Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I definitely played this in Ireland, but I think a couple of years later - 86 or 87 maybe. I remember thinking it was pretty cool and the 3 screens added a lot, but the name was stupid. 021
Reposted by MpkBreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Sick 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-... 0129
Reposted by MpkPhil South @philsouth.bsky.social · 05/05/2026New show Episode 4 streaming now. Please share. It seems I am doing two a week at the moment. I'll calm down eventually I suppose. But for now it's a very absorbing retirement hobby and besides something I've wanted to do for YEARS. www.mixcloud.com/philsouth/th...mixcloud.comThe Black Room Episode 4 - 05.May.26 023
Reposted by Mpk🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 26/04/2026New Blog post. "The Magnificent Seven" - No, not the critically acclaimed compilation from Ocean, I’m talking about 7 brand new ZX Spectrum games released in the first three months of 2026. Check them out... sloanysoft.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/t... 041
Reposted by MpkCall me Ishmael @jamie-b-b.bsky.social · 22/04/2026See my QL piece in the latest #breakspace issue - a free #zxspectrum magazine, available now on itch!! :D 122
Reposted by MpkBreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Good 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-...breakspace.itch.ioBreak Space Issue 5 by BreakSpaceIssue 5 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum, covering Q1 2026. 11312
Reposted by Mpk🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 05/04/2026Another new-ish (pseudo-recycled) post. This time highlighting a bunch of really fun #ZXSpectrum games that caught my eye in 2025, along with my personal top 5 of the year. sloanysoft.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/m...sloanysoft.wordpress.comMy Favourite ZX Spectrum Games of 2025In my previous post I hinted that 2025 has been an immense year for new ZX Spectrum games. So what games have caught my eye? Well absolutely loads as it happens. Before I get to my own personal top… 052
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Finally completed a no-death, no-rewind Free Solo run on #Cairn. I don't play a lot of new games ( other than Speccy ones, obv. ) but this really hooked me. 001
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Nothing about it on Sky News. ( Presumably because it happened 45 million years ago. ) 000
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Make them all ghosts and they can just pass through the walls. Follow me for more amazing coding insights. 000
Reposted by MpkRetrogamer GenX @retrogamergenx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Hey all. Here is my newest documentary about Sir Clive Sinclair and his awesome budget ZX computers, the ZX80, ZX81, and ZX Spectrum; and his other products he invented as well. #zxspectrum #zx80 #zx81 #sinclair #clivesinclair #retrogaming #classiccomputers #retrotech youtu.be/413HRRx1X5oyoutu.beInside the Spectrum: How Sinclair Changed Home Computing Forever - Full DocumentaryYouTube video by Retrogamer Gen X 1175
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Counterpoint, at 3:17 into this www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfG...youtube.comNeil Cicierega - Piss (Music Video)YouTube video by Cheesy Potatoson 000
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Played some hours with the excellent and incredibly tense rock-climbing game Cairn yesterday, and woke up with sore fingers from gripping the controller to hard. Immersion! store.steampowered.com/app/1588550/... 210
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026media.tenor.coma man with long hair and a beard says " don 't tempt me frodo "Alt: a man with long hair and a beard says " don 't tempt me frodo " It's Gandalf from The Fellowship of the Ring. Stupid default text. 010
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Had this song playing in my head all day because of this post. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA3R...youtube.comHalf Man Half Biscuit - Bob Wilson - Anchorman [Official Audio]YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit 110
Reposted by MpkBlerkotron @blerkotron.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Issue 4 of Break Space magazine includes my article on the history of the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Compo, which I started (cough) 30 years ago! My first published article in forever, so please be gentle with me. :-) breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...breakspace.itch.ioBreak Space Issue 4 by BreakSpaceIssue 4 of Break Space magazine for the ZX Spectrum 164
Reposted by Mpk🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 16/01/2026Something for the weekend? How about a whopping 122 page brand new Speccy mag! Loads of reviews of brand new games and features on Crash Live, Load Museum & the Crap Games Compo and loads loads more. All for FREEEE! Get on it! breakspace.itch.io/break-space-... 0118
Reposted by MpkBreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 16/01/2026What 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 32011
Reposted by Mpk🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 01/01/2026Happy New Year #ZXSpectrum fans! So what was my Speccy Game of the year & which games made my top 5? Click below to find out. retrostreamers.com/2026/01/01/z... 065
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Thought I'd check the Steam sale to check out whether video games these days are still utterly bonkers. Yes. Yes they are. 110
Reposted by MpkBreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas from everyone at BreakSpace HQ, to all the Spec-chums, #zxspectrum developers, #retro heads and even C-64 owners out there. And especially to everyone who's helped make the best darn Spectrum #magazine there is. Well - Top 3 anyway. All issues still free at breakspace.itch.io 022
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Hear me roar! Well, waffle on about ZX Spectrum magazines. No actual roaring included. 063
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025And what fun it was. Mother always said I had a face for radio. 000
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I didn't realize their names were a pun for about 35 years. What a revelation that was. 110
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 17/10/2025The Spectrum homebrew scene is hopping - Check out BreakSpace magazine, where we reviewed 58 games from Q3 this year, taking us over 130 for the year. breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i...breakspace.itch.ioBreakSpace 110
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Well, we did it again. Issue 3 of BreakSpace is out now, with more reviews of new ZX Spectrum games than we'd have thought possible. Lots of great features in here - it's our best issue yet. We're thrilled to have special guest reviewer Phil South on board as well. Check it out. 040
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 15/10/2025You can pick up a little dude and drop him on another little dude. One of the greats. 000
Reposted by MpkJames Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Windows 10 users in the EU and UK, you can get free Extended Security Updates for a year just by: > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Click. Scroll down to Enrol in Extended Security Updates (or similar wording). Click on it. Follow prompts. Bingo, you're good for a year. 65437
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Star Citizen took like 5 years to get flight between surface and orbit working. You're way ahead! 010
Reposted by Mpk🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 04/10/2025Well it's taken a few years but we have finally made it. It took quite a bit to get it over the line in the end, but Lee Bee has done a phenomenal job on the music BubbleBack, our sequel to Forward to the Past, now available for free on Itch. Enjoy! sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback #ZXSpectrumsloanysoft.itch.ioBubbleBack: The Story of Forward to the Past 2 by SloanysoftZX Spectrum platform game inspired by Bubble Bobble 53119
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Railroad Tycoon Deluxe. Gif unrelated, but the best train gif I could find.media.tenor.coma cartoon dog is carrying a box of food on a train .ALT: a cartoon dog is carrying a box of food on a train . 010
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 22/09/2025media.tenor.coma man wearing a hat that says ' i feel i was denied critical ' on itAlt: Burt from Tremors feels that he was denied critical need-to-know information. 000
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Someone at the Post Office is going to be getting an unwelcome visit. 020
Mpk @mpkch.bsky.social · 24/08/2025From what I hear, the 'shit that went down' was that he flashed an underage neighbor while she was doing some chores in her garden. No wonder he doesn't want to talk about it. 010
Reposted by MpkBreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 25/07/2025R-Type in BASIC. You have to applaud the ambition! 0115
Reposted by MpkOttersoft Games @ottersoft-games.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Hello 👋 Long time no post. Made a small update to Mushroom Soupif anyone is interested, see post here: ottersoft.itch.io/mushroom-sou... 🦦❤️ottersoft.itch.ioVersion 1.2 UpdateHello everyone! I have made some small changes to Mushroom Soup after a long hiatus. Ladders should be slightly easier to descend and a lot easier to climb - not as pixel perfect A new loading screen.... 154
Reposted by Mpk🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 11/07/2025A reshare for the early evening crew. (Nope, I didn't cringe once typing that at all) 022
Reposted by MpkBreakSpace Magazine @breakspace.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Issue 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 #magazinebreakspace.itch.ioIssue 2 by BreakSpaceZX Spectrum game review magazine for Q2 2025 1157
