Tag: zx spectrum
We covered the original release of Keith Sear’s hectic retro shooter for the Amstrad CPC back in December 2016, but our friends over at Planet Sinclair spotted that a conversion for the ZX Spectrum now appears to be in works. A new announcement on the game’s official website confirms this fact, promising to deliver an updated version of the game…
As an avid Speccy fan, I often visit the fantastic Planet Sinclair website. It’s a mountain of ZX Spectrum information, and there is always something new there to read. The website is not native English, however I personally think it is worth running it through a translator, Chrome browser has one built in and comes in very handy. Listed below…
This April saw the launch of our very own ‘Homebrew’ gaming database, established to showcase the best and brightest titles released by retro gaming fans, the wider community for a range of the most popular retro computers platforms. The section has already proved incredibly popular, racking up several thousand hits since it went live and we’ve been busy scouring the…
Those of you looking for a new retrogaming challenge might be interested to learn that a new title for the ZX Spectrum has been released by Jaime Grilo over on the JG Spectrum website and coded using Jonathan Cauldwell’s Arcade Game Designer software. In this particular game, players take control of Ted Lightfingers, amateur crook and burglar-in-training as he attempts…
We have recently learnt News of a new game preview release by Retrobytes. It’s our understanding that “World War Simulator Part II” will be released coincide the Amstrad Eterno event in Barcelona, from Saturday April 21st until Sunday afternoon April 22nd. The game shares similarities to Pandora’s “Into the Eagles Nest” originally released way back in 1986. World War Simulator…
If you’re a regular reader of Vintage is the New Old, you will know that we mostly feature old and new games for Vintage computers and game consoles. We sometimes share News about Retro Game remakes and also on the odd occasion, Indie Retro Games. Today I would like to share some News about a new game by Langford Productions….
Fans of the eagerly awaited ZX Spectrum Next will be excited to learn that the very first commercial game for the ‘Next’ generation of Spectrum has launched and is now available for purchase over at softwareamusements.com. Viewed from a top-down perspective, Adrian Cummings Dungeonette bares the hallmark of all good dungeon crawlers, requiring the player to tackle an increasingly deadly…
Word has reached us that issue 5 of the free, online fanzine ZX Spectrum Gamer has launched and readers are in for a treat this time around. For the first time in the publication’s history, the mag is bundling a free game that’s sure to provide Speccy fans with with plenty of entertainment! Developed by Sunteam and crafted predominantly using Jonathan…
Ever since I joined the ViTNO team, I’ve been broadening my horizons by taking the opportunity to play a number of modern retro titles, and I’m currently working my way through the impressive portfolio of Andy Johns. I’ve yet to be disappointed by any of Andy’s titles and my hopes were equally high when I came across the intriguingly titled Ooze, co-created…
Kev Mcg over on the AGD Facebook Group, recently shared another teaser of his upcoming Speccy game titled “Savage Princess”. Rather than a cutesy approach, Kev has chosen deep blues, depicting a dark and cold dungeon in which the main character, a beautiful princess, casts off her shackles, and begins to plan her escape route. This will be no easy…
