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Phil South @philsouth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fridays show is a corker. If you missed it check it out. The Black Room every Friday, all my favourite records and a bit of chitchat. www.mixcloud.com/philsouth/th...

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The Black Room - Episode 23 - 25.Sept.26

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I should hope so! False advertising otherwise. I'd be wanting my £6 back. I am tempted to play it just to find out what the thing in the bottom left is. A match? A fuse? A weird yet spectacular sunset?

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

By 'the good old days', of course, you mean 2026 at BreakSpace.itch.io

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Aha, but what if you could get brand new, free BASIC type-ins and try your hand at them now? Maybe you missed your calling. breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

2 magazine pages from Break Space, featuring some BASIC code to type into your ZX Spectrum, and an illustrative cartoon basketballer executing a frankly absurd dunk. The game's about free-throws, so the illustration is a bit misleading, honestly. Sorry about that.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Happy Bank Holiday to all our UK-based Spec-Chums. What better way to while away a relaxing day than with Issue 6 of our free ZX Spectrum magazine, featuring all the latest software for your favourite 8-bit? That was a rhetorical question - there's no better way. breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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Break Space Issue 6 by BreakSpace

Issue 6 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q2 2026.

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Animated ALex @animatedal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

RE-BOOTING the CASSETTE 50 for the ZX Spectrum - USB 50 to be released in 2027 - check out the itch page and follow!!! SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!! #zxspectrum #coding #sinclair usb50-zx-spectrum.itch.io

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USB-50-ZX-SPECTRUM

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Fair enough. PAWS ( which DAAD evolves from, somehow) didn't come out until 1987. We salute your commitment.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Are you specifically dead-set on using The Quill? There are friendlier options. Inform is supported, but only on 128k machines, or you can code in Adventuron and export a Speccy-ready DAAD file.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Our issue 6 cover was incredibly topical on Friday, but less so now. But unlike the World Cup Final, BreakSpace 6 is entertaining all the way through, not just for the last bit. And we promise not to punch you after you finish reading. breakspace.itch.io/break-space-... #retro #spectrum #gaming

The cover of BreakSpace Issue 6, which features Lionel Messi of Argentina and Lamine Yamal of Spain delaying kick-off of the World Cup Final because they are playing ZX Spectrum games, using Competition Pro joysticks, as was the fashion in the 80s. The ZX Spectrum was a big deal in Spain, but we're not sure whether it had much presence in Argentina. Let us know!

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

One of our favourite ZX Spectrum games in issue 6 was Wacky Robot, a tough arcade platformer available from cronosoft.itch.io/wacky-robot-... or physically on cassette tape from Cronosoft cronosoft.fwscart.com Here's what Phil South had to say. Full review at breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

Part of Phil South's review of Wacky Robot from Break Space Issue 6

Ever have one of those jobs where it’s
all go? No sooner do you jump up a
few levels in the building to collect
some electricity, you suddenly have to
hover or fling yourself down an elevator
shaft to escape a marauding robot. I
mean, we’ve all been there. Such is life
in the world of Wacky Robot.

Now lookit, it’s pretty rare I see something I’ve never seen
before. It’s obvious really. When you’ve seen as many
damn games as I have, kid, they all start to blur together.
But every once in a while someone does something
unexpected and remarkable, something which looks like a
classic instantly. It’s like they finished the game and
painted a thick coat of patina of age all over it. It looks like
it’s always been here, part of the woodwork.

So it is with Wacky Robot. It looks like something produced
by a leading boutique game developer of the late 80s, part
of a franchise perhaps, with the polish and panache of a
game with a fair amount of clout behind it. This is a game
which has gotten a lot of love for every aspect. No stone
has been left wanting for a turning. Technically smooth,
creatively detailed and the playability is off the map at a
45° angle leaving a smoking hole in the ceiling.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Kylian Mbappé owes you a pint, I reckon.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sick of the World Cup yet? Or maybe you need something to fill the hours until the final. Either way, what you need is a brand new ZX Spectrum review magazine, covering a massive 58 new games for your favorite rubber-keyed 8-bit retro platform. All free at breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

They vibe-coded your bicycle. Best of luck.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Recommendations? How's about a whole (free) magazine full of 'em? Issue 4 has our best of 2025 breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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Break Space Issue 4 by BreakSpace

Issue 4 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum

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Phil South @philsouth.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The Black Room Episode 7 is now live! A fresh hour of music from my collection and chit chat about same. Feast your ears. And tell all your friends. They will look at you funny. Enjoy! Thousands wouldn't. Thousands don't! www.mixcloud.com/philsouth/th...

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The Black Room Episode 7 - 29.May.26

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Bank Holiday long weekend coming up? Sounds like it's time to get a ZX Spectrum magazine then type in a BASIC game, read some game reviews, enter a contest, complete a crossword and generally marvel at the witty japery on offer. 'But where?', you ask. Why, from breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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Break Space Issue 5 by BreakSpace

Issue 5 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q1 2026.

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Phil South @philsouth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Now playing: NEW Episode 6 of the Black Room. More great records than you can shake a stick at. Enjoy responsibly. www.mixcloud.com/philsouth/th...

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The Black Room Episode 6 - 22.May.26

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A momentous day for the ZX Spectrum, as today marks the one month anniversary of Break Space Issue 5. Even if you missed it, you can still pick it up free of charge at breakspace.itch.io/break-space-... And you're not too late to enter our Cronosoft game giveaway. Details on pg35, beside the poem.

Page 30 of BreakSpace Issue 5, starting a feature about Cronosoft, a company that publishes new games for the Speccy, and other, less funky, computers. I'm not going to type the whole thing in here, and you can get the Issue for free and the text is now selectable and hopefully accessible.
Anyway, you can win some Spectrum games on actual physical tapes, like in the olden days. You can even rewind or fast forward them with a pencil, if you're feeling whimsical.

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Phil South @philsouth.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Gonna be busy tomorrow so I thought I'd UP the new episode today instead. Fridays from now on. Enjoy! www.mixcloud.com/philsouth/th...

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The Black Room Episode 5 - 14.May.26

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Stephen Smith @stevecsmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Atic Atac 3D is now available for download: stephensmith.itch.io/atic-atac-3d

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Shriek Space in Issue 3 is kind of about that as well (breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i...), but I'm a bit surprised if there isn't a proper magazine management game out there. Hire writers, sell ads, choose articles, outsource printing and so on. Something in a Kevin Toms' stylee.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

You can download it or play it here spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3496/Z... It was very clearly written as a sci-fi shooter, then given a hasty, minimal re-skin to fit the Oink license. It's not the magazine editor simulation of which everyone was surely dreaming.

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Oink! - Spectrum Computing

Oink! for ZX-Spectrum 48K (CRL Group PLC/UK, 1987) by Mark Incley, Robert Lees, Ian Ellery

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Music to review Speccy games to...

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Enjoying your UK bank holiday Monday? Need something fun to read while you're waiting for the snooker to start? How about a magazine about ZX Spectrum games? New ones, like. Reviews, interviews, a BASIC listing, even a competition. All free to download from breakspace.itch.io/break-space-issue-5

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Break Space Issue 5 by BreakSpace

Issue 5 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q1 2026.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Do ZX Spectrum games count? Of course they do. What a silly question. We'd be honoured to be added as a text quarterly PDF, if you like. breakspace.itch.io ( And our bitter rivals at Crash and ZX Freeze could go in the Print section )

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's been 2 weeks since Issue 5 of the world's finest ZX Spectrum magazine came out, but we're already hard at work on Issue 6! Here's a sneak preview of the cover! We should probably get a move on. Meanwhile, the very heart of the Speccy scene beats on at breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Has anyone mentioned that it's the ZX Spectrum's 44th birthday today? They have? Okay, just making sure. The Speccy scene is thriving, and you can keep up with the increasingly retro King of the 8-bits via the lovely, free and undeniably colourful BreakSpace magazine. Breakspace.itch.io

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Also, if people could repost things they *don't* like, that'd really help us out.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Happy Monday! If you're going to spend the day in the office looking at documents, why not make one of them a pdf crammed with the latest and greatest ZX Spectrum reviews, news, interviews and more? breakspace.itch.io/break-space-... Just, you know, don't get fired. #retrogaming #zine #spectrum

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Break Space Issue 5 by BreakSpace

Issue 5 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q1 2026.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It's Sunday morning, the perfect time to check out a ZX Spectrum themed crossword, eh? As featured in breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

The Across clues from our Crossword.
I'm not going to type them all in here.
You can get the whole lot, AND the Down clues, AND the grid, AND the answers to last month's crossword, in the free pdf at the link. Tidy.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Did you know that the number of people reading for pleasure has dropped precipitously in recent, down to as low as 16% in some studies? Why not start reversing that trend today with Issue 5 of our fabulous free ZX Spectrum gaming magazine? breakspace.itch.io/break-space-... #speccy #zine #retro

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Break Space Issue 5 by BreakSpace

Issue 5 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q1 2026.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It was a tough decision, but the price of no paper has shot up in the last 6 months. We absorbed it for as long as we could, but with cost of no ink also rising sharply, we didn't have any good options.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

And, it's worth mentioning, not only does Issue 5 have 84 pages of 8-bit retro gaming ZX Spectrum goodness, but the text is now selectable and searchable. Why wasn't that the case in the previous issues? Incompetence, of course!

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Good news, everyone! Bluesky is back just in time for the release of Break Space magazine Issue 5, covering all the latest ZX Spectrum software. We have 2 stunning games on the cover - Go Go Bunnygun and Sweet Fightin'+2 - and plenty more inside. Go get it. breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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Break Space Issue 5 by BreakSpace

Issue 5 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q1 2026.

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PuttyCAD - Ric @puttycad.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We charge a very modest fee for our ZX Spectrum games, it doesn't raise much but it allows us to sometimes get a new bit of software or hardware or a pizza etc. So if you want to support us you can check out our games at puttycad.itch.io #newRetro #zxspectrum #retro #games Poopy Platforms soon! ;)

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PuttyCAD

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

And it took until this year to get a good ZX Spectrum conversion. ( Full review in Break Space issue 5 next week, shameless plug fans! )

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Issue 5 of Break Space magazine comes out in less than 2 weeks, kicking off our second year! In our first 4 issues, we reviewed 186 brand new ZX Spectrum games, and talked to many of the movers and shakers on the scene. All free to download at breakspace.itch.io

The covers of the first 4 Break Space magazines from 2025. They are seasonally themed. Three of them are really good.

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BreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Awesome! @freeze-zx.bsky.social should be on there. And the C64 one, if you must.

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

what if we put issue 8 of Wyrd Science on sale? What if this got more likes & shares than our stupid jokes? featuring Dolmenwood, Blades In The Dark, Doomsong, Kamping Kitbash, Lee Gold, The Old King's Crown, weird fiction, aggro comics, dungeon synth & lots more shop.wyrd.science/products/wyr...

the cover to the new issue of Wyrd Science, featuring an illustration of psychedelic mushrooms growing out of a pink skull by tom j newell

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 29/03/2026

As Retrostreamers has been streamlined & is moving in a different direction, I'm setting up my own blog for my Speccy related stuff. I'm going to start off by redoing my old Retrostreamers articles, starting with the day I met @kevintoms.bsky.social sloanysoft.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/h...

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Having a pint with Kevin Toms

Kevin Toms is a name I’m sure will be familiar to anyone who grew up with the 8-bits. As well as starting the ball rolling with the multi-million selling Football Manager games, he also had s…

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Animated ALex @animatedal.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The USB50 project is going very well so far with an overwhelming response of BASIC games submitted, a list of programming tools has been released to help with the creation of your BASIC games, also a CALCULATOR WATCH!!! Check it out, download it FREE!!! 😎👍 usb50-zx-spectrum.itch.io/usb50

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USB50 project tools- ZX Spectrum by USB-50-ZX-SPECTRUM

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PuttyCAD - Ric @puttycad.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

To celebrate the release of Baby-Man Vs Terminatots PT2, here's a bundle by PuttyCAD, $2.75 for Baby-man Vs Man-baby ZX, Babyman VS Nappy Bird ZX, Baby-Man VS Terminatots PT1 itch.io/s/182896/bab... or $0.99 each. #puttycad #100tinsoldiers #zxspectrum #retro #indiegames

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Baby-Man Games Sale. by PuttyCAD

A bundle by PuttyCAD, $2.75 for Baby-man Vs Man-baby ZX, Babyman VS Nappy Bird ZX, Baby-Man VS Terminatots PT1

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Sinclair Research @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Jupiter ACE was built by two ex-Sinclair engineers who helped design the ZX Spectrum — the only home micro to run FORTH! The archive preserving its legacy needs support. Help keep this Sinclair heritage alive! 🕹️ www.jupiter-ace.co.uk

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Lambert T Marx @lambert-t-marx.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hello! Just a reminder that my book, The Gang of Four Ride Again, is OUT NOW! Available in paperback and kindle on Amazon, and also quite improbably on cassette for the 48K ZX Spectrum. Links to buy are on my blog: lambert-t-marx.blogspot.com/p/gang-of-fo... #WriterCommunity #writers #fiction

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🅼🆂🆇 bitsofbas @bitsofbas.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

My Z80 Opcode Calculator app on Google Play was updated yesterday. Undocumented opcodes are now included. Test away! #z80 #msx #zxspectrum #amstrad

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Z80 Opcode Calculator - Apps on Google Play

Get your opcodes and mnemonics on the fly.

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