Quazar
@samcoupe.com
Website: www.samcoupe.com
32yrs+ Developing for the British 8-bit SAM Coupé computer, doing what I can to keep this fantastic system alive with new hardware, software, repairs and 'SAM Revival' magazine!
(Also makes some peripherals for other systems.)
32yrs+ Developing for the British 8-bit SAM Coupé computer, doing what I can to keep this fantastic system alive with new hardware, software, repairs and 'SAM Revival' magazine!
(Also makes some peripherals for other systems.)
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Quazar
@samcoupe.com
· Mar 24
📌 #introduction
Developer of 32+ years for the fantastic #SAMCoupe #computer, producing a huge range of #hardware, #software and SAM Revival #magazine for this fun, quirky system!
Plus #Retrocomputing hardware for #ZXSpectrum, #RC2014 and several #Chiptune accessories.
🌐 www.samcoupe.com
Developer of 32+ years for the fantastic #SAMCoupe #computer, producing a huge range of #hardware, #software and SAM Revival #magazine for this fun, quirky system!
Plus #Retrocomputing hardware for #ZXSpectrum, #RC2014 and several #Chiptune accessories.
🌐 www.samcoupe.com
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Computers...
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
List of consoles/game systems I have actually owned, or was in my family growing up
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
PC
SNES
N64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Switch
PSP
Xbox
Meta quest
How about you?
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
PC
SNES
N64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Switch
PSP
Xbox
Meta quest
How about you?
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Computers...
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
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My Money Bags trilogy of games on the SAM came from my love of the Jet Set Willy games. I remember my tenth birthday fondly as with the money I received that day I ran to John Menzies to buy Jet Set Willy 2 and the Your Spectrum magazine which had the full map and all the POKEs!
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My Money Bags trilogy of games on the SAM came from my love of the Jet Set Willy games. I remember my tenth birthday fondly as with the money I received that day I ran to John Menzies to buy Jet Set Willy 2 and the Your Spectrum magazine which had the full map and all the POKEs!
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Just pulled out my folder of these old graph paper doodles. With the figures on the left I've also just found a scrap of paper with the info on the LaserBasic sprites file I made with them on my Speccy and I'd dated when last edited it - 9th September 1989!
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
I was 8 when I was given a 48K ZX Spectrum and starting tinkering away straight away - I can still remember a lot of what I did in great detail. Annoyingly too, I've lost also all of of my graph paper doodles of speccy graphics, not sure where they went but again a few bits survive...
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Just pulled out my folder of these old graph paper doodles. With the figures on the left I've also just found a scrap of paper with the info on the LaserBasic sprites file I made with them on my Speccy and I'd dated when last edited it - 9th September 1989!
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
Just pulled out my folder of these old graph paper doodles. With the figures on the left I've also just found a scrap of paper with the info on the LaserBasic sprites file I made with them on my Speccy and I'd dated when last edited it - 9th September 1989!
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
I was 8 when I was given a 48K ZX Spectrum and starting tinkering away straight away - I can still remember a lot of what I did in great detail. Annoyingly too, I've lost also all of of my graph paper doodles of speccy graphics, not sure where they went but again a few bits survive...
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Just pulled out my folder of these old graph paper doodles. With the figures on the left I've also just found a scrap of paper with the info on the LaserBasic sprites file I made with them on my Speccy and I'd dated when last edited it - 9th September 1989!
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
#ZXSpectrum #SAMCoupe #GameDev
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That's the octaves fixed. One extra AND and two jp z <> jp nz
SAA meets MPK
SAA meets MPK
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
That's the octaves fixed. One extra AND and two jp z <> jp nz
SAA meets MPK
SAA meets MPK
Computers...
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
List of consoles/game systems I have actually owned, or was in my family growing up
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
PC
SNES
N64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Switch
PSP
Xbox
Meta quest
How about you?
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
PC
SNES
N64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Switch
PSP
Xbox
Meta quest
How about you?
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Computers...
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
1983 ZX Spectrum 48K
1986 ZX Spectrum +2
1993 SAM Coupe
(which I still develop for, my site: www.samcoupe.com)
Consoles...
2002 Gamecube
2003 XBox
2005 DS
2005 XBox 360
2008 Wii
2011 3DS
2015 XBox One
After two years, there was a lot more software for the SAM Coupe. PD libraries and disk magazines served up most of the content, rather than the fledgling SAM publishers of the time. But getting news out would be troublesome due to the cliquey nature of some publications which I'd later discover.
ZX History - November 1991: Crash gives a quick summary of the better SAM Coupe software titles, but it’s two years since the original launch of the machine, and that’s still all of the software it (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
After two years, there was a lot more software for the SAM Coupe. PD libraries and disk magazines served up most of the content, rather than the fledgling SAM publishers of the time. But getting news out would be troublesome due to the cliquey nature of some publications which I'd later discover.
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Love watching what people get up to with hardware! Hearing the SAA1099P soundchip being controlled by MIDI via a ZX Spectrum is wonderful stuff!
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
Back at FuzzLabs we've got sound out of the @samcoupe.com SAA card too.
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love watching what people get up to with hardware! Hearing the SAA1099P soundchip being controlled by MIDI via a ZX Spectrum is wonderful stuff!
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
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Oh I recently got an upgrade for my Trinity, that I totally recommend. The V1.2 upgrade - which enhances the speed. See samcoupe.com for more info!
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Oh I recently got an upgrade for my Trinity, that I totally recommend. The V1.2 upgrade - which enhances the speed. See samcoupe.com for more info!
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It’s Sunday, I actually have a little time to myself today. Time to give the #SAMCoupe a run out. It’s not been out of the box for a few months. Time to check it’s all still running. Also using the Trinity interface from the amazing @samcoupe.com again. It’s a must have.
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s Sunday, I actually have a little time to myself today. Time to give the #SAMCoupe a run out. It’s not been out of the box for a few months. Time to check it’s all still running. Also using the Trinity interface from the amazing @samcoupe.com again. It’s a must have.
Looks like @flatduckrecords.co.uk is enjoying the Retro Computer Festival 2025 in Cambridge. How many attempts to get your high score? 😜 Gutted I wasn't able to attend this year.
Re: SAM Coupe badge he's wearing, grab that and other computer styled designs here... www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm 😉
Re: SAM Coupe badge he's wearing, grab that and other computer styled designs here... www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm 😉
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Looks like @flatduckrecords.co.uk is enjoying the Retro Computer Festival 2025 in Cambridge. How many attempts to get your high score? 😜 Gutted I wasn't able to attend this year.
Re: SAM Coupe badge he's wearing, grab that and other computer styled designs here... www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm 😉
Re: SAM Coupe badge he's wearing, grab that and other computer styled designs here... www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm 😉
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Poor thing's practically choking to death, so we're not gonna score it on musical ability, but that is basically, near as damnit, nobody's actually counting, 14 channels of music from a zeddy. Job done.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Poor thing's practically choking to death, so we're not gonna score it on musical ability, but that is basically, near as damnit, nobody's actually counting, 14 channels of music from a zeddy. Job done.
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Love watching what people get up to with hardware! Hearing the SAA1099P soundchip being controlled by MIDI via a ZX Spectrum is wonderful stuff!
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
Back at FuzzLabs we've got sound out of the @samcoupe.com SAA card too.
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love watching what people get up to with hardware! Hearing the SAA1099P soundchip being controlled by MIDI via a ZX Spectrum is wonderful stuff!
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
(Pssst... grab the SAA1099P Soundchip Interface [for RC2014 + compatibles] and the ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface here: 2014.samcoupe.com 😉)
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I'm having a bit of a clear out with a few auctions up on eBay...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm having a bit of a clear out with a few auctions up on eBay...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
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Back at FuzzLabs we've got sound out of the @samcoupe.com SAA card too.
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Back at FuzzLabs we've got sound out of the @samcoupe.com SAA card too.
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
Note on ✅
Note off ✅
3 voice polyphony ✅
Split midi channels ✅
Intra-octave tuning 🫳🫴🫳
Octave tuning ❌
I'm having a bit of a clear out with a few auctions up on eBay...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm having a bit of a clear out with a few auctions up on eBay...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
A #ZXSpectrum 48K issue 3 motherboard (comp vid modded):
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687566...
Interface 2 for ZX Spectrum:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687567...
Some #SAMCoupe literature/manuals:
- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11687562...
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Tonight’s homework: get my head around how to use the envelope controllers (i.e. understand how that steam train sound is made!)
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tonight’s homework: get my head around how to use the envelope controllers (i.e. understand how that steam train sound is made!)
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(3/5) I often try to launch new products at shows each year, at last years Festival I had some gold plated #SAMCoupe related PCB keyrings, this year I have launched new computer PCB badges and SAA1099P soundcard for #RC2014. They are available here - www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
(3/5) I often try to launch new products at shows each year, at last years Festival I had some gold plated #SAMCoupe related PCB keyrings, this year I have launched new computer PCB badges and SAA1099P soundcard for #RC2014. They are available here - www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
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(1/5) Unfortunately I was unable to commit to exhibit at the Centre for Computing History's Retro Computer Festival Next weekend. If you're going I hope you have a great time! I've been at the shows...
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
(1/5) Unfortunately I was unable to commit to exhibit at the Centre for Computing History's Retro Computer Festival Next weekend. If you're going I hope you have a great time! I've been at the shows...
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
Fun to see more SAA1099P soundchip tinkering by @flatduckrecords.co.uk, converting an example from the #SAMCoupe manual to the #ZXSpectrum.
Interfaces in use on his speccy:
- SAA1099P Interface for RC2014+compatibles
- ZX-RC Bus Interface
Info/Buy: 2014.samcoupe.com
[2 SAA in stock at the mo!]
Interfaces in use on his speccy:
- SAA1099P Interface for RC2014+compatibles
- ZX-RC Bus Interface
Info/Buy: 2014.samcoupe.com
[2 SAA in stock at the mo!]
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Fun to see more SAA1099P soundchip tinkering by @flatduckrecords.co.uk, converting an example from the #SAMCoupe manual to the #ZXSpectrum.
Interfaces in use on his speccy:
- SAA1099P Interface for RC2014+compatibles
- ZX-RC Bus Interface
Info/Buy: 2014.samcoupe.com
[2 SAA in stock at the mo!]
Interfaces in use on his speccy:
- SAA1099P Interface for RC2014+compatibles
- ZX-RC Bus Interface
Info/Buy: 2014.samcoupe.com
[2 SAA in stock at the mo!]
In October 2020 I released an adapter to use the 8580 SID Soundchip in place of the 6581 SID. Useful to use the other type of SID in your Commodore 64 'breadbin', or with my SID interfaces for Z80 systems (for SAM Coupe and RC2014). Info / Buy: 8580.samcoupe.com
#commodore #c64 #soundchip #chiptune
#commodore #c64 #soundchip #chiptune
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In October 2020 I released an adapter to use the 8580 SID Soundchip in place of the 6581 SID. Useful to use the other type of SID in your Commodore 64 'breadbin', or with my SID interfaces for Z80 systems (for SAM Coupe and RC2014). Info / Buy: 8580.samcoupe.com
#commodore #c64 #soundchip #chiptune
#commodore #c64 #soundchip #chiptune
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November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
(1/5) Unfortunately I was unable to commit to exhibit at the Centre for Computing History's Retro Computer Festival Next weekend. If you're going I hope you have a great time! I've been at the shows...
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
(1/5) Unfortunately I was unable to commit to exhibit at the Centre for Computing History's Retro Computer Festival Next weekend. If you're going I hope you have a great time! I've been at the shows...
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers
#samcoupe #retrocomputing #computing #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev #indiedev #8bit #computers