Alf Fairweather
@boredofjam.bsky.social
It'll be retro computers, cats and swearing, but not necessarily in that order. And not enough of any of them for it to be much use.
Sweet idiot. Greatly missed ❤️
December 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sweet idiot. Greatly missed ❤️
I'm on a train day. Are you on a train day? No? Then I'm the winner today.
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I'm on a train day. Are you on a train day? No? Then I'm the winner today.
There's been a lot of interest in The Beatles this year what with the Anthology series remaster. Here's a long lost Beatles Christmas single that would have been released in 1970 if they didn't, you know, hate each other.
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
There's been a lot of interest in The Beatles this year what with the Anthology series remaster. Here's a long lost Beatles Christmas single that would have been released in 1970 if they didn't, you know, hate each other.
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If you’re a fan of the #ZXspectrum and fancy reading something a little different — past & present game development, interviews, cheats, secrets, new reviews, and general #Speccy quirkiness, then FREEZE-ZX is the zine for you… freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#GameDev #IndieGames #Zine
#GameDev #IndieGames #Zine
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you’re a fan of the #ZXspectrum and fancy reading something a little different — past & present game development, interviews, cheats, secrets, new reviews, and general #Speccy quirkiness, then FREEZE-ZX is the zine for you… freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#GameDev #IndieGames #Zine
#GameDev #IndieGames #Zine
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The #zxspectrum #modernretrogaming #Christmas Selection #Yazzie one of my favourite more modern speccy games. It's cute , but also very retro and addictive.
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The #zxspectrum #modernretrogaming #Christmas Selection #Yazzie one of my favourite more modern speccy games. It's cute , but also very retro and addictive.
This morning's train companion #FreezeZX issue 2 from @freeze-zx.bsky.social @freeze64.bsky.social #RetroComputing #ZXSpectrum cheers Vinny!!
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This morning's train companion #FreezeZX issue 2 from @freeze-zx.bsky.social @freeze64.bsky.social #RetroComputing #ZXSpectrum cheers Vinny!!
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Our supportive FREEZE-ZX Readers have started sharing their love for the new issue, which features the brilliant Auf Wiedersehen Monty and an interview with its graphics artist, Terry Lloyd.
Grab yourself an early Christmas prezzie from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum
Grab yourself an early Christmas prezzie from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum
December 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Our supportive FREEZE-ZX Readers have started sharing their love for the new issue, which features the brilliant Auf Wiedersehen Monty and an interview with its graphics artist, Terry Lloyd.
Grab yourself an early Christmas prezzie from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum
Grab yourself an early Christmas prezzie from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum
"Oh boy," I thought, looking at the poster for Supergirl, "that sure looks like a film filled to the brim with vocal fry." And guess what?
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Oh boy," I thought, looking at the poster for Supergirl, "that sure looks like a film filled to the brim with vocal fry." And guess what?
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And so it begins…
Preparing batch no.1 of FREEZE-ZX issue 02 pre-orders.
On general sale soon at:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Speccy
Preparing batch no.1 of FREEZE-ZX issue 02 pre-orders.
On general sale soon at:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Speccy
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
And so it begins…
Preparing batch no.1 of FREEZE-ZX issue 02 pre-orders.
On general sale soon at:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Speccy
Preparing batch no.1 of FREEZE-ZX issue 02 pre-orders.
On general sale soon at:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Speccy
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The #zxspectrum #retrogaming #Christmas Selection #OraclesCave . I would have loved to have received this as a Christmas gift. It would have kept me quiet for many months! Early , classic, adventure game action.
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The #zxspectrum #retrogaming #Christmas Selection #OraclesCave . I would have loved to have received this as a Christmas gift. It would have kept me quiet for many months! Early , classic, adventure game action.
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Midnight Brew charity compilation is BACK!
64 (SIXTY FOUR!!) of the very best modern #ZXSpectrum games, for a minimum £16 donation with the money going to a very worthy cause.
It contains the 48 games from last year with 16 brand new ones. All killer, no filler.
ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2
64 (SIXTY FOUR!!) of the very best modern #ZXSpectrum games, for a minimum £16 donation with the money going to a very worthy cause.
It contains the 48 games from last year with 16 brand new ones. All killer, no filler.
ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2
Mo' Moustachio's Midnight Moonshine - Midnight Brew Games's Ko-fi Shop
A compilation of our full digital catalogue, plus a wide selection of the very best in Spectrum bedroom coding from the last few years.
This is an up...
ko-fi.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Midnight Brew charity compilation is BACK!
64 (SIXTY FOUR!!) of the very best modern #ZXSpectrum games, for a minimum £16 donation with the money going to a very worthy cause.
It contains the 48 games from last year with 16 brand new ones. All killer, no filler.
ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2
64 (SIXTY FOUR!!) of the very best modern #ZXSpectrum games, for a minimum £16 donation with the money going to a very worthy cause.
It contains the 48 games from last year with 16 brand new ones. All killer, no filler.
ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2
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🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
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Pre-orders for FREEZE-ZX issue 02 are now closed while the issue is being printed. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered; your copy will arrive with a FREE collectable cheat card.
The issue will be on general sale around w/c 8th Dec 2025.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80
The issue will be on general sale around w/c 8th Dec 2025.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Pre-orders for FREEZE-ZX issue 02 are now closed while the issue is being printed. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered; your copy will arrive with a FREE collectable cheat card.
The issue will be on general sale around w/c 8th Dec 2025.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80
The issue will be on general sale around w/c 8th Dec 2025.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Z80
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Today's #retrogaming on the #ZXSpectrum #Colony , protect the colony from alien creatures, this is an engrossing game that really does become addictive.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Today's #retrogaming on the #ZXSpectrum #Colony , protect the colony from alien creatures, this is an engrossing game that really does become addictive.
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Tomorrow morning I’m sending FREEZE-ZX issue 02 off to the Printers. Pre-orders will be closed tomorrow at 8am GMT. Any orders received *before* then will automatically receive one of our cool collectable Cheat Cards.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tomorrow morning I’m sending FREEZE-ZX issue 02 off to the Printers. Pre-orders will be closed tomorrow at 8am GMT. Any orders received *before* then will automatically receive one of our cool collectable Cheat Cards.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXspectrum #Zx80 #Speccy #GameDev
Well now, if it isn't the very latest issue of @freeze64.bsky.social fresh from Vinny! Thank you mate. As always I'll enjoy reading it! ❤️❤️ #commodore #c64 #Retro
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Well now, if it isn't the very latest issue of @freeze64.bsky.social fresh from Vinny! Thank you mate. As always I'll enjoy reading it! ❤️❤️ #commodore #c64 #Retro
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All hands to the pump at FREEZE Towers.
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
All hands to the pump at FREEZE Towers.
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
We currently have 4 issues in the making:
- FREEZE-ZX #02 due in Dec 2025
- FREEZE64 #81 scheduled for Jan 2026
- FREEZE64 #82 scheduled for Feb 2026
- FREEZE-ZX #03 scheduled for April 2026
FREEZE64.com
#Commodore64 #ZXspectrum
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The first batch of Subscriber copies of FREEZE64 issue 80 has been posted out. The lucky recipients have been sent a dispatch email. More copies being packed and sent over the next few days 😊
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The first batch of Subscriber copies of FREEZE64 issue 80 has been posted out. The lucky recipients have been sent a dispatch email. More copies being packed and sent over the next few days 😊
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64
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FREEZE-ZX issue 02 is all written and page-set.
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
FREEZE-ZX issue 02 is all written and page-set.
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
Time to start proofreading.
The issue is schedule for release in December 2025.
Pre-order from:
freeze64.com/freeze-zx-is...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy #Z80
Hey, remember those days when your emails had a little sentence that said "Consider the environmental impact of printing this email"? And now all businesses on the planet are like FUCK YEAH GENERATIVE AI IS THE ONLY WAY FUCK HAVING FRESH WATER TO DRINK. I guess I missed the meeting.
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hey, remember those days when your emails had a little sentence that said "Consider the environmental impact of printing this email"? And now all businesses on the planet are like FUCK YEAH GENERATIVE AI IS THE ONLY WAY FUCK HAVING FRESH WATER TO DRINK. I guess I missed the meeting.
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One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Loved FS&F when I was a wee nipper. Sad to read the news that Frank has died. The episode of Goon Pod is a delight, go subscribe and listen.
Sad news. I got to know Frank slightly in recent years through Dirk and he was such a gentle, thoughtful and talented man who clearly loved making people laugh for a living and brought so much happiness to many.
RIP Ravelli x
RIP Ravelli x
Sad to report that Tony Award-winning actor/composer Frank Lazarus - Ravelli, the Chico Marx character in our BBC “Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel” re-creations of the early 1990s - died yesterday at the age of 86. The recent repeats of Flywheel on BBC Radio 4 Extra speak are fitting tribute. RIP.
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Loved FS&F when I was a wee nipper. Sad to read the news that Frank has died. The episode of Goon Pod is a delight, go subscribe and listen.
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The second article is about the almost mythical Tolkien-inspired text adventure Ringen. It turns out almost everything previously "known" about this game was wrong. We have the full story, and a playable version of the game.
Norway's first adventure games, part 2 - Spillhistorie.no
For years, Ringen was considered lost and not much was known about it. Here's the full story of the game, and how it was saved.
spillhistorie.no
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The second article is about the almost mythical Tolkien-inspired text adventure Ringen. It turns out almost everything previously "known" about this game was wrong. We have the full story, and a playable version of the game.
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This is just not right!
I am outraged.
I am outraged.
Summer's here and the time is right
For a lovely Dancing In The Street BBQ
©Paddy Merrit
For a lovely Dancing In The Street BBQ
©Paddy Merrit
September 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This is just not right!
I am outraged.
I am outraged.