Random Man 5000 from Plus XP writes "When I ask you “What is retro gaming?” What is the first thing that comes into to your head? Is it Nintendo? Or is it Atari? Or is it maybe Amstrad? When I think about retro gaming I think of very first console I ever owned, the Sinclair 128K ZX Spectrum Plus 2, and today I am going to tell you why I fell in love with this computer and how it started my love of gaming. I remember spending many hours playing various games on the Spectrum and one of the best things about it was that by time it had finished loading the game, I would have completed my homework....."
Dealspwn writes:If you loved your Speccy or are just a massive hipster (don't worry, we won't judge you) you'll soon be able to relive the glory days with The Recreated ZX Spectrum.
Though not actually a Spectrum on the inside -- basically it's a Bluetooth keyboard with access to some emulated games on iOS and Android -- you'll be hard-pressed to tell the difference on the outside.
Junior Smart of Frost Magazine writes 'The keys were made of rubber, games did not come on discs but on cassettes, Graphics may never have stood a chance, there were no cut sequences, no insertion of video and photo-mapping was unheard of. But that did not stop it from becoming a home favourite. What programmers had to focus on was real gameplay, interesting storytelling and making one fire button count for everything. Join us as I give you the run down on games that were incredible to see on such a small rubber button keyed home computer.'
all those games we nothing compared to how technically amazing star strike 3d 2 was back when the star wars arcade game was wire frame only, and castle master too even though it was a bit slow and miles better on the ST/ Amega it was still a technical feat.
Yeah not to mention Ultimate Play the Game (now RARE), Imagine and Ocean Software all had titles far more worthy of those on that list.
U.P.T.G was without a doubt light years ahead of their time.
Yes, Star Strike was truly excellent. Far too many great games to mention in one piece I'm afraid So sorry if I missed anyone's faves. Does anyone remember Target Renegade, Way of the exploding fist, or Gauntlet? They were mine...
Nostalgia is a truly wonderful thing.
It's easy to forgot how many decent titles there were on the speccy. I'll have to fire up the emulator and take a trip back to the 1980s.
You're thinking how great it was at the time, they will be crap now!
Saboteur was amazing............ in 85 :)
Great system i had this version and 48k.