Did you know there are only 50 white ZX Spectrum Nexts in existence? Half went to the developers who built the machine - each with their name etched on the motherboard. The story of how they came to be is a lovely read: specnext.dev/blog/2024/11/29/the-white-next/

CSpect V2.19 just dropped - Mike Dailly's ZX Spectrum Next emulator gets a huge rendering overhaul with proper blending modes, smoother audio/video sync, and Timex hires fixes. Gamers should try "-60 -vsync" for buttery smooth gameplay. https://dailly.blogspot.com/

The bane of every retrocomputing enthusiast, Varta, is going the way of the dodo. Can't say I'm sad. These folks cooked more Amigas and PCs than I can possibly tally with their leaky batteries. Hope Duracell follows them shortly! www.reuters.com/business/ger...

German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications

German battery manufacturer Varta has filed four ​insolvency applications, a spokesperson for ‌the Stuttgart district court said on Friday, marking another setback for ​the company.

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Bizmuth 0.9.4-beta4 is out — our cycle-accurate ZX Spectrum Next emulator + source-level debugger. New: save/load states, re-runnable setup, faster interrupt-heavy code, and a swappable LGPL Z80 core. https://twistedraven.net/news/bizmuth-0-9-4-beta4/ #Bizmuth #ZXSpectrumNext #Z80

I've released my new ZX Spectrum and Spectrum Next emulator out into the wild, it's been a long old slog, but I've finally got a beta version available to download and a shiny new website to boot. #emulator #zxspectrum #sinclair #spectrumnext #zxnext #specnext twistedraven.net/bizmuth/

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Homebrew Z80 and ZX Spectrum Next tools — the FantASM assembler, the Zinc language, and the Bizmuth emulator.

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You can now code for the ZX Spectrum Next right in your web browser using my online retro IDE retrogamecoders.com/zxnext-js-em... #zxnext #zxspectrum

Code ZX Spectrum Next in a Web Browser (ZXGo Emulator in JS)

The ZX Spectrum Next is now in my online IDE, including both Next BASIC and Boriel compiled BASIC, and of course Z80 ASM and C

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My moonlighting as a Maker led me to staging Wunder Beta's debut show. I'm particularly proud of the unfurling heart made of pieces of CDs triggered by a Z80 processor. Check out the show breakdown here and listen to some of her tracks! wunderbeta.substack.com/p/a-room-of-...

Riding in retro style on a Sinclair C5? Sure thing! Tempted to find one to revamp and ride around in London down the line. Good idea or madness in its purest form? (We'll ship the KS3 ZX Spectrum Nexts before I start another project, don't worry!)

For those so inclined, a single-player alpha/beta version of the #ZXSpectrumNext client for Jet Set Willy:Redux is now downloadable from jetsetwilly.net It's got some cosmetic issues to resolve, but the game is fully playable. #Retro #ZXSpectrum #JetSetWilly #ScreenshotSaturday

Reposting to catch the time difference. Jet Set Willy: Redux single player beta available for ZX Spectrum Next download. #Retro #ZXSpectrumNext #JetSetWilly #ScreenshotSaturday #Gamedev

MauS@mausthekat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For those so inclined, a single-player alpha/beta version of the #ZXSpectrumNext client for Jet Set Willy:Redux is now downloadable from jetsetwilly.net It's got some cosmetic issues to resolve, but the game is fully playable. #Retro #ZXSpectrum #JetSetWilly #ScreenshotSaturday

How many ZX Spectrum Nexts can we spot at RetCon today? Many! A happy place this is!

Let the retrocomputing weekend begin! There has been magic smoke and blown capacitors already. It only gets better from here!

Catching up on the trend of posting an obscure game most people missed out on. Here's my Amiga entry:

Watching an old disaster movie, Poseidon Adventure, and Leslie Nielsen shows up in the role of the captain of the doomed ship. Now I can't take the story seriously anymore, because I keep waiting for the supposedly dead captain show up with a woopee cushion telling people to not call him Shirley.

To the people arguing that 3 1/2 floppy disks weren't actually floppy. You know the word 'disk' means a circular object, right? 'Floppy disk' refers to the media inside the rigid square plastic case, which is indeed floppy and circular, just like 5 1/4 and 8" floppy disks.

So, GamesIndustry and Matthew Ball want you to believe 50+ gamers need 'special games' they can play. Tell that to my 65:1 KD ratio, son. @chetsucks.com

@supernorn.bsky.social I would love to help make that happen... DM?

Jet Set Willy: Redux running on the ZX Spectrum Next. jetsetwilly.net #screenshotsaturday #zxspectrumnext #jetsetwilly #retro #gamedev

There's no better way to learn Z80 Assembly than this great series on YouTube based on the ZX Spectrum. It's easy to follow, fun to watch, perfect pace. You'll end up with a ton of knowledge, tips, and armed to start coding. youtu.be/_J4ahkWtNYw?...

Z80 Assembly Language for the ZX Spectrum Tutorial, Episode 1: The Basics

YouTube video by The Retro Desk

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Sonic The Hedgehog Comes To The ZX Spectrum Next - In An Unofficial Capacity, At Least.

Sonic The Hedgehog Comes To The ZX Spectrum Next - In An Unofficial Capacity, At Least

From one 8-bit to another

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When I moved to the UK a couple of decades ago, new friends I made kept gifting me DVD boxsets of British stuff I should know about but never heard of. I owe them for introducing me to the likes of Red Dwarf, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Spaced... Brits are lovely welcoming people.

Playing Batman the Movie on the ZX Spectrum Next on a friday night. Thats how I roll 😎 #ZXSpectrum #batman #zxspectrumnext #sinclairzxspectrum #batman89 #80s #80sgaming #thespectrum #sinclair #retrogaming #1980s

I had a lot of fun writing this, wandering down memory lane - and digging out some daft photos of me at those points in time. remysharp.com/2026/05/17/t... There's a (freeish) game for your emulators and hardware sitting over at marbles2.com (gameboy, palm pilot, web and zx spectrum).

[https://youtube.com/shorts/wSM4blImQTo](youtube.com/shorts/wSM4b...) A new Spectrum Next game I made the music for has been released. #videogame #gamemusic #videogamemusic #gameaudio #8bit #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #retrogaming #gamesoundtrack #zxspectrum #zxspectrumnext

Next Hexagon - New #spectrumnext Game

YouTube video by Jamie Mallender

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Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only

Chet Faliszek@chetsucks.com · 3mo ago

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only

Indie Retro News: Bloodstone - This new ZX Spectrum 128k game by ZXOnline looks gorgeous! www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/bloo... #retrogaming #gaming #zxspectrum

Rusty Chess -- WIP #SpectrumNEXT game www.facebook.com/groups/specn... #retrodev #retrogaming #zxspectrum #retrocomputing

I'd be very grateful if you guys could help me spread the word. I'm currently forcing myself to take a break from the technical side to focus on marketing, but the ZX Spectrum Next port of the engine is 100% gonna be a thing if there's enough demand. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hap...

Coming soon: Tomáš: King of Rejection

He pleasures nobody, and he does it all in glorious 256 colors. A slapstick point & click recalling the golden age of 1990s adventure

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One of the many reasons Mr. Bingo is my favourite artist.

Whenever I hear this song that Tim Follin somehow managed to conjure out of the ZX Spectrum's shitty little 1-bit beeper, I'm reminded that the thing that originally excited me about computers as a child was that they can be a limitless canvas for creative expression

Tim Follin - "Chronos" (ZX Spectrum) [Oscilloscope Visualization]

YouTube video by KYLXBN (Kyle)

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