Sinclair ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum - The Ultimate Games Machine

We love the ZX Spectrum!!

So much so that we decided to create this page devoted to this wonderful machine and all the brilliant (and rubbish) games that were released for it.

There are thousands of us that love Sinclair's rubber keyed 8-bit machine. The Speccy is the stuff of legends and deserves a bit of love from us all. So join us as we revel in legendary 80's gaming. To find more info on the number one 8-bit machine go to ZX Spectrum Games

ZX Spectrum Gaming

An 8-Bit rainbow worth more than a pot of gold

8-Bit gaming on Sinclair's legendary machine is something to savour...

The ZX Spectrum was an 8-Bit personal home computer released by Sinclair Research Ltd in 1982. It had been referred to during development as the ZX81 Colour and ZX82, before it was finally given the 'ZX Spectrum' moniker. This was an apt name as it highlighted it's colour display, compared to the black and white of its predecessors, the Sinclair ZX80 and ZX81. The Spectrum was initially released in three different models, ranging from the entry level model with 16KB of RAM, to the more popular 48KB model and the ZX Spectrum + (which also had 48KB of RAM).

This machine really helped to usher in the era of home computing (especially in the UK), giving rise to the legend of the 'bedroom programmer' and the serious gamer. We fall into both categories, and many many hours of our mis-spent youth are dedicated to this machine.

So for all you Speccy fans out there (and especially Spectrum gamers), join us as nostalgia gets the better of us.

Who can remember The Week family? Did you ever contact Sam Cruise? And why was Airwolf on the Speccy more difficult than flying the real thing? The software houses, the games, the programmers, they are all in here. Take a long, leisurely and teary eyed stroll down memory lane... ZX Spectrum Games

ZX Spectrum Games blog posts

Look at the latest thoughts on our favourite 8-bit machine...

For a blog dedicated to ZX Spectrum games go to ZX Spectrum Games

ZX Spectrum Emulator + 5000 games: ZX Spectrum Emulator + 5000 games | 147.96Mb. By far the most famous and successful of his many products, the ZX Spectrum earned Clive Sinclair a fortune, a knighthood for "services to British industry" and a lasting place in the ...
Viz - The Computer Game per Sinclair ZX Spectrum - http://ping.fm ...: Viz - The Computer Game per Sinclair ZX Spectrum - http://ping.fm/MmtWT.
Spectrum Games: ZX Spectrum Game - Star Firebirds - ZX Spectrum ...: Well this game was already quite 'old hat' when it made it's way onto the ZX Spectrum - and it suffered a little because of this. By late 1985 people were into the likes of more advanced offerings such as Space Harrier or even Commando. ...

Powered by Google

ZX Spectrum game videos

Videos of ZX Spectrum Games

Here are the latest ZX Spectrum videos that have been uploaded onto YouTube

Space Harrier ZX Spectrum

Space Harrier on the ZX Spectrum. Not a bad version considering it is an 8-bit platform. Look at http://www.squidoo.com/SinclairZXSpectrum for more nostalgia

Runtime: 90
210 views
0 Comments:

curated content from YouTube

Classic 3D shooting action!

powered by Youtube

5 Notable games for the ZX Spectrum

5 games that any respectable Speccy gamer should play...

In no particular order....

1: Manic Miner. The granddaddy of all Speccy platformers. Go to ZX Spectrum Manic Miner
2: 3D Starstrike. Super vector graphics and arcade action in a Star Wars stylee. Go to ZX Spectrum 3D Starstrike
3: Way of the Exploding Fist. The first proper beat em up on the Speccy. Go to ZX Spectrum Exploding Fist
4: Raid over Moscow. Great and varied arcade action using the cold war as a backdrop. Go to ZX Spectrum Raid Over Moscow
5: Technician Ted. A Classic and super polished platform game. Go to ZX Spectrum Technician Ted

A Hidden Gem - Missile Defence

Missile Defence for the Spectrum by Keith Burkhill

There are some games that are still talked about to this day such as Manic Miner - and rightly so. But there are others that never got a fair crack of the whip, were never recognised, and are barely remembered. Titles such as these are little known hidden gems in the world of retro gaming on the ZX Spectrum. Missile Defence was an unofficial conversion of the arcade game 'Missile Command', and was in our opinion the best version you could get on the Speccy. It can be played with an emulator and can be got from World Of Spectrum

Please read a review of the game at ZX Spectrum Missile Defence

If you can get the hang of the Spectrum's dreaded cursor keys then you will be laughing. If you can keep going once it reaches level 9 please let us know as you must have superhuman reflexes! :-)

ZX Spectrum Plus

The first new model of the classic Sinclair Machine

The ZX Spectrum plus (or ZX Spectrum +) was released onto the UK market in October of 1984. This version of the machine was basically the same as the original rubber keyed model except it now had a proper typewriter keyboard complete with a spacebar and and cursor keys!

It also had little legs underneath the machine so you could prop it up at an angle if you so desired. On the side was a handy reset button which could be pressed for 'soft resets' - which (in all but the worst cases) saved you from having to disconnect the power cable if the machine crashed. The plus did pretty well and it was nice to have a decent keyboard, but most Speccy fans remember the rubber keyed model with fondness.

The Spectrum plus was a natural progression....