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winTZX 0.9d 12/2017 by Patrick Delvenne

winTZX logo 400x400 Before I get into this winTZX post I would just like to wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. While reading through the World of Spectrum Facebook group I came across a post asking about the latest version of winTZX by Patrick Delvenne. The software used to be hosted on the official website at http://www. wintzx. fr but the site no longer exists. Instead the address forwards to https://www. actionresilience. fr If you're not familiar with winTZX please…
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Robocop: Atari 8bit Family August Review

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Robocop: August featured game

Robocop is known for being somewhat a classic on almost every system of the time. The Atari 8bit is no different... Nah! I'm kidding. It's the worst version I've played. Oh dear. What to say about this game? I was expecting something along the lines of the ZX Spectrum version but this is nothing like it. Growing up in the 8bit era I know that although there were some amazing games around there was also some…
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Dark Chambers: Atari 7800 June Review

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Dark Chambers: June featured game

It's June and it's #AtariMonth so this month's review is a game described as the spiritual successor to Gauntlet, Dark Chambers, a remake of the 1983 game, Dandy. There's no mistaking this is a form of Gauntlet. The game starts and instantly you recognise the playing field. My first instinct was to brace myself for hordes of enemies... that, apparently, didn't get an invite. Taking a quick walk around I got the feeling I'd entered…
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Atari Month: June is the month Atari was founded.

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It's June and that means it's Atari month

Why Atari month? #AtariMonth is to celebrate the founding of the video games company. Founded on 27th June 1972 Atari is the creation of Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. The name Atari (当たり, あたり, or アタリ) supposedly originates from the Japanese for hit/strike or impact and is "used in Go for a situation where a stone or chain of stones has only one liberty, and may be captured on the next move…
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