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Modern ZX Spectrum game reviews, interviews, features, POKES and general good times. Free PDF https://breakspace.itch.io/
A square satellite dish with the Cambridge logo, being displayed by the late Sir Clive Sinclair, boffin extraordinaire.
People of the #UK !
Check your rooftops, and your neighbours', if you think you can get away with it.
As seen in our latest issue, the ZX Load museum is on the lookout for one of these Cambridge square satellite dishes, as modelled here by the lovely Clive.
Have you spotted one? Let us know.
The map does put our ZX Spectrum magazine at the heart of European intellectualism, as is right and proper.
Not a footballer in sight, despite our Kevin Toms obsession.
David Cameron's 2015 tweet saying "Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong government with me or chaos with Ed Miliband". Beneath this is a photo of Ed Miliband on a laptop where he is playing the ZX Spectrum strategy game Chaos.
Seems like a good day to reshare my favourite Very Niche Meme.
09.02.2026 11:26 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
EFGAMP member spotlight: The LOAD ZX Museum in Cantanhede (Portugal) is hosting the ZX Spectrum GOTY Awards on 21 Feb 2026, 15:00. Fresh homebrew, an international jury, and a community-voted Hall of Fame classic. Watch live on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@LOADZX
05.02.2026 13:52 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
This was remade and much improved in 2024 as Gilligan's Mine
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Steve Vickers interviewed about his time at Sinclair, saving ROM space on the ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum and the new venture the Jupiter Ace.
youtube.com/watch?v=kgWj...
There are just a few copies of this left. If anyone is interested & doesn't want to go via Facebook, drop me a DM and I'll put you in touch with the guy who's selling them. π
29.01.2026 18:17 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Some absolutely CORKING games nominated to join Chuckie Egg & Target Renegade in the Load #ZXSpectrum Hall of Fame 2026.
You can place YOUR vote here.
strawpoll.com/7MZ0k3QL1go
Calling all #ZXSpectrum fans! To celebrate my latest game, "Full Spectrum Defence" going off to the publisher, both my previous games, "S.C.I.O.N" and "Knightmare", are now FREE to download from sausagewaregames.itch.io Enjoy! #8bit #retrogames #indiedev #retro
27.01.2026 23:57 β π 25 π 17 π¬ 2 π 1Things continue to heat up on the Chuckie Egg Speedrun scene!
Congratulations to psenough.
Here we go...
Announcing the Visible Zorker Project and Patreon! Remember how I did Visible Zork 1 and 2? I'm going to do Zork 3, and then continue through Infocom's entire canon -- in chronological order, one per month.
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/the-...
A cartoon basketball player with terrifying bulging eyes dunks the ball for 2 precious points, from the printable cover for BASIC Ball, a type-in listing presented in Break Space Issue 4. The actual game is more like shooting free throws or Horse or something, with no dunking involved, but there's a long tradition of game illustrations having little to no relation to the game, and who are we to resist the trend?
Issue 4 of Break Space magazine came out last week, but if you missed it, don't worry : It's still out, and still free.
What could be better on a chilly Sunday evening than catching up on the latest #zxspectrum news and typing in a cool BASIC game listing?
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#retro
ICYMI, my post this week was on the first Batman computer game. Read about:
- How Ritman & Drummond built on Knight Lore to make an isometric classic
- DC's intervention to tell them "Batman doesn't take drugs"
- Their follow-up Head Over Heels, a "very wonderful ticket to runny-jumpy-avoidy city"
'Jim Rosenthal' / 'Wailing Wall' is a rhyme for the ages.
22.01.2026 22:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
3 weeks into the new year and a very strong contender for 2026 Speccy GOTY has already dropped!
I think this could be perhaps be the greatest shoot em up the Speccy has ever seen!!
Hyperbole? Judge for yourself.
ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun
StoryCraft System is now available!
It's a visually driven system system for creating story-based games on the Spectrum Next.
#specnext #spectrumnext #zxspectrum #indiedev #retrogaming
sunteam.itch.io/storycraft
The jury of the GOTY revealed...
planetasinclair.blogspot.com/2026/01/elem...
Great wee game, give @tomjamespotter.bsky.social a follow if you haven't already!
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #homebrew #gamedev
Thanks Rob!
That 80s enthusiasm is the vibe we're going for, so it's good to hear that we're hitting at least some of the marks.
Kwyll, a new retro game creation tool initially targeting the Sinclair ZX Spectrum including the new The Spectrum, is now available to purchase.
www.kwyll.com
#spectrum #retro
Just in case you missed it on Friday, Break Space Issue 4 came out.
122 pages of #zxspectrum goodness!
There's a great piece by the founder of the Crap Games Competition, an interview with the developer of Football Manager Revisited, and POKEs galore. All free at
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
TJ Ferreira has taken a look at our Issue 4 over on the YouTube.
Check it out!
youtu.be/Lq7fkyt_u0o
And go ahead and grab the magazine at
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retrogaming #zine #zxspectrum
You're welcome. On both counts.
Enjoy!
What if was a 2-page spread ?
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A cool wizard blasts an off-page foe with his rainbow magic! It's the cover of BreakSpace issue 4, for all you Spectrum game review needs.
What the world needs now is ZX Spectrum games reviews.
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
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#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
#γγΌγ·γγ―γγΉγΏγΌγ¬γγ«3 η AWASS
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Cassette 50 lives on in the history books of the ZX Spectrum, and many other 8 bit computers as a popular conversation topic. Join me tomorrow, 14th January as I invite you, the BASIC programmer to take part in this new CASSETTE 50 project for 2027. #zxspectrum
www.youtube.com/live/vstAJ5O...
Reviews for BreakSpace Issue 4 are done : another 57 new #ZXSpectrum games carefully assessed.
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
Cyril Regis had a song you could sing wherever he scored, so him.
30.12.2025 14:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
So I've been thinking back on all the brand new #ZXSpectrum games I've been playing in 2025 & wrote a blog post about it.
I was going to do a top 5...but there's over 30 games in my shortlist!
retrostreamers.com/2025/12/29/s...
