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8-bit News ZX Spectrum

Sir Fred Sequel to Venture onto the ZX Spectrum

Paul Twist0
Sir Fred was originally released on the ZX Spectrum back in 1986. The game was a Spanish platform game, released in the UK by Mikro-Gen.and now, nearly 40 years later, Sir Fred is getting a sequel in the form of ‘Old Fred’.Old Fred has been coded by the Spanish developers Gamesoft, the team who have previously coded the games Turbo Girl (Dinamic, 1988); Comando Quatro (Zigurat, 1989) and Senda Salvaje
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A Second Batch of Next Magazine Binders is Now Up for Pre-Order

Paul Twist0
Next Magazine, the world’s only mag devoted to the ZX Spectrum Next, is one of our super sister publications, and the initial batch of binders in which to store this august publication sold out rather sharpish - so another run is planned, and you can pre-order your binder now by pledging just £17 here.The first batch of 400 didn't last very long at all, and once 100 pre-orders have been
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New Rob Hubbard Book Coming Soon

Paul Twist0
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, which reached a whopping 1209.6% of its target, a new book about the C64 (and more) composer Rob Hubbard will soon be published by our parent company, Fusion Retro Books.The book has been authored by Chris Abbott, Rob Hubbard, and Kenny McAlpine.The book follows Rob’s career via his own memories along with expert commentary and analysis, giving the definitive story of a genuine legend of
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8-bit News ZX Spectrum

Shovel Duck II: Dig Duck Burrows its Way onto the Spectrum

Paul Twist0
We love our new ZX Spectrum games here at Fusion R Gamer, and the latest new ZX Spectrum game to catch our eye is Shovel Duck II: Dig Duck!Shovel Duck II: Dig Duck is a colorful single-screen platform game by KTB Productions, and it certainly seems to be bursting with "Dig Duck energy"!The game is a sequel to an earlier game called - you guessed it - Shovel DuckShovel Duck
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Jet Set Steamboat Willie title screen
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Jet Set Steamboat Willie Sails onto the ZX Spectrum

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/2aIlBMi6erA But what is Jet Set Steamboat Willie? Well, as you may be aware, the original Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie, recently entered the public domain, along with the original design of Mickey Mouse that featured in the short.And, as you might expect, creative types have been taking advantage of having one of the world’s most recognisable characters at their disposal, such as in the upcoming Mouse FPS, and the
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FUSION #56 – on sale now!

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Swinging their way into the latest issue of FUSION Magazine is a large smattering of absolutely gushing reviews, including Clusterduck, Dragon’s Dogma II, Contra: Operation Galuga, and The Night is Grey. For hardware fans, Alan Hammerton reviews the Asus Rog Ally Z1 Extreme handheld console, plus there are book reviews of The Console: 50 Years of Home Video Gaming and N64: A Visual Compendium. Also in this issue, Faith Johnson ponders fantasy
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Fan-Made Magicland Dizzy Classic Edition Released for ZX Spectrum

Paul Twist0
We previously reported on ZX Spectrum coder Dr Titus’s updated version of Fantasy World Dizzy, but The DizzyFansite has now reported that the good doctor wasn’t content at stopping with Dizzy’s third adventure, and has now moved on to expanding and tweaking our eggy hero's fourth game, resulting in the Magicland Dizzy Classic Edition.Classic Edition of Magicland Dizzy fixes a number of bugs from the original game, as well as
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3D Starstrike series is heading to the ZX Spectrum NEXT

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Fusion Retro Books has announced that it has acquired the rights to several classic ZX Spectrum games, and is planning to bring them to the ZX Spectrum NEXT. These rights include the games, artwork, loading screens, and game inlays. The three games announced on Facebook are: 3D Tank Duel 3D Starstrike 3D Starstrike 2 Who's looking forward to seeing how these upgrade on the NEXT?
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