350 - The Spectrum

It's been the buzz of the moment.  Retro Games Ltd have recently released their latest micro computer replication.  Following on the success of the C64 mini/maxi, the Amiga 500 mini and the Atari 400, Sinclair fans celebrated as The Spectrum was dispatched to thousands of loving homes (in time for Christmas).  Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss the system, its included games and suggested classics that you should play on this lovely rubber-keyed device.

Show notes::

Playdate:

https://play.date/

Root Bear - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTVQp0-S44

BBC Micro Literacy Project Archive

https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/

Drisky's chosen list of Speccy games:

• 180

• 2. Atic Atac

• 3. Captain Blood

• 4. Chuckie Egg

• 5. Fantasy World Dizzy

• 6. Dan Dare

• 7. Deathchase

• 8. Head Over Heels

• 9. Three Weeks In Paradise

• 10. Enduro Racer

• 11. Chase HQ

• 12. Jet Set Willy

• 13. Garfield

• 14. Snoopy

• 15. Bear Bovver

• 16. Jet Pac

• 17. Batty

• 18. Trantor : The Last Stormtrooper

Kingy's Chosen list of Speccy games:

1. Bugaboo

2. Cyclone

3. Dynamite Dan

4. Knight Lore

5. Kokotoni Wilf

6. Mighty Magus

7. Mugsy

8. Orc Attack

9. The Pyramid

10. Worse Things Happen at Sea

MODERN INDIE:

castle escape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM5VpMv5QT4

Cesare the Somnambule (Sleepwalker)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXNWbjNxW24

Donkey Kong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azNUWPUSvQk

Exo-tical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oobdW3GJuBY

MArlow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkR43nTum7U

Marsmare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoQfnCsIKCQ&t=141s

Dr Acula

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGeM_o5FceM

Mushroom Soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQ8LhyJGBk

Nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtksG-wrKqE

Microblitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYPmPPhXBRM

Aliens Neoplasma 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTx8f6Tt39M

Analogue 64

https://www.analogue.co/3d