/r/zxspectrum
The ZX Spectrum (pronounced "Zed-Ex" from its original British English branding) is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. This sub is for fans of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. Post your memories and celebrate 38 years of the Speccy here. Discussions about other Sinclair computers are also welcome.
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This sub is for fans of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. Post your memories and celebrate 30 years of the Speccy here. Discussions of other Sinclair computers are also welcome.
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The ZX Spectrum (pronounced "Zed-Ex" from its original British English branding) is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd.
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Predator is loving his new joystick.
19:56 UTC
YANDEX Retro Games Battle!
I see there is another contest again this year. It has been the source of some amazing games over the years, including Seraphima by Zosya. I’d love them to reappear again 👍
23:42 UTC
North American suppliers for keyboard membranes?
Hey are there any north american suppliers for keyboard membranes? I'd like to get one but it looks like they charge an extra $30 or more for shipping.
22:06 UTC
Don't loose your high scores on your games
ZX Spectrum Gamer has been updated to version 2.5.3.
What's new:
- 1. Indie games section
- 2. Ghost key repeating bug has been solved, finally.
- 3. Restore high score system has been implemented for supported games. You will not loose your high score anymore for supported games.
- 4. New default skin for emulator with customizable background: Background options are:
- a. 8 Spectrum colors
- b. Cover picture of the current game
- c. Spectrum's actual border color
https://youtube.com/shorts/qltQpLAboXw
https://youtube.com/shorts/sIW5MMI3STA
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zx-spectrum-gamer/id6450643144
Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cooolapps.zxspectrumgamer
17:00 UTC
Beamrider - ZX Spectrum (1984)
12:47 UTC
Received a number of Spectrum Gaming Magazines (Crash/Your Sinclair/Sinclair User)
Hey gang, a little out of my depth at the moment. Received a lot of items that I'm helping my parents try and clear through which includes the aforementioned magazines. I'm trying to gauge if there's any interest for them or if there are collectors out there that might want them after listing them on ebay yesterday. If anyone might be so kind as to let me know if it's even worth auctioning them, that'd be fab as I'm totally oblivious as to whether they're sought after or not.
Many thanks
11:59 UTC
I'm curious—what are the bedroom coders from the '80s and '90s up to now?
As a teenager, I spent countless hours coding on my ZX Spectrum. That experience sparked my passion for tech and shaped my career.
Are there any former ZX Spectrum programmers here on Reddit? I'd love to hear what you've been up to!
Drop a comment below—or if you prefer, feel free to comment on my LinkedIn post (using your LinkedIn profile), where I share one of my early ZX Spectrum games. 👇
(comment or even connect with me on LinkedIn)
23:45 UTC
37 years late, but the Bydo Empire is in trouble now!
When I played this as a kid my copy was one of the early ones where the last level was a copy of the one before so you couldn’t complete the game. Let’s hope my reflexes are still up to the job!
21:39 UTC
Descending Doom 1K (Dr Beep)
18:35 UTC
Turbo Esprit [1986] ZX Spectrum Runplay of All 4 Cities
15:39 UTC
Any ideas on this mouse??
13:34 UTC
knight Rider
The TV-series “Knight Rider” became a huge success in the early eighties, starring Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, an ex-cop hero who, after a facial transplant, helped innocent victims of criminal intimidation. He didn't do this all by himself, because his partner, the talking car KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) assisted him during his exciting adventures.
Because of the success of Knight Rider, the series screamed for a conversion to the computer screen. Ocean Software snatched the license and worked one and a half years on this game, so expectations were pretty high.
My video gives both the review and votes for the better version of the game between the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC.
00:59 UTC
Roger Hutty's Books on Z80 Assembly Language Programming
I've started leearning zx spectrum assembly programming with the help of a few youtube channels and a book from Usborne publication. Now I want to study more on it so I've got couple of old books written by Roger Hutty and Rodnay zaks and I think Roger Hutty's book is somehow easy to understand but the problem is there are two versions of Roger Hutty's book, one is "Programmin in z80 Assembly Language" that was published in '84 and the other one is "Z80 Assembly Language Programming for Students", published in '81. Could you please suggest which book I should study or any othe book ? I use pasmo and sjasmplus assembler with zesarux, fuse emulators on x64 Fedora 41.
18:25 UTC
Can someone explain to me how Amstrad positioned the Spectrum vs the CPC after they acquired Sinclair?
As someone from a country where the Spectrum is very unheard of (NTSC, Asia), I've never even seen a Spectrum and only really know about it from YouTubers. So I hope you guys don't mind this question, especially when the 8-bit era was before my time. After Amstrad acquired Sinclair and thus the rights to the Spectrum, they sold both the Spectrum and the CPC, even though the CPC started out as a Spectrum competitor. How did Amstrad position these two platforms post-acquisition, and how did they make it so that both co-existed? The Spectrum was big in the UK, but wouldn't that mean there was self-competition between their two products? As in, what were the differences in target markets between the Spectrum and the CPC, if their capabilities were comparable?
03:50 UTC
This game made me want to learn more about Spectrum
00:27 UTC
Call for indie ZX Spectrum game developers
Hello,
I am the developer of ZX Spectrum Gamer app. I am planning to add a new section to the app: Independent game developer's games (in short Indie games) section. This section will host the games from independent developers from itch io or other sites.
If you are an indie ZX Spectrum game developer and want to publish your games in ZX Spectrum Gamer app too, please contact me with PM or email at contact2coolapps@gmail.com
Thanks
Cool Apps
17:09 UTC
Spectrum games ! And not hidden away behind consoles stuff :)
17:58 UTC
With AY music or classic version?
01:14 UTC
For decades it was a Speccy exclusive, do you know the Atari XE version?
23:49 UTC
Descending Doom'81 - Honestly not that "Doomie", but still...
20:51 UTC
The Evil Dead
I played these games recently. I loved the films and this certainly had the making of a great game. I was surprised that the ZX Spectrum games was released only as a B game with Cauldron. Have any of you played this game and how would you rate it? Would you agree with my thoughts?
10:35 UTC
The Trap Door
Ah what a blast from the past. The Trap Door. Now that brings back memories as a kid. I loved the TV show and playing these games certainly brings back such fond memories. Who else played this game and what were your thoughts?
19:44 UTC
Pac-Man RX (2024)
19:34 UTC
Have you ever played using this...
It was my dream when I got my ZX Spectrum in 1986... So expensive these days. Now, I have two of them :)
BTW - do you know, there is a meme coin called Spectrum Lovers?
Lots of fun.
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https://spectrummeme.fun - a coin for all ZX Spectrum lovers.
21:28 UTC
Just arrived Yesterday!
One of my favorite games ever for Speccy!
19:04 UTC