Canโt quite believe the ZX Spectrum turns 44 today! ๐ Iโm even less willing to acknowledge Iโm more than a decade older than it!
On 23 April 1982, Sir Clive Sinclair unveiled a rubber-keyed, rainbow-striped 8-bit computer at the Churchill Hotel in London. It cost ยฃ125. It sold over five million units. It contributed significantly to the launch of the British IT industry.
Around twenty thousand games were made for it including of course Jet Set Willy, Atic Atac and my personal fave - The Way of the Exploding Fist ๐ค ๐ฅ
In the middle of an AI arms race, itโs worth remembering how simple the computing experience used to be.
What was your first ZX Spectrum game?๐น๏ธ