Join the SpecNext Devs at PLAY Expo Blackpool!

Meet the developers, discuss the hardware, and see what games are currently in development for the Spectrum Next and see some of the other exciting ports happening on the Next right now!

We’re not sure there’s been such a large collection of Next’s in once place since they left the factory, so this is easily your best chances to get your hands on one before the rest hopefully arrive...

You'll be able to try them out all show long and can find the list of playable titles & software below -

Baggers In Space - The Detour

Welcome to another adventure with our hero 'Baggers'. It appears that he has gone and got lost after falling into a black hole! He may need help...

Tyvarian 2 - To The Victor The Spoils

After Tyvarians many exploits amongst the crystal arenas of Lavey, Tyvarian has again become rather restless and her discovery of the arenas of Belphegor I has set her heart racing...
She knows the risks, She understands the dangers, but those crystals are just too alluring!

Night Knight

Night Knight was originally written for the MSX by Juan J. Martínez in 2019. This fast paced run and jump platform-er will keep you coming back for more as you stomp blocks from blue to yellow to unlock the exit before the timer runs out. Oh, and don't forget the Undead, Archers and Dark Nights! 80 Levels of pure platform fun.

Odin

Odin is designed to be a modern editor/assembler/debugger environment for writing machine code programs for your ZX Spectrum Next. It's currently in early release but is not yet complete. When you're finished with NextBASIC, Odin will be your next port of call!

R.A.M.S.

Rusty Arcade Machine System (RAMS) explores the idea of adapting original arcade titles so that they run natively on the Spectrum Next using the Spectrum Next core. Running the original arcade ROM's (which you will have to provide yourself), it provides translation and adaptation of the original hardware. Mapping elements such as the sprites, display and audio to the specific Spectrum Next hardware, screen modes, colours and audio.

For all intents and purposes, this is the original arcade machine running on your Next. All game logic is preserved 100%. Where resolution is an issue (portrait exceeding the vertical resolution of the Spectrum Next), adaptations include moving elements such as scores to the right hand side.

RAMS provides a front end for this endeavour, with artwork and descriptions for each title.

Jim is also going for a Guinness World Record!

He's going for the most arcade game cabs driven by a single micro controller; the chip will be emulating 8 individual arcade games and generating 8 individual video signals all running from a single controller. You won't want to miss out on this part of retrogaming history!

Here's a sneak peek of the setup -