Retro Gaming Australia

Britain’s best selling computer, the ZX Spectrum, celebrates its 30th birthday today.

The ZX Spectrum was the brainchild of inventor Sir Clive Sinclair’s Sinclair Research Ltd. The affordably priced computer took Britain by storm, and led to the creation of a number of great game developers, including Ultimate Play The Game, who would later go on to be renamed Rare Ltd. Australia’s Beam Software is also fondly remembered for its Spectrum hits like The Hobbit, The Way of the Exploding Fist and Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo.

To be perfectly frank, Australia was firmly Commodore 64 country so we’re not too up on our Spectrum stuff, but we highly recommend The World of Spectrum for all your Spectrum needs.