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Another clone of the ‘Battle City’ on the ZX Spectrum
Battle City is a multi-directional shooter video game originally developed for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco. There is also versions for the NES, Gameboy and many other...
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How the ZX Spectrum Helped the 1980s Become Video Gaming’s Most Creative Decade
VICE.COM has published an excerpt from the book Electronic Dreams – How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer by Tom Lean. The book was recently published by Bloomsbury Publishing and tells the...
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ZX Spectrum Vega goes fully portable with new model Vega+
Even for those who didn’t like the ZX Spectrum Vega for its lack of a full keyboard cannot deny that the game console is a commercial success, and one of the big “retro” releases of 2015. For 2016,...
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ZX Spectrum handheld campaign already gets twice of the initial target
The purists didn’t have time to rant about the Vega Plus and how it diminishes the ZX Spectrum legacy with a lesser machine. Actually, a lot of people don’t agree with that statement and already...
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25 Years of Lemmings – It’s a Pixel THING – Ep.#81
Yes, the game features a suicidal mob of cute creatures is already 25 years old! Lemmings was first published by Psygnosis for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC in 1991. It was also ported for more than 20...
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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...
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Sinclair owners, Retrobattlestations wants to see your machines!
Retrobattlestations subreddit has declared that March is Sinclair month. It is your opportunity to show off your machines. Here is the official announcement: This month we want to see your ZX81...
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‘Retro PC Mania’– New game for iPhone tests your retro skills
There is a new game for iOS devices that is all about knowing your retro computers. ‘Retro PC Mania’ tests your knowledge with three game modes: Identify the model looking at the pictures Tell the...
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New 8-bit retro computer magazine Kickstarter campaign
With a small target of €600 (for Kickstarted standards), the Eight Bit Magazine campaign has started and by the time I write this, has almost reached its goal. The project is a retro computer magazine...
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ZX-UNO – A ZX Spectrum clone is on the way
ZX-UNO is an FPGA-based ZX Spectrum clone project that just finished its crowdfunding campaign on Verkami. Due to its success the campaign ended earlier, surpassing the 16,000 euros goal. The...
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Retro Virtual Machine – Amazing ZX Spectrum Emulator for Mac OSX
Mac OSX is already well served with good ZX Spectrum emulators like Fuse or ZXSP, but there is a new-ish kid on the block, the Retro Virtual Machine, which has released a new version 1.1. After...
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Building ZX Spectrum Clone – Harlequin – Part 2
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 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....
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ZX Spectrum game dev compo closed for new submissions. Time to play and vote!
ZX Dev’15 has finished its first phase where then game entries are submitted. The compo has received 15 games that you can now download, play and vote!With that many games, we can say the compo...
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Interview with John Kavanagh from the upcoming ‘8-bit Magazine’
Retrospekt website has published an interview with John Kavanagh, the guy behind the Kickstarter campaign that aim to bring a magazine all about 8-bit machines.The article starts with “John Kavanagh is...
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The Amazing TRUE Story Of How Amstrad Bought Sinclair
CinnyVision episode 115 has brought a fascinating featured article telling the story about how Amstrad bought Sinclair back in 1986. The report claims to dig deep into the facts, which are not always...
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‘Deep Core Raider’– New game for the ZX Spectrum
Deep Core Raider is a new game developed by Paul Jenkinson, created using the AGD game engine.The game premise let you control your pod and navigate deeper into the planets to collect any minerals you...
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And the winner is…. 2016 BASIC 10-Liners contest results!
Invaders – First place in the PUR/120 CategoryThe 2016 BASIC 10-liners contest is a staggering success with 89 games in 4 categories. The number of entries and the quality of the programs shows that...
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‘Spectrum Next’– Another modern version of a retro computer
Spectrum Next Digital DesignTimes are magnificent for retro computing nostalgia! After the ZX Spectrum VEGA, VEGA+ and THE64, now we were presented with the ‘Spectrum Next’.Spectrum Next was unveiled...
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Interview: Henrique Olifiers talks about the ZX Spectrum Next
The Spectrum Next is, in my opinion, causing more buzz around the retro-computing community than the VEGA and as consequence, people want to know more details about the project.The website Flickering...
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Version 1.2 of Fuse – ZX Spectrum Emulator has been released
Fuse, a free and open source Speccy emulator for Windows, Linux and OSX, just got updated to version 1.2. Here is the announcement:“After a long gestation, and on behalf of the Fuse team I’d like to...
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