RIP Sir Clive Sinclair: It Couldn’t Have Happened Without You
2021-09-17
Sir Clive Sinclair has passed away at 81. His impact on British home computing leaves a lasting, deeply ingrained legacy.Read More →
Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis Ported to ZX Spectrum – No, Really
2021-07-02
A development-hell port of Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis has finally completed! Rewind to 1996. I’ve finished my (deferred) A-levels and it’s a long hot summer. When I’m not playing guitar or watching Euro 96, I’m playing games on an Amiga 1200 (in the midst of the home PCRead More →
Looks Like Witchcraft: Travel Through Time Northern Lights
2021-06-30
Travel Through Time Vol 1: Northern Lights doesn’t look as though it should run on a ZX Spectrum. But if yours has 128Kb of RAM, it does – and looks amazing! The Spectrum platform has been undergoing a gaming renaissance over the past few years, with a succession of increasinglyRead More →
Xenoblast Scrolling SHMUP for ZX Spectrum
2021-05-25
Xenoblast is a brand new top-scrolling shoot ’em up for ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k models, available to buy now. This classic-style shooter features hordes of aliens and pods to collect to recharge the smart bomb. With an attractive main sprite and varied alien waves, it looks an engaging andRead More →
Redditor Squeezes Raspberry Pi Zero Into a Cassette to Emulate ZX Spectrum Games
2021-03-17
As Raspberry Pi based retro emulation projects go, this one takes some beating. Redditor jamhamster has squeezed a Pi Zero W into an old Boots cassette to emulate ZX Spectrum games. Released in 1982, the ZX Spectrum was insanely popular in the UK. Basically, of you didn’t have a CommodoreRead More →
Firebird Classic Booty Clone Gets Amiga Re-release: “Looty”
2020-11-22
Back in 1984 I was presented with my first computer, a Commodore 64, which shipped with one game: Galaxy, an adequate take on Galaxians, for £7.99. After several weeks of struggling to get past stage 3, my mum finally acquiesced and agreed to buy some extra games. The result wasRead More →
Daley Thompson’s Decathlon
2020-11-17
Legendary Olympian Daley Thompson is trending on social media today, so what better time to remember one of the greatest 8-bit era games of all time, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon? Released in 1984 following Thompson’s second Olympic gold medal in the 10-stage event, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon was an early success forRead More →
Back Florin’s ZX Spectrum Haul of Games
2020-11-13
After launching in the 1980s, British home computer the ZX Spectrum sold 5 million units over 10 years, leaving a legacy of popular games and affordable computing. So indelible was its impact that games continue to be released 25 years after production stopped. Harking back to the days of monthlyRead More →
Impossible Mission Remastered, now on Steam
2020-11-07
One of the most influential action platformers on 8-bit home computers, Impossible Mission, is now available on Steam as Impossible Mission Remastered. Released by Epyx on the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, and ZX Spectrum between 1984 and 1988, Impossible MissionRead More →
