The latest #Crash and #SpectrumNext magazines have arrived! The cover of the former looks like a rare composite of live action and Oli artwork. #RetroComputing

Eldritch Force, un juego lovecraftiano de exploración disponible en https://sunteam.itch.io/eldritchforce apto para aquellos a los que les guste los grandes mapas para resolver todos los misterios #zxspectrumnext #zxspectrum #spectrumnext #retrogaming #retrocomputing

These tools are at different stages of development:

• zxtex <-NEW! 99% complete, may contain very minor bugs

  • converts sprites both ways between bmp,gif,png and a hexadecimal representation, using the ZX Spectrum palette
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxtex

• zxgotools - 95% complete, minor errors to be fixed.

  • maketap
  • loadtap
  • tzx2tap
  • totap (supersedes and unifies both maketap and bas2tap)
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxgotools

• plus3 - handles ZX Spectrum +3 dsk images. 85% implemented

  • plus3 create
  • plus3 add
  • plus3 extract (to .tap)
  • plus3 ls
  • plus3 rm
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/plus3

• zxa - a simple Z80 assembler for the ZX Spectrum. 70% implemented.

  • Z80N support implemented
  • Needing to complete:
  • instructions may be missing
  • macros would be nice
  • integration with zxgotools
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxa

All tools are cross-platform and binaries for all major platforms will be provided regularly.

These tools are at different stages of development:

• zxgotools - 95% complete, minor errors to be fixed.

  • maketap
  • loadtap
  • tzx2tap
  • totap (supersedes and unifies both maketap and bas2tap)
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxgotools

• plus3 - 85% implemented

  • plus3 create
  • plus3 add
  • plus3 extract (to .tap)
  • plus3 ls
  • plus3 rm
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/plus3

• zxa - 70% complete

  • Z80N support implementedNeeding to complete:
  • instructions may be missing
  • macros would be nice
  • integration with zxgotools
  • https://github.com/ha1tch/zxa

All tools are cross-platform and binaries for all major platforms will be provided regularly.

NEW: ZXA is yet another simple cross-platform Z80 cross-assembler for the ZX Spectrum written in Go, featuring a clean syntax and modern development workflow features.
https://github.com/ha1tch/zxa

STATUS: Incomplete, won't even compile, but I'm making progress and you may influence development if you like what you see and you let me know.

zxa [options] <input.asm>

Options:
  -o, --output string    Output file name (default: input base name)
  -I, --include string   Add include search path
  --next                Enable Z80N (ZX Spectrum Next) instructions
  --hex                  Generate hex dump output
  --json                 Generate JSON assembly report
  -v, --verbose         Enable verbose output
  -q                    Quiet mode (suppress non-error output)
  --version             Show version information

My #RetroGaming annuals arrived! And one of us made a mistake, either I payed for an extra Next annual I didn’t know was included in the all annuals bundle on the Kickstarter, or they sent me one anyway on top of the one they’d already sent! #Sinclair #ZXSpectrum #SpectrumNext #Commodore64

Great day catching up with @tonywarriner and @StooCambridge at Crash Live 2024.

They were showing an early preview of their new game for the Spectrum Next called Urb-X Warriors, that has a Kickstarter coming soon and also then plans for it to be available on the Amiga, Dreamcast and Mega Drive!

Even at this early preview stage it's looking fantastic!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next

Woohoo! My #SpectrumNext annual arrived! Now to play “find the new content”game so I don’t end up rereading articles that were already published in the magazines I already have #retroComputing #Retrogaming

DAGGERFALL v.0.01 alpha (2024 / New ZX Quake Engine) Preview,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-lkqcFAYYY

Daggerfall running smoothly on the ZX Spectrum Next at 28 Mhz.
(although sadly in a monochromatic screen mode, hopefully that will improve)

Noticias: Bitfans nos trae El gran Cthulhu #Aventuradetexto #Cthulhu #Donum #GreenWeb #Innsmouth #Rlyeh #SpectrumNext https://caad.club/bitfans-nos-trae-el-gran-cthulhu

Stoo Cambridge and myself are busy prepping for our Kickstarter. Sign up to follow here > https://kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next #kickstarter #spectrumnext #arcade #8bit

International Ikari Plus (2024)

PREVIEW for the ZX Spectrum Next

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df0So_r7juI

More #RetroGaming magazines have arrived! The latest #CrashMagazine and #SpectrumNext issues are here.

Stefan Vogt's The Curse of Rabenstein

For the ZX Spectrum Next

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMREIjIzXY

In which Spriteworx unboxes and demonstrates the Nextduino, an add-on device that performs storage and retrieval functions comparable to the DivMMCs, loading and saving .TAP files from and to flash storage.

It uses the audio port though, so it's analogous to using your phone to play .TAP files, not a fast loading system possible limited to a certain baud rate when using the system ROM loader.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iu2kM3kc7M

A hand as big as a bus drops something had right on your head, understandably dazed.

Fish, by Magnetic Scrolls 1988

Re-hydrated for the ZX Spectrum Next by Stefan Bylund (2019)
Magnetic interpreter by Niclas Karlsson (1997-2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2lTDOBJKzg

The Next War, for the ZX Spectrum Next
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpqC0A5nSCI

Two new interactive fiction titles are now available for pre-order: »A1RLØCK« and »THE RUIN OF ØCEANUS PR1ME« by Marco Innocenti (@Babbolatto). The games will be released for more than 15 systems and will once again come in the popular #Infocom style slipcase. Get your copy now: http://rtro.de/airlock and http://rtro.de/ruin

Mario's Bombs Away (2024) for the ZX Spectrum Next
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQvlK65QYxI