Tag Archives: ZX Spectrum

Games That Weren’t: Slightly Spooky, the unreleased follow-up to Slightly Magic @fgasking

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Slightly Spooky is the unreleased follow-up to the smash hit ZX Spectrum title from the early 1990s, Slightly Magic. It was developed by Colin Jones, of Rock Star Ate My Hamster fame, and the Amiga version was submitted to Codemasters fully … Continue reading →

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The Homebrew Review for RGCD: Knights & Demons #zxspectrum #msx #cpc @RetroGamerCD

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Alex Ross-Shaw

I’ve got a new review up over at the RGCD website. It’s for a new ZX Spectrum/MSX/Amstrad CPC game called Knights & Demons. I’ve pasted the first section for you here below, click the link to read the full thing over … Continue reading →

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Have retro remakes had their day? A Sabre Wulf case study

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Sabre Wulf is one of a series of games by Ultimate Play the Game that pushed the ZX Spectrum to the limit when it was released back in 1984. It quickly attained legendary status, with Crash magazine awarding it a ‘Crash … Continue reading →

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Retro Fusion magazine – Homebrew Review

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Alex Ross-Shaw

The Homebrew Review section of Retro Fusion magazine covers the best and most interesting homebrew titles released in the retro scene, but naturally we can’t cover everything and some stuff gets chopped out at the last minute. For The Homebrew … Continue reading →

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The Spectrum Games Bible – Reviews of ZX Spectrum games past and present

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Alex Ross-Shaw

The Spectrum Games Bible is a series of six books detailing the very best games for the ZX Spectrum from it’s birth in 1982 right through to the present day, featuring hundreds of reviews written by fans, and me. I … Continue reading →

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New ZX Spectrum game translated from Russian: Star Heritage #retro #zxspectrum

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Star Heritage is a ‘new’ ZX Spectrum game with a difference. It’s an English version of a Russian graphical text adventure game released in the mid-1990s. About five or six years ago someone on the World of Spectrum forums posted … Continue reading →

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Classic Board Game Conversions (Part Two): Heroquest, because for a world of high adventure, you spend an awful lot of time in a dungeon

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Part One of my overview of Heroquest the board game and its video games conversions can be read here. In that post I look at the background of the board game and provide a general overview of the video game … Continue reading →

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