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The Spectrum

The Spectrum has landed, but dogged by quality and distribution issues

2025-01-17
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 17, 2025
In: Retro Consoles

You might call Retro Games Ltd’s (RGL) The Spectrum a “nostalgic blast from the past,” and in some ways it is. PLAION and RGL have jointly released a device that can be described as a modern recreation of the legendary ZX Spectrum computer. But while the Spectrum isn’t just anotherRead More →

Books, Lord Sugar’s Amstrad nostalgia, and Evercade dual cartridge news

2024-11-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 3, 2024
In: Newsletter

Hi! Hope you’ve had a great weekend of retro gaming. I had to go into manual mode, and played bowling at my local retail and leisure park. It’s not all bad, as there is a Space Invaders Frenzy machine – the one with the big screen and cannon-style guns –Read More →

More Atari 50 DLC, Boulder Dash 40 demo, and Sharp MZ-80K gets a new game

2024-11-01
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 1, 2024
In: Newsletter

Hello! I’m somewhere in the second half of the games of the original Atari 50 collection, and haven’t even thought about grabbing the first DLC. So to find we’ve reached the stage of the second DLC being announced has taken me by surprise, if I’m honest. Plenty more to coverRead More →

30th anniversary Worms Director’s Cut 1.5 in the works for Amiga!

2024-10-25
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 25, 2024
In: Retro Games News

It’s no secret that the Amiga is my platform of choice. I was using it well into the late 1990s, and was there when Worms first appeared. A friend brought it round, probably thinking I’d be a good home for it as his parents had bought a PC and heRead More →

Have you pre-ordered The Spectrum? It’s out next month!

2024-10-21
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 21, 2024
In: Retro Games News

News of the upcoming ZX Spectrum mini console – in this case an almost exact physical replica complete with rubber keys – didn’t come as a huge surprise, but it was welcome. After all, UK retro gaming fans had been crying out for something like this for years. Retro GamesRead More →

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