When I was a kid, I didn’t get a lot in the way of overpriced add-ons for my Spectrum. A joystick was considered essential, so I got one of those (Not essential for me - I preferred the keyboard - but my mother wanted to play Gauntlet without having to sit on the floor) but […]

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You probably weren’t expecting another installment quite so soon, but since I’ve had an abrupt disruption in my plans for the day I figured I might as well make the most of it. And then I thought “Why don’t I just review some more Speccy games instead?”
So here we are.
American 3d Pool - Zeppelin Games, […]

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Yes, yes, I know. Let’s just get on with it, shall we?
Amaz1ng - YRS, 2008
It’s a maze. In first person.

It came in sixth place in the 1K category of the 2008 Minigame Competition, so I don’t really want to slag it off. So I’m just going to stop right here.
Amaze - Bytesize, 1983
Huh. It’s the […]

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There’s never much on telly over the festive season, is there? Just reruns of reruns of reruns and a Bond film. The Great Escape wasn’t even on this year! Still, at least there’s some entertainment to be had on the ol’ rubber wonder, eh? And what better way to find out what’s there than to […]

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Superstition’s a pretty stupid thing, I’m sure most of you will agree. I’m happy to walk under ladders, cross the paths of black cats and let them cross mine. I’ve never thrown any salt anywhere (apart from the little sachets they give you in Miss Milly’s) and the only time I knock on wood is […]

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So, there’s a new site on the web that offers a Java-based Speccy emulator and records your scores. You’ll be playing against ooh, just about everyone (including me!) and most likely getting your arse kicked by just about everyone (except me!).
Go and sign up here - it’s the best thing since World of Spectrum.
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