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  • The Rubber-keyed Wonder: 40 Years of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum - 1
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The Rubber-keyed Wonder: 40 Years of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

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Released: 21st April 2025. THE RUBBER KEYED WONDER tells the story of legendary British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair and the evolution of the landmark ZX Spectrum home computer. First released in 1982, the ZX Spectrum sold millions of units worldwide, opening the door to a new world of possibilities and a booming generation of consumer tech. Most notably, the ZX Spectrum enabled users to learn computer programming, helping to kickstart the video-game boom of the 1980s.

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      Released:
      21st April 2025
      Category:
      Documentary
      Studio:
      Gracious Films
      Format:
      Blu-ray
      Barcode:
      5060952899904

    • Description

      THE RUBBER KEYED WONDER tells the story of legendary British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair and the evolution of the landmark ZX Spectrum home computer. First released in 1982, the ZX Spectrum sold millions of units worldwide, opening the door to a new world of possibilities and a booming generation of consumer tech. Most notably, the ZX Spectrum enabled users to learn computer programming, helping to kickstart the video-game boom of the 1980s.
      Region Code:
      Region A,B,C
      Duration:
      141 minutes
      Extras:
      Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: Disc 1 only: English, Subtitles: Disc 1 only: Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish-Castilian, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1 - 1.78:1, DTS Digital Surround Sound, Dolby Atmos, Documentaries: '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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