“His Legacy Will Live On In Every Accurately Emulated Spectrum” – Mark Woodmass, Creator Of The SpecEmu Emulator, Has Passed Away

Woodmass also made his own games. The man behind one of the best ZX Spectrum emulators, SpecEmu, has passed away, we’re sad to report. News of Mark Woodmass’ death was posted on the Spectrum Computing forum a couple of days ago. Also known as ‘Woody’ or ‘Woodster’, he will always be remembered for his work…

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Original Football Manager Creator Returns To The ZX Spectrum, Just In Time For The 2026 World Cup

‘ZX Football Manager – The Legacy Collection’ combines “Three flavours” of the classic game. The creator of the football management sim, Kevin Toms, is partnering up with the homebrew publisher Midnight Brew Games for a new ZX Spectrum-based collection, inspired by the series that made him famous. ZX Football Manager – The Legacy Collection is…

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This Week’s ‘Archives’ Releases Are Universal’s 1982 Dig Dug Clone ‘Mr. Do!’ & A PS1 Strategy Game From 1997

‘Mr. Do!’ & Master of ‘Monsters: Disciples of Gaia’ are heading to modern consoles. Universal’s tunnel-digging maze game Mr. Do! is coming to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S as part of the Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 series of retro reissues, Hamster revealed earlier today. Originally released in 1982,…

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Mega (Rock) Man – by Noah LaPointe

Gamers wouldn’t know which sequence they’d play until it began, and the unveiled info was only useful after a lost life returned them to the menu. By comparison, the freedom of choice in Mega Man allowed struggling players the opportunity to gain an advantage by prioritizing the levels they found easiest. The structure of Mega…

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Interviews: “All The Risky Stuff Is Basically Ticked” – We Spoke To The Developer Of The Ambitious Neo Geo-“First” Party Game, ‘Overserved’

“We don’t anticipate problems from any of the platforms.”. Overserved: Food Fighters is undoubtedly one of the more curious Neo Geo titles in recent memory. Though on the surface it may look like a fairly straightforward party game inspired by titles like Saturn Bomberman, behind the scenes, it is shaping up to be one of…

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“I Want This Title Packaged!” – Superdeluxe Wants To Know What Games You’d Like To See Get Physical Releases

“Regardless of genre or whether it’s new or old”. Japanese publisher Superdeluxe Games has asked its fans which titles they would like to see released physically in the future. The firm – which is a collaboration between Limited Run Games and localisation company 8-4, Ltd – has released physical, limited-edition editions of a bunch of…

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