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Sinclair made its 1st #ZXSpectrum in 82. Now the ZX Spectrum Next is leading the new way. Supporting spectrum all over the world

[Nick Jenkin - njenkin Retro Gaming @jenkin7NICK]

Rick Dangerous 2 - ZX Spectrum 128K - Review !!

Published by Micro Style in 1990.
He's up against aliens this time! They always get involved eventually! 🤪👍🕹️👽

#retrogaming #zxspectrum #gaming #games

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[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

Sir Clive Sinclair didn’t just invent a computer.

He invented the idea that ordinary people could own one.

The ZX Spectrum (1982) put colour computing in millions of British homes for under £200.

That’s not just tech history — that’s cultural history.

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#ZXSpectrum #Sinclair #RetroComputing

[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

Rick Dickinson designed the ZX Spectrum’s case in a way that still looks distinctive 40+ years later.

Minimal, colourful, and unapologetically British.

The keyboard was membrane, the rubber keys were weird, and somehow it became iconic.

What’s the most beautiful “ugly” design you can think of?

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#RickDickinson #ZXSpectrum

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[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

1982: The ZX Spectrum launches.
48K of memory.
A rubber keyboard.

£125–£175 depending on the model.

It outsold almost everything and turned a generation into programmers, gamers, and bedroom coders.

How many of you wrote your first line of code on one?

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#8bit #ZXSpectrum #Sinclair

[GamesYouLoved @gamesyouloved]

What movie tie in game is the best of them?

The Great Escape and many more... theres a few!
Celebrating all things 8 bit - The official ZX Spectrum book...

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[GamesYouLoved @gamesyouloved]

Its Monday - we all need a Hero today!
So who is your favourite SuperHero in a computer video game?

Batman - a classic on the ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum official book The Rubber Keyed Wonder celebrates all things pixels and 8 bit...
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[Nick Jenkin - njenkin Retro Gaming @jenkin7NICK]

Mr Wino / Willy Wino's Stag Night - ZX Spectrum 48K - Review !!

Published by Silverbird Software in 1988. A budget item collecting platformer which was £1.99. 😆👍🕹️🍺

#retrogaming #zxspectrum #gaming #games

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[GamesYouLoved @gamesyouloved]

DOOM on the ZX Spectrum Next

#zxspectrum #retrogaming
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[John Gage @total_insanity1]

Starglider Review for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum by John Gage https://t.co/b2WuurJFCz via @YouTube

[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

The Spectrum didn’t stop at the original model: eight different versions were released over the years. Which one was your favourite? #Sinclair

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[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

The Speccy crossed the Atlantic, too: in the United States it was sold under the Timex brand. #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

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[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

A Spectrum was presented by Margaret Thatcher to Japan’s Prime Minister in 1983 as a symbol of British tech. Quite a journey for a computer with a rubber keyboard! 🇬🇧 #ZXSpectrum

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[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

Before the ZX Spectrum, Clive Sinclair made the Executive pocket calculator. In 1972 it was one-third the size of its competitors and could genuinely fit in a pocket. #SirCliveSinclair

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@Golden_Slumb Uncle Clive 🙏

[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

The ZX Spectrum became the UK’s best-selling computer—and helped open the door for a generation of British game makers. A rubber keyboard with a huge legacy. #ZXSpectrum

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[Tony Warriner 🔜 Adventure X @tonywarriner]

Quick shout out to our good friends and their fab new book, which, we're told, features UrbX Warriors 😁 And a wealth of other cool stuff of course. Check it out -

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[Stoo Cambridge - UrbX Warriors - Coming Soon! @StooCambridge]

You know what to do.
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[Golden Slumbers 📚 @Golden_Slumb]

A HUGE thank you to @Lord_Arse who has kindly agreed to include his brilliant hand-drawn maps in our forthcoming book ‘The Rubber-Keyed Wonder’ once we reach the next stretch goal!

Help us get there and unlock this bonus!

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[CallyWally @CallyWally19]

Got my first Sinclair ZX Spectrum game today