Category: Sinclair News

Rabid Mower! Cutting Grass, Never had so much Fun!

Grass! .. Never had so much fun, Grass! .. Never had so much fun!Ever felt like cutting the grass for fun? Nope me neither! However this is definitely more entertaining than physically cutting real grass. The GameAll you have to do is to mow lawns, precisely and accurately. The game consists of two stages, first stage – a simple “fact-finding”,…

One-Myth – Music Album Released for the Spectrum Beeper!

farvardin from WOS Forum has composed (and recorded) some music entirely for the ZX Spectrum beeper. Inspired from metal and melancholic, it’s not your usual happy chiptunes most people are a custom to. However it’s a nice refreshing change to see it done in a different way. You can download it for free in MP3, FLAC format and more. The…

COMPLICA DX – Exciting New Connect 4 Variant for the ZX Spectrum!

We have a real treat for all you Spectrum Owners out there! COMPLICA DX (by Einar Saukas, Dave Hughes and Yerzmyey) is a fantastic new colourful Arcade style puzzler. Take Connect 4 and give it a twist and you end up with COMPLICA DX! WARNING, this game is Extremely addictive and will have you pulling your hair out, you have…

Euphoria 2D – Turn-Based Strategy for the ZX Spectrum

Euphoria 2D is a new turn-based strategy for the ZX Spectrum. It’s a cross between “The Kingdom of Euphoria” and “Civilization”, but closer to the latter. The game is in two languages – Russian and English.Latest Changes and additions– Farmers can cut wood and key K (“take”), not only to 0 (“pull down”);– Stone extracted once from a mountain, but…

Mevlut Dinc – Interview

The guys over at C64.com have interviewed Mevlut Dinc. Mevlut is a game designer and has coded games on various systems such as the Commodore 64, Spectrum and Amstrad computers. The games he worked on are: Gerry the Germ, Prodigy, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Ninja 2, Time Machine, First Samurai and the development system for the C64GS….

Retro Gaming Night at The Centre for Computer History is happening on June 26th

[youtube rushX-wtDig nolink] The Centre for Computer History in Cambridge – UK has announced that the next Retro Gaming Night is happening on June 26th, from 7pm to Midnight. Besides the obvious retro-gaming-jam, the event also allow you to bring that extra retro game or hardware to swap or sell during the event. The space is limited and you can…

ZX Dev´2015 – ZX Spectrum Game Competition is On!

It was announced today on World of Spectrum that the ZX Dev’2015, a competition to write new Spectrum games. The compo is open to anyone from anywhere to participate, and according to the organizers, the main goal is to have some fun, learn, and why not, get a little reward for bringing new stuff for our Spectrums! Ivanzx, from WoS…

The Edge – New Card Game for the ZX81

The Edge is a new card game for the ZX81 coded by Johan “Dr Beep” Koelman. Requirements for this game – (1K, 16K, AY Card, Hi-Res Scheme): 1K, WRX hires. Description Card Game like patience, fill the edge with J, Q, K Controls: 12345 = Left67890 = RightQWERT = UPASDFG = DownYUIOP = Back to set modeBNMss sp = Set /…

Spectrum Scramble Clone 'EXPLORER' Released!

Arcade and Speccy fans, we have a real treat for you today! EXPLORER is a new Scramble clone for the ZX Spectrum computer. Originally coded in basic in 1989, Luca Bordoni decided to revamp his code using an assembly routine, a new font set and some other small improvements. If you don’t remember or have never played the original version…

Jet Set Willy 2015 Bug Fixed Edition – ZX Spectrum!

Jet Set Willy is a platform video game originally written by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was published in 1984 by Software Projects and ported to most home computers of the time. The game is a sequel to Manic Miner published in 1983, and is the second game in the Miner Willy Series.Jet Set Willy 2015…