago
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So recently a viewer of my channel sent me a game he had made, inspired by the content that i've been sharing, his game, COLLECT THE THINGS, uses a very clever use of character $ array. The game is now available for FREE download.
youtu.be/TFg0oOh0H3E
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COLLECT THE THINGS by WALKER COMPUTING -(Long play with CODE)- ZX Spectrum - FREE DOWNLOAD
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/TFg0oOh0H3E
about 1 month ago
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Experimenting with my PACMAN inspired game, "CHOMPY" adding two nasties. BASIC programming.
youtu.be/ti7tFfw3FSc
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CHOMPY - PACMAN Inspired - ZX Spectrum BASIC - 1 or 2 NASTIES?
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/ti7tFfw3FSc
about 2 months ago
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Henrique Olifiers
about 2 months ago
Homestretch time for the ZX Spectrum Next campaign, with 72 hours to go. Licensing games on the go to feed the non-stop unlocked stretch goals has been... An adventure. Out Run was the one that got away, but we manage quite a few gems for the backers to enjoy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
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ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next: the evolution of the Speccy computer, now expanded into the world of the Sinclair QL, C64 and... More!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0
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Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺
about 2 months ago
Someone on Reddit tiled their garage floor in the shape of Miner Willy from Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy. I am now investigating how to make a Hungry Horace kitchen.
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Keeping it simple - CHOMPY my inspired PACMAN game, using no User Defined Graphics, SCREEN$, ATTR, INVERSE, FLASH, my chosen commands.
youtu.be/rsI9o18pt8g?...
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"CHOMPY" my inspired PACMAN game. ZX Spectrum BASIC code.
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/rsI9o18pt8g?si=1YotbZMXjyPFf3ct
about 2 months ago
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CHOMPY - PACMAN inspired game
#zxspectrum
BASIC
#thespectrum
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about 2 months ago
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Keeping it simple - CHOMPY my inspired PACMAN game, using no User Defined Graphics, SCREEN$, ATTR, INVERSE, FLASH, my chosen commands.
youtu.be/rsI9o18pt8g?...
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"CHOMPY" my inspired PACMAN game. ZX Spectrum BASIC code.
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/rsI9o18pt8g?si=1YotbZMXjyPFf3ct
about 2 months ago
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In this video I share a game that was sent to me by a viewer.
youtu.be/OiO0HZRx6rQ
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VIEWERS GAME!!! Collect the things - ZX Spectrum BASIC
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/OiO0HZRx6rQ
about 2 months ago
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POOR MAN'S FROGGER - BASIC CODE Type in. Enjoy! 😎
youtu.be/cy-5ZEdmhJs
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POOR MAN'S FROGGER - ZX Spectrum BASIC code share.
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/cy-5ZEdmhJs
about 2 months ago
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Another BASIC game by yours truly. This one is called 'STACKER'
youtu.be/R92d-mhuDLo?...
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STACKER - BASIC ZX Spectrum game - Animated ALex
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtu.be/R92d-mhuDLo?si=4elhget-k23EkrRG
2 months ago
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I'm looking forward to receiving the kickerstarter 3 Speccy NEXT, waiting and ready to create more games! Here in this video I share a few of my creations being played on a ZX Spectrum emulator phone app.
youtube.com/shorts/cSYsm...
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Speccy phone app - Play AnimatedAL BASIC gamed ZX Spectrum #zxspectrum #8bit #homebrewgames
YouTube video by Animated ALex
https://youtube.com/shorts/cSYsmXeCx8I?feature=share
2 months ago
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Keeping it simple! No User Definded Graphics.
#ZXSpectrum
FULL VIDEO:
youtu.be/klDmFHrUC2E?...
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2 months ago
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The type-in that featured in the BREAK-SPACE magazine is NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD!!!
animatedal.itch.io/breakspace
#zxspectrum
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BREAKSPACE by Animated ALex
https://animatedal.itch.io/breakspace
2 months ago
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