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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾

@sloanysoft.itch.io

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ZX Spectrum fan As seen in Retro Gamer, Pixel Addict, Crash, FREEZE-ZX, Break Space & the telly! https://sloanysoft.wordpress.com https://sloanysoft.itch.io https://retrostreamers.com/author/sloanysoft http://www.twitch.tv/sloanysoft

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · Aug 9

Oh here, as there's loads of new people on here now & we don't have pinned posts it might be time for an introduction.

My name's Dave & I'm a huge fan of the #ZXSpectrum

During lockdown I started making Speccy games with my son on MPAGD. They're all available for free here: sloanysoft.itch.io

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 11m

That 100% scans.

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 55m

Scrappy Doo wasn't sometimes half the size of Scooby & sometimes a tenth of the size, depending upon how the animators felt that day.

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 1h

Always has been.

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 1h

I'd probably not have paid the blindest bit of attention to these lads without them posting that weird Next comparison post.

I'm so glad the Next team just focused on making a kick-ass update to a classic beloved computer than all this auld bollocks.

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 1h

I'll be astounded if these boys weren't big into crypto and NFTs and all that gubbins.

Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 20h

FB Memories reminds me of the time those lads who were selling a bowl of Lucky Charms for six quid a pop got a book deal and produced the laziest 'Will this do?' thing ever published.

Cereal Killer. Like serial killer. Those people who murder people. Geddit?

If you put a gun to my head on a rollercoaster while defusing a bomb I could still think of something better than what they've farted onto this page.

Cut out masks of the two perpetrators of the cafe should you wish to look like a prick or a twat.

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 12h

And wisely ditched him altogether in the "Pipe Dream" artwork.

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 12h

The weird disembodied screaming face in the background of Pipemania was confusing and disorientating.

No wonder they sidelined him & stuck a big price sticker over his face in the budget re-release.

What the hell were they thinking with this?

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Barking Dog Honker (Rob) @fishwithlasers.bsky.social · 14h

Reposting for Octoberness.

It’s Gremlin Graphics’ Thing On A Spring except the poor dear has been morphed into The Thing from John Carpenter’s film and now has eight legs, four eyes and their head is on wrong.

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 16h

It's grim, but I do fancy some Quality Street now.

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 19h

I'm a big fan of Gremlin's "10 Great Games" compilation, however I find their claim that it provides "More entertainment for computer than you'll ever need" somewhat spurious!

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 21h

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · Feb 20

Thursday

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8-Bit Back Issues @8bitbackissues.bsky.social · 2d

NEW EPISODE!
This month, Geoff chats to games journalist Phil South @philsouth.bsky.social about his career beginning with this magazine - Your Spectrum issue 18.
@filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2O14...

Your Spectrum issue 18

open.spotify.com

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 1d

What sickos are drinking 30 minute stewed tea?

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 1d

Congratulations!! 🥂

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Dr Johnny Blanchard @onlyretrofans.com · 1d

To celebrate the 25th port of Jurl i've created a bundle of all the paid for versions of Jurl for 25% off. There's also a load that are free - but you can't add those to bundles on itch itch.io/s/161564/jur...

Jurl 25th Port Bundle by Tonsomo Entertainment

A bundle by Tonsomo Entertainment, $12.75 for 17 games

itch.io

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

In all seriousness, this would be class!

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RetrogamerDaz @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social · 2d

The next issue of @retrogamermag.bsky.social features one of my favourite games of the Nineties on the cover, but will you be able to guess what it is?

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

At last!!

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

Reminds me of this advert, I mean "toe to toe" was right there!!

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

Nice one, will have to give that a watch.

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

It's an absolute delight. I've watched it so many times!

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

Your semi-regular reminder that the greatest music documentary of all time is on The YouTube

youtu.be/k_3K495TzjE

Trouble At The Top (Bucks Fizz Vs. David Van Day) 2002

YouTube video by Shitstain Knobknocker

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

Greg Johnson (Toe Jam & Earl) is as wonderful a human as you could encounter & has launched a Kickstarter for a beautiful new game.

Greg has turned some pretty horrific real life events into something that's a force for good in the world & is well worth a look.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hum...

Dancing With Ghosts

A charming, poignant interactive narrative ghost story, starring two girls, set in a Thai river village.

www.kickstarter.com

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🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 2d

Jump straight in for me, especially if I've already had to sit through an ad, I'd only be trying to skip past any title sequence.

If there is one it might be best to keep it brief so as not to put off a casual viewer.