Tag: zx spectrum
A few days ago our good friends over at Planeta Sinclair shared some interesting News about a new ZX Spectrum game called In Nihilum Reverteri. In Nihilum Reverteri by Yerzmyey, is best described as an ‘interactive novel‘, where you read paragraphs of text, then make a choices, which can change the situation of the game. This appears to be a…
The results for the ZX-Dev Conversions competition are in, and the winner is.. (drumroll) Mighty Final Fight! 2nd Place goes to Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors and 3rd place was Gimmick! Yumeiro Odyssey. [vsw id=”DCMdxXL0yQM” source=”youtube” width=”525″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]Final results 1.Mighty Final Fight 2.Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors 3.Gimmick! Yumeiro Odyssey 4.Retroforce 5.Twinlight 6.Parachute 7.Baby Monkey Alba 8.Bobby Carrot 9.Gandalf 10.ZXombies 11.Saving…
Warhawk is a vertically scrolling shooter published in 1986 by Firebird software. It was released for the Commodore 64, Atari 8bit, Amstrad CPC and Atari ST. In the game, the player must dodge and destroy obstacles along a vertically scrolling screen, at the end of each level, there are a large number of ships flying at the player from various…
The ZX Spectrum was one of the greatest 8-bit micros of the day and, along with the C64, was one of the predominant 8-bit gaming platform in the UK during the ’80s and ’90s. With any popular platform, publishers were always looking to increase software sales and one of the most popular and lucrative genres was the arcade conversion. Coders…
Another ZX Spectrum game has been recovered by Planet Sinclair website, this one is called “Skeet Shooting”, which is an adaptation of Tire al Plato by P.F.P. Chaves (1985), and was featured in VideoSpectrum Issue 13. Download: Tiro aos pratos.SNA Website: Planeta Sinclair
Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is an adult-oriented “romantic comedy” graphic adventure game developed and published by Kirin Entertainment for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. The game received a lot of negative attention for its abysmal production value, nonsensical story-line, poor acting and humour, and for primarily being presented as a slide show despite being advertised as a full motion video game. As a result,…
Good news for all you Dizzy fans! The famous Oliver Twins have given Spectrum Computing website permission to host their ZX Spectrum back catalogue! You can now download the following titles from their website: Ghost Hunters, Grand Prix Sim., Dizzy, Panic Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy, Treasure Island Dizzy, Pro Ski Simulator, 3D StarFighter, Jet Bike Simulator, Race Against Time, Pro…
Dungeon Raiders is a new game for the ZX Spectrum developed by Payndz. It is the third instalment of the saga of sorcerers and the Dark Lord: Sorceress and Sorceress 2. For generations, the necromancer Skulvort has sent his minions from the depths of his dungeon fortress to loot the surrounding lands. But now, four brave adventurers seek to destroy the evil lord once…
Valdir is well known in the Portuguese Speccy scene, with previous releases such as ZX Striker and ZX Nights. He recently released a new football game called Eurostriker. With many similarities to Footballer of the Year, this looks to be a very nice homebrew game. I have never really played many football games in my time, except for Sensible Soccer and Kick Off on…
In the history of all of mankind’s worst conflicts, none was as fiercely fought as the Great Playground Computer War (1982 to 1992, depending on how long you were willing to hold a grudge). On one side, you had the might of Sir Clive’s Sinclair army, brandishing the mighty ZX Spectrum, on the other, the Jack Tramiel’s troops, a bunch…
