Crash Live! 2025
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.…
Setting up Z88DK on the ZX Spectrum Next
So before I get into doing real game stuff with Z88DK – the cross platform C Compiler for the ZX Spectrum Next, I want to get things setup, and some…
Dissecting A Demo
Having a look at my ZX Spectrum Next parallax playfield playfield demo, and how I created it.
PDS – Programmers Development System
Back when I was writing Ballistix for DMA Design; my first game, I started on the C64 using Laser Genius, an Assembler on the machine itself. This was a great…
How Tape Loading Works
Tape loading is simple, and really clever - but how does it actually work? Let's take a look...
Protected: Graphics Conversion – Part 1
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Installing #CSpect on a Raspberry Pi 5
I got a new Raspberry Pi 5 yesterday, so I could now write up how to install #CSpect on it. Turns out, it’s not so hard! After downloading the latest…
Protected: Armalyte – beyond the C64
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Protected: Armalyte Sprite Shapes and Colours
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