Tag: ZX81 | RetroCastaway

Waiting for the Tape to Load (and Other Life Lessons)

March 7, 2017March 11, 2017 by castaway

80s games didn’t just require super-human hand-eye coordination, they also required great patience as you waited for them to load (or fail to load) off tape. What did you do to fill those childhood minutes?
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Take to the High Seas with your ZX81

August 10, 2016August 12, 2016 by castaway

It’s the summer holidays, your mate’s gone to Skegness for the week, it looks like rain, there’s only one thing for it, let’s fire up the ZX81 and type in a game.
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