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Jail Break (Konami, 1985)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 8 days ago

Developed by Konami for the arcades.Directed by Oolong Sugimo.Produced by Kagemasa Kozuki and Soft Second Development Room.Music and sound effects by Sound Effect Study Room.Originally published as an arcade game kit in North America by Konami Industry Co. …
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35 Years Later, Prince Of Persia Has Just Got An (Unofficial) Port For The Vic-20

Time Extension about 19 days ago

The port was inspired by Nicodim's unofficial ZX Spectrum port.Broderbund's classic action-platformer Prince of Persia has been ported to a lot of machines since its original release on the Apple II in 1989 — both officially and unofficially. However, on …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Joystick not working on Spectrum core

MISTerFPGA about 19 days ago

I have an 8BitDo NeoGeo gamepad that is working fine on other cores but only the buttons work on the gamepad with the Spectrum core. The joystick is not working at all. Any ideas why this might be? …
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Legendary Ocean And US Gold Artist F. David Thorpe Has Passed Away Aged 84

Time Extension about 19 days ago

"He was the one who set the benchmark".It has been revealed that F. David Thorpe, who created some of the most memorable ZX Spectrum loading screens for Ocean and US Gold, passed away earlier this year following a long illness. He was 84.Thorpe was behind …
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'Beyond The Ice Palace' Is Getting A Sequel, 36 Years Later

Time Extension about 21 days ago

For Steam, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.The publishers PQube Games and PixelHeart are partnering up with the Ganryu 2 and Golden Force developer Storybird Studio to release Beyond the Ice Palace II — a new sequel to the 1988 Commodore 64 game Beyond …
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Pub Games (Alligata Software, 1986)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 26 days ago

Sinclair ZX Spectrum version:Programmed by Richard Stevenson and David Wright (as Dollarsoft)Published by Alligata in 1986.Commodore 64 version:Programming by John StevensonGraphics by JLM (?)Music by Ben DaglishPublished by Alligata in 1986.Amstrad CPC ve …
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30 Years Later, P47's Cancelled Mega Drive Port Is Finally Being Released

Time Extension about 30 days ago

The announcement was made at this year's Shooters Fes.During this year's Shooters Fes in Japan, City Connection revealed the news that it will be releasing the Mega Drive port of Jaleco's horizontally-scrolling shooter P47: The Phantom Fighter — almost 3 …
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Zynaps (Hewson Consultants Ltd., 1987)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 1 month ago

Sinclair ZX Spectrum version:Designed and written by Dominic Robinson; In-game graphics by Stephen J. Crow; Loading screen by John M. Phillips; Music by Steve Turner.Commodore 64 version:Designed by John Cumming and Dominic Robinson; Programming by John Cu …
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Iconic Issues: CVG's Complete Guide To Consoles

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The magazines which started a revolution.Back in the early late '80s and early 1990s, the NES / Famicom dominated living rooms in North America and Japan, but the situation was a little different in the United Kingdom.Home computers like the ZX Spectrum, C …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • The Neverending Story Keyboard Issue

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

I wanted to look at some games I used to play on my Spectrum 128k. I remember the one I got came bundled with 128k versions of Daley Thompson's Decathlon and The Neverending Story so I thought I would start with them.I've just tried The Neverending Story …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Sam Coupe - update Floppy Drive Controller IC? Should be 1772-02

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

@Sorgelig as you created the Sam Coupe Core for MiST and MiSTer:I've been lucky to obtain one of these computers, and the Floppy Drive Controller is the VL1772-02 or WD1772-02.Some websites incorrectly state the 1770-02 (this has slower step rates).The Co …
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ZX Touch Is A £220 Portable ZX Spectrum With A 7-Inch Screen

Time Extension about 2 months ago

With "bare metal" emulation.The ZX Spectrum Vega+ was supposed to be the perfect way to experience classic ZX Spectrum games on the go, but after a botched crowdfunding campaign, ropey hardware and the collapse of the company behind it, Retro Computers Ltd …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Z80 Coprocessor Interface

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

hi, can anyone define an interface for a Z80 coprocessor, implementing at least integer multiply and divide, and better also the IEEE 754 standard for floating point operations?Add those instructions to the Z80 base set should enhance the performance enou …
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Interview: "A True Original" - Digital Eclipse On 'Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story'

Time Extension about 2 months ago

We speak with Digital Eclipse editorial director Chris Kohler.Digital Eclipse has made a name for itself over the last decade for delivering quality game collections like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection and 'interactive documentaries …