Galaxian Shoot Out

Galaxian was created and developed by Namco and distributed by Midway in 1979. The creator’s main aim was to improve on the standard Space Invaders game adding a multitude of new features including mini-music intro, multi-coloured animated sprites, swooping aliens, scrolling star field and icons to depict progress and lives. The game was an instant success and still remains popular today – and it is one of my all-time favourite arcade games. I thought that this shoot-out would be mammoth due to the huge amounts of clones there are, but I was surprised by just how few they were. There were a lot of similar shoot-em-ups to Galaxian on the Spectrum and it can sometimes prove difficult to separate genres. With this in mind I tried to be quite...

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The Spectrum Show Episode 21

Welcome to The Spectrum Show Episode 21. The new series gets under way and in this episode we go back to November 1984 to get all the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum Games. Our special feature covers Sinclair Interface 2. We review some older games, and take a look at newer titles. We also have a brand new segment to end the show. Best viewed directly on YouTube...

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Still Working

The blog may look like everything is sleeping, but fear not, there is a flurry of activity behind the scenes. The next series of The Spectrum Show is currently in production, with the first episode due to be released late September. The series will have some great content with more reviews and a brand new feature to end the shows. My hardware collection has increased, which is good news for the hardware reviews section of the show, although some of it is causing me headaches at the moment. Software wise, my collection has increased yet again (I really must stop it!) so expect more game reviews and cover shots. The downside of all this activity is of course, that episodes can take a little longer to complete, although I am confident that...

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