Category: ZX Spectrum Next
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Finally concrete good news! Henrique has sent today a new update to the Next Kickstarter campaign telling us that the cases production has started and if all goes as planned, it will be ready in 35 days! Here is the full announcement: Ladies and gentlemen, we have good news at last: the Spectrum Next case mould is already in production…
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…
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…
