Category: ZX Spectrum
Planeta Sinclar, the Portuguese website dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, and in my opinion, the best one around for the Speccy, has announced the winners of GOTY 2020, the Game of the Year 2020 event that was held online this last Saturday. Other than ranking the best overall games of 2020, the event exalted the best games for different genres…
After almost two years from its launch, Quadron for the ZX Spectrum by Andy “Cosmium” Beale finally got its deserved physical release. Published by Cronosoft, Quadron DeLuxe features a double jewel case containing both a special edition sparkly cassette and mini CD-ROM featuring the same, most recent version of the game and the following extras: TAP emulator file of the latest version…
Since I wasn’t a British kid in the 80s and never owned a ZX Spectrum until recently, iconic characters like Monty Mole, Miner Willy, or Dizzy don’t bring me any nostalgia as they do to many of you. I think this is a good thing because I can enjoy many of these games with fresh eyes and an open mind,…
The first completely new Dizzy in adventure from the Oliver Twins in 26 years is to be released Friday 18th December 2020 for ZX Spectrum! Dizzy was a massively successful UK Video game character developed initially for 8 bit home computers, but then as the series expanded in popularity there were many releases on 16 bit computers, PC’s and consoles….
If you own ZX Spectrum, you probably know about the ZX Dandanator Mini, a game cartridge that is equipped with an EEPROM and aims to be a platform for developing and releasing cartridge games for the Sinclair machine. The same team that has created the ZX Dandanator is releasing a new add-on for it. ‘Multiply’ is a small board that…
After extending the deadline until November 23rd, Yandex Retro Games Battle 2020, the largest game development competition dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, enters the voting phase and publishes all fifteen games that are running to win the best ZX Spectrum game of 2020. Results of the competition will be announced on December 12, 2020. Games will be judged on their…
Jonathan Cauldwell, the father of the Arcade Game Designer and the Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer, wrote me this morning to tell me he has just released a custom ZX Spectrum ROM that runs AGD, freeing up the entire Spectrum RAM for users’ games. Because of that, games can naturally be much bigger than before. The new ROM is written from…
The first 50 ZX Spectrum Next clone boards are already available for purchase over the UltimateMister.com website. Produced by Retroshop, the same manufacturer of the hot MiSTer FPGA, the board is 100% compatible, including the form factor, so it can be installed directly in the original ZX Spectrum Next cases. It is a faithful clone of the Issue 2B version…
Espectro, the Portuguese-speaking magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, is starting today (Nov 11th) the sale of its fifth edition. The publication can already be purchased for R$ 24,90 (USD 4.50) + shipping at the Brazilian Clube MSX virtual store. The magazine is also printed in Portugal, but it is not available there yet. International buyers must contact the magazine…
As of this writing, Halloween is behind us, but since 2020 is still going, the fear and sometimes horror are still lurking around. If you are the type that enjoys scary stories, you might like Quantum Sheep’s new text adventure for the ZX Spectrum: The Seance. The Seance is a spooky text adventure for the ZX Spectrum where you play…
