RIP Oli Frey - the artist behind so many classic Crash, Zzap!64 and other magazine covers.1yr ⋅ UKFilmNerd ⋅ r/zxspectrum
The Good Old Days. I miss the days where you could buy some really decent games for £1.99. I used to go to my local 7- Eleven shop and find some great gems.1yr ⋅ GameOver80s ⋅ r/zxspectrum
You can replay Driller from the ZX Spectrum release (1987) in OpenGL/4K using ScummVM!11mo ⋅ galapag0 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
My ancient copy of Horace Goes Skiing. How come it says Hungry Horace on the spine though? Is that because ‘Hungry’ was the OG Horace game, a bit like Streets of Rage 1?1yr ⋅ Opsimath_gaming ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Just Nano SD, Turbosound AY + Kempston. ESXDOS 0.8.9. Courtesy of Zaxon, aka Piotr Bugaj.1yr ⋅ GrandMasterSlack2020 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Loved this game as a kid, always found this loading screen exciting! You would never just name a game,‘Booty’ these days though.. different times I guess 🤣1yr ⋅ Opsimath_gaming ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Renovating my garage. Did the floor as Jet Set Willy / Manic Miner4yr ⋅ supermanscottbristol ⋅ r/zxspectrum
My ZX Spectrum has a buddy now. Are there any games released on both machines?1yr ⋅ FictionalMediaBully ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Apparently in mid-to-late 80's Ocean were developing a game based on 1970's mafia movie GONCHAROV, but ultimately it wasn't released. There's no full version available, the only thing floating on the Internet is this splash screen for ZX Spectrum version.1yr ⋅ Mr_Grongy ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Found on a shelf at work. Going to play it on the car tape deck on the way home, should spark some memories!2yr ⋅ Seangsxr34 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Is it possible for this cable I made to work? I can hear the key press sound but no image.2yr ⋅ antirez ⋅ r/zxspectrum
My Debut Book, ZX Nightmares, has been submitted to its publisher. Hopefully out soon! What's your personal Speccy nightmare?1yr ⋅ jdanddiet ⋅ r/zxspectrum
My first ever ZX spectrum has arrived. I just loaded my first game, and also wrote some BASIC. This is more fun that I ever imagined.3yr ⋅ Crosdale ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Recently Played Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles On The Good Ol' Speccy. Kind Of Surprised Me.2yr ⋅ FictionalMediaBully ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Desert Island Tapes - if you had to choose 10 games to take to a desert island what would they be (no compilations!)1yr ⋅ SpookeDooke ⋅ r/zxspectrum
One of my best friends (sadly no longer with us) a firm C64 user, caught enjoying a little +2 colour-clash. How many 80s artifacts can you spot?3yr ⋅ 8bitPete ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Anyone else receive theirs? Found my Vega Plus in a box in the garage today!1yr ⋅ mrdjw ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Used to love playing this as a kid, was one of my favorites and the most expensive game I ever got on the spectrum as I can remember picking it up from WHSmith for £12.99 LOL2yr ⋅ DaddyHintonational ⋅ r/zxspectrum
I got my Machine Language For Beginners today 😎. Edited by William Hungry Horace Tang.4yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Sir Clive Sinclair — Rumour has it, our very own British legend has never played a video game in his entire life. He still to this day just enjoys inventing #ZX80 #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputing #SirCliveSinclair3yr ⋅ MLH70 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
For the few that don't know, all you need is one of these, an android device and an app..2yr ⋅ 8bitPete ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Working on recovering dad's old spectrum - Plugged into aerial on channel 36, any thoughts?2yr ⋅ Sothangel ⋅ r/zxspectrum
I saw these on sale for a few pound each in a charity shop and I now need to buy a +33yr ⋅ Ben0ut ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Found those in my local retro store today. Always wanted to have a Speccy so I'll begin with these as motivation.4yr ⋅ K1nk1lla ⋅ r/zxspectrum
It’s mechanical... It’s biological... Some say it’s arcade perfection — R-Type on the ZX Speccy2yr ⋅ MLH70 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
How Many Of You Played Both Versions Of This Game? And Which Do You Prefer?1yr ⋅ FictionalMediaBully ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Treasure Island Dizzy was my favorite Dizzy game or at least it was the one I played the most and the only one I could finish as a kid, what was your favorite Dizzy game?2yr ⋅ DaddyHintonational ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Don't suppose anyone knows what I have here? Looks to be the DK'tronics keyboard but the little red LED is throwing me off2yr ⋅ _Jakuzuree ⋅ r/zxspectrum
First Spectrum games I've bought since the 1980s...so happy with them!4yr ⋅ Thelastbronx ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Picked up this sweet piece of tech at an insane bargain, can't wait to start programming BASIC on it5yr ⋅ DrPathetic ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Playing Rainbow Islands on Retroid Flip and the ZX Spectrum version is my favorite one...10mo ⋅ Squeepty ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Tonight’s Floppy Deep Dive on the ZX Spectrum - Bruce Lee! Did you play?2yr ⋅ FloppyDeepDive ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Decoding a ZX-Spectrum screen in JavaScript (link to source code in the comments)4yr ⋅ codeobserver ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Found in a box of my great grandfather's stuff. He liked gadgets even in his old age. Can anyone tell me what component is missing from this slot?3yr ⋅ HwanMartyr ⋅ r/zxspectrum
A paining/drawing done by a relative of mine at some point in the 1980s. He was a huge Spectrum fan.5yr ⋅ mattthepianoman ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Surf Champ with mini surfboard attachment - Very excited to add this to my collection this morning!3yr ⋅ -JaguarWong- ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Going through my old stuff I had stored at my parents I found an old treasure box of my spectrum games (not pictured are the bigger card boxes of games like rainbow island and outrun)5yr ⋅ CypherGreen ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Just received my unknown condition ZX Spectrum from an EBay seller. A little bit of a spontaneous purchase after watching videos of old computers (darn you Nostalgic Nerd!), never used one bit looked like a fun machine and a fun project to get working hopefully.6yr ⋅ rancam ⋅ r/zxspectrum
So I started collecting again a few months ago and this is what I have so far...5yr ⋅ SpookeDooke ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Trying to get a 48k speccy working, getting this pattern on screen. What could be wrong here?2yr ⋅ lzyengn ⋅ r/zxspectrum
48k - can you tweak anything to centre the screen? It's shifted to the left. Thanks3yr ⋅ akira1310 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Charlie Brooker's ZX Spectrun Easter egg on the satirical 'Anti Viral Wipe'[BBC Screenshot]4yr ⋅ ewan_spence ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Yesss, won the world cup with Tasmania 🤔. Playing World Cup Football by Artic Software.5yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
I have released an Android version of the 1982 ZX Spectrum text adventure classic Planet of Death, check it out at: https://www.purpleviking.com/adventurea5yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Apologies if this has been asked but I'm a long time Speccy user (had a 16k originally) and I realised today that I don't know what the ZX stands for? My guess is that the Z is to do with the Z80 processor??? Anyone know?4yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Got my retro gaming themed stamps today. Not a stamp collector but had to get these.4yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Bought unknown condition ZX Spectrum, did composite mod and attempted to start it and this is what I get. Thoughts? Bad lower RAM or caps?6yr ⋅ rancam ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Does anyone know what’s going on with my Spectrum...I’ve only just bought it :(4yr ⋅ LeoTheNintendoFan ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Which games were you wanting Santa to bring 30yrs ago in 1988? I seem to remember that I really wanted Afterburner and Operation Wolf.5yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Does anyone have a scan of one of these Sinclair notepads? They came with Microdrive cartridges.5yr ⋅ ThePenultimateNinja ⋅ r/zxspectrum
Would anyone be interested in an app that converts any image into speccy image (and other 8 bit formats) ?4yr ⋅ PurpleViking76 ⋅ r/zxspectrum
I found this lot in my attic, what should I do with it if I'm in the UK? (don't know the resale value of these)5yr ⋅ LewisSevyn ⋅ r/zxspectrum
