New show Episode 4 streaming now. Please share. It seems I am doing two a week at the moment. I'll calm down eventually I suppose. But for now it's a very absorbing retirement hobby and besides something I've wanted to do for YEARS. www.mixcloud.com/philsouth/th...

New Blog post. "The Magnificent Seven" - No, not the critically acclaimed compilation from Ocean, I’m talking about 7 brand new ZX Spectrum games released in the first three months of 2026. Check them out... sloanysoft.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/t...

See my QL piece in the latest #breakspace issue - a free #zxspectrum magazine, available now on itch!! :D

Good news, everyone! Bluesky is back just in time for the release of Break Space magazine Issue 5, covering all the latest ZX Spectrum software. We have 2 stunning games on the cover - Go Go Bunnygun and Sweet Fightin'+2 - and plenty more inside. Go get it. breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

Another new-ish (pseudo-recycled) post. This time highlighting a bunch of really fun #ZXSpectrum games that caught my eye in 2025, along with my personal top 5 of the year. sloanysoft.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/m...

10/10 headline in my news feed today.

Hey all. Here is my newest documentary about Sir Clive Sinclair and his awesome budget ZX computers, the ZX80, ZX81, and ZX Spectrum; and his other products he invented as well. #zxspectrum #zx80 #zx81 #sinclair #clivesinclair #retrogaming #classiccomputers #retrotech youtu.be/413HRRx1X5o

Played some hours with the excellent and incredibly tense rock-climbing game Cairn yesterday, and woke up with sore fingers from gripping the controller to hard. Immersion! store.steampowered.com/app/1588550/...

Issue 4 of Break Space magazine includes my article on the history of the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Compo, which I started (cough) 30 years ago! My first published article in forever, so please be gentle with me. :-) breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

Something for the weekend? How about a whopping 122 page brand new Speccy mag! Loads of reviews of brand new games and features on Crash Live, Load Museum & the Crap Games Compo and loads loads more. All for FREEEE! Get on it! breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

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

Happy New Year #ZXSpectrum fans! So what was my Speccy Game of the year & which games made my top 5? Click below to find out. retrostreamers.com/2026/01/01/z...

Thought I'd check the Steam sale to check out whether video games these days are still utterly bonkers. Yes. Yes they are.

Merry Christmas from everyone at BreakSpace HQ, to all the Spec-chums, #zxspectrum developers, #retro heads and even C-64 owners out there. And especially to everyone who's helped make the best darn Spectrum #magazine there is. Well - Top 3 anyway. All issues still free at breakspace.itch.io

Hear me roar! Well, waffle on about ZX Spectrum magazines. No actual roaring included.

Well, we did it again. Issue 3 of BreakSpace is out now, with more reviews of new ZX Spectrum games than we'd have thought possible. Lots of great features in here - it's our best issue yet. We're thrilled to have special guest reviewer Phil South on board as well. Check it out.

Windows 10 users in the EU and UK, you can get free Extended Security Updates for a year just by: > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Click. Scroll down to Enrol in Extended Security Updates (or similar wording). Click on it. Follow prompts. Bingo, you're good for a year.

Well it's taken a few years but we have finally made it. It took quite a bit to get it over the line in the end, but Lee Bee has done a phenomenal job on the music BubbleBack, our sequel to Forward to the Past, now available for free on Itch. Enjoy! sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback #ZXSpectrum

Someone at the Post Office is going to be getting an unwelcome visit.

R-Type in BASIC. You have to applaud the ambition!

Hello 👋 Long time no post. Made a small update to Mushroom Soupif anyone is interested, see post here: ottersoft.itch.io/mushroom-sou... 🦦❤️

A reshare for the early evening crew. (Nope, I didn't cringe once typing that at all)

Issue 2 of BreakSpace is live! breakspace.itch.io/issue-2 Our scorching Summer issue features 38 reviews of new ZX Spectrum games, Type-ins, interviews and loads more. All free! Enjoy. #zxspectrum #retro #gaming #magazine

Break Space Issue 2 is COMING SOON. Real soon, now, featuring almost 40 reviews of brand new ZX Spectrum games, Interviews, Type-ins and more. But in case you haven’t downloaded issue one from breakspace.itch.io/issue-1 , let's take a day-by-day look at the 7 games that received a coveted Ace award!

B3ta newsletter 946, out now "THE NEWSLETTER THAT'S BEEN ASKING COUNCILS TO BAN IT SINCE 2001" * ZX SPECTRUMS - Still shit, get an Amstrad instead * NEW CHALLENGE - it's something about LPs again * FESSHOLE LIVE - Four shows on sale inc Leeds b3ta.com/newsletter/i...

BreakSpace is a new, free, pdf magazine focused on modern ZX Spectrum games. Issue 1 features 34 reviews, awarding 7 the coveted Ace award. Out NOW from breakspace.itch.io/issue-1 #retro #zxspectrum #breakspace #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

Voting has concluded in the SpectrumComputing.co.uk Game of the Year 2024 vote. We had a remarkable 164 eligible Spectrum 48/128k games in scope. The final results are as follows. 5th : Scramble RX An impeccable port of the 1981 arcade classic. Better late than never. #speccy #zxspectrum

Voting for the 2024 ZX Spectrum Game of the Year has started over at spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewt... The first group of 40 includes varied highlights like Pacman Begins, Dr. Acula, Innsmouth & ZX Shoplifter. Ideal for new 'The Spectrum' owners who want to add some modern titles. #zxspectrum

Now, Delores! Push him in the well!

#zxspectrum Over on spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewt... Group 3 of the Game of Year vote is running until Jan 2. 40 games in this group, pick 5. Top 5 will make the final vote. Poll runs until Jan 2