Category: Computers
The Planeta Sinclair blog and the Arca Lusitana archive present: 2022 Pascalated BASIC Contest! This contest invites any interested to write a program in ZX Spectrum BASIC using a more structured approach than the usual BASIC from the 80s offered at the time. In a nutshell, no GOTOs are allowed! The idea came from the fact that when the ZX Spectrum Next was launched, it…
Thanks to MPAGD (Multiplatform Arcade Game Design by Jonathan Cauldwell), there are a lot of cool platform games created for the ZX Spectrum and one of the latest releases using the tool is The Man with the Golden Joystick, a fun platform game where you control Hitch, from the RetroHitch channel on Twitch who plays the games he streams playing…
We’re delighted to welcome Kelsey Lewin to the podcast! Kelsey is a a huge nerd, preserving the history of video games with a focus on the weird and the obscure. She joins AJ, Joerg, and Frank to talk about her passion for games and her work for the Video Game History Foundation. (interview begins at 27:50) https://scene.world/vghf There is also…
I am a bit late on this, but I couldn’t let it pass unreported here. On January 29th, the great Portuguese website Planeta Sinclair held an online event in which they announced the results of the 2021 GOTY. Last night I watched the show and was very happy to see many quality games being made for the ZX Spectrum, and…
It’s time for a look into our archives and this time we’re happy to welcome Andreas Garbe.Andreas is an acclaimed videogame journalist working for the german public sector television network ZDF and you also might know him from 3sat Kulturzeit. https://scene.world/andreasgarbe
One of the most expected and respected contests in the retro computing community is happening again! The 11th of the BASIC 10-Liner has started and already waiting for your submission. This edition’s rules are pretty much the same as last year’s. BASIC games can be written for all 8-bit computers, as long they are line-oriented dialects. As usual, the PUR-80…
It’s time for a look into our archives. – a talk with Andreas Escher (Rainbow Arts): Working since the 80s in the German game industry, he’s a pioneering graphic artist responsible for C64 gems like Katakis or Turrican and many more on various home computers and consoles of that era. Get ready for some insights and stories about his time…
Simon Carless is a former Amiga musician and founder/owner of the Monotonik netlabel, which rose to prominence in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Joerg and guest co-host Martin Wisniowski pick his brain about this unique time in the development of the internet, independent labels, and music distribution. (Interview begins at 19:15) https://scene.world/simoncarless There is also a video version:
We actually missed the v6.0 release date by a few days, but it is never late to let you all know that the excellent Atari emulator for macOS has been updated (now version 6.0.1) adding native support for Apple’s ARM processors. Features Added/Changed: Added support for ARM based M1 Macs. Update libSDL to version 2.0.14. Removed 2k limit on the…
Bitnamic, through its European branch, Teknamic, is releasing three new games for the ZX Spectrum in the very last day of the year. The first one is a relaunch. Published as a “Cover Tape” in issue 88 of the Crash magazine, “Countdown to the Death” is the result of the efforts of two young Brazilians: Mario de Paula Leite Gouvea,…
