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title: "A Machine Code Sprite for the ZX81/TS1000"
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published_at: "2024-11-06T01:09:17+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-01-25T20:45:13+00:00"
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excerpt: "Machine code routine that gives a programmer access to one sprite. The sprite can be any size and can move in eight directions."
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  - name: "TS 1000"
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  title: "Synapse"
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authors: "John Kennan"
volume: "2"
issue: "10-11"
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pubdate: "October/November 1984"
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---

# A Machine Code Sprite for the ZX81/TS1000

Machine code routine that gives a programmer access to one sprite. The sprite can be any size and can move in eight directions.