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Call me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here is lemmings on my Z88. Has the music ported from the Amiga version. Incredible.

Call me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Oz 5 guys have just shared with me BBC Basic v5 running on the latest version of the z88 operating system. With graphics. Pretty cool

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Deluxe Poly @deluxepoly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today, we do this 😎 fabiensanglard.net/another_worl...

Palette tricks to fake translucency with an additive blend.

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Robert @flatduckrecords.co.uk · 11/09/2026

I've added more tunes, *now* it's a jukebox. #RC2014 #SAA1099 #Z80 #50Hz #Click #Clack

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いぬふと @inufuto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MZ-2800版 UCHOTOS #mz2800 inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/uchotos...

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wow, look at this - it’s Revs on the #BBCMicro with telemetry, a track view showing all the other drivers, and brand new tracks! What wizardry is this? 🤯 Well done @racesimcentral.net, this looks epic. #simracing #retrogaming

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Maxwolf @bigmaxwolf.com · 14/08/2026

OREGON TRAIL A clone of the popular 90's computer game, rebuilt from scratch and playable right in your terminal. It is free, it runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and it comes with the original MECC artwork and chiptunes bundled in. C# source is on GitHub. bigmaxwolf.com/oregon-trail...

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Robert @flatduckrecords.co.uk · 14/08/2026

Logging on to BlueSky

ZX Spectrum+ 128 ("toastrack") connected to an Amstrad GTM644 monitor, showing a social media post by Jim Blimey (a picture of Hobgoblin beer)

Screenshot of Nihirash's Gopher browser, running on Spectrum, via Jim's Bluesky-to-Gopher bridge, showing a few skeets.

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SDF @sdforg.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Do you know the Cambridge Computer Z88? (made in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Crash Apr 1987: Z88 review, Steve Taylor interview. READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-3…

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Hackster.io @hacksterio.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Ben Ryves patched BASIC to print graphics from the late 1980s Cambridge Z88 notebook computer to a Serial 8056 printer.

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Printing Graphics From BASIC

Ben Ryves patched BASIC to print graphics from the late 1980s Cambridge Z88 notebook computer to a Serial 8056 printer.

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Juan F. Ramírez @juanfr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

#yoursinclair april 1986: the Sinclair Z88 portable computer #zxspectrum #retrogaming

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Old UK Catalogues @oldukcatalogues.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

1987: Electronics from Sinclair Research (+Z88)

This page advertises the Cambridge Z88 computer, listing where to purchase it and providing contact information for trade inquiries. It highlights various retailers including large department stores. The ad features an image of the Z88 and its accompanying storage media.

(+Z88)

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Linda @lindabythesea.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The Crow (2026) by Mary Ruggeri. Pastel on paper.

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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

castlevania: bloodlines / mega drive konami, 1994

eric lecarde climbing the spine of a huge creature. mountains are in the background and crows are flying away as the spine crumbles.

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In northern Japan and the forests of China, you can see these flowers that appear normal but whose petals become transparent upon contact with water. Its common name is skeleton flower or crystal flower; its scientific name is Diphylleia grayi.

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Final tests before publication. Seems stable so far. Also, creator's tip: If you haven't got a camel by year 4, you're not winning!

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Frenkel @frenkel.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Doom for Sinclair QL running on Spectrum Next QL core youtu.be/LyAntMtfyDs

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Doom for Sinclair QL running on Spectrum Next QL core

YouTube video by Federico Achaerandio

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SAM Retro @retroman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Match Point (1985) #QL #Sinclair

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Two years ago I released Elite 3D - the #BBCMicro classic, in anaglyph 3D (for red-and-cyan glasses) But I failed to give the project a repository, so here it is, only 22 months late: github.com/markmoxon/el... So you now can see every change I made to Elite to drag it into the third dimension 🚀

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GitHub - markmoxon/elite-3d: Anaglyph 3D version of the classic BBC Micro game Elite

Anaglyph 3D version of the classic BBC Micro game Elite - markmoxon/elite-3d

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Kaptajnen @kaptajnen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I ran into this cool little tech demo by kweepa.bsky.social over on their Twitter account It's a cool little attempt at getting #Doom running on the ancient #C64, which has hardware that predates Doom by over 10 years! And it actually doesn't look half-bad #gamedev #retrogaming #gaming #homebrew

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Call me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I made a website for #SpectraNext. And also a text reader with is the core of my site. Very fun

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Call me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I absolutely love this project, it's really cool:)

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Call me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My site is here jb1zzel.github.io/z88/ Access via fuseX emulator or on real hardware

jb1zzel.github.io

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Call me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I made a website for #SpectraNext. And also a text reader with is the core of my site. Very fun

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Robert @flatduckrecords.co.uk · 26/07/2026

Here look, I’ve coaxed SAM Coupé into running SCC’s Small Computer Monitor, and Microsoft BASIC (lifted from the RC2014 ROM). It doesn’t know about SAM’s screen or keyboard (etc) so communication is over serial. (It’s easy enough to output some text to the LCD though)

Photograph of a television screen. Text on the screen in black-on-white, reads “1) MicroSoft BASIC” and “2) Small Computer Monitor”.

Closeup picture of SAM Coupé with serial interface and LCD attached. Text on the display reads “MICROSOFT BASIC ON SAM COUPE”.

Photograph of a laptop screen. The running program is a terminal, running Tio serial terminal emulator. The information listed shows we are connected to USB serial, and the output is being generated by SAM. Microsoft BASIC is starting up and we’ve typed in a short program. The program accepts user input and displays it on the attached LCD.

Another picture of a laptop screen showing a text terminal, this time showing Stephen C Cousins’ “Small Computer Monitor” running on SAM and connected over USB serial. Text on screen is a listing of the SCM commands.

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Ignacio PG (Neil Parsons PB48K) 👾🎹🎬🏳️‍🌈 @ignacioprigar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Y la película de James Cameron dio lugar a una adaptación en forma de videojuego para ordenadores domésticos de concepto sencillo pero dotado de una atmósfera opresiva. Aliens (Electric Dreams, 1987) spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/161/ZX... #ZXSpectrum #Aliens #videojuegos

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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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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We found a lost Indiana Jones adventure from LucasArts! But it probably isn't what you expect. Join Frank Cifaldi for a look at this newly discovered demo as Indiana Jones sets out on the "Quest for Paradise VGA"

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 02/07/2026

I hereby announce that Sloanysoft will continue to produce physical tapes for the ZX Spectrum, if we can ever be arsed making any more that is.

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Two-player #BBCMicro #Elite is coming along nicely. It now supports two pilots in two ships with two controllers and a split-view screen Here are some work-in-progress videos - see the thread for an explanation There’s lots to fix, but at least we have a proof-of-concept… (1/6) #retrocomputing

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Tony Wang @wangrenxin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A realtime speech synthesizer for Game Boy that outputs gibberish voice: tonywang.itch.io/gb-speech github.com/paladin-t/gb... #gameboy #gbdev #gamedev #gbdk #gbbasic

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Game Boy Speech Synthesizer by Tony Wang

Play in your browser

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RetroElectroDad @retroelectrodad.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I do think this one I have is very pretty!

Sinclair ZX81 vintage microcomputer with a Memotech external keyboard in blue.

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 27/04/2026

A Japanese developer has created a Chrome extension called Cat Gatekeeper that superimposes a big Ginger/Orange cat on your screen if you send too much time on social media. I have a real one that does that, and he doesn't limit it to social media. Buzz has interrupted client calls before now.

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Craig Stevenson @craigstevenson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy 44th Birthday to All Time Greatest Computer of All Time™️, the ZX Spectrum.

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RedMufflerMan | Gordon Williams @redmufflerman.moe · 24/04/2026

Ending this awful day with a picture of my new keyboard... It clicks and clacks...

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Snuggsy187 @snuggsy187.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

CHUCKULUS for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro.... Download or play in browser: github.com/Snuggsy187/C... Coffee (no milk) welcome: ko-fi.com/snuggsy187

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0xC0DE @0xc0de.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Acorn Electron Prince of Arabia WIP. Testing a few more movements. Now using an extra 16K RAM bank (auto-detected) for part of the large amount of sprite+mask data. Foreground tiles are working as well. No collision detection or map awareness yet

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The Loud Scots Bloke @loudscotsbloke.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Who needs your modern Playstation's and XBox's??!! When I have computers that can produce such master pieces as this?! Just look at it! I already feel like I'm at the bottom of the ocean, I don't even need to show a video.. You already know how good the animation will be 😳😁🐠

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 22/04/2026

I really enjoyed this article. For this & many more, download the latest Break Space magazine it's completely free here: breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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