Robert's Wishlist

I've highlighted my favourites.

Magazines and periodicals

• Retro Gamer [Print+Digital subscription] £13.75(Monthly) general retro magazine
• Edge [Print+Digital subscription] £16.75 (Monthly) modern gaming
• A Profound Waste of Time £25 An award winning independent magazine that celebrates games as an art form.

ZX Spectrum

hardware and accessories

• D80+K Floppy controller £200 approx 🇨🇿 (Not always available). This is a unique floppy disk interface with double-drive (recreation, new). I already have a disk system (or two) for Spectrum but I'm interested in using and learning more about this one.
• ZX-AY case kit £9.99 🇳🇱 I already have the ZX-AY device, this is just a case to make handling/using it a bit easier and safer.
• Dust covers: ZX Spectrum £17.8816.88 Spectrum + £16.88 Plus 2 £14.99 Plus 3 £14.99 I like the see-through covers best because you can see through them.

ZX Spectrum Next

• UrbX Warriors £35
• Xeno Brigade: Extinction £22
• TX-1696 £25

2nd-hand shops

• Driller [+3 disk] £20
• Mutant Caterpillar Games from 50p or gift voucher from £10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Repair shop that also sells second-hand games. Some specific games listed below:
  • Buggy Blast £2.99
  • Draconus £9.99
  • Gunfighter £4.99
  • Xcel £1.99
• Ghostly Capers €12,90 🇵🇹

SAM Coupé

SAM Coupé is a quirky computer from 1989; it was perhaps best known for being somewhat "Spectrum compatible" but it's an interesting and fun machine in its own right.

• RC2014 Graphic OLED £55.98
• SID Soundchip Interface [8580 version] £44.99

RC2014 accessories

• µSD Card Module [Enhanced bus, standard kit] £19 Memory card adaptor for RC2014.
• RP2040 VGA Terminal [Enhanced bus] £24 Display adaptor add-on for RC2014.

Commodore

Commodore 64 and Amiga 500

games

• Zeta Wing £45
• A Pig Quest Cartridge (boxed) €55

hardware etc

• Commodore 64 Ultimate £280.33

merch

• C64 notepad £4.99
• ZX81 mug £9.99
• John Harris Poster Print £15

music

• Memories of Tokyo-To by 2 Mello [cassette] £12.99
• Cassette player £129

Books

• Z80 User's Manual £9.99
• Go Straight The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-‘Em-Ups £34.99
• Zzap! 64 [2021 Annual] £15
• Zzap! 64 [2023 Annual pre-order] £20
• Spectrumpedia Volume 1 £44.99
• Spectrumpedia Volume 2 £35.99
• Learn Multiplatform Assembly Programming Volume 2 £9.99
• Memories of Firebird £49.99 £34.99

See also

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