The Spectrum Show

It's the new series! In this episode I get all the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from October 1985. I break out the Magnum Light Phaser and put it to the test. I review some older games and a new game. Type-in corner is back. I also have two new sections; Playing tips and Demo Of The Month.

In this episode I get all the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from September 1985. It's the second part of our lightgun feature, and we test the Cheetah Defender. I review some older games and a new game. We drop into Type-in corner, we have Playing tips and the Demo Of The Month.

In this episode...we get all the Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from October 1985. I try to compare the masses of frogger clones, I review some older games, take a look at a newer title, pay a visit to type in corner, give you some playing tips and end with my demo of the month. It’s a big episode…enjoy..

In this episode...we get all the Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from November 1985. I take a look at the Cheetah Rat - an infra-red, wireless joystick. I review Quatro Arcade from Codemasters, take a look at Kyd Cadet 3, give you some playing tips and end with my demo of the month.

In this episode...we get all the Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from December 1985. I explore the evolution of game cover art. I review Blasteroids, Race Fun and Xanthius, take a look at the new game Altair, give you some playing tips and end with my demo of the month.

In this episode...we get all the Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from January 1986. It's arcade shoot out time again, this time I check out Berzerk clones. I review Hunchback, F16 Fighting Falcon and Red Heat, take a look at the new game Sector Invasion, give you some playing tips and end with my demo of the month.

In this episode we take a look at the Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from February 1986. In the feature I test out the Datel Light Writer light pen. I review Road Racer from Thorn EMI, Ultima Ratio from Firebird and The Guardian from PSS. The new game reviewed is Gimmie Bright.

This episode we get all the Sinclair news and top selling games from March 1986. I check out a Spectrum emulator for my mobile phone. I review Super Hang-On, Frank N Stein, Blue Thunder and Sea Dragon. There is also a new type-in game, some playing tips and the demo of the month.

This episode we get all the news and top selling games from April 1986. I put the RAMWRITE / RAMPRINT interface through its paces. I review Dungeons, Buck Rogers and Penetrator. I take alook at a new game, Sunbucket. There is the usual type-in-corner, Playing Tips and Demo of the Month.

This is the last in the current series, and we’re going out with a bang. This entire episode takes a look at the magazines of the 8 bit era, from the very beginnings in 1978 up to the end of the Spectrum’s commercial life and beyond. As well as the usual favourites like Crash and Sinclair User, there are a few you might not have heard about. It took a long time to put this episode together, around five months on and off, so I hope you enjoy it. I will be taking a short break but will be back with the new series shortly.