Category: Programming
There is a new website created by Marcus ‘ALB42’ Sackrow where you can create programs using Free-Pascal and compile them directly in the browser window. After the program is compiled, you can download the source and also executable. Seem to me that this browser-based IDE is meant to be used in your Amiga OS as it doesn’t create a disk image…
Unless you are a purist-masochist retro enthusiast, cross-development is the way to go when creating new software for the old machines. The idea is to use the power of modern computers to code, compile and run the software and then test/run it in a real machine at the end. I’ve been poking the CoCo cross-development tools for a while, and I…
There is a new kid on the block (Sinclair Neighborhood!) A new printed magazine about everything ZX Spectrum has been announced, targeting the Portuguese-speakers around the World. Espectro is being created by a joint-venture between Brazilian and Portuguese enthusiasts, including Ivan Barroso (who also publishes the gaming magazine Pushstart) and Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado, a seasoned author that published “1983: The…
If you are one of many that missed the Kickstarter campaign because you didn’t have the means, or simply because you were too afraid of investing that kind of money on a Kickstarter campaign now you have another option to put your hands on the hottest hardware of the season. Carlos Henrique Olifiers has announced over the ZX Spectrum Next Facebook…
After the brilliant CP-500 miniature built by Everaldo R. Lima that we showed in last February, we are happy to see another incredible DIY project, a working miniature of nothing less than the Apple II! Video game engineer Chris Larkin built a working miniature Apple II replica, using a $9 CHIP card, and LCD TFT screen. The machine works like the big…
In Lumberjack Reloaded you are eh….. a lumberjack that has the task to cut the trees while avoiding to branches that are coming in your direction. The premise is simple but the video below shows a clever game with cute graphics and catchy soundtrack. The game is set to be released in July but you can pre-order it now for…
It was announced by its developer, Ghislain de Blois, that his new game for the VIC-20, Realms of Quest V is under development and he hopes to finish it soon. The game looks pretty ambitious for the VIC-20, but based on the developer’s blog posts, it seems to be coming along well. On his words: 32K RAM expansion required (lesser expansion modes…
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…
MSX Center is a new website dedicated to the (as you would guess) MSX line of computers. As stated by the website “About” page, MSX Center’s purpose is to promote the usage of MSX computers, support developers of new software and hardware, and expand the user community. Behind the new site, we have Javi Lavandeira is well-known from his blog series…
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,…
