ZX Spectrum Loading – Daley Thompson Decathlon

This is a video of a ZX Spectrum +2 (128k) loading Daley Thompson’s Decathlon. There’s something super nostalgic about these sounds (and the coloured bars in the border) for anyone of a certain vintage who owned one of… Read More

Robocop (1988) - ZX Spectrum

Robocop (1988) – ZX Spectrum – Let’s Play and Review

Robocop is the video game of the fantastic 1987 film of the same name. Data East made a great arcade machine with a run and gun style in 1988, and then this was ported to the home computers… Read More

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future - ZX Spectrum

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future – ZX Spectrum – Let’s Play

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad, and C64 in 1986 by Virgin Games. The C64 is very different to the Spectrum and Amstrad versions in that he doesn’t even have a… Read More

Phineas Frogg - ZX Spectrum

Phineas Frogg – ZX Spectrum – Let’s Play and Review

Phineas Frogg is a 1985 Mirrorsoft game for the ZX Spectrum. I have fond memories of playing this as a kid as it is one of my earliest gaming memories. I remember the jumping noise that Phineas makes… Read More

Aliens: Neoplasma - ZX Spectrum - Let's Play and Review

Aliens: Neoplasma – ZX Spectrum – Let’s Play and Review

Aliens: Neoplasma on the ZX Spectrum was a 2019 entry into the ZX Dev Remakes competition by Team Sanchez, and it’s a really fun game. The graphics, sound, playability, and atmosphere are all top notch, and makes for… Read More

Computer Scrabble - ZX Spectrum

Computer Scrabble – ZX Spectrum – Let’s Play

This is Computer Scrabble on the ZX Spectrum, which was published in 1983 and was often bundled in with the 48k ZX Spectrum as part of a “6 pack” of games. You can have up to 4 players… Read More

Castlevania: Spectral Interlude - ZX Spectrum

Castlevania: Spectral Interlude – ZX Spectrum – Let’s Play

This is a brilliant fan made Castlevania game on the 128k Spectrum. Castlevania: Spectral Interlude was created by Russian based Rewind Team, and it is absolutely fantastic. Amazing graphics and sound, and great playability, although the game is… Read More

Arkanoid | ZX Spectrum | 1987 | Let’s Play

Arkanoid was a 1986 arcade game from Taito which was a updated version of the old classic bat and ball breakout style game. The arcade machine had a spinner to control the bat (or a ship in this… Read More

Football Manager Spectrum

Football Manager (1982) – ZX Spectrum – Kevin Toms

I dug out the amazing Football Manager on the Spectrum that I used to play as a kid in the mid 1980s hiding behind my bed every time either my team or the opposition attacked in the match… Read More