Category: ZX Spectrum
I just finished watching Bandersnatch on Netflix and enjoyed it a lot! If you are a fan of visual novel games you will also enjoy the Black Mirror latest episode, which gives the watcher the power to decide how the movie will proceed and ends. In a nutshell (no spoilers) the main character is a young game programmer and the…
If you have bought Quadron for the ZX Spectrum you might want to know that there are two small updates available. The first includes the loading screen before entering the game menu. The screen was recreated from the original screen art from 1988. The second update is the availability of the game in TAP format, for those who prefer this…
We have seen from other retro-gaming sites like Planeta Sinclair the announcement of a new (old!) game for the ZX Spectrum, Quadron, an action game where you control a robot in charge of clearing the Quadron from the invaders. The Origins Andy “Cosmium” Beale had started developer Quadron in 1986-87 and after two years he completed it and was about to publish it…
Allan Turvey has announced on the AGDx Facebook Group the Christmas Code Jam 2018, where a Christmas-theme game will be created using as many hands as possible. AGDx group is a spin-off from the official Arcade Game Design group with the objective to discuss technical challenges, modding, patches and the current progress with AGDX Studio, which by itself is an expanded…
After the wonderful release that was The Sword of Ianna, considered the best ZX Spectrum game of 2017 which also had a special edition released as physical copy, RetroWorks is back, this time releasing a compilation including many of the games published by them: Gommy, Medieval Defender King’s Valley Nelo & Quqo and the last butifarreison Teodoro can’t fly Genesis: dawn…
Last year, when I went to visit family back home, I brought a CP-400 II, a TRS-80 Color Computer clone. When I went back this year, my objective was to acquire an MSX computer, which in Brazil were represented by the Gradiente Expert and the Sharp HotBit. With that in mind, I started my research, trying to find a…
PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today. AJ and Joerg take a deep dive with IRATA.ONLINE’s Thomas Cherryhomes into why PLATO is as awesome as it is, and how it still…
The Future Was 8 Bit is pleased to announce the availability of their new multi-format release, RodMan. Developed by Mika ‘Misfit’ Keranen, your objective is to guide RodMan around multi- screen maze levels, collecting pills, avoiding enemies and using bombs to eliminate the bad guys. RodMan is available the The Future Was 8-Bit in a Special Triple Cassette Edition covering…
Unsurprisingly, the retro community is always presented with Halloween-themed games on October 31st. The one we picked to highlight here is Unhallowed, a traditional text adventure game that runs on any ZX Spectrum with 128K. (Blerkotron, the developer, was also kind enough to provide a special version that runs directly on any modern browser). The game page sets the mood:…
How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re looking for is real and authentic? Databases, that’s how! The Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege talk to Fred Fischer from Consolevariations and…
