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Henrique Olifiers

@olifiers.bsky.social

Co-Founder, Gamer-In-Chief of BAFTA-winner Bossa Studios. Chairman tinyBuild. Driver of the ZX Spectrum Next. Retro computing fan. Maker. Space enthusiast.

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GitHub - em00k/NextBuild: NextBuild : A suite of tools based on Boriel's ZX Basic Compiler targetting the ZX Spectrum Next NextBuild : A suite of tools based on Boriel's ZX Basic Compiler targetting the ZX Spectrum Next - em00k/NextBuild

There's a Boriel Basic compiler that's compatible. It's really good and optimised, you would be surprised by it's performance and the games that have been made with it.

github.com/em00k/NextBu...

04.08.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clive Townsend, of Saboteur fame, has curated a list of most of the games that have been made for the ZX Spectrum Next. And there are many gems here, check it out:

www.clivetownsend.com/next/index.php

03.08.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

And Head Over Heels Deluxe. And the new Saboteur... Or...

www.clivetownsend.com/next/index.php

03.08.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We won't disappoint!!!

03.08.2025 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely! Perhaps a top 10 per decade? Because the last 20 years have brought us some gems, like the Castlevania screenshot you posted!

03.08.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for supporting the project, much appreciated!

02.08.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next: the evolution of the Speccy computer, now expanded into the world of the Sinclair QL, C64 and... More!

I just backed ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

02.08.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you kindly for supporting the project!!!

02.08.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Voted Number #1 by Your Sinclair
3D DEATHCHASE

Remake for the ZX Spectrum Next 3 (all physical backers now get this stretch goal!)

QUESTION for Speccy fans:
Tell us and @ZXSpectrumNext what you liked the most and the least about Deathchase and what would YOU would like to see in the new one?

02.08.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Woooooooo

30.07.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@chrisoreganuk.bsky.social & @deanswain.bsky.social chat to @olifiers.bsky.social and Chris Hill about the amazing successful 3rd Kickstarter campaign of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next and a whole lot more! traffic.libsyn.com/secure/retro... #zxspectrumnext #sinclair #zxspectrum #kickstarter

28.07.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Sorry sir... Sometimes we miss one or another email. Please send a new one and I'll take care of it later this week.

28.07.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm headed that way, yes!

28.07.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the way. Learn by doing something you want to.

25.07.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mail us at info@specnext.com. ;)

25.07.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so, so happy for the Commodore team and outcome... It's great to see the brand going to fans. Keen to see what else they bring! I would absolutely get a modernized Amiga.

24.07.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aye, that's the core: that we are all thriving and expanding the experience for the community.

What a time to be alive, eh? Would you have imagined this 10-20 years ago? I wouldn't!

24.07.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To be fair, Maxwell disks are very good quality...

24.07.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The one in which I talk about the success of the ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 Kickstarter and what's around the corner.

24.07.2025 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are community ones, but not fully fledged yet, so we don't count them (yet). Same applies to the BBC and MSX cores.

We'll get there!

24.07.2025 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And donโ€™t forget Gosh Wonderful as well as Looking Glass ROMs by the ever amazing @warmtoffee.bsky.social are included with each ZX Spectrum Next!

24.07.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's down to the fact we had the X2 tiers on both KS (before KS featured addons), meaning each backer of those tiers got two machines.

KS 2 shipped ~5,800 machines (not including free ones for Devs, PR etc.)

24.07.2025 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hard to convey how cool this is. The Speccy is alive and super well.

Time to brainstorm new stretch goals!

24.07.2025 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And we are past the ยฃ1.5M mark. This is just incredible.

Need more stretch goals!

24.07.2025 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next: the evolution of the Speccy computer, now expanded into the world of the Sinclair QL, C64 and... More!

Only about 7 more backers needed for Issue 3 to smash past its final stretch goal. Congrats to the team. #zxspectrumnext #retrocomputing #retrogaming
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

24.07.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The main help screen. Enter REM at the command line. Enter STOP at the command line to switch keyword entry mode. The Looking Glass ZX Spectrum ROM V1.08 will be online soon. My favourite.

The main help screen. Enter REM at the command line. Enter STOP at the command line to switch keyword entry mode. The Looking Glass ZX Spectrum ROM V1.08 will be online soon. My favourite.

The Gosh Wonderful ZX Spectrum ROM V1.40 is available for download along with a useful BASIC program โ€œpeekerโ€ that I use to peek under the hood. It uses 3 routines by Steve Vickers written for other Z80 computers back in the 80s.
They achieve total accuracy.

speccy4ever.speccy.org/_CMS.htm

23.07.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

There's a BBC core made by the community already!

20.07.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Should be fixed now.

20.07.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, should be on environmental tab!

20.07.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep! We shall release it soon.

19.07.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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