Jim Blimey

Happy Friday everyone! Fancy a brand new #ZXSpectrum game to get your teeth into this weekend? Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj! Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape? jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek

I'm filing the ZXDB Browser under finished. Tonight I've been testing with both the Spectranet and Spectranext on the 48K, Toastie and +2B and I've been unable to break it. I guess I need to shit out some instructions now.

Server side on the ZXDB browser is doing a fair amount of heavy lifting. Its grabbing the games from their zip files and, because the Spectranet only supports tap and sna it'll attempt to auto convert tzx and z80 before download too (can't guarantee that'll always work though).

My ZXDB Browser for Spectranet and SpectraNext is pretty complete now - just a couple of bits to tidy up. Maybe even get it live this coming week!

I dont know what flavour these actually are but fuck me they blow your tits off

Bah! My watch doesnt uldate until its synced with my phone.. Up way too early now 😒

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Tonight we shall continue the #ZXSpectrum A to Z. If memory serves we are up to the letter L. What terror awaits? Lets find out 8pm BST on twitch!

My arse is in competition with the weather, anyway I managed to fit this pint can in this pint glass so happy Friday!

In today's "wtf am I doing" I went to the freezer to get more bog roll

A very fruity midweek recharge this week

I have made a terrible mistake - in the crisps box all I have is one solitary packet of baked prawn cocktail.

Toothache again, am actually tempted to buy a Curly Wurly

In other news I have spent the entire day playing No Man's Sky so shall end the weekend with the Speccy

New chippy opened recently nearby, spotted battered beef burger on the menu and had to give it a try. Expected more batter but glad there wasnt - I'm getting too old to be a pig 😆

Last night's nonsense up on the tubes, not too bad on the games front. youtu.be/UJ6qqpuZIZE

Thanks everyone that came along to the stream tonight, chat made up for my lack of energy. This pain in the arse still doesn't know what she wants though!

#ZXSpectrum lucky dip, live in 5! www.twitch.tv/jimblimey

Tonight's stream will be a Speccy lucky dip. Sinuses are letting themselves be known today but we shall see how we go!

Must be at least 20 years since I had a Boddingtons - didnt take me long to remember why 😆 Ah well, happy Friday!

Have just seen someone asking why C: is the first drive on a Windows machine and now I genuinely feel old

I dont want to alarm anyone but I think I've had two decentish nights sleep in a row

Woken up to a power cut, making morning cuppa the old fashioned way

Might have to start closing the bog window at night now

Diagnosing last night's Kempston issues has resulted in me just loading favourite games.

Using that Cheetah 125+ last night has really fucked up my left hand today

Last night's #ZXSpectrum nonsense up on the Tubes youtu.be/OEqyY27EgYc

The +2B is back after a summer break, and we're focusing in on #ZXSpectrum arcade action games! Live in 5 🫪 www.twitch.tv/jimblimey

Icecream Friday!

Starting to feel a little bit autumnal now, which is nice

Absolutely no energy tonight so I shall an hour or two examining the wall.

Seeing out the weekend with a pint and the #ZXSpectrum

1988 saw a definite quality improvement on the #ZXSpectrum I also fancy a packet of Chewits youtu.be/GfC1Hw6ZiPI

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All being well we'll be back to the #ZXSpectrum tonight to see what it had to offer in 1988. 8pm BST over on twitch!

You know what time it is!

Payday falling on a midweek recharge? Yes please!

youtu.be/kzFkS_6rIaY The streets are paved with gold and greenbacks, apparently!

Some #NoMansSky recents

I'm not easily offended but I just got asked if I was using a slop bot to write my latest game and now I feel the need to go punch an old lady in the face.

Currently working on combat in the 128K game, got bored of tweaking numbers and ended up making a funky little explosion animation.

1988 is going to be a bit trickier on the Spectrum than it was the Master System, I guess I'll bring out the random pickler again

I'm going to have Cheese Hamwiches and waffles tonight

1988 was a good year for the Master System, some very nice games. youtu.be/EZmJ34JkDSo

A new tactical combat game for #msdos has been released! #StarCadre Team Command puts you in charge of a squad of elite operatives in the far future, conducting special missions on behalf of an interstellar civilisation. Get it from cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-t... #ibmpc #cga

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Right so Master System 1988! Tonight, 8pm BST over on twitch.

Another one of those weird fast but still knackering weeks done, and Friday is here woohoo!

Fancy a fried egg sandwich but have no eggs.

Its so nice to be putting the bin out in the dark again

Recharge engaged!