Spectrum Computing

Compilation Pack of Aces

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... ck_of_Aces

Publisher Paxman Promotions (UK) 1987
From the cover of the cassette price - £3.99

I will add another game. John told me that he is the author of the game Pedro for BBC Micro.
Rest in Peace.

No, Artic Computing - this is publisher from page of this game, but
I saw a cassette cover with a cassette about which there is no information on the site.

on the cassette it says that the publisher - Beam Software.

Galaxians Release Data 1982 Original Publisher ARCTIC Computing Ltd (UK) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1934/ZX-Spectrum/Galaxians From the cassette this version of the game was published by Beam Software (Australia). Beam software founded in 1980. Re-release or published in 1981 ? https://i....

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I just got a reply from Rod Bowkett to "come out of retirement so he can finish his Dynamite Dan II game for the fans by putting in place Blitzen's lab on island 8" Sorry to disappoint but I don’t think it will happen I’m afraid, at least not in this lifetime. So many other interesting cha...

I know some links about Rod Bowkett. Yesterday I emailed him and gave him a link to this post.

He replied to me a couple of hours ago: "Lovely to hear that 40 years later my games are still played."

Hint about the answer - he's a composer. Maybe he will write himself.

Thanks for Your stories, very interesting to read !

Yes, such cassettes may contain unknown or limited edition video games.

It is very interesting !

This is the first time I hear about it. Wow.

Since these are copies (and many different games on one cassette), then the protection is removed in any case.
I rarely see such cassettes on the UK market.
I have seen a famous video of pirates in the UK (Commercial Break), but have not yet seen a single tape of the compilation.

I from Ukraine (ex USSR republic).

We could only buy original games after the collapse of the USSR. up to this point, we basically only had tapes like in this photo.

On this I clarify what kind of cassette in the photo. The seller simply resells the item.

Yesterday I saw a rare and interesting cassette at ebay.co.uk

How do You think, how was such a cassette created and how often it happens in the UK ?

Sorry for my English.

"It relates to the developer; me" - Just got a response from Christian Pennycate.

Greetings. New issue of my magazine about video games history.

1. link for PDF -
https://cherkasy-city.itch.io/legends-of-bytes

2. My Interview with James Hutchby from magazine, but in English -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9uvjz4hlbd8h2 ... w.doc?dl=0

Thank You very much, I will read Your forum, Present day's, I communicate with one very famous developer who has not been interviewed for many years. Since he answers in English, I will post an interview with him here. As for the magazine in English. I take most of the information from English sourc...

I recently added Legends Of Bytes to ZXDB. This magazine is an excellent source of information about Speccy game authors! Someone fluent in Russian should be able to obtain lots of useful information still missing from our database. It's currently published by a guy called Gennadiy. If someone has ...