Today, I’m showing you why you don’t need to spend money on The Spectrum to enjoy ZX Spectrum games. Emulation is easier, especially if you own a Raspberry Pi. Released in 1982 in the UK and Europe, the British-built ZX Spectrum was a budget home computer that contributed hugely toRead More →
No, we’re not making this up. THEC64 Fragrance for men, and other retro aromas, are available for your post-shave routine this Christmas. In what is perhaps the most ridiculous and certainly the most audacious release of retro gaming related merchandise, yourChristmass stocking could be bursting with premium fragrances inspired byRead More →
Whether you owned a C64 or ZX Spectrum, you claimed you had the best 8-bit computer. But which one had the best graphics? Forget Stallone vs. Schwarzenegger, Betamax vs. VHS, and Liverpool vs. Everton, throughout the 1980s, there was only one real rivalry: Commodore 64 vs. ZX Spectrum. It’s oneRead More →
A new retro collection of 8-bit titles that you might have played but probably forgot is coming to Xbox this week in the Attic Archive. If you remember the 8-bit era of gaming in the UK and Europe, you’ll remember plenty of cheap-yet-entertaining titles on the shelves of Boots, Woolworths,Read More →
The best-selling British computer of the 8-bit era, a huge library of ZX Spectrum games remains available to play. Think Manic Minor, Horace Goes Skiing, Ant Attack, and many others. Like most other games of the time, these were distributed as cassettes, and required a temperamental cassette player to loadRead More →
It’s fair to say that the ZX Spectrum is at its best with monochrome graphics. That’s a fact impeccably demonstrated by Cubix, a new game entered into the YRGB international retro game development competition. Quite simply, this is — as the developer states — “The First-Ever 3D Platformer for theRead More →
Six ZX Spectrum games are part of a 12-game collection of Rare classics, timed to coincide with the developer’s 40th anniversary. Classic video game company Ultimate Play The Game, who later became Rare, was responsible for a selection of visually striking hits on 8-bit systems. Titles include Sabre Wulf andRead More →
In a world where 16,000 Spectrum Next boards already exist, the final Kickstarter (probably) has been announced, aiming to expand the platform’s community of users and developers. UPDATE (July 20th) : The Spectrum Next 3 has already passed 4x its target £250,000, and still has 28 days to go! NowRead More →
It isn’t often I hear of a new zine that I think will resonate, but BreakSpace certainly fits the bill. This new ZX Spectrum mag features a ridiculous 34 reviews in its first issue, but the thing I really like is how old-school it is. Well, that and the factRead More →
