Tag: Sinclair
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Atic Atac Game Review for the ZX Spectrum
Or is it Attic Attack? The Early 1980s UK Gaming Scene The early 1980s were a transformative period for the video game industry, marked by rapid technological advancements and a burgeoning market for home computers. The ZX Spectrum, with its affordable price and cheap cassette-based games, became a popular platform for development. Whilst our American…
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Top 10 Spectrum Games: the best Spectrum games ever!
Games every ZX Spectrum owner should play Every Spectrum owner will have had their own personal favourites on Sinclair’s popular home computer, and I have drawn up a list of what I believe to be the best. My Spectrum Top 10 is based on my experiences of innovative games, that even 30 years later will…
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Sinclair ZX81 old school computing
It’s 1981, and I’m an 10 year old boy fascinated with the emerging world of personal computers. My dad would bring home a Commodore Pet machine from work, the same shape and size as a small car, over the Christmas period. I would spend hours playing Snake (yes, years before Nokia got in on the…
