Reviews of the new Sinclair PC -the IBM-PC compatible machine by Amstrad- launched in 1988, by #yoursinclair & #crashmagazine plus an spanish advert

I built the second-worst #ZXSpectrum emulator in the world with #Perl

https://fuzzix.org/building-the-secondworst-zx-spectrum-emulator-in-the-world-with-perl

"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:

@morefunmakingit

There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos

This morning I've added more products to my new "quickshop" page to make ordering in the UK easier and a lot more convenient.

https://www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm

Buy It Now buttons added for the range of hardware I've designed and released for use with #RC2014 and compatibles (such as #ZXSpectrum and #SAMCoupe via my bus interfaces, MicroBeast, Minstrel 4D, systems with RC2014 / RCbus expansion ports)

Released in June 2020:
SID SOUNDCHIP Interface
- Use the famous #C64 soundchip with your #Z80 system. Also works with ARMSID and SwinSID. Includes 50/60/100Hz interrupt generator.

Released in July 2020:
GRAPHIC OLED Interface
- Add a 128 x 32 OLED module to your project.

Released in September 2021:
ZX TRUE TONE (ZXTT)
- 1.7734MHz Clock oscillator for use with Ed Brindley's YM/AY Soundcard.

Also available on my Tindie and eBay stores - see profile. Plus much more information on: https://2014.samcoupe.com

ROUND 1 Poll 106

Your Sinclair issue 92: Beaut Box 7
Special Playgames issue 31

BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES
Top cassette to go through to next round

#BattleoftheCovertapes #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

Quazatron - Title (Beeper) by Steve Turner

./q/Quazatron.ay?#0
Title: Quazatron - Title (Beeper)
Author: Steve Turner
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

betsyandsamantha now has a home on #youtube. All completed longplay content on #twitch has been moved to there, and as we complete games, they'll be downloaded and added.

Games are organised by playlist for ease.

https://www.youtube.com/@betsyandsamantha/playlists

I may consider adding to Peertube in the future.

There's content here from #infocom #atarist, #zxspectrum, #macintosh classic and modern #adventuregames.

I'm also working on a write-up detailing my video and audio capture setup.

BREAKING: A new Kickstarter for the Spectrum Next soon:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4330921

Just found out about a 2009 TV film on retro computing called "Micro Men". It's a sort of comedy-drama about UK computer manufacturers in the 1980s, done on a tiny budget by mixing in archive footage. It works really well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH5L-iTIbP8

There's also a video of some of the real people depicted watching it and commenting on the authenticity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaonVYOTSsk

cc @retrocomputing

A demo of a pre-release version of promising Frogger RX is available here:

https://happycodingzx.itch.io/frogger-rx

Sad news: Spectrum legend Don Priestley (3D Tanx, Popeye, Maziacs, Trap Door, ...) passed away late last year, according to Martyn Carroll on Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/martcarroll.bsky.social/post/3lj3g2ahnhs2f

Rest in peace

This group of teens were #microhobby 's "Software Vigilantes", objective criticism guaranteed.

Here, reviewing Sir Fred

These tools are at different stages of development:

• zxtex <-NEW! 99% complete, may contain very minor bugs

  • converts sprites both ways between bmp,gif,png and a hexadecimal representation, using the ZX Spectrum palette
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxtex

• zxgotools - 95% complete, minor errors to be fixed.

  • maketap
  • loadtap
  • tzx2tap
  • totap (supersedes and unifies both maketap and bas2tap)
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxgotools

• plus3 - handles ZX Spectrum +3 dsk images. 85% implemented

  • plus3 create
  • plus3 add
  • plus3 extract (to .tap)
  • plus3 ls
  • plus3 rm
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/plus3

• zxa - a simple Z80 assembler for the ZX Spectrum. 70% implemented.

  • Z80N support implemented
  • Needing to complete:
  • instructions may be missing
  • macros would be nice
  • integration with zxgotools
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxa

All tools are cross-platform and binaries for all major platforms will be provided regularly.

New game Plyuk for ZX Spectrum has some pleasingly blocky graphics going all-in on the 8x8 character based graphic 'limitations' of the 1982 computer. :) I'm enjoying it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naCtCYUwIwk

En Wizard's Lair tenias que explorar un laberinto lleno de trampas, enemigos y tesoros, buscando las cuatro partes de la llave mágica que te permitiría escapar. ¿Cuántas veces lo conseguiste? Yo creo que ninguna, pero me lo pasaba en grande intentándolo #retrogaming #zxspectrum

There will be an online Jam with three anonymous ZX Spectrum Jammers joining at Lovebyte 2025.

The event will last about an hour, offering a unique, nostalgic experience. The participants will be using Bazematic, a browser-based ZX Spectrum live-coding environment.

The anonymity of the jammers adds an element of mystery, allowing the focus to be purely on the creativity and skill displayed.

New Retrosouls game dropped:
https://retrosouls.itch.io/plyukzx

Nueva actualización de la web El Trastero Del Spectrum (9/Feb/2025):

- Las versiones del juego Dallas de CCS en español.
- Más libros digitalizados por Luis El Gris
- Los programas de Slowglass, editados por Matranet.

https://trastero.speccy.org/updates.htm