Showing posts with label Sinclair QL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sinclair QL. Show all posts

Batman - Classic Isometric game by Ocean Software looks super on the Sinclair QL!

Many of you probably remember the 1980's Isometric games of Batman and Head Over Heels by Ocean Software: two great games for systems such as the Amstrad, ZX Spectrum, and the more recent MSX2 remake. So here's a great news update for fans of these games. As we have recently been told by Saberman, that Batman has been made available for the Sinclair QL. As in the words of the creator "Batman, Jon Ritman's legendary 1986 game now also for the retro-computer Sinclair QL thanks to the remake of Joan Gayón, which is freely available in various versions, for the original machine and for the emulator developed in assembly language from scratch".

R.I.P. Rick Dickinson, a true icon of British design

RIP Rick Dickinson 1955-2018

Today I learned the awful and sad news that visionary and legendary designer passed away on the 24th April. For those not aware of his work, Rick was behind the design of multiple Sinclair machines including the ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Sinclair QL. He also designed the Cambridge Z88 after leaving Sinclair Research and setting up his own company Dickinson Associates back in 1986 and has continued in the industry ever since.