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SBOT blasts its way into the latest Crash – #16 Preview

Crash #16 In the newest issue of Crash, the team reviews SBOT, Impossamal, the Unicorn, Janky Joe, Speccy Soccer, Coinz Are Mine, Seraphima, Tengu, and a Crash-back review of American 3D Pool. There's also a special preview of up-and-coming NEXT games to look forward to. Also this month, Gordon King reviews an interesting piece of Spectrum hardware, the ZX Retro Wireless, Martyn Carroll investigates the non-release of Toki, and Graeme
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EDGE #386 explores the horrors at sea

August's edition of EDGE magazine contains a massive sixteen-page preview of its cover game, Still Wakes The Deep, the new terrifying first-person chiller. There’s also big hype for Cocoon, Counter-Strike 2, Blasphemous 2, Saltsea Chronicles, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, and Times & Galaxy. Elsewhere in this issue is a look into Valve's Steam Deck rivals, UK studio nDreams discusses ten years of working with VR, and there's an interview
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Baby-Man takes on Man-Baby in the latest CRASH

Crash #15 This month the Crash team review Cracky, Baby-Man vs Man-Baby, Jet Set Willy: Role Reversal, Castle Escape, Storm Over Valhalla, Bruxolico, and Shovel Adventure on the Next. There's also a Crash-back review of the classic Jetpac. Elsewhere Martyn Carroll investigates the extra content and bonuses on +3 disks, Sean McManus explores hidden messages in classic game code, whilst Graeme Mason drills into the history of the 3D sensation,
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TX-1696 for the Spectrum Next gets a new playable demo!

TX-1696 Stardate 1696 , The Taris Xavia has been sent out into deep unknown space, after a signal was intercepted on TOI 700e, the only known human inhabited planet to exist. After intercepting the strange alien signal you are met by hostile lifeforms that are determined to obliterate you. Your onboard computer deciphers the signal and shows the alien creatures intentions…Humans must die….. you pull out of warp and get
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Spectrum Next news and reviews now in the latest Crash!

Crash #14 The writers of the magazine have come together this month to share their thoughts and memories of Crash, following the recent passing of Roger and Oli. It really feels like a closing of an era and the start of a new one, and it's a lovely tribute to their legacy. Elsewhere in this issue, the Crash team review Cocaine Bear, Dig Dug Doug, Sam Slade Robo Hunter, ZXGFX
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Shovel Adventure: The Next Quest – Kickstarter

Shovel Adventure was released for the ZX Spectrum 128k and Amstrad CPC last year, but now it's back with Shovel Adventure: The Next Quest - the ultimate version, this time for the ZX Spectrum Next. In addition to a digital release (£5), two physical editions for the Next are available, both Standard (£17) and Collector (£43) editions. There is also a re-release of the Spectrum 128k version (£11) which features
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Get away from it all with Golden Seas on the Spectrum Next!

Spectrum Next owners with a taste for text adventuring are in for a treat with the new release of Golden Seas, by sunteam. An exclusive to the platform, it's a gripping open world adventure featuring a wealth of puzzles and, thankfully, no random deaths. According to the story, you, Martell, have a simple life sailing the waters of the Clasp - an area known as the Golden Seas, which is
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TX-1696 – PREVIEW

There are some fantastic games out currently for the Spectrum Next - games like Baggers In Space, Delta's Shadow and Q*Bee. Nothing prepared me however for what I thought was some new (Meega) Commodore Amiga shoot ‘em up for the cream beast - to be in fact a new Spectrum Next title! As soon as I watched the new teaser trailer with smooth parallax scrolling, huge colourful shiny sprites and