A reader explains why he’s been playing the same ZX Spectrum game for almost four decades and what it’s connection to XCOM is ...

Could Sinclair's 48k Sinclair ZX Spectrum land a spacecraft on the Moon? YouTuber Scott Manley decided to find out, and the answer is… kind of. Phrases along the lines of "they landed on the Moon with ...

The Spectrum, developed by Retro Games Ltd., is a contemporary tribute to the iconic Sinclair ZX Spectrum, a microcomputer that left an indelible mark on the early 1980s. By blending the charm of ...

The ESP32 Rainbow is a small computer with a built-in touch keyboard, an integrated display, and a design that’s inspired by the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, with a keyboard layout and rainbow stripe that ...

I have a huge soft spot for the ZX Spectrum since it was my first computer. So I'm very excited to see that The Spectrum, a modern-day remake of the original, is getting a sharp refresh that ...

Hey! If you have fond memories playing Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy on your family TV, you’ll love The Rubber Keyed Wonder. It’s a new documentary chronicling the birth, life, death and rebirth of the ...

The Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 are well-known for bringing 3D gaming into the mainstream in a way that preceding consoles just couldn’t. The ZX Spectrum, on the other hand, is known for text ...

The PicoZX is a unique handheld emulator for the ZX Spectrum, a home computer popular in the 1980s. It is powered using a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller and features a 2.8″ IPS display. The PicoZX ...

Hackaday revealed on December 7, 2025, that a brand-new FPS has made its way onto, of all things, the ZX Spectrum. The game is called World of Spells, and Jakub Trznadel developed it for the system, ...

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Why scour the internet for a rare-as-hen’s-teeth new in box ZX Spectrum computer when you can instead order up some parts, assemble a basically all new ZX Spectrum along with the box, instruction ...

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