Call me Ishmael
@jamie-b-b.bsky.social
Mostly 8 bit computer stuff.
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What the world needs now is ZX Spectrum games reviews.
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
What the world needs now is ZX Spectrum games reviews.
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
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Reviews for BreakSpace Issue 4 are done : another 57 new #ZXSpectrum games carefully assessed.
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
BreakSpace
breakspace.itch.io
January 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Reviews for BreakSpace Issue 4 are done : another 57 new #ZXSpectrum games carefully assessed.
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
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I fink that's the last breadboard add-on working before I mash it all together into a v2 PCB:
USB host so I can plug the mpk in for some cc controls and arpeggiating
USB host so I can plug the mpk in for some cc controls and arpeggiating
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I fink that's the last breadboard add-on working before I mash it all together into a v2 PCB:
USB host so I can plug the mpk in for some cc controls and arpeggiating
USB host so I can plug the mpk in for some cc controls and arpeggiating
50 year old guitar with a broken bridge - back in action
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
50 year old guitar with a broken bridge - back in action
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Sony Walkman repair - new band. Good as new now!
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Sony Walkman repair - new band. Good as new now!
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Probably one of the most interesting games ever written. Looking forward to reading through this. Mark has done it again!
I am delighted to announce the release of my latest project:
Fully documented source code for The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond’s 1986 masterpiece.
Here’s the repository; deep dives coming soon.
See thread for details.
1/9
github.com/markmoxon/th...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #8bit
Fully documented source code for The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond’s 1986 masterpiece.
Here’s the repository; deep dives coming soon.
See thread for details.
1/9
github.com/markmoxon/th...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #8bit
GitHub - markmoxon/the-sentinel-source-code-bbc-micro: Fully documented and annotated source code for The Sentinel on the BBC Micro
Fully documented and annotated source code for The Sentinel on the BBC Micro - markmoxon/the-sentinel-source-code-bbc-micro
github.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Probably one of the most interesting games ever written. Looking forward to reading through this. Mark has done it again!
Merry Christmas
Issue 4 of BreakSpace is heading your way in Mid-January, but in the meantime, here's a look at our upcoming review of Santa's Lost and Found.
Because you won't be so excited to read about a Santa game in January, we imagine.
The game itself is available at
indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-...
Because you won't be so excited to read about a Santa game in January, we imagine.
The game itself is available at
indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-...
December 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Merry Christmas
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How about a little #Psion gaming for the holiday season! @cyningstan.bsky.social has written a brand new game for the original Series 3 entirely in OPL. I've got it running on my 3mx. The added EL backlight adds an ethereal feeling to the play.
Get your copy here: cyningstan.itch.io/dragonfell-p...
Get your copy here: cyningstan.itch.io/dragonfell-p...
December 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
How about a little #Psion gaming for the holiday season! @cyningstan.bsky.social has written a brand new game for the original Series 3 entirely in OPL. I've got it running on my 3mx. The added EL backlight adds an ethereal feeling to the play.
Get your copy here: cyningstan.itch.io/dragonfell-p...
Get your copy here: cyningstan.itch.io/dragonfell-p...
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Our first big Christmas update is with an amazing recovery of the final build of Resident Evil on Gameboy Color. Hotgen's impressive conversion that got canned. This is much closer to completion, and seems completable too. Lots to discover!
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
December 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our first big Christmas update is with an amazing recovery of the final build of Resident Evil on Gameboy Color. Hotgen's impressive conversion that got canned. This is much closer to completion, and seems completable too. Lots to discover!
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
I painted some swans today 😃
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I painted some swans today 😃
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GTA on the ZX Spectrum?? You better believe it.
Presh's impressive Rival Gangs EXT is currently half price on Itch, there's never been a better tie to try it out.
zxpresh.itch.io/rival-gangs-...
Presh's impressive Rival Gangs EXT is currently half price on Itch, there's never been a better tie to try it out.
zxpresh.itch.io/rival-gangs-...
Rival Gangs EXT by zxpresh
GTA-inspired open world sandbox game for the ZX Spectrum 128K
zxpresh.itch.io
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
GTA on the ZX Spectrum?? You better believe it.
Presh's impressive Rival Gangs EXT is currently half price on Itch, there's never been a better tie to try it out.
zxpresh.itch.io/rival-gangs-...
Presh's impressive Rival Gangs EXT is currently half price on Itch, there's never been a better tie to try it out.
zxpresh.itch.io/rival-gangs-...
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BurgerTime Deluxe colorization hack is out now for Game Boy Color!
A very good remake of the original 1982 BurgerTime that also acts as a perfect example for a colorization hack tutorial.
Download: www.romhacking.net/hacks/9233/
Sourcecode: github.com/marcrobledo/...
A very good remake of the original 1982 BurgerTime that also acts as a perfect example for a colorization hack tutorial.
Download: www.romhacking.net/hacks/9233/
Sourcecode: github.com/marcrobledo/...
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
BurgerTime Deluxe colorization hack is out now for Game Boy Color!
A very good remake of the original 1982 BurgerTime that also acts as a perfect example for a colorization hack tutorial.
Download: www.romhacking.net/hacks/9233/
Sourcecode: github.com/marcrobledo/...
A very good remake of the original 1982 BurgerTime that also acts as a perfect example for a colorization hack tutorial.
Download: www.romhacking.net/hacks/9233/
Sourcecode: github.com/marcrobledo/...
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It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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Disproving never meet your heroes part 3.
Told Peter Harop I had really fond memories of Moley Christmas & play it every Christmas.
"That was 2 weeks work"
Told Peter Harop I had really fond memories of Moley Christmas & play it every Christmas.
"That was 2 weeks work"
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Disproving never meet your heroes part 3.
Told Peter Harop I had really fond memories of Moley Christmas & play it every Christmas.
"That was 2 weeks work"
Told Peter Harop I had really fond memories of Moley Christmas & play it every Christmas.
"That was 2 weeks work"
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Richard Russell's "Z88 BASIC Patch" adds graphics support to BBC BASIC. It can also print out the graphics area, but this requires an Epson-compatible printer which the Serial 8056 isn't. I've developed a patch for a patch, in other words. benryves.com/bin/z88/8056...
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Richard Russell's "Z88 BASIC Patch" adds graphics support to BBC BASIC. It can also print out the graphics area, but this requires an Epson-compatible printer which the Serial 8056 isn't. I've developed a patch for a patch, in other words. benryves.com/bin/z88/8056...
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I picked up a couple of Sharp ZQ-770 organisers this week. Both had succumbed to very severe battery leaks (hence the discoloured paintwork) but I was able to get both powering up after a thorough clean. Both have the usual LCD failure issue, this one being the worst.
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I picked up a couple of Sharp ZQ-770 organisers this week. Both had succumbed to very severe battery leaks (hence the discoloured paintwork) but I was able to get both powering up after a thorough clean. Both have the usual LCD failure issue, this one being the worst.
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Stumbled across a FB group called “weird arcade conversions”
JFC
There’s so much more.
JFC
There’s so much more.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Stumbled across a FB group called “weird arcade conversions”
JFC
There’s so much more.
JFC
There’s so much more.
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If you ever feel like a fraud, just know that "the UK's richest living artist" and former Turner prize winner Damien Hirst is flogging prints of crudely drawn Space Invaders for 3,000 dollars a pop.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If you ever feel like a fraud, just know that "the UK's richest living artist" and former Turner prize winner Damien Hirst is flogging prints of crudely drawn Space Invaders for 3,000 dollars a pop.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Get my latest ZX Spectrum game, it was released last night and it's a free download (128k mode is best) - stevetyson.itch.io/boni-2
Boni 2 - Return to Bat Hell by SteveTyson
stevetyson.itch.io
September 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Get my latest ZX Spectrum game, it was released last night and it's a free download (128k mode is best) - stevetyson.itch.io/boni-2
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A lot of you retro gaming types will be jetting off on holidays about now, so why not load up your tablets with a 92-page ZX Spectrum magazine? Perfect reading to accompany your pool-side Margaritas.
Especially since it's just been updated to fix a couple of nasty typos.
breakspace.itch.io/issue-2
Especially since it's just been updated to fix a couple of nasty typos.
breakspace.itch.io/issue-2
Issue 2 by BreakSpace
ZX Spectrum game review magazine for Q2 2025
breakspace.itch.io
July 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A lot of you retro gaming types will be jetting off on holidays about now, so why not load up your tablets with a 92-page ZX Spectrum magazine? Perfect reading to accompany your pool-side Margaritas.
Especially since it's just been updated to fix a couple of nasty typos.
breakspace.itch.io/issue-2
Especially since it's just been updated to fix a couple of nasty typos.
breakspace.itch.io/issue-2
What a time to be alive! Free mag by #zxspectrum
Issue 2 of BreakSpace is live!
breakspace.itch.io/issue-2
Our scorching Summer issue features 38 reviews of new ZX Spectrum games, Type-ins, interviews and loads more.
All free! Enjoy.
#zxspectrum #retro #gaming #magazine
breakspace.itch.io/issue-2
Our scorching Summer issue features 38 reviews of new ZX Spectrum games, Type-ins, interviews and loads more.
All free! Enjoy.
#zxspectrum #retro #gaming #magazine
Issue 2 by BreakSpace
ZX Spectrum game review magazine for Q2 2025
breakspace.itch.io
July 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What a time to be alive! Free mag by #zxspectrum
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I just remembered, back in 2007 I made the title tune from this game into a dance track. I was dating a music teacher at the time and she dared me to do it. 😄
Return to Granny's Garden (2007)
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July 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I just remembered, back in 2007 I made the title tune from this game into a dance track. I was dating a music teacher at the time and she dared me to do it. 😄