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The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #49 – Tetris

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After the adrenaline, wheelie filled world of Enduro Racer we need a come down, and what better game to take with us to our quiet corner than the one resting at Number #49 in the Your Sinclair Top 100, which is Alexey Pajitnov’s classic Tetris. Tetris is the game that quite possibly everybody on the […]

Video Game Review – Vallation on the ZX Spectrum

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Villordsutch reviews Vallation on the ZX Spectrum… Vallation has just arrived on the ZX Spectrum, and is originally a Commodore 64 game created by Jason Kelk aka. Cosine for the RGCD C64 Cartridge Development Competition 2013, this has now been brought over to the Sinclair machine – with love – by Tardis Remakes &  Søren […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #50 – Enduro Racer

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It’s time to kick our gaming up a gear, leaving the frantic and addictive Robotron in the distance for we’re now bunny-hopping and tearing up the place as we arrive at No.#50 in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Dig out the Kick Start theme music and play it at full volume as Enduro Racer has just […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #51 – Robotron

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From one highly addictive classic to another, we attempt to tear ourselves away from Jumping Jack and load up No. 51 in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Robotron will have you swearing so loudly your surrounding neighbours will be picking up a few new colourful words today. Robotron – also known as Robotron 2084 – […]

Video Game Review – Flame Princess Adventure Time on ZX Spectrum

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Villordsutch reviews Flame Princess Adventure Time on the ZX Spectrum… In the latest Homebrew Reviews we look at a competition entry from the #bitbitjam3 which is bringing a modern day cartoon to a very classic machine. Over at #bitbitjam3 people from around the world are given one week to create a game on a piece […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #52 – Jumping Jack

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Leaving the Ping Pong paddles on Imagine’s virtual table and walking off towards the next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100, we arrive at number 52 which is Jumping Jack.  On first glance you’ll probably balk at it on graphics alone – for this is an amazingly basic looking game – but after a […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #53 – Ping Pong

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Leaving behind the bloodlust of Rastan from yesterday, we lay down our sword and instead pick up another weapon ready for combat – in this case a paddle; though this in truth will be a lot less bloody and a bit more sweaty.  At number 53 in the Your Sinclair Top 100 we enter the […]

Interview – Clive Townsend talks about his ZX Spectrum classic Saboteur

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Clive Townsend created and released Saboteur – with software publishing house Durell Software – back in 1985.  Taking on the role of a clad in black Ninja, you had to steal a computer disk and make your way through numerous rooms, filled with guards, lasers and dogs to the helicopter waiting for you on the roof; […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #55 – Saboteur

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Leaving the dire Bounty Bob Strikes Back hopefully far behind us, we look to the light and hope that around the corner in the Your Sinclair Top 100 something wonderful is waiting at Number #55, and I can tell you that something is.  Out from the shadows steps Saboteur! Saboteur was published back in 1985 by […]