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Elite is one of those game franchises that has been around since the early days of gaming. It is also one of those gaming franchises that has always gone above and beyond the competition. Whether a good game was created during the process is up to the gamer themselves. What is guaranteed is tons of […]
Archive for the ‘ZX Spectrum’ Category
Elite Gave Gamers Galaxies to Explore – September 20th, 1984 – Today in Video Game History
September 20th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Amstrad, Apple II, Atari 800 XL/XE, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Comp, News, Windows, ZX Spectrum 
Tags: Elite, Elite Dangerous, Freelancer, simulation, space life, space sim, Starflight 
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Amstrad CPC Sees Sword of Ianna Released
July 4th, 2020 Carl Williams Sword of Ianna is a new hack and slash adventure for the Amstrad CPC. Think generic Conan the Barbarian if you will, and you have a good idea in mind. Your character is a muscle-bound fantasy character who carries a sword. You are tasked with returning peace to the land. Are you up to the […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Comp, MSX2, News, ZX Spectrum Tags: 2d, action, fantasy, platform, side scrolling, Sword of Ianna No Comments »
BLAST ANNUAL 2020: Vol 1 Retro Gaming Book Live on Kickstarter
March 1st, 2020 CPC4EVA New retro gaming book, Blast Annual 2020: Vol 1 is now live on Kickstarter. The focus of Blast Annual 2020: Vol 1 book is all about community, coding, computers and consoles. Inside backers will find a wide collection of retro gaming articles covering a variety of retro gaming platforms including Atari 2600, Commodore Amiga, Amstrad […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 800 XL/XE, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Console, Master System, NES, Nintendo, ZX Spectrum Tags: #16bit, #Atari2600, #gamedev, #zxspectrum, 8bit, amiga, amstrad CPC, c64, GAMES, msx, nes, retro, retro gaming, retro gaming magazine, sinclair zx No Comments » BLAST ANNUAL 2020: VOL 1 KS PRE LAUNCH
February 27th, 2020 CPC4EVA New print only retro gaming publication, Blast Annual 2020: Volume 1, is coming soon to Kickstarter. A launch date has been set for 29th, Februrary, 2020. To help spread the word about this upcoming retro gaming project, Blast Annual is sharing the pre launch Kickstarter project url.
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Posted in Amstrad, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 800 XL/XE, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Comp, MSX2, NES, News, ZX Spectrum Tags: GAMES, kickstarter, retro, Retro Computers, retro game magazine, retrogaming No Comments »
BLAST ANNUAL 2020: VOLUME 1 COMING SOON!
February 3rd, 2020 CPC4EVA Blast Annual 2020 is a new multi format retro gaming publication. It covers the 8 and 16-bit gaming communities. The focus of BLAST ANNUAL 2020 is all about the four C’s – Community, Coding, Computers and Consoles. Our primary aim for the Blast Annual 2020 publication is to cover as much as possible of the retro […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 800 XL/XE, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Comp, Console, Master System, MSX2, NES, Nintendo, Sega, ZX Spectrum Tags: #16bit, 8bit, GAMES, gaming, retro No Comments »
Impossabubble. ZX SPECTRUM GAME REVIEW
May 17th, 2019 CPC4EVA Dave Clarke, never heard of him you say ? Fair call, as Impossabubble, for the ZX Spectrum, was Dave’s very first 8-bit game released in 2018. To my surprise, for a first time game creation, it’s a real cracking job. It was developed using 8-Bit coding tool – Arcade Game Designer (AGD).
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Classic Gaming Platforms New Gaming Experiences – Shooter Edition
March 28th, 2019 Carl Williams Today the scrolling shooter is not all that mighty but back in the day, man, you could measure the power of a platform by the scrolling shooters released for it. For years Thunder Force III was the game, at least in my neck of the woods. Other classics I have fond memories of include Space […]
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Posted in Comp, Dreamcast, Game Boy, Genesis, News, Portables, Sega, ZX Spectrum Tags: Battle Crust, Dangan, Redshift, Thunderbolt II No Comments »
8 BIT ANNUAL 2019
March 9th, 2019 CPC4EVA With over 200 pages, 8-Bit Annual 2019 is HUGE! It is the second printed book covering all new 8 bit home computer and console released home brew and commercial games from 2018, by the 8 Bit Annual team. Included is many features, game developer interviews and more than 150 game reviews on Atari, Atari 2600, NES, […]
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How Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade Became a Gaming Classic
April 18th, 2018 Carl Williams Blockbuster action adventure movie Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade was released in the summer of 1989. Starring the titular archaeologist as he and his friends face off against the Nazis, The Last Crusade made almost $300 million at the global box office. The third installment in the Indiana Jones movie franchise, the film also […]
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Posted in Comp, Genesis, NES, News, Nintendo, Sega, ZX Spectrum Tags: indiana jones, movie license, The Last Crusade No Comments »
Xelda: Quest for the Golden Apple Released on ZX Spectrum
November 16th, 2017 Neil Reive What initially started out as a memory test for a game development engine developed into Xelda, a fully fledged adventure for the ZX Spectrum with just a little hint of The Legend of Zelda for good measure.
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