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Retro 80s ZX Spectrum Gets a Reboot This April!
Great news retro gamer fans! The iconic Spectrum consoles which first came into our lives way back in 1982 is set to make a comeback in spectacular fashion!
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For those of us not in the know or simply perhaps too young to be clued up (some of us included!), The Spectrum was among the first mainstream home computers in the UK and came in a few different models and specs through the following years including a 16kb RAM and one with 48kb RAM. Mad compared to the number of gigabytes of RAM we have now! Probably explains why the thing took so long to load :)
As exciting as all that was back in the day, it's probably almost as exciting as the news we've just received that this will be making a comeback and will be better than ever!
Produced by SMS Electronics in Nottinghamshire, the project has been in full swing with fans all over the world donating over £130,000 through a crowdfunding campaign to get things off the ground and to become a reality.
The latest iteration of the console will look the same as the original, and comes pre-loaded with more than 1,000 classic games including...
20 Ways You Know You're an 80s Baby...
Growing up in the 80s/90s was the best! Everything was simple and fun, life wasn't too serious and being cool was actually a thing that people could be. With no mobile phones or amazing internet to keep us busy we had to make our own fun, which typically meant heading to the park or a friend's house, to see who was out or in so we could get them out!
Being surrounded by soooo many amazing 80s T-Shirts, it feels like we are always on a retro nostalgia trip here. Thinking back over some of our best childhood memories, we decided to put them all together and create our ultimate list of what it meant to be growing up at this special time.
Pack your bags folks! We're taking a short trip down memory lane, likely to include a healthy mix of nostalgia, perhaps a few painful memories and of course as much 8O's awesomeness as we can carry! Sit back and enjoy our top 20 Ways - You Know You're an 80s Baby if....
1. You still think ten years ago was in the 90s...
2. You hoped one day be as cool as the teens in John Hughes movie...
3. You have ever played with a Skip-It....