Category: ZX Spectrum
As an avid Speccy fan, I often visit the fantastic Planet Sinclair website. It’s a mountain of ZX Spectrum information, and there is always something new there to read. The website is not native English, however I personally think it is worth running it through a translator, Chrome browser has one built in and comes in very handy. Listed below…
As regular visitors to our site will be aware, we recently unveiled our very own database of homebrew and freeware titles for our readership and the wider community to enjoy. In the first of what we hope will become a regular feature, we’ve chosen to showcase a particular title that stood out amongst our most recent uploads, something which we…
It is with great sadness that we learned that Rick Dickinson lost the battle against cancer and passed away on April 24th. Rick had a very successful career but for us, retro enthusiasts, he was well-known for the design of the ZX-81, the ZX Spectrum, and the Sinclair QL. The Sinclair machines were successful for many reasons, from price to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
