Robert

Robert

@flatduckrecords.co.uk

ZX Spectrum, SAM Coupé. Award-winning website developer. Oban, Scotland.

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crispsandwichlover.bsky.social
@crispsandwichlover.bsky.social

Another wonderful Crisp Sandwich Day (and Crispmas Eve) at the Shirkers rest. To many combinations to mention, but the homemade coriander and mango chutney was a highlight. Good to see a number of people losing their crisp sandwich virginity. #crispsandwichday #crispsandwich

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Iain Mew
@superchartisland.com

Yet another sequel! After the success of Joe Blade, Colin Swinbourne and Interceptor applied its formula to a dystopian future London of punks and self-destructing citizens. The result was an even bigger hit in the budget charts. New post on Joe Blade 2: www.superchartisland.com/joe-blade-2

superchartisland.comJoe Blade 2 – “Yer dead meat mate!”1988’s chart-topping games in the UK included an unprecedented number of sequels, accounting for more than half of the games I’m writing about, and six of them in a row. Some of that was a coincide…
Robert
@flatduckrecords.co.uk

Recently I’ve been building custom ROM code for SAM/Spectrum, ie squeezing music, font, graphic into 16K. Quite different approach: no system routines, but you can use IM1 and RSTs for whatever you want; no self-modifying code but you can compress routines and unpack into RAM etc., loadsa fun! #Z80

Quazar@samcoupe.com

🟢 Back in stock... 16 Bank Flash Memory Card for the #ZXSpectrum (with Interface 2 or similar) or the #SAMCoupe (with ZX-ECUTOR Interface). Pre-flashed with 2 games + 1 utility. 🌐 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117466520352 🌐 zx.samcoupe.com

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ZXGuesser
@zxguesser.bsky.social

I feel like that little PHP issue yesterday has overshadowed this far more important security news 😱

EUVD Bot@euvd-bot.bsky.social

🚨 EUVD-2026-101127 📊 6.9/10 🏢 zapping-vbi 📝 libzvbi through 0.2.45 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Teletext decoder that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying un... 🔗 https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-101127 #cybersecurity #infosec #cve #euvd

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Quazar
@samcoupe.com

There's an interview with Gordon Wallis (Reckless Rufus' graphics artist) in issue 24 of SAM Revival magazine, huge 11 page article "What Happened To... Sandman's Shadow" - a game he was designing for the SAM Coupe. SR24 -> www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11733788... #samcoupe

ZXVintage@zxvintage.bsky.social

Your Sinclair (Oct 1992) - Reckless Rufus review READ: https://archive.org/stream/Your_Sinclair_082/page/n11/mode/2up

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Animated ALex
@animatedal.bsky.social

Who'd like to get involved in creating a game in BASIC for the ZX Spectrum - with your finished game being included on the USB 50? If this sounds like something you'd be interested in trying out or having a go at, check out the link below! usb50-zx-spectrum.itch.io #zxspectrum

Robert
@flatduckrecords.co.uk

I had a run-in with a fake/repainted GAL chip at the weekend (eBay, amirite?) It would read and write as expected in the programmer but would NOT work in-circuit. Anyway I wanted learn a bit more about these devices, found this video which was a good introduction: youtu.be/fo_WlA-kV…

Robert
@flatduckrecords.co.uk

I've added more tunes, *now* it's a jukebox. #RC2014 #SAA1099 #Z80 #50Hz #Click #Clack

Robert@flatduckrecords.co.uk

Yerzmyey’s Arcane Zone part two played back via E-Tracker v1.2 for SAM Coupé on #RC2014 with Quazar’s #SAA1099P sound card and using a Small Computer Central SC737 interrupt module for 50Hz playback timing. The front panel LEDs are showing SAA channel zero’s amplitude. 🤘🎶

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Alex Donaldson
@apzonerunner.com

Wherein I briefly talk about my phone ringtone, the Roman Empire, ego stroking, eating a whole roast turkey, and, er, Stranger Than Heaven. Plus, comments from STH's producer & director on this game's rad feeling combat:

Respec@respec.net

In Stranger than Heaven’s punchy & impactful combat, Alex senses the distant DNA of Streets of Rage. That's brilliant, obviously. His preview, plus comments from its developers: https://www.respec.net/preview/193-in-stranger-than-heavens-combat-i-sense-distant-dna-streets-rage-thats-brilliant

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Robert Price
@robertprice.bsky.social

I've recently been playing with making my own ZX Spectrum ROM cartridges. I've written up how I created a cartridge for retro computing legend @onlyretrofans.com's game Jurl. When used on a ZX Interface 2, the game now boots instantly at power-on. www.robertprice.co.uk/robblog/maki...

robertprice.co.ukMaking a Jurl ROM Cartridge for the ZX Spectrum - Robert PriceIf you are interested in Retro Computing, then you have probably come across Johnny Blanchard and his quest to port his game Jurl to as many platforms as possible. One of those platforms is the Sincla...
Robert
@flatduckrecords.co.uk

Yerzmyey’s Arcane Zone part two played back via E-Tracker v1.2 for SAM Coupé on #RC2014 with Quazar’s #SAA1099P sound card and using a Small Computer Central SC737 interrupt module for 50Hz playback timing. The front panel LEDs are showing SAA channel zero’s amplitude. 🤘🎶

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Random Stranger
@randomstranger.bsky.social

I was looking at the list of things EA owns and I forgot they bought Codemasters a couple of years ago. UK players, you know what that means! You could get an egg in this auction!

Random Stranger@randomstranger.bsky.social

Since it's been announced that EA's new owners are planning to auction off EA IP assets (something I thought would take at least a year before they got to that point), I want to point something out: a lot of stuff is going to go for a lot less money than you think.

Robert
@flatduckrecords.co.uk

A suspenseful tale with a (spoiler alert) surprisingly satisfying use of the word “nuggets”.

Tom O@vgtomo.bsky.social

I tried to be clever with this, but no one's reading it so I'll just say it's all about how I got my ears hoovered lowpolymess.com/22-on-deaf-e...

lowpolymess.com#22 - On deaf ears“I told you all this last week!” Have you ever said this with a tinge of annoyance in your voice, or been on the end of that annoyance? “You never listen to me!” Maybe sometimes a brain uncontrolla...

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pcgregory.bsky.social
@pcgregory.bsky.social

Make a real ZX Spectrum game in 14 days Kwyll is free for the jam, join in, create, have fun. Limitations are part of the challenge. A wonderfully small screen A gloriously restricted colour palette Very limited memory Attribute clash Sound effects that may alarm nearby pets itch.io/jam/k-spec1

itch.ioK-Spec1A game jam from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-22 hosted by Indigobeetle. Kwyll Game Jam Two weeks. One theme. 48K of possibility. Welcome to the Kwyll Game Jam : a two-week challenge to create a brand-new gam...