Category: Sinclair News
Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict is a full length documentary feature film (120-180 minutes, est.) which takes a detailed look at the ZX Spectrum, its history, its developers, its games and its fans. The film will be a unique tribute to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict will have dramatic re-enactments, interviews like you’ve never seen before…
You’ve read the comic, you’ve bought the action figure, now play the brand new game for the ZX Spectrum! Features Predefined keys! The ability to fire in two different directions – left and right! Roughly ten whole minutes of semi-challenging gameplay! Random teleportations into different areas, becoming trapped in the scenery for all eternity! The PlotWhen Flight 303 crash-lands on…
Here’s another fantastic sequel that should keep you busy for the next week or so. Godkiller 2 Exile (APSIS/The Mojon Twins) is the sequal to (you guessed it) Godkiller, which was released last year. It’s the Return of Cthonian Godkiller. Exiled to a demonic dimension, stripped of your powers and surrounded by hellish creatures, you must restore your connection to…
We have some great News for all you ZX Spectrum owners out there! reidrac from World of Spectrum Forums has released The Return of Traxtor, which is the sequel to The Legend of Traxtor. Return of Traxtor is a basic puzzle game in which you use the tractor beam to move blocks into the bay, and then fire to throw…
TheGebs24 YouTube channel has published a video showing her visit to SMS Electronics, the manufacturer behind the ZX Spectrum Vega production. As you probably remember, the Spectrum Vega was developed by Retro Computers Ltd and comes pre-loaded with 1000 classic Spectrum games. The 13-minute long video shows some live demo of the machine, and also the production line where it…
Retro Computing News has published a review about ‘DIVMMC ENJOY!’, a SD Card Interface for the ZX Spectrum that also has a very handy joystick interface with Kempston compatible, one of the most popular options for Sinclair Spectrum computers. “…This may all sound a little complicated, but in fact the typical user is most likely just going to want to…
Most of you that know me, will know that I am an avid Commodore fangirl, with much knowledge of everything Commodore. This might be why I decided to create the website Commodore is Awesome! However Commodore isn’t my only Forté and I have a great love for many other Retrogame formats including Amstrad, Acorn and the Sinclair Machines. One particular…
Peter McQuillan (soiaf) from World of Spectrum forums is relatively new to coding, he started learning to code in z80 assembly only earlier this year, reading Jonathan Cauldwell’s “How to write ZX Spectrum Games” and from reading articles in the development section of WOS. However within this short amount of time, he has come up with a fantastic new Tetris…
Skool Daze is a computer game released by Microsphere in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 computers. It was written by David and Helen Reidy, with graphics designed by Keith Warrington. The game was commercially and critically successful, and praised for its original concept. It has since been regarded as one of the pioneers of the sandbox game…
mariuszw on AtariAge forum has ported over Ocean’s ‘The Great Escape‘ to the 8bit Atari!The Great Escape was originally released back in the 80’s on the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and also DOS. The perspective is an isometric view, much like Batman and Head over Heels on the ZX Spectrum. ScenarioThe player controls an unnamed prisoner of war…
