Category: ZX Spectrum
Now you can taste a Pokemon-like game running on a ZX Spectrum +3! The developer known as +3Code has created a J-RPG featuring ‘Poke’, a mutant cat that is very similar to the Nintendo’s most famous Pokemon. Who are we kidding, it is a 100% accurate copy :) The game was created using the +3 BASIC language and it is…
Quantum Sheep, the author of Jumpin’ Jupiter has released Last Train to Tranz-Central, a new game for the ZX Spectrum 48k/128k. Although in essence, the game is a puzzle-platformer where you grab collectibles while avoiding the enemies, its setting conveys an old-school Run ‘n’ Gun arcade game, which makes it pretty unique compared to some other great recent releases for…
With an emotional post on Kickstarter, Henrique Olifiers has announced that the first campaign has finally come to an end, with all ZX Spectrum Next units delivered to the backers. Everything started four years ago, when Four Henrique Olifiers, Victor Trucco, Fabio Belavenuto and Rick Dickinson embarked on this journey to bring the ZX Spectrum back to like, creating the…
Rockstar ate my hamster is a cult classic, but why?
Back to the future is an all time classic movie franchise, but how were the games? Lets find out.
Starting this month, Clube MSX is taking over the sales and distribution of other great Portuguese-speaking publications: Espectro and Jogos80. Now you can buy the new issues of both magazines in the same place Clube MSX is available (including for international customers). Jogos80 #23 is a retro gaming magazine created by Marcus Garrett and Eduardo Luccas published twice a year….
Yandex Retro Games Battle 2020 is an annual game development competition for retro computing fans targeting the ZX Spectrum that started last year. The success was so astounding that the organizers have decided to make the 2020 edition. Open to individual or teams from anywhere in the World, the contest rules (link at the end) are very simple. The contestant…
Planeta Sinclair is the most important source of news and technical articles exclusively dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum for the Portuguese-speaking community. Behind its success is André Leão, a very passionate Speccy enthusiast living in Portugal. For the past week, we’ve been chatting about our websites and other projects and decided to make a cross-interview where I talked about…
Back in the late 80`s there was a phenomenon about to launch in the UK, (No i`m not talking about shell suits) i`m talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (In the UK the Ninja was replaced to Hero Because…you know….reasons). Konami released one of the greatest arcade games ever into the arcade in 1989, the 4 player simultaneous play…
It is always great to see when an article about retro gaming hits a major outlet. Yesterday, I found an article about game development for the ZX Spectrum on Gamasutra, the most prestigious game development website out there. Pedro Guida, an indie game developer that started to get interested in game development while playing and programming in his own Speccy,…
