Magnetic Scrolls classic masterpieces remastered for the Spectrum Next
Strand Games has announced that the illustrated text adventure games The Pawn, The Guild of Thieves and Jinxter from Magnetic Scrolls are now available in a remastered version for the ZX Spectrum Next....
View ArticleRetroShop announces the first ZX Spectrum Next Clone Board
RetroShop from Portugal has announced that next week will start taking pre-orders for their new ZX Spectrum Next clone boards. If you have missed the two Kickstarted for the complete ZX Spectrum Next...
View ArticleZX Spectrum magazine Espectro #5 is available now
Espectro, the Portuguese-speaking magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, is starting today (Nov 11th) the sale of its fifth edition. The publication can already be purchased for R$ 24,90 (USD 4.50) +...
View ArticleJonathan Cauldwell releases a custom ROM for the ZX Spectrum with built-in...
Jonathan Cauldwell, the father of the Arcade Game Designer and the Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer, wrote me this morning to tell me he has just released a custom ZX Spectrum ROM that runs AGD,...
View Article‘Multiply’, a new add-on, gives an SD Card interface for the ZX Dandanator Mini
If you own ZX Spectrum, you probably know about the ZX Dandanator Mini, a game cartridge that is equipped with an EEPROM and aims to be a platform for developing and releasing cartridge games for the...
View ArticleWonderful Dizzy – First New Dizzy Game in 26 Years to be released this week
The first completely new Dizzy in adventure from the Oliver Twins in 26 years is to be released Friday 18th December 2020 for ZX Spectrum! Dizzy was a massively successful UK Video game character...
View ArticleWonderful Dizzy is Truly Wonderful! We review the new game by The Oliver Twins
Since I wasn’t a British kid in the 80s and never owned a ZX Spectrum until recently, iconic characters like Monty Mole, Miner Willy, or Dizzy don’t bring me any nostalgia as they do to many of you. I...
View ArticleQuadron DeLuxe – The acclaimed ZX Spectrum game gets a Cassette CD pack
After almost two years from its launch, Quadron for the ZX Spectrum by Andy “Cosmium” Beale finally got its deserved physical release. Published by Cronosoft, Quadron DeLuxe features a double jewel...
View ArticlePlaneta Sinclair announces their choice for the best ZX Spectrum Games of 2020
Planeta Sinclar, the Portuguese website dedicated to the ZX Spectrum, and in my opinion, the best one around for the Speccy, has announced the winners of GOTY 2020, the Game of the Year 2020 event that...
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Espectro Magazine #6 available now
Espectro Magazine is a printed Portuguese-language magazine about the ZX Spectrum. Published quarterly, the magazine now reaches its 6th issue. The publication is a bit late but the editors promise to...
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The contest “Yandex Retro Games Battle v3” is now multi-platform!
Yandex Retro Games Battle is a game development contest, organized by the Yandex Museum that brought to life amazing games for the ZX Spectrum, like Marsmare: Alienation and White Jaguar. If released...
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To end this year off in a bang, Bitnamic will release three games for the ZX...
Bitnamic, through its European branch, Teknamic, is releasing three new games for the ZX Spectrum in the very last day of the year. The first one is a relaunch. Published as a “Cover Tape” in issue 88...
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2021 Planeta Sinclair Game of the Year Results – Lots of “AAA” games to play...
I am a bit late on this, but I couldn’t let it pass unreported here. On January 29th, the great Portuguese website Planeta Sinclair held an online event in which they announced the results of the 2021...
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A different BASIC contest for the ZX Spectrum can land you a ZX-Uno!
The Planeta Sinclair blog and the Arca Lusitana archive present: 2022 Pascalated BASIC Contest! This contest invites any interested to write a program in ZX Spectrum BASIC using a more structured...
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Special Bundle celebrates ZX Spectrum’s 40th Birthday with amazing games and...
To celebrate ZX Spectrum’s 40th birthday, Quantum Sheep reached out to some awesome Spectrum game developers who have very generously agreed to participate in the Game Bundle with all proceeds...
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“Lost Games”– Four games for the ZX-Spectrum recovered from 1983
Lost Games is a compilation of 4 games, resurrected from tape, that Andy “Cosmium” Beale wrote in 1983. You might remember Cosmium when he released the excellent Quadron a few years ago. Although they...
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Planeta Sinclair has announced the nominees for the 2022 Game of The Year
After having announced the judging panel (here), Planeta Sinclair posted the list of all games that will run for “best of” in different categories, including the most important: GOTY. To elect the...
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