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ZX Dreams – brilliant Speccy games book coming next year

Retro Faith0
Earlier this year, Fusion Retro Books brought you ZX Nightmares, a book about the worst Speccy games written by Graeme Mason. after we got over the shock of having to be reminded about those, we thankfully are now going to find out about the best experiences. ZX Dreams will be released in Spring 2024 and we will keep you updated once we have further information. In a press release, Graeme
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rubber kyed wonder
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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder documentary – last chance to pre-order

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We spoke to the lovely Nicola and Anthony Caulfield about their upcoming Spectrum documentary, The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, in April this year. Since then there has been a lot of interest in pre-ordering the blu-ray and the dynamic duo has launched a second pre-order camapign for those who missed out on the initial run. You can now pre-order via Kickstarter to make sure you get your hands on the three hours
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Fantasy World Dizzy gets a new Classic Edition

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Earlier this year Dizzy returned with a new fan-made game, Treasure Island Dizzy: Extended Edition. Now the same fan, Andrei Titov, has given some love to the classic sequel, Fantasy World Dizzy. Fantasy World Dizzy: 2023 Classic Edition (as well as Treasure Island Dizzy: 2023 Classic Edition) are both now available and feature many bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and graphical enhancements to make the classic games even better. You can
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Treasure Island Dizzy returns with a 2023 extended edition!

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Dizzy has returned with an extended edition of the magnificent Treasure Island Dizzy, albeit in the form of a fan-made game. As well as a bunch of performance improvements, having three lives, and a proper solution to being able to drop the Rubber Snorkle underwater, there is also proper new stuff. Eighteen new rooms have been added, along with new coins and items, and additions to the actual story. You
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Guntus released on 8-bit platforms by Inufuto

David Simmons0
Japanese developer Inufuto has released Guntus on multiple 8-bit platforms. Guntus has you flying your spaceship with a mission to eliminate waves of enemies. If you touch an enemy or they shoot you, it is game over! Guntus is the 12th game by Inufuto and after Ascend and Cacorm, the third in 2022. This arcade-style shooter has been released on (take a deep breath) the C64, C16, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad
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Shovel Adventure: The Next Quest – Kickstarter

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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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Spectrum 40 for Charity!

Chris Wilkins0
There is a brand new ZX Spectrum bundle on Itch.io in support of Special FX. A member called Quantum Sheep has rounded up 25 Spectrum Inide devs to offer up their games for charity - what we have currently on offer is 35 Spectrum games for a measily price of $10. There are some cracking titles as part of the bundle including The Swarm is Coming, a game that recenly
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STOP THE EXPRESS – REVIEW

Chris Wilkins0
Every so often an idea pops up which is both ingenious and dazzlingly simple. The concept of a romper-suited agent being pursued along a train by knife-throwing baddies with only a bizarrely shaped bird for protection might not seem all that straightforward, but after a couple of minutes it all slides amusingly into place. Starting atop a runaway loco, the extravagantly haired hero must flee the ominous Redmen (or knock
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