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

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...

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. 👍

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

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.

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-...

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

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"

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

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

The jury of the GOTY revealed... planetasinclair.blogspot.com/2026/01/elem...

Great wee game, give @tomjamespotter.bsky.social a follow if you haven't already! #zxspectrum #retrogaming #homebrew #gamedev

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

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

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

#ベーシックマスターレベル3 版 AWASS inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/awass/#l3

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...

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

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...

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-...

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

Our intrepid editor Mpk may well have a face for radio, but sadly has a voice for print. Somehow undeterred, he's recorded a podcast episode. Enjoy?

Attention ZX Spectrum, ZX81 and Spectrum Next programming fans. I've released a new version of my speccydev dev container with the latest version of Boriel BASIC, and up to date versions of sjasmplus, z88dk, skoolkit, dezog, pasmo, zx0, inpaws and much more! Get it at github.com/mcphail/spec...

A new episode coming this Sunday featuring @mpkch.bsky.social from @breakspace.bsky.social. We chat BreakSpace and Crash, two great Spectrum mags - one from yesterday, and one from today...

Amazing Black Friday bargain : All issues of Break Space, perhaps the world's finest ZX Spectrum magazine, are available for FREE. In all that's 130 new Speccy game reviews, plus code type-ins, crosswords, POKEs, interviews and whatnot. breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i... #zxspectrum #retrogaming

I wrote a wee bit about meeting my hero, the legendary @kevintoms.bsky.social retrostreamers.com/2025/11/23/h...

I think this means that we're a real magazine now.

I wrote a little blog about my ZX Spectrum game "Boris and the Buses". www.clockworkrobot.com/i-wrote-a-ga...

The latest episode of Keezees is up! (# 516). Back to a normal schedule, even with a new job, hows that for planning? Need a catch-up? Here's a link to the archive. keezees.com/archive.html #webcomic #comics #indiecomics #comicstrips #Scotland #Glasgow

🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️ Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages! 10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed vole.wtf/doctype/

Crikey.

LOAD ZX Museum becomes 1st Portuguese EFGAMP member. Officially recognized as a project of cultural interest by the Portuguese Ministry of Culture it is regarded as the 1st museum in the world devoted to honouring the legacy of the ZX Spectrum Celebrate its 5th anniversary on Nov 2🎉 loadzx.com/en

A good pal of mine Gordon "SirClive" Sinclair has returned to making YouTube vids after somethinglile a 17 year hiatus. He has just started a series taking a deep dive into #ZXspectrum compilations. Really enjoyed part 1: Now Games, check it out & give him a follow. youtu.be/3lhGOhV4RmM

And I don't just use the BBC Micro (as pictured), I even try typing one in on the ZX81 as well (and that membrane keyboard is one to make anyone scream lol)!!! ... Link to video below⬇️⬇️ youtu.be/73yftr5k4Bo

Over the last two months on my blog, I've written about the history of each of the nine computer games to reach #1 in UK sales charts during 1985. Here is a thread with links to those posts, plus one thing I learned for each of them www.superchartisland.com

Spanish-language adventure magazine CAAD issue 69 is out, featuring a translation of our Break Space Issue 2 review of Echoes of the Future Check it out : wiki.caad.es/CAAD_69

Great work! Struggling to place the 2 heads at top left and right. Any hints? Also, Cú Chulainn has terrible posture.

Chilling documentary footage here of the behind-the-scenes tragedy of BreakSpace Issue 3. One thing that the video doesn't mention is that there 2 BASIC type-ins in the issue, and printable j-cards for both, so you can proudly archive to tape.

A fresh perspective on some modern classics for the Speccy. Hardly 'secret' though - you just need to know where to look. And for 2025 ZX Spectrum games, that's BreakSpace.itch.io

Reconnect Recommends: The 2025 Interactive Fiction Competition Is Over #gaming #videogames

Available now! BreakSpace Issue 3 Featuring 58 reviews! Some of them by YS legend Phil South! 2-new BASIC type-ins! Interview with Gabriele Amore! Elite BASIC coding tips! More! All free. You're welcome. breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i... #retro #zxspectrum #magazine #BASIC #YourSInclair

@newsthump.com waxing nostalgic about the #ZXSpectrum as only it can. #SinclairComputers #RetroComputers #RetroComputing #BritishComputers newsthump.com/2025/10/15/i...

Less than a week until ‪Break Space Issue 3! Over 120 pages, 58 new games reviewed, a new BASIC type-in, interviews and more. We also roll back the clock with a special mystery guest reviewer. Meanwhile, here's a daily rundown of Issue 2's Aces. #retrogaming #zxspectrum breakspace.itch.io/issue-2

Congrats to Sloany on another fine release. Full unbiased review coming soon.

It's October 1st, which means that we now know how many ZX Spectrum games we need to review for Issue 3 of BreakSpace. And it's...57. Fifty seven new games. Will the team get them all done by deadline? Fingers crossed. Meanwhile, Issue 2 is still fabulous and free at breakspace.itch.io/issue-2

I don't know what the overlap between Speccy fans and tabletop fans is, but if you've any interest in RPGs or Warhammer or the like, you should be buying this. It's a tremendous magazine.