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zxvintage40.bsky.social
Crash (Dec 1985) - Nightshade advert

READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-23/Crash_23_Dec_1985#page/n70/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Your Spectrum (Dec 1985) - Rasputin preview. Also ROM Rammer, Cassette 50 and DataSpectrum adverts

READ: https://archive.org/stream/your-spectrum-magazine-21/YourSpectrum_21_Dec_1985#page/n44/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
zxvintage40.bsky.social
Crash (Dec 1985) - BC's Quest for Tires advert

READ: https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-23/Crash_23_Dec_1985#page/n57/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Sinclair Programs (Dec 1983) - Crazy Balloon

READ: https://archive.org/details/sinclair-programs-14/page/n27/mode/2up?view=theater #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
aymusicbot.retrochat.online.ap.brid.gy
Defender of the Crown (48k title) by unknown

./d/DefenderOfTheCrown.ay?#0
Title: Defender of the Crown (48k title)
Author: unknown
#zxspectrum
#chiptune
[Video] Original post on retrochat.online
retrochat.online
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
zxvintage40.bsky.social
Popular Computing Weekly (14/11/1985) - Rainbird Software Ltd news

READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_Popular_Computing_Weekly_Issue851114.pdf#page/n03/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
njenkin.bsky.social
Galactic Gunners
ZX Spectrum 48K
Published by Cybexlab Software in 1987

A shooter influenced by the arcade coin-op SCRAMBLE from Konami in 1981.
Looks like you're flying a Toaster and Cursor keys are hard to live with, but guess it's a pass. 😆👍🕹️

#retrogaming #zxspectrum #gaming #njenkin
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Sinclair User (Dec 1984) - Interstate 31 and Loadmaster news. Also Watford SP-DOS and Watford Centronics/RS232 Interface full-page ads

READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Screen Shower for Postman Pat 2/Alternative Software Ltd (UK) (1989). #zxspectrum #retrogaming

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac6_o_jmfG0
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
zxvintage40.bsky.social
Your Spectrum (Dec 1985) - 48K Upgrade Kit, RamTurbo Interface, Quickshot I Joystick and Spectrum Joystick Interface adverts

READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
ZX History - November 1981: Those Game & Watch toys were iconic - and everyone at school wanted one (or several) of them.

READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
gedgehead.bsky.social
I'm at the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge.
I wasn't supposed to be exhibiting but got my arm twisted and displaying a few custom cases.
#retrocomputing
#Atari
#ZXSpectrum
#Sinclair
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
jimblimey.com
Saturday night, lets jump into a #ZXSpectrum lucky dip!

Live in 5

www.twitch.tv/jimblimey
Fat bloke with a pint
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
realgenericdemon.bsky.social
a little behind the scenes of upcoming videos 📺😊 #zxspectrum #retrogamer #retrogames
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
In-game screen: The Complete Machine Code Tutor/New Generation Software (1984) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/8031/ #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Loading screen: The Complete Machine Code Tutor/New Generation Software (1984) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/8031/ #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Random inlay: The Complete Machine Code Tutor/New Generation Software (1984) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/8031/ #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
nowbreezing.ntw.app

Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x51 - croix
💨x46 - nikita
💨x43 - a+m
💨x36 - bethune
💨x26 - thorns
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x19 - aggies
💨x15 - snider
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)

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Word Cloud; its top words (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): croix, nikita, a+m, bethune, thorns, ukraine*, democracy*, aggies, snider, gaza*, quack, lewinsky, bubba, wong, liechtenstein, hiatt, staged, nwsl, aggie, trin, macedonia, sonsa, nikita's, bj, arnold, 1﹐610, ちょうど, trooper, megyn, greene, elko, caturday, amber, accommodations, wales, tari, tamu, marjorie, macca, logically, donohue, cop, clinton, acab, 30-3, 11/15, unwavering, sweaters, samus, russland, reinforces, printers, poisonous, monica, meritocracy, maggots, laila, kelly's, ivana, ituka, heterosexual, gutfeld, gideon, eason, dul, cigar, booing, barro, bandwagon, asthma, alina, agi, @crockett.house.gov, 2025-11-15, 2-0, 静か, 遊び, 気に入っ, 散々, 描ける, ハード, どうしても, об, çalhanoğlu, woop, woolf, womp, winter's, whipping, vinho, victimized, usf, truss, traumatised, todd, tapas, strained, storylines, steamy, stans, specials, spaceship, songwriter, snapshot, sikkert, shrunk, samedi, révolution, rescheduled, relievers, reindeer, recreating, rainfall, prosecutions, peg, pausing, overtly, osu, oomfie, olvidado, olduğu, oblique, nuns, nihilism, nightlife, nase, mtg, mouvement, mop, mitglieder, minimizing, miniatures, mille, metroid, matheus, marge, mandy, mamés, mackenzie, linger, leopards, l'emploi, l'any, kretschmer, kelly, jaz, jaunes, j'avoue, inşaatında, interchangeable, hoods, hoes, harbert, halftime, hakan, goldie, gloss, gilets, gabi, fuk, fisher, fax, euskal, entendre, encrypted, elote, easley, dorm, diskussion, discovers, devious, dershowitz, dersh, daan, cymru, customizable, cura, cristy, concord, collages, cass, carted, cactus, buttigieg, brownies, bratty, blackpool, bishops, battered, bannon, bama, baiting, autocrat, attn, asturias, apologist, apolitical, ampadu, allsopp, alicia Hashtag Cloud; its hashtagged words/phrases (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): strictly, caturday, at40, nwsl, epstein, baonpdx, scd, bright, blueskyartshow, wales, thatsthespirit, screenshotsaturday, bubba, vss365, virtualphotography, trending, strictlycomedancing, dragon, cfb, sfn2025, scs, monster, media, maskorama, liewal, inspiration, flowers, deeper80s, cymru, cdu, breaking, blacksky, billclinton, bigboobs, 888, ドット絵, zxspectrum, worldcup, vegan, uspolitics, turkiye, transporn, strongertogether, spirit, solo, punk, prompt, pokemongo, nsl, norway, nerdlings, motivation, longcovid, liechtenstein, iufb, georgia, ftm, fallout4, eorzeaphotos, endcitizensunited, collage, catsofmastodon, bulgaria, brunette, bottom, bluezicos, bj, artisticnude, aggies, advert, 박제, 文房具, キラキラ, キャラクター, سويسرا, zero, xrp, xbox, writingprompts, wquers, workout, womensart, woke, wipsnips, wherewindsmeet, wethepeople, weekend, wcq, washingtonspirit, walvjpn, verkehr, vanrisefc, valorant, twitchlatam, twitchde, ts, transport, today, thebeastinme, thanksgiving, tattooed, sunrise, subathon, sub, stickers, spring, spain, snl, smallartist, sketching, shotoniphone, shadowthehedgehog, sfn25, sfn, sff, selfie, sec, satire, rn, rhoc, retrocomputing, resign, releasethefiles, reddit, radiostatic, pso, pokemonza, pixel_dailies, peru, pedogarchy, pcgaming, parody, palsart, orain, ohio, nudist, nudephotography, nudemodel, nudeartphotography, nudeartmodel, nsfwtwt, np, noche, noai, nittoatpfinals, nihilism, newrelease, naturist, musiclovers, musiciansky, muscles, mubb, mommy, miniaturepainting, metoo, meidastouch, megynkelly, medicare4all, mass, maqueue, madonna, livemusic, literature, ladyboy, kiel, juegosdemesa, jazz, iteachmath, italy, italia, isles, instagram, inflation, indievtuber, illinois, ica26, holidays, hiking, heavymetal, happycaturday, gym, greene, goodgirl, goodboi, godot, god, goblin, ghostandpals, germany, gaymer, furryych, furryoc, frozen2, fotball, foryou, folklore, fineartphotography, fineartnude, financialdomination, fiction Emoji Cloud; its emojis (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, 🥜, 🏉, 🎅, 🧀, 🟧, 🐘, 🐅, 🎄, 🌝, ❣, ⛄, ☄️, 🫰🏽, 🪢, 🧱, 🧑‍🎄, 🧎‍♂️, 🧊, 🦠, 🦜, 🥶, 🤷🏾‍♂️, 🤷🏽‍♂️, 🤷🏽‍♀️, 🤶, 🤲, 🤦🏽‍♂️, 🤝🏻, 🤜🏼, 🤜🏻, 🤛🏾, 🙋🏼‍♀️, 😾, 😷, 😨, 🔄, 📕, 📂, 💮, 💟, 💍, 💄, 👎🏼, 👌🏼, 👈🏻, 👃, 🐹, 🐮, 🐭, 🐕, 🐓, 🐑, 🐐, 🏮, 🏔️, 🎾, 🎦, 🎇, 🍛, 🌵, 🌧️, 🌜, 🇷🇴, 🇵🇪, 🇨🇮, 🇧🇬, 🇧🇦, 🇦🇹, ✍, ✊🏼, ⛪, ⚽, ♠️, ☑️, ⏸️ Emoji Legend 💨x# | "Increased Trending Rate" for a Word (meaningful value; "💨x8 - burger" will mean "burger" is trending at 8 times its own normal rate for this time of day) 🔓 | "Unlocked" Ongoing Emergency Word (such words are not weighted down by their own previous usage; their *ongoing* increased usage--weeks, months, years--would otherwise move them down the list.) [PREVIOUSLY USED] ⚠️💨# | "Trend Strength Rating" ⚠️🌀💨 | "Trend Strength Rating" (see above) ⚠️🌀 CAT. # | [same; "CAT." = Category, like hurricane] 💬# | 10min Post Count 🆎# | 10min Word Count 🙂# | 10min Emoji Count
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
realgenericdemon.bsky.social
catching up with a few short videos today 📺😊 something new from Northern Games coming soon 👍 #zxspectrum #retrogames #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
johnmcnwoods.kawaii.social
Awesome! #ZXSpectrum #Sinclair #Retrocomputing
sharkabytes.bsky.social Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 12h
Down at the ZX Spectrum riverfront 💜
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
helpcomputer0.bsky.social
I'm still occupied with game development, but I do miss the ZX Spectrum. Hopefully I can return eventually when I have time. #zxspectrum #pixelart #ドット絵
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Step-By-Step Programming

READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_Step-By-StepProgrammingZXSpectrumAndZXSpectrumPlusGraphics-BookThree.pdf/page/n59/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
zxvintage40.bsky.social
Sinclair User (Dec 1985) - Critical Mass advert

READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-045/SinclairUser_045_Dec_1985#page/n104/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
realgenericdemon.bsky.social
uploaded and processing now, What's on the Tape? will be premiering at 10am GMT tomorrow 📺😊 get ready for a long one, ooo err 🤣 #zxspectrum #retrogamer #retrogaming youtu.be/1CkZBl5AXCs
What's on the Tape? 🖥️ featuring ZX Spectrum games Trashman, Zip Zap and More!
YouTube video by RealGenericDemon
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November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
zxvintage.bsky.social
Sinclair User (Dec 1982) - Kempston PPI Port news. Also Spectrum Custom Case full-page ad

READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-009/SinclairUser_009_Dec_1982#page/n25/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM