The ZX Spectrum shouldn’t have been that big of a deal. It was a budget and underpowered personal computer released at a time when the personal computer industry had more options than most people ...

I, like many, spend many years playing Spectrum games. I defended the computer in the school playground, I kept playing with the machine long after everyone had migrated to likes of the Atari ST and ...

Elite Systems is taking steps to remove a line of classic ZX Spectrum games from the iOS App Store amid questions from a number of developers over royalty payments and rights licensing surrounding ...

The Spectrum faithfully recreates the 80s original with its rubber keys and classic games, delighting older gamers, while younger players may face a steep learning curve due to tricky controls and ...

A recreation of the classic ZX Spectrum computer, The Spectrum is one of the must-have retro gaming gifts this Christmas. The Spectrum supports 720p HD output via HDMI and comes with four USB ports ...

Looking back from a world of smartphones and Xboxes, it’s astonishing that such a commercially successful product could have happened with this unglamorous and flawed piece of equipment. Yes, I’m a ...

The 8-bit era of home computing was a far simpler time than the digital age we live in today. It was a world without online multiplayer, 3D accelerator chips or stereo sound, yet many claim that this ...

Sir Clive Sinclair kick-started the U.K. gaming industry in the ’80s with his ZX Spectrum computers, and now he’s back with a defiantly retro games console. Start-up Retro Computers and Sir Clive ...

Older gamers and students of history might recall the ZX Spectrum, a primarily UK-based console from the early 1980s. Even so, you might not know the patchy history of Willy's Great Adventure, first ...

Video game publisher Plaion recently announced plans to release a modern day recreation of the beloved ZX Spectrum. Launching on November 22, The Spectrum will ship with 48 pre-installed retro games, ...

The humble Spectrum is 30 years old. Here is a completely biased, unscientific celebration of 10 outstanding games from the glory days For many of us it was a formative part of growing up, as ...