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The Rubber-keyed Wonder: 40 Years of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (hmv Exclusive) Limited Edition

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Released: 23rd December 2024. THE RUBBER KEYED WONDER tells the story of Clive Sinclair’s now legendary ZX Spectrum home computer.  First released in 1982, the ZX Spectrum sold millions of units worldwide and because of its low cost and accessibility it quickly became one of the most important technological innovations of its time, opening the door to a whole new world of possibilities for millions of people. The ZX Spectrum enabled many users to learn how to program and create their own games, which helped kickstart the British video games industry of the 1980’s. Limited Edition 2 disc Blu-ray includes extra content, slipcase with alternative artwork by CRASH Magazine artist Oliver Frey and a 12-page booklet. Bonus disc contains 3 hours of films covering the making of many classic games for the Spectrum including Jet Set Willy, Chuckie Egg, Match Day II, Ant Attack, Saboteur, Finders Keepers and many more. Extras: From Jet Set Willy to Mega-Tree: The Game that Never Was! Steve Turner: Making Quazatron Sandy White: Making Ant Attack From Equinox to Stormlord: The ZX Games of Raff Cecco Julian Gollop The Early Days: Board Games to Video Games The Last Ninja 2: Making of with Mev Dinc The Great Escape - Making of with Denton Designs Steve Turner: Avalon to Dragontorc The Real Micro Men: The Fight for the BBC Contract Clive Townsend: Making Saboteur Batman to Head Over Heels: The Games of Jon Ritman Chuckie Egg: Making of with Nigel Alderton Finders Keepers to Stormbringer: Dave Jones on the Magic Knight US Gold & the ZX Spectrum Match Day 1 & 2: Jon Ritman on a Footballing Classic - Extended World Cup Carnival - the worst game ever made? Peter Harrap: Creating the Monty Mole Series Archer MacLean talks Sinclair computers.

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  • Details

    Released:
    23rd December 2024
    Category:
    Documentary
    Studio:
    Gracious Films
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Barcode:
    5060966701668
  • Description

    THE RUBBER KEYED WONDER tells the story of Clive Sinclair’s now legendary ZX Spectrum home computer.  First released in 1982, the ZX Spectrum sold millions of units worldwide and because of its low cost and accessibility it quickly became one of the most important technological innovations of its time, opening the door to a whole new world of possibilities for millions of people. The ZX Spectrum enabled many users to learn how to program and create their own games, which helped kickstart the British video games industry of the 1980’s.

    Limited Edition 2 disc Blu-ray includes extra content, slipcase with alternative artwork by CRASH Magazine artist Oliver Frey and a 12-page booklet. Bonus disc contains 3 hours of films covering the making of many classic games for the Spectrum including Jet Set Willy, Chuckie Egg, Match Day II, Ant Attack, Saboteur, Finders Keepers and many more.

    Extras:
    • From Jet Set Willy to Mega-Tree: The Game that Never Was!
    • Steve Turner: Making Quazatron
    • Sandy White: Making Ant Attack
    • From Equinox to Stormlord: The ZX Games of Raff Cecco
    • Julian Gollop The Early Days: Board Games to Video Games
    • The Last Ninja 2: Making of with Mev Dinc
    • The Great Escape - Making of with Denton Designs
    • Steve Turner: Avalon to Dragontorc
    • The Real Micro Men: The Fight for the BBC Contract
    • Clive Townsend: Making Saboteur
    • Batman to Head Over Heels: The Games of Jon Ritman
    • Chuckie Egg: Making of with Nigel Alderton
    • Finders Keepers to Stormbringer: Dave Jones on the Magic Knight
    • US Gold & the ZX Spectrum
    • Match Day 1 & 2: Jon Ritman on a Footballing Classic - Extended
    • World Cup Carnival - the worst game ever made?
    • Peter Harrap: Creating the Monty Mole Series
    • Archer MacLean talks Sinclair computers.
    Region Code:
    Region B
    Duration:
    126 minutes
    Extras:
    Language(s): English, Interactive Menu
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