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New book release: Speccy Nation by Dan Whitehead

2012-09-17
New Releases
By: Ant Harper
On: September 17, 2012

We were excited to hear news of a new book released by former Amiga Computing writer Dan Whitehead about the golden era of British game design and the part the ZX Spectrum had to play in it. As we know, Sinclair’s little machine did more than most to inspire anContinue Reading

Review A Bad Game Day – Decor Wreckers for ZX Spectrum by Scorpio Software (1984)

2012-08-07
Reviews
By: Ant Harper
On: August 7, 2012

When I first heard about Review A Bad Game Day I just knew I had to write a review, but a review of what exactly? I have played so many bad games in my 42 years of life that I barely knew where to begin. The platform was obvious. IContinue Reading

Spectrum demo

Impressive ZX Spectrum Demo

2012-03-18
New ideas
By: Ant Harper
On: March 18, 2012

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ZX Spectrum vs Commodore 64 – the playground argument settled…

2011-05-25
Commodore 64Sinclair ZX Spectrum
By: Ant Harper
On: May 25, 2011

If you are of a certain age and owned a ZX Spectrum  you will remember well the playground taunts from your Commodore owning friends regarding colour clash, its rubber keyboard and feeble sound effects. Likewise if you owned a Commodore 64 you will remember the playground taunts regarding washed outContinue Reading

More rare ZX Spectrum software auctions

2010-03-20
Auction watchSinclair ZX Spectrum
By: Ant Harper
On: March 20, 2010

Back once again with more news of Sinclair ZX Spectrum software auctions that have ended with good prices being paid, and more proof that there are collectors out there with deep pockets indeed… The software in question here is none other than the very rare Sinclair branded Macmillan Education titles;Continue Reading

Whacko prices for Jacko games – Case 2

2009-07-09
Auction watch
By: Ant Harper
On: July 9, 2009

It had to happen. With the demise of the sequin gloved, ape loving pop legend there had to be a rise in price for merchandise bearing his name. Even 20 year old ZX Spectrum software isn’t immune from price hikes. Take this little gem I saw on a popular internetContinue Reading

ZX Spectrum+ Advert 1984

2009-01-07
AdvertsVideos
By: Ant Harper
On: January 7, 2009

[youtube:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0g73JvFbo 270 210]Continue Reading

Rare ZX Spectrum titles fetch a high price on ebay

2009-01-06
Auction watchSinclair ZX Spectrum
By: Ant Harper
On: January 6, 2009

As a collector of all things Sinclair I was interested in a particular auction back in December for the following set of rare Sinclair branded educational/business titles. The photos are from the actual auction listings. Micro Prolog (L 2/S) – by Logic Programming Associates Which? Tax Calculator 1983-84 (4332) –Continue Reading

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Show us your collection: #35 Dana Meddings

Dana Meddings (@Dane83) describes himself as an ‘average every day guy who just happens to love collecting video games’. He started out with the mighty Amstrad CPC 464 at an early age and amassed a large collection of games (many of which he has recently sold off to fund collecting other

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Show us your collection: #34 Retro Rich

This time round we visit the games room of Richard Evans AKA Retro Rich (@Richard31337) who first got into gaming via the Sega Master System at a young age. He admits to being quite new to arcade collecting and got his interest sparked by a friend who had a cab

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Focussed Collecting – Adrian Grubbs Miner Willy Collection

I can say with some certainty, and perhaps a little bit of bias, that retro gaming is a great pastime to be part of. Why? Because of retro gamers themselves. Certain retro gamers inspire others in various ways, some by having large collections, some by having rare items but none

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Show us your collection: #33 Simon Pring

Simon supplied so many photos of his unbelievable collection that we hardly knew where to start. His games room is a shrine to old school gaming and in particular his love of all things Game Boy. His original Nintendo display cabinets are bulging with every kind of Game Boy and

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Show us your collection: #32 Jamiu Buir Balogun

Another Retro Collective Europe member and another mind blowing collection of retro goodness. Jamiu has been gaming since the days of the NES and is known for his exceptional fairness and generosity amongst his fellow collectors in the collective. Jamiu is well on his way to his ultimate goal of

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Show us your collection: #31 Gary Ptaszek

Number 31 in our amazing collections series and this time it’s Retro Collective Europe member Gary Ptaszek’s turn to show off his awesome collection. Gary is also proof that gaming can be good for your health. Check out his Q and A to find out how… The Collection Click on

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Show us your collection: #30 Ryan Morrow

For our 30th collection we are sticking with the Retro Collective Europe theme, this time RCE admin Ryan Morrow shows us his amazing retro wares and gives us the lowdown on his collecting in our Q and A interview. The Collection Click on images to enlarge Q and A with

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Show us your collection: #29 Joe Hollingsworth

Staying in the UK for this  jaw-dropping collection from another co-founder of Retro Collective Europe, Joe Hollingsworth from Kent. Joes specialism is the Game Boy and at the time of writing he is approaching 300 towards his final goal of a full Euro release grey Game Boy cartridge set. Check

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Show us your collection: #28 Stewart Lange

North of the border to Edinburgh in Scotland, is where we head for our next retro gaming collection-fest. Stewart Lange is co-founder of Retro Collective Europe, an avid Sega fan and a big collector of Master System titles. He is gunning for a complete Sega Master System collection and is

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Show us your collection: #27 Lifespiller79

It is my pleasure to feature this particular US based collection as it belongs to one of my favourite YouTubers Lifespiller79. He’s also one of the coolest guys I have ever made the acquaintance of so make sure you check out his channel. You will find links to his various

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