
October MAME Stream #1 - Obsessed with... the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (8 October 2021)
Sir Clive Sinclair passed away at the age of 81 last month, and for many of us, including me, his legacy of popularizing the home computer was an important one, defining the paths our lives have taken. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a budget computer that defied all expectations for what such limited hardware could achieve both back in the 1980s when it was released, and even today as software is still being developed for it. This stream takes a look at some of that software, both titles I remember from back in the day and ones from the current generation.
I'll be using MAME, as always, so some software isn't yet compatible due to issues with the timing and such in our ZX Spectrum drivers, but for many games that isn't a major issue.
Timestamps provided by The Ogre
00:00:00 - prestream intro
00:08:15 - Driller Tanks (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1983 Hudson Soft / Sinclair)
00:16:29 - Itasundorious (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1983 Hudson Soft)
00:18:43 - Travel Through Time Volume 1: Northern Lights (ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2021 Zosya Entertainment)
00:31:51 - Pac-Man Emulator (v1.6, ZX Spectrum +2a, Amstrad plc, 2020 Simon Owen)
00:37:54 - Astro Marine Corps (set 3, English, ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1989 Dinamic Software)
00:47:05 - Valley of Rains (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2019 Zosya Entertainment)
00:54:12 - Jungle Trouble (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1983 Durell Software)
01:00:48 - Pole Position (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1984 Atarisoft)
01:07:49 - Zub (ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1986 Mastertronic Added Dimension)
01:14:59 - Android 2 (Release 2, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd.,1983 Vortex Software)
01:23:20 - Nohzdyve (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2018 Tuckersoft)
01:26:55 - The Sword Of IANNA (ZX Spectrum +3, Amstrad plc, 2017 RetroWorks)
01:35:29 - Brock Rick Graveyard Shift (v1.0.3, ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2021 Juan J. Martinez / usebox.net)
01:41:46 - Space Raiders (TS-2068, Timex Sinclair, 1983 Timex Computer)
01:45:51 - Tenebra Macabre (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2013 The Mojon Twins)
01:52:13 - C5 Clive (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1985 Scorpio Gamesworld)
01:54:50 - Clive In Exile (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1986 Illusion)
01:58:23 - Revenge of the C5 (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1985 Atlantis Software)
02:01:37 - A Day in the Life (set 1, ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1985 Micromega)
02:06:07 - Moon Strike (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1987 Mirrorsoft)
02:14:45 - Sailing (ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1987 Activision)
02:18:16 - Scuba Dive (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1983 Durell Software)
02:29:54 - Joe Blade 2 (ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 19??)
02:35:32 - Juggernaut (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1985 Pete Cooke / CRL)
02:41:23 - Terrapins ZX (ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2017 Highrise)
02:48:42 - Fat Worm Blows A Sparky (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd.)
02:53:55 - Tourmaline (set 1, ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 2016 RetroSouls)
02:58:37 - Rockman (ZX Spectrum 128, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1985 Mastertronic)
03:04:13 - Bombscare (Dollarsoft, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1984)
03:07:45 - Bomb Fusion (set 1, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd., 1989 Virgin Mastertronic)