Category: ZX Spectrum

Grab the swag in Tea-Leaf Ted, a new ZX Spectrum title by Jaime Grilo!

Those of you looking for a new retrogaming challenge might be interested to learn that a new title for the ZX Spectrum has been released by Jaime Grilo over on the JG Spectrum website and coded using Jonathan Cauldwell’s Arcade Game Designer software. In this particular game, players take control of Ted Lightfingers, amateur crook and burglar-in-training as he attempts…

ZX Spectrum oriented ‘Espectro Magazine’ #3 brings old school covertape back!

Espectro Magazine is a Portuguese-speaking printed publication fully devoted to the ZX Spectrum. It is a co-production between Portuguese and Brazilian enthusiasts, who just announced the issue #3. The new issue brings a treat for its readers: a cover tape! Yes, the magazine will have a cassette tape bundled and it will include four games, including two exclusively available for…

World War Simulator Part II, A New Game Preview by Retrobytes Productions

We have recently learnt News of a new game preview release by Retrobytes. It’s our understanding that “World War Simulator Part II” will be released coincide the Amstrad Eterno event in Barcelona, from Saturday April 21st until Sunday afternoon April 22nd. The game shares similarities to Pandora’s “Into the Eagles Nest” originally released way back in 1986. World War Simulator…

‘ZX Spectrum Next’ Bonanza after the Storm – New updates about case and keyboard production.

After the very bad news about the case production, Henrique Olifiers has published new updates providing some light from within the darkness. First of all, he tells us that they have found two suppliers that already worked with SMS in the past and with good results. The two suppliers have already accessed the files and both are promising cost and delivery…

Dungeonette, The Very First ZX Spectrum Next Game, Now Available to Purchase as Digital Download & Physical Boxed Edition!

Fans of the eagerly awaited ZX Spectrum Next will be excited to learn that the very first commercial game for the ‘Next’ generation of Spectrum has launched and is now available for purchase over at softwareamusements.com. Viewed from a top-down perspective, Adrian Cummings Dungeonette bares the hallmark of all good dungeon crawlers, requiring the player to tackle an increasingly deadly…

ZX Spectrum Gamer Issue 5 launches with a free copy of Aeon from Sunteam!

Word has reached us that issue 5 of the free, online fanzine ZX Spectrum Gamer has launched and readers are in for a treat this time around. For the first time in the publication’s history, the mag is bundling a free game that’s sure to provide Speccy fans with with plenty of entertainment! Developed by Sunteam and crafted predominantly using Jonathan…

We review Ooze for the ZX Spectrum and find a game full of protoplasmic goodness

Ever since I joined the ViTNO team, I’ve been broadening my horizons by taking the opportunity to play a number of modern retro titles, and I’m currently working my way through the impressive portfolio of Andy Johns. I’ve yet to be disappointed by any of Andy’s titles and my hopes were equally high when I came across the intriguingly titled Ooze, co-created…

Kev Mcg’s Teases His New AGD Speccy Game, Savage Princess

Kev Mcg over on the AGD Facebook Group, recently shared another teaser of his upcoming Speccy game titled “Savage Princess”. Rather than a cutesy approach, Kev has chosen deep blues, depicting a dark and cold dungeon in which the main character, a beautiful princess, casts off her shackles, and begins to plan her escape route. This will be no easy…

ZX Spectrum Next Setback – Further Delays Expected

Henrique Olifiers has provided backers of the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter with an update on the project, unfortunately disclosing some frustrating news. The company that was going to produce the plastic keyboard casing for the Next has inexplicably dropped the project leaving the Next project team to source an alternate supplier. Despite the setback, Olifiers confirmed that the team are…

New demo by ‘Team Rusty Pixels’ proves why ZX Spectrum Next will take the demo scene by storm!

Team Rusty Pixels has released a new scroll demo for the ZX Spectrum Next: ScrollNutter. If you are a coder, you will be happy to know that all the source code is included! Releasing the source of this demo, Jim Bagley and the Rusty Pixels team hope that anyone looking into to developing on the ZX Spectrum Next will be…