ZX Spectrum - Gaming Retro

It’s Time for You to Become a Pixel Addict

On: July 21, 2022

Issue 4 of Pixel Addict is out now and if you’re new to this independent printed magazine now, is the time to dive in. If you’ve been lookin in envy at Amiga Addict but don’t have any interest in the computer, Pixel Addict is a more general look at retroRead More →

Retro Games Ltd Hint More Products, Possible ZX Spectrum Mini?

By: Christian Cawley

On: April 24, 2022

In: Retro games news

Could Retro Games Ltd be planning a ZX Spectrum Mini? In a Facebook post to celebrate the Spectrum’s 40th anniversary, an otherwise unnecessary segueway mention of “three new products in parallel development” has set retro fan minds racing. The published post read: We just wanted to say Happy 40th AnniversaryRead More →

The ZX Spectrum 40th Birthday Game Mix Tape

By: Christian Cawley

On: April 23, 2022

In: Retro games news

The ZX Spectrum is 40 years old today. So what better way to celebrate than with a mix tape of Spectrum games? The ZX Spectrum 40th Birthday Game Mix Tape is a cassette-bursting collection of 40 games from 29 creators that you can buy before April 30th. Better still, proceedsRead More →

Pringles Celebrates ZX Spectrum’s 40th Birthday

By: Christian Cawley

On: April 22, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

Ever thought a tube of crisps would get into celebrating a retro computer’s birthday? No, nor did we. But, it has finally happened. The team behind Pringles’ UK Twitter account started their march towards retro relevancy with a surprising post that boasts a secret feature… https://twitter.com/Pringles_UK/status/1514229340132847813?s=20&t=qv58S_wTYxPNK412uJlnaA That’s right: it’s aRead More →

You Know It’s True – Loxley for Spectrum Is a Prince of Thieves

By: Christian Cawley

On: February 20, 2022

In: Retro games news

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was a massive game (unsurprising, given the success of the movie) on the NES and Game Boy back in 1991, but was never released on other platforms. As such, there was never any chance of it going anywhere near the ZX Spectrum. But that’s aboutRead More →

Zzap! Fusion Retro Books Annuals Crash WHSmith Newsstands

By: Christian Cawley

On: January 12, 2022

In: Retro games news

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the UK video game scene orbited around magazines like Zzap!64 and CRASH. The former a Commodore 64 and Amiga title, the latter aimed at ZX Spectrum and Spectrum 128k users, these mags were stablemates at Newsfield Publications Ltd and later Europress Impact. Anyone activeRead More →

Amazing ASCII Art Shooter, LumASCII for Spectrum

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 30, 2021

In: Retro games news

Remember games that relied on ASCII? You’ll look at them in a whole new way after playing LumASCII on Spectrum Next. Programming games from books back in the 1980s usually meant games relying on ASCII characters, rather than sprites. The recently resurfaced LumASCII is a wonderful callback to those days,Read More →

Sign the Clive Sinclair Book of Remembrance

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 18, 2021

In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

The passing of British computing legend Sir Clive Sinclair has been widely felt among retro gamers, especially those who there first time around and took their inspiration from the little rubber keyed ZX Spectrum. A reaction to the news is the Sinclair Book of Remembrance (SBOR), which aims “to createRead More →

Dan Dare Game Series Remembered

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 16, 2021

In: Retro games news

A new YouTube video provdes an in-depth look at the Dan Dare game series available on 8-bit systems in the late 1980s Long ago there was a comic book hero called Dan Dare. Address the front and back covers of the eagle and 1950s boys magazine and Dare’s adventures tookRead More →

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