ZX Spectrum +2 – Classic Hardware & Games
ZX Spectrum +2 — home computer platform from the 1980s, represented in the Retro Gameforce platform taxonomy for news, reviews, releases and store filtering.
Platform Profile
Manufacturer: Amstrad · Era: 1980s · Type: Home Computer · Region: Europe
ZX Spectrum +2 — home computer platform from the 1980s, represented in the Retro Gameforce platform taxonomy for news, reviews, releases and store filtering.
Editorial Coverage (25)
Break Space Issue 7 launches as a free PDF digital magazine featuring 40 ZX Spectrum game reviews, 4 developer interviews, Crash Live 2026 report, and POKEs.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-27 · news
Developer Kirby2000 releases Tetris ZX v1.0.0 for ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K, recreating the Game Boy classic with competitive two-player mode and AY audio.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-27 · news
Tomarkus and e!ghtbm win first place in the NRG 2026 chiptune competition with nrg deForm for ZX Spectrum, alongside tracked music victory Past-a-P!ink.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-25 · news
MB Maniax's STRATA wins first place in the retro demonstration competition at NRG 2026 with 192 points, showcasing ZX Spectrum Enhanced demoscene mastery.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-25 · news
Developer eldontyrell releases PsychoFox-Next, a free fan conversion porting Sega's 1989 Master System platform adventure to the ZX Spectrum Next.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-23 · news
Gravious releases Wizball Enhanced Edition for ZX Spectrum 128K, restoring cut content, fixing historical bugs, and refining Sensible Software's classic.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-22 · news
Independent developer Cyborg Unicorn Pty Ltd has published an unusually large collection of new ZX Spectrum Next games, covering arcade shooting, puzzles, simulations and strategy.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-19 · news
Mjnurney completes Dead End for ZX Spectrum 48K, finishing a 3D-style first-person survival horror game originally conceived in the mid-1990s.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-17 · news
Software Amusements releases Dungeonette: The New Adventure on ZX Spectrum Next with 16 fantasy realms, 8-direction scrolling, and DMA audio.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-17 · news
Developer zeddy48 releases Zeddy Goes Full Blast for the ZX Spectrum 128K, delivering nine stages of smooth 50fps arcade shooter homage.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-17 · news
kirby2000 ports the classic 1989 Game Boy puzzler Kwirk to the ZX Spectrum, providing 48K and 128K editions complete with two-player mode.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-17 · news
MJB Software releases Phil Searching for Mort on ZX Spectrum Next, reviving 1980s Spanish isometric adventure En Busca de Mortadelo with 190+ screens and Next audio.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-13 · news
Micky Adler updates Krypto Game to version 1.2 for the 48K ZX Spectrum, implementing classic arithmetic card puzzle gameplay compiled with PASTA80 Pascal.
zx-spectrum · 2026-10-06 · news
Los Bingueros brings 1979 Spanish cinema comedy to the 48K ZX Spectrum, recreating vibrant Madrid bingo-hall culture through Sinclair graphics and digitized audio.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-29 · news
Locomalito's acclaimed gothic platformer L'Abbaye des Morts makes a surprise debut on the ZX Spectrum Next during ByteFest 2026 celebrations in Prague.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-26 · news
Turbo80 launches as a browser-based ZX Spectrum emulator combining a library of more than 15,000 games and software titles with multiple machine profiles, Z80 assembly debugging tools and development features — no installation required.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-16 · news
Mansoft releases Magic 2: The Tech World for the 48K ZX Spectrum, sending accident-prone wizard Mordebruk into a bizarre technological dimension where he must locate four components to rebuild a portal device.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-15 · news
Original 1980s developer G. B. Aicardi returns to Sinclair hardware with Dracula — Illustrated Edition, a 128K parser-driven interactive fiction adventure.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-14 · news
Path0 Gaming updates Ladder Madness for ZX Spectrum 128K to v2.1 RC1, delivering 16 levels, four stages, dedicated boss encounters, and tight timer-based platforming.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-13 · news
Animated ALex brings one-button arcade reaction gaming to Sinclair's 1981 machine with ZX81 Dino Jump, a compact BASIC endless runner measuring just 3.9KB.
zx81 · 2026-09-13 · news
Animated ALex releases Stacker for ZX Spectrum, combining moving hazards, box placement, and spatial planning into a compact 2026 8-bit puzzle release.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-12 · news
crustyBASIC 1.5.0 adds Sinclair ZX Spectrum as an official native compilation target, bridging friendly BASIC syntax with optimized Z80 machine code.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-12 · news
Author Kim Justice and Golden Slumbers Ltd announce The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, a 200+ page commemorative book examining 48 defining Sinclair ZX Spectrum games for its 45th anniversary.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-09 · news
Spectrum graphics become more interesting when the hardware limitation becomes part of the art direction.
ZX Spectrum · 2026-09-05 · story
The memory badge should be a design decision, not a marketing checkbox.
ZX Spectrum · 2026-09-03 · story