World of Spells - This first person action game for the 48k ZX Spectrum looks impressive [Santa Claus Update]

Another ZX Spectrum game worth checking out is the recent release of Jtpl's fast-paced first-person action game for the classic ZX Spectrum 48K called 'World of Spells'. A game that the creator says "you can watch in amazement as our silly rubber wonder pumps out a Wolfenstein 3D-like, full 360 freedom of movement action, with >50 frames per bleeding’ second. It simply has to be seen to be believed" To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video showing it being played via 48k emulation.

Basic Tower - RetroSouls 'Old Tower' gets a Pure Basic demake for the ZX Spectrum 48k

In 2020 I told you of a new game that was released by RetroSouls called 'Old Tower'. A game that featured a wicked soundtrack, an awesome loading screen, and superb graphics by a worthy team of RetroSouls. Well, fast forward to today, and if you remember playing this game, will be pleased to learn that Ignacobo has released his own version of this enjoyable homebrew called 'Basic Tower' for the ZX 48k. A demake of Old Tower programmed in Pure Basic!

Dog Walk - Clean up Dog poop 48k ZX Spectrum game!

I for one am not a fan of picking up dog poo. I try to avoid doing at every opportunity even if my girlfriend tries to persuade me other wise as it just makes me gag! Thankfully I don't have to put up with any of those nasties in @P_Malin's ' Dog Walk ' on the ZX Spectrum. As not only is it a slighlty enjoyable experience watching your little dog running about in low speccy 48k graphics taking a small dump, but he makes the odd cute "woof" too!

Night Stalker ZX - Intellivision game comes to the ZX Spectrum

Before the clock strikes midnight there's another game worth mentioning, as thanks to a heads up by Aleisha Cuff, she has told us 'NIGHT STALKER ZX'; A port of the classic Intellivision maze shooter for the ZX Spectrum 48k, has finally been released by AMC Games! If you've never heard of this game before, it was originally released in 1982 for the Intellivision and later ported over to the Atari 2600 as Dark Cavern, with a release also for the Apple II and IBM PC in 1983.

Max Pickles - Action and puzzle based ZX Spectrum game gets a release

The Amiga and Amstrad is rocking it out today, so not to be left out it's time for the ZX Spectrum to join in the fun, with the latest game of ' Max Pickles ' by Worldxxisoft. This game released just recently is an arcade and puzzle title and is the first game in the Max Pickles saga. The game according to the creators, was included as an entry for the ZX Dev MIA/Remakes compo, as it is a remake of unreleased games designed in 1988-1990.

Tea-Leaf Ted - Manly version released for the ZX Spectrum 48k/128k

Not content with the Amiga news, bit bored of the C64 and want something fresh and Speccy to play, then about the latest game developed called 'Tea-Leaf Ted' , which was coded by Jaime Grilo using Arcade Game Designer (AGD) 4.7 by Jonathan Cauldwell and AGDMusicizer II by David Saphier. Interested? Good! Because this is an action platformer, where you play as Ted Lightfingers, a novice thief who loves coins. The problem is the Police are out to get you and other crooks and gold digger chicks love the money too. So grab the coins, find the key and get out of their pronto before any of those baddies do you harm.

Roboprobe 48 - Another robot game appears on your ZX Spectrum 48/128k

There seems to be a robot theme going on at the moment, as only a few weeks ago we had a ZX Spectrum game called The Ship of Doom, which put you in control of Robot 1 who had been left behind by the crew on a space ship that was on a collision course with the sun. Yet now we have another robot game and again is a survival based ZX Spectrum release. But unlike the last one, this game is called Roboprobe 48 and is developed by loadingscreech for the ZX Spectrum 48 and 128k whereby you play as a repair droid trying to stop a sabotaged space station colliding with a planet.

Dead Space - ZX Spectrum release inspired by modern horror game!

Thankfully the Easter holidays are over and we can get back into retro gaming news, as we've been informed by Preston of QAOPM, of a brand new ZX Spectrum game called ' Dead Space ' that was recently released for the 48K Speccy and developed by Radastan. Taking its inspirations from the modern horror game of the same name, this latest release puts you on a rescue mission to save 11 survivors trapped and surrounded by an infected grew on the Omega-Six scientific station after an experiment has gone badly wrong.

Pilot Attack - Stay in flight and don't crash into the ZX 48k landscape

A new ZX Spectrum game to play for the beginning of the week and this one is by Misfit, published by The Future Was 8 Bit and is called ' Pilot Attack '. Released for the 48k and as a horizontally scrolling shooter, you must guide your tiny little plane through Thrust like landscapes, while also avoiding or shooting at enemies that come at you from a number of different directions.

Sam Mallard The Case of the Missing Swan - Adventuring for the ZX Spectrum 48K

This seems to happen a lot, you go away on a much needed break and along comes a rather nice looking homebrew game for a retro system. Welcome to 'Sam Mallard - The Case of the Missing Swan' by Ersh, for the ZX Spectrum 48K. If you love your command based adventure games such as "look" and "use" with a story to match, then this game with its black and white pallet is just the game for you.

Castaway - Reidrac's latest ZX Spectrum 48K game!

I knew we wouldn't have to wait too long for the next ZX Spectrum game and sure enough from the creator of Escape from Colony 8, Space Pest Control, The Legend of Traxtor and The Return of Traxtor comes a brand new ZX Spectrum 48K title for the ZX Dev 2015 called Castaway, developed by Reidrac. This is a platformer made in C and ASM, using Z88DK cross-compiler and the SP1 library!

Rabbit in Wonderland - Bunny hopping release for the ZX Spectrum!

Now this took us completely by surprise as Javier Fopiani has announced through twitter the release of 'Rabbit in Wonderland' for the ZX Spectrum 48 and 128k. A platform game powered by the Churrera Mojon Twins engine, you play as the White Rabbit and it's down to you as the most agile in the land to destroy all the looking glass portals to stop Alice from returning. If you don't do this, the evil queen will chop off your head!