I had a ZX+2. I was young and can't remember much about it, but I do remember three very good games that I thoroughly enjoyed. Rescue, Colony and Dynamite Dan. If anyone played these, especially the first two, let me know. I have very fond memories of these games.
My first machine was the sleek black +2A, I loved it so much. I think my favourite exclusives were the ones that really made good use of the enhanced sound capabilities, like Auf Wiedersehen Monty.
I used to have a Spectrum +2 and the best 128k game that I played on it was a pirated copy of Starglider from Rainbird. It was a struggle getting games at one time as both my parents would put a stop at my brother and myself buying more games to add to the modest collection. Also we used an original zx Spectrum power supply instead of the one that came with the +2 so we had weak sound and display until the tv was tuned a certain way which meant either was sacrificed for the other to be optimal. We never tried to use the right power supply. I think we needed a spare plug to wire up if we ever did. Other games I enjoyed on it were Treasure Island 🏝 Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy and Empire Strikes Back to name a few. R-Type was a wind up as I expected 128k music but alas only 48k beeper sounds. Still a great game. I wish I could play those Rainbird adventure games back in the day.
Nice video, thanks! I got my first Spectrum in early '87, I think! It was the rubber keyed, very slim 48k version that was common here in the UK. I did move over to a later +2 model eventually when I saw a pack with a Light-Gun included (I wish I could find it now!). I can't quite remember any Light gun games, other than perhaps Op. Wolf and maybe a 007/spy related one that came in the pack. (-Not seen Pang in ages! Is one of those few, great Games where I had forgotten the name and noone knew. Thanks!) Will check your 48k video out.
Thank you so much for sharing those memories, Khola! :) Really appreciate reading your comment! :) And Pang is really awesome! One of my favorites on the arcades and Amiga! The Speccy version was also very good! :) Thanks again! Cheers!
Thank you so much for the support, Kevin! Truly appreciate it! And yeah, Hostages was/is awesome! Feel free to browse the channel! Have a great week! Cheers!
Didn't grew up with the good old specky, but I have it on my collection with hundreds of games.The 128k +2 is my favorite, and still runs tapes ,)So many great tittles in a very solid vast library.All the best to you. PS - saudações lusitanas amigo ,) o teu canal é brutal.Continua.
I started with the 48k and then the 128K+2A, followed by the Amiga 500 and the PC, an IBM 486 DX2 66MHz that I still have and works like a charm! Sadly, my complete ZX Spectrum library of hundreds of games was lost during an intervention on my parents' house :( Sê bem vindo! Que bom ver pessoal tuga por aqui! :) O meu muito obrigado!! Vou espreitar o teu canal! :)
I have many memories with the zx81, spectrum and spectrum +2 as my dad passed down them all to me in the 2000s and i have great memories playing manic minor and c5 clive as well as coding on the zx81 which i have most of my memories with
Couple of the best 128k games which rarely get a mention are Taipan which was vastly better than the 48k version due to no multi load and music. Also football director 2 which was the best football management game on the speccy.
My uncle had the + 128k and I had the +2, the first made by Amstrad. Amstrad did a mess with the Spectrum, it had a ton of problems, inverted transistors, bad ampliifier circuitry, and so on while the Investronica model was flawless. Still, the Amstrad ROM was way better, the +2/3 basic was great, the loader was really easy to use and the compatibility was better than the + 128k. BTW, I LOVED Exolon, one of the best 128k games. Also, Heroquest was amazing, the music blew me away back in the days.
Wasn't it just the +3 and early +2As that had those sound issues? I haven't heard of any such issues on the 128 or the +2. In any case, the +3B and +2B had corrected the errors, and thus had good sound.
@@BertGrink The +2 had the problem with inverted transistors, the +2A/+3 had the problems with the audio circuitry and finally they fixed all on the +2B/+3B,
Mais um excelente video. Parabéns. A minha paixão pelos videojogos começou em 1986 com um ZX Spectrum 48k, passando depois pelo ZX Spectrum 128k +3, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga 600, Commodore Amiga 1200 e, finalmente, PC (486DX33, Pentium III, Celeron 1700 e Core2Duo E8200 2.67Ghz).
O +3 era uma daquelas máquinas que me deixava babado ;) Espetacular! Nunca tive esse modelo, mas jogava bastante em casa de um amigo, assim como o C64! Em relação ao Amiga, tive um 500 na altura que acabou por morrer uns anos mais tarde. Atualmente tenho um A600 (adoro-o!) e um A1200 (avariado). O meu primeiro PC foi um IBM 486DX2. Tenho um vídeo onde mostro o "bicho"! Restaurei-o no ano passado ;) Após uns 20 anos parado, apenas tinha a fonte de alimentação avariada! Incrível! Após trocar a fonte, funciona às mil maravilhas! Muito obrigado por passares pelo canal! Abraço!
excellent video mate !!I never had a 128 plus unfortunately :( but i saw a game on the end the Abbey of Crime if you know it its had a remake and its on steam :),Hope all is well with you :)
Well done! My list, this games are played in my +2 in original format. In order: 1 Death Stalker. 2 Los Amores de Brunilda. 3 Captain Fizz. * this games you can see video on my channel. 4- Dragon Ninja. 5- Tge Sentinel See you next week! Namaste.
Boas Pedro... mais um grande video cheio de historia e qualidade,passei ao lado desta epoca ds personal computers,mas a melhoria do som,mas principalmente os loading times ajudavam muito a usufruir ds jogos...muito bom video como sempre...Grande Abraço Amigo!
O primeiro computador que tive foi um Spectrum 48k. Lembro-me de ser miudo e esperar minutos sentado no chão à espera que a cassete fosse lida, a televisao parecia um arco-iris enquanto a cassete era lida e o barulho que emitia parecia os modems de 56k a conetar xD Lembro-me de ter uma biblia de cheats em que a capa era o Moisés...ter que fazer Pause na cassete e usar um editor hexadecimal para alterar valores de forma a ter vidas infinitas... great times! excelente video!
Os míticos "pokes"! :) Que maravilha ler estas tuas memórias! :) Tempos espetaculares aqueles! Aconselho-te a veres o meu Top 26 de jogos para o Spectrum e o meu Top 26 de jogos para o Amiga ;) Ambos têm cerca de 30 minutos cada! :) Abraço e obrigado por partilhares estas tuas recordações!
Já não ouvia essa palavra há anos - pokes! Era mesmo isso, legendary stuff. Vou checkar os videos com certeza. Eu tenho os jogos todos num disco de 3TB num sistema que construi Hyperspin. Brevemente vou começar a acabar alguns dos classicos que nunca terminei no spectrum e no Amiga. Gostava de ver um video sobre o genero Adventure Point and click. É o tipo de jogo que mais gosto e com o qual aprendi literalmente a falar e escrever inglês! grande abraço
Ora aí está! A minha paixão pelos point n click começou com o Monkey Island, mas a troca constante de disketes no Amiga fez com que me mudasse de malas e bagagens para o PC, por volta de 1993 ;) Adoro o género e o meu Top 10 de jogos point n click está para breve! ;) Abraço!
My first computer was this beast and most fav game was chukie egg aww man when the bird flew out the cage the first time i almost died. Great memories cheers keep up the good work
Great video! So one question, it sounds like most games continued to be 48k friendly for many years, but once the 128k came out did pretty much all new games get the better sound programmed in for 128k users, or just a few? And was programming in 128k sound going to mean 48k users would get no sound at all, or did the new games come with both?
mine is sitting on my desk next to my pc, but with an SD card interface.. a 128k+2 (the grey one) the only 128k only game i played was where time stood still... wasn't a fan. But Target renegade had great 128k music and an extra level, and i think the levels were all loaded at once.
I've recently grabbed a +3 and made a dedicated video related to it! Feel free to check it out! In that one I have a DivIDE :) Awesome piece of hardware! Cheers! Thanks for watching and for your feedback!
It's a Pixel THING My SD card interface is the DivMMC future, jumper less so I can use it on my 128k toastrack.. (check my.videos, sorry they aren't very good).
Great! Although I was hoping to see some insight on the different model variations (pros & cons) on the 128K line! I ask this because I've recently purchased a black 128K +2 (which seems to be a +2A), and I'm considering getting rid of the grey 128K +2 I already had, because the tape loader is malfunctioning... cheers!
Hi, Ivo! ;) Thanks for watching! There's a lot other things to say about the Spectrum! I have so many memories from those good old days of the 8 bit home computers (and 16)! ;) Stay tuned! About the differences between the 128K (toast rack made in spain) and the +2 is that the first is the last computer from Sinclair and the latter was the first Sinclair ZX Spectrum from Amstrad! Apart from the differences in design, the hardware is basically the same. The grey +2 was the first and the black was an updated version of that grey +2 with software from the +3 ;) Cheers! Abraço!
It's a Pixel THING Fantastic you’ve still got it,i had the c16,c16 plus 4,sinclair 48k and my favorite 128k sinclair.Great days,have a wonderful new year.
O 2068 foi o meu primeiro PC. Minha mãe comprou-mo, pois pensava que era mais avançado e porque estava disponível na loja. Pelo Spectrum, tinha de esperar uma semana. Se calhar, teria sido melhor... eu usava o emulador o tempo todo...
Eu tive um +2 cinzento (como já disse num outro comentário. Apenas me lembro de ter jogado 2 jogos de 128k. Where time stood still e The Pawn. Jogava também muitas vezes um jogo chamado ATF. No 128 tinha o som muito melhor do que no 48k. Esse Spectrum um dia simplesmente morreu. Deixou de funcionar. Uma pena. Abraço e obrigado pelo vídeo .
Oh, que pena :( o meu +2 ainda funciona (exceto a parte do leitor de cassetes). Mas resolvo com o DivIDE com um cartão CF de 512 megas e com todos os jogos que me marcaram.
Very nice video, I want to ask if zx spectrum 128k +2 (action Pack) can play 48k or 128k games cause I don't know and I want to buy one of these. Can somebody answer my question please??
I wanted a +2 for a lot of years, back in the day it wasn't sold here in Argentina. I only could get hold of one in 2002! BTW Pedro, did you really liked Chase HQ 2? It's terrible compared to the prequel!!
Mais um grande episódio! Se bem reconto a história, devia ter uns 10 anos quando o meu irmão trabalhou o seu 1º Verão para comprar um 128 por 40 contos (!). O pack trazia dois joystick e uns jogos dos quais apenas me lembro do Delta Charge. Foi quando lhe fiquei com o 48K. Há "bens" que vêm por bem. :) Tenho um pequeno leitor de MP3 com jogos convertidos em turbo load ligado à board do meu +2A que faz os jogos mais longos entrarem em apenas 1:20m. É mais barato e mais seguro para o computador do que o DivSD. Quanto a favoritos que não tenhas mencionado tenho o Kwik Snax, Target: Renegade e Heroquest. Embora sejam não exclusivos do 128k são jogos que [muito] beneficiam do chip AY e da memória extra. Cumprimentos e bons jogos!
O meu +2A foi-me oferecido pelos meus pais e lembro-me de ter custado esses 40 contos e incluía os 2 joysticks ;) Nada de jogos! Jogos já eu tinha do meu velho 48k e outros que fui entretanto comprando antes do +2A chegar! Ando para meter mãos à obra em relação a esse assunto do MP3 ligado à board.. Tenho de perder um pouco do já escasso tempo livre e até talvez traga uma espécie de tutorial acerca desse assunto ;) O Target Renegade foi um vício enorme! E adoro a box art desse jogo! Das minhas favoritas! Muito obrigado pelo comentário, Daniel! Grande abraço!
It's a Pixel THING Liga-se ao pino negativo de um condensador da motherboard (C200) e o programa que uso para colocar as roms em turbo-load e mp3 é o K7ZX embora não resulte com todas as roms. retrocable.com/?page_id=149 www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html Em princípio qualquer leitor de mp3 barato funciona. O meu é da marca Hott e custou-me uns 15€ na Worten. O único componente de que precisas é um conector de áudio fêmea de 3.5mm de painel e um comum cabo de áudio. É um projecto para uns 15 minutos. Bom trabalho!
I got the james bond pack for Christmas. My favourite games were platoon and rik may mayalls how to be a complete bas**rd that I got free from a spectrum magazine and had to hide
I have both a Spectrum and a C64... The Sinclair can't hold a candle to the C64. It's a non-starter... LEt's be honest, when the original speccy came out, it had no sprites, horrible colour clash, nonexistent sound, awful keyboard... build quality which was simply pitiful... no contest.
The Spectrum had a charm about it, as it was always the underdog with memory issues etc. But the Speccy always had better graphical detail than the blocky and brown colours of the C64 plus it did have more memory than the Spectrum. The only thing better was the music I would say.
@@metalheadmalta You're missing the historical context that the Sinclair machine was designed with affordability being number one, the Commodore was designed to have much more advanced features but came at a major price for many people. Obviously you'll get better features for a better cost, but in the early to mid 80s far more people here in Britain would be able to afford a Spectrum than the Commdore at double the price or more... It's not as simple as saying one was better, obviously there was much better machines than either of them on the market but most people couldn't afford them so...
@@Murderdogs I never doubted that, and I thought it was obvious that the enormous initial difference in price would be taken into consideration. However, I would like to stand with my decision. As it is, the C64 is superior. Yes. the Speccy had a charm all of its own. But once I saw the 64, I was hooked... For what it's worth, both machines are historical giants in their field.
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I had a ZX+2. I was young and can't remember much about it, but I do remember three very good games that I thoroughly enjoyed. Rescue, Colony and Dynamite Dan. If anyone played these, especially the first two, let me know. I have very fond memories of these games.
Played a ton Dynamite Dan! Such a great game :)
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts, Danny! Appreciate it!
Cheers! Have a great day!
I salute those that looked in the speccy manual for anything but the "Load" command and "Run"
My first machine was the sleek black +2A, I loved it so much. I think my favourite exclusives were the ones that really made good use of the enhanced sound capabilities, like Auf Wiedersehen Monty.
Yeah, Ben Daglish work is awesome!! :) And, in the C64 version, had some extra help from Rob Hubbard! :)
Thanks for sharing and for commenting!
I used to have a Spectrum +2 and the best 128k game that I played on it was a pirated copy of Starglider from Rainbird.
It was a struggle getting games at one time as both my parents would put a stop at my brother and myself buying more games to add to the modest collection.
Also we used an original zx Spectrum power supply instead of the one that came with the +2 so we had weak sound and display until the tv was tuned a certain way which meant either was sacrificed for the other to be optimal. We never tried to use the right power supply. I think we needed a spare plug to wire up if we ever did.
Other games I enjoyed on it were Treasure Island 🏝 Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy and Empire Strikes Back to name a few.
R-Type was a wind up as I expected 128k music but alas only 48k beeper sounds. Still a great game.
I wish I could play those Rainbird adventure games back in the day.
Thank you so much for sharing your memories and personal experience with the +2! Really enjoyed it!
Nice video, thanks!
I got my first Spectrum in early '87, I think! It was the rubber keyed, very slim 48k version that was common here in the UK. I did move over to a later +2 model eventually when I saw a pack with a Light-Gun included (I wish I could find it now!). I can't quite remember any Light gun games, other than perhaps Op. Wolf and maybe a 007/spy related one that came in the pack. (-Not seen Pang in ages! Is one of those few, great Games where I had forgotten the name and noone knew. Thanks!)
Will check your 48k video out.
Thank you so much for sharing those memories, Khola! :) Really appreciate reading your comment! :)
And Pang is really awesome! One of my favorites on the arcades and Amiga! The Speccy version was also very good! :)
Thanks again! Cheers!
Good, finally sound chip on Spectrum and normal keyboard as standard :D Too bad Amiga started to appear about 128k titles went good
Just found your channel mate. Keep it up. I loved Hostages from Infogrames. Great animation and music. Really showed what the 128k could do
Thank you so much for the support, Kevin! Truly appreciate it!
And yeah, Hostages was/is awesome! Feel free to browse the channel!
Have a great week! Cheers!
The addition of the AY chip was an almost essential upgrade for the Spectrum. I would have been disappointed with my +2 if it didn't have it.
Indeed! I love my +2A! :) Amazing machine!
Thanks for watching and for leaving your comment! Appreciate it!
Didn't grew up with the good old specky, but I have it on my collection with hundreds of games.The 128k +2 is my favorite, and still runs tapes ,)So many great tittles in a very solid vast library.All the best to you.
PS - saudações lusitanas amigo ,) o teu canal é brutal.Continua.
I started with the 48k and then the 128K+2A, followed by the Amiga 500 and the PC, an IBM 486 DX2 66MHz that I still have and works like a charm! Sadly, my complete ZX Spectrum library of hundreds of games was lost during an intervention on my parents' house :(
Sê bem vindo! Que bom ver pessoal tuga por aqui! :) O meu muito obrigado!!
Vou espreitar o teu canal! :)
It's a Pixel THING Força amigo ,)
Ainda é recente mas partilhamos o mesmo tema. Retro gaming ,)
It would be great if you made a special review for The Abbey of Crime.
I'm planning to ;)
Very happy to read this. Your videos are superb by the way
Thank you ;) Appreciate it!
I have many memories with the zx81, spectrum and spectrum +2 as my dad passed down them all to me in the 2000s and i have great memories playing manic minor and c5 clive as well as coding on the zx81 which i have most of my memories with
Thanks for stopping by and for sharing your memories! Appreciate it! Have a great 2024! Cheers!
I had one. Navy Seal, Swiv and Pang were among my favorite games
Thanks for sharing, Cláudio! :) Appreciate it!
Cheers!
Couple of the best 128k games which rarely get a mention are Taipan which was vastly better than the 48k version due to no multi load and music.
Also football director 2 which was the best football management game on the speccy.
Thanks for pointing those :)
La Abadia del Crimen !! wow !!! I loved it it was so hard ! PS. great music !!!
Yeah, it's awesome! :)
I knew you lads digged the speccy, but i didn't realise how much. Much love from the UK to Spain
apols. espana
I'm Portuguese ;) Thank you so much for watching ;)
@@itsaPIXELthing Sorry, my apologies, hope I didn't offend
@@stillman999 Of course not! :) Thanks for watching! Feel free to watch my other Speccy related videos!
My uncle had the + 128k and I had the +2, the first made by Amstrad. Amstrad did a mess with the Spectrum, it had a ton of problems, inverted transistors, bad ampliifier circuitry, and so on while the Investronica model was flawless. Still, the Amstrad ROM was way better, the +2/3 basic was great, the loader was really easy to use and the compatibility was better than the + 128k.
BTW, I LOVED Exolon, one of the best 128k games. Also, Heroquest was amazing, the music blew me away back in the days.
Indeed! Thanks for that amazing comment! Appreciate it!
And thanks for watching and sharing your memories!
Have a great weekend!
Wasn't it just the +3 and early +2As that had those sound issues? I haven't heard of any such issues on the 128 or the +2.
In any case, the +3B and +2B had corrected the errors, and thus had good sound.
@@BertGrink The +2 had the problem with inverted transistors, the +2A/+3 had the problems with the audio circuitry and finally they fixed all on the +2B/+3B,
Mais um excelente video. Parabéns. A minha paixão pelos videojogos começou em 1986 com um ZX Spectrum 48k, passando depois pelo ZX Spectrum 128k +3, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga 600, Commodore Amiga 1200 e, finalmente, PC (486DX33, Pentium III, Celeron 1700 e Core2Duo E8200 2.67Ghz).
O +3 era uma daquelas máquinas que me deixava babado ;) Espetacular! Nunca tive esse modelo, mas jogava bastante em casa de um amigo, assim como o C64! Em relação ao Amiga, tive um 500 na altura que acabou por morrer uns anos mais tarde. Atualmente tenho um A600 (adoro-o!) e um A1200 (avariado). O meu primeiro PC foi um IBM 486DX2. Tenho um vídeo onde mostro o "bicho"! Restaurei-o no ano passado ;) Após uns 20 anos parado, apenas tinha a fonte de alimentação avariada! Incrível! Após trocar a fonte, funciona às mil maravilhas!
Muito obrigado por passares pelo canal! Abraço!
I remember some games came with tapes with songs on aswell as the game. Frankie goes to Hollywood and platoon are 2 i can think of.
The game Sabrina also offered 6 hit songs from the artist in audio format ;)
One of my favorites was Dandare III and Midnight Resistance
+Vasco Lopes Yeah! Both amazing titles!
excellent video mate !!I never had a 128 plus unfortunately :( but i saw a game on the end the Abbey of Crime if you know it its had a remake and its on steam :),Hope all is well with you :)
Yes, that is a remake: La Abadia del Crimen Extensum ;)
Thanks for watching!! ;)
And everything is awesome, thanks! The same to you! :)
Well done!
My list, this games are played in my +2 in original format. In order:
1 Death Stalker.
2 Los Amores de Brunilda.
3 Captain Fizz.
* this games you can see video on my channel.
4- Dragon Ninja.
5- Tge Sentinel
See you next week!
Namaste.
Have to check them out ;)
And thanks for sharing your choices, Arnau! :)
Played a lot Captain Fizz and Dragon Ninja! Awesome games, no doubt! ;)
Boas Pedro...
mais um grande video cheio de historia e qualidade,passei ao lado desta epoca ds personal computers,mas a melhoria do som,mas principalmente os loading times ajudavam muito a usufruir ds jogos...muito bom video como sempre...Grande Abraço Amigo!
Foram tempos fantásticos! Adorei cada minuto! São tantas as memórias que nem sei por onde começar ;)
Obrigado pelo comentário, Simão!
Grande abraço!
O primeiro computador que tive foi um Spectrum 48k. Lembro-me de ser miudo e esperar minutos sentado no chão à espera que a cassete fosse lida, a televisao parecia um arco-iris enquanto a cassete era lida e o barulho que emitia parecia os modems de 56k a conetar xD Lembro-me de ter uma biblia de cheats em que a capa era o Moisés...ter que fazer Pause na cassete e usar um editor hexadecimal para alterar valores de forma a ter vidas infinitas... great times! excelente video!
Os míticos "pokes"! :)
Que maravilha ler estas tuas memórias! :) Tempos espetaculares aqueles!
Aconselho-te a veres o meu Top 26 de jogos para o Spectrum e o meu Top 26 de jogos para o Amiga ;) Ambos têm cerca de 30 minutos cada! :)
Abraço e obrigado por partilhares estas tuas recordações!
Já não ouvia essa palavra há anos - pokes! Era mesmo isso, legendary stuff. Vou checkar os videos com certeza. Eu tenho os jogos todos num disco de 3TB num sistema que construi Hyperspin. Brevemente vou começar a acabar alguns dos classicos que nunca terminei no spectrum e no Amiga. Gostava de ver um video sobre o genero Adventure Point and click. É o tipo de jogo que mais gosto e com o qual aprendi literalmente a falar e escrever inglês! grande abraço
Ora aí está! A minha paixão pelos point n click começou com o Monkey Island, mas a troca constante de disketes no Amiga fez com que me mudasse de malas e bagagens para o PC, por volta de 1993 ;) Adoro o género e o meu Top 10 de jogos point n click está para breve! ;)
Abraço!
My first computer was this beast and most fav game was chukie egg aww man when the bird flew out the cage the first time i almost died. Great memories cheers keep up the good work
Eh eh eh! :) Thanks for sharing that memory! :)
And thank you for watching! Appreciate it!
Great video! So one question, it sounds like most games continued to be 48k friendly for many years, but once the 128k came out did pretty much all new games get the better sound programmed in for 128k users, or just a few? And was programming in 128k sound going to mean 48k users would get no sound at all, or did the new games come with both?
Most of the new games released til 1990 would offer both, but in later years exclusive 128K games would appear like Pang and Robocop 2.
The best. So much nostalgia
mine is sitting on my desk next to my pc, but with an SD card interface.. a 128k+2 (the grey one) the only 128k only game i played was where time stood still... wasn't a fan. But Target renegade had great 128k music and an extra level, and i think the levels were all loaded at once.
I've recently grabbed a +3 and made a dedicated video related to it! Feel free to check it out! In that one I have a DivIDE :) Awesome piece of hardware!
Cheers! Thanks for watching and for your feedback!
It's a Pixel THING My SD card interface is the DivMMC future, jumper less so I can use it on my 128k toastrack.. (check my.videos, sorry they aren't very good).
I will! Thanks ;)
Fantastic Dizzy was one of my favourite games for this system!
Ahhh! The Dizzy franchise! Played every single title! :) Amazing!
Thanks for your comment, Shahid!!
It's a Pixel THING I love the memories! keep it up mate . Cheers !
+shahid khan Thanks ;)
Cheers!
Great! Although I was hoping to see some insight on the different model variations (pros & cons) on the 128K line!
I ask this because I've recently purchased a black 128K +2 (which seems to be a +2A), and I'm considering getting rid of the grey 128K +2 I already had, because the tape loader is malfunctioning... cheers!
Hi, Ivo! ;) Thanks for watching!
There's a lot other things to say about the Spectrum! I have so many memories from those good old days of the 8 bit home computers (and 16)! ;) Stay tuned!
About the differences between the 128K (toast rack made in spain) and the +2 is that the first is the last computer from Sinclair and the latter was the first Sinclair ZX Spectrum from Amstrad! Apart from the differences in design, the hardware is basically the same. The grey +2 was the first and the black was an updated version of that grey +2 with software from the +3 ;)
Cheers! Abraço!
Thanks for the explanation mate!
U're welcome! ;)
Question for you It's a Pixel THING could a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k be stripped down and used as just a keyboard for a home computer?
I don't think so. But there's probably someone out there that already tried it :)
Cheers! Thanks for watching!
Yes, it can be done, but then you would be haunted in your nightmares by the spirit of Sir Clive for destroying such a beautiful machine.
I had this machine,loved it.
I still own my 48K, 128K+2A and a couple years ago managed to grab a +3 :) Love them all :)
Cheers! Have a great 2020!
It's a Pixel THING Fantastic you’ve still got it,i had the c16,c16 plus 4,sinclair 48k and my favorite 128k sinclair.Great days,have a wonderful new year.
Daley Thompson's decathlon/ the athlete was white
Excelente episódio, mais uma vez! Quando fazes um episódio sobre o Timex 2048/2068? Saudações e continua o bom trabalho!
Os Timex irão chegar ;) Muito obrigado pelos comentários e por assistires!
Grande abraço!
O 2068 foi o meu primeiro PC. Minha mãe comprou-mo, pois pensava que era mais avançado e porque estava disponível na loja. Pelo Spectrum, tinha de esperar uma semana. Se calhar, teria sido melhor... eu usava o emulador o tempo todo...
Obrigado uma vez mais pela partilha dessas memórias! :)
Very good video, i still have mine
+Vasco Lopes Thanks, Vasco! Awesome machine! ;)
Batman , try swinging ;)
Eu tive um +2 cinzento (como já disse num outro comentário. Apenas me lembro de ter jogado 2 jogos de 128k. Where time stood still e The Pawn. Jogava também muitas vezes um jogo chamado ATF. No 128 tinha o som muito melhor do que no 48k.
Esse Spectrum um dia simplesmente morreu. Deixou de funcionar. Uma pena. Abraço e obrigado pelo vídeo .
Oh, que pena :( o meu +2 ainda funciona (exceto a parte do leitor de cassetes). Mas resolvo com o DivIDE com um cartão CF de 512 megas e com todos os jogos que me marcaram.
Can't hear you over the background music
Really? 6 years of RUclips and just now someone warns me about that! :) Thanks for the tip!
Very nice video, I want to ask if zx spectrum 128k +2 (action Pack) can play 48k or 128k games cause I don't know and I want to buy one of these. Can somebody answer my question please??
If it´s working fine, it can play them all ;)
That's very nice news thank you very much 😊
Onde eque se pode encontrar computadores antigos em portugal?
Bom dia. Atualmente, o melhor será através de feiras locais, como a feira da ladra em Lisboa, ou via sites na internet como o OLX ou do CustoJusto.
Where time stood still
I wanted a +2 for a lot of years, back in the day it wasn't sold here in Argentina. I only could get hold of one in 2002!
BTW Pedro, did you really liked Chase HQ 2? It's terrible compared to the prequel!!
Mais um grande episódio! Se bem reconto a história, devia ter uns 10 anos quando o meu irmão trabalhou o seu 1º Verão para comprar um 128 por 40 contos (!). O pack trazia dois joystick e uns jogos dos quais apenas me lembro do Delta Charge. Foi quando lhe fiquei com o 48K. Há "bens" que vêm por bem. :)
Tenho um pequeno leitor de MP3 com jogos convertidos em turbo load ligado à board do meu +2A que faz os jogos mais longos entrarem em apenas 1:20m. É mais barato e mais seguro para o computador do que o DivSD.
Quanto a favoritos que não tenhas mencionado tenho o Kwik Snax, Target: Renegade e Heroquest. Embora sejam não exclusivos do 128k são jogos que [muito] beneficiam do chip AY e da memória extra.
Cumprimentos e bons jogos!
O meu +2A foi-me oferecido pelos meus pais e lembro-me de ter custado esses 40 contos e incluía os 2 joysticks ;) Nada de jogos! Jogos já eu tinha do meu velho 48k e outros que fui entretanto comprando antes do +2A chegar!
Ando para meter mãos à obra em relação a esse assunto do MP3 ligado à board.. Tenho de perder um pouco do já escasso tempo livre e até talvez traga uma espécie de tutorial acerca desse assunto ;)
O Target Renegade foi um vício enorme! E adoro a box art desse jogo! Das minhas favoritas!
Muito obrigado pelo comentário, Daniel! Grande abraço!
It's a Pixel THING
Liga-se ao pino negativo de um condensador da motherboard (C200) e o programa que uso para colocar as roms em turbo-load e mp3 é o K7ZX embora não resulte com todas as roms.
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www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html
Em princípio qualquer leitor de mp3 barato funciona. O meu é da marca Hott e custou-me uns 15€ na Worten.
O único componente de que precisas é um conector de áudio fêmea de 3.5mm de painel e um comum cabo de áudio.
É um projecto para uns 15 minutos. Bom trabalho!
Obrigado, Daniel :)
Too bad games didnt really use 128k, sound chip and plus 3 floppy
Também tive a mesma sequência de máquinas: 128+2 e depois um Amiga. E também sou Pedro. Acho que era a trend na altura.
Eh eh eh eh! Abraço!
@@itsaPIXELthing abraço e parabéns pelo canal.
Muito obrigado, Pedro! Abraço!
It's a shame the 128k versions didn't improve the colour clash issues, they improved everything else but that.
+MephProduction Yeah, that was really annoying :(
I got the james bond pack for Christmas. My favourite games were platoon and rik may mayalls how to be a complete bas**rd that I got free from a spectrum magazine and had to hide
Nice :) Thanks for sharing! :) Cheers!
That music 🎶
hi, este som de fundo....muito bom.
e la se vao 30 anos, parece ontem hehe
abraço
É verdade! Ficamos velhos num instante!
Just found one in a thrift store in Portimão for 20 euro :)
Oh, man! Great find! :)
How did this compete with the Amiga? So much of one colour on screen at once looks very off-putting :/
The ZX couldn't compete with the Amiga. It was the main rival of the Commodore 64 :)
I have both a Spectrum and a C64... The Sinclair can't hold a candle to the C64. It's a non-starter... LEt's be honest, when the original speccy came out, it had no sprites, horrible colour clash, nonexistent sound, awful keyboard... build quality which was simply pitiful... no contest.
The Spectrum had a charm about it, as it was always the underdog with memory issues etc. But the Speccy always had better graphical detail than the blocky and brown colours of the C64 plus it did have more memory than the Spectrum. The only thing better was the music I would say.
@@metalheadmalta You're missing the historical context that the Sinclair machine was designed with affordability being number one, the Commodore was designed to have much more advanced features but came at a major price for many people. Obviously you'll get better features for a better cost, but in the early to mid 80s far more people here in Britain would be able to afford a Spectrum than the Commdore at double the price or more...
It's not as simple as saying one was better, obviously there was much better machines than either of them on the market but most people couldn't afford them so...
@@Murderdogs I never doubted that, and I thought it was obvious that the enormous initial difference in price would be taken into consideration. However, I would like to stand with my decision. As it is, the C64 is superior. Yes. the Speccy had a charm all of its own. But once I saw the 64, I was hooked... For what it's worth, both machines are historical giants in their field.
I've got bin liner full of these tapes 😂
Nice ;) Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Toobin and rainbow island
Indeed! Both are great titles! :)
Thanks for watching, David!
Pity that most of the games suck.
Thanks for watching and for leaving your feedback!
More memory and still has shit graphics.
Thanks for watching!
PleAse Stop talKing liIke ThIs, it sounds so awkward
Sorry. Can't help myself.
Thanks for stopping by!
He can't help his accent.