Happy Monday!
If you're going to spend the day in the office looking at documents, why not make one of them a pdf crammed with the latest and greatest ZX Spectrum reviews, news, interviews and more?
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
Just, you know, don't get fired.
#retrogaming #zine #spectrum
The Across clues from our Crossword. I'm not going to type them all in here. You can get the whole lot, AND the Down clues, AND the grid, AND the answers to last month's crossword, in the free pdf at the link. Tidy.
It's Sunday morning, the perfect time to check out a ZX Spectrum themed crossword, eh?
As featured in
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
Did you know that the number of people reading for pleasure has dropped precipitously in recent, down to as low as 16% in some studies?
Why not start reversing that trend today with Issue 5 of our fabulous free ZX Spectrum gaming magazine?
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#speccy #zine #retro
It was a tough decision, but the price of no paper has shot up in the last 6 months. We absorbed it for as long as we could, but with cost of no ink also rising sharply, we didn't have any good options.
And, it's worth mentioning, not only does Issue 5 have 84 pages of 8-bit retro gaming ZX Spectrum goodness, but the text is now selectable and searchable.
Why wasn't that the case in the previous issues?
Incompetence, of course!
Good news, everyone!
Bluesky is back just in time for the release of Break Space magazine Issue 5, covering all the latest ZX Spectrum software.
We have 2 stunning games on the cover - Go Go Bunnygun and Sweet Fightin'+2 - and plenty more inside.
Go get it.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
We charge a very modest fee for our ZX Spectrum games, it doesn't raise much but it allows us to sometimes get a new bit of software or hardware or a pizza etc. So if you want to support us you can check out our games at puttycad.itch.io #newRetro #zxspectrum #retro #games Poopy Platforms soon! ;)
And it took until this year to get a good ZX Spectrum conversion.
( Full review in Break Space issue 5 next week, shameless plug fans! )
The covers of the first 4 Break Space magazines from 2025. They are seasonally themed. Three of them are really good.
Issue 5 of Break Space magazine comes out in less than 2 weeks, kicking off our second year!
In our first 4 issues, we reviewed 186 brand new ZX Spectrum games, and talked to many of the movers and shakers on the scene.
All free to download at breakspace.itch.io
Awesome!
@freeze-zx.bsky.social should be on there.
And the C64 one, if you must.
the cover to the new issue of Wyrd Science, featuring an illustration of psychedelic mushrooms growing out of a pink skull by tom j newell
what if we put issue 8 of Wyrd Science on sale? What if this got more likes & shares than our stupid jokes?
featuring Dolmenwood, Blades In The Dark, Doomsong, Kamping Kitbash, Lee Gold, The Old King's Crown, weird fiction, aggro comics, dungeon synth & lots more
shop.wyrd.science/products/wyr...
As Retrostreamers has been streamlined & is moving in a different direction, I'm setting up my own blog for my Speccy related stuff.
I'm going to start off by redoing my old Retrostreamers articles, starting with the day I met @kevintoms.bsky.social
sloanysoft.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/h...
The USB50 project is going very well so far with an overwhelming response of BASIC games submitted, a list of programming tools has been released to help with the creation of your BASIC games, also a CALCULATOR WATCH!!! Check it out, download it FREE!!! 😎👍 usb50-zx-spectrum.itch.io/usb50
A true artist.
To celebrate the release of Baby-Man Vs Terminatots PT2, here's a bundle by PuttyCAD, $2.75 for Baby-man Vs Man-baby ZX, Babyman VS Nappy Bird ZX, Baby-Man VS Terminatots PT1 itch.io/s/182896/bab... or $0.99 each. #puttycad #100tinsoldiers #zxspectrum #retro #indiegames
The Jupiter ACE was built by two ex-Sinclair engineers who helped design the ZX Spectrum — the only home micro to run FORTH! The archive preserving its legacy needs support. Help keep this Sinclair heritage alive! 🕹️ https://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/
Hello! Just a reminder that my book, The Gang of Four Ride Again, is OUT NOW! Available in paperback and kindle on Amazon, and also quite improbably on cassette for the 48K ZX Spectrum.
Links to buy are on my blog: lambert-t-marx.blogspot.com/p/gang-of-fo...
#WriterCommunity #writers #fiction
My Z80 Opcode Calculator app on Google Play was updated yesterday. Undocumented opcodes are now included. Test away!
#z80 #msx #zxspectrum #amstrad
Sloany sneakily upgrading himself to 9th here.
We see you.
A good 10" of that is his hat.
A square satellite dish with the Cambridge logo, being displayed by the late Sir Clive Sinclair, boffin extraordinaire.
People of the #UK !
Check your rooftops, and your neighbours', if you think you can get away with it.
As seen in our latest issue, the ZX Load museum is on the lookout for one of these Cambridge square satellite dishes, as modelled here by the lovely Clive.
Have you spotted one? Let us know.
The map does put our ZX Spectrum magazine at the heart of European intellectualism, as is right and proper.
Not a footballer in sight, despite our Kevin Toms obsession.
David Cameron's 2015 tweet saying "Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong government with me or chaos with Ed Miliband". Beneath this is a photo of Ed Miliband on a laptop where he is playing the ZX Spectrum strategy game Chaos.
Seems like a good day to reshare my favourite Very Niche Meme.
EFGAMP member spotlight: The LOAD ZX Museum in Cantanhede (Portugal) is hosting the ZX Spectrum GOTY Awards on 21 Feb 2026, 15:00. Fresh homebrew, an international jury, and a community-voted Hall of Fame classic. Watch live on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@LOADZX
This was remade and much improved in 2024 as Gilligan's Mine
spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/43959/...
Steve Vickers interviewed about his time at Sinclair, saving ROM space on the ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum and the new venture the Jupiter Ace.
youtube.com/watch?v=kgWj...
There are just a few copies of this left. If anyone is interested & doesn't want to go via Facebook, drop me a DM and I'll put you in touch with the guy who's selling them. 👍
Some absolutely CORKING games nominated to join Chuckie Egg & Target Renegade in the Load #ZXSpectrum Hall of Fame 2026.
You can place YOUR vote here.
strawpoll.com/7MZ0k3QL1go
Calling all #ZXSpectrum fans! To celebrate my latest game, "Full Spectrum Defence" going off to the publisher, both my previous games, "S.C.I.O.N" and "Knightmare", are now FREE to download from sausagewaregames.itch.io Enjoy! #8bit #retrogames #indiedev #retro
