low-profile keys or the ZX Spectrum +2's bulk crowding his desk. The right key feel, a compact form factor, and wide-ranging software compatibility were key parts of the creative vision behind ...

However, they also made the ZX Spectrum which had many features that were — at the time — unusual. A few years ago there was a Kickstarter to recreate a modern version of the Spectrum ...

You’ll see how to manipulate the ZX Spectrum memory and then pluck that value back out into the BASIC program. But once chapter 2 hits it’s pretty much all assembly from there on out.

But despite all of these deficiencies, or perhaps because of them, we loved the ZX Spectrum and its quirky array of games. And with various devices designed to allow you to enjoy their games all ...