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Sandy Duncan, the visionary

Feb 5, 2026 mikedailly

Sandy passed away on the 3rd of February 2026, and I lost one of my dearest friends. So this isn’t really for anyone else, but I had an urge to…

GameDev Programming ZX Next ZX Spectrum

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Protected: Mercenary – The Home Stretch!

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Mercenary hacking

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My journey hacking the classing ZX Spectrum game, and updating it to a full ZX Spectrum Next experience. Disassembling Mercenary(Patreon exclusive) Mercenary – patching begins(Patreon exclusive) Mercenary – The Home…

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I attended the brilliant 2 day retro gaming event over the weekend, an event dedicated to the ZX Spectrum – and all other Sinclair machines, especially the ZX Spectrum Next.…

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