I didn't remember this ad for the Blade Runner videogame for Spectrum. Released by CRL after that masterful move to acquire the rights to Vangelis's (extraordinary) soundtrack, the idea of ​​"interpreting" the film through its music could have been very successful. Could. bsky.app/profile/zxvi...

@sirduncaneltorpe.bsky.social Revisando el primer número de CGW me he acordado de usted, Sir. Cuánto habría disfrutado leyéndola entonces: Wargames y estrategia de principio a fin, aventuras y muchísima originalidad en aquellos años pioneros. Le gustará rememorarlo: archive.org/details/cgw_...

Si ves esto postea un videojuego que te lleve a tu infancia 📺🤓🎮 A ver: Infancia: unos 6 años más o menos...

@a37927.bsky.social ¿Don Antonio? A lo de siempre xD youtu.be/aB-BsW_N7ko?...

Just out: my article on the beginnings of computing & gaming in Argentina, from the first computer (1961) to the end of the 80s. What was the first Argentinian game? Why isn't there any famous Argentinian company until the 90s (and even then very few of them). Read here: zeitgame.net/archives/18373

@camarotedarwin.bsky.social Me ha llegado el libro que más ganas tenía de leer este verano. Lo he estado ojeando y no puede tener mejor pinta. Muchas gracias por vuestro trabajo y esfuerzo en la difusión de la cultura, Laura y Guillermo. ¡Y encima con tan buen humor! Se os quiere 🤗🤗

Magnífico remix de remixes de este "Lunar Bay" de Frankie goes to Hollywood de su album Liverpool, quintaesencia de los años Spectrumero/ochenteros de algunos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hoq...

Little did we know in October 1983, flipping through PCW, that email would eventually become indispensable, completely replacing traditional postal mail. Hotmail and Gmail didn't exist yet, but it was clear that it had many advantages and hardly any disadvantages...

@sirduncaneltorpe.bsky.social Por una vez y sin que sirva de precedente Sir Duncan, permítame que le avise yo a usted de la buena nueva el último domingo de abril: ¡Especial nº150 de una horita nada menos! www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_j_...

Sinclair ZX Spectrum turns 43 today, April 23rd. And the surprising thing is that after going on sale at £175/125 for the 48/16K editions in April'83, three months later the July issue of PCW announced that they had dropped to just £100/130. A real bargain that boosted Spectrum sales!!

In the early 1980s there were few restrictions regarding copyright and licensing in Europe. Many clones of Donkey Kong, Space Invaders or Pac-Man appeared for home microcomputers. But by late 1982 Atari started to publish these ads warning about it and several companies received threatening letters!

June 1982. PCW exclusively introduces the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16/48K to the world. July and we find the first full page ad of a Spectrum game, Bug-Byte's Spectral Invaders. In machine code, its author was D.H. Lawson and he'd later work on many Imagine hits as Arcadia. First Spectrum game then?

The new documentary by Ángel Tirado (‘No nos gusta el Capitán Morcilla!’) is finally available. It tells the story of the Spanish videogame from its beginnings and the subsequent development of the industry. English speaking users: you can add automatic subtitles! www.canalsurmas.es/videos/23161...

Al fin está disponible el nuevo documental de Ángel Tirado (que dirigiese hace 10 años "¡No nos gusta el Capitán Morcilla!"). Narra la historia del videojuego español desde sus inicios, su Edad del Oro en los 80 y el desarrollo posterior de la industria. www.canalsurmas.es/videos/23161...

You got more than 250 pages for 75 pence in any mid-1982 issues of Personal Computer World (PCW), packed with hardware advertisements for multiple brands and equipment aimed at large and small businesses, and even casual users and students (programmable calculators). It was absolute chaos, a jungle!

Nvidia’s dominance over the latest generation of GPUs ends today. AMD's Radeon RX 9070 series beat Nvidia's cards on performance and pricing, and look set to bring Nvidia back to reality, at least in the mid-range. Full review 👇 www.theverge.com/gpu-reviews/...

Personal Computer World (PCW) began publication in the UK in 1978. But it wasn't until its February 1981 issue that we found the first videogames ad. Not chess, draughts or backgammon as usual, but arcade programmes inspired by coin-ops. And it was none other than Bug-Byte with a little-known logo!

It's impressive to look through the first European microcomputer magazines and find advertisements for kits to assemble one's own small and modest computer. And from no less a brand than Science of Cambridge (later Sinclair Research) or Acorn, which would continue their rivalry throughout the 1980s.

Hoy, seguiremos el glorioso camino jugable de Rare, con un señor nada glorioso en sus partidas. El "pack" de hoy será muy jugoso, ¡Todos los juegos de la compañía en las "Gameboys" Ahora mismo, diversión, bailes, decibelios altos y manquismo asegurado! twitch.tv/RaulThePunisher

@a37927.bsky.social Oiga, Don Antonio, que tengo una cosa que decirle... youtu.be/p3hzyi8R468?...

I reached the first Spanish strategy game in my quest to play all Computer Wargames. I used the opportunity to cover the beginnings of Spanish gaming, from "nothing" in 1982 to, maybe, "second only to UK in Europe" by 1989. Oddly, this is thanks to the textile industry. zeitgame.net/archives/15599

@a37927.bsky.social ¿Don Antonio, está el enemigo? Que se ponga. zeitgame.net/archives/15582

A wonderful english article from Wargaming Scribe about the beginnings of the "Golden Age of Spanish Software" in the early 80s. Correct information and absolute professionalism in the use of data. 100% recommended!! Thanks a lot @sirduncaneltorpe.bsky.social 🤗 bsky.app/profile/sird...

@a37927.bsky.social ¿Don Antonio?... ¡Se le adelantó la Navidad! youtu.be/CvqHErnihmg?...

I really like the Logitech MX keyboards. Unfortunately for me they're all wireless. I wonder if I can find some wired version. Or something like this from another brand... 🤔

@a37927.bsky.social ¡Vuelta a la rutina, Don Antonio! youtu.be/f0V-uiTT7wQ?...

Feeling nostalgic so nipped back to 1984 with my crayons to finish off a doodle I saw for the 'Megagame' 'Bandersnatch' that was just lying around at the Imagine Software offices. 🖍😜 #Bandersnatch #ImagineSoftware #ZXSpectrum #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #1980s #80s #GameArt #Artwork #Art #Nostalgia

post a random game in your collection saturday The (often) forgotten first one

Powerful promo images for Stellar Blade.

Get your ears around the 10 year anniversary edition of Sunbather by Deafheaven. Released today. Simply one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

19 years - World of Warcraft