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ZX Nightmares

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Good Morning All!

I'm guessing a few of you have heard of my new book, ZX Nightmares, and hopefully backed it on Kickstarter.
This has been a pet project of mine for a few years now and it's finally nearing completion.
Kickstarter backers will hopefully be getting their copies by early July, and then more copies will be available on the Fusion Retro Books website.
I'll also be running a series of giveaways with lots of Speccy nightmare goodies!

Here's a short interview I did over at ZX Spectrum Now:-

http://www.zxspectrumnow.com/2022/04/28/graeme-mason/
Buy my book, ZX Nightmares, here: https://fusionretrobooks.com/collection ... 8102529118
Subscribe to On The ZX Spectrum here: https://onthezxspectrum.eo.page/onthezxspectrum
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The book is out and Kickstarter backers are receiving theirs this week.

Copies are available on the Fusion website: https://fusionretrobooks.com/collection ... 8102529118
Buy my book, ZX Nightmares, here: https://fusionretrobooks.com/collection ... 8102529118
Subscribe to On The ZX Spectrum here: https://onthezxspectrum.eo.page/onthezxspectrum
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Got mine this morning. I've only flicked through it so far, but it looks great and very high quality.
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I've just launched the final ZX Nightmares giveaway on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wizwords/status/1672547348961009664
Here's the prize:-

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Buy my book, ZX Nightmares, here: https://fusionretrobooks.com/collection ... 8102529118
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And if you are interested, Graeme gave me the go-ahead to write a follow-up...

C64 Nightmares is currently funding over on Kickstarter, looking back at over a hundred terrible C64 games in a similar format to ZX Nightmares. There's Loathsome Licences, games that test the Patience of a Saint, the Simply Awful and the ones that make you say, They Did What?

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@Wizwords Oh, when I first saw the word "book" I assumed it was just black and white text inside. I can now see it's something far more exciting: full-colour and graphical; really quite beautiful. This is way more awesome than I'd first imagined when I heard "book". So, when you're promoting it verbally, be sure to clarify that it's more than just text :dance
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Lee Bee wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 5:57 pm @Wizwords Oh, when I first saw the word "book" I assumed it was just black and white text inside. I can now see it's something far more exciting: full-colour and graphical; really quite beautiful. This is way more awesome than I'd first imagined when I heard "book". So, when you're promoting it verbally, be sure to clarify that it's more than just text :dance
Yes, ZX Nightmares is excellent with multiple screenshots and the game covers.
We've followed the same layout for C64 Nightmares.
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merman wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 4:27 pm And if you are interested, Graeme gave me the go-ahead to write a follow-up...

C64 Nightmares is currently funding over on Kickstarter, looking back at over a hundred terrible C64 games in a similar format to ZX Nightmares. There's Loathsome Licences, games that test the Patience of a Saint, the Simply Awful and the ones that make you say, They Did What?

A stretch goal has been added for extra content - 40 pages!
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