Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium FREE SHIPPING*

(* free shipping only for shipping to addresses in Germany) Invented by Sir Clive Sinclair, the ZX Spectrum, the successor to the ZX80 and ZX81 home computers, was to define the video game era, with a series of games as quirky and eccentric as the computer that inspired them. This compendium revives the glory days of the Spectrum with this award-winning collection of more than a hundred classic games. Starting with early titles such as The Hobbit , Hungry Horace and Psion's Flight Simulation, the book traces the history of the Spectrum games through to iconic titles such as Manic Miner , Harrier Attack , Elite , Jetpac , Deus Ex Machina , The Lords of Midnight , Knight Lore and Head Over Heels . Each game is represented by its loading page or an archetypal screenshot, printed without borders on high-quality paper and using special fluorescent inks to capture the vibrant look of the ZX Spectrum palette. Accompanying these iconic images are a wealth of anecdotes and memories from the artists and developers who created the games, with contributions from the Stamper Brothers, Dave Perry, Bo Jangeborg, the Oliver Twins, Matthew Smith, Dawn Drake, Andrew Hewson and many others. The book also includes interviews with key artists and profiles of the major game publishers, as well as a look at the Russian and Eastern Bloc clone market and the homebrew scene that continues to spawn new ZX Spectrum games today! This stylish 304-page hardback with a spot-lacquered dust jacket won Gold for Best Publication Design at the 2016 Roses Creative Awards . So if you've had your first experience with this quintessentially British computer, grab this visual compendium and take a glorious, flashy step back in time... product features English , 304 pages. 170 mm × 230 mm. High-quality lithographic printing from edge to edge. Special fluorescent ink throughout. Hardcover. Thread-stitched binding for lasting quality and the ability to lay the book flat for ideal viewing of the double-sided images. Spot-lacquered cover and dust jacket highlighting the most important elements against a matte background. Four colored ribbon bookmarks. Shrink-wrapped. With contributions from Neil Adamson, Jas Austin, Jim Bagley, Gregg Barnett, Brian Beuken, Matt Bielby, Steve Brown, Nick Bruty, Simon Butler, Robin Candy, Tim Closs, Andy Craven, Mel Croucher, Jonathan Davies, Rick Dickinson, Tony Dillon, Mevlut Dinc , Dawn Drake, Mark Eyles, Jason Falcus, Oliver Frey, Alberto J. González, Chris Graham, Bill Harbison, Peter Harrap, John Heap, Andrew Hewson, Chris Hinsley, Robin Hogg, Teoman Irmak, Bo Jangeborg, Steve Jarratt, Chris Jenkins, Colin Jones, David Jones, Mark R. Jones, Roger Kean, James Leach, Richard Leinfellner, Adrian Ludley, Steinar Lund, Veronika Megler, Shaun G. McClure, the Oliver Twins, Ray Owen, Bob Pape, David Perry, Ste Pickford, Mike Richardson, Andy Roberts, Nick Roberts, David Rowe, Bill Scolding, Phil South, Matthew Smith, the Stamper Brothers, Craig Stevenson, Kevin Toms, Steve Turner, Clive Townsend, Keith Warrington, Steve Wetherill, Robert White and Pete Williamson. Included games 11-a-side Soccer / 180 / 3D Deathchase / 3D Tanx / Ant Attack / Atic Atac / Automania / Avalon / Back to Skool / Backpackers Guide to the Universe / Barbarian / Batman / Batman: The Movie / Batty / Beyond the Ice Palace / BMX Freestyle / Bomb Jack / Cabal / Castlevania: Spectral Interlude / Cauldron II / Chase HQ / Chuckie Egg / Cobra / Contact Sam Cruise / Cybernoid / Cyclone / Daley Thompson's Decathlon / Dan Dare: Pilot of The Future / Deus Ex Machina / Dizzy / DreamWalker: Alter Ego 2 / Dun Darach / Dynamite Dan / Everyone's a Wally / Exolon / Extreme / Fairlight / Fat Worm Blows a Sparky / Feud / Finders Keepers / Football Manager / Gauntlet III / Glider Rider / The Great Escape / HATE / Harrier Attack! / Head Over Heels / Heavy on the Magick / Herbert's Dummy Run / Highway Encounter / The Hobbit / Horace Goes Skiing / Hudson Hawk / Hyper Sports / I, Ball / I, of the Mask / Jack the Nipper / Jet Pac / Jet Set Willy / Knight Lore / Knight Tyme / Knot in 3D / Last Ninja 2 / Lemmings / Light Force / The Living Daylights / The Lords of Midnight / Manic Miner / Marsport / Match Day / Metal Man Reloaded / Midnight Resistance / Movie / Myth: History in the Making / Nodes of Yesod / Operation Thunderbolt / Paperboy / Penetrator / Ping Pong / Pro Powerboat Simulator / Professional Ski Simulator / Pajamarama / Quazatron / R-Type / Ranarama / Renegade / Rex / Robin of the Wood / RoboCop / Rock Star Ate My Hamster / Rocky / Roller Coaster / Saboteur! / Saboteur II / Saber Wulf / SAS Combat Simulator / Savage / Scuba Dive / The Sentinel / Slightly Magic / Soccer Skills / Spellbound / Spy Hunter / Star Wars / Starglider / Starquake / Starstrike II / Stop the Express / Stormbringer / Super Robin Hood / Super Stuntman / Target: Renegade / Tau Ceti / Thanatos / Three Weeks in Paradise / TLL / Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper / The Trap Door / Treasure Island Dizzy / Turbo Esprit / Underwurlde / Uridium / WEC Le Mans / Wanted: Monty Mole / The Way of the Exploding Fist / Wheelie / Where Time Stood Still / Zynaps