Category: ZX Spectrum Next

NextDAW set to unlock musical talent on Spectrum Next!

Game developers and musicians looking to infuse their projects with dynamic and engaging sound should pay close attention to NextDAW, a digital workstation solution created specifically for the Spectrum Next. Created by veteran musician of the 8-bit computing scene, Gari Biasillo (Target Renegade, Joe Blade), this new package aims to provide Next developers with a modern, easy-to-use digital audio workstation. Supporting…

DeltaStar Earth Defense for Spectrum Next available now!

A quick update about DeltaStar Earth Defense: Although the plan was to launch the game at the end of July, as we proclaimed here, Adrian Cummings has just announced that due to a series of (good) factors, the game released has been moved to… NOW! Yes, the future proud ZX Spectrum Next owners are able to order the game now, in digital download…

DeltaStar Earth Defense to launch July 27th for Spectrum Next!

With anticipation of the final delivery of the cased edition of the Spectrum Next starting to gather pace, gamers will be pleased to learn that they should have a selection of titles available to play when the machine finally launches. In a recent update to the Software Amusements website, Adrian Cumming’s Galaga-inspired retro shoot ’em up, DeltaStar Earth Defence, looks set…

ZX Spectrum Next progress update – Box and case pictures!

Victor Trucco has posted an update on behalf of Henrique and I couldn’t be more excited! They have received the physical samples of the initial plastic injected case which needed some adjustments that were already applied to the moulds. From the pictures, the cases look amazing and exactly like I was hoping they would be. To help us feel the Next…

ZEsarUX 7.0 – New version for the Multiplatform ZX Spectrum Emulator

I recently saw the news about a new release of the ZEsarUX emulator and decided to write a post about it because I think it is one of the best and most versatile emulators around that are still in full development. You can use ZEsarUX on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Raspberry PI. ZEsarUX is more than a ZX Spectrum emulator,…

Monkey McGee, New ZX Spectrum Next Video Promo!

Back in February, we shared some News about a new platformer coming to the ZX Spectrum Next called Monkey McGee: Where are my Bananas? Fast forward to May and we can see that John, Simon (Miami Vice, Platoon, Target Renegade) and Paul have been hard at work getting the game together, showing off a brand new promo video! The first…

Nixy the Glade Sprite 128k Version has just gone GOLD!

You may remember we mentioned Bubblesoft’s new upcoming ZX Spectrum game back in early March. Nixy the Glade sprite is a brand new AGD platformer, which we have been vigorously putting through it’s paces since the very first alpha version, weeding out the bugs, sharing ideas, and suggesting to Andy what could be improved to make the game the very…

ZX Spectrum Next case mould being produced (photos to prove!)

I was a happy guy when I saw the newest Kickstarter update from Henrique Olifiers, which I summarize here in this quick post. The case mould is being produced and it is almost ready to be used to inject the first ZX Spectrum Next cases, starting with a prototype to validate the mould. It looks like a very complicated and detailed…

Dungeonette, Delta Star, Montana Mike, Baggers in Space!, Here Come the Next Games!

Today I have some exciting Gaming News regarding the ZX Spectrum Next. You may already be aware that Dungeonette by Adrian Cummings has been released. I secured my copy a few days ago and I must say it is a fantastic game – highly recommend that you purchase it! You can still play the game even without a ZX Spectrum Next…

Rick Dickinson, designer of many iconic Sinclair computers passes away

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…