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A tribute to the greatest Speccy magazine of all time!
We're back! Been busy with my other projects, but we are once again back in business!
Random inlay: Action Biker/Mastertronic Ltd (1985) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/72/ #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Cover Tape Wars - Jul 1989: YS's forgettable cover tape became an instant classic because it has the audio recording of Whistlin' Rick Wilson's Hold My Hand Very Tightly (Very Tightly) - that covered two terrible (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
So which of this month's games are you enjoying? Bubble In Trouble is a clever little game. Telethugs is fun too, gives me a Robocop 2 vibe. Paulo always delivers great work. I'd love a proper game in the style of the original Robocop though. It seems Zosya were working on one: is.gd/nnE1wM
Random inlay: Rainbow Islands/Ocean Software Ltd (1990) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/724/ #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Crash Jul 1984: 3D perspective games round-up. The long-running Jetman cartoon strip begins. Run It Again looks at Pacman games. RD Digital Tracer reviewed. Worst Things Happen At Sea, Moon Alert, Sabre Wulf, (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
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CRASH 6 - Index
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ZXVintage@zxvintage.bsky.social · last yr.Crash Jul 1984: 3D perspective games round-up. The long-running Jetman cartoon strip begins. Run It Again looks at Pacman games. RD Digital Tracer reviewed. Worst Things Happen At Sea, Moon Alert, Sabre Wulf, (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Sinclair User Jul 1991: SU gets slapped down by ELSPA and the tape is down from twelve to eight items. It introduces the password-locked game where the password is revealed to those who ring a premium-rate phoone (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Sinclair User Jul 1988: Operation Wolf programmer notes, Empire Strikes Back preview. READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-076/SinclairUser_076_Jul_1988#page/n00/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Your Spectrum Jul 1985: Opus Discovery and Triton QD disk drives reviewed. Shadowfire review and hacking feature. Joystick Jury section still not quite in shape - reviews of Chuckie Egg 2 and Archon poorly rated, (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Crash Jul 1986: Tigress feature. READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-30/Crash_30_Jul_1986#page/n00/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Crash Jun 1991: Two tapes again, containing 10 items in all. Admittedly the Codemasters compilation tape is worth the £2.99 magazine price alone. READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
There are bad computer games, and then there's really bad computer games, and then there is Speed Zone, a game that is absolutely bobbins across four different formats. If you require proof, then @chinnyvision.bsky.social can enlighten you on how bad it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSeC...
ChinnyVision - Ep 130 - SpeedZone - CPC, Spectrum Atari XL/XE, C64
YouTube video by ChinnyVision - The Retro Game Review Channel
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Crash Jun 1985: Denton Design - formed by a team of ex-Imagine programmers - interviewed. Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Dun Darach previewed. Tech Niche covers Micronet. Repairer's feature. On The Cover briefly (1/3) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Sinclair User Jun 1988: Cybernoid programmer notes, Last Ninja 2 preview. READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-075/SinclairUser_075_Jun_1988#page/n00/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
ZX History - April 1991: HeroQuest! READ: https://archive.org/stream/Your_Sinclair_065/page/n73/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Sinclair User May 1985: Sir Clive announces the intention to create the C10, a two-seater electric car with twice the range and speed of the C5. That didn't happen. Sinclair Research profits down to £7m from (1/4) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
40 years ago, CRASH featured this cool cover to promote its review round-up of all the latest Speccy sports games. Which basically celebrated the sheer wealth of new sports games and showed the scene was absolutely not on its last legs as the cover suggested! Early "clickbait!"😁
The Covertape wars. Great for kids (like myself) on a limited budget, but the death knell for the actual software market.
Dan Whitehead@danwhitehead.net · 2y agoSaw people comparing the cost of Switch 2 games to how many months of GamePass you could get for the same amount, and immediately flashed back to the dying days of 8-bit computers when magazines would have free cover tapes containing recent games. And how that whole sector died immediately after.
I’m not revealing everything just yet… But it’s slowly coming together. FREEZE-ZX coming Summer 2025 FREEZE64.com #ZXSpectrum #Sinclair #Speccy #ZX81
Sinclair User Apr 1991: Predator 2 programmer notes. READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-110/SinclairUser_110_Apr_1991#page/n00/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Crash Apr 1992: The last ever issue before being bought out and "merged" into SU - ironically an 84-page relaunch issue. Euro games feature, 3-page Danny The Duster "April Fool". A sad end to a once great (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
