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Technically it wasn't mine, but belonged to the Uranový Průzkum. A state owned (what else?) business my dad worked at.
Tuxa se lo está currando mucho. Para ella lo que está bordando no tiene ningún significado especial, pero está horas y horas con esto.
A couple of old classics at the Game On exhibition in the Science Museum recently, from left to right, I unfortunately cannot make out the first one, even though I did play it, 2nd is 3D Deathchase on the ZX Spectrum, 3rd is Mario Bros on the Nintendo Famicom and unfortunately the Commodore 64 at the end was switched off!
The old Ultimate ZX Spectrum super hit - Knight Lore as ported to the MSX for Japan by Jaleco/Dexter Soft. Exactly the same game but very different (and rather cool) label art. Sadly, without its box.
At least you don't have to wait for it to load!
Classic early 80s precursor to Photoshop, especially for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The mouse is huge and much like a brick.
Rediscovered in Mum's attic during an exploration earlier today.
The old Ultimate ZX Spectrum isometric title - Nightshade as ported to the MSX for Japan by Jaleco/Dexter Soft. Exactly the same game but very different label art. Sadly, without its box.
Took some fiddling with the volume but I managed to load a game! Nice use of BRIGHT on the wheels and side windows of the car here to make them look different to the rest of the car.
item for auction kindly donated by @filce for the boffoonery gig. It's been singed by Sir Clive Sinclair.
It's nice that there is a genuine Zilog Z80 in that slot rather than a clone, I still love that chip.
Best 8-bit CPU ever to code on.
Cover for the Vantage Point EP, On the Road that was released to all the major digital platforms on Friday the 7th of June 2019.
Spotify - open.spotify.com/album/6OtXN5Eeb7uqLlepEMq7rp
Apple - music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-road-ep/1460206224
Deezer - www.deezer.com/en/album/94089462
Google - play.google.com/store/music/album/Vantage_Point_On_the_Ro...
Amazon - www.amazon.co.uk/Road-Vantage-Point/dp/B07QSFN9MF/ref=sr_...
This new 4 track EP includes the track, Demon Stomp that has previously only been available as a video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBirTg1cZOE plus a cover of the Judas Priest classic, Metal Gods.
Tracklist:
1. On the Road (Mitchell / Graham)
2. Demon Stomp (Graham)
3. Live Forever (Graham / Stewart)
4. Metal Gods (Halford / Tipton / Downing)
Performed by:
Lead vocals - Murray Graham - tracks 1, 2 & 4
Lead vocals - Mark Stewart - track 3
Lead guitar - Liam Kane
Rhythm guitar - James Mitchell - tracks 2, 3 & 4
Bass guitar - Murray Graham - tracks 1, 2 & 3
Bass guitar - Dawn Cumming - track 4
Drums - David Cumming
Keyboards - Matthew Bartlett - tracks 1 & 3
On a day out to the Castle Museum in York and it occurred to me that some of the displays would make perfect subjects for this retro style treatment.
Once I had this in my head I was spoilt for choice! Have a look at the full set.
The 5V voltage regulator from a ZX Spectrum 48K. I was probing it with my scope.
It worked fine, until I shorted and broke it, but they are cheap to replace.
TECHNICAL ALERT!
The huge heat sink is because the unregulated PSU... yes I don't get it either, why have a power brick that doesn't regulate the voltage?... for the Speccy delivers 9V in and the regulator dissipates the excess as heat.
NON-TECHNICAL VERSION:
Stuff happens that you don't understand or care about.
Zx Spectrum Game "Dan Dare", this is the Hiscore by default ! :D
This game was based on a british comic created by Frank Hampson in the 1950s
To play the game:
Insert the dan dare game tape on a recorder
type ( LOAD " " )
press play
wait for at least 4 minutes to load into the memory (48kbytes !)
and there you go!
the Comics
Sad old fart that I am I do have a fondness for old computer games. In this case we have one of the later Ultimate Spectrum titles. A little past the greatness of Sabre Wulf and Knight Lore.
I've been getting some home-made ZX Spectrum programs off cassettes that have been various lofts for decades. Amazingly, most still load. See github.com/blogmywiki/ZXSpectrum for files you can load in emulators.