Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium - Softcover

Bitmap Books

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993012922 ISBN 13: 9780993012921

Publisher: Bitmap Books, 2015

Synopsis

Invented by Sir Clive Sinclair, the successor to the ZX80 and ZX81 home computers would come to de ne an age of video gaming, with a range of games as quirky and eccentric as the computer that inspired them. Re-live the glory days of the Spectrum with this collection of over 100 classic games, interviews with key artists and pro les of the major games publishers. Each game is represented by a selected screenshot or loading page, printed full-bleed on high-quality paper and, for the rst time in a Visual Compendium, using special uorescent inks to capture the vibrant look of ZX Spectrum palette. At 304 pages long, Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium comes in both softcover and hardback editions, with a spot-varnished dust cover.

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Product Description

Invented by Sir Clive Sinclair, the successor to the ZX80 and ZX81 home computers would come to de ne an age of video gaming, with a range of games as quirky and eccentric as the computer that inspired them.

About the Author

Founded by graphic designer Sam Dyer, Bitmap Books is an award winning independent publisher of retro gaming books covering the early days of home computers and consoles. Its sumptuous, high-quality books are presented as a visual celebration of the genre, enabling you to relive this golden age of video games. Each volume is lled with interviews, quotes and anecdotes from the artists, programmers and publishers that created the games.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bitmap Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0993012922
• ISBN 13: 9780993012921
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304