Category: ZX Spectrum
With all the current ZX Spectrum Next hype, we thought we would highlight some new (and old) games that have recently surfaced online. We have a few nice ones to show you today.. Space Junk by Miguetelo Art (music by David Saphier), Zabij Ducha (Kill Ghost) by Ralf, Excalibur and Taxi Driver by QIS, Zelda by Team Zelda ZX, Zelda…
First of all, if you are wondering about what is a game jam, “it is a gathering of people for the purpose of planning, designing, and creating one or more games within a short span of time…”. With that out of the way, today a ZX Spectrum game jam has started as we announced before. During the next 13 days,…
One of the promises made during the ZX Spectrum Next campaign and reinforced in the Facebook group was a revamped website for the Next. The idea is to have a central hub where the backers and the public in general, can get information about the Next, not only during the development phase but also after the project is complete. We…
Victor Trucco has just posted some interesting new images from Sinclair designer Rick Dickinson regarding the positioning of the two 9 pin joystick ports on the ZX spectrum Next. Victor Trucco: It’s possible to see that the connector isn’t touching too close to the table, even with the Next legs opened. On this version too, the new RPi position with…
Jamie Grilo has recently released his first game for the ZX Spectrum, titled “The Treasure of Lumos”. The game is heavily inspired by such classics as Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. If your a big fan of these games, you will feel right at home with this one. Protagonist treasure seeker is on a mission to find the treasure…
The first big party is over! We’ve been posting a lot of news about the ZX Spectrum Next. Although we are not associated with the developer team, we found the project so interesting that it got us excited. Myself and my Co-Admin CommodoreBlog, have both backed the project and now we look forward to getting our hands on this cool…
The ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter broke the 600K Barrier today! The chat is buzzing on the Next Facebook group and people are Tweeting like mad! If for some strange reason you haven’t heard about the ZX Spectrum Next, it’s an updated and enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum totally compatible with the original, featuring major hardware developments of the past…
As if Henrique Olifiers, Victor Trucco and the rest of the “Next” Team haven’t spoilt us enough with all the fantastic stretch goals we have been given through-out the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter, they have only gone and announced yet another Stretch Goal! Are you ready for this? ;) “Dreamworld Pogie” gets a Next version for free to all backers…
It has been a long time since we last saw an issue of Sunteam’s ZX Spectrum Gamer, the previous one being released in 2013, but issue 4 is now available. It contains reviews of Nemesis the Warlock, Ninja Commando and The Nowotnik Puzzle, as well as regular features and its typical less-than-serious attitude. Issue 4 can be downloaded or read…
“Fresh from the press”, this new video shows the Oliver Twins talking about the new Dizzy game that will be made for the ZX Spectrum Next and given for free to all backers. In the funny 3-minute video, the twins reveal that the new game will be called “Wonderful Dizzy”, and it will take direct inspiration from the classic The Wonderful…
