Tag: ZX Spectrum News

Community Showcase: André Leão talks about Planeta Sinclair and his passion for the ZX Spectrum

Planeta Sinclair is the most important source of news and technical articles exclusively dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum for the Portuguese-speaking community. Behind its success is André Leão, a very passionate Speccy enthusiast living in Portugal. For the past week, we’ve been chatting about our websites and other projects and decided to make a cross-interview where I talked about…

Building ZX Spectrum Clone – Harlequin – Part 2

This is the follow up of Sergey’s blog post where he writes about the details of building a ZX Spectrum clone using a Harlequin board. Follow the link below for more details. Link: Sergey’s Blog

Building ZX Spectrum Clone – Harlequin – Part 1

Fresh from the press, this article from Sergey’s Blog shows you how to build a ZX Spectrum Clone, including a 3D-printed case. It is a very technical article, so if you are into electronics, it is right up your alley! He bought a Harlequin board on eBay, put the components together and get a working ZX Spectrum for cheap-ish. He…

Chrimblast! – New Shoot ‘Em Up for the ZX Spectrum

World of Spectrum user  has announced the release of his entry for the ZX-DEV 2015 comp – Chrimblast!, a Shoot’em Up game where you have to shoot the enemies and collect the presents (!!!). The game has 8 levels, but it is actually a very well-done game with nice graphics and good background music. The sprite flickering that the author warned on…