It's an idea I've been playing around with for a while; I missed out on the 8-bit computing era because I'm too young (1988) and grew up in the US where console gaming and IBM compatibles dominated, but now more than ever, I'm interested in them, especially since I watch a bunch of European Youtube channels featuring people with English accents talking about their childhood games.
So anyway, I think it'd be pretty cool to pick up a ZX Spectrum. Ideally the 128k model if I can find a good deal on one, and there's a vast library of games to keep it busy, but I'd also be interested in brushing up on my Z80 with it. This is pretty crazy, and the feeling will probably pass in a week or so, but I'm feeling a spark of complete dweezoid delight when I think about picking one up.
My first introduction to the ZX Spectrum was when I was in elementary school, I was obsessed with Marble Madness and wanted a level editor (or a similar game with a level editor), and something that kept showing up was "Marble Madness Construction Set", and of course, I didn't know how to run it since I had no idea what a ZX Spectrum was at the time.
My later, better introduction to the ZX Spectrum came from a game called "Skool Daze Klass of '99", which ran in DOS at the time, and was a very fun game to mess around with, even if I couldn't complete it. Then I was introduced to its ancestor game on the ZX Spectrum, "Skool Daze" and "Back to Skool", and this time I was better versed with emulation outside of Nesticle and figured out I had to get a Speccy emulator to play it.
So I've had this machine in the back of my head since then, and the previously mentioned Youtube channels had renewed my interest in it. It also seems like the Speccy would have a stronger niche community of homebrewers behind it than the Gameboy would, but I don't actually know if that's true.
Anyway, does anyone else here have one and want to talk about experiences with it?
So anyway, I think it'd be pretty cool to pick up a ZX Spectrum. Ideally the 128k model if I can find a good deal on one, and there's a vast library of games to keep it busy, but I'd also be interested in brushing up on my Z80 with it. This is pretty crazy, and the feeling will probably pass in a week or so, but I'm feeling a spark of complete dweezoid delight when I think about picking one up.
My first introduction to the ZX Spectrum was when I was in elementary school, I was obsessed with Marble Madness and wanted a level editor (or a similar game with a level editor), and something that kept showing up was "Marble Madness Construction Set", and of course, I didn't know how to run it since I had no idea what a ZX Spectrum was at the time.
My later, better introduction to the ZX Spectrum came from a game called "Skool Daze Klass of '99", which ran in DOS at the time, and was a very fun game to mess around with, even if I couldn't complete it. Then I was introduced to its ancestor game on the ZX Spectrum, "Skool Daze" and "Back to Skool", and this time I was better versed with emulation outside of Nesticle and figured out I had to get a Speccy emulator to play it.
So I've had this machine in the back of my head since then, and the previously mentioned Youtube channels had renewed my interest in it. It also seems like the Speccy would have a stronger niche community of homebrewers behind it than the Gameboy would, but I don't actually know if that's true.
Anyway, does anyone else here have one and want to talk about experiences with it?