Ah yes, the ZX Spectrum. Love it or loathe it, it's a part of gaming history. If you go weak at the knees and misty eyed at the mere mention of the Spectrum, ZX81 or Commodore 64 it may well have more to do with your age than anything to do with nostalgia.

However, if you want to relive a misspent youth replacing the innocent jokes in TRASHMAN with more crude ones using your MULTIFACE ONE (or was that just me?), go back to a time when gameplay mattered more than graphics, or discover new things about the history (and future!) of 8-bit computer gaming it's all possible on the web. Here are a few links to get you started...

Cronosoft

The software house selling NEW games for the Spectrum, Commodore 64 and BBC/Electron.

Retro-Soft

Exclusive downloads of Spectrum games, both new and old.

Sick Happy Idle

Website of the Shaw brothers who wrote many Spectrum games for Atlantis.

Weird Science Software

The ZX Spectrum development team responsible for Flash Beer and Ghost Castles.

Earth Shaker

David Pegg's Earth Shaker tribute page. Includes a remake for the PC.

Retro Gamer Magazine

The UK's first regular glossy magazine dedicated to retrogaming, Retrogamer is essential reading for all die-hard 8-bit enthusiasts.

ZX Shed

Occasional Spectrum magazine, produced in PDF format.

Oldschool Gaming

Reviews of new games for old formats, includes Commodore and Atari games too.

The Rubber Beermat

A large number of Spectrum game reviews

ZX Spectrum games

More reviews of Spectrum games.

World Of Spectrum

THE archive of almost everything ZX Spectrum related and home of the WOS forums.

Bob's Stuff

Fellow Spectrum developer Bob Smith.

The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years

Website dedicated to Your Sinclair, the famously warped Spectrum magazine which sadly disappeared from the shelves in 1993.

Crash Magazine - the Online Edition

Similar to the YS Rock 'n' Roll Years, but for Crash.

Computer Emuzone Games Studio

The home of the Spectrum Developers behind the excellent Cannon Bubble.

Gamestage

A somewhat controversial website, Gamestage sets out to compare Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad versions of the same games. Very professional presentation, I could learn a thing or two from these guys.

Retro Computer Museum

Currently only a virtual museum, but the curator is looking for premises.

The Speccy Zone

Lots of Spectrum information and some cool stuff to download. Nicely presented too - I like this site.

Yolkfolk

The Official Dizzy Fansite.

Dizzy's Domain

Excellent Dizzy Fansite.




I'm always happy to exchange links with related sites. There's a banner here if you'd like to use it. It's crap, but in a funky, skillo sort of way.