@stevewetherill@oldbytes.space
2026-04-11 16:38 UTC
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@quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-14 10:09
@stevewetherill@oldbytes.space Another great read Steve! I can remember vividly my birthday in 1985. With a fresh tenner in hand I went to John Menzies and bought JSW2 and the current issue of Your Spectrum which had hacked the game to bits with a variety of POKEs and room teleporter, plus the full map of the game. Later, I had to rebuy JSW2 on its budget re-release as I'd lost the inlay with the massive code card! MM/JSW/JSW2, some of the best games on the ZX Spectrum. While we had a port of Manic Miner for the SAM Coupe in 1992 (with 60 caverns!), but JSW was never licensed/ported over. I filled the platforming gap with my 'Money Bags' Trilogy of games, originally releasing them between 1995-2004. (1 and 1.5 have since been re-released on the coverdisks with SAM Revival magazine and I'll shortly be re-releasing 2 as an updated edition)
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@jamesjefferies@mastodon.me.uk 2026-04-11 16:43
@stevewetherill gosh, I’d forgotten all about the Tatung Einstein - I’ve a feeling we borrowed one briefly , will need to check with my Dad whether it was actually ours or not 🧐
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@grumpysmiffy@aus.social 2026-04-12 12:01
@stevewetherill Thank you for a fascinating read - I had Jetset Will II on my Spectrum, when I was about 14-15. I was terrible at it, because I was terrible at all games (and then gave up, as writing software is way easier than using it). Thanks for the memories, and the fun. The music on mine was I Dovergubbens Halle, to give it its original Norwegian name. I recall a friend who had, I think a Commodore, with music I did not recognise, but can still recall - and now wondering if that was yours. Thanks to @arclight for boosting this into my feed.
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@psychicparrot42@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-04-14 14:44
@stevewetherill Sorry Steve, it sounds like an interesting story in your post but the AI slop images put me off reading any of it.