{"product_id":"sinclair-zx-spectrum-a-visual-compendium","title":"Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium","description":"\u003cp\u003eInvented by Sir Clive Sinclair, the ZX Spectrum, successor to the ZX80 and ZX81 home computers, would come to define an age of video gaming, with a range of games as quirky and eccentric as the computer that inspired them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRe-live the glory days of the Spectrum with this \u003cspan\u003eaward-winning\u003c\/span\u003e collection of over \u003cspan\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ehundred\u003c\/span\u003e classic games. Starting with early titles such as \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHungry Horace\u003c\/em\u003e and Psion’s \u003cem\u003eFlight Simulation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ewill\u003c\/span\u003e trace the lineage of Spectrum \u003cspan\u003egames\u003c\/span\u003e through iconic titles including \u003cem\u003eManic Miner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarrier Attack\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElite\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJetpac\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeus Ex Machina\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lords of Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKnight Lore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHead Over Heels\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each game is represented by \u003cspan\u003eits\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eloading\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003epage\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eor\u003c\/span\u003e a\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003earchetypal\u003c\/span\u003e screenshot, printed \u003cspan\u003ewithout\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003emargins\u003c\/span\u003e on high-quality paper and using special fluorescent inks to capture the vibrant look of \u003cspan\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e ZX Spectrum\u003cspan\u003e’s\u003c\/span\u003e palette.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Accompanying th\u003cspan\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e iconic imagery is a wealth of anecdotes and reminiscences from the artists and developers \u003cspan\u003ewho\u003c\/span\u003e made the games, with \u003cspan\u003econtributions\u003c\/span\u003e from the Stamper Brothers, Dave Perry, Bo Jangeborg, the Oliver Twins, Matthew Smith, Dawn Drake, Andrew Hewson and many more. 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