BreakSpace Magazine
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Modern ZX Spectrum game reviews, interviews, features, POKES and general good times.
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People of the #UK !
Check your rooftops, and your neighbours', if you think you can get away with it.
As seen in our latest issue, the ZX Load museum is on the lookout for one of these Cambridge square satellite dishes, as modelled here by the lovely Clive.
Have you spotted one? Let us know.
Check your rooftops, and your neighbours', if you think you can get away with it.
As seen in our latest issue, the ZX Load museum is on the lookout for one of these Cambridge square satellite dishes, as modelled here by the lovely Clive.
Have you spotted one? Let us know.
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
People of the #UK !
Check your rooftops, and your neighbours', if you think you can get away with it.
As seen in our latest issue, the ZX Load museum is on the lookout for one of these Cambridge square satellite dishes, as modelled here by the lovely Clive.
Have you spotted one? Let us know.
Check your rooftops, and your neighbours', if you think you can get away with it.
As seen in our latest issue, the ZX Load museum is on the lookout for one of these Cambridge square satellite dishes, as modelled here by the lovely Clive.
Have you spotted one? Let us know.
The map does put our ZX Spectrum magazine at the heart of European intellectualism, as is right and proper.
Not a footballer in sight, despite our Kevin Toms obsession.
Not a footballer in sight, despite our Kevin Toms obsession.
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The map does put our ZX Spectrum magazine at the heart of European intellectualism, as is right and proper.
Not a footballer in sight, despite our Kevin Toms obsession.
Not a footballer in sight, despite our Kevin Toms obsession.
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Seems like a good day to reshare my favourite Very Niche Meme.
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Seems like a good day to reshare my favourite Very Niche Meme.
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EFGAMP member spotlight: The LOAD ZX Museum in Cantanhede (Portugal) is hosting the ZX Spectrum GOTY Awards on 21 Feb 2026, 15:00. Fresh homebrew, an international jury, and a community-voted Hall of Fame classic. Watch live on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@LOADZX
LOAD ZX Spectrum
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
EFGAMP member spotlight: The LOAD ZX Museum in Cantanhede (Portugal) is hosting the ZX Spectrum GOTY Awards on 21 Feb 2026, 15:00. Fresh homebrew, an international jury, and a community-voted Hall of Fame classic. Watch live on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@LOADZX
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Steve Vickers interviewed about his time at Sinclair, saving ROM space on the ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum and the new venture the Jupiter Ace.
youtube.com/watch?v=kgWj...
youtube.com/watch?v=kgWj...
LOAD ZX 40: "Inside the ZX Spectrum" - Steve Vickers
YouTube video by LOAD ZX Spectrum
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January 31, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Steve Vickers interviewed about his time at Sinclair, saving ROM space on the ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum and the new venture the Jupiter Ace.
youtube.com/watch?v=kgWj...
youtube.com/watch?v=kgWj...
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There are just a few copies of this left. If anyone is interested & doesn't want to go via Facebook, drop me a DM and I'll put you in touch with the guy who's selling them. 👍
Just a heads up. A small run of physical copies of BubbleBack are soon being made available for sale.
Published by Northern Games, they'll be available through their Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/groups/39042...
Published by Northern Games, they'll be available through their Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/groups/39042...
January 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
There are just a few copies of this left. If anyone is interested & doesn't want to go via Facebook, drop me a DM and I'll put you in touch with the guy who's selling them. 👍
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Some absolutely CORKING games nominated to join Chuckie Egg & Target Renegade in the Load #ZXSpectrum Hall of Fame 2026.
You can place YOUR vote here.
strawpoll.com/7MZ0k3QL1go
You can place YOUR vote here.
strawpoll.com/7MZ0k3QL1go
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Some absolutely CORKING games nominated to join Chuckie Egg & Target Renegade in the Load #ZXSpectrum Hall of Fame 2026.
You can place YOUR vote here.
strawpoll.com/7MZ0k3QL1go
You can place YOUR vote here.
strawpoll.com/7MZ0k3QL1go
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Calling all #ZXSpectrum fans! To celebrate my latest game, "Full Spectrum Defence" going off to the publisher, both my previous games, "S.C.I.O.N" and "Knightmare", are now FREE to download from sausagewaregames.itch.io Enjoy! #8bit #retrogames #indiedev #retro
SausagewareGames
sausagewaregames.itch.io
January 27, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Calling all #ZXSpectrum fans! To celebrate my latest game, "Full Spectrum Defence" going off to the publisher, both my previous games, "S.C.I.O.N" and "Knightmare", are now FREE to download from sausagewaregames.itch.io Enjoy! #8bit #retrogames #indiedev #retro
Things continue to heat up on the Chuckie Egg Speedrun scene!
Congratulations to psenough.
Congratulations to psenough.
🔥🔥 NEW SPEEDRUN RECORD VERIFIED! 🔥🔥
🎮 Game: Chuckie Egg
🏆 Category: Level 1-24 ZX Spectrum
⏱ Time: 0h 21m 3s 000ms
👤 Player: psenough
🔗 Link: http://www.speedrun.com/chuckie_egg/run/zg9984jm
🎮 Game: Chuckie Egg
🏆 Category: Level 1-24 ZX Spectrum
⏱ Time: 0h 21m 3s 000ms
👤 Player: psenough
🔗 Link: http://www.speedrun.com/chuckie_egg/run/zg9984jm
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Things continue to heat up on the Chuckie Egg Speedrun scene!
Congratulations to psenough.
Congratulations to psenough.
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Here we go...
Announcing the Visible Zorker Project and Patreon! Remember how I did Visible Zork 1 and 2? I'm going to do Zork 3, and then continue through Infocom's entire canon -- in chronological order, one per month.
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/the-...
Announcing the Visible Zorker Project and Patreon! Remember how I did Visible Zork 1 and 2? I'm going to do Zork 3, and then continue through Infocom's entire canon -- in chronological order, one per month.
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/the-...
The Visible Zorker Project (and Patreon)
Announcing the Visible Zorker Project and Patreon. The plan: deconstruct every Infocom game, one per month, and make the source code explorable.
blog.zarfhome.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Here we go...
Announcing the Visible Zorker Project and Patreon! Remember how I did Visible Zork 1 and 2? I'm going to do Zork 3, and then continue through Infocom's entire canon -- in chronological order, one per month.
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/the-...
Announcing the Visible Zorker Project and Patreon! Remember how I did Visible Zork 1 and 2? I'm going to do Zork 3, and then continue through Infocom's entire canon -- in chronological order, one per month.
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/the-...
Issue 4 of Break Space magazine came out last week, but if you missed it, don't worry : It's still out, and still free.
What could be better on a chilly Sunday evening than catching up on the latest #zxspectrum news and typing in a cool BASIC game listing?
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro
What could be better on a chilly Sunday evening than catching up on the latest #zxspectrum news and typing in a cool BASIC game listing?
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Issue 4 of Break Space magazine came out last week, but if you missed it, don't worry : It's still out, and still free.
What could be better on a chilly Sunday evening than catching up on the latest #zxspectrum news and typing in a cool BASIC game listing?
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro
What could be better on a chilly Sunday evening than catching up on the latest #zxspectrum news and typing in a cool BASIC game listing?
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro
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ICYMI, my post this week was on the first Batman computer game. Read about:
- How Ritman & Drummond built on Knight Lore to make an isometric classic
- DC's intervention to tell them "Batman doesn't take drugs"
- Their follow-up Head Over Heels, a "very wonderful ticket to runny-jumpy-avoidy city"
- How Ritman & Drummond built on Knight Lore to make an isometric classic
- DC's intervention to tell them "Batman doesn't take drugs"
- Their follow-up Head Over Heels, a "very wonderful ticket to runny-jumpy-avoidy city"
Batman – “Batcraft parts”
For Jon Ritman, playing Knight Lore for the first time was a revelatory experience. As he later told Retro Gamer, when he first saw Ultimate’s isometric 3D platform adventure game, his jaw hit the …
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January 23, 2026 at 9:57 AM
ICYMI, my post this week was on the first Batman computer game. Read about:
- How Ritman & Drummond built on Knight Lore to make an isometric classic
- DC's intervention to tell them "Batman doesn't take drugs"
- Their follow-up Head Over Heels, a "very wonderful ticket to runny-jumpy-avoidy city"
- How Ritman & Drummond built on Knight Lore to make an isometric classic
- DC's intervention to tell them "Batman doesn't take drugs"
- Their follow-up Head Over Heels, a "very wonderful ticket to runny-jumpy-avoidy city"
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3 weeks into the new year and a very strong contender for 2026 Speccy GOTY has already dropped!
I think this could be perhaps be the greatest shoot em up the Speccy has ever seen!!
Hyperbole? Judge for yourself.
ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun
I think this could be perhaps be the greatest shoot em up the Speccy has ever seen!!
Hyperbole? Judge for yourself.
ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun
Go-Go BunnyGun by Joefish
A bold and colourful new shoot-'em-up for the 48K Sinclair Spectrum, from Ionian Games
ionian-games.itch.io
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
3 weeks into the new year and a very strong contender for 2026 Speccy GOTY has already dropped!
I think this could be perhaps be the greatest shoot em up the Speccy has ever seen!!
Hyperbole? Judge for yourself.
ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun
I think this could be perhaps be the greatest shoot em up the Speccy has ever seen!!
Hyperbole? Judge for yourself.
ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun
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StoryCraft System is now available!
It's a visually driven system system for creating story-based games on the Spectrum Next.
#specnext #spectrumnext #zxspectrum #indiedev #retrogaming
sunteam.itch.io/storycraft
It's a visually driven system system for creating story-based games on the Spectrum Next.
#specnext #spectrumnext #zxspectrum #indiedev #retrogaming
sunteam.itch.io/storycraft
January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
StoryCraft System is now available!
It's a visually driven system system for creating story-based games on the Spectrum Next.
#specnext #spectrumnext #zxspectrum #indiedev #retrogaming
sunteam.itch.io/storycraft
It's a visually driven system system for creating story-based games on the Spectrum Next.
#specnext #spectrumnext #zxspectrum #indiedev #retrogaming
sunteam.itch.io/storycraft
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Great wee game, give @tomjamespotter.bsky.social a follow if you haven't already!
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #homebrew #gamedev
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #homebrew #gamedev
The final hurdle prior to publishing has been passed - my new game "Full Spectrum Defence" now has a fabulous loading screen/cassette inlay cover combo by the brilliant @keezees.bsky.social What do you think?! #zxspectrum #retrogaming #8bit #indiedev #sinclair #pixelart
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Great wee game, give @tomjamespotter.bsky.social a follow if you haven't already!
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #homebrew #gamedev
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #homebrew #gamedev
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Kwyll, a new retro game creation tool initially targeting the Sinclair ZX Spectrum including the new The Spectrum, is now available to purchase.
www.kwyll.com
#spectrum #retro
www.kwyll.com
#spectrum #retro
Kwyll
Kwyll is a new type of game creator designed with old 8 bit machines in mind, initially the Sinclair ZX Spectrum range of computers from 1982.
www.kwyll.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Kwyll, a new retro game creation tool initially targeting the Sinclair ZX Spectrum including the new The Spectrum, is now available to purchase.
www.kwyll.com
#spectrum #retro
www.kwyll.com
#spectrum #retro
TJ Ferreira has taken a look at our Issue 4 over on the YouTube.
Check it out!
youtu.be/Lq7fkyt_u0o
And go ahead and grab the magazine at
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retrogaming #zine #zxspectrum
Check it out!
youtu.be/Lq7fkyt_u0o
And go ahead and grab the magazine at
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retrogaming #zine #zxspectrum
Break Space Magazine - Issue#4 - ZX Spectrum 8Bit Retro Fun - Games - Interviews - Type In Games
YouTube video by TJ Ferreira
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January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
TJ Ferreira has taken a look at our Issue 4 over on the YouTube.
Check it out!
youtu.be/Lq7fkyt_u0o
And go ahead and grab the magazine at
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retrogaming #zine #zxspectrum
Check it out!
youtu.be/Lq7fkyt_u0o
And go ahead and grab the magazine at
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retrogaming #zine #zxspectrum
What the world needs now is ZX Spectrum games reviews.
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
What the world needs now is ZX Spectrum games reviews.
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
And we have got you covered, World.
56 new games reviewed, a ZX Load museum interview, BASIC to type in, and loads more.
INCLUDING! The inarguable Game of the Year selection.
breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...
#retro #zxspectrum #skillo
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January 14, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Cassette 50 lives on in the history books of the ZX Spectrum, and many other 8 bit computers as a popular conversation topic. Join me tomorrow, 14th January as I invite you, the BASIC programmer to take part in this new CASSETTE 50 project for 2027. #zxspectrum
www.youtube.com/live/vstAJ5O...
www.youtube.com/live/vstAJ5O...
Bringing back A new cassette 50 for 2027 - I WANT YOUR BASIC GAMES #zxspectrum
YouTube video by Animated ALex
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January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Cassette 50 lives on in the history books of the ZX Spectrum, and many other 8 bit computers as a popular conversation topic. Join me tomorrow, 14th January as I invite you, the BASIC programmer to take part in this new CASSETTE 50 project for 2027. #zxspectrum
www.youtube.com/live/vstAJ5O...
www.youtube.com/live/vstAJ5O...
Reviews for BreakSpace Issue 4 are done : another 57 new #ZXSpectrum games carefully assessed.
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
BreakSpace
breakspace.itch.io
January 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Reviews for BreakSpace Issue 4 are done : another 57 new #ZXSpectrum games carefully assessed.
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
That takes us to 187 games covered in 4 issues. Issue 4 will also include out INARGUABLE 2025 Game of the Year selection.
Coming your way Friday 17th Jan.
Issues 1 to 3 still free at breakspace.itch.io
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So I've been thinking back on all the brand new #ZXSpectrum games I've been playing in 2025 & wrote a blog post about it.
I was going to do a top 5...but there's over 30 games in my shortlist!
retrostreamers.com/2025/12/29/s...
I was going to do a top 5...but there's over 30 games in my shortlist!
retrostreamers.com/2025/12/29/s...
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So I've been thinking back on all the brand new #ZXSpectrum games I've been playing in 2025 & wrote a blog post about it.
I was going to do a top 5...but there's over 30 games in my shortlist!
retrostreamers.com/2025/12/29/s...
I was going to do a top 5...but there's over 30 games in my shortlist!
retrostreamers.com/2025/12/29/s...
Issue 4 of BreakSpace is heading your way in Mid-January, but in the meantime, here's a look at our upcoming review of Santa's Lost and Found.
Because you won't be so excited to read about a Santa game in January, we imagine.
The game itself is available at
indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-...
Because you won't be so excited to read about a Santa game in January, we imagine.
The game itself is available at
indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-...
December 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Issue 4 of BreakSpace is heading your way in Mid-January, but in the meantime, here's a look at our upcoming review of Santa's Lost and Found.
Because you won't be so excited to read about a Santa game in January, we imagine.
The game itself is available at
indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-...
Because you won't be so excited to read about a Santa game in January, we imagine.
The game itself is available at
indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-...