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Interview – Rick Dickinson talks about designing iconic Sinclair machines

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Villordsutch interviews Rick Dickinson about his the moment he started working with Sinclair Research Ltd, how he got there and how do you design a new “retro” machine… Rick Dickinson is one the most recognisable British designers to anyone involved in 1980’s home computing boom or the rather huge current retrogaming circuit.  It was his talents that […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #10 – T.L.L.

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When people question whether there is any validity in war, maybe in the form of a song, you could respond with, “Gaming on the ZX Spectrum!”, for just the other day – at No.12 – we had Carrier Command and though yesterday’s Sim City may not have been war like it did end in tears.  Today […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #60

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #60… A Five Year Mission = five years of STAR TREK comics! Celebrate the end of the latest chapter in the Enterprise’s epic adventures with this all-new story that brings Captains and crews from two different timelines together! After last month’s mind-swapping Original and NuTrek crossover opening issue of Connection, we left […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration… Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration issue is a collectors piece.   Anyone who has picked up their IDW Star Trek comic book or looked at it on their eReader and the first thing they’ve said before they even open a page is, “Wow!”, this is for you. […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #11 – Sim City

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One day you’re fighting international terrorists who stole from right under your noses a high-tech, aircraft carrier – in Carrier Command – and the next you contemplating whether you should be building a residential area so close to a coal burning power station.  The worries of a ZX Spectrum gamer!  In the Your Sinclair Top 100 today […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #12 – Carrier Command

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Leaving the simple, if not deadly, life of Hen-House Harry behind us with Chuckie Egg, we step into the world of futuristic warfare with our next instalment in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Sailing in at No.#12 is Carrier Command from Rainbird. Carrier Command arrived on the ZX Spectrum back in 1989, programmed by Realtime […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #13 – Chuckie Egg

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After being chased around Antescher in Ant Attack yesterday, we barely get time for a breather as we load up the next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100 and discover that No.13 also involves us being the prey for something else – this time chickens!  We’ve stumbled into the giant chicken coop that is […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #14 – Ant Attack

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With Doomdark wondering where it all went wrong, we salute the Lords of Midnight goodbye and turn to our next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  It appears our luck is coming in fours not threes this time, for arriving at No.#14 is Ant Attack from Quicksilva. Ant Attack crawled onto our machine in 1983, […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #15 – The Lords of Midnight

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From one classic to another, we leave Elite and turn to the towards the next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100 and No.#15 is delivered with both a map and patience, for you’re going to need both with Beyond Software’s timeless The Lords of Midnight. Arriving on the ZX Spectrum back in 1984, programmed […]